Sturgeon Refinery
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Government of Alberta takes 50 per cent stake in Sturgeon Refinery for $825MThe province has signed a restructuring deal that also extends the length of Alberta's processing contract with the refinery by 10 years, to 2058.EconomyJul 5, 2021
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New Alberta carbon capture project now fully operationalThe Alberta Carbon Trunk Line, a major carbon capture project, is now full operational, according to the North West Redwater Partnership.EnvironmentJun 3, 2020
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Sturgeon Refinery now refining Alberta bitumenThe refinery began producing diesel from synthetic oil in late 2017, but problems with a gasifier unit on site delayed the switch to bitumen.EconomyMay 20, 2020
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Sturgeon Refinery facing more delays after tests, won’t process bitumen until early 2020A new refinery northeast of Edmonton is facing more delays and won't begin processing oilsands bitumen as designed until early next year.CanadaNov 5, 2019
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Sturgeon Refinery won’t be running until end of 2018, adding to Alberta heavy oil price discount woesThat means 80,000 barrels per day of diluted bitumen is instead joining the queue to be placed on overcrowded pipelines leaving the province.CanadaNov 14, 2018
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Report finds Alberta’s North West Redwater Sturgeon Refinery’s prospects of making money are bleakCanada's first new oil refinery in 34 years has already been criticized for its soaring project costs and now the North West Redwater [NWR] Sturgeon Refinery north of Edmonton is being criticized in a damning report out of the University of Calgary.EconomyJun 27, 2018
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New technologies dull but don’t cure Canada’s export oil pipeline headachesThe potential cancellation of the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion is putting a spotlight on oilpatch innovations that might mitigate the need for export capacity as oilsands production rises.CanadaApr 10, 2018
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Canadian light oil prices hit with same discounts afflicting oilsands pricesThe same factors that have inflated the discount paid for Canadian oilsands heavy crude compared with U.S. oil are also driving a substantial rise in the discount for light Canadian oil, according to a report Tuesday.CanadaApr 3, 2018
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Alberta refinery hits milestone with 1st diesel productionA controversial refinery north of Edmonton has reached an important milestone. The Sturgeon Refinery is now producing diesel.EconomyDec 12, 2017
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Group behind new Alberta refinery believes it could triple in sizeWith the first phase entering the final stages, the partnership is now positioning itself to expand.EconomyDec 21, 2016
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