Canadian Natural Resources Limited’s Q3 total production of 1.65 MMBoe/d was down 1.5% from Q2, and oil and liquids production of 1.13 MMb/d was down 2.6% from Q2, due to the planned turnaround at Horizon, partially offset by record thermal bitumen production and stronger oil and NGLs production
The multibillion-dollar acquisitions that have become almost routine in the upstream sector the past few years are typically accompanied by asset rationalization — in other words, a thoughtful look at which elements of the pro forma company make sense followed by the divestiture of those that don’t. In many cases, a key aim of that rationalization process is trimming any debt associated with the acquisition itself. In today’s RBN blog, we’ll discuss the big steps Chevron has been taking to rework its portfolio — and sell off up to $15 billion in assets — as it inches toward closing on its $60 billion purchase of Hess Corp.
Most of the heavy crude oil arriving at the busy Hardisty hub in Alberta that throughputs up to 3.5 MMb/d – is already blended with diluent supplied closer to the production fields to the north. The diluent supply infrastructure to the oil sands today and planned for future expansion is primarily directed from Edmonton. But Hardisty fills an important role in final blending before the crude oil cocktail is transported to market. Today we round up our survey of Hardisty diluent requirements.
