Diversified buses drop off workers at the Syncrude Mildred Lake plant, near Fort McKay, Alberta, in the early morning hours of September 16th, 2014.Ian Wilms/The Globe and Mail
Suncor Energy says that shipments from its Mildred Lake oil sands operation have resumed following a fire in March.
The company says it completed repairs and start-up activities to begin shipping product by pipeline on the weekend.
The fire burned for two days in March at the Mildred Lake oil sands upgrader after a pipeline began leaking near one of its two hydrotreating units.
The plant can produce about 350,000 barrels per day when it is operating at capacity.
Shipments are currently at approximately 140,000 barrels per day and are expected to ramp up as additional units complete turnaround activities.
Suncor says production is expected to return to full rates in June.