Scotford Upgrader back at full production

CALGARY, April 11 /CNW/ - Shell Canada announced today that the Scotford
Upgrader has now returned to full production.
As a result of a temperature variance inside one of the residue        
hydro-cracker (RHC) units, one train at the upgrader had to be taken out of
service on March 20 and flushed out. The RHC unit started receiving feedstock
by the end of March and has now ramped back up to full production.
The Muskeg River Mine is located about 75 kilometres north of Fort
McMurray, Alberta. The Scotford Upgrader is located near Fort Saskatchewan,
northeast of Edmonton. Together, these facilities make up the Athabasca Oil
Sands Project, a joint venture of Shell Canada Limited (60 per cent), Chevron
Canada Limited (20 per cent) and Western Oil Sands L.P. (20 per cent).

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reserves estimates.
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