ABSTRACT

LOCATED IN NORTHERN ALBERTA, Canada, Suncor is a leading producer of synthetic crude oil extracted from large oil sand deposits. This company and other oil sands producers have assumed particular importance because they sit on massive petroleum deposits rivaling those of Saudi Arabia and because they offer an unique opportunity for the United States to access large supplies of oil from a friendly neighbor with minimal risk from disruption due to political, social, or military factors. Appendix 1 contain historical data on Suncor and the other major oil sands producers. Suncor Historical Data https://www.niso.org/standards/z39-96/ns/oasis-exchange/table">

Year

Oil Sandts Mined (Tonnes)

Purchased Natural Gas (103M3)

Electricity Purchased (MWH)

Electricity Generated (MWH)

Bitumen Production (M3)

Intermediate Hydrocarbons Production (M3)

Synthetic Crude Oil Production (M3)

Heavy Fuel Oil And Diluent Naphtha Production (M3)

Process Gas Production (103M3)

Coke Production (Tonnes)

Sulphur Production (Tonnes)

1967-1995

944,039,894

101,655,170

81,445,311

74,055,894

1,043,053

22,506,454

2,780,317

1996

51,083,345

289,396

137,295

442,709

5,646,782

4,586,621

3,895,213

233,937

1,231,613

170,648

1997

54,143,321

293,459

186,351

382,690

5,729,456

4,746,094

3,808,828

221,842

1,118,487

174,978

1998

62,396,984

265,458

187,022

449,464

6,559,994

5,602,882

4,062,511

194,159

1,315,952

193,298

1999

73,014,843

192,239

123,164

512,758

7,576,979

6,139,039

3,712,106

249,898

1,456,361

183,948

2000

84,934,388

263,929

252,583

544,608

8,289,311

6,762,262

4,415,597

224,606

1,633,204

211,566

2001

97,898,571

667,115

52,217

2,371,629

8,892,537

7,268,553

4,536,837

287,508

1,739,347

221,557

2002

147,255,711

805,213

743

2,596,824

15,655,028

12,145,549

8,049,730

308,051

2,896,626

402,825

2003

152,469,006

720,772

0

3,183,813

15,708,927

12,944,156

8,181,941

288,961

1,016,961

3,032,932

422,641

2004

154,275,510

1,572,911

6

3,027,358

15,740,236

0

12,807,321

94,205

1,066,569

3,098,230

439,037

2005

101,636,016

1,515,006

1,334

2,651,881

11,358,138

0

9,370,922

45,039

717,026

2,277,433

300,322

2006

149,031,795

1,940,651

8,623

3,002,286

17,634,027

0

14,952,344

79,062

1,145,206

3,736,138

462,426

2007

134,389,521

2,009,446

821

2,949,541

15,459,686

0

13,634,111

58,239

1,058,705

3,370,977

435,683

2008

124,415,020

2,101,049

5,124

2,808,516

14,359,705

13,457,125

145,461

914,682

3,263,210

386,102

2009

146,465,679

2,224,879

352,092

2,873,562

16,798,837

16,527,376

58,338

1,242,107

4,002,902

478,519

2010

143,055,119

1,664,265

260,100

2,856,891

15,437,844

14,998,518

63,440

1,104,032

3,598,835

0

Note: there are a number of accounting changes which make some of the historical data noncomparable

Source: Alberta government Oil Sands Historical Production DataTable https://www.niso.org/standards/z39-96/ns/oasis-exchange/table">

Oil Sands Mined (Tonnes) Year(S)

Suncor Energy Inc.

Syncrude Canada Ltd. -Mildred Lake

Syncrude Shell - Canada -Canada Ltd. - Aurora

Albian Sands Energy Inc.

Shell Canada Energy -Jackpine Mine

Canadian Natural Resources Ltd.

Petro-Canada -Fort Hills

1967-1995

944,039,894

1,718,107,078

0

0

0

1996

51,083,345

149,697,690

0

0

0

1997

54,143,321

150,981,605

0

0

0

1998

62,396,984

148,863,142

0

0

0

1999

73,014,843

162,418,457

0

0

0

2000

84,934,388

133,203,554

13,666,884

0

0

2001

97,898,571

131,353,025

47,557,881

0

0

2002

147,255,711

116,053,778

40,560,751

2,909,572

0

2003

152,469,006

108,347,364

46,748,957

45,291,746

0

2004

154,275,510

93,421,458

77,664,760

79,020,376

0

2005

101,636,016

77,677,758

74,226,778

93,410,754

0

2006

149,031,795

72,719,400

102,317,254

79,007,202

58,465

2007

134,389,521

91,893,790

103,143,036

89,838,790

0

2008

124,415,020

102,031,037

90,127,674

88,895,212

1,113,978

0

2009

146,465,679

89,677,030

104,192,180

85,935,476

41,609,700

0

2010

143,055,119

94,164,432

111,732,646

71,010,064

12,322,070

62,205,945

0

Source: Alberta government