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Syncrude Canada Ltd. is one of the world's largest producers of synthetic crude oil from oil sands and the largest single source producer in Canada.It is located just outside Fort McMurray in the Athabasca Oil Sands, and has a nameplate capacity of 350,000 barrels per day (56,000 m 3 /d) of oil, equivalent to about 13% of Canada's consumption. [1]
As of 2009, Syncrude and Irving Oil were leaders in the Canadian industry, with Syncrude being the top producer of oil sands crude and Irving Oil operating the largest oil refinery in the country. [5] Canadian oil company profits quickly recovered following the 2008 financial crisis; In 2009 they were down 90% but in 2010 they reached $8.4 billion.
Western Canadian Select (WCS) is a heavy sour blend of crude oil [1] that is one of North America's largest heavy crude oil streams [2] and, historically, its cheapest. [3] It was established in December 2004 as a new heavy oil stream by EnCana (now Cenovus), Canadian Natural Resources, Petro-Canada (now Suncor) and Talisman Energy (now Repsol Oil & Gas Canada). [4]
In recent years, Canadian oil sands producers' performance has significantly lagged that of its peers targeting U.S. tight oil formations, such as Texas' Eagle Ford and North Dakota's Bakken. Part ...
Canadian oil sands may refer to: Athabasca oil sands. Peace River or Cold Lake where other bitumen deposits are located; Fort McMurray where the industry is located;
The recent differential between the price Canadian oil sand producers fetch compared to the West Texas Intermediate (WTI) benchmark of the U.S. has been close to record levels. That differential ...
This is a list of articles related to Canadian oil sands: Athabasca oil sands; Black Bonanza; BP § Canadian oil sands; Canadian Centre for Energy Information; Canadian oil sands (disambiguation) Climate change in Canada; Cold Lake oil sands; Environmental impact of mining; History of Alberta § oil sands; History of the petroleum industry in ...
The company was founded in 2001, and is one of the largest independent oil and gas producers in Canada, having a significant presence in the Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin. [1] In 2024, the company changed its name to Veren and is listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange and the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol VRN. [2]