Firebag Oil Sands Project
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Summary Information
- Operator: Suncor
- Country: Canada
- Location: Alberta
- Production start:
- Partners:
- Type: Oil
- Estimated Reserves:
- Production Volume:
+++ Description
- The Firebag leases cover more than 1,000 square kilometres of land and are estimated to contain 9.6 billion barrels of recoverable bitumen
- The first four phases of development have a design capacity of nearly 120,000 barrels per day
- Bitumen is sent for processing to the [[[Fort McMurray Oil Sands Upgrader]]]
+++ Contractors
- **Amec:** Construction of four 47.5 kilometre pipelines - a 20-inch and 8-inch pipeline in a common trench and two 12-inch pipelines in a common trench
- **Aker Solutions:**
- 1 Treater Vessel c/w desand system - 14 ID x 90
- 1 FWKO Vessel c/w insulation (for vessel); 2 platforms & sample piping - 13 ID x 70
- 1 Treater Vessel c/w desand system; platform; sample lines & sample box 13 ID x 50
- **Jacobs:** Detailed design phase of Firebag Stage Three
- **Wood Group:** Construction of Well Pads
+++ History
- 2002 - Amec awarded pipeline contract
- 2011 - Jacobs awarded support contract
- 2011 - Phase 3 production started
- 2012 - Phase 4 production started
- 2016 - Wood Group awarded well pad contract
+++ Geology
+++ Links
- Aker Solutions Oil And Gas Processing References
- AMEC Awarded Major Contract for Firebag Pipeline Project in Canada's Oil Sands
- Jacobs Receives Contract from Suncor Energy to Support Firebag Program
- Suncor Energy provides update on Firebag operations
- Wood Group awarded three-year agreement for Suncor Energy heavy oil well pads