ɪn ælbˈɜːɾə, fˈaɪv bɪtˈuːmɛn ʌpɡɹˈeɪdɚz pɹədˈuːs sɪnθˈɛɾɪk kɹˈuːd ˈɔɪl ænd ɐ vɚɹˈaɪəɾi ʌv ˈʌðɚ pɹˈɑːdʌkts: ðə sˈʌŋkɚɹ ˈɛnɚdʒi ʌpɡɹˈeɪdɚ nˌɪɹ fˈɔːɹt mək mˈɜːɹeɪ, ælbˈɜːɾə pɹədˈuːsᵻz sɪnθˈɛɾɪk kɹˈuːd ˈɔɪl plˈʌs dˈiːzəl fjˈuːəl; ðə sˈɪŋkɹuːd kˈænədə, kɐnˈeɪdiən nˈætʃɚɹəl ɹᵻsˈoːɹsᵻz, ænd nˈɛksən ʌpɡɹˈeɪdɚz nˌɪɹ fˈɔːɹt mək mˈɜːɹeɪ pɹədˈuːs sɪnθˈɛɾɪk kɹˈuːd ˈɔɪl; ænd ðə ʃˈɛl skˈɑːtfɚd ʌpɡɹˈeɪdɚ nˌɪɹ ˈɛdmɔntən pɹədˈuːsᵻz sɪnθˈɛɾɪk kɹˈuːd ˈɔɪl plˈʌs ɐn ˌɪntɚmˈiːdiət fˈiːdstɑːk fɚðə nˈɪɹbaɪ ʃˈɛl ˈɔɪl ɹᵻfˈaɪnɚɹi.
In Alberta, five bitumen upgraders produce synthetic crude oil and a variety of other products: The Suncor Energy upgrader near Fort McMurray, Alberta produces synthetic crude oil plus diesel fuel; the Syncrude Canada, Canadian Natural Resources, and Nexen upgraders near Fort McMurray produce synthetic crude oil; and the Shell Scotford Upgrader near Edmonton produces synthetic crude oil plus an intermediate feedstock for the nearby Shell Oil Refinery.