Private company
Horizon Oil Sands
Oil sands mining project in Alberta, Canada
Horizon Oil Sands is an oil sands mining and upgrading project in Bitumount, Alberta, Canada. The project includes a surface oil sands mining and bitumen extraction plant, complemented by on-site bitumen upgrading with associated infrastructure. Initial examination of the Horizon project began in 2004.2 It is headquartered in Fort McMurray.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
Last updated Oct 21, 2026.
Overview
- Industrypetroleum industry1
- HeadquartersFort McMurray1
- Websitewww.cnrl.com/operations/north-america/horizon-oil-sands.html
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Horizon Oil Sands is an oil sands mining and upgrading project in Bitumount, Alberta, Canada. The project includes a surface oil sands mining and bitumen extraction plant, complemented by on-site bitumen upgrading with associated infrastructure.2
Controversies and legal
Controversy
On April 29, 2007, two employees were killed when a roof situated at the location collapsed. In addition, four other people were injured in the incident. On September 3, 2008, a contract employee was killed when their backhoe overturned in a tailings pond.
From Wikipedia’s article on Horizon Oil Sands, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.3
Timeline
- 2004Founded Founded1
Links
- Websitewww.cnrl.com/operations/north-america/horizon-oil-sands.html1
- WikipediaHorizon Oil Sands
- More imagesWikimedia Commons
- WikidataQ5903468
Sources
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- 1WikidataHorizon Oil Sands on Wikidata
- 2WikipediaHorizon Oil Sands on Wikipedia
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- 4Wikimedia CommonsHorizon Oil Sands photo by jasonwoodhead23, CC BY 2.0