July 8 (Reuters) - Canada's Cenovus Energy ( CVE ) said

on Monday it is demobilizing some staff at its Sunrise oil sands

project in northern Alberta as a precaution due to the evolving

wildfire situation in the area.

The Sunrise site lies about 60 kilometres northeast of the

oil sands hub of Fort McMurray and produced about 48,900 barrels

per day (bpd) in 2023.

The oil and gas company said its operations remain

unaffected, but staff who are not directly involved in

operations at Sunrise are being demobilized.

"We are in close contact with provincial and municipal

agencies and supporting their efforts in the area," Cenovus said

in a statement.

Imperial Oil ( IMO ), whose Kearl oil sands mine is about

70 kilometres north of Fort McMurray, said its operations had

been not affected at present.

Last week, Suncor Energy ( SU ) shut down its 215,000

barrel-per-day (bpd) Firebag oil sands site in northern Alberta

and curtailed some production due to the wildfires.

There are close to 60 active wildfires across Alberta.