Name of the Report :
Oil Sands Industry in Canada, 2011 - Market Analysis, Competitive
Landscape and Production Forecasts to 2015

Published date : November 2010

Table of Contents

1 Table of Contents... 3
1.1 List of Tables... 4
1.2 List of Figures... 5
2 Introduction... 6
2.1 Overview... 6
3 Oil Sands in Canada... 7
3.1 Oil Sands Industry in Canada, Overview... 7
3.2 Extraction Methods and Transportation of Oil Sands Deposits... 8
3.2.1 Extraction... 8
3.2.2 Transportation... 10
3.3 Contribution of Oil Sands in Canada’s Total Oil Production... 11
3.4 Oil Sands Development Regulatory Authorities... 12
4 Oil Sands in Canada - Drivers and Challenges... 13
4.1 Canada Offers a Favorable Business Environment for Oil and Gas Investors... 13
4.2 Over 97% of Canada’s Oil Reserves are in the Form of Oil Sands... 14
4.3 High Crude Oil Prices Support the In-Situ Production of Bitumen in Canada... 14
4.4 The Increasing Preference of the US to Source Oil from the Western Hemisphere
will Drive the Development of Canada’s Oil Sands... 15
4.5 Canada Needs to Export its Heavy Oil to Markets Beyond the US... 15
4.6 Production of Oil from Oil Sands Requires Huge Amount of Water... 16
4.7 The General Public Believes that the Production of Oil from Oil Sands Releases
More Greenhouse Emissions... 17
5 Oil Sands in Canada - Project Economics... 18
5.1 Oil Sands in Canada, Production Economics... 18
5.2 Capital and Operating Expenditure on Oil Sand Projects, 2005 - 2010... 19
5.3 Capital and Operating Expenditure by Recovery Technologies, 2010... 20
5.4 Capital and Operating Expenditure on Upgraders, 2010... 21
5.5 Key Factors Influencing Capex and Opex in Oil Sand Projects... 22
5.5.1 Geological Challenges Influencing Costs... 22
6 Oil Sands in Canada - Project Information by Region and Recovery Technology... 23
6.1 Oil Sands in Canada, Top Five Operating Projects, 2011... 23
6.2 Bitumen Production Capacity by Region and Recovery Technology,  2005-2010... 24
6.2.1 Oil Sands Projects in Canada, 2011... 24
6.2.2 Bitumen Production in the Athabasca, Cold Lake and Peace River Regions... 25
6.2.3 Bitumen Production Using Mining and in-Situ Techniques... 26
6.3 Heavy Oil Upgraders, Project Information and Production Trends,  2005-2010... 27
7 Oil Sands in Canada - Key Upcoming Oil Sands Projects and Production Forecasts,
2011-2015... 28
7.1 Oil Sands in Canada, Major Planned Projects, 2011-2015... 28
7.2 Bitumen Production Forecasts by Region and Recovery Technology,  2011-2015... 30
7.3 Heavy Oil Upgraders, Project Information and Upgraders Capacity Forecast,
2011-2015... 32
8 Oil Sands in Canada - M&A Activities and Investments... 33
8.1 Canadian Oil Sands Industry, M&A Deals and Asset Transactions,  2007 -
Q3 2011 - Overview... 33
8.2 Canadian Oil Sands Industry, Top Five M&A Deals and Asset Transactions,
2007 - Q3 2011... 35
8.2.1 Acquisition of Western Oil Sands by Marathon Oil... 35
8.2.2 ConocoPhillips’s Sells its 9% Stake in Syncrude Canada to Sinopec International
Petroleum... 36
8.2.3 Acquisition of Harvest Energy Trust by Korea National Oil Corporation... 36
8.2.4 Acquisition of a 40% Interest in Statoil Canada by PTT Exploration and Production... 37
8.2.5 CNOOC to Acquire OPTI Canada... 37
9 Oil Sands in Canada - Major Companies and Competitive Landscape... 38
9.1 Oil Sands in Canada - Production by Companies, 2010... 38
9.2 Oil Sands in Canada- Operational Analysis of Key Oil Sands Companies, 2010... 39
9.2.1 Syncrude Canada Limited... 39
9.2.2 Suncor Energy Inc... 40
9.2.3 Canadian Natural Resources Limited... 41
9.2.4 Royal Dutch Shell... 42
9.2.5 Imperial Oil Limited... 43
10 Appendix... 44
10.1 Market Definition... 44
10.2 Abbreviations... 44
10.3 Methodology... 44
10.3.1 Coverage... 45
10.3.2 Secondary Research... 45
10.3.3 Primary Research... 45
10.3.4 Expert Panel Validation... 46
10.4 Contact Us... 46
10.5 Disclaimer... 46
10.6 Source... 46

List of Tables

Table 1: Oil Sands in Canada, In-Place Volumes and Established Reserves of Crude
Bitumen in Alberta Province, Billion Barrels, 2010... 8
Table 2: Oil Sands Industry in Canada, Capacity of Major Crude Oil Pipelines Exiting Western
Canada, 2011... 10
Table 3: Oil Sands in Canada, Oil Sands and Conventional Oil Production, Thousand
Barrels per Day (Mbbl/d), 2005-2010... 11
Table 4: Oil Sands in Canada, Regulatory Authorities, June 2011... 12
Table 5: Oil Sands in Canada, Operating and Planned Crude Oil Pipelines to the US Gulf
Coast, 2011... 13
Table 6: Oil Sands in Canada, Major Investments and Partnerships by Asian Companies,
2010 - 2011... 13
Table 7: Oil Sands in Canada, Crude Oil Imports to the US by Area, 2010... 15
Table 8: Oil Sands in Canada, Production Economics, 2010... 18
Table 9: Oil Sands in Canada, Capex and Opex in Oil Sands Projects, CADm, 2005 - 2010... 19
Table 10: Oil Sands in Canada, Capex and Opex by Recovery Technologies, CADm,
2005 - 2010... 20
Table 11: Oil Sands in Canada, Capex and Opex on Upgraders, CADm, 2005 - 2010... 21
Table 12: Oil Sands in Canada, Top Five Operating Projects, 2011... 23
Table 13: Oil Sands in Canada, List of Projects in Oil Sands, 2011... 24
Table 14: Oil Sands in Canada, Bitumen Production by Region, Mbbl/d, 2005-2010... 25
Table 15: Oil Sands in Canada, Bitumen Production by Recovery Technology, Mbbl/d, 
2005-2010... 26
Table 16: Oil Sands in Canada, Heavy Oil Upgraders, Project Information and Production
Trends, bbl/d, 2005-2010... 27
Table 17: Oil Sands in Canada, Major Planned Projects*, 2011-2015... 28
Table 18: Oil Sands in Canada, Bitumen Production Forecasts by Recovery Technology,
Mbbl/d, 2011-2015... 30
Table 19: Oil Sands in Canada, Bitumen Production Forecast by Region, Mbbl/d, 2011-2015... 31
Table 20: Oil Sands in Canada, Heavy Oil Upgraders, Planned Projects Capacity, Barrels per
Day (bbl/d), 2011-2015... 32
Table 21: Canadian Oil Sands, Deal Value and Number of Deals, Q3 2007-Q3 2011... 33
Table 22: Oil Sands in Canada, Breakdown Deals by Deal Type, 2007 to November 2011... 34
Table 23: Oil Sands in Canada, Top Five M&A Deals and Asset Transactions, 2007-Q3 2011... 35
Table 24: Oil Sands in Canada, Marathon Oil Acquired Western Oil Sands, Deal Financials... 35
Table 25: Oil Sands in Canada, Korea National Oil Corporation - Acquired Daily Production
Information... 36
Table 26: Oil Sands in Canada, Korea National Oil Corporation - Acquired Reserves
Information... 36
Table 27: Oil Sands in Canada, OPTI Canada Inc. - Acquired Reserves Information... 37
Table 28: Oil Sands in Canada, Total Bitumen Production by Companies, bbl/d, 2010... 38
Table 29: Oil Sands in Canada, Major Oil Sands Projects of Suncor... 40
Table 30: Oil Sands in Canada, Suncor’s Bitumen Production, bbl/d, 2005-2010... 40
Table 31: Oil Sands in Canada, CNRL’s Bitumen Production, bbl/d, 2005-2010... 41
Table 32: Oil Sands in Canada, Operating and Upcoming Oil Sands Projects of CNRL... 41
Table 33: Oil Sands in Canada, Imperial Oil’s Cold Lake Oil Sands Project, Bitumen
Production, bbl/d, 2005-2010... 43

List of Figures

Figure 1: Oil Sands Industry in Canada, Alberta Province, 2011... 7
Figure 2: Oil Sands in Canada, Steam-Assisted Gravity Drainage Technology for In-Situ
Recovery... 9
Figure 3: Oil Sands in Canada, Cyclic Steam Stimulation Technology for In - Situ Recovery... 9
Figure 4: Oil Sands in Canada, Oil Sands and Conventional Oil Production, Mbbl/d,
2005 - 2010... 11
Figure 5: Oil Sands in Canada, Industry Capital Spending on Oil Sands and Conventional Oil
and Gas, %, 2000-2010... 14
Figure 6: Alberta, Water Allocations to Various Industrial Sectors, 2009... 16
Figure 7: Green House Gases Emissions in Canada by Sector, 2009... 17
Figure 8: Oil Sands in Canada, Capex and Opex in Oil Sands Projects, CADm, 2005 - 2010... 19
Figure 9: Oil Sands in Canada, Capex and Opex by Recovery Technologies, CADm, 
2005 - 2010... 20
Figure 10: Oil Sands in Canada, Capex and Opex on Upgraders, CADm, 2005 - 2010... 21
Figure 11: Oil Sands in Canada, Bitumen Production by Region, Mbbl/d, 2005-2010... 25
Figure 12: Oil Sands in Canada, Bitumen Production by Recovery Technology, Mbbl/d,
2005-2010... 26
Figure 13: Oil Sands in Canada, Bitumen Production Forecasts by Recovery Technology,
Mbbl/d, 2011-2015... 30
Figure 14: Oil Sands in Canada, Bitumen Production Forecast by Region, Mbbl/d, 2011-2015... 31
Figure 15: Oil Sands in Canada, Breakdown of Deals by Deal Type, 2007 to November 2011... 33
Figure 16: Oil Sands in Canada, Syncrude Lease Map, 2010... 39
Figure 17: Oil Sands in Canada, Royal Dutch Shell Plc., Oil Sands Operations Map, 2010... 42

Summary

“Oil Sands Industry in Canada, 2011 – Market Analysis, Competitive Landscape and Production
Forecasts to 2015”, is the latest report from the industry analysis specialists, that analyzes the
oil sands industry in Canada. The report provides information about Canada’s oil sands market
until 2015. The report provides information on key oil sands projects and key companies in
three major oil sands regions of Alberta: Athabasca, Cold Lake and Peace River. The report
also provides key drivers and challenges for the industry in the current industry environment.
The report is built using data and information sourced from proprietary databases, primary and
secondary research and in-house analysis by the team of industry experts.

The high crude oil price in the global market has made it economical and lucrative to develop
the oil sands in Canada that require unconventional methods for the extraction of crude oil.
Unconventional methods of extraction incur higher costs than conventional methods due to
the use of advanced and complex technology.

Scope

This report provides detailed analysis of the oil sands industry in Canada, key companies and
the key trends and issues in the industry until 2015. The report primarily focuses on :
- Drivers and challenges in the oil sands industry
- Key oil sands projects in Canada
- Key companies in the oil sands in Canada
- Bitumen production and forecasts until 2015
- Heavy oil upgrader capacity and forecasts until 2015
- Major mergers and acquisitions (M&As) and asset transactions in the industry
- The competitive landscape of the oil sands sector with a comparison between key companies
and key oil sands projects

Reasons to buy

The report will help you to -
- Develop business strategies with the help of specific insights about bitumen extraction,
upgrading and transportation market in Canada’s oil sands industry.
- Identify opportunities and challenges in the oil sands market in Canada.
- Identify prospective investment targets through a comprehensive update and discussion on
new oil sand projects, major upgrading units and the capacity expansion of existing units in
the four locations.
- Plan future investments in the oil sand industry by analyzing the average capital expenditure
by project and extraction process.
- Understand the project economics in the oil sands industry based on the yearly capex and
opex of different projects.
- Understand the market positioning of the major exploration and production companies in the
oil sands industry in Canada.

To order this report, please send an email to mail@worldoils.com

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