Suncor successfully assumed the role of operator of the Syncrude asset on September 30, , a critical step towards driving greater integration, efficiencies and competitiveness across all Suncor-operated assets in the region. Assuming operatorship reflects our confidence in the Syncrude asset and we expect to improve operational performance, efficiency and competitiveness, and capture increased value by capitalizing on the collective strength of all of the Suncor-operated assets in the region.
The bitumen is then upgraded into a high quality, light, sweet crude oil through fluid coking, hydroprocessing, hydrotreating and reblending. The final product, Syncrude Sweet Premium, is sent by pipeline to Edmonton area refineries and then via pipeline terminals to refineries across Canada and into the United States.
Syncrude is focused on responsible development that encompasses research and innovation, Indigenous and regional engagement, environmental stewardship, providing a respectful and rewarding workplace, and generating shared value that benefits the country and local communities. Syncrude at a glance. Cumulative production now exceeds 3 billion barrels.
Our production process incorporates oil sands surface mining, followed by water-based extraction of the raw oil known as bitumen from the sand, and then upgrading that bitumen into a high quality, light, sweet crude oil through fluid coking, hydroprocessing, hydrotreating and reblending.
Once the product leaves our plant site, transportation and marketing become the responsibilities of our Joint Venture participants. While our business is about producing the energy Canadians need, how we do it is equally important.
We believe in responsible development that encompasses research and innovation, Indigenous and stakeholder engagement, environmental stewardship, providing a respectful and rewarding workplace, and generating shared value across the country and in the communities where we work and live. We currently employ approximately 4, people directly while our operations provide jobs for many more thousands of people directly and indirectly across Canada.
Syncrude is a recognized leader in Indigenous relations. Syncrude is committed to returning mined land back to nature. To date, more than 5, hectares of land disturbed by Syncrude oil sands mining operations is permanently reclaimed or ready for re-vegetation, including hectares in We have planted more than 11 million tree and shrub seedlings, including 1.
In , Syncrude was the first oil sands operator to receive certification from the Alberta government for a reclaimed area. Called Gateway Hill, the area was planted in the early s and is now a healthy forest of deciduous and coniferous trees interspersed by several small wetlands.
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