The Canadian Fire Continues; Statoil And MEG Energy Evacuating Non-Essential Staff -- May 27, 2015

An update on an earlier story on this fire, Reuters at Rigzone is reporting:

Statoil ASA and MEG Energy Inc evacuated non-essential staff from oil sands projects in northeastern Alberta on Tuesday as wildfires raged through the key crude-producing region.

The two are the latest of several oil producers, including Cenovus Energy Inc and Canadian Natural Resources Ltd , to move staff away from the potential danger.

At least 233,000 barrels per day of oil sands production, 9 percent of Alberta's total oil sands output, have been suspended in the province's northeast because of the fire risk, though none of the projects have been damaged.

The Alberta government said there are 66 forest fires now burning in the province, with 19 considered out of control. Statoil evacuated around 110 employees from its 20,000 barrel per day Leismer project as a precaution, although production is unaffected and the company does not anticipate having to shut down operations.