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Oil Sands Projects in the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo


This section of the website provides links to the owners and operators of oil sands developers. For more information, read the ful PDF version of the Oil Sands Project Report. Information on this page is updated quarterly.

Projects in this list are either operating, under construction, proposed or on hold. Note that workers many construction maintenance jobs are hired by contracted companies, and not directly by the oil sands companies. See our Labour Market News section for more information, and Links to Employer Websites for contracted companies.

Companies listed are organized by project status. Definitions:

Operating – projects that are producing oil.
Proposed – Projects are either awaiting regulatory approval, financing or a decision from the company's board of directors to proceed. Exploration and/or planning and engineering may be under way.
Under construction – projects are in construction, and may be new construction or expansions or enhancements to production, reduction of costs, or reduction of environmental emissions.
On-hold –projects were either suspended and/or the company board of directors decided to postpone decisions or announcements to proceed with construction.

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The Oil Sands Project Report lists active oil sands projects, contact information
and more!

Life cycle of an oil sands construction project

Useful info:
The Life of an Oil Sands Construction Project
Learn what trades are needed at each stage of the construction process.

Major Oil Sands Projects

These are the websites of the major oil, gas and oil sands companies that have projects planned or in place in the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo. (Updated January 2011.) For project details, see the Oil Sands Project Report (above).

Operating Oil Sands – Surface Mining
Athasbasca Oils Sands Project (also known as Albian Sands Energy Inc.) – www.shell.com
Canadian Natural Resources Ltd (Horizon Project) – www.cnrl.com
Suncor Energy Inc. (Millennium Mine) – www.suncor.com
Syncrude Canada Ltd. (Mildred Lake & Aurora North Mines) – www.syncrude.com

Operating Oil Sands – In-Situ Extraction (SAGD)
Black Pearl
(Blackrod) – www.blackpearlresources.ca
Cenovus Energy (Christina Lake and Foster Creek) – www.cenovus.com
Connacher Oil and Gas (Great Divide Oil Sands Project) – www.connacheroil.com

ConocoPhillips (Surmont Pilot Project) – www.conocophillips.ca
Devon Energy (Jackfish Project) – www.devonenergy.com
E-T Energy (Poplar Creek) – www.e-tenergy.com
Japan Canada Oil Sands Ltd (Hangingstone Pilot Project) – www.jacos.com
Laricina Energy (Saleski) – www.laricinaenergy.com
MEG Energy (Christina Lake) – www.megenergy.com
Nexen Canada/Opti Canada Joint Venture (Long Lake Phase 1) – www.nexeninc.com
Petrobank (Whitesands Phase 1) – www.petrobank.com
Statoil (Kai Kos Dehseh) – www.statoil.com
Suncor Energy (Firebag Phases 1 & 2 and 3 Mackay River) – www.suncor.com
Sunshine Oilsands Corp.(Harper) www.sunshineoilsands.com

Oil Sands Projects – Under Construction
– Surface Mining
Canadian Natural Resources Ltd. (Horizon Mine Project) – www.cnrl.com
Imperial Oil / ExxonMobil (Kearl Lake Project) – www.imperialoil.ca

Oil Sands Projects – Under Construction – In-Situ Extraction
Cenovus Energy (Christina Lake Phase D) – www.cenovus.com
Canadian Natural Resources Ltd. (Kirby)www.cnrl.com
ConocoPhillips (Surmont Phase 2) – www.conocophillips.ca
Harvest Operations (Black Gold) – www.harvestenergy.ca
Husky Energy (Sunrise & Mcmullen) – www.huskyenergy.com
Laricina Energy Ltd. (Germain) – www.laricinaenergy.com
MEG Energy (Christina Lake Phase 2B) – www.megenergy.com
Southern Pacific Resource Corp. (STP - McKay) – www.shpacific.com
Suncor Energy (Firebag, Stage 4) – www.suncor.com

Proposed Projects – Surface Mines
Athabasca Oil Sands Project (Shell Abian Sands Jackpine Mine and Muskeg River Mine Expansion) – www.shell.ca
Canadian Natural Resources Ltd. ( Horizon Mine Phases 2B & 3) – www.cnrl.com
Imperial Oil / ExxonMobil (Kearl Lake Phases 2 and 3) – www.imperialoil.ca
SilverBirch Energy/Tech Cominco (Frontier Phases 1 and 4) – www.silverbirchenergy.com
Suncor Energy (Fort Hills) – www.suncor.com
Total E&P(Joslyn North and South Mine) – www.total-ep-canada.com

Proposed Projects – In-Situ Extraction
Alberta Oilsands (Clearwater) – www.aboilsands.ca
Athabasca Oil Sands Corp. (MacKay River, Dover Central, and Dover West (Kirby North) and Hangingstone) – www.aosc.com
BlackPearl (Blackrod) – www.blackpearlresources.ca
Canadian Natural Resources Ltd. (Grouse projects) – www.cnrl.com
Cenovus Energy (Christina Lake, Foster Creek, Narrows Lake, and Grand Rapids) – www.cenovus.com
Connacher Oil and Gas (Great Divide) – www.connacheroil.com
Devon Energy (Jackfish Phase 3) – www.devonenergy.com
E-T Energy Ltd. (Poplar Creek) – www.e-tenergy.com
Grizzly Oil Sands (Algar Lake) – www.grizzlyoilsands.com
Harvest Operations (Black Gold) – www.harvestenergy.ca
Husky Energy (Sunrise SAGD Project) – www.huskyenergy.ca

Ivanhoe Energy (Tamarack Bitumen Project) – www.ivanhoe-energy.com
Japan Canada Oil Sands Ltd. (JACOS) (Hangingstone SAGD) – www.jacos.com
Laricina Energy (Saleski and Germain) – www.laricinaenergy.com

MEG Energy Corp (Christina Lake Phases 3A, 3B, 3C and Surmont) – www.megenergy.com
Nexen (Long Lake & Long Lake South expansion) – www.nexeninc.com
Petrobank Energy and Resources (May River and Whitesands) – www.petrobank.com
Southern Pacific Resource (STP-McKay Phases 2A, 2B) – www.shpacific.com
Statoil ASA (Kai Kos Deh Leismer and Corner) – www.statoil.com
Suncor Energy Inc (Firebag, Stages 5 and 6, Mackay River) – www.suncor.com
Sunshine Oilsands Corp. (Thickwood and West Ells) – www.sunshineoilsands.com
Value Creation Inc. (Terre de Grace and TriStar) – www.vctek.com

On Hold Projects
Suncor Energy Inc (Voyageur South Oil Sands Mining Operation) – www.suncor.com

Refineries / Upgraders (Operating)
Canadian Natural Resources Ltd (Horizon upgrader Phase 1) – www.cnrl.com
Nexen (Long Lake upgrader) – www.nexeninc.com
Suncor Energy (Base and Millennium) – www.suncor.com

Syncrude Canada (Mildred Lake Upgrader) – www.syncrude.com

Refineries / Upgraders (Proposed)
Canadian Natural Resources Ltd (Horizon upgrader) – www.cnrl.com
Ivanhoe Energy Inc. (Tamarack) – www.ivanhoeenergy.com
Nexen (Long Lake upgrader) – www.nexeninc.com
Suncor Energy (Voyageur Upgrader & Fort Hills) – www.suncor.com

Syncrude Canada upgrader (Mildred Lake Upgrader) – www.syncrude.com
Value Creation (Terre de Grace and TriStar) – www.vctek.com

For more links and details see the latest Oil Sands Project Report

 
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