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Using bitumen feedstock from Total’s upstream oil sands assets, including the Joslyn lease (75% 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 built in three phases and will coincide with the integration of our various Canadian assets. Phase 1 is anticipated to produce 150,000 barrels of light sweet synthetic crude oil. Phase 2 should increase total bitumen processing capacity to over 245,000 barrels per day and the final phase, Phase 3, will take production to 295,000 barrels per day.
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 acquired the proposed project lands for the upgrader.
Discussions with local stakeholders are ongoing and the company has completed preliminary engineering and environmental studies. Total filed full regulatory documentation by the end of 2007.
Detailed engineering started in 2008, with construction beginning once all regulatory and internal approvals are in place. The first phase will commission in conjunction with upstream projects.
A public hearing into the Total Upgrader was conducted from June 1st to June 11th, 2010 and was a culmination of nearly three years of effort involving the provincial regulatory process. A ruling by the regulatory authorities is expected in September, 2010.
For further information on the proposed upgrader, please reference the Total Upgrader regulatory documents. Total E&P Canada will continue to engage the community during the planning process,, project execution, commissioning and throughout the operation of the upgrader.
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