Tag: Hangingstone

$2 billion Japan Canada Oil Sands expansion ramps up near Fort McMurray

$2 billion Japan Canada Oil Sands expansion ramps up near Fort McMurray

Japan Canada Oil Sands first Japanese-owned company to invest in the oil sands, starting in 1978 Premier Rachel Notley, representatives from Japan and local officials marked the opening of the Japan Canada Oil Sands Ltd. Hangingstone project near Fort McMurray, according to a press release. This Steam Assisted Gravity Drainage (SAGD) project is the culmination […]

By September 14, 2017 0 Comments Read More →
Japex begins bitumen operations at its Hangingstone expansion project

Japex begins bitumen operations at its Hangingstone expansion project

Japex uses SAGD method of extraction at Hangingstone Japan Petroleum Exploration (Japex) says it began extracting bitumen from its Hanginstone oil sands project in project last week. Currently, Hangingstone is outputting more than 1,000 barrels per day (b/d) and Japex says it is hoping to increase that to its full capacity of 20,000 b/d by […]

By August 8, 2017 0 Comments Read More →