Suncor's Firebag oilsands project shut due to wildfire risk, Alberta minister says

Suncor Energy has shut down its 215,000 barrel-per-day Firebag oilsands project in northern Alberta as a precaution due to an out-of-control wildfire burning nearby, Alberta Minister of Forestry and Parks Todd Loewen said Thursday.

Suncor's Firebag oilsands project shut due to wildfire risk, Alberta minister says
Aerial photo shows smoke rising from a green landscape

Suncor Energy has shut down its 215,000 barrel-per-day Firebag oilsands project in northern Alberta as a precaution due to an out-of-control wildfire burning nearby, Alberta Minister of Forestry and Parks Todd Loewen said Thursday.