CALGARY, Alberta, March 17 (Reuters) - Syncrude Canada Ltd has taken one of its main processing units offline for two months of planned maintenance, the oil sands joint venture's largest owner said on Tuesday.
Canadian Oil Sands Trust said coker 8-3, part of Syncrude's upgrading operations, will undergo modifications to improve yield and run length during the turnaround.
Syncrude, which can produce as much as 350,000 barrels a day, has two other coker units that turn tar-like crude from the oil sands into refinery-ready light oil.
Located north of Fort McMurray, Alberta, Syncrude is the world's largest producer of synthetic oil.
Its other partners are Imperial Oil Ltd, Petro-Canada, ConocoPhillips, Nexen Inc , Nippon Oil Corp unit Mocal Energy Ltd and Murphy Oil Corp.
(Reporting by Jeffrey Jones; Editing by David Gregorio) Keywords: SYNCRUDE/COKER (jeff.jones@thomsonreuters.com; +1 403 531 1624; Reuters Messaging: jeff.jones.reuters.com@reuters.net) COPYRIGHT Copyright Thomson Reuters 2009. All rights reserved. The copying, republication or redistribution of Reuters News Content, including by framing or similar means, is expressly prohibited without the prior written consent of Thomson Reuters.
Canadian Oil Sands Trust said coker 8-3, part of Syncrude's upgrading operations, will undergo modifications to improve yield and run length during the turnaround.
Syncrude, which can produce as much as 350,000 barrels a day, has two other coker units that turn tar-like crude from the oil sands into refinery-ready light oil.
Located north of Fort McMurray, Alberta, Syncrude is the world's largest producer of synthetic oil.
Its other partners are Imperial Oil Ltd, Petro-Canada, ConocoPhillips, Nexen Inc , Nippon Oil Corp unit Mocal Energy Ltd and Murphy Oil Corp.
(Reporting by Jeffrey Jones; Editing by David Gregorio) Keywords: SYNCRUDE/COKER (jeff.jones@thomsonreuters.com; +1 403 531 1624; Reuters Messaging: jeff.jones.reuters.com@reuters.net) COPYRIGHT Copyright Thomson Reuters 2009. All rights reserved. The copying, republication or redistribution of Reuters News Content, including by framing or similar means, is expressly prohibited without the prior written consent of Thomson Reuters.