Wildfire GWF018 burns a section of forest in the Grande Prairie district of Alberta in a May 6, 2023, handout photo. Vermilion Energy Inc. says it has temporarily shut-in about 30,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day of production as it assesses the risk to its operations due to wildfires in Alberta. (PHOTO: THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Government of Alberta Fire Service)
Feeling The Impact
Energy companies curtail production due to Alberta wildfires
May 8, 2023 | 10:17 AM
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CALGARY, AB – Vermilion Energy Inc. says it temporarily has shut-in about 30,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day of production as it assesses the risk to its operations due to the wildfires in Alberta.
The company says its assessment to date indicates minimal damage to its key infrastructure.
Vermillion says it has accounted for all of its employees and contractors in the affected areas.
Meanwhile, Paramount Resources Ltd. said on Sunday its operations in the Grande Prairie and Kaybob regions in Alberta are being affected and that it temporarily has curtailed about 50,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day of production.
