Imperial Oil Resources Limited
No modeled maintenance in the forward windowMinedIMO
| Operator | Imperial Oil Resources Limited |
| Type | Mined |
| Ticker | IMO |
| ST53 scheme | not in ST53 |
| Description | Kearl is an open-pit oil sands mining project about 75 km northeast of Fort McMurray. It uses paraffinic froth treatment (PFT) to produce diluted bitumen (Kearl Lake Dilbit) with no on-site upgrader; diluent is supplied from Edmonton via pipeline and diluted bitumen is shipped to the Edmonton area by pipeline. Source: Wikipedia, Kearl Oil Sands Project, 2026-09-23 Source: Canadian Mining Journal, OIL SANDS: Kearl expansion on line ahead of schedule, 2015 |
| Status | Operating; approved for up to 345,000 bbl/d of bitumen. Source: Ledcor, Kearl Oil Sands project page, 2026-09-23 |
| Nameplate capacity | 345,000 bbl/d of bitumen recorded as the capacity basis (regulatory approval; ExxonMobil/Imperial 2013 startup announcement: ultimate production capacity about 345,000 bbl/d by about 2020). Demonstrated ST39 single-month peak of 347,800 bbl/d in July 2025 is 0.8% above basis, essentially at basis (metering noise); the capacity basis is unchanged at 345,000 bbl/d. Source: Ledcor, Kearl Oil Sands project page, 2026-09-23 Source: ExxonMobil, ExxonMobil Announces Production Startup at Kearl Oil Sands Project, 2013-04-27 Source: AER ST39, verified 2026-09-23 The initial development (110,000 bbl/d) started production in April 2013; the expansion (110,000 bbl/d) was fully funded and targeted late 2015, with debottlenecking planned to reach the approved 345,000 bbl/d by about 2020. Source: ExxonMobil, ExxonMobil Announces Production Startup at Kearl Oil Sands Project, 2013-04-27 2026 gross production guidance is 285,000 to 295,000 bbl/d. Source: Imperial Oil, Imperial provides 2026 corporate guidance outlook, via Business Wire, 2025-12-15 |
| Start-up / phases | not tracked in the public data used here |
| Ownership / JV split | Imperial Oil Resources Limited operates Kearl with a 70.96% working interest; ExxonMobil Canada holds 29.04%. Source: Imperial Oil, Imperial provides 2026 corporate guidance outlook, via Business Wire, 2025-12-15 |
| Product and disposition | Dilbit to market (marketed grade: Kearl Lake Dilbit, KDB); swing barrels that can also feed upgraders Source: Dashboard grade-layer panel (leaf mapping lineage); disposition defaults from annotations/maintenance_disposition_history.md |
| Process / technology | Open-pit mining with paraffinic froth treatment (PFT); no on-site upgrader. Using the proprietary paraffinic froth treatment process, the need for an on-site upgrader was eliminated, significantly reducing greenhouse gas emissions versus a conventional mining-plus-upgrading configuration. Source: Canadian Mining Journal, OIL SANDS: Kearl expansion on line ahead of schedule, 2015 |
| Froth treatment | PFT (paraffinic froth treatment): sells dilbit directly Source: annotations/maintenance_disposition_history.md |
| Interconnects | not tracked in the public data used here |
| Growth / expansions | Imperial disclosed work intended to extend Kearl toward 300,000 bbl/d and to extend the turnaround interval from two years to four years. Source: Imperial Oil, Imperial provides 2026 corporate guidance outlook, via Business Wire, 2025-12-15 |
| Company-disclosed maintenance | A planned turnaround at Kearl in Q2 2026 was disclosed in the 2026 guidance. The turnaround interval is being extended from two years to four years. Specific duration not disclosed. Source: Imperial Oil, Imperial provides 2026 corporate guidance outlook, via Business Wire, 2025-12-15 |
| Operating costs | Unit cash cost of C$29.83/bbl in Q2 2026. Source: Investing News, Imperial announces second quarter 2026 financial and operating results, 2026-07-31 |
Blank "not tracked" cells are facts not present in the public data used here. They are labeled, never estimated. Filing-sourced facts carry their document name and date; where sources disclose multiple bases for one figure, all are shown.
| Series | Feb 2026 | Mar 2026 | Apr 2026 | May 2026 | Jun 2026 | Jul 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kearl (Imperial) | 288.1 | 251.3 | 288.0 | 230.5 | n/a | n/a |
| Series | Oct 2026 | Nov 2026 | Dec 2026 | Jan 2027 | Feb 2027 | Mar 2027 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kearl (Imperial) | 303.8 | 314.1 | 321.3 | 282.4 | 267.2 | 287.9 |
Full 26-month table with drill-down lives in the trading dashboard. Blank cells are months AER has not published yet, not zeros.
How to read Kearl (Imperial): Imperial Oil Resources Limited facility. Actuals through 2026-05; Jun-Jul 2026 are blank until AER publishes them. The forecast repeats this plant's own seasonality; the pro-rata scaling only changes the level so the drill-down ties to the approved aggregate.
No maintenance events in the current model math for this project.
| Timing | Event | Impact kb/d | Standing | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2026 to Sep 2027 | No turnaround in window (stated) | not stated (null, never estimated) | Guidance sourced | Imperial Oil Limited, 2026 Corporate guidance (via Oil Sands Magazine 2026-01-15) (2026-01-15) |
| 2029 (year precision) | Scheduled (future window) | not stated (null, never estimated) | Guidance sourced | Imperial Oil Limited, Imperial Oil (IMO) Q2 2026 earnings call transcript (2026-07-31) |
Pattern-indicated entries are indicators only: they carry no volume and never enter model math. Math requires public-confirmed guidance.
Named assumptions: Imperial Oil Resources Limited facility. Actuals through 2026-05; Jun-Jul 2026 are blank until AER publishes them. The forecast repeats this plant's own seasonality; the pro-rata scaling only changes the level so the drill-down ties to the approved aggregate.
Confirmation status: model forecast; maintenance impacts enter the math only from public-confirmed guidance.
PFT mine selling dilbit directly (Kearl Lake Dilbit (KDB)): 295.1 kb/d 12-month forecast average of marketable dilbit. PFT mines are the model's swing supplier.
Basis: model-derived from the dashboard series above; no external view is added.
No weekly edition to date mentions this asset by name.
Kearl (Imperial)
Source: AER ST39, oil-sands plant data (mined bitumen and SCO by facility)
Vintage: AER ST39 actuals through 2026-05, pulled 2026-09-22; forecast model _seasonal_baseline, built 2026-09-22; model nowcast (_seasonal_baseline + confirmed maintenance), built 2026-09-23
Method: actuals: ST39 plant reported. forecast: seasonal baseline, scaled pro-rata to tie to the ST3 mined bitumen line.
| Publisher | Dataset | URL | Published | Vintage / coverage | Retrieved |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alberta Energy Regulator | ST3: Alberta Energy Resource Industries Monthly Statistics | https://www.aer.ca/data-and-performance/data-and-publications/statistical-reports/st3 | Monthly | Actuals through 2026-07 (latest file vintage 2026-08-27) | 2026-09-22 |
| Alberta Energy Regulator | ST53: In-situ project data (BITUMEN sheet) | https://www.aer.ca/data-and-performance/data-and-publications/statistical-reports/st53 | Monthly | Actuals through 2026-07 | 2026-09-22 |
| Alberta Energy Regulator | ST39: Mine and upgrader facility data | URL not recorded in repo | Monthly | Actuals through 2026-05 | 2026-09-22 |
| Canada Energy Regulator | Pipeline throughput, capacity and apportionment (open data) | https://www.cer-rec.gc.ca/open/energy/throughput-capacity/ | Monthly, ~3-month lag | Jan 2018 to Jun 2026 | 2026-09-22 |
| Company disclosures | Quarterlies, budget releases, investor presentations, earnings calls | URLs per record in annotations/maintenance_forward.yaml | As published | Forward maintenance calendar window 2026-10-01 to 2027-09-30, compiled 2026-09-22 | 2026-09-22 |
| Heavy Reading model | WCSB S&D dashboard build (21 granular leaves, grade layer, maintenance math) | No public URL (repo build) | Per build | Forecast built 2026-09-22; Aug-Sep 2026 nowcast built 2026-09-23 | 2026-09-23 |
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