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Suncor Restarts Production at RMWB as Alberta Wildfires Subside
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Suncor has begun the safe and staged restart of its operations in the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo (RMWB) with initial production from its Firebag in situ facility early last week.
Start-up activities are well underway at Base Plant and the MacKay River in situ facility and, subject to conditions in the region, Suncor expects initial production by the end of this week.
Suncor has moved over 4,000 employees and contractors back into the region, including Fort Hills workers, and anticipates that over the coming week it will move approximately 3,500 additional people to support its return to operations.
There has been no damage to Suncor's assets and all sites have enhanced fire mitigation and protection. Additionally, cooler weather and several days of precipitation have…
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