Scholarship Donor - AIT

Donor Since: 2002
Number of Scholarships: 11
Websites: Athabasca Oil Sands Project
Scholarship Information: AOSP Female Apprentice Excellence Scholarship (2), AOSP Apprentice Excellence Scholarship (6), AOSP Top Electrician Apprentice Scholarship, AOSP Top Steamfitter - Pipefitter Apprentice Scholarship, Athabasca Oil Sands Projects Excellence Scholarship

History:
This Scholarship is a legacy to the outstanding safety achievements of the more than 14,000 construction and trades workers who built the Athabasca oil Sands Project. From 1999 to 2002, the project was one of the largest construction projects on the planet and a continuous commitment to excellence in safety made the success happen.

In January of 2002, the Athabasca Oil Sands Project reached 12 million hours worked without a lost-time injury, setting and industry record in Alberta and a new standard for safety in Canada. This achievement includes over six million hours worked without a lost-time incident at the Scotford Upgrader and more than five million hours without a lost-time injury at the Muskeg River Mine.

A joint venture between Shell Canada Ltd. (60%), Chevron Canada Limited (20%) and Western Oil Sands Inc. (20%), the Athabasca Oil Sands Project consists of two main components: The Muskeg River Mine, located seventy five kilometres north of Fort McMurray and the Scotford Upgrader, built next to the existing Scotford Refinery, east of Edmonton.

In addition, many supporting facilities were built to assist the project's success. These facilities include:

-The 493-kilometre Corridor Pipeline, which transports diluted bitumen from the mine to the upgrader and returns the diluent to the mine for re-use.

-Both the mine and the upgrader, which are equipped with onsite cogeneration facilities built by ATCO power.

-The Muskeg River Mine Natural Gas, built by ATCO Pipelines, which provides the mine with its natural gas need.

-The Scotford Refinery, modified by Shell Canada to enable it to use the synthetic crude oils produced at the upgrader.

-A hydrogen pipeline, which was built by Shell Canada to provide additional hydrogen that will be used in the upgrading process.

Construction and operation of the Athabasca Oil Sands Project is in strict accordance with the principles of sustainable development, which integrates the environmental, social and economic impact of everything we do.