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* The project is a surface mining and bitumen extraction operation located 70 kilometers northeast of Fort McMurray, Alberta | * The project is a surface mining and bitumen extraction operation located 70 kilometers northeast of Fort McMurray, Alberta | ||
| − | * Oil is upgraded at the | + | * Oil is upgraded at the [[Kearl Heavy Oil Upgrader]] |
* The expansion project included three additional trains that use proprietary paraffinic froth treatment technology | * The expansion project included three additional trains that use proprietary paraffinic froth treatment technology | ||
| − | * Diluent is supplied by the | + | * Diluent is supplied by the [[Polaris Diluent Pipeline System]] |
| − | * Crude is transported on the | + | * Crude is transported on the [[Woodland Crude Oil Pipeline]] |
+++ Contractors | +++ Contractors | ||
Latest revision as of 17:04, 5 November 2023
Summary Information
- Operator: Imperial Oil
- Country: Canada
- Location: Fort McMurray, Alberta
- Production start: 2013
- Partners:
- Type: Oil - Bitumen
- Estimated Reserves: 4.6 billion barrels
- Production Volume: 220,000 bpd
+++ Description
- The project is a surface mining and bitumen extraction operation located 70 kilometers northeast of Fort McMurray, Alberta
- Oil is upgraded at the Kearl Heavy Oil Upgrader
- The expansion project included three additional trains that use proprietary paraffinic froth treatment technology
- Diluent is supplied by the Polaris Diluent Pipeline System
- Crude is transported on the Woodland Crude Oil Pipeline
+++ Contractors
- **Fluor:** Engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract for infrastructure and offlease facilities for the first phase
- **CBI:** Procurement, module assembly as well as construction and installation of modular components
- **Babcock & Wilcox:** Boilers for phases 1&2
+++ History
- 2007 - Approval from Alberta Energy and Utilities Board (AEUB) and the Government of Canada
- 2009 - Fluor awarded EPC contract for infrastructure
- 2012 - CBI awarded contract for modular components
- 2013 - Production starts
- 2015 - Expansion project completed
+++ Geology
+++ Links
- Kearl Overview
- Regulators Approve Imperial Oil’s Kearl Oil Sands Mining Project
- Fluor Secures Kearl Oil Sands Contract in Canada
- CB&I Announces Kearl Oil Sands Expansion Project Contract
- Inter Pipeline Fund: Polaris Pipeline System Enters Commercial Service
- ExxonMobil Announces Production Startup at Kearl Oil Sands Project
- Enbridge to Build $1.3 Billion Woodland Pipeline Extension
- ExxonMobil Announces Kearl Expansion Project Starts Production Ahead of Schedule
