ATHABASCA REGION
Owner / Joint Venture: Canadian Natural Resources
Current Project: Horizon phase one
Type: mining, extraction, and upgrading
Capacity bbl/d: 110,000
Target Commercial Production: 2008
Regulatory Status: approved
Development Progress: approx. 36 per cent
complete
News: Awarded contract for 23 mining trucks, and
contracts for extraction; froth treatment and tank farms
commissioned new 40 cubic metre hydraulic shovel.
Owner / Joint Venture: ConocoPhillips
Current Project: Surmont phase one
Type: SAGD
Capacity bbl/d: 25,000
Target Commercial Production: Q4 2006
Regulatory Status: approved
Development Progress: under construction first
steam fall 2006, first production winter 2006
Owner / Joint Venture: Devon Canada
Current Project: Jackfish 1
Type: SAGD
Capacity bbl/d: 35,000
Target Commercial Production: 2007
Regulatory Status: approved
Development Progress: Overall constrution approx.
60 per cent complete.
Current Project: Jackfish 2
Type: SAGD
Capacity bbl/d: 35,000
Target Commercial Production: 2010
Regulatory Status: application pending
Development Progress: detailed engineering
underway
Owner / Joint Venture: Husky Energy
Current Project: Sunrise
Type: SAGD
Capacity bbl/d: 50,000
Target Commercial Production: 2008–2010
Regulatory Status: approved
Development Progress: front-end engineering
underway, facilities configuration studies ongoing
News: Planning work continues on shared regional
infrastructure.
Owner / Joint Venture: Petro-Canada
Current Project: MacKay River expansion
Type: SAGD
Capacity bbl/d: 40,000
Target Commercial Production: Q4 2009
Regulatory Status: applied
Development Progress: regulatory and internal
approval expected in 6 to 12 months
Current Project: Fort Hills
Type: mine, extraction, upgrader
Capacity bbl/d: 100,000 to 170,000
Target Commercial Production: 2011
Regulatory Status: approved
Development Progress: FEED process underway
News: New geological model has been determined
developing a contracting strategy to address and
manage cost challenges.
Owner / Joint Venture: North American Oil Sands
Current Project: Kai Kos Dehseh Leismer phase
Type: SAGD
Capacity bbl/d: 10,000
Target Commercial Production: 2008
Regulatory Status: applied
Development Progress: n/a
STATISTICS
New Project / Expansion Status
Owner / Joint Venture: MEG Energy
Current Project: Christina Lake Regional Project
Type: SAGD
Capacity bbl/d: 25,000
Target Commercial Production: steam late 2006
Regulatory Status: approved 3,000 bbl/d phase 1
Development Progress: under construction
Regulatory Status: applied phase 2– 22,000 bbl/d
Development Progress: n/a
Owner / Joint Venture: EnCana
Current Project: Christina Lake expansion
Type: SAGD
Capacity bbl/d: 12,000
Target Commercial Production: 2008
Regulatory Status: approved
Development Progress: under construction
Owner / Joint Venture: Total E&P Canada
Current Project: Joslyn phase one
Type: SAGD, mine, extraction
Capacity bbl/d: SAGD approx. 11,000
Target Commercial Production: SAGD 2006
Regulatory Status: approved
Development Progress: under construction
News: Application for mine component now in place.
Capacity bbl/d: mine 100,000
Target Commercial Production: mine 2013
Regulatory Status: applied
Development Progress: n/a
Owner / Joint Venture: Connacher Oil and Gas
Current Project: Great Divide pod one
Type: SAGD
Capacity bbl/d: 10,000
Target Commercial Production: Q4 2006
Regulatory Status: approved
Development Progress: Plans to initiate on-site
activity underway
Owner / Joint Venture: Suncor Energy
Current Project: Upgrader expansion
Type: upgrader
Capacity bbl/d: approx. 100,000
Target Commercial Production: 2008
Regulatory Status: approved
Development Progress: engineering nearing
completion, construction 45 per cent complete
Current Project: Voyageur expansion
Type: third upgrader, mine extension
Capacity bbl/d: 150,000 to 200,000
Target Commercial Production: 2010–2012
Regulatory Status: applied
Development Progress: n/a
News: Regulatory hearing complete, EUB expected to
release decision by year-end.
Current Project: Firebag expansion
Type: SAGD, cogeneration
Capacity bbl/d: 35 per cent increase
Target Commercial Production: 2007
Regulatory Status: approved
Development Progress: expansion construction 15
per cent complete, cogeneration unit construction 55
per cent complete
Owner / Joint Venture: Petrobank Energy and
Resources
Current Project: Whitesands
Type: THAI pilot
Capacity bbl/d: 1,900
Target Commercial Production: Q4 2006
Regulatory Status: approved
Development Progress: pre-injection heating cycle
complete, air injection underway on first pair
News: Will initiate pre-injection heating on second pair
once first stabilizes.
Owner / Joint Venture: Synenco Energy
Current Project: Northern Lights phase one
Type: mine, extraction
Capacity bbl/d: 50,000
Target Commercial Production: 2010
Regulatory Status: applied
Development Progress: n/a
News: Engineering contract signed, public disclosure
and terms of reference released, first round of open
houses complete.
Owner / Joint Venture: OPTI/Nexen
Current Project: Long Lake
Type: SAGD
Capacity bbl/d: 60,000
Target Commercial Production: steam late 2006
Regulatory Status: approved
Development Progress: SAGD construction over 75
per cent complete
News: Joint venture reports potential 10 per cent cost
overrun
Target Commercial Production: upgrader late 2007
Development Progress: upgrader construction 50
per cent complete, SAGD modules complete, upgrader
modules 90 per cent complete, all well pairs complete
Owner / Joint Venture: Athabasca Oil Sands
Current Project: Muskeg River expansion
Type: mining, extraction
Capacity bbl/d: 100,000
Target Commercial Production: 2009
Regulatory Status: applied
Development Progress: n/a
News: Shell has issued a formal proposal to other joint
venture owners to proceed and has given 90 days to reply.
Current Project: Jackpine phase one
Type: mining, extraction
Capacity bbl/d: 200,000
Target Commercial Production: n/a
Regulatory Status: approved, awaits investment
decision
Development Progress: n/a
Owner / Joint Venture: Imperial Oil
Current Project: Kearl phase one
Type: mine, extraction
Capacity bbl/d: 100,000
Target Commercial Production: 2010
Regulatory Status: applied
Development Progress: n/a
News: Three-member joint panel of Canadian
Environmental Assessment Agency and EUB established
to review.
Owner / Joint Venture: Syncrude
Current Project: UE1
Type: upgrader expansion
Capacity bbl/d: approx. 100,000
Target Commercial Production: 2006
Regulatory Status: approved
Development Progress: complete
News: Coker to be restarted shortly.
SASKATCHEWAN
Owner / Joint Venture: Oilsands Quest
Current Project: n/a
Type: exploratory
Capacity bbl/d: n/a
Target Commercial Production: n/a
Regulatory Status: phase two drilling approved
Development Progress: drilling expected to continue
into winter 2006/07
