KBR will fabricate 160 modules to boost by 100,000 b/d the capacity of the Athabasca Oil Sands Project (AOSP) Expansion 1. Shell plans to increase production from AOSP to 550,000 b/d.

The expansion plan includes adding a third bitumen upgrading train which, along with debottlenecking of the existing facilities, will increase upgrading capacity to 300,000 b/d.

AOSP is a joint venture of Shell Canada 60%, Chevron Canada Ltd. 20%, and Western Oil Sands LP 20%. The group plans to invest $10-12.8 billion in the project.

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