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Cryogenic Liquids Extraction Plant Located Near Fort
McMurray
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An environmentally friendly project that reduces
sulphur dioxide and carbon dioxide emissions
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Extracts NGLs and olefins from coker offgas pro-
duced from an oil sands plant
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Coker offgas includes olefins such as propylene,
which is typically produced through ethane or pro-
pane cracking
Olefins Fractionation Plant Located in Redwater
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Only olefinic fractionator in Western Canada
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Fractionates NGLs and olefins mixture transport-
ed from Fort McMurray
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On a yearly basis, produces approximately 2
million barrels of propane, 150 million pounds of
polymer-grade propylene, 727,000 barrels of normal
butane, 672,000 barrels of alky-feed, 300,000 bar-
rels of olefinic condensate and 3.7 million barrels of
ethane/ethylene
Williams facilities in Canada include: