More than a month after an explosion and fire ripped through part of the Syncrude Mildred Lake oilsands upgrader north of Fort McMurray, the site's main operator says the upgrader will return to full operation by the end of June. Suncor Energy, the majority stakeholder in Syncrude, said the Mildred Lake oilsands upgrader is currently operating at a reduced rate, but that it does not expect the outage to change Suncor's 2017 oil production targets. The accelerated repair schedule will include moving up the dates for planned seasonal maintenance to minimize the effect of the outage on production. Syncrude has said it would not provide details on the nature of the employee's injuries or recovery, citing privacy concerns. The Mildred Lake upgrader is located 40 kilometres north of Fort McMurray.

Source: CBC News April 20, 2017 00:22 UTC