133 Alberta wildfires threaten 500,000 bpd of Canadian oil sands production
World Oil (Bloomberg) – A flareup of wildfires in Alberta is threatening as much as half a million bpd of oil sands production, with MEG Energy Corp becoming the latest company to evacuate workers. About 500,000 bpd of marketable oil sands production could be within 10 km (6.2 miles) of an out-of-control blaze, Rystad Energy said in a report Thursday.