Energy Companies Curtail Production Due to Alberta Wildfires

Energy Companies Curtail Production Due to Alberta Wildfires
Wildfire GWF018 burns a section of forest in the Grande Prairie district of Alberta in a May 6, 2023, handout photo. The Canadian Press/HO-Government of Alberta Fire Service
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Some oil and gas producers in Alberta are temporarily shutting in production as wildfires rage across the energy-producing province.
With more than 100 active fires burning across Alberta and a provincial state of emergency in place, oil and gas companies with operations in the western and northwestern parts of the province have evacuated workers and halted operations.