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Wildfire intensifies near two Alberta oil-sands sites

2015-05-29 22:18:27| Oil & Gas - Topix.net

Smoke rises from a wildfire north of Cold Lake, Alberta May 27, 2015 in a photo supplied by the Alberta Wildfire Info department. An out-of-control wildfire, burning near two major oil sands projects in the key crude-producing region of northern Alberta, grew in size on Friday, although firefighters were hopeful cold weather moving into the region would help tackle the blaze.

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Cooler weather helping Alberta wildfire crews but situation still severe

2015-05-29 02:05:54| Energy - Topix.net

Cooler weather was helping crews in Alberta battle wildfires Thursday as the province shifted more effort to protecting oilsands projects in the northeast. Scott Long, a government spokesman, said fireguards built to shield facilities operated by Cenovus Energy and Canadian Natural Resources were holding.

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Alberta fire threat grows as blaze moves toward oil facilities

2015-05-28 12:37:17| Oil & Gas - Topix.net

Northern Alberta firefighters are battling a wildfire that has moved within 5 km of Cenovus Energy Inc's oil sands operations. The Cold Lake Air Weapons Range blaze is spreading in the direction of oil and gas operations and threatens plants run by Cenovus and Canadian Natural Resources Ltd., Scott Long, an executive Director at the Alberta Emergency Management Agency, said in a press conference Wednesday.

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New Alberta energy minister in 'listening and learning mode'

2015-05-27 22:58:51| Energy - Topix.net

New Minister of Energy Marg McCuaig-Boyd walks into McDougall Centre in Calgary on May 27, 2015, for the first cabinet ministers' meeting for the new NDP government. CALGARY - Alberta's new energy minister says she's in a "listening and learning mode" as the NDP government prepares to review oil and gas royalties.

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