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Wildfire prompts MEG Energy, Imperial to move workers away from oilsands sites
Out-of-control wildfires blazing in northern Alberta have prompted fresh evacuations of workers from oilsands sites.
MEG Energy Corp. said late Wednesday evening that it is evacuating non-essential personnel from its Christina Lake oilsands site, while Imperial Oil Ltd. confirmed in an email Thursday that it has begun reducing the number of non-essential workers at its Kearl oilsands mine.
Both companies said there have been no direct impacts to their sites and the moves are precautionary.
“Our first operating priority is to care for ourselves and all others,” said MEG CEO Darlene Gates in a news release, adding production at the company’s Christina Lake site continues as normal.