Canada's main oil-producing province Alberta on Saturday declared a provincial state of emergency due to wildfires, shutting in at least 185,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day (boepd), or about 2% of the country's output.
The company said it is not aware of any significant damage or loss to its owned or third-party infrastructure.Kiwetinohk said it had safely shut in the majority of its Placid operations in response to downstream third-party interruptions that are in proximity to the Alberta wildfires.
The company said it has evacuated and shut down nine South and West Deep Basin gas processing facilities. Tourmaline said it was not aware of any damage to those facilities to date, and access to the sites is currently prohibited.Cenovus said it has shut-in production and brought plants down in some areas of its conventional business.
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