NOTICE FOR OBJECTION
APPLICATION NO. 1520897
FORT HILLS ENERGY CORPORATION
FORT HILLS OIL SANDS PROJECT – AMENDMENT TO APPROVALS

Application No. 1520897 was submitted to the Alberta Energy and Utilities Board (EUB) prior to January 1, 2008. Effective January 1, 2008, the EUB was replaced by the Energy Resources Conservation Board (ERCB) and the Alberta Utilities Commission. In accordance with the transition provisions of the Alberta Utilities Commission Act, Application No. 1520897 will be processed by the ERCB.
 
Take Notice that Petro Canada Oilsands Inc. (PCOSI), on behalf of Fort Hills Energy Corporation (FHEC), (collectively referred to as Petro Canada) has made application to the Energy Resources Conservation Board (ERCB/Board) and Alberta Environment (AENV) for amendments to existing approvals for the Fort Hills Oil Sands Project (FHOSP).

Nature of Application
The proposed amendments include a consolidation of the overburden and tailings facilities and an amendment of the project approval boundary. 

The extended project area is located on Oil Sands Leases 7598060T05 (Lease 5), 7400120008 (Lease 8), and 7281020T52 (Lease 52). These leases are located in Townships 96, 97, and 98, Ranges 9, 10, and 11, West of the 4th Meridian, approximately 90 kilometres (km) north of Fort McMurray and 20 km north of Fort McKay.

Construction of the FHOSP began in 2006 under existing approvals. Bitumen production has been rescheduled to begin in 2011 at a full capacity of 30 000 cubic metres (190 000 barrels) per calendar day.

This notice is intended to provide interested parties an opportunity to express concerns and to submit formal objections to the application. A Notice of application was issued on August 20, 2007, with statements of concern to be submitted to AENV by October 29, 2007.

Please note that if no objections to the application are received by Wednesday, June 11, 2008, the ERCB may continue to process the application without further notice.

Additional Information
To obtain a copy of the application (CD version also available), contact

Sheila Chernys
Environmental and Regulatory Affairs Manager
Petro Canada Oilsands Inc.
P.O. Box 2844
Calgary, Alberta  T2P 3E3
Telephone: 403-296-3193
Fax: 403-296-3052
E-mail: schernys@petro-canada.ca

For information regarding ERCB procedures, contact

Amanda Black
Fort Hills Application Coordinator
ERCB Fort McMurray Branch
Telephone: 780-743-7473
Fax: 780-743-7141
E-mail: amanda.black@ercb.ca

Copies of the application are available for viewing at the following locations:

Energy Resources Conservation Board
Fort McMurray Branch
2nd Floor, Provincial Building
9915 Franklin Avenue
Fort McMurray, Alberta  T9H 2K4

Alberta Environment, Northern Region
#111 Twin Atria Building
4999 – 98 Avenue
Edmonton, Alberta  T6B 2X3

Energy Resources Conservation Board
Information Services, Calgary Office
Main Floor, 640 – 5 Avenue SW
Calgary, Alberta  T2P 3G4 

To File an Objection
If you are objecting to the application and are requesting standing to have the ERCB consider your concerns, this notice applies to you and you must provide a response. Should you choose to make a submission, you must do so in writing no later than Wednesday, June 11, 2008. Your submissions must include written reasons for your objection(s) to the application.

If you fail to respond to this notice by Wednesday, June 11, 2008, the ERCB will continue to review and process the application. If you are not seeking standing to participate in the Board’s decision-making process in connection with the application, you do not need to respond to this notice.
 
Please send one copy of your submission(s) to Petro Canada at the name and address above and another copy to

Amanda Black
Fort Hills Application Coordinator
ERCB Fort McMurray Branch
2nd Floor, 9915 Franklin Ave
Fort McMurray, Alberta  T9H 2K4
E-mail: amanda.black@ercb.ca

If you have an interest in this matter, you are required to make a submission with respect to the application even if you have previously filed a submission with the Board or the Applicant in respect of the application.

Submissions relating exclusively to compensation for land usage are not dealt with by the ERCB. However, they may be referred to the Alberta Surface Rights Board.

Under Section 13 of the Energy Resources Conservation Board Rules of Practice, all documents filed in respect of the application must be placed on the public record. However, any party may make an application to the Board to request confidentiality under Section 13(2) and serve a copy of such request on the other parties involved in the proceeding. The Board may grant a request for confidentiality on any terms it considers appropriate, subject to the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act.

Issued at Calgary, Alberta, on May 14, 2008.

ENERGY RESOURCES CONSERVATION BOARD
Patricia M. Johnston, Q.C., General Counsel