Suncor Submits Fort Hills' Tailings Plans

摘要

How Suncor Energy Inc.'s proposed Fort Hills mine will meet a provincial regulators new rules is the first such plan to be made public.Suncor is 60% owner of the mine by virtue of having merged with Petro-Canada earlier this year. Fort Hills' other owners are Teck Cominco Limited and UTS Energy Corporation with 20% each.The Alberta Energy Resources Conservation Board (ERCB) has received plans with dates for construction, use and closure of fluid tailings ponds from six Alberta oilsands operators as required by Directive 074: Tailings Performance Criteria and Requirements for Oil Sands Mining Schemes.