Suncor announced it has reached an agreement to acquire Mocal Energy’s 5% interest in the Syncrude joint venture for US$730 million, or approximately Cdn$920 million, subject to closing adjustments. The transaction will be effective as of Jan.1, 2018 and is anticipated to close in the first quarter of 2018.

“This transaction reflects our confidence in the long-term future of the oil sands and the high quality and value of the Syncrude asset, adding 17,500 barrels per day of high quality light sweet synthetic crude capacity to our portfolio,” said Steve Williams, president and chief executive officer. “We will continue to work closely with our joint venture partners and the operator, Syncrude, to accelerate performance improvements and seek regional synergy opportunities.”

Through this transaction Suncor's share in the Syncrude joint venture will increase from 53.74% to 58.74%. Subsequent to the successful close of this transaction, the joint venture partners will be Suncor (58.74%), Imperial Oil Resources (25%), Sinopec Oil Sands Partnership (9.03%) and Nexen Oil Sands Partnership (7.23%).

Suncor also announced today an acquisition by its wholly owned subsidiary, Suncor Energy Norge AS, of a 17.5% participating interest in the Fenja Development from Faroe Petroleum for US$54.5 million or approximately Cdn$68 million, subject to closing adjustments. The transaction is effective Jan.1, 2018 and is expected to close in the second quarter of 2018.

The transaction is a strategic fit within the Suncor offshore portfolio adding a de-risked project that is expected to provide profitable growth in an area where Suncor has existing knowledge, expertise and assets.

The Fenja field was discovered in 2014, in the Norwegian Sea, approximately 30 kilometres southwest of the Statoil-operated Njord field. The development concept is a subsea tie-back to the Statoil-operated Njord platform. Production is planned to start up in 2021. Suncor’s share of go-forward capital is estimated to be Cdn$280 million, based on the operator’s gross projected development cost of NOK 10.2 billion.

The transaction is subject to customary closing conditions and regulatory approvals as well as approval of the Fenja Plan for Development and Operation (PDO) by the Norwegian Ministry of Petroleum and Energy. Subsequent to the successful close of this transaction, the joint venture partners will be operator VNG Norge (30%), Point Resources (45%), Suncor (17.5%) and Faroe Petroleum (7.5%).

About Suncor

Suncor Energy is Canada's leading integrated energy company. Suncor's operations include oil sands development and upgrading, offshore oil and gas production, petroleum refining, and product marketing under the Petro-Canada brand. A member of Dow Jones Sustainability indexes, FTSE4Good and CDP, Suncor is working to responsibly develop petroleum resources while also growing a renewable energy portfolio. Suncor is listed on the UN Global Compact 100 stock index. Suncor's common shares (symbol: SU) are listed on the Toronto and New York stock exchanges.