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Alberta wildfire Canada’s costliest disaster at C$3.58 billion

Alberta wildfire forced evacuation of Fort McMurray By Catherine Ngai CALGARY, July 7 (Reuters) – Insured losses from the May wildfires in Fort McMurray, Alberta, are expected to total C$3.58 billion ($2.76 billion), making it the costliest-ever Canadian natural disaster, an insurance industry group said on Thursday. The losses far exceed those from the Alberta […]

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Husky Sunrise oil sands operations are back to normal

Canada

Husky Sunrise oil sands shut down in May due to wildfire CALGARY, Alberta, June 30 (Reuters) – Husky Energy’s Sunrise oil sands operations in northern Alberta are back to normal after the project shut down last month because of wildfires in the region, a company spokesman said on Thursday. Sunrise is a 60,000 barrel per day

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Suncor MacKay River facility restart delayed by clogged pipeline

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Suncor MacKay River repairs may take 20 days By Liz Hampton June 15 (Reuters) – An Enbridge Inc pipeline connected to the Suncor MacKay River oil sands facility near Fort McMurray, Alberta, has clogged after heavy oil cooled in the system, prolonging a shutdown of the site, three sources familiar with the matter said on Wednesday. The

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ConocoPhillips Surmount project: 73 per cent of wells online

Canada

ConocoPhillips Surmont project shut down in early May due to Alberta wildfire CALGARY, Alberta, June 15 (Reuters) – ConocoPhillips said on Wednesday that 73 percent of wells at its Surmont oil sands project in northern Alberta are back in production or injecting steam, with no unexpected complications or issues affecting the effort. The 60,000-barrel-per-day Surmont project

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Fort McMurray wildfire likely caused by humans: RCMP

Canada

Fort McMurray wildfire forced evacuation of 90,000 people CALGARY, Alberta, June 14 (Reuters) – The Fort McMurray wildfire in northern Alberta that forced the evacuation of 90,000 residents and shut in more than a million barrels per day of oil output was most likely caused by human activity, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) said on Tuesday.

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CNRL, Cenovus resume Pelican Lake operations after wildfire threat

Canada

CNRL, Cenovus evacuated workers on Wednesday CALGARY, Alberta, June 9 (Reuters) – Canadian Natural Resources Ltd and Cenovus Energysaid they restarted operations at two oil sands facilities in the Wabasca region of northern Alberta on Thursday after a wildfire threat dissipated. The companies shut their Pelican Lake projects and evacuated workers as a blaze that

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Fort McMurray wildfire victims feel insurance squeeze amid clean up

Canada

Fort McMurray wildfire “unprecedented for the industry”: Insurance Bureau of Canada By Eric M. Johnson and Nia Williams CALGARY, Alberta, June 9 (Reuters) – Two days after the Fort McMurray wildfire turned Bruce Thompson’s mobile home into a pile of ash and rubble, he called his insurer to report the damage, despondent as he discussed

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Fort McMurray wildfire evacuees trickle back home, face cleanup

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Fort McMurray wildfire destroyed about 10 per cent of the city’s homes By Nia Williams FORT MCMURRAY, Alberta, June 1 (Reuters) – Evacuees who fled the massive Fort McMurray wildfire in early May began to trickle back into the Canadian oil city on Wednesday, some pleased to find their homes in good shape, while others faced a

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Return of 2,000 Fort McMurray evacuees delayed by ash, debris

Canada

Fort McMurray evacuees forced from homes in early May By Nia Williams CALGARY, Alberta, May 30 (Reuters) – Some 2,000 Fort McMurray evacuees will not be able to return home this week as planned because of the risks posed by debris and contaminants including “caustic” ash, Alberta Premier Rachel Notley said on Monday. The city of 90,000

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Suncor ramping up operations after Fort McMurray wildfire

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Suncor base plant and MacKay River sites start up underway By Ethan Lou TORONTO, May 29 (Reuters) – Suncor Energy Inc’s facilities north of Fort McMurray, Alberta, are expected to partially restart by the end of the week, the company said on Sunday, the latest sign Canadian oil sands producers are coming back online after

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