Syncrude

• Alberta oil sands group starts offering on-site COVID-19 vaccines as CNRL confirms 2 deaths

  On-site COVID-19 vaccine clinics are starting to be offered at industrial camps and sites in the Fort McMurray area.

  Canada

  May 6
• Suncor delays planned maintenance project as COVID-19 cases plague Fort McMurray area

  Suncor's CEO says the delay of the maintenance "turnaround" for one of the coker units in the upgrader will allow the company to reduce the number of contractors in the region.

  Health

  May 4
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• Imperial Oil set to end Syncrude services contract as Suncor becomes operator

  Imperial Oil Ltd. says it will relinquish its contract to provide business management services to Syncrude Canada Ltd. when Suncor Energy Inc. takes over as operator of its oilsands mine.

  Money

  Nov 24, 2020
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• Suncor agrees to begin operating Syncrude by end of 2021

  Suncor Energy Inc. says it has agreed to become the operator of the Syncrude project by the end of 2021, as long as each of the joint venture's owners grants formal approval.

  Money

  Nov 23, 2020
• Alberta suspends some environmental monitoring at 16 oilsands projects due to COVID-19

  Alberta is temporarily suspending more than a dozen monitoring requirements for oilsands operators that asked it for COVID-19 relief.

  Environment

  May 6, 2020
• 2 people who work at Syncrude Mildred Lake site test positive for COVID-19

  An employee and a contractor who work at Syncrude's Mildred Lake site tested positive for COVID-19, but an outbreak has not been declared at the facility.

  Economy

  Apr 27, 2020
• Oil and gas companies taking steps to keep employees safe from COVID-19

  On Monday, Dr. Deena Hinshaw addressed concerns being brought up regarding employees being in close quarters at work camps and construction sites.

  Economy

  Mar 23, 2020
• 3 workers injured in incident at Syncrude plant north of Fort McMurray

  Occupational Health and Safety said there was a serious incident at approximately 9 p.m.

  Canada

  Mar 17, 2020
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• Part of Syncrude oilsands upgrader remains down after fire last Sunday

  The fire was detected in one of the bitumen upgrader's hydroprocessing units and it was shut down, resulting in the fire going out by the time firefighters arrived.

  Canada

  Mar 6, 2020
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• Syncrude investigates contract worker’s death at Aurora site

  An investigation is underway after a contract worker died in an incident at Syncrude's Aurora oilsands site in northern Alberta.

  Canada

  Jan 20, 2020