UPDATE 1-Canadian Oil Sands halts Syncrude production after fire, prices spike
August 31, 2015 at 10:34 AM EDT
Aug 31 (Reuters) - Canadian Oil Sands Ltd, the biggest shareholder in the Syncrude oil sands project, said it halted crude oil production after a fire damaged equipment at its processing facility in northern Alberta on Saturday, causing traders to scramble to secure temporarily short supply.