Decision 2005-79
https://had.aer.ca/link/decision4024
- Applicant
- BA Energy Inc.
- Application Number
- 1347899
- Title
- Decision 2005-079: BA Energy Inc.:Application to construct and operate an upgrader - Strathcona, Fort Saskatchewan
- Date
- 2005
- Title
- Decision 2005-079: BA Energy Inc.:Application to construct and operate an upgrader - Strathcona, Fort Saskatchewan
- Date
- 2005
- Applicant
- BA Energy Inc.
- Application Number
- 1347899
- Hearing Panel
- Berg AJ
- Houlihan RN
- Miller GJ
- Hearing Type
- Board
- No Hearing
- Category
- Oil sands
- Descriptors
- Construction permit
- Decision D2004-110
- Emergency Response Plan
- Environmental impact
- Fort Saskatchewan field
- Human factor
- NTS 83H
- Operating
- Sulphur recovery
- Oil sands oil recovery
- Upgrading
- Legal References
- Environmental Protection and Enhancement Act
- Interveners
- Northeast Strathcona County Residents
- Astotin Creek Residents' Coalition
- Government of Alberta
- Shell Canada
- Inter-Pipeline Fund
- Strathcona County Taxpayers Association
- Northwest Upgrading
- Murray J
- Veltman H
- Veltman I
- Radke J
- Radke K
- Bartlett T
- Approval
- Approved with conditions
- Conditions
- APPENDIX 3 APPROVAL CONDITIONS This section is provided for the convenience of readers. In the event of any difference between the conditions in this section and those in the main body of the decision, the wording in the main body of the decision shall prevail. The following conditions are from Section 7 of the decision report. 1) BA Energy’s application for the use of lime addition technology as the sole means of sulphur recovery for the first phase of the Heartland upgrader is denied. 2) Primary sulphur recovery for the first phase of the Heartland upgrader will be based on Claus sulphur recovery technology, as described by BA Energy in Application No. 1347899. 3) Sulphur recovery for the Heartland upgrader will comply with the sulphur recovery requirements outlined in EUB Interim Directive (ID) 2001-3: Sulphur Recovery Guidelines for the Province of Alberta and any subsequent revisions. 4) Installation of lime addition sulphur technology as a demonstration project for the first phase of the Heartland upgrader is approved. 5) Three months prior to testing of lime addition technology, BA Energy must submit to the Board and to AENV, for their approval, any information that the Board requires and any information that AENV requires. The information that the Board requires must include, as a minimum, an operating plan that details how BA Energy will test its lime addition technology, how it will continue to meet its air emissions limits during the testing period, and how it intends to report its operating results, its air emission performance, and any other operating criteria as requested by AENV or the Board. 6) If BA Energy chooses to install lime addition technology for the first phase of its Heartland upgrader project and it can demonstrate to the satisfaction of the Board and AENV its claims as outlined in Application No. 1347899, then the Board, on application by BA Energy, would be prepared to reconsider its decision on sulphur recovery for additional phases of development.
- Location
- ##-10-056-21W4