Lloydminster Heavy Oil Upgrader

Summary Information

• Ownership: Cenovus
• Website: https://www.cenovus.com/
• Location: Lloydminster, Saskatchewan
• Capacity: 4.0 million tons/annum & 80,000 bbl/day
• Nelson Complexity:
• Refining Depth:

Brief Description

• The facility processes heavy oil into high quality, low sulphur synthetic crude oil to be used as feedstock for refineries in Canada and the United States

Refining Units

• Atmospheric Distillation
• Delayed Coker

Terminal Capacity

• Crude Oil:
• Refined Products:

Crude Supply

• The feedstock for the upgrader is heavy oil from deposits in northeastern Alberta and western Saskatchewan, and bitumen from [[[Tucker Oil Sands Project]]].

Products Produced

• The main product produced is low sulphur synthetic oil
• The upgrader produces a high-value diesel fuel that is sold into the wholesale and retail markets.
• The upgrading process produces two marketable by-products: sulphur and petroleum coke

Ongoing Projects

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Other Information

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History

• 1992 - The Upgrader was commissioned at a cost of $1.6 billion
• 2006 - Husky Energy Proceeds with Engineering for Upgrader Expansion
• 2006 - Fluor awarded FEED contract for expansion project
• 2021 - Cenovus became the owner following the merger with Husky

Links

1. Foster Wheeler Delayed Cokers
2. Husky Energy Proceeds with Engineering for Upgrader Expansion
3. Fluor Wins Engineering Contract for Canadian Mega-Project
4. Husky Energy Selects Axens for the Lloydminster Upgrader
5. Cenovus and Husky Combine to Create a Resilient Integrated Energy Leader