‘Hell or high water’: Suncor delivers record Q4 output despite soggy weather
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The chief executive of Suncor Energy Inc. says it delivered record production during the fourth quarter of 2025 despite mucky conditions in northeastern Alberta that caused problems for at least one of its oilsands peers.
Total upstream production was 909,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day during the three months ended Dec. 31, up from 875,000 during the same period a year earlier. The result included 178,200 barrels per day from its Fort Hills mine north of Fort McMurray, Alta., up from 161,700 a year earlier.
Soggy conditions during the quarter had no bearing on Suncor’s ability to operate, CEO Rich Kruger told analysts on a conference call Wednesday.
“We run an outdoor business. We mine. We mine come hell or high water -- wet, dry, cold, hot. And we’ve got to design and operate for that and maintain our assets,” he said.
“So when it rains, we put on raincoats. When it’s cold, we’d put on mittens.”
The autonomous haul trucks Suncor uses at its mines are equipped with technology that enables them to operate in “mud mode,” said Peter Zebedee, Suncor’s executive vice-president for oilsands.
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