Lloydminster Upgrader
Opened: 1992
Employees: 340+
Contactors: 120+
Our upgrader was commissioned in 1992 and processes heavy oil from our Lloydminster thermal projects. The synthetic crude produced at this upgrader is also used in the production of gasoline and diesel fuels in refineries in Canada and the U.S.
We’re employing innovative technologies to produce high-quality products for North American markets.
Lloydminster Refinery
Opened: 1947
Employees: 90+
Contactors: 50+
As Western Canada’s largest producer of paving asphalt, our Lloydminster Refinery produces more than 30 different types and grades of road asphalt from heavy oil. It uses modern technologies to produce:
- Highway-grade asphalt
- Road oils used for dust control
- A kerosene distillate
- Gas oil which is processed at the Lloydminster Upgrader into low-sulphur diesel and Husky Synthetic Blend
Lloydminster Thermals
Started: 1981
Employees: 300+
Contactors: 70+
Our thermal facilities include 12 heavy oil producing assets using steam-assisted gravity drainage (SAGD) technology, and pipelines in the region that transport oil from our field locations to our upgrader and asphalt refinery and other Cenovus assets.
Lloydminster Conventional Heavy Oil
Started: 1926
Employees: 110+
Contractors: 90+
We have historically used cold heavy oil production with sand (called CHOPS) and enhanced oil recovery (EOR) production technologies in our heavy oil operations in Alberta and Saskatchewan. We continue to evolve our drilling and well technologies to access more resource.
Husky Midstream General Partnership* (HMGP)
Started: 1963
Employees: 180+
Contractors: 20+
On behalf of HMGP, Cenovus operates strategic pipeline connections, terminals and ancillary infrastructure in Alberta and Saskatchewan, including approximately 2,300 kilometres of pipeline in the Lloydminster region, 230,000+ barrels per day of pipeline throughput and 5.9 million barrels of storage capacity at Lloydminster and Hardisty. The midstream business serves over 60 customers and is the exclusive blender for Western Canadian Select (WCS). Learn more about HMGP.
*HMGP is jointly owned by CK Infrastructure Holdings Limited (CKI), Power Assets Holding Limited and Cenovus.
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