Oil sands production impact
Operator | Project | Recovery | Capacity (barrels a day) | Production impact (barrels a day) |
---|---|---|---|---|
Imperial Oil | Syncrude | Mining | 350,000 | 100,000-200,000 |
Suncor Energy | Base Operations | Mining | 350,000 | 350,000 |
Cenovus Energy | Foster Creek | SAGD | 120,000 | No impact |
Suncor Energy | MacKay River | SAGD | 38,000 | 19,000 |
Cenovus Energy | Christina Lake | SAGD | 260,000 | No impact |
Suncor Energy | Firebag | SAGD | 203,000 | 44,500 |
Shell Canada | Athabasca Oil Sands Project | Mining | 255,000 | 225,000 |
ConocoPhillips | Surmont | SAGD | 148,000 | 53,000 |
Nexen (CNOOC) | Long Lake | SAGD | 72,000 | 25,000 |
Connacher Oil and Gas | Great Divide | SAGD | 20,000 | 4,000 |
MEG Energy | Christina Lake | SAGD | 100,000 | No impact |
Canadian Natural Resources | Horizon | Mining | 250,000 | No impact |
Imperial Oil | Kearl | Mining | 220,000 | No impact |
Athabasca | Hangingstone | SAGD | 12,000 | No impact |
Husky Energy/BP | Sunrise | SAGD | 60,000 | 20,000 |
Sources: RBC
SAGD = Steam-assisted gravity drainage, a process for extracting oil from tar sands