Fort Hills Oil Sands Project

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This proposed oil sands mine is a partnership of Suncor Energy (40.8% interest), Total E&P Canada (39.2%), and mining company Teck Resources Limited (20%). The first phase will produce 160,000 barrels per day of bitumen when it commences around 2016.

Suncor says Fort Hills will process bitumen with a technology called paraffinic froth treatment, similar to the process introduced by Imperial/Exxon Mobil at the nearby Kearl project, and skips the need for an onsite upgrader, thereby cutting costs.

www.total-ep-canada.com/upstream/fort_hills.asp
www.suncor.com/en/about/257.aspx
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Coordinates:   57°25'48"N   111°32'26"W
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