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Syncrude expansion on hold

Posted By Walter Schneider On May 18, 2006 @ 12:00 am In Emission Incidents & Issues, Sulphur Logistics | No Comments

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…. ([1] Full Story — off-site)

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