Birchcliff Energy reports death of contract worker in Alberta

Matt Dusk sings Sinatra in Halifax/PEI/Moncton | SaltWire - A contract worker has died in a water storage pit at a Birchcliff Energy facility in northwest Alberta, the Canadian oil and gas producer said on Wednesday.

The Calgary-based company said circumstances surrounding the incident are under investigation, but that it appeared the contractor may have drowned. Emergency services attended the scene on Tuesday evening."We have commenced an investigation into the cause of this tragic accident," said Birchcliff CEO Jeff Tonken.

Birchcliff produces around 80,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day from operations focused on the Montney and Doig resource plays in Alberta.

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