Water Use and Quality

Growing populations and industries are increasing the demand for limited sources of water in Canada. Our largest use of non-saline water is in the drilling and completion of wells and pressurizing oil reservoirs to enhance oil production. This process is called waterflooding or enhanced oil recovery. We also use small volumes of water to process oil and gas at our facilities.

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• Canada-wide
• Oil Sands
• Arctic

Stakeholders in our Western Canada Gas operations have told us they want us to reduce the use of freshwater in our operations and to do more to preserve water quality.

To address these concerns, we are assessing our water management, getting better at tracking our water use, reducing water use at our waterfloods where practical and implementing new technology and practices to minimize water use and maximize the reuse of both non-saline and produced waters.