US EditionAlberta Wildfires: Several Oil and Gas Companies Forced to Move Their Employees as Facilities Are Threatened
- Several oil and gas companies, including Cenovus Energy Inc., shut production and relocated workers at northern Alberta sites due to wildfires as of late May 2025.
- The wildfires began amid hot, dry weather that allowed fires to spread across northern Alberta, affecting thousands of residents and prompting safety measures.
- Cenovus halted about 238,000 barrels per day at Christina Lake starting May 29, while Canadian Natural Resources evacuated workers and paused 36,500 barrels per day at Jackfish 1.
- MEG Energy reported power outages delayed a 70,000 barrels per day expansion at Christina Lake, with all companies inspecting facilities and finding no infrastructure damage so far.
- Companies plan full restarts once safe and continue monitoring wildfires, highlighting ongoing risks to production and local communities from the 2025 fire season.
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Alberta wildfires: Several oil and gas companies forced to move their employees as facilities are threatened
A wildfire burning in northern Alberta is not only threatening the homes of hundreds of residents in various communities, but also major oil and gas companies with operations in the area.
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Alberta Wildfires Shut Down About 7% of Canada’s Oil Production
Wildfires in Canada’s energy heartland of Alberta have shut down almost 350,000 barrels of daily heavy crude production — about 7% of the country’s output — as a major blaze near the province’s eastern border menaces oil sands operations.
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