Oil sands operators shelter refugees
Canada Shell’s Albain village camp was opened up to local residents, as were the Noralta Lodge facilities. Producer Syncrude shared a map on Twitter indicating the locations of nearby work camps. It also cancelled its day shift and reduced oil sands production. China National Offshore Oil Corporation subsidiary Nexen had a modified staffing plan in the works at the time.
The wildfires are a major setback for Alberta, which has been hit hard by the drop in oil prices. Some 40,000 oil- and gas-related jobs have been lost in Canada since mid-2014, the majority of which were in Alberta.
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