Statoil ASA reported a slight decrease in its oil sands production in 2013 because of a planned multiweek plant shutdown for facility maintenance and the integration of new scientific research and experimental development measures, according to the company’s 2013 Oil Sands Report. Production decreased from to 15,000 b/d of oil in 2013 from 16,000 b/d in 2012 as carbon dioxide intensity increased to 69.7 kg CO/bbl from 55.6 kg CO/bbl. The CO intensity in 2011 was 72.7 kg CO/bbl. The report—which presents performance indicators for production, energy consumption, emissions intensity, and resource use at the Leismer Demonstration Project and in the Kai Kos Dehseh (KKD) leases in northern Alberta—stated that CO intensity rose because of facility maintenance and the integration of pilot technologies to reduce long-term CO intensity. The technology pilot measures are intended to both increase production and decrease CO intensity in the long term. Statoil said its […]