Our Oil Sands

ConocoPhillips Canada is committed to the environmental stewardship in the development of our oil sands projects and our development teams will continue to draw from the expertise of existing steam assisted gravity drainage (SAGD) and heavy oil projects to minimize our footprint.

Air Quality

ConocoPhillips Canada recognizes that human activity, including the burning of fossil fuels, is contributing to increased concentrations of emissions in the atmosphere that can lead to adverse changes in global climate.

Greenhouse Gases

Industrial development, including the oil sands, is a significant source of greenhouse gas emissions. The reduction of these emissions is one of the most complicated and pervasive issues we are facing.

Land Use and Biodiversity

Oil sands development contributes to cumulative land impacts through the multiple demands put on the region by the number of projects.

Water Use and Quality

At ConocoPhillips Canada we recognize freshwater is a limited natural resource that has many uses and needs to be shared by the public and industry.

Stakeholder Engagement & Aboriginal Peoples

We will create and maintain inclusive, honest and mutually beneficial relationships with our stakeholders and those relationships are viewed as tangible, valuable assets critical to our business success.

Community Investment

Our community investment in the oil sands is wide-ranging, supporting corporate values and priorities of safety, education, health, youth and cultural preservation.

New Sustainable Development Oil Sands Commitments

Metrics

2007, 2008 and 2009 Indicators