Wildfires, refinery outage behind Petro-Canada fuel shortages in the West
KAMLOOPS — Suncor’s Petro-Canada stations across Western Canada are running short on fuel because of a refinery outage in Edmonton and the Fort McMurray wildfires.
Suncor spokeswoman Sneh Seetal said the cumulative effects of lower crude production because of the fires and the Edmonton outage mean the company has been producing less diesel and especially less gasoline for its retail operations.
“Given the prolonged duration of the fires and its impact on the supply for our refinery, as well as ongoing planned seasonal maintenance in the industry, our product inventories are greatly reduced,” Seetal said.
The company is reporting temporary shortages at Petro-Canada stations in Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, and in the British Columbia Interior.