Albian Sands Energy Inc. is a mining company which operates the Muskeg River Mine and Jack Pine Mine, an oil sands mining project located 75 kilometres (47 mi) north of Fort McMurray , Alberta , Canada. It is a joint venture between Shell Canada (10%), CNRL (70%) and Chevron Canada (20%).
8-815: The company's legal headquarters are located in the Shell Centre in Calgary , Alberta. Albian Sands got its name from the Albian Boreal Sea which, during the Albian stage of the Cretaceous (over 100 million years ago), moved over the McMurray sands and deposited a blanket of marine shale on its floor which trapped the hydrocarbons of the McMurray Formation. The oil sands resources of
16-499: Is expected to recover 1,650 million barrels (262,000,000 m) of bitumen over the next 30 years. The Muskeg River Mine, Jack Pine Mine and the Scotford Upgrader together comprise the "Athabasca Oil Sands Project (AOSP)". A proposed future mine expansion would increase production by 100,000 bbl/day. The 100,000 barrels per day (16,000 m/d) (incremental) expansion project received regulatory approval in late 2006. At
24-744: The Muskeg River Mine are a legacy of the Albian Sea. At full production, Albian Sands can produce 340,000 barrels per day (54,000 m/d) of crude bitumen , a naturally occurring semi-solid form of crude oil. The mine product, diluted bitumen or dilbit , is sent to be upgraded at the Scotford Upgrader in Fort Saskatchewan . The Muskeg River Mine stands on a Shell Canada lease containing more than 5 billion barrels (790,000,000 m) of mineable bitumen, of which it
32-459: The absence of a major tenant at announcement. During construction of the building Shell Oil would step forward to become the primary tenant for the building in a plan that would consolidate the oil company's 1,000 employees in Calgary, and changing the name of the building to Shell Centre. Shell Centre's design called for 34,000 cubic yards of concrete and 4,700 tons of steel in construction, and
40-483: The mine site, the 175 megawatt MRM Cogeneration plant owned 70% by ATCO Power and 30% by SaskPower supplies process steam and electricity to the mine. 50% of the electricity produced is surplus to mine needs and is sold into the Alberta power grid . The Corridor Pipeline which transports diluted bitumen from the Muskeg River Mine to the Scotford Upgrader is owned by Inter Pipeline Ltd. To accommodate its workforce,
48-479: The project has built a 2460-room "village" with service and recreation facilities. The project is using satellite based imaging to ensure transparent reporting of its land use. 57°18′N 111°30′W / 57.3°N 111.5°W / 57.3; -111.5 ( Albian Sands ) Shell Centre (Calgary) Shell Centre is a 33- storey , 140 m (460 ft) office tower in Calgary , Alberta , Canada . At completion in 1977, Shell Centre
56-403: The structure was cladded with 1.25 inch think slabs of Italian granite . The building included two levels of underground parking with capacity for 86 cars. The building was designed in a figure eight shape which allows for eight corner offices , and includes a recessed lobby accessible from street levels behind a series of supportive pillars. The Calgary Herald would note the tower marked
64-556: Was the fourth tallest building in Calgary, behind Dome Tower , Bow Valley Square Two , and Stephen Avenue Place . The Shell Centre was announced by Olympia and York Developments in February 1975 as a $ 35-million, 33-storey, 630,000 sq ft (59,000 m ) tower to be built on the site of the former Caravan Hotel. The building would be Olympia and York's first development in Western Canada , which went ahead despite
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