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Resurgent wildfires in Canada’s main energy-producing region are increasing the risks to the country’s vast oil-sands production after forcing drillers on the other side of the province to curb output on a smaller scale in recent weeks. Almost 2.7 million barrels of daily oil-sands production in northeastern Alberta is now in “very high” or “extreme” wildfire danger zones, according to industry consultant Rystad Energy. The equivalent of at least 240,000 barrels — and possibly more than 300,000 barrels — of daily oil output already is shut down, the firm estimated, primarily in the western portion of the province. The total number of active wildfires in Alberta rose to 92 on Wednesday morning from 86 on Tuesday afternoon. The number of out-of-control blazes jumped to 27 from 24 the day before. Athabasca Oil Corp. on Tuesday joined Chevron Corp. , Crescent Point Energy Corp. and others in reporting renewed shutdowns in Alberta. Source: Alberta Wildfire Status Dashboard Note: Major fires are over 1,000 acres. Data as of May 17. Bloomberg green Smoke from the fires has blown hundreds of miles south to Calgary, where most of Canada’s major energy producers are based, shrouding the city. While that smoke has in […]
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