One dead in explosion at Nexen Canadian oil sands facility

From: The Globe and Mail 

COMMENT - We told them not to let Nexen restart their  pipelines.  Will anyone ever listen?

Jeffrey Hodgson

TORONTO — Reuters

Published Friday, Jan. 15, 2016 9:05PM EST

Last updated Friday, Jan. 15, 2016 11:25PM EST

 

One person was killed and a second was injured in an explosion at Nexen Energy’s Long Lake oil sands facility south of Fort McMurray, Alberta, on Friday, the company said.

The injured person was in critical condition, a police spokesman said. Other personnel were accounted for after the explosion, the unit of China’s CNOOC Ltd said in a statement.

“The affected facility has been shut down and we are stabilizing the scene. There is no immediate danger to the neighbouring communities or personnel still on site,” the company said. MORE