Wildfires ravaging the center of Canada’s oil patch in northern Alberta and leading more than 80,000 to flee are set to double in size over the weekend. Phillips 66 declared force majeure on its supplies from the region, a person familiar with the matter said. There is “high potential” that the fire could double in size to 2,000 square kilometers (770 square miles), Chad Morrison, a senior wildfire manager for the Alberta government, said. That’s more than twice the area of New York city. Phillips 66 declared force majeure — a provision protecting companies from liability for contracts that go unfulfilled for reasons beyond their control — after cutting production in response to the fires, the person said, asking not to be named because the information isn’t public. Officials were assessing the status of Cnooc Ltd.’s Long Lake facility, which is threatened by the blazes. The disruptions to oil […]