Operations at nexen long lake suspended following fatal. The long lake oil sands upgrader is linked with the enbridge athabaska pipeline line 37, a 17kilometrelong, 12inch diameter pipe from long lake to cheecham terminal. Nexen blames workers for major explosion that killed two. Nexen s emergency response plan was activated and response personnel, including first responders from the regional municipality of wood buffalo, arrived on site. Back in january 2016, an explosion occurred near an onsite hydrocracker killing one of the workers and sending another to hospital in lifethreatening condition. Jul 12, 2016 nexen executives said the cause of an explosion at their long lake facility that killed two men was the employees themselves. Nexen idles long lake upgrader indefinitely and eliminates. Other personnel were accounted for after the explosion, the unit of chinas cnooc. A year after an explosion at nexen s long lake facility in northern alberta killed two men, their families say they havent received any clear answers from the company. One man died and another was seriously injured after an explosion on friday at nexen energys long lake oil sands facility south of fort mcmurray, alberta. The explosion happened inside a building in the compressed gas area at the nexen long lake facility at around 3. Drew foster was pronounced dead at the scene and david williams later died in hospital. Long lake upgrader in january 2016 when the explosion occurred. Apr 23, 2019 the oil company appeared in a fort mcmurray courtroom last thursday facing multiple charges for the incident that took place at their long lake site, near anzac.
Nexen idles long lake upgrader indefinitely and eliminates 350 positions. Explosion at nexens long lake plant calgary herald. Adds comment from police spokesman by jeffrey hodgson. Its a compression building, that is where the explosion happened, ron bailey, senior vicepresident, canadian operations at nexen, told a conference call today. Long lake explosion occurred near the hydrocracker unit. One worker died at the site about 75 kilometres south. Jan 26, 2016 a fort mcmurray man who spent nearly a week in an edmonton burn unit after a fatal explosion at nexens long lake facility has died, bringing the death toll to two. Jan 15, 2016 the explosion that killed one person and sent another to hospital on friday occurred near the hydrocracker unit at nexen energy ulcs long lake oilsands facility, a company official said this afternoon. He said work was ongoing on the hydrocracker unit itself and the scope had. Nexen green lights sagd expansion at long lake oil sands. Nexens long lake upgrader remains shut down after deadly. The hydrocracker building at the long lake facility that exploded on friday. Nexen idles long lake upgrader indefinitely and eliminates 350. Fridays explosion at nexen s long lake facility that killed one worker and sent a second to hospital with serious burns was a dark day for the oilsands company, says ceo fang zhi.
A year after an explosion at nexen s long lake facility in northern alberta killed her husband, tracy foster said shes hasnt received any clear answers from the company. Charges have been laid against nexen energy ulc after two workers were killed in an explosion at the nexen long lake site south of fort mcmurray. Nexen workers dave williams and drew foster had been changing valves at a hydrocracker at nexens long lake facility jan. Nexen stops production at oilsands plant after explosion kills worker. A second man has died after an explosion at nexen s long lake facility in northern alberta. Nexen shutdown of long lake project tests resolve in oil. Nexen energy pleads not guilty in oilsands explosion that killed two. Nexen energy ulc reported it will idle the long lake oil sands upgrader in fort mcmurray, alta. Hazardex nexen energy charged over fatal 2016 oil sands. Nexen charged after oil sands explosion deaths news. Jan 19, 2016 nexen shutdown of long lake project tests resolve in oil sands. Nexen energy enters not guilty plea in deadly 2016 explosion. Nexen energy ulc charged after explosion killed two workers. The explosion occurred in a hydrocracker at the oilsands facility at about 3.
Jan 16, 2016 by jeffrey hodgson toronto reuters one person was killed and a second was injured in an explosion at nexen energys long lake oil sands facility south of fort mcmurray, alberta, on friday, the company said. Foster was declared dead at the scene while williams suffered serious burns and later died in hospital. Jan 16, 2016 toronto reuters one person was killed and a second was injured in an explosion at nexen energys long lake oil sands facility south of fort mcmurray, alberta, on friday, the company said. Jan 16, 2016 one person is dead and another is in critical condition after an explosion friday afternoon at albertas nexen long lake facility, wood buffalo rcmp say. Back in january 2016, an explosion occurred near an onsite hydrocracker killing one of the workers and sending another to hospital in lifethreatening. Drew foster was pronounced dead at the scene and david williams later died in. Nexen s long lake upgrader remains shut down after deadly blast. An explosion at nexen s long lake operations killed one worker and injured another on jan. Fatal oilsands explosion dark day for company, nexen ceo says. Dark day for nexen after fatal explosion at oilsands.
Nexen workers dave williams and drew foster had been changing valves at a hydrocracker at nexen s long lake facility jan. Nexen energy charged over fatal 2016 oil sands plant explosion in northern canada. A year later, no answers after nexen explosion that killed. Nexen energy ulc charged after explosion killed two. Nexen charged in oilsands explosion that killed 2 workers in. The long lake oilsands upgrader project is an insitu oil extraction. The incident occurred on 15 january 2016 at a hydrocracker unit on nexen s long lake facility. On january 16, 2016 an explosion occurred in the hydrocracker unit. Nexen fined in 2016 explosion that killed two workers.
Fatal oilsands explosion dark day for company, nexen ceo. By jeffrey hodgson toronto reuters one person was killed and a second was injured in an explosion at nexen energys long lake oil sands facility south of fort mcmurray, alberta, on friday, the company said. At a press conference on tuesday morning, nexen announced it will be reducing its head count by another 350 employees sometime this year. An explosion occurs at the long lake upgraders hydrocracker, killing 52yearold maintenance worker drew foster and journeyman millwright dave williams.
One fatality and second person in hospital reports ceo of nexen after explosion at long lake oil sands facility. The early indication is that the explosion happened in the facilitys hydrocracker, said staff sgt jeremie landry, a spokesman for the royal canadian mounted police. Long lake is the first oil sands project to integrate sagd bitumen extraction with an onsite upgrader and represents the worlds first commercial application of the proprietary orcrude upgrading technology. Jan 16, 2016 one fatality and second person in hospital reports ceo of nexen after explosion at long lake oil sands facility. An explosion at nexens long lake oil sands facility in northern alberta. Nexen stops production at oilsands plant after explosion. Jan 17, 2016 one person was killed and a second was injured in an explosion at nexen energys long lake oil sands facility south of fort mcmurray, alberta, on friday, the company said. Toronto, jan 15 reuters one person was killed and a second was injured in an explosion at nexen energys long lake oil sands facility.
One person was killed and a second was injured in an explosion at nexen energys long lake oil sands facility south of fort mcmurray, alberta, on friday, the company said. The blast occurred inside a building at nexen s long lake oilsands operation. Nexen halts production at oilsands plant following fatal. The move comes after the company confirmed it will not be restarting its long lake upgrader due to a damaged hydrocracker unit. The upgrader was idled and then permanently closed following the 2016 hydrocracker explosion. Nexen executives said the cause of an explosion at their long lake facility that killed two men was the employees themselves. No date was given for when the upgrader would be returned to. At the time of the explosion, williams was changing valves at the sites hydrocracker with drew foster, 52, a fellow nexen employee. Its a compression building, that is where the explosion happened, ron bailey, senior vicepresident, canadian operations at nexen, told a conference. An explosion in the facilitys hydrocracker killed one worker and left another seriously injured. The incident occurred on 15 january 2016 at a hydrocracker unit on nexens long lake facility. Ron bailey, senior vp of canadian operations for nexen, tells media that they are deeply saddened on the unnecessary death after an explosion at nexen s long lake facility in northern alberta, on.
Jan 18, 2016 here are the details nexen is able to share at this time. Nexen blast claims two lives news for the oil and gas sector. A fort mcmurray man who spent nearly a week in an edmonton burn unit after a fatal explosion at nexen s long lake facility has died, bringing the death toll to two. At 2,500 feet below the surface, the long lake deposit is too deep to mine. A sign at nexen energys long lake facility near fort mcmurray, alta. Charges have been laid against nexen energy after two workers were killed in an explosion at the nexen long lake site south of fort mcmurray dave williams, 30, and drew foster. Dec 27, 2017 nexen charged in the death of 2 employees at long lake facility. The view of the gas compression building in the hydrocracker unit of nexen energys long lake, alberta facility following an explosion on jan. He said work was ongoing on the hydrocracker unit itself and the.
In 2019, nexen by then known as cnooc petroleum north. On december 19, alberta occupational health and safety filed eight charges against nexen energy over an incident in january 2016 when two workers were killed in an explosion at nexen s long lake site south of fort mcmurray in northern alberta. Nexen energy has started work on a 26,000bd expansion of its long lake integrated oil sands project in the athabasca region of alberta, 25 miles southeast of fort mcmurray. Nexen fined in 2016 explosion that killed two workers mix 103. Jul 18, 2016 does the future include long lake at all. Jan 16, 2016 ron bailey, senior vp of canadian operations for nexen, tells media that they are deeply saddened on the unnecessary death after an explosion at nexen s long lake facility in northern alberta, on. The upgrader uses optis proprietary orcrude technology which converts the liquid asphaltene byproduct of. One dead in explosion at nexen canadian oil sands facility. Toronto, jan 15 reuters one person was killed and a second was injured in an explosion at nexen energys long lake. Nexen executives said the cause of an explosion at their long lake facility. Photo courtesy of nexen one worker killed in explosion inside hydro cracker unit second worker in critical condition in edmonton burn unit cause of the explosion not confirmed. Explosion at nexens long lake facility killed one worker.
Nexen charged after oil sands explosion deaths news the. She said that the charges are against nexen, and could not immediately specify those who could face jail time. One man died and another was seriously injured after an explosion on friday at nexen energys long lake oil sands facility south of fort mcmurray. The explosion occurred at our long lake site near the hydrocracker unit at approximately 3. The upgrader was idled and placed into recirculation mode after last januarys fatal explosion. Nexen apologizes for workers death at canada oil sands. Here are the details nexen is able to share at this time. The view of the gas compression building in the hydrocracker unit after an explosion friday, which killed one worker and critically i. The explosion that killed one person and sent another to hospital on friday occurred near the hydrocracker unit at nexen energy ulcs long. An explosion at nexens long lake operations killed one worker and injured another on jan. Project expansion kunduz gkn aerospace ireland european union austria java economy power plant mexico geothermal dow chemicals explosion world morrum.
Cnooc lays off long lake, calgary staff as albertas. The explosion that killed one person and sent another to hospital on friday occurred near the hydrocracker unit at nexen energy ulcs long lake oilsands facility, a company official said this afternoon. Toronto reuters one person was killed and a second was injured in an explosion at nexen energys long lake oil sands facility south of fort mcmurray, alberta, on friday, the company said. Nexen energy announced a positive final investment decision fid on its long lake southwest expansion project, located near the hamlet of anzac, just south of fort mcmurray. The calgarybased company faces eight charges in the deaths of dave. Ron bailey, senior vice president of canadian operations, said dave. Nexen energy ulc charged after explosion killed two workers in. Jan 18, 2016 nexens long lake upgrader remains shut down after deadly blast. Nexen apologizes for workers death at canada oil sands site. Fatal nexen long lake explosion blamed on employees my. Explosion at nexens long lake facility killed one worker and. Commercial gasification and hydrocracking technologies were. Fang zhi said at a press conference on saturday that the explosion, which occurred friday afternoon at nexen s long lake facility in anzac, marked one of the darkest days in his companys history. Oilsands plant explosion near fort mcmurray leaves 1 dead.
The long lake oil sands upgrader project is an in situ oil extraction project near anzac, alberta, 40 km 25 mi southeast of fort mcmurray in the athabasca oil sands region of alberta the project is owned and operated by cnooc petroleum north america, formerly known as nexen long lake is an integrated steamassisted gravity drainage sagd site which produced 41,000 barrels per day 6,500. Nexen energy executives apologized on saturday for an explosion at the companys long lake oil sands facility in alberta that killed one employee, left. Nexen charged in the death of 2 employees at long lake facility. Aug 08, 2016 representatives from the alberta energy regulator survey the oil spill site at long lake in june 2016. Nexen ceo, senior vice president, apologize for death and. Nexen energy has been charged in the deaths of two alberta oilsands workers who were killed in an onsite explosion in 2016. Jan 16, 2016 one person was killed and a second was injured in an explosion at nexen energys long lake oil sands facility south of fort mcmurray, alberta, on friday, the company said. Charges filed against nexen energy in death of two. They basically said it was drew and davids fault for the explosion, tracy foster said. On december 19, alberta occupational health and safety filed eight charges against nexen energy over an incident in january 2016 when two workers were killed in an explosion at nexens long lake site south of fort mcmurray in northern alberta. Nexen energy executives apologized on saturday for an explosion at the companys long lake oil sands facility in alberta that killed one employee, left another critically injured and shut down the. The two men were doing maintenance work in a hydrogen compressor building at the long lake oilsands facility when the blast happened. Long lake hydrocracker unit courtesy nexen the long lake upgrader was considered a stepout technology when first commissioned in 2008. Nexen fined in oilsands explosion that killed 2 workers.
Nexens emergency response plan was activated and response personnel, including first responders from the regional municipality of wood buffalo, arrived on site. Dave williams, 30, and drew foster, 52, were changing valves on a hydrocracker where hydrogen is combined with partially upgraded bitumen to remove sulphur while producing synthetic crude oil. This facility uses orcrude technology and is upgraded, after gasification and hydrocracking units, to synthetic. Nexen blames workers for major explosion that killed two at. Nexen energy has been charged in the deaths of two alberta oilsands. Jan 16, 2016 the hydrocracker building at the long lake facility that exploded on friday. Representatives from the alberta energy regulator survey the oil spill site at long lake in june 2016. Calgary a senior executive with nexen energy ulc says the companys upgrader near fort mcmurray remains shut down while investigators examine the cause of an explosion that killed. The announcement came after two long lake incidents.