Canada's first heavy-oil upgrader complex on stream

Journal Article · Mon Jun 26 04:00:00 EDT 1989 · Oil Gas J.; (United States)

OSTI ID:5903009

Court, A L; Smith, W H

Canada's first facility to upgrade Saskatchewan's heavy crude ols began operation late last year at Consumers' Co-operative Refineries Ltd. (CCRL) in Regina, Sask. The upgrader is designed to produce synthetic crude oil from 50,000 b/d of a blend of Lloydminster and Fosterton/Dollard heavy crudes. A large supply of these crudes and no refining capability to upgrade them were the primary reasons for building the upgrader. Because a stand-alone processing facility would have been cost-prohibitive, the upgrader was added to the existing CCRL refinery. Even so, the investment ran nearly US$600 million.

• Research Organization: NewGrade Energy Inc., Regina, Sask. (CA); Consumers Co-Operative Refineries Ltd., Regina, Sask. (CA)
• OSTI ID: 5903009
• Journal Information: Oil Gas J.; (United States), Journal Name: Oil Gas J.; (United States) Vol. 87:26; ISSN OIGJA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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