UTS
Energy Corporation [see TrueNorth]
http://www.uts.ca/
Project
title: Fort Hills Oil Sands Project
Type:
Surface Mine
"The
strategic focus of UTS Energy Corporation is the creation of shareholder
value from its participation in the Fort Hills oil sands project.
The
Fort Hills oils sands project is located in Alberta's Athabasca
oil sands region approximately 90 kilometres north of Fort McMurray
adjacent to the Syncrude North Aurora Mine and north of the Shell
Muskeg River development. The Fort Hills project encompasses Oil
Sands Leases 5, 8 and 52 covering approximately 46,000 acres.
The
project is a joint venture between UTS Energy with a 22 percent
interest and the 78 percent operator, TrueNorth Energy LP, an affiliate
of Flint Hills Resources LLC, which is owned by Koch Industries,
Inc., of Wichita, Kansas. The first phase of the project is expected
to produce 95,000 barrels of bitumen per day with full production
scheduled for mid 2005. The second phase will produce an additional
95,000 barrels per day commencing in 2008. The bitumen will be blended
with diluent to produce a commodity grade bitumen blend for delivery
to Koch's Pine Bend refinery and other U.S. refineries.
UTS
Energy is based in Calgary and its common shares are listed on The
Toronto Stock Exchange. The shares trade under the symbol UTS. For
further information contact C. W. Leigh Cassidy, Vice President,
Chief Financial Officer or Dennis A. Sharp, Chairman and Chief Executive
Officer at 403-531-7599."
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