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Cenovus shuts in oil sands production and evacuates workers as Canada wildfires rage

Company shuts in almost 250,000 bpd of production after Canadian Natural Resources and MEG Energy also forced to evacuate staff and rein in oil output in Alberta

Smoke rises from the Nopiming Provincial Park wildfire east of Bird River, Manitoba, Canada, on 29 May 2025.
Smoke rises from the Nopiming Provincial Park wildfire east of Bird River, Manitoba, Canada, on 29 May 2025.Photo: MANITOBA GOVERNMENT/REUTERS/SCANPIX
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Published 1 June 2025, 23:55Updated 2 June 2025, 09:10
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