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Cenovus Resumes Operations at Foster Creek
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Cenovus Energy Inc. has returned to normal operations at its Foster Creek oil sands project in northern Alberta after a forest fire on the Cold Lake Air Weapons Range led to the precautionary shutdown of the operation on May 23 for 11 full days.
John Brannan, Cenovus Executive Vice-President & Chief Operating Officer said: "I'd like to commend everyone at Cenovus and externally who responded to the forest fire and helped keep our people and facilities safe. I was pleased with the strong coordination between our Cenovus teams, Alberta Agriculture and Forestry, and the Department of National Defence, in particular 4 Wing Cold Lake and CLAWR Range Control. I also want to thank our staff who worked safely and efficiently to get Foster Creek running again."
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