There’s an enormous amount of oil in Alberta, MacGregor said, when asked why his company decided to build the project, and someone has to turn it into fuel. It would also create about 8,000 jobs in the region. MacGregor said he expects to get a tax bill for that amount from the county shortly. The $9.3 billion "refinery" (formerly known as the North West Upgrader) is designed to upgrade 50,000 bbl/day of bitumen into 40,250 bbl/day of ultra-low sulphur diesel for use in local m The first phase of the upgrader will transform about 50,000 barrels of bitumen a day into about 40,000 barrels of diesel fuel, some of which will be sold locally, Bertsch said. Under a deal with the county that was renewed last May, the North West partnership group agreed to pre-pay $5,588,000 in taxes to help the county pay for the infrastructure upgrades needed to support the upgrader. The Gazette will have more on this development in the days to come. It would also create about 8,000 jobs in the region. The decision to build the upgrader means an immediate cash bonus for Sturgeon County. “It’s not a rush to get in the field,” he said, and they plan to take this nice and slow. There’s an enormous amount of oil in Alberta, MacGregor said, when asked why his company decided to build the project, and someone has to turn it into fuel. The Gazette will have more on this development in the days to come. Comments on this story are moderated according to our Submission Guidelines. This will involve up to 5,000 construction workers on site at once, he noted – the company plans to bus in 70 per cent of these workers to prevent traffic jams. The first phase of the upgrader will transform about 50,000 barrels of bitumen a day into about 40,000 barrels of diesel fuel, some of which will be sold locally, Bertsch said. Alberta could have earned about $500 million more in royalties last year had the North West upgrader been in operation, he said. “It’s not a rush to get in the field,” he said, and they plan to take this nice and slow. It would also create about 8,000 jobs in the region. MacGregor said he expects to get a tax bill for that amount from the county shortly. Statoil's mega-upgrader project failed to ever get off the ground. It would also create about 8,000 jobs in the region. Alberta could have earned about $500 million more in royalties last year had the North West upgrader been in operation, he said. This will involve up to 5,000 construction workers on site at once, he noted – the company plans to bus in 70 per cent of these workers to prevent traffic jams. Some $700 million worth of engineering work later and the company has finally decided to start construction said North West Upgrading Chair Ian MacGregor. The project was never in doubt, he insisted, but there was plenty of preliminary work to do before they were sure it would go ahead. Don’t expect to see much activity on the construction site this winter, though, MacGregor added. It would also create about 8,000 jobs in the region. Box 500 Station A Toronto, ON Canada, M5W 1E6. There’s an enormous amount of oil in Alberta, MacGregor said, when asked why his company decided to build the project, and someone has to turn it into fuel. This upgrader has been in the works for about eight years. "And it fits the larger pattern. Don’t expect to see much activity on the construction site this winter, though, MacGregor added. Through a deal with Enhance Energy, the plant will pipe its CO2 emissions about 200 kilometres south to an oilfield near Red Deer, where it will be injected underground to recover oil. Don’t expect to see much activity on the construction site this winter, though, MacGregor added. Calgary – North West Redwater Partnership (NWR) announced Friday the partnership’s two boards have approved the construction of Phase 1 of the Sturgeon Refinery. Sign in or register for your free account. The decision to build the upgrader means an immediate cash bonus for Sturgeon County. It would also create about 8,000 jobs in the region. Pseudonyms will no longer be permitted. This will involve up to 5,000 construction workers on site at once, he noted – the company plans to bus in 70 per cent of these workers to prevent traffic jams. “We felt we could do as good a job as anyone else could,” he said. This will involve up to 5,000 construction workers on site at once, he noted – the company plans to bus in 70 per cent of these workers to prevent traffic jams. This will involve up to 5,000 construction workers on site at once, he noted – the company plans to bus in 70 per cent of these workers to prevent traffic jams. This will involve up to 5,000 construction workers on site at once, he noted – the company plans to bus in 70 per cent of these workers to prevent traffic jams. The upgrader should add $5 to $10 million a year to the county’s coffers once it’s running, said Doug Bertsch, vice president of regulatory affairs for North West Upgrading. The upgrader will also be the first in the world to capture and sequester its CO2 emissions underground. “It’s the right time, and what we are building will add significantly to the value Alberta receives for its bitumen,” he said. The upgrader will also be the first in the world to capture and sequester its CO2 emissions underground. “We’re like a bunch of ants hauling grains of sand over to one side of a teeter-totter.” This will involve up to 5,000 construction workers on site at once, he noted – the company plans to bus in 70 per cent of these workers to prevent traffic jams. Through a deal with Enhance Energy, the plant will pipe its CO2 emissions about 200 kilometres south to an oilfield near Red Deer, where it will be injected underground to recover oil. Closed Captioning and Described Video is available for many CBC shows offered on CBC Gem. When complete, the $5.7 billion upgrader will process about 50,000 barrels of bitumen a day into diesel and other products.

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