Take Notice that Imperial Oil Resources Ventures Limited (Imperial Oil) and ExxonMobil Canada Properties (ExxonMobil Canada) have made application to the Alberta Energy and Utilities Board (EUB) and Alberta Environment (AENV) for approval of the proposed Kearl Oil Sands Project Mine Development (Kearl Project). 

 

The proposed project consists of four mine pits to be mined over the period 2010 to 2060 by truck and shovel, three trains of ore preparation and bitumen production facilities, a cogeneration plant consisting of three 85-megawatt gas turbine generators, one for each production train, one external tailings area for all three trains, and other related infrastructure to support the operation (water intake, water pipeline, water storage, construction and operations camps, roads and an airstrip). Filing of the EUB application for the cogeneration plant is pending. The expected production capability from all three trains will be 300,000 barrels (approximately 48,000 cubic metres) per calendar day of partially deasphalted bitumen (clean bitumen). The application seeks approval for a maximum production capacity of approximately 345,000 barrels (55,000 cubic metres) per calendar day of clean bitumen.

 

The leases included in the Kearl Project are located approximately 70 kilometers north of Fort McMurray and are located within Township (Twp) 95, Range (Rge) 7 and 8, Twp 96, Rge 6, 7, and 8, Twp 97, Rge 6, 7, and 8, Twp 98, Rge 10, and Twp 99, Rge 10.

Construction of the proposed project, if approved, could begin in early 2007.

 

This Notice of Application is being distributed to advise interested persons that the applications are available, and that the EUB, AENV and other government departments are now undertaking reviews of the applications.

 

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Nature of the Application
In support of the proposal, Imperial Oil has prepared and submitted the following applications:

These applications share a common Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) report which Imperial Oil has prepared and submitted to the Director, Environmental Assessment, Northern Region. The EIA report forms part of the applications to the EUB.

 

Additional Information
To obtain additional information or a copy of the applications and the EIA report (CD version also available), contact:

 

Mr. Stuart Nadeau
Environmental and Regulatory Manager
Kearl Oil Sands Project
3535 Research Road N.W.
Calgary, Alberta  T2L 2K8
Telephone:  (403) 284-7543
Fax:   (403) 284-7431
Email:  stuart.nadeau@esso.ca

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For information regarding EUB procedures, contact:

Shaunna Cartwright

 

Application Coordinator 
Fort McMurray Office
Telephone:  (780) 743-7489
Fax:   (780) 743-7141
Email:   shaunna.cartwright@gov.ab.ca

 

Copies of the applications and the EIA report are available for viewing at the following locations:

Alberta Energy and Utilities Board  Alberta Energy and Utilities Board

 

Alberta Energy and Utilities Board  
Fort McMurray Office   
2nd Floor, Provincial Building  
9915 Franklin Avenue    
Fort McMurray, Alberta  T9H 2K4

 

Alberta Energy and Utilities Board  
Information Services, Calgary Office
Main Floor, 640 5th Avenue SW
Calgary, Alberta  T2P 3G4

 

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

 

Fort McMurray Public Library
9907 Franklin Avenue
Fort McMurray, Alberta  T9H 2K4
  
Oil Sands Discovery Centre   
515 MacKenzie Boulevard   
Fort McMurray, Alberta  T9H 4X3  

 

Fort Chipewyan Municipal Contact Office
P.O. Box 370
Fort Chipewyan, Alberta  T0P 1B0

 

 

Further Take Notice under Section 73 of EPEA and Section 109 of the Water Act, any person who is directly affected by the EPEA Application or the Water Act Application may submit a written statement of concern. Statements of concern under EPEA and the Water Act must be submitted by October 31, 2005. Failure to file a statement of concern may affect the right to file a Notice of Objection (on appeal) with the Environmental Appeal Board. Please quote Application No. 001-46586 (EPEA) or Application No. 001-00222199 (Water Act) when submitting a statement of concern. If no statements of concern are received, the EPEA and Water Act Applications may be approved without further notice. Please submit your statement to:

 

Director, Northern Region
Alberta Environment
Regulatory Approvals Centre
Main Floor, Oxbridge Place
9820 106th Street
Edmonton, Alberta  T5K 2J6
Telephone: (780) 427-6311
Fax: (780) 422-0154

 

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Note that any statements filed regarding these applications are public records and are therefore accessible by the public.

 

Issued at Calgary, Alberta, on July 25, 2005