Cenovus demobilizes some oilsands site staff due to wildfire

Cenovus Energy said connected Monday it is demobilizing immoderate unit astatine its Sunrise oilsands task successful bluish Alberta arsenic a precaution owed to nan evolving wildfire business successful nan area.

The Sunrise tract lies astir 60 kilometres northeast of Fort McMurray and produced astir 48,900 barrels per time successful 2023.

The lipid and state institution said its operations stay unaffected, but unit who are not straight progressive successful operations astatine Sunrise are being demobilized.

“We are successful adjacent interaction pinch provincial and municipal agencies and supporting their efforts successful nan area,” Cenovus said successful a statement.

Imperial Oil, whose Kearl oilsands excavation is astir 70 kilometres northbound of Fort McMurray, said its operations had been not affected astatine present.

Last week, Suncor Energy unopen down its 215,000 barrel-per-day Firebag oilsands tract and curtailed immoderate accumulation owed to nan wildfires.

There are adjacent to 60 progressive wildfires crossed Alberta.

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