Cenovus Energy scales back non-essential staff from Foster Creek facility
May 28 (Reuters) - Cenovus Energy (CVE.TO), opens new tab said on Wednesday it was scaling back non-essential workforce from its Foster Creek facility in response to wildfires in Northern Alberta.
A recent wildfire in the Canadian province of Alberta, has prompted a temporary shutdown of some oil and gas production and forced residents of a nearby small town to evacuate.
Alberta Wildfire said that the blaze, nearly 1,600 hectares in size, is burning out of control about 7 km north of Swan Hills in the province's northern region.
The Canadian oil and gas producer added that it was closely monitoring the evolving wildfire situation in the region and the staffing measure was a precaution.
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