Factbox: More than 1 million bpd of capacity still out as Canadian fire rages

[WorldNews]

(Reuters) - A massive wildfire burning around the Canadian oil sands hub of Fort McMurray was growing and moving rapidly north late on Monday, forcing firefighters to shift their focus to protecting major oil sand facilities north of the city, officials said. The sudden movement of the fire prompted the evacuation of some 4,000 people from work camps outside Fort McMurray, with all northbound traffic once again cut off at the city. Oil sands companies around Fort McMurray had in recent days been flying in employees and moving towards restarting production. ...

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