Suncor wraps maintenance on Alberta upgrader

Suncor Energy Inc. has completed 11 weeks of scheduled maintenance on one of two oil sands upgraders at its operations near Fort McMurray, Alta.

Planned maintenance on the 100,000-b/d Upgrader 1 (U1), which on began Sept. 5, concluded on Nov. 27, Suncor said.

Details regarding the specific activities executed during the maintenance period were not disclosed, but Suncor did confirm the planned work, which involved 1,500 employees and contractors, was part of the company’s ongoing maintenance program designed to support safe, reliable operations.

While the U1 complex was due to operate at reduced rates during the planned maintenance, the site’s 240,000-b/d Upgrader 2 was scheduled to maintain normal operations throughout the U1 maintenance period, Suncor said.