Suncor Energy confident in East Coast Canada energy future: moves forward with Terra Nova Asset Life Extension
September 08 2021 - 4:15PM
Suncor today announced that the co-owners of the Terra Nova
Floating, Production, Storage and Offloading (FPSO) facility and
associated Terra Nova Field (“Terra Nova”) have finalized the
agreement to restructure the project ownership and move forward
with the Asset Life Extension Project. Suncor, Cenovus and Murphy
Oil, now control 100% of the project with the following increased
ownership positions: Suncor – 48% (previously approximately 38%);
Cenovus – 34% (previously 13%); and Murphy Oil – 18% (previously
approximately 10%).
The agreement also includes the previously
disclosed royalty and financial support from the Government of
Newfoundland and Labrador including up to $205 million, on a
matching contribution basis, to support local onshore and offshore
work related to the Asset Life Extension Project.
The Asset Life Extension Project is expected to
extend production life by approximately 10 years, providing an
additional 70 million barrels of resource for the partnership and
providing many benefits to the Newfoundland and Labrador and
Canadian economies in the form of taxes, royalties and employment.
The FPSO will undergo maintenance work at the Bull Arm Fabrication
site starting early September prior to sailing to dry dock in
Ferrol, Spain later this year with a safe return to operations
anticipated before the end of 2022.
“The decision to move forward with the Terra Nova
project is a concrete example of Suncor’s commitment to invest in
projects that have strong economic returns and will provide
long-term value for investors. This agreement also provides
certainty for the 1,000 plus local direct and indirect jobs that
support the project,” said Mark Little, Suncor president and chief
executive officer. “We appreciate the deep collaboration and
support from the provincial and federal governments, which has been
crucial to helping us reach this important milestone.”
Suncor’s 2021 guidance remains unchanged.
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This news release contains certain forward-looking
information and forward-looking statements (collectively referred
to herein as “forward-looking statements”) within the meaning of
applicable Canadian and U.S. securities laws. Forward-looking
statements in this news release include statements and expectations
regarding the Terra Nova FPSO facility and Asset Life Extension
Project, including the expectation that the Asset Life Extension
Project will extend production life by approximately 10 years,
providing an additional 70 million barrels of resource for the
partnership and provide many benefits to the Newfoundland and
Labrador and Canadian economies in the form of taxes, royalties and
employment, expectations regarding the maintenance work to be
completed on the FPSO and that the FPSO will have a safe return to
operations before the end of 2022, and the belief that this
agreement will provide certainty for the 1,000 plus local direct
and indirect jobs that support the project and similar statements.
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expectations, estimates, projections and assumptions that were made
by the company in light of its information available at the time
the statement was made and consider Suncor’s experience and its
perception of historical trends, including expectations and
assumptions concerning: the accuracy of reserves estimates; the
current and potential adverse impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic,
including the status of the pandemic and future waves and any
associated policies around current business restrictions,
shelter-in-place orders or gatherings of individuals; commodity
prices and interest and foreign exchange rates; the performance of
assets and equipment; capital efficiencies and cost savings;
applicable laws and government policies; future production rates;
the sufficiency of budgeted capital expenditures in carrying out
planned activities; the availability and cost of labour, services
and infrastructure; the satisfaction by third parties of their
obligations to Suncor; the development and execution of projects;
and the receipt, in a timely manner, of regulatory and third-party
approvals.
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the second quarter of 2021 dated July 28, 2021, its Annual
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portfolio and advancing the transition to a low-emissions future.
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