Horizon Oil Sands Upgrader
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Summary Information
- Ownership: Canadian Natural Resources
- Website: http://www.cnrl.com/
- Location: Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada
- Capacity: 5.5 million tons/annum & 110,000 bbl/day
- Nelson Complexity:
- Refining Depth:
Brief Description
- A bitumen upgrading complex that converts natural bitumen into sweet synthetic crude oil
- The upgraded crude is transported via the Horizon Crude Oil Pipeline
Refining Units
- Delayed Coker,
- Diluent recovery unit (DRU)
- Hydrotreater *3
- Hydrogen Unit
Terminal Capacity
- Crude Oil:
- Refined Products:
Crude Supply
- Bitumen is supplied from the Horizon Oil Sands Project
Products Produced
- low-sulphur, 34° API, sweet synthetic crude oil (SCO)
Ongoing Projects
Other Information
- SNC Lavalin, Technip
History
- 2005 - Board of Directors sanctioned the Horizon Oil Sands Project
- 2005 - SNC-Lavalin and Snamprogetti awarded engineering, procurement and construction management services
- 2009 - First production
- 2011 - Fire in the Coker led to a several month shutdown
Relevant Links
- Technip Refining References
- Horizon Oil Sands, CNR
- Canadian Natural Resources Limited Announces Board Of Director Approval For The Horizon Oil Sands Project
- Canadian Natural Resources Limited Provides Further Update
- Canadian Natural Resources Limited Announces the Resumption of Shipment of Synthetic Crude Oil From Horizon
- Technip awarded two major contracts for the horizon oil sands project in Canada
- SNC-Lavalin Awarded Contract On Horizon Oil Sands Upgrader Project In Alberta
- Oil Sands Process
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