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Oilsands production drops 25 per cent in May due to wildfire

Syncrude's Aurora oilsands project.

The Fort McMurray wildfire had a big impact on oilsands production as many operators were forced to halt operations through the month of May.

In its monthly production report the Alberta Energy Regulator noted that just 48.7 million barrels of upgraded and non-upgraded bitumen was produced in May.

That’s a roughly 25 per cent decrease from the nearly 65 million barrels produced in April.

Many companies halted their operations well into June and July.