Imperial Oil Ltd., Calgary, has resumed production at its Kearl oil sands operations in Alberta after a precautionary shutdown due to a “vibration issue” with the plant’s ore-crusher unit (OGJ Online, Nov. 11, 2014).
The company said production has “ramped up to pre-shutdown levels.” Excluding the impact of a planned 14-day turnaround in September, average bitumen production in the third quarter was 92,000 b/d.