Tag: Wildfire
Firefighters battling 1,100 C flames protect Alberta oil sands
Alberta oil sands bitumen not flammable, but workers, facilities at risk By Liz Hampton, Eric M. Johnson and Ethan Lou EDMONTON/CALGARY, Alberta, May 24 (Reuters) – Fighting massive forest fires is dangerous and taxing enough, but those sent into the Alberta oil sands are not only wrestling with one of the worst wildfires in the country’s history. They […]
Some oil sands crude production restarts as wildfire sapped by cool weather
Evacuation orders for oil sands work camps lifted Monday By Eric M. Johnson CALGARY, May 24 (Reuters) – A number of oil sands producers restarted operations on Tuesday as a mass evacuation of the Fort McMurray oil town entered its fourth week, though cool weather and light winds were expected to help firefighters tamp down the […]
Evacuation orders lifted at all oil sands work camps
Phased re-entry into remaining oil sands camps authorized By Eric M. Johnson and Ethan Lou CALGARY/TORONTO, May 23 (Reuters) – Authorities lifted evacuation orders on Monday for all work camps and some additional oil facilities that had been shuttered when a massive wildfire near Fort McMurray threatened the oil sands hub, a significant step for companies […]
Get your 5-cent natural gas, across the border in Canada
Canadian natural gas price dropped as oil sands facilities closed due to wildfire By Scott DiSavino May 12 (Reuters) – For a brief moment this week, Canadian natural gas was basically free. While oil producers fretted over what production shut-ins, caused by a massive Alberta wildfire, would do to the price of Canadian crude oil, […]
Thermal production shutdowns at oilsands plants pose risk to delicate reservoirs
At least one company considering shutting down thermal production until oil price rises By Nia Williams CALGARY, Alberta, May 11 (Reuters) – The massive wildfire raging in Canada’s oil sands region has forced some thermal projects to shut down steaming operations entirely, taking producers into uncharted territory, as delicate reservoirs that require continuous production could […]
Oil sands operation Suncor begins flying employees back to Fort McMurray Thursday
Suncor facilities undamaged in wildfire By Nia Williams and Liz Hampton CALGARY, Alberta, May 11 (Reuters) – Workers at Suncor, one of the largest oil sands companies affected by a massive wildfire near Fort McMurray, will begin returning to the shuttered facilities on Thursday, a union official said on Wednesday, offering the latest indication that the key […]
Oil sands restarts in focus as Canada wildfire threat eases
Oil sands companies slowly coming back online By Nia Williams and Liz Hampton EDMONTON, Alberta, May 11 (Reuters) – Market participants are closely watching on Wednesday for the prospect of further restarts by Canadian oil sands producers near wildfire-ravaged Fort McMurray as some companies began slowly bringing operations back online. Top provincial and industry officials on […]
Oil prices up after first US crude draw in 6 weeks
Oil prices up 3 per cent By Barani Krishnan NEW YORK, May 11 (Reuters) – Oil jumped on Wednesday, with Brent up more than 4 percent for a second day in a row, after the U.S. government unexpectedly said crude inventories fell the first time since March, adding to concerns over supply outages in Canada […]
Oil sands production trickles back as wildfire threat eases
Oil sands production begins, industry meets with premier By Rod Nickel and Nia Williams FORT MCMURRAY/EDMONTON, Alberta, May 10 (Reuters) – Oil sands production began to resume production on Tuesday after an out-of-control wildfire forced a shutdown a week ago, and energy executives met with province leaders who reported the town was less damaged than first […]
US oil tanker imports to compensate for Canadian disruption
US oil tanker imports from Middle East, Latin America By Keith Wallis SINGAPORE, May 10 (Reuters) – Canada’s wildfires, which have knocked out some 1.5 million barrels of daily oil production, are expected to drive up US oil tanker imports and freight rates as US consumers seek alternative supplies after a drop in Canadian pipeline supplies. […]
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