MacKay River SAGD bitumen blend (PetroChina Blend / PXB). Company: wholly owned and operated MacKay River Commercial Project; SAGD; first steam December 2016; first oil summer 2017; first phase 35,000 bpd. Oil Sands Magazine (updated Aug 2026): operating; capacity 35,000 bbl/day; product diluted bitumen; 100% PetroChina; distinct from Suncor MacKay River. CrudeMonitor: heavy sour synbit of SAGD production and domestic synthetic crude, produced only at the MacKay River Central Plant, transported to Edmonton via the Grand Rapids Pipeline for sales and distribution on connected mainline pipelines; most recent sample 15 Jul 2026 at Edmonton (~20° API). Alberta royalty project OSR123 MacKay River Commercial Project, PetroChina Canada Ltd., 2024 production. Not a PetroChina upgrader SCO desk. Not gasoline, diesel or jet. Not neat mined tar sands (HS 2714). Homepage global-customers line is not this cargo.
