Suncor Energy Inc. posts a profit of $3.996 billion for the second quarter of the year — a more than a fourfold increase over the same period last year. Article content Interim Suncor Energy Inc. chief executive Kris Smith said Friday that his first priority on the job is to fix the oil major’s track record on safety and operating performance. Article content Smith faced a number of pointed questions about the company’s poor safety record during a quarterly conference call with investors Friday morning — his first since taking the helm in July following the abrupt resignation of former CEO Mark Little after another worker was killed at Suncor’s base plant in northern Alberta. “Safety is the most important value at Suncor and our safety record is unacceptable and improvements must be made,” Smith said Friday. “This was brought home by the recent death at our base plant site in the mine area. I want to express how deeply saddened we are by this loss. And I am fully committed to doing everything necessary to build a better safety culture and improve performance so that everyone at Suncor goes home safely each and every day.” The company has […]
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