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When producers convert the Canadian oil sands into usable oil, the process produces an off-gas byproduct that includes a rich mixture of natural gas, NGLs and olefins. Williams pioneered the process of extracting the mixture from the off-gas at its Fort McMurray facility, which is located on-site at a third-party oil-sands production facility. After it extracts the off-gas mixture, Williams returns the natural gas to the third-party oil-sands producer for its operations. It then transports the remaining NGL/olefins mixture to its Redwater facility outside of Edmonton. At Redwater, Williams separates the NGL/olefins mixture into marketable products and removes the sulphurs. Currently, the facility produces the highest quality of propylene produced in Canada, as well as propane, butane, butylenes and condensate. When current expansions are placed into service, the facility will also produce ethane and ethylene. Williams' off-gas processing reduces emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2) - a greenhouse gas - in the oil sands by capturing the above products before they are burned. Our process also cuts emissions of sulphur dioxide (SO2) by more than 4,200 tons each year. The new expansions will further reduce both carbon dioxide and sulphur dioxide emissions in Alberta. Williams is currently constructing a 261-mile (420 km), 12-inch NGL pipeline from its Fort McMurray extraction facility to its Redwater fractionator. The pipeline is designed to support the company's growing business in Canada. The pipeline is expected to be placed into service in April 2012.
David Chappell, President, Williams Energy Canada
Address:
600, 604 - 1st Street S.W.
Calgary, AB T2P 1M7
Canada
Telephone number:
403-444-4515
Fax number:
403-444-4506
Williams Energy Canada does not have any subsidiaries that could have a direct interest in the outcome of the undertaking