Suncor postpones scheduled maintenance shutdown

Fort McMurray, AB — Mar. 19, 2003 — Because of extensive maintenance work already going on in industry in the Fort McMurrary, Alta., area, Suncor Energy Inc. of Calgary has decided to postpone a month-long scheduled maintenance shutdown for its oil sands operations until May 19, 2003.

According to a Suncor spokesman, the date change will improve the availability of worker accommodations that could have been affected by the other maintenance work being conducted by industry in the area.