Tag: Suncor
Court orders stop to random drug, alcohol testing at Suncor oil sands operations
Unifor says supervisor “first contact” and “testing for cause” more effective, less degrading to workers The Court of Queen’s Bench of Alberta issued an injunction Thursday preventing Suncor, Canada’s largest integrated energy company, from reinstating random drug and alcohol testing at its oil sands operations. “Unifor maintains that random testing is invasive and degrading, the […]
Suncor adding 700 MW of ‘low-carbon electricity’ to Alberta power grid with oil sands co-generation
Suncor co-generation project will generate enough electricity to meet about 7% of current Alberta power consumption Suncor took the first steps in the regulatory process to replace coke-fired boilers with two co-generation units at its Oil Sands Base Plant as a part of its plan to “remain globally cost and carbon competitive,” according to a […]
Suncor to increase production in 2018 while capital spending drops $750 million
Oil sands cash costs per barrel are $23-26 dollars Suncor released its 2018 corporate guidance today which includes a capital program of between $4.5 and $5.0 billion and average upstream production of 740,000 to 780,000 boe/d, according to a press release. The midpoints of these ranges represent a year over year production increase of more […]
Suncor Energy promotes Mark Little to Chief Operating Officer
Mark Little led integration of Suncor and Petro-Canada corporate cultures following merger Steve Williams, chief executive officer of Suncor, announced the appointment of Mark Little, currently president, Upstream, as chief operating officer (COO), according to a press release. As Suncor’s COO, Little will be responsible for all of the operations and many of the corporate […]
Suncor applies to construct new 40,000 barrels a day oil sands project
Construction would start as early as 2022 The Alberta Energy Regulator announced in a press release that Suncor Energy Inc. applied under the Oil Sands Conservation Act and the Environmental Protection and Enhancement Act, Oil and Gas Conservation Act, Pipeline Act, Public Lands Act and Water Act to construct, operate, and reclaim the Meadow Creek West Project. The project would recover 6359 cubic metres […]
Suncor receives award for Aboriginal relations program
In 2016, Suncor spent $445 million with Aboriginal businesses Suncor today announced it has been certified at gold-level in Progressive Aboriginal Relations (PAR) program from the Canadian Council for Aboriginal Business (CCAB), according to a press release. “This is an important recognition for Suncor as it acknowledges our continuous efforts to improve our performance, and strengthen […]
‘Innovating the innovation process’ focus of new oil sands partnership between industry, researchers, govt
Goal is to more quickly develop, implement new technologies that reduce environmental impacts A new partnership involving Canada’s largest oil sands producers is supporting research to “innovate the innovation process,” a move aimed at reducing the environmental impacts of the sector while improving long-term competitiveness, according to a press release. Researchers at the Ivey Business […]
Unifor vows to fight Alberta court decision on random drug testing at Suncor operations
Suncor not currently doing random drug tests Unifor, Canada’s largest private sector union, is disappointed that the Alberta Court of Appeal failed to strike down random drug and alcohol testing of members at Suncor oil sands operations in northern Alberta, a policy the union believes is a gross violation of worker’s rights, according to a […]
Former Suncor Energy CEO Rick George dies of leukemia
Rick George helped pioneer oil sands mining Rick George, described as one of the pioneers of oil sands mining, passed away on Aug. 1 after a year-long battle against leukemia at the age of 67, according to a statement from his family on Wednesday. Mr. George was a long-time president and CEO of Suncor Energy […]
Cenovus, Suncor meeting sustainability goals, including reducing emissions over 30% by 2026
Cenovus surpassed 30 million tonnes of CO2 injected underground since 2000, equivalent to taking 6,000,000 cars off the road Two of Alberta’s largest oil sands producers, Suncor Energy and Cenovus Energy, released their corporate sustainability reports Monday and reducing greenhouse gas emissions while lowering costs to ensure long-term competitiveness was a major theme for both […]
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