Kearl Oil Sands Project - Wikipedia
The Kearl Oil Sands Project is an oil sands mine in the Athabasca Oil Sands region at the Kearl Lake area, about 70 kilometres (43 mi) north of Fort McMurray in Alberta, Canada that is operated by the 143-year old Calgary, Alberta-headquartered Imperial Oil Limited—one of the largest integrated oil companies in Canada.
Kearl | Imperial - ExxonMobil
Kearl is one of Canada’s highest quality oil sands deposits and represents the next generation of oil sands mining. Technology innovation is at the heart of Kearl. We’ve developed new approaches that enhance environmental performance and reduce cost.
Kearl Mine - Oil Sands Magazine
Dec 30, 2024 · Capacity: 251,000 bbl/day bitumen. Product: Diluted bitumen to market. Ownership: 71% Imperial Oil • 29% ExxonMobil. PROJECT PROFILE. Download lease map, process description, production profile, history and expansion plans. DETAILS →. PROJECT DATA. Download historical bitumen production, recovery and mine throughput data. DETAILS →.
Kearl Oil Sands Project - Kiewit Corporation
The Kearl mine is one of Canada’s largest oil sands deposits with a gross production rate capacity of 220,000 barrels per day. The mining area contains approximately 4.6 billion barrels of bitumen resources which are expected to be recovered over a 40-year span.
Imperial and Alberta regulator knew for years about oilsands …
Oct 2, 2023 · Documents filed by Imperial Oil Ltd. show the company and Alberta's energy regulator knew the Kearl oilsands mine was seeping tailings into groundwater years before a pool of contaminated fluid...
From Toxic Leak to Cover-Up: Unravelling the Imperial Oil Scandal …
Nov 27, 2023 · In February 2023, 5.3 million litres of toxic industrial wastewater known as tailings spilled from Imperial Oil’s Kearl mine in the tar sands into the surrounding environment. Local Indigenous communities rely on the land and water for sustenance and cultural practices.
The $9-billion Kearl Oilsands mine: An overview | Mining
In mid-June, Imperial Oil announced that the massive Kearl oilsands expansion was finally up and running. The $9-billion mine northeast of Fort McMurray, Alberta, is expected to eventually produce 110,000 barrels of crude a day, doubling Kearl’s target capacity.
Kearl Oil Sands Project, Alberta - Offshore Technology
Jul 23, 2013 · Kearl is one of the highest quality oil sands in Canada. Canada stands in third place in the world with 174 billion barrels of oil reserves, out of which 170 billion barrels are located in Alberta alone. Another 169 billion barrels are recoverable from bitumen.
Kearl Oil Sands Project Utilities Expansion & North & South Tank …
Kearl is home to one of Canada’s highest-quality oil sand deposits and largest open-pit mining operations. With regulatory approval to produce up to 345,000 barrels of bitumen per day, it’s estimated that one in every eight barrels of oil in Canada is produced at Kearl.
Imperial banks on higher spending and more production at Kearl …
Dec 13, 2024 · Imperial now says it sees opportunity to grow production at Kearl beyond 300,000 bbl/day over the next few years. A big part of that growth will come from mine infrastructure projects, aimed at moving more tonnes of oil sands to the production plant.