Nexen to cut 350 jobs in canada after oilsands explosion. Oilsands plant explosion near fort mcmurray leaves 1 dead. Fridays explosion at nexens long lake facility that killed one worker and sent a second to hospital with serious burns was a dark dayfor the oilsands company, saysceo fang zhi. Yesterday marks one of the darkest days in nexen history, zhi said at a news conference in calgary saturday. She said that the charges are against nexen, and could not immediately specify those who could face jail time. Drew foster was pronounced dead at the scene and david williams later died in hospital. Nexen responds to incident at long lake facility boe report. Long lake kinosis oil sands project annual performance. Nexen blames workers for major explosion that killed two at. Other personnel were accounted for after the explosion, the unit of chinas cnooc. The fire passed right through the facility, nexen senior vicepresident ron bailey says, with minimal damage, mainly to a 150man camp and electrical components.
The blast occurred inside a building at nexens long lake oilsands operation. Hazardex alberta oil sands explosion kills one, injures one. An explosion occurs at the long lake upgraders hydrocracker, killing. The upgrader was the centrepiece of the long lake sagd project when it. At a press conference on tuesday morning, nexen announced it will be reducing its head count by another 350 employees sometime this year. Published on january 16, 2016 january 16, 2016 12 likes 22 comments. An explosion at nexens long lake oil sands facility in northern alberta has ended with one fatality and a second person in hospital, the facility has been shutdown, on jan. Nexen energy announced an expansion of its long lake south west project tuesday. Long lake southwest expansion project will add 26,000 bd production. The january 15th explosion at nexens long lake facility near fort mcmurray has claimed a second life. Massive wildfires around fort mcmurray force the evacuation of 12 oilsands production facilities, including long lake. Nexen nexen energy was charged by alberta labour in 2017 with workplace offences under the occupational health. The fire actually passed right through the long lake site forcing a. A year after an explosion at nexens long lake facility in northern alberta killed her husband, tracy foster said shes hasnt received any clear answers from the company.
Nexen shutting down long lake operation as it complies. Explosion at nexens long lake plant calgary herald. Financial government solutions legal reuters news agency risk management solutions tax. Nexen blames buckling that occurred when bitumen in the pipeline was allowed to cool down during a shutdown. Nexen executives said the cause of an explosion at their long lake facility that killed two men was the employees themselves. No date was given for when the upgrader would be returned to. Long lake explosion occurred near the hydrocracker unit. The explosion that killed one person and sent another to hospital on friday occurred near the hydrocracker unit at nexen energy ulc s long lake oilsands facility, a company official said this afternoon. The project used proprietary orcrude technology as well as hydrocracking and gasification to produce premiu. A year later, no answers after nexen explosion that killed. Nexens 150man camp was damaged, along with some electrical infrastructure. Adds comment from police spokesman by jeffrey hodgson. An aerial shot of the nexen long lake facility near anzac. Foster was declared dead at the scene while williams suffered serious burns and later died in hospital.
The explosion occurred in a hydrocracker at the facility, about 75 kilometres south of fort mcmurray, the previous day. The explosion of a hydrocracker in the upgrader that killed two employees is among recent challenges for cnooc in canada after its 20 takeover of nexen. Fatal nexen explosion puts focus on oilpatch safety. The explosion that killed one person and sent another to hospital on friday occurred near the hydrocracker unit at nexen energy ulcs long. By the time we got there, their fire crews had already done a good. It was a major explosion, brad grainger, deputy fire chief for the. Nexen fined in 2016 explosion that killed two workers. Nexen said all other personnel have been accounted for. Executives at nexen have blamed an explosion at their long lake facility on the two men that died as a result.
The explosion that killed one person and sent another to hospital on friday occurred near the hydrocracker unit at nexen energy ulcs long lake oilsands facility, a company official said this afternoon. Nexen idles long lake upgrader indefinitely and eliminates. Nexen blames workers for major explosion that killed two. Nexen energy ulc nexen is an upstream oil and gas company. His death follows fellow nexen employee 52 year old dave foster, who died on the scene of the explosion. The two men were changing the valves on the sites hydrocracker at the time. The long lake oilsands upgrader project is an insitu oil extraction. Nexen chief executive fang zhi confirmed on january 16 that an explosion at the companys long lake oil sands plant in alberta killed one maintenance worker and seriously injured another. Nexen workers dave williams and drew foster had been changing valves at a hydrocracker at nexens long lake facility jan. The message fundamental to the idea that safety is essential to workplace culture is reinforced constantly, but it didnt happen friday for two workers at nexen energys long lake. The explosion came six months after a july 2015 incident in whicha pipeline spilled five million litres of water, sand and bitumen at the long lake facilitythe alberta energy regulator ordered.
Long lake project nexen long lake sagd is a next generation oil sands development operated by partners nexen inc and opti canada inc. Nexen charged after oil sands explosion deaths news. Nexen announces long lake southwest expansion project goahead. Nexen idles long lake upgrader indefinitely and eliminates 350. Briefnexens long lake site believed unaffected by fire. Nexen lays blame for january blast on workers, plans to. The project is owned and operated by cnooc petroleum north america, formerly known as nexen. Back in january 2016, an explosion occurred near an onsite hydrocracker killing one of the workers and sending another to hospital in lifethreatening condition. Nexen says that it has also indefinitely idled the upgrader portion of the long lake facility after determining there is no shortterm fix to the damaged caused by the january blast. The explosion occurred in a hydrocracker at the oilsands facility at about 3.
Update 3one dead in explosion at nexen canadian oil sands. Wildfire shut down long lake operations for 2 months. A second person has died as a result of the explosion on jan. Nexen charged in oilsands explosion that killed 2 workers in 2016. The destruction of the camp for a while seemed certain. By jeffrey hodgson toronto reuters one person was killed and a second was injured in an explosion at nexen energys long lake oil sands facility south of fort mcmurray, alberta, on friday, the company said. Nexen to cut 350 jobs in aftermath of oilsands blast, low. One nexen worker killed, one burned in major explosion at northern alberta oilsands plant. Fatal oilsands explosion dark day for company, nexen ceo. Fatal oilsands explosion dark day for company, nexen ceo says. Early indications were that the explosion took place in a hydrocracker. Nexen energy has started work on a 26,000bd expansion of its long lake integrated oil sands project in the athabasca region of alberta, 25 miles southeast of fort mcmurray. Fridays explosion at nexens long lake facility that killed one worker and sent.
Fatal nexen long lake explosion blamed on employees my. Explosion at nexens long lake facility killed one worker. Nexen long lake facility near fort mcmurray where deadly explosion happened. Adds comment from police spokesman discover thomson reuters. Toronto, jan 15 reuters one person was killed and a second was injured in an explosion at nexen energys long lake oil sands facility. Steam assisted gravity drainage sagd is employed to recover bitumen that is too deep to mine. The emergency response plan at nexen long lake was immediately. The fire actually passed right through the long lake site forcing a complete shutdown and evacuation of the facilities. One dead in explosion at nexen canadian oil sands facility. Its a compression building, that is where the explosion happened, ron bailey, senior vicepresident, canadian operations at nexen, told a conference call today. Toronto reuters one person was killed and a second was injured in an explosion at nexen energys long lake oil sands facility south of fort mcmurray, alberta, on friday, the company said. An explosion occurs at the long lake upgraders hydrocracker, killing 52yearold maintenance worker drew foster and journeyman millwright dave williams. The incident occurred on 15 january 2016 at a hydrocracker unit on nexens long lake facility. Nexen shutting down long lake operation as it complies with regulator the canadian press published tuesday, september 1, 2015 6.
The view of the gas compression building in the hydrocracker unit after an. The two were refitting valves on a hydrocracker unit at the companys long lake facility on jan. Representatives from the alberta energy regulator survey the oil spill site at long lake in june 2016. One person was killed and a second was injured in an explosion at nexen energys long lake oil sands facility south of fort mcmurray, alberta, on friday, the company said. Low and his family were at camp marion and intended to go south that night, but were hemmed in. Nexen idles long lake upgrader indefinitely and eliminates 350 positions. An explosion at nexens long lake oil sands facility in northern. Nexen confirms death of second worker in long lake blast. The fire passed right through the facility, nexen senior vicepresident ron. Fridays explosion at nexens long lake facility that killed one worker and sent a second to hospital with serious burns was a dark day for the oilsands company, says ceo fang zhi. One person is dead and another remains in the burn unit at an edmonton hospital following an explosion at the nexen long lake plant near fort mcmurray. Nexen long lake nexen energy has confirmed one person has been killed and another person is in hospital being treated for injuries from an explosion that happened friday afternoon at the long lake facility. In the afternoon of friday, january 15, an explosion occurred at nexens long lake facility in northern alberta.
Nexen energy charged after explosion killed two workers in. Nexen stops production at oilsands plant after explosion. The company also announced the completion its independent investigation of last years pipeline rupture. The explosion happened inside a building in the compressed gas area at the nexen long lake facility at around 3. Nexen energy ulc reported it will idle the long lake oil sands upgrader in fort mcmurray, alta. Dark day for nexen after fatal explosion at oilsands. Nexen stops production at oilsands plant after explosion kills worker. The long lake oil sands upgrader project is an in situ oil extraction project near anzac, alberta, 40 km southeast of fort mcmurray in the athabasca oil sands region of alberta. Ron bailey, senior vp of canadian operations for nexen, tells media that they are deeply saddened on the unnecessary death after an explosion at nexens long lake facility in. Nexen also contended with a pipeline leak last year at long lake and a wildfire in may that forced oilsands production offline.
A sign at nexen energys long lake facility near fort mcmurray, alta. The fire stopped within a quarter mile of the house. The bitumen is pumped to the surface, where it is treated to remove water, then fed into the upgrader that produces synthetic crude oil. Company executives nexen executives said the cause of an explosion at their long lake facility that killed two men was the employees themselves. The fire that destroyed long lake west went westerly crossing the bog river at second pond and continued to lake marion. The move comes after the company confirmed it will not be restarting its long lake upgrader due to a damaged hydrocracker unit. A year after an explosion at nexens long lake facility in northern alberta killed two men, their families say they havent received any clear answers from the company. The decision means the company will lay off about 350 employees at the long lake site and in. Long lake is an integrated steamassisted gravity drainage site which produced 41,000 barrels per day of bitumen in 2017. Nexen announces construction of long lake south west.
Charges have been laid against nexen energy after two workers were killed in an explosion at the nexen long lake site south of. One person is dead and another is in critical condition after an explosion friday afternoon at albertas nexen long lake facility, wood buffalo rcmp. They basically said it was drew and davids fault for the explosion, tracy foster said. The explosion occurred at long lakes hydrocracker, part of the upgrader.
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