Oil Sands Operations

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NO.
FACILITY
TYPE
CAPACITY
bbl/day [1]
STATUS
ATHABASCA OIL CORP
1
 Hangingstone
In-Situ
12,000
Operating
28
 Leismer
In-Situ
20,000
Operating
CANADIAN NATURAL RESOURCES
2
 Horizon
Mine
300,000
Operating
24
 Muskeg River
Mine
175,000
Operating
25
 Jackpine
Mine
145,000
Operating
3
 Kirby
In-Situ
80,000
Operating
4
 Wolf Lake
In-Situ
140,000
Operating
5
 Primrose
In-Situ
Operating
12
 Jackfish 1/2/3
In-Situ
120,000
Operating
26
 Peace River
In-Situ
12,500
Operating
6
 Horizon
Upgrader
250,000
Operating
CENOVUS ENERGY
7
 Christina Lake
In-Situ
260,000
Operating
8
 Foster Creek
In-Situ
180,000
Operating
13
 Sunrise
In-Situ
69,000
Operating
CNOOC
9
 Long Lake
In-Situ
70,000
Operating
9
 Long Lake
Upgrader
58,500
Idled
CONNACHER OIL & GAS
10
 Great Divide
In-Situ
20,000
Operating
CONOCOPHILLIPS
11
 Surmont
In-Situ
136,000
Operating
EVEREST CANADIAN RESROUCES
49
 McKay River
In-Situ
12,000
Operating
GREENFIRE RESOURCES
19
 Hangingstone Demo
In-Situ
8,000
Operating
47
 Hangingstone Exp
In-Situ
20,000
Operating
HARVEST OPERATIONS
42
 BlackGold
In-Situ
10,000
Operating
IMPERIAL OIL
16
 Kearl Initial
Mine
125,500
Operating
17
 Kearl Expansion
Mine
125,500
Operating
18
 Cold Lake
In-Situ
190,000
Operating
48
 Aspen
In-Situ
75,000
NOTE 2
NO.
FACILITY
TYPE
CAPACITY
bbl/day [1]
STATUS
INTERNATIONAL PETROLEUM CORP
43
 Blackrod Pilot
In-Situ
1,000
Operating
Blackrod Phase 1
In-Situ
20,000
NOTE 3
MEG ENERGY
20
 Christina Lake
In-Situ
113,000
Operating
NORTH WEST REDWATER PARTNERSHIP
21
 Sturgeon Refinery
Upgrader
50,000
Operating
PETROCHINA CANADA
39
 MacKay River
In-Situ
35,000
Operating
SHELL CANADA
27
 Scotford
Upgrader
320,000
Operating
STRATHCONA RESOURCES
23
 Lindbergh
In-Situ
18,000
Operating
22
 Orion
In-Situ
18,000
Operating
14
 Tucker
In-Situ
30,000
Operating
SUNCOR ENERGY
29
 Base Plant
Mine
n/a
Operating
30
 Millennium
Mine
120,000
Operating
31
 Steepbank
Mine
180,000
Operating
32
 Fort Hills
Mine
194,000
Operating
33
 Firebag
In-Situ
215,000
Operating
34
 MacKay River
In-Situ
38,000
Operating
45
 Meadow Creek
In-Situ
40,000
Pre-FID [4]
46
 Lewis
In-Situ
40,000
Pre-FID [4]
35
 Upgrader 1 & 2
Upgrader
350,000
Operating
SUNSHINE OILSANDS
44
 West Ells
In-Situ
5,000
NOTE 5
SYNCRUDE
36
 Mildred Lake
Mine
180,000
Operating
37
 Aurora North
Mine
225,000
Operating
38
 Mildred Lake & UE1
Upgrader
350,000
Operating

TOTAL BITUMEN PRODUCTION FROM MINING & IN-SITU
thousand bbl/day • data by CAPP & AER

TOTAL OIL SANDS EXPENDITURES BY TYPE [6]
billion dollars • data by CAPP & StatsCan

TOTAL OIL SANDS EXPENDITURES BY FACILITY
billion dollars • data by CAPP

UPDATED: OCT 31, 2024

SITE MAP: PROJECTS / BITUMEN PRODUCTION

NOTES:
1 CAPACITY : MINING/IN-SITU = BBLS OF BITUMEN PER CALENDAR DAY • UPGRADER = BBLS OF SYNTHETIC CRUDE (SCO) PER CALENDAR DAY
2 SANCTIONED IN 2018 • CONSTRUCTION PAUSED IN 2019 (NO TIMELINE FOR COMPLETION)
3 UNDER CONSTRUCTION • ESTIMATED FIRST OIL IN 2026
4 NOT SANCTIONED (NO TIMELINE FOR DEVELOPMENT)
5 TAKEN OFFLINE IN MAR 2023
6 CAPITAL EXPENDITURES FOR 2018/2019 ESTIMATED VALUES

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