Wildfires Disrupt Canadian Oil Sands Operations

Wildfires in northern Alberta continued to disrupt some oil sands operations as Cenovus Energy demobilized this week non-essential staff at its Sunrise project as a precaution amid heat and wildfire alerts in the area. At present, output at Sunrise, which produces about 48,900 barrels per day (bpd), remains unaffected. “As a precaution, we are demobilizing those staff who are not directly involved in operations from our Sunrise site,” a Cenovus spokesperson said on Tuesday, as carried by Fort McMurray Today. “However,…