SNC-Lavalin awarded contract on MacKay Operating Corp. SAGD oil sands project in Alberta
22 December 2011 - 1:30AM
PR Newswire (Canada)
MONTREAL, Dec. 21, 2011 /CNW Telbec/ - SNC-Lavalin has been awarded
a contract by MacKay Operating Corp. to provide detailed
engineering and procurement services for the MacKay River Central
Plant Project. The central processing plant will be designed to
process 35,000 barrels per day of bitumen steam assisted gravity
drainage (SAGD) production. The central plant will be located
approximately 40 km west of Fort McMurray, Alberta. "Our SAGD team
has industry-leading knowledge of oil sands technology and heavy
oil recovery, as well as extensive experience on many similar SAGD
projects. This award confirms our ongoing position as a SAGD
service provider of choice in the oil sands market in Alberta,"
said Andy Mackintosh, Executive Vice-President, SNC-Lavalin Group
Inc. "We are looking forward to working with MacKay Operating Corp.
on this project." The engineering phase is underway and
construction is scheduled to begin in Q3 2012. The expected
mechanical completion date for the construction is 2014. MacKay
Operating Corp. (MOC) is a Calgary-based joint venture between the
subsidiaries of PetroChina Company Limited (60%) and Athabasca Oil
Sands Corp. (40%). MOC is focused on the development of a
jointly owned asset (MacKay River oil sands lease) and is committed
to developing the assets in a socially responsible manner and
utilizing environmentally friendly SAGD technology. The
MacKay River Commercial Project is expected to produce 150,000 bpd
bitumen with an initial phase of 35,000 bpd projected for 2014
start-up. SNC-Lavalin is one of the leading engineering and
construction groups in the world and a major player in the
ownership of infrastructure, and in the provision of operations and
maintenance services. SNC-Lavalin has offices across Canada and in
over 40 other countries around the world, and is currently working
in some 100 countries. In business since 1911, the Company
celebrated its 100(th) anniversary in 2011.
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Quinton |Denis Jasmin ||Vice-President, Global
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