The Board of Directors of Sunshine Oilsands Ltd. announced that the West Ells Phase 1 project located in the Athabasca region of Alberta has reached a production volume of 2,200 barrels per day on January 3, 2017 (Hong Kong Time)/January 2, 2016 (Calgary Time). At the same time, the production volume of the Project is continuously climbing. This is very favorable to the Project in moving towards its full production capacity in the near term.