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+ @; f6 w9 R1 k$ P5 BNexen Energy will lay off about 350 workers from its Long Lake facility, following its release of results of internal investigations into a July 2015 pipeline spill and the January 2016 hydrocracker explosion.. M& x4 \* Y& S/ Z& \0 ?
/ R( }* t4 S/ E5 T/ H/ E' [" Y# x7 HThe CNOOC-owned energy company will only be continuing its steam-assisted gravity drainage (SAGD) operations at Long Lake, after it determined a short-term repair was not possible for the hydrocracker unit, which killed two employees when it exploded on Jan. 15, 2016.
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1 x6 o; k, y* u/ HThe facility's upgrader has been idling since then, and will be moved into winter preservation, with no estimation of when it will be brought back into service.% `- p5 ^7 p6 r1 x4 q! {
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An internal investigation found the explosion was a result of work being performed that was "outside of the scope of approved work activities."
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) u' M: }# G. m9 l; Z7 TThe two employees killed, both Fort McMurray residents, were 52-year-old Drew Foster and 30-year-old Dave Williams. Foster was killed in the explosion. Williams, who was flown to the University of Alberta Hospital's burn unit hours after the explosion, died a week later. " ?4 @) o" {" c S# p. q
" H% M w% s' I9 E. t" xIn its announcement Nexen said it is addressing safety gaps in part with refresher training on workplace hazard identification, increased site supervision and safety inspections.
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The decision to move to a SAGD-only operation was described as "entirely economic," and will result in about 350 staff layoffs, most of which will be completed by the end of 2016.
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The results of the investigations were given at a news conference on Tuesday by Nexen CEO Fang Zhi and Senior Vice President of Canadian Operation Ron Bailey. ~7 e6 F5 Q {2 ]8 a
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Nexen also said it found the root cause of a July 2015 emulsion spill at Long Lake to be a "thermally-driven upheaval buckling of the pipeline, and the subsequent cooldown during the turnaround."
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This was caused because of pipeline design incompatible with the muskeg ground conditions, and steps that could have been taken to mitigate the potential for buckling were not addressed. : `3 z) h2 i/ x3 ] [
3 c7 l _8 W' x9 x2 {- JThe spill poured up to five million litres of emulsion - a mixture of water, bitumen and sand - into surrounding muskeg. The spill may have been ongoing for up to two weeks when it was discovered in July 2015 by a contractor walking through the area. " d d# H& {6 N: A
2 r2 k( m3 g/ [In August the Alberta Energy Regulator ordered Nexen to shut down 95 pipelines until the company could prove the pipelines could be operated responsibly. The suspension was lifted in September 2015. 6 |& @- B E$ Q
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