North West Redwater Refinery Project
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Summary Information
- Ownership: North West Redwater Partnership
- Website: http://www.nwrpartnership.com/
- Wiki Page: North West Redwater Refinery
- Location: Sturgeon County, 45km north-east of Edmonton, Alberta
- Capacity: 7.5 million tons/annum & 150,000 bbl/day
- Nelson Complexity:
- Project Stage: Under Construction
- Expected Completion: [[[Refinery Projects to be Completed in 2016 | 2016]]] (Phase 1)
- Budget:
+++ The Project
- Project Type: Greenfield Refinery
- Project Summary: A three phase project, of 50,000 bpd for each phase. The refinery will process diluted bitumen
- Main Contractors
- **SNC-Lavalin:** An engineering services contract to complete engineering design specifications
- **Jacobs:**
- Detailed engineering, procurement and construction services
- Engineering and procurement services for the utilities
- **Fluor:** front-end engineering and design (FEED) services
- **KBR:** construction and fabrication of an LCFiner unit
- **Lurgi AG:** Engineering, Procurement and Construction for the gasifier unit
- **Praxair:** Oxygen Unit
- **Saipem:** FEED and Early Engineering services for the LC Finer Unit
- **Toyo Engineering:** Engineering services for Sulphur Recovery Unit, Light Ends Recovery Unit, Sour Water Stripper Unit and Amine Treatment Unit
- **GE:** Electric Motors
- **CBI:** Bitumen Tanks
- **Foster Wheeler:** Steam generating systems
- **Emerson:** Automation services and technology
- Licences
- **Chevron Lummus Global:** LCFiner unit
- **Lurgi AG:** gasifier unit
+++ Refining Units
- Atmospheric Distillation
- Vacuum Distillation
- LCFiner unit (Ebullated Hydrocracker)
- Gasifier Unit
- Sulphur Recovery Unit
+++ Terminal Capacity
- Crude Oil:
- Refined Products:
+++ Crude Supply
- Tar Sands sourced bitumen
+++ Products Produced
- Diesel, Low Sulphur Vacuum Gas Oil, Naphtha, butane, propane, ethane and Sulphur
- The naphtha will largely be used as a diluent for bitumen
- Half of the product yield will be Diesel
+++ History
- 2006 -
- 2007 - NWU received Alberta Energy and Utilities Board (EUB) Approval
- 2011 - Jacobs awarded a contract to provide detailed engineering, procurement and construction services
- 2011 - Fluor awarded a contract to provide front-end engineering and design (FEED) services
- 2011 - Toyo awarded EDS contract
- 2012 - The Board of Directors of both partners approved the construction of Phase 1
- 2014 - Emerson awarded contract for automation services and technology
+++ Other Information
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+++ Relevant Links
- SNC-Lavalin Awarded Engineering Design Contract By North West Upgrading In Alberta
- KBR Awarded Construction and Fabrication Services Contract for Canadian Bitumen Refining Project
- KBR Awarded Construction and Fabrication Services Contract for Canadian Gasifer Unit
- North West Upgrading Selects Praxair to Supply Oxygen in Alberta
- Canadian Natural Resources Limited has entered into a partnership agreement with North West Upgrading Inc. to move forward with detailed engineering
- Jacobs Receives Contract from North West Redwater
- Fluor Wins Engineering Contract for New Canadian Refinery
- Toyo-Canada Awarded EDS Work of Oil Sands Refinery Project
- North West Redwater Partnership Announces Sanction for the Construction of Phase 1 of the Sturgeon Refinery
- GE Motors to Drive Pioneering Bitumen Refinery in Canada’s Oil Sands
- Air Products Wins Canada Hydrogen Supply Contract from North West
- CB&I Announces Bitumen Refinery Tank Award
- Foster Wheeler Awarded Contract For Design And Supply Of Three Package Steam Generating Systems
- Jacobs Receives Contract from North West Redwater Partnership
- Emerson to Help North West Redwater Reduce Emissions at Advanced, Low-Carbon Refinery
- Jacobs Awarded Construction Management Contract from North West Redwater Partnership