 鲜花( 1)  鸡蛋( 0)
|
CALGARY - A fire has halted operations at one of Suncor Energy's two oilsands upgraders north of Fort McMurray, the company said Tuesday.6 `( j( h5 E: {1 N
7 \6 e' Z0 e$ V: K% b
No one was hurt in the incident which happened after a fire broke out around midnight at its upgrader #1, Suncor said.
9 \. C( v) r# g6 M9 A, r
& g6 r0 ~; M7 Y+ d/ y% M1 o7 jThe energy giant said the 125,000-barrel-per-day unit was shut down after the fire, and it is currently assessing damage.
, _' b! A5 v; [4 E! ?. V# f( E* [9 `$ e
Suncor has been plagued by a series fires at its oilsands operations in the past five months, suffering three fires since October in the upgraders which convert bitumen into synthetic crude oil.5 ?+ P2 K5 H; u2 B$ C* \6 x; r
0 a: g, ?5 I1 {% Z
According to Reuters, Suncor could not specify how much crude the unit was producing before the incident.! @2 Q9 w; T' q" S/ @' s
) a: t. t; \# R
A fire in upgrader number 2 last December took more than a month to repair. |
|