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Enbridge says it operates the largest, longest, and most complex petroleum pipeline system in the world: approximately 25,420 kilometers (15,795 miles) of pipe delivers an average of more than 2.2-million million barrels per day of crude oil and liquids. The Enbridge Mainline system is the largest conduit of oil into the United States.
Enbridge is developing two pipelines in the Canadian oilsands area for a combined investment of about $3 billion. billion, depending on scope, to meet the needs of multiple producers in the Athabasca oilsands region. The first is a new industry diluent pipeline with associated capital of up to $1.4 Total E&P Canada Ltd.
TransCanada Corporation said that its 590,000 barrel-per-day (bpd) capacity Keystone Pipeline system resumed transporting oilsands crude on Sunday, 5 June, after a shutdown 29 May following an above-ground spill at a pump station in Kansas involving less than 10 barrels of oil. Click to enlarge. Earlier post.)
Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar last week announced the Department of the Interior’s final plan for encouraging research, development and demonstration (RD&D) of oil shale and oilsands resources on Bureau of Land Management (BLM) lands in Colorado, Utah and Wyoming. Earlier post.).
will twin the southern section of its Athabasca Pipeline from the Kirby Lake, Alberta terminal to the Hardisty, Alberta crude oil hub at an estimated cost of approximately C$1.2 The new line will include approximately 345 kilometers (210 miles) of 36-inch pipeline largely within the existing Athabasca Pipeline right-of-way.
The US State Department has issued a Presidential Permit to Enbridge Energy, Limited Partnership to enable construction of the Alberta Clipper pipeline for the transport of crude oil from the Canadian oilsands to US refineries. The 1,000-mile/1,607-km pipeline will run from Hardisty, Alberta, Canada, to Superior, Wisconsin.
received approval from the Alberta Energy Regulator (AER) for its 100%-owned Grand Rapids thermal oilsands project. The proposed project is located approximately 300 kilometers (186 miles) north of Edmonton, within the company''s Greater Pelican Region in northern Alberta. is a Canadian integrated oil company.
ConocoPhillips announced the second phase of the Surmont project, a Canadian oilsands steam-assisted gravity drainage (SAGD) facility. Surmont is located approximately 63 kilometers (39 miles) southeast of Fort McMurray, Alberta, in the Athabasca oilsands region. John Carrig, president and COO, ConocoPhillips.
In an interview with the Toronto Star , US Ambassador to Canada David Jacobson said that if the US is looking for “ long-term safe and secure sources of energy, Canada, and therefore the oilsands, need to be part of it. all means the United States simply can’t afford to demonize the oilsands, Jacobson says.
The Woodland Pipeline Extension is being constructed to serve the Imperial Oil and ExxonMobil Kearl oilsands project and its recently announced expansion. Enbridge brought into service the Woodland Pipeline between the Kearl oilsands project and the Enbridge Cheecham terminal in the fall of 2012.
The project, with an estimated capital cost of $660 million, is a 90-kilometer (56-mile) pipeline system that will transport bitumen and diluent between the Fort Hills oilsands mine site and the Voyageur Upgrader located north of Fort McMurray, Alberta.
TransCanada and Phoenix will each own 50% of the proposed $3-billion pipeline project that includes both a crude oil and a diluent line to transport volumes approximately 500 kilometers (311 miles) between the oilsands producing area northwest of Fort McMurray and the Edmonton/Heartland region.
The carbon capture process at the Scotford oilsands upgrader will capture about 35% of emissions. The CO 2 will be transported by an 84 km (52-mile), 12-inch (30.5 miles) underground into the deepest saline aquifer formation in Alberta (the Basal Cambrian Sands) beneath several layers of impermeable rock.
Shell submitted the application on behalf of the Athabasca OilSands Project, a joint venture among Shell Canada Energy (60%) Chevron Canada Limited (20%) and Marathon Oil Canada Corporation (20%).
BP Canada Energy Trading Company; Canadian Natural Resources; Canadian OilSands Limited; Cenovus Energy Inc.; Imperial Oil Limited; Nexen Marketing Inc.; Thirteen companies have signed long-term contracts with Trans Mountain Pipeline ULC (Trans Mountain) operated by Kinder Morgan Canada Inc. Statoil Canada Ltd.;
Growth of production of Canadian oilsands. The Canadian oilsands are now poised to become the number one source of US crude oil imports in 2010, according to new research from the IHS CERA Canadian OilSands Dialogue. The Role of Canadian OilSands in US Oil Supply”.
and Teck Resources Limited, is proceeding with the Fort Hills oilsands mining project, located 90 kilometers (56 miles) north of Fort McMurray. The project is scheduled to produce first oil as early as the fourth quarter of 2017 and achieve 90% of its planned production capacity of 180,000 barrels per day within 12 months.
Canada-based MEG Energy’s board of directors has approved 2011 capital investment of approximately $900 million and the final cost estimate for the 35,000 barrels per day Phase 2B oilsands expansion at the Christina Lake in-situ project. identify additional resource on MEG’s 800 square miles of 100%-owned oilsands leases.
Companies in the Fort McMurray area that upgrade bitumen from the oil-sands to synthetic crude currently produce off-gas containing approximately 90,000 barrels per day of natural gas liquids and olefins from oil-sands production. Alan Armstrong , president of Williams’ midstream ’.
The Northern Lights OilSands Project is located approximately 100 kilometers (62 miles) northeast of Fort McMurray, Alberta. Total says that it is strongly committed to this project, which is in line with the Group’s strategy of developing non-traditional oil fields to provide long-term production capacities.
TransCanada Corporation will hold a binding open season to obtain firm commitments from interested parties for a pipeline to transport crude oil from Western Canada to Eastern Canadian markets. The Energy East Pipeline could eliminate Canada’s reliance on higher priced crude oil currently being imported, TransCanada suggests.
Comparison of the percent differential for WTW (well-to-wheel) GHGs from gasoline produced from WCSB oilsands using different production processes relative to gasoline produced from reference crudes. The proposed Project is not likely to impact the amount of crude oil produced from the oilsands. Click to enlarge.
When it takes up to four million pounds of sand to frack a single well, it’s no wonder that demand is outpacing supply and frack sand producers are becoming the biggest behind-the-scenes beneficiaries of the American oil and gas boom. says the output of wells is up to 30% higher when they are blasted with more sand.
CN will start serving a new advanced frac sand terminal north of Grande Prairie, Alta., The new 20-acre facility being built by Di-Corp of Edmonton will have an annual throughput capacity of 550,000 tons of frac sand and have three tracks capable of holding 44 rail cars for unloading. to serve the frac sand market.
The Alberta government has successfully negotiated contracts for two projects that will advance the upgrading and refining of oilsands bitumen to diesel fuel. billion barrels of oil from conventional reservoirs throughout the province, potentially generating up to $25 billion in additional provincial royalties and taxes.
have secured capacity commitments from shippers to proceed with construction of a 512-mile, 30-inch diameter twin (a parallel line) along the route of the Seaway Pipeline, adding 450,000 bpd of capacity to the existing system (for a total 850,000 bpd). Enbridge Inc. and Enterprise Products Partners L.P. Earlier post.)
Kinder Morgan Energy Partners L.P.and Imperial Oil formed a 50-50 joint venture to build a crude oil rail-loading facility in Strathcona County, Alberta, called the Edmonton Rail Terminal. Accessing new and existing markets is critical for our continued growth and responsible development of Canada’s oilsands.
Oil flow rates, though limited by testing equipment constraints, exceeded 13,000 barrels of oil per day. Malo development is located approximately 280 miles (450 km) south of New Orleans, Louisiana, in 7,000 feet (2,134 m) of water. Malo PS003 well in the prolific Lower Tertiary trend in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico. Malo field.
Keystone XL is a proposed 1,700-mileoil pipeline from the US-Canadian border in Montana, through Cushing, Oklahoma, to refineries on the US Gulf Coast. The US Department of State plans to hold six additional public meetings as part of the permit review process for the proposed Keystone XL pipeline. Earlier post.).
Asphalt binder, the sticky “glue” that holds crushed stone and sand together to form pavement, only accounts for about 5% percent of the final hot mix asphalt (HMA) that is steamrolled into glossy new lanes and boulevards. In general, a one-mile road in a rural area costs at least a million dollars to build. —Haifang Wen.
Last week, the US State Department announced it would delay a decision on approving the Keystone XL pipeline—a 1,700-mile pipeline from the oilsands in Canada to the US Gulf Coast—until sometime in 2013. —Alex Pourbaix, TransCanada’s president, Energy and Oil Pipelines. Earlier post.).
While oil will remain the most widely used fuel, overall energy demand will be reshaped by a continued shift toward less-carbon-intensive energy source as well as steep improvements in energy efficiency in areas such as transportation, where the expanded use of advanced and hybrid vehicles will help push average new-car fuel economy to 48 mpg (4.9
Anadarko Petroleum Corporation announced that its Shenandoah-2 well in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico encountered more than 1,000 net feet of oil pay in multiple high-quality Lower Tertiary-aged reservoirs. The well was drilled to test the down-dip extent of the accumulation, and the targeted sands were full to base with no oil-water contact.
The Northern Gateway Pipeline is a proposed 1,170-kilometer (727-mile) twin pipeline from Edmonton, Alberta to Kitimat on the British Columbia coast. Northern Gateway’s West line, 36 inches in diameter, would transport an average of 525,000 barrels of oilsands crude per day to Kitimat. Canada Infrastructure Oilsands Policy'
As a result, its all-electric powertrain needs only a 40kWh battery to deliver a target range of up to 400 km (248 miles). Recyclable TPU “drain plugs” in the floor make it stress-free to remove sand and seaweed or mud and mulch after a hot day at the beach or a wet day trekking through the forest.
The conclusion of the successful open season confirmed strong market support for a pipeline with approximately 900,000 bbl/d of firm, long-term contracts to transport crude oil from the oilsands area in Western Canada to Eastern Canadian refineries and export terminals.
Big Foot will be Chevron’s sixth operated facility in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico and located approximately 225 miles (360 km) south of New Orleans, Louisiana, in water depths of 5,200 feet (1,600 m). First oil is anticipated in 2014. First oil is anticipated in 2014. Chevron, through its subsidiary Chevron USA Inc.,
Chevron’s focus on optimizing the thermal management of the Kern River field has resulted in a steady drop in the steam:oil ratio (barrels steam water per barrel oil), resulting in improved economics of the field even with slowly declining production. Data: California DOGGR. Click to enlarge. Source: Chevron. Click to enlarge.
Pending confirmation through future appraisal drilling, the total hydrocarbons initially in place in the Mad Dog field complex are now estimated to be up to four billion barrels of oil equivalent. interest, Chevron Corporation, through its subsidiary Union Oil Company of California, has a 15.6% BHP Billiton has a 23.9%
Chevron Corporation announced a new oil discovery at the Moccasin prospect in the deepwater US Gulf of Mexico. 1 encountered more than 380 feet of net pay in the Lower Tertiary Wilcox Sands. The Keathley Canyon Block 736 Well No.
TransCanada Corporation has received additional binding commitments in support of the proposed Keystone XL pipeline system—designed to bring Canadian oilsands crude to Gulf Coast refineries—following the successful conclusion of the Keystone Houston Lateral Open Season. million barrels per day.
Shell Canada Energy’s Scotford Upgrader, close to its refinery near Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta, uses hydrogen to upgrade high viscosity extra heavy crude oil (bitumen) into a wide range of synthetic crude oils. These liquids are extracted from off-gas produced by oil-sands upgraders and are valuable to the petrochemical industry.
BP also confirmed the recently-announced Pitu oil discovery in the frontier deepwater of the Potiguar basin off Brazil’s equatorial margin, announced by Petrobras. The well, which penetrated multiple Paleogene-aged reservoir sands, was drilled to a total depth of 29,221 feet (8,907 meters). Click to enlarge. Click to enlarge.
The field is located approximately 8 miles southwest of the Tamar field. The well encountered high-quality reservoir sands, with per well productivity anticipated to be approximately 250 million cubic feet of natural gas per day. Noble Energy operates Dantzler with a 45% participating interest. with 20 percent.
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