Kearl Heavy Oil Upgrader

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Summary Information

• Ownership: Imperial Oil
• Website: http://www.imperialoil.com/
• Wiki Page:
• Location: Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada
• Capacity:
  • Initial: 7.25 million tons/annum & 145,000 bbl/day
  • Second Phase: 5.5 million tons/annum & 110,000 bbl/day
• Nelson Complexity:
• Project Stage: Under Construction
• Expected Completion:
• Budget:
  • $10.9 billion

The Project

• Project Type: Heavy Oil Upgrader
• Project Summary:
• Main Contractors

Refining Units

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Terminal Capacity

• Crude Oil:
• Refined Products:

Crude Supply

• Bitumen is supplied by the Kearl Lake Oil Sands Project

Products Produced

• Synthetic crude oil

History

• 2009 - Project sanctioned
• 2011 - Expansion project investment decision

Other Information

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Relevant Links

1. Kearl Overview
2. Imperial and ExxonMobil Pursuing Additional Routes for Kearl Modules, Reducing Size
3. B&W to Supply Modular Boilers for the Kearl Oil Sands Project
4. Imperial Oil Sanctions Kearl Oil Sands Expansion Project
5. ExxonMobil Announces Kearl Expansion Project Starts Production Ahead of Schedule

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