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Using bitumen feedstock from Total’s upstream oil sands assets, including the Joslyn lease (84% interest) and the Surmont Project (50% interest), the Total Upgrader will produce light sweet synthetic crude oil.
 The proposed facilities will be developed on land owned by Total in Strathcona County, located northeast of Fort Saskatchewan in Alberta's Industrial Heartland.
Total’s land holdings encompass 364 hectares (900 acres) located on the following parcels:
- NW ¼, SE ¼ and portions of NE ¼ and SW ¼ of Section 19, Township 55 Range 21, W4M
- NW ¼, Section 20, Township 55 Range 21, W4M
- SW ¼, Section 20, Township 55 Range 21, W4M
Alberta's Industrial Heartland is the nation's largest processing centre for the petroleum, petrochemical and chemical industries. Locating the proposed upgrader in this business friendly environment offers a number of benefits, including:
- Close proximity to major crude oil feedstock pipelines and export lines.
- Proximity to a sizeable workforce.
- Potential synergies with other related industrial operations.
The Total Upgrader will be constructed in two phases. Phase one will produce 130,000 barrels per day and could commission as early as 2013/2014. Phase two will increase bitumen processing capacity to over 200,000 barrels per day and will be dependant on various project and market factors.
This phased in approach will allow Total to better match upgrading capacity with upstream bitumen production. It will also provide the opportunity to refine and optimize the upgrader's process configuration to maximize the quality of synthetic crude oil produced.
Project Timeline
Over the last few years, Total has been acquiring the proposed project lands for the upgrader.
Discussions with local stakeholders have already begun and the company is undertaking preliminary engineering and environmental studies. In addition to fi ling this Public Disclosure Document, Total intends to file full regulatory documentation by the end of 2007.
Detailed engineering is expected to start in 2008, with construction beginning once all regulatory approvals are in place. The first phase could commission as early as 2013/2014.
Total E&P Canada will continue to engage the community during the regulatory process, project execution, commissioning and throughout the operation of the upgrader.
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