 鲜花( 0)  鸡蛋( 0)
|
楼主 |
发表于 2011-1-16 13:02
|
显示全部楼层
2# 爱城四少 ; i8 x E8 \+ o( l6 ?
5 V, a3 @& j3 P' p" ], t6 lFour people were injured in a fire Thursday at the Canadian Natural Resources Limited Horizon oilsands site north of Fort McMurray.
2 q& B" l5 R; {: r5 O; y, G# e9 e0 T& H" H4 l
Three of the four injured were transported to hospital in Fort McMurray in stable condition. Q5 t* M0 E5 C2 \
7 W: _2 @4 X+ D1 P/ ~# C
One worker was being treated for second and third-degree burns, the most serious types. A second suffered first-degree burns, and a third person had a neck injury.
0 n2 R# Z6 Q8 r# \. x
. ~4 G9 F% `0 A) e! O* fThe fourth was treated on scene and was to be released.
) n4 W6 t. W6 i1 i: V9 p$ S6 I4 D
* d- m2 C4 E+ B6 F+ `% J3 h"All employees have been accounted for and are in secure locations," CNRL said in a written statement./ d6 s4 ^* C( k% H0 e! n
, [7 _3 {+ ^9 Q4 F* V) l* d9 A8 yReports to the Sun about an explosion at the plant started coming in around 3:30 p.m.
: f- ^0 ]% \/ @- C# B& M& e5 t* i4 ~. d5 J4 t0 a2 w
A witness who wished to remain anonymous described the scene as "scary."
* r- a& J# c+ ~+ l, P! C+ Y/ e+ H! ^9 {! i: t4 C# W
And a man whose wife works at the plant was concerned for her safety. "It is a ball of fire," said the man, who would not be named.4 [* t+ D- e7 y* i' q
& Y7 ^! Y6 C! T3 O, x
Alberta Environment was notified about the incident.
9 T: [) u1 P! i% U$ U6 Y
6 T) n2 b4 w# P Y1 H/ EChris Bourdeau, spokesman with Alberta Environment, said the department is "in the information-gathering stage."
; P, N, ]" x; m2 l0 M/ K4 k C Z. B7 L
The fire was located in the upgrader, which converts bitumen into synthetic crude, and the plant was shut down.
W6 [ u" D: l7 }1 i: I, u* Q9 k. ? ~
By 7 p.m., the fuel source of the fire had been isolated and the fire was contained to the coker area.
& Q( | {4 f( c+ i9 z. e
/ \8 s2 h2 G2 l6 d7 [) D5 e0 l( dAir quality has been reported as good in the area as of 6 p.m. Thursday.4 u% L8 y" k; s5 K
) Y( ]. o! j6 g6 r8 M& j- r9 p; J" zThe Calgary-based company said oil production has been suspended and there is no word as to when it will resume.
( r! q( q( A, u, ]$ N6 P
( p+ e; F1 Y) c0 O/ I/ Q9 ^1 S- D9 y+ P4 F"Canadian Natural's first priority is the well-being of our personnel and to safely control the situation," said CNRL in a statement.( w& D/ [3 w! ~
; W# ~' }. ]4 p3 L5 p) s7 ^The upgrader is located about 70 km north of Fort McMurray. No site evacuation was required.& U, F2 w6 R6 q6 [7 P" L
& }+ k9 [. d8 C9 U0 T vHorizon is the newest major mining operation in the oilsands.- }) H' o0 J% H
' N p q& M5 _' H; i8 n$ J. q' ?
It is impossible to gauge the impact on the company -- or how the incident might affect multibillion-dollar expansion plans for Horizon -- until the extent of the damage is known, said Michael Dunn, an analyst with FirstEnergy Capital Corp.% V* p& e$ Z6 h
, d8 O3 o' J5 \8 }! _& IA spokeswoman for Alberta's Employment and Immigration department said its officers were on their way to the site to conduct investigation.
* l, Z G3 O" K8 q/ ?' g, E, `! N5 l1 X
The company said air monitoring stations in the area are being checked, with updates available at www.wbea.org.! j$ C9 A6 }+ p# {4 v6 C# E; Q" F
- {6 H6 S: ]- p$ z( n$ v, Y4 Y
Canadian Natural, Canada's No. 1 independent oil producer, said earlier Thursday that Horizon's output averaged 83,700 barrels per day in December, down 22% from November, as it shut down the upgrader's coker unit for repairs. The company said it had restarted the unit.
; y. G; p. u8 i. |4 z0 b/ n* h
& r i9 b8 {( Y6 uFires in the complex upgraders have been relatively frequent. Production at Suncor Energy Inc.'s oilsands project was hobbled when a fire broke out at one of its two upgraders in December 2009. A second unit was damaged in another blaze last February.
+ [% A# C1 i% T6 m' x' y$ `. m4 c
2 l+ R% S$ d, Z6 MHorizon was built during the oilsands rush of the last decade at a cost of $9.7 billion. |
|
狗仔卡
发表于 2011-1-16 12:14
提升卡
置顶卡
沉默卡
喧嚣卡
变色卡
显身卡
发表于 2011-1-19 14:01
