Our people keep the community moving

In the Lloydminster region, we rely on the energy of thousands of workers to keep our oil production, pipeline and storage and refinery operations running safely and reliably. Our people contribute their hard work and technical knowledge to produce oil that is the foundation for products we use every day, as well as the fuels and asphalt roads that keep Canadians moving.

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Putting bright ideas and people to work

Our products power more than cars and trucks. We contribute jobs and tax revenue to the local economy. Our operations offer well-paying careers and ongoing training and development for lab scientists, engineers, process operators and many other positions.

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Our Lloydminster operations

Cenovus has a long history in the region, with some of our operations dating back more than 80 years. Our regional office is in the city of Lloydminster, and we have upstream, midstream and downstream assets spanning western Saskatchewan and eastern Alberta.

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Lloydminster Upgrader

Opened: 1992
Employees: 340+
Contractors: 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+
Contractors: 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+
Contractors: 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 (CHO)

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.

Lloydminster midstream operations

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.

Investing in people and local communities

Our social investment strategy focuses on key issues within four focus areas that align with our purpose and values, and our commitment to inclusion & diversity, environmental, social & governance and business priorities.

In the Lloydminster area, notable contributions include:

Our employee giving and volunteering program, Cenovus Cares, inspires and mobilizes our staff to make people’s lives better. In Lloydminster, our people have supported essential item and toy drives, served meals to those in need and participated in fundraising events like the Coldest Night of the Year.

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