The completion of the Stage 3 project in 2006 provided Syncrude with the capacity to produce an average 350,000 barrels per calendar day. It also provided additional capacity that can be fully utilized in the next growth stage, referred to as the Stage 3 debottleneck, which is expected to add incremental capacity of 30,000 to 50,000 barrels per day around 2012. The last stage under Syncrude’s preliminary growth plans is Stage 4. This expansion is expected to boost incremental capacity by another 100,000 barrels per day and be on stream post 2016.
Base reflects 2005 actual production; Stage 3 ramp-up reflects 2006 actual production and 2007 production outlook; Stage 3, Debottleneck and Stage 4 reflect productive capacity; the Debottleneck and Stage 4 are preliminary and have not yet been approved by Syncrude’s owners.
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