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Syncrude expansion on hold

Canadian Press

Thursday, May 18, 2006

FORT MCMURRAY, Alta. — Syncrude’s brand new, $8.4-billion oilsands expansion in northern Alberta is being temporarily shut down because of foul, urine-smelling emissions.

Alberta Environment issued an order Thursday afternoon calling on the joint-venture oilsands giant to immediately shut down its new “flue gas desulphurization unit and attached equipment,” related to the Mildred Lake plant located 40 kilometres north of Fort McMurray…. (Full Story — off-site)

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