Factbox-Alberta wildfire shuts in at least 145,000 boepd of Canadian production
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(Reuters) - Canada's main oil-producing province Alberta on Saturday declared a provincial state of emergency due to wildfires, shutting in at least 145,000 of oil equivalent per day (boepd).
Tens of thousands of Albertans have been forced to evacuate their homes as unprecedented wildfires rage on in Alberta.
Following are the energy companies whose operations have been impacted due to wildfires.
Paramount Resources Ltd
Paramount said its operations in the Grande Prairie and Kaybob regions were impacted by the wildfires in those areas.
It added that about 50,000 boepd of production has been temporarily curtailed since the evening of May 5.
Crescent Point Energy Corp
Crescent Point said about 45,000 boepd of production in the Kaybob Duvernay region has been temporarily shut in with a plan to restart production once safe and permitted to do so.
The company added that no damage has been reported to the its assets.
Vermilion Energy Inc
Vermilion Energy said it had temporarily shut in about 30,000 boepd of production and that it was assessing the risk to its operations.
"Our assessment to date indicates minimal damage to our key infrastructure," Vermilion said.
Pipestone Energy Corp
Pipestone said its operations in the Grande Prairie area are being impacted by the ongoing wildfires and about 20,000 boepd of production has been temporarily curtailed since the evening of May 5.
The company said is not aware of any significant damage or loss to its owned or third-party infrastructure.
Kiwetinohk Energy Corp
Kiwetinohk said it had safely shut in the majority of its Placid operations in response to downstream third-party interruptions that are in proximity to the Alberta wildfires.
(Reporting by Arunima Kumar in Bengaluru; Editing by Anil D'Silva)