Weyburn Unit
Canada
Operational
Overview
Status
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Operational
Region
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North America
Geography
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Canada
State
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Saskatchewan
Equity Owner
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Whitecap Resources (65.3%), Topaz Energy Corp
Proponent
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Whitecap Resources
Output
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Carbon capture utilization storage (CCUS)
Type of electricty
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Capacity
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2.0 million tonnes of CO2 per year
Financing
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Technology
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Technical Advisors
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Advisors
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Project Contact
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Thanh Kang, Senior Vice President & CFO, Whitecap Resources
Lawyers
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Project Cost
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Offtaker
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Commercial Operations Date
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Decommission Date
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FID
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Description
A development in southeast Saskatchewan injecting carbon dioxide (CO2) deep underground to increase oil production from two crude oil reservoirs.
The project has captured over 40 million tonnes of CO2. Since 2019, it has stored 2.0 million tonnes of CO2 per year.
Weyburn Unit produces primarily light oil.
The Weyburn Unit has been in existence since the 1950s when it was discovered. Waterflood operations commenced in the 1960s. CO2-enhanced oil recovery development commenced in 2000.