At Canadian Natural, we know that our operations have an impact on the land. When we begin a project, we always have a vision and a plan for the landscape after our work is complete. By following this plan, we strive to minimize our impact and make a priority of progressively reclaiming the land that has been disturbed.
Canadian Natural’s land use strategy is based on minimizing the environmental impact of our projects, reclaiming areas affected by our operations and working with stakeholders to ensure their present and future needs are met.
In our Conventional operations we manage our environmental footprint by using minimal disturbance drilling techniques, such as multi-well pads, and by reducing topsoil removal.
At our Kirby In-Situ Oil Sands Project we have minimized land disturbance by reusing a former pilot plant site to avoid vegetation and soil removal. Extensive remediation work was also undertaken at this location to remove prior impacts and facilitate the redevelopment of the new camp site.