Voyageur Upgrader Project
Overview
Illustrated example of an upgrader
Total E&P Canada has formed a strategic alliance with Suncor Energy Inc. to jointly develop the Voyageur Upgrader in Fort McMurray, Alberta.
Status
The proposed Suncor-operated Voyageur Upgrader Project will produce 200,000 barrels per day of synthetic crude oil. It will process Total’s Fort Hills and Joslyn bitumen production.
The Voyageur Upgrader Project has received regulatory approval. Construction on the Project was halted in 2008, however work is expected to resume once the front end engineering design is updated in 2011.
The strategic alliance with Suncor allows Total to realize its Canadian oil sands production ambitions within an earlier timeframe. The Voyageur Upgrader and Fort Hills projects will be developed in parallel so that both can come on stream in 2016. As a result of this strategic alliance—and once the official agreement is executed—Total will no longer proceed with the planned construction of its own upgrader in Strathcona County, near Edmonton.