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In Situ
$1.250 billion was directed towards growth and

In Situ capital and exploration expenditures were
exploration.
$1.195 billion, of which $381 million was directed towards
Growth spending included $190 million for Golden Eagle,
growth projects. Growth capital in 2013 was focused on which focused on the installation of two platform jackets,
well pad development which contributed to the completion
the wellhead topside, and subsea infrastructure. Growth
of the Firebag 4 ramp up in the fourth quarter of 2013. spending for Hebron was $517 million in 2013, which
The company commissioned the hot bitumen infrastructure,
focused on detailed engineering and construction of the
including an insulated pipeline to flow hot bitumen from gravity-based structure and topsides.
the Firebag site to Suncor’s Athabasca terminal for cooling
Growth spending of approximately $263 million focused on
and blending with internal and imported third-party
diluent. To support this infrastructure, the company entered advancing extension projects which leverage existing
facilities and infrastructure at East Coast Canada. Detailed
into a finance lease for interconnects and additional
tankage. The company’s growth capital was also focused engineering and subsea installation activities were
completed in 2013 for the HSEU and subsea drilling
on debottlenecking projects at MacKay River, including a
project that is intended to increase production capacity of activities commenced in early 2014. For the SWRX project,
the MacKay River facility by approximately 20% for a total detailed engineering and procurement activities progressed

capacity of 38,000 bbls/d by the end of 2015.
while subsea installation activities commenced in 2013.

Sustaining capital expenditures of $814 million were Other growth capital included development drilling for
directed towards ongoing design, engineering, Hibernia, White Rose, Terra Nova and Buzzard, and for
North America Onshore in the Cardium oil formation in
procurement and construction of well pads that are
expected to maintain existing production levels at Firebag Western Canada.

and MacKay River in future years. The company expects to During 2013, Suncor participated in the Butch East
start steaming a well pad at MacKay River in the second appraisal well offshore Norway. Drilling and evaluation of

quarter of 2014. Capital expenditures were also directed the Butch East well will continue into 2014, with drilling
towards the infill well program at Firebag.
for a second appraisal scheduled for the middle of 2014.

The company also completed the drilling and evaluation of
Oil Sands Ventures
the Romeo exploration well, and participated in the

Oil Sands Ventures growth capital expenditures were Scotney and Lily exploration wells in the U.K. sector of the
$815 million in 2013. The Fort Hills mining project North Sea – which were all deemed to be dry holes and

expenditures were directed towards design engineering, charged to exploration expense in 2013.
site preparation and procurement of long-lead items.
The company continued to progress its exploration drilling
On October 30, 2013, Suncor announced that the project program in Libya and drilled six exploration wells in 2013.

co-owners had voted unanimously to proceed with the Fort Three of the six wells were assessed as dry holes and
Hills mining project. Suncor has a 40.8% interest and is the charged to exploration expense in 2013.

operator of the project.
Sustaining capital expenditures focused primarily on the

Suncor and the co-owners of the Joslyn mining project planned maintenance programs for East Coast
continue to focus on design engineering and Canada assets.

regulatory work.
Refining and Marketing
Suncor’s share of capital expenditures for the Syncrude
joint operation in 2013 was $399 million, which included Refining and Marketing spent $890 million on capital
expenditures in 2013, largely focused on planned
the completion of two mine train relocations at the Aurora
mining area which started operating in July and
maintenance at the Edmonton, Sarnia and Montreal
refineries. Growth spending was also directed towards
October 2013, respectively. Capital expenditures were also
focused on the mine train replacement at the Mildred Lake projects to enhance integration with the company’s Oil
Sands operations, including early engineering and design
mining area and the construction of a centrifuge plant.
work for facilities to prepare the Montreal refinery for the
Growth capital also included the construction of midstream receipt and processing of inland crudes. Construction of a
assets that are currently being used to support production
rail offloading facility to enable rail receipt of inland crudes
in Oil Sands Operations, including hot bitumen cooling and to the Montreal refinery was completed in the fourth
blending, and related storage assets.
quarter of 2013.

Exploration and Production

Exploration and Production capital and exploration
expenditures were $1.401 billion in 2013, of which

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