Fort McMurray, Alberta (Apr. 18, 2013) — Suncor Energy reports it has begun its planned maintenance on one of the two oil sands upgraders (U1) and associated utilities at its oil sands operations near Fort McMurray, Alberta.
Approximately 4,500 employees and contractors will be involved in the work, which is scheduled to last approximately seven weeks. During this period, the U1 complex will be completely shut down while the company’s other upgrader (U2) is expected to continue normal operations.
Suncor will focus on completing the maintenance work in a safe manner while minimizing impacts on our neighbours, our customers and the environment. Although this maintenance work may result in an increase in flaring, noise and traffic related to Suncor’s operations, necessary precautions have been taken to ensure these disruptions are kept to a minimum.
The planned maintenance is expected to support safe, reliable operation of upgrading assets. Production impact has been factored into Suncor’s annual guidance.