Suncor is proposing to extend the Firebag Project footprint to enable sustaining resource extraction on the entirety of the Firebag leases. Suncor proposes to modify the Firebag Project Environmental Protection and Enhancement Act (EPEA) approval boundary and the Oil Sands Conservation Act (OSCA) Project Area to increase the area in which the Firebag Project can access resources.
Additionally, Suncor is proposing to update the Firebag Project approved production limits to allow accelerated bitumen extraction, increasing total production capacity by 331,500 b/d to 700,000 b/d.