Canada’s Oil-Sands Producers Set to Re-Enter Evacuated Sites
- Mandatory orders lifted for all sites around Fort McMurray
- Suncor, ConocoPhillips among those bringing back workers
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All of the Canadian oil-sands facilities that workers fled last week as a wildfire spread are being allowed to prepare for restart as cool, humid weather has helped contain the inferno.
Alberta lifted mandatory evacuation orders for the last of the accommodation and production sites on Monday, which started the process of inspections by forestry and health officials to make sure they’re safe for workers to return. Since late Friday, the province has removed orders that had prevented all but critical staff from remaining on sites connected with the operations of Suncor Energy Inc., Syncrude Canada Ltd., ConocoPhillips and Cnooc Ltd.’s Nexen unit, among others.