[Ost-news] Total postpones tar sands project by a year or more

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Total postpones oil sands project by a year or more  
Shaun Polczer, Calgary Herald  
Published: Wednesday, May 28, 2008

CALGARY - Total is pushing the start-up date for its Joslyn integrated oilsands mine back at least a year.

Istead of coming onstream in 2012, the project will now start producing "before 2015" Total Canada president Mike Borrell said today.

Total is seeking to be Canada's next integrated oilsands producer with an open pit mine and upgrading complex near Fort McMurray.

In addition, it owns half of the Surmont thermal project in partnership with ConocoPhillips.

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