Extreme Wildfire Danger Threatens Alberta’s Oil Production

Authorities in Fort McMurray, which is not far from much of Alberta’s oil sands production sites, issued an “extreme” wildfire danger for the forest area that could threaten to shut in or disrupt some Canadian crude oil or natural gas output in the coming days and weeks.   Alberta Wildfire “is currently responding to an out of control wildfire southwest of Fort McMurray,” the lead firefighting agency in the province said in an update late on Tuesday.   The MWF017 fire, classified as out of…