Base Plant Upgraders — synthetic crude project
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Project information
As at 31 December 2025
Description
As at 31 December 2025
Integrated upgrading facility at Oil Sands Base Plant, near Fort McMurray, Alberta. Base Plant upgrades bitumen to SCO with two upgraders with a combined nameplate capacity of 350 mbbls/d of SCO, producing both sour and sweet SCO; upgrading also produces ultra-low sulphur diesel fuel and other byproducts. Fed by Base Plant Mine with Fort Hills and In Situ production able to be transported directly to Base Plant, which acts as the regional hub. The Upgrader 1 coke drum replacement project completed in 2025 replaced eight coke drums and ancillary systems and is expected to extend Upgrader 1's life by 30 years. Bitumen feedstock, reserves and production are carried on the Oil Sands Mining and Oil Sands In Situ rows; this row carries upgrading capacity only.
Processing facilities
As at 31 December 2025
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