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North American Road Ltd. is founded by J.Y. (Ivan) Gouin in 1953. Initially the Company was know as a road builder and was involved in the construction of countless highway projects in Alberta, British Columbia andthe Yukon, including the famous Alaska Highway. North American Construction Group (NACG) has a rich history in Alberta’s construction landscape. Founded by J.Y. (Ivan) Gouin in 1953 NACG has grown to become one of the largest mining, heavy construction, industrial, piling and pipeline firms in Canada with locations in Alberta, British Columbia and Saskatchewan.
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AOSP Jackpine Mine is located approximately 70 kilometers north of Fort McMurray and is designed to produce 200 000 barrels per day (bpd) of bitumen product. The Jackpine Mine is planned to have full production in 2010. The Jackpine Mine is part of The Athabasca Oil Sands Project (AOSP) a joint venture between a joint venture among Shell Canada Limited, Chevron Canada and Marathon Oil Canada Corporation. [Read more]
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Albian Sand Energy Inc. is the operator of the Muskeg River Mine located 75 kilometres north of Fort McMurray. The site produces 155,000 Bbls of bitumen per day for the Athabasca Oils Sands Project which is a joint venture among Shell Canada Limited, Chevron Canada and Marathon Oil Canada Corporation. [Read more]
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Canadian Natural Resources Limited’s Horizon Project is located 70 kilometres north of Fort McMurray in the Albert oil sands. Phase 1 start-up is scheduled for the third quarter of 2008, which will see production of 110,000 barrels of synthetic crude oil (SCO) per day. Future phases will see production of 232,000 barrels of SCO per day, followed in due course by an expansion to 500,000 barrels of SCO per day. [Read more]
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The Victor Project is located in the James Bay Lowlands of Northern Ontario, approximately 90 kilometres west of the coastal First Nations community of Attawapiskat. The Victor mine is the first diamond mine in Ontario and the second in Canada for De Beers. [Read more]
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Grande Cache Coal Corporation’s (GCCC) coal leases cover over 22,000 hectares of the Smoky River Coalfield located in west-central Alberta, within the inner foothills of the Canadian Rocky Mountains. The mine is located approximately 20 kilometres north of the town of Grande Cache, and 360 kilometres west of Edmonton. Metallurgical coal has been produced in the Grande Cache area since 1969. [Read more]
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North American Construction Group (NACG) is currently completing the construction of a 160 kilometre, 36” diameter NEB regulated pipeline running from Hinton, Alberta to Jackman, BC. The pipeline runs through Jasper National Park and Mount Robson Provincial Park which are designated UNESCO World Heritage sites. NACG construction crews had to deal with challenging mountain terrain, extremely narrow “right-of-ways”, over 125 environmentally sensitive river crossings and significant wildlife activity. [Read more]
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Suncor Energy Inc.’s Voyageur Project is a combination of 10 different project area plans that will complete the strategy to double the size of Suncor’s Fort McMurray oil sands operations to a peak production of between 500,000 and 550,000 barrels per day between 2011 and 2012. This includes the construction of Suncor’s third oil sands upgrader. [Read more]
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Suncor Energy Inc.’s MNU Project involves the construction of a Hydrotreater Plant (Plant 64), a Hydrogen Plant (Plant 66) and a series of pipe racks that tie the new plants to the existing ones. NACG’s scope of work includes site grading and road works, installation of deep and shallow undergrounds, piling, foundations, grounding and concrete pavement. [Read more]
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The Upgrader Expansion project (UE-1) was a major expansion of Syncrude’s oil sands facility undertaken to increase capacity to 350,000 barrels per day. North American Construction Group (NACG) provided construction management services and supplied personnel and equipment for the project’s deep undergrounds, piling and site grading. In addition, NACG also provided direct hire forces to complete various [Read more]
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Syncrude Aurora’s Train 2 began operation in late 2003. North American Construction Group’s (NACG’s) role in this project included the installation of all underground utilities, site grading, materials handling and mine preparation earthworks. In addition, NACG handled the construction management of the structural concrete subcontractors. This project was performed as an Alliance partnership with a risk/reward program based on the total project cost, which included owners, engineers and all contractors’ costs. [Read more]
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Syncrude Aurora’s first production train opened in July 2000.NACG’s role in this project included all initial site dewatering, clearing, timber salvage, mine development (18 million cubic meters of material), tailings dyke construction (7 million cubic meters of material), plant site rough and final grading, access road construction and piling. All work was completed in a green field environment working as a team with the owner’s representatives. [Read more]
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North American Construction Group (NACG) was contracted by Syncrude Canada Ltd. for various aspects of work at their Base Plant and Aurora mine site. Construction Work Authorizations (CWAs) are issued for each piece of work required and are normally completed on an hourly basis utilizing numerous types of equipment and manpower. [Read more]
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NACG was responsible for the installation and project management of over 800 kilometers of 3” to 16” pipeline, including hundreds of well site tie-ins. Numerous HDD river and creek crossings and concrete weight buoyancy control were also integrated. Work was predominantly completed during the winter months over terrain that was primarily muskeg in the frigid climate of Northern British Columbia. First Nations groups from the surrounding communities were engaged to collaborate on the project. [Read more]
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This project included the installation of 4.5 kilometers of 60” penstock. [Read more]
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Canadian Natural Resources Limited’s Horizon Project is located 70 kilometres north of Fort McMurray in the Alberta oil sands. Phase 1 start-up is scheduled for the third quarter of 2008, which will see production of 110,000 barrels of synthetic crude oil (SCO) per day.Future phases will see production of 232,000 barrels of SCO per day, followed in due course by an expansion to 500,000 barrels of SCO per day. [Read more]
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Noramac Ventures Inc. (joint venture of North American Construction Group(NACG) and Fort McKay First Nations), was responsible for the complete design-build of a grassroots, 2,300 x 45 meter hard surface runway, complete with associated taxiways and aprons, a 150 person terminal building and four bay equipment storage facility. Runway design included two instrument landing approaches and required NAV Canada approval. The project was completed in record time, taking just under 12 months from the design stage through to the first aircraft landing. [Read more]
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