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Bitumen and Synthetic Production

2023

(m³)

Bitumen Production Bitumen BBL/Day Synthetic Production Synthetic BBL/Day
Aurora North & South (Syncrude Canada Ltd.)
January 1,022,234 207,408 --- ---
February 820,549 184,325 --- ---
March 1,084,419 220,025 --- ---
April 681,300 142,842 --- ---
May 1,003,652 203,638 --- ---
June 899,715 188,635 --- ---
July 983,332 199,515 --- ---
August 854,470 173,370 --- ---
September 943,539 197,823 --- ---
October 828,781 168,157 --- ---
November 997,008 209,033 --- ---
Total 10,118,999 190,559 ---

Base Mine (Suncor Energy Inc.)
January 1,265,417 256,749 1,462,035 296,643
February 1,261,650 283,412 1,637,504 367,843
March 1,172,172 237,830 1,720,401 349,064
April 1,221,228 256,043 1,764,305 369,905
May 1,220,155 247,566 1,753,179 355,715
June 1,285,875 269,597 1,663,235 348,714
July 1,521,158 308,639 1,820,736 369,422
August 1,530,183 310,470 1,756,792 356,448
September 510,197 106,968 601,631 126,138
October 495,385 100,512 583,716 118,434
November 1,536,085 322,056 1,781,482 373,506
Total 13,019,505 245,180 16,545,016 311,572

Fort Hills (Suncor Energy Inc.)
January 526,881 106,903 --- ---
February 476,552 107,051 --- ---
March 740,574 150,260 --- ---
April 766,017 160,603 --- ---
May 869,381 176,395 --- ---
June 798,875 167,492 --- ---
July 589,859 119,681 --- ---
August 429,159 87,075 --- ---
September 905,622 189,873 --- ---
October 954,180 193,600 --- ---
November 931,778 195,357 --- ---
Total 7,988,878 150,445 ---

Horizon (Canadian Natural Resources Limited)
January 1,108,437 224,899 980,660 198,973
February 1,317,771 296,019 1,168,597 262,509
March 1,429,484 290,038 1,263,516 256,364
April 1,440,199 301,953 1,263,778 264,964
May 689,360 139,869 544,860 110,550
June 788,417 165,300 682,955 143,189
July 1,521,367 308,681 1,406,045 285,283
August 1,329,907 269,834 1,201,759 243,833
September 1,337,749 280,473 1,189,047 249,296
October 1,478,275 299,938 1,359,752 275,890
November 1,450,856 304,187 1,274,916 267,299
Total 13,891,822 261,608 12,335,884 232,307

Jackpine (Athabasca Oil Sands Project)
January 505,669 102,599 --- ---
February 585,383 131,498 --- ---
March 648,112 131,500 --- ---
April 496,542 104,105 --- ---
May 301,014 61,075 --- ---
June 563,182 118,077 --- ---
July 740,257 150,196 --- ---
August 747,611 151,688 --- ---
September 770,498 161,543 --- ---
October 582,086 118,103 --- ---
November 760,882 159,527 --- ---
Total 6,701,234 126,196 ---

Kearl (Imperial Oil Limited)
January 1,375,646 279,115 --- ---
February 1,263,497 283,827 --- ---
March 1,304,475 264,674 --- ---
April 1,227,345 257,325 --- ---
May 1,005,846 204,083 --- ---
June 1,122,207 235,282 --- ---
July 1,480,680 300,426 --- ---
August 1,489,337 302,182 --- ---
September 1,636,728 343,157 --- ---
October 1,497,854 303,910 --- ---
November 1,630,964 341,948 --- ---
Total 15,034,578 283,128 ---

Mildred Lake (Syncrude Canada Ltd.)
January 802,388 162,802 1,423,525 288,829
February 731,909 164,413 1,290,961 289,996
March 873,646 177,260 1,634,141 331,563
April 496,289 104,052 1,108,409 232,389
May 608,804 123,525 1,387,333 281,486
June 786,213 164,838 1,571,414 329,463
July 855,238 173,525 1,693,665 343,640
August 955,888 193,947 1,689,193 342,732
September 838,060 175,708 1,576,623 330,555
October 918,743 186,410 1,527,399 309,905
November 1,016,289 213,076 1,680,206 352,273
Total 8,883,466 167,291 16,582,869 312,285

Muskeg River (Athabasca Oil Sands Project)
January 1,020,263 207,008 --- ---
February 930,083 208,930 --- ---
March 1,035,338 210,067 --- ---
April 647,755 135,808 --- ---
May 1,083,124 219,763 --- ---
June 943,275 197,767 --- ---
July 960,245 194,831 --- ---
August 933,914 189,488 --- ---
September 994,430 208,492 --- ---
October 985,305 199,916 --- ---
November 950,253 199,230 --- ---
Total 10,483,982 197,432 ---

Redwater Upgrader (North West Upgrading Inc.)
January --- --- 223,900 45,429
February --- --- 203,374 45,685
March --- --- 227,559 46,171
April --- --- 196,507 41,200
May --- --- 214,454 43,512
June --- --- 211,265 44,294
July --- --- 189,474 38,444
August --- --- 217,478 44,126
September --- --- 205,733 43,134
October --- --- 208,291 42,262
November --- --- 204,610 42,899
Total --- 2,302,645 43,363

Scotford Upgrader (Athabasca Oil Sands Project)
January --- --- 1,605,253 325,701
February --- --- 1,448,939 325,484
March --- --- 1,518,332 308,065
April --- --- 1,042,491 218,569
May --- --- 1,419,758 288,065
June --- --- 1,349,845 283,009
July --- --- 1,629,176 330,555
August --- --- 1,657,155 336,232
September --- --- 1,624,532 340,600
October --- --- 1,589,678 322,541
November --- --- 1,596,690 334,763
Total --- 16,481,848 310,382

Source: AER(Alberta Energy Regulator)