Wildfires force Alberta oil sands producers to evacuate workers, stop some oil flows [Video]

Three major oil sands producers have evacuated workers from sites in Northern Alberta as wildfires ravage the region.

On Saturday, Canadian Natural Resources Ltd. CNQ-T said it had evacuated workers from its Jackfish 1 operation about 180 kilometres south of Fort McMurray, and temporarily halted roughly 36,500 barrels per day of bitumen production.

The company said all workers are safe and accounted for with no reported injuries, and they have been relocated to other CNRL facilities.

Also on Saturday, MEG Energy Corp. MEG-T said it had evacuated all non-essential personnel from its Christina Lake Regional Project production facility in response to a wildfire south of the site.

The fire knocked out power lines that connect the site to Alberta’s electric grid.

Christina Lake, roughly 160 kilometres south of Fort McMurray, has power cogeneration capabilities, so it is continuing to produce oil.

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But MEG said the power outage …