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Calgary, Alberta (June 25, 2007) – The Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers (CAPP) released its annual crude oil production, supply, markets and pipelines outlook.

The highlights of this year’s outlook include:

• Oil supply is slightly below last year’s forecast in the early years, but slightly higher in last few years of the forecast period;
• The growth in oil sands more than offsets a gradual decline in conventional crude oil production;
• A first-time refinery survey indicates that the refinery demand outlook for western Canadian crude oil is aligned with the supply forecast;
• The pipeline projects that are currently in various stages of development will provide sufficient capacity to the 2010 - 2012 period, if they receive regulatory approval and proceed according to plan; and
• There are numerous pipeline proposals to various markets in North America post 2012, but given the timelines to obtain regulatory approvals and to construct; the market must now focus on the next round of new capacity.

“The changing mix of Canadian crude types from the traditional conventional crude oil to oil sands upgraded light synthetic crudes and heavy oil blends is also a big issue for the industry,” said Greg Stringham, CAPP Vice President, Markets and Fiscal Policy. “It’s very important that pipeline capacity is available on a timely basis, and that refineries are able to process both the higher volumes and the changing mix.”

CAPP’s 2007 production and supply forecast contains two cases, one showing a pipeline planning case while the other is a more moderate case that reflects the potential impacts of constraints on labour, materials and regulatory processes. The higher case is intended to be used by industry to plan for and develop pipeline projects to ensure adequate and timely transportation capacity from western Canada. In the Pipeline Planning Case, western Canadian crude oil supply is expected to increase from 2.4 million barrels per day (b/d) in 2006 to almost 5.3 million b/d in 2020 while in the Moderate Growth Case, western Canadian crude oil supply is projected to grow to about 4.6 million b/d.

For the first time, CAPP surveyed downstream refiners asking for their long-term plans to process western Canadian crude oil. The results indicate that demand for western Canadian crude oil by Canadian refineries is expected to rise from 765,000 b/d in 2006 to almost 1.1 million b/d in 2015, a 44 per cent increase. Over the same period, United States refinery demand for western Canadian crude is projected to increase from about 1.6 million b/d to almost 3.1 million b/d.

The growth in crude oil supplies will need more pipeline capacity to ensure access to both new and existing markets. Numerous new pipeline proposals and expansions of existing pipelines have been announced in recent years. Producers and shippers are assessing the alternatives to determine which projects will get market support.

 

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Competitiveness Review Released

Calgary, Alberta —The Government of Alberta today released the outcome of the Competitiveness Review for natural gas and conventional oil, along with their much anticipated policy response.

The review of Alberta’s competitive position relative to other North American jurisdictions was completed over the last year. It considered the role of Alberta’s fiscal regime, the regulatory framework, technology and innovation and the overall business climate in making Alberta a competitive place for oil and gas investment.

After reviewing the government’s announcement at a briefing session earlier today, the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers (CAPP) has concluded that the new policy makes a number of positive modifications to Alberta’s royalty framework that will significantly improve Alberta’s competitive position relative to other jurisdictions.

Final details of the fiscal changes were not provided. The Alberta Government indicates that royalty details will follow at the end of May.

“The rapid growth in competing unconventional gas resources across North America, coupled with the challenges for conventional oil and gas production in the province, have made it very difficult for Alberta producers,” said David Collyer, CAPP’s President. “Investors need to know Alberta is back in the game.

“A competitive oil and gas industry creates jobs in communities across Alberta and across sectors—from rigs and offices to machine shops and the corner store. A strong oil and gas industry means a vibrant economy, which contributes in many ways to our quality of life.”

The oil and gas industry makes up approximately 50 per cent of the Alberta economy and directly or indirectly employs one in seven Albertans, with substantially more trickle-down employment created in sectors such as hospitality, transportation, food services, construction, and real estate. Each dollar invested in oil and gas provides three dollars for Albertans in total economic activity.

“From an economic perspective, the government’s focus is on growing the entire economy. Clearly oil and gas plays a critical role,” said Collyer. “Alberta’s economy had been seen by some as bullet proof. It’s not. Both the oil and gas industry and government need to adapt to changing market conditions. Industry will do its part by operating responsibly, improving efficiency, and focusing on technology and innovation to grow the oil and gas industry in the province.”

The same technology that has changed the natural gas business in North America is unlocking exciting new oil opportunities in Alberta. Development of these more technically challenging oil and natural gas reserves will provide long term economic benefits for the province, including employment, especially in rural communities, and increased government revenues.

However, competitiveness involves more than the government’s fiscal policies. It includes an efficient regulatory framework, support for technological innovation, and a focus on communication and education.

“We are encouraged that all aspects of competitiveness are being addressed. In particular, the government’s commitment to address regulatory competitiveness in a timely manner is very positive,” said Collyer. “A better regulatory framework will provide greater certainty for industry while continuing to deliver responsible environmental performance.”

CAPP Chairman Andrew Wiswell, also President and CEO of NAL Oil and Gas Trust, said, “Investors seek stability and predictability in deciding where to allocate their capital. Today’s announcement is a very important step in re-establishing investor confidence in Alberta.”

CAPP represents companies, large and small, that explore for, develop and produce natural gas and crude oil throughout Canada. CAPP’s member companies produce about 90 per cent of Canada’s natural gas and crude oil. CAPP's associate members provide a wide range of services that support the upstream crude oil and natural gas industry. Together CAPP's members and associate members are an important part of a $110-billion-a-year national industry that provides essential energy products.

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Backgrounder:

Oil and gas accounts for:

• 25% of private sector investment in Canada
• 25% of value on Toronto Stock Exchange
• 50% of the Alberta economy

Alberta produces 73% of the oil and 76% of the gas produced in Canada. The energy produced in Alberta heats homes and buildings, generates electricity and manufactures a variety of products, including transportation fuels, lubricants, waxes, plastics, synthetic rubber and asphalt.

Alberta Economy
Alberta’s resources make up the foundation of our economy. Being competitive, stable and predictable encourages the investment that equals jobs, strong GDP and a high quality of life for all Albertans.

A recent University of Alberta study (see footnote) indicates that the Canadian economy was technically in recession for the fourth quarter of 2008 and the first quarter of 2009 over which GDP growth rates were -6.6% and -8.5%, respectively. Alberta unemployment peaked in August 2009 at 7.7 per cent, a 13-year-high. At the same time investment in conventional oil and gas fell from $21 billion in 2008 to current levels of $13-14 billion, creating a negative impact of over $20 billion in the Alberta economy. 

Investment
Each dollar invested in the province’s oil and gas industry creates three dollars of value in Alberta’s economy. The more attractive our province is for investment, the more Albertans benefit.

Restoring investor confidence does not mean instant prosperity. However, a reputation for strength and stability positions Alberta for positive and long-term economic growth and benefits.
A steep drop in business capital spending in Alberta’s energy sector has had a significant direct impact on the oil and gas industry and also a depressing impact on other sectors of Alberta’s economy, especially manufacturing and wholesale sales. In the Alberta oil and gas sector 19,000 jobs have been lost since July 2008. For the construction, manufacturing, wholesale trade, and professional services sectors these figures are 23,400, 34,600, 12,600, and 19,200, respectively.

Employment
In Alberta, according to the Canadian Association of Oil well Drilling Contractors (http://www.caodc.ca/) 299 of 550 available drilling rigs are operating in Alberta today.

• Each active drilling operation supports 138 jobs for Albertans (75 direct).
• According to the provincial Alberta Energy department, one out of every six Albertans is directly or indirectly employed in the energy industry.
• Across Canada, some 500,000 jobs are directly or indirectly supported by the industry.

Some of the direct jobs associated with the energy industry include:

• Engineers: Petroleum (i.e. Reservoir, Production), Mechanical (i.e. Mechanical, Rotating Equipment and Development) and Materials
• Trades: Pipefitter, Ironworker, Rig Technician, Electrical and Instrumentation
• Business and Operations Support: Medical Personnel, IT Specialist, Specialty HR, Production Accountant, Finance, Occupational Health and Safety and QA Specialist
• Operators: Motorhand, Derrickhand, Driller, Field Operator, Well Services Operator (experienced) and Service Technician
• Field Workers: Drilling and Service Rig Work (i.e. Floorhand) and Seismic (i.e. Recording Crew Helper and Observer)
• Specialized Skills: Experienced SAGD Professional, In Situ Heavy Oil Technical Professional and Shale Gas Specialist
• Others: Mining and Construction roles (i.e. Site Superintendent and Construction Safety Office and Labourer)

 

Revenue
In 2008, the petroleum industry invested $54 billion in Canada, including $39 billion in Alberta. Additionally, our industry paid $8.5 billion to the federal and provincial governments in corporate income taxes and $10.7 billion in royalties to Alberta.

Historically, natural gas has been the largest source of resource development revenue for Alberta, accounting for more than $55 billion in royalties paid to the Alberta government over the last decade. This amounts to about 56 per cent of all provincial revenue from non-renewable resources over that period.

To date, 2010 Alberta land sales total $378 million compared to $53 million for the same period (January to March) last year.

 

Recession in Review: The Alberta Economy and Employment “Weathering the Storm,” University of Alberta, February 2010.

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CALGARY, Alberta (March 24, 2011) – Oil and gas industry achievements demonstrating environmental, social, health and safety leadership were recognized last night with awards presented by the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers (CAPP) through the Responsible Canadian Energy (RCE) program.

The RCE program is an important next step in the evolution of stewardship for CAPP member companies. It provides common metrics for performance measurement and reporting, supporting tools to assist in the design and implementation of internal processes, and an opportunity to share success stories and best practices.

“Our industry is committed to continuous performance improvement, measuring results and assessing – in an open, transparent manner – where we need to improve,” said Dave Collyer, CAPP president. “Each year, we recognize the innovative actions of companies that continue to believe ‘good’ is just not good enough.”

This year, 30 projects were submitted for consideration by the RCE Advisory Group. More than 420 industry representatives and other stakeholders attended last night’s event to honour the 2011 award recipients.

“These projects are examples of exceptional achievement that will continue to elevate our performance as an entire industry. This is fundamental to our social license to operate and our ability to engage in a balanced discussion about responsible resource development,” Collyer said.

A critical component of the RCE program is the measurement, reporting and analysis of data to demonstrate where the industry is making progress and where more focus is needed to achieve desired results.

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Responsible Canadian Energy
2011 Awards

President’s Award
Suncor Energy

Tailings Management and Wapisiw Lookout

Suncor is investing $1.2 billion to implement its new TRO™ tailings management process, expected to reduce tailings reclamation time by up to two decades when compared to current methods. In June 2010, Suncor secured regulatory approval to use the TRO™ process commercially and has accelerated implementation of the technology across its existing operations.
Suncor expects to reduce the number of ponds at its present oil sands mine site from eight to one, shrinking total land area covered by the ponds by about 80 per cent.

In September 2010, Suncor completed surface reclamation of a tailings pond, a key step in reclamation. Located north of Fort McMurray, the 220-hectare Wapisiw Lookout, formerly known as Pond 1, was transformed into a surface solid enough to be actively revegetated and reclaimed.

Over the next two decades, Suncor will maintain and monitor progress on site, including the growth of 630,000 shrubs and trees planted in 2010. Ongoing soil, water and vegetation assessments will help ensure the site remains on course for return to a self-sustaining ecosystem.

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President's Award

Environmental Performance Award
Apache Canada and Encana Corporation

Water Stewardship in Practice – The Debolt Water Treatment Project

Apache and Encana formed a joint venture partnership to share in developing infrastructure designed to reduce environmental impact in British Columbia’s Horn River Basin.

Test results from a study completed in 2007 indicated the Debolt water reservoir was a deep, sub-surface non-potable aquifer capable of supplying water for hydraulic fracturing operations in the area.

With a shared vision to reduce dependence on fresh surface water, Apache and Encana began initial laboratory testing and field trials, which resulted in the construction of a full-scale plant. The plant went into operation in June 2010.

The Debolt water treatment plant is the first of its kind. Over the course of only two years, Apache and Encana decreased use of surface water and secured access to an integrated water treatment and distribution system that allows for full recovery and re-use of fracture fluids.

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Environmental Performance Award

Social Performance Award
Statoil Canada

Local Opportunity Centre

The south Athabasca area historically had not seen much oil sands development activity until recent years. From the earliest discussions with the communities near oil sands leases, communities expressed a desire not only for employment, but for sustainable economic benefits in the form of business opportunities.

In the fall of 2009, Statoil established a business development resource centre at Conklin Corner, known as the Local Opportunity Centre, a partnership with communities, other oil sands companies and governments.

This employment and business resource centre helps develop a skilled and safer local workforce. It provides local vendors with access to training and business development tools. It ensures contractors have access to information about current and future business opportunities.

Since its inception, the centre has seen more than 1,200 people walk through its doors. It is instrumental in encouraging local companies to participate with the Statoil project, resulting in a 178 per cent participation increase, while maintaining Statoil’s strict health, safety and environment standards. Local and community-affiliated companies generated an excess of $91.7 million in contracts with Statoil.

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Social Performance Award

Health and Safety Award
Shell Canada

43 Million Hours Without a Lost Time Incident

Earlier this year, the Athabasca Oil Sands Project’s Expansion 1 project passed a historic milestone of 43 million hours without a Lost Time Incident (LTI) across its operations. An LTI is an accident that results in a worker being unable to return to work as a result of injuries. This marked the first time any project has realized this achievement in the history of the Royal Dutch Shell Group.

The project’s 43 million hours LTI-free was achieved through a focus on leadership, organizational efficiency and effective communication. Shell built a culture of “felt leadership” which consisted of implementing leadership training, mentoring trained leaders, improving work processes, improving work practices and improving engagement methods that demonstrated visible, committed and involved leadership.

The project’s focus on implementing measureable leading health, safety and environment indicators and setting new standards for team performance and engagement positively changed the way many of the contractors working for Shell conduct business.

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Health and Safety Performance Award
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The Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers (CAPP) represents companies, large and small, that explore for, develop and produce natural gas and crude oil throughout Canada. CAPP’s member companies produce more than 90 per cent of Canada’s natural gas and crude oil. CAPP's associate members provide a wide range of services that support the upstream crude oil and natural gas industry. Together CAPP's members and associate members are an important part of a national industry with revenues of about $100 billion-a-year. CAPP’s mission is to enhance the economic sustainability of the Canadian upstream petroleum industry in a safe and environmentally and socially responsible manner, through constructive engagement and communication with governments, the public and stakeholders in the communities in which we operate.

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CALGARY, Alberta – The Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers tonight presented recognition awards to six upstream oil and natural gas companies for innovative projects demonstrating leading environmental, social, and health and safety performance.

“The Responsible Canadian Energy Awards is our means of recognizing leadership among our members  in delivering environmental, social and health and safety performance,” said Dave Collyer, CAPP’s President. “These awards shine a light on successful projects, and the people working hard on them, to demonstrate and encourage continuous performance improvement.”

CAPP’s 2012 RCE Awards had 29 projects nominations with six companies receiving awards in five categories: 

- Health and Safety Award
Shell Canada Limited – Scotford Tri-Partite Safety Leadership Initiative
Suncor Energy Inc. – Leading by metrics

- Social Performance Award
Devon Canada Corporation – Conklin gets a high school

- Environmental Performance Award
Statoil Canada – Scat dogs sniff out new answers for environmental performance in the oil sands

- President’s Award
Canadian Natural Resources Limited – Septimus Electrification and Horizon Oil Sands Wildlife Management System

- Chair’s Award
Quicksilver Resources Canada Inc. – Timber utilization in northeastern British Columbia

RCE is a CAPP program designed to assess and report the environmental, social and safety performance of Canada's oil and gas industry. RCE is also a mechanism for the industry to identify and share best practices and to award specific projects with measurable results.

“All 29 projects nominated are examples of exceptional achievement,” Collyer said. “The combination of leading technology and innovation, along with the creativity and perseverance of these individuals and teams, helps to elevate our overall performance as an industry.”

The RCE Awards are selected from the nominated projects by the RCE Advisory Group, which consists of external stakeholders from the landowner, investor, labour, environmental, business and academic communities. More than 600 people attended tonight’s awards ceremony and keynote address by Alberta Premier Alison Redford.

CAPP’s Responsible Canadian Energy program measures and reports on the Canadian oil and gas industry’s environmental, social and health and safety performance in an annual report.

For more information, please visit www.capp.ca/rce.

The Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers (CAPP) represents companies, large and small, that explore for, develop and produce natural gas and crude oil throughout Canada. CAPP’s member companies produce more than 90 per cent of Canada’s natural gas and crude oil. CAPP’s associate members provide a wide range of services that support the upstream crude oil and natural gas industry. Together CAPP’s members and associate members are an important part of a national industry with revenues of about $100 billion-a-year. CAPP’s mission is to enhance the economic sustainability of the Canadian upstream petroleum industry in a safe and environmentally and socially responsible manner, through constructive engagement and communication with governments, the public and stakeholders in the communities in which we operate.

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Responsible Canadian Energy – 2012 Awards

 

Health and Safety Award
Suncor Energy Inc. and Shell Canada Limited

 

Shell - Scotford Tri-Partite Safety Leadership Initiative

The Scotford Tri-Partite Safety Leadership Initiative is a non-traditional collaboration of leaders representing Shell staff, contractors and building trades that operate at Shell’s Scotford site in Fort Saskatchewan. This collaborative program draws upon the experiences and expertise of each group to develop a strong safety culture for everyone working at Scotford. By meeting as a group and developing actions to attain progressively this ideal safety culture, the initiative works to improve workplace safety for employees and contractors working at Scotford. The program is another way for Shell to strive toward reaching their goal zero safety objective. Leadership at all levels of operations play a crucial role in the development and implementation of necessary safety cultural change. The program has positively influenced the Scotford site and contributed to the overall reduction of recordable incidents at the site in 2011.

Suncor – Leading by metrics

Define the required metrics of a safe industrial operation. Refer that question to any senior management executive and the most likely response may provide reference to recordable incident frequency – a highly utilized lagging metric within the safety profession. Lost time injury and severity rates may also be acknowledged. This is the struggle for safety professionals. The success of the operations they support is most often determined by these lagging metrics and it reveals “how little they failed” over a 12-month period. Industry needs to alter its focus to the measurement of proactive efforts implemented on the frontline, which in turn prevent the lagging indicator events from occurring in the first place. In Situ Drilling, Completions and Logistics (DCL) within Suncor Energy began utilizing two leading metrics in 2009 to assist with the management of safe operations and began to curtail the reliance on lagging metrics as an indicator of success. These two leading metrics are called the Leading Indicator Safety Index (LISI) and the Leadership Safety Contacts Ratio (LSC®). The LISI provides a quantitative indicator of the completion of proactive safety efforts on the frontline in relation to occurring exposure hours, while the LSC® provides a reference to the extent of support that management provides field operations in the completion of these safety efforts. These two leading metrics have played an integral role within In Situ DCL’s contractor safety management success over the past three years.

 

 

Social Performance Award
Devon Canada Corporation

 

Conklin gets a high school

With no high school in Conklin, Alberta, secondary school students needed to be relocated, housed and educated in Fort McMurray, a two-hour drive north. As a result of being removed from the family environment and associated support mechanisms, the majority of students struggled to realize success. In response, Devon brought community partners together – Northlands School Division, Sunchild E-Learning Program (deliverers of an innovative, on-line teaching model), Conklin school board and community leadership – and provided the financial and human resources and direct support needed to establish a high school in the community. The Conklin School opened its doors in 2010 and accepted its first 11 students that September. A year-and-a-half later, the majority of the students are still with the program. Without the high school, there would not be any students pursuing their diploma, but today the community is poised to deliver its first-ever graduating class in 2015.

 

Environmental Performance Award
Statoil Canada

 

Scat dogs sniff out new answers for environmental performance in the oil sands

Statoil has undertaken research to develop unique monitoring that can guide resource management and mitigate wildlife impacts. Natural disturbances and increased land use can exert stress on local caribou populations. Caribou numbers in Alberta’s oil sands are believed to be declining during the past decade. In an effort to learn, share and contribute toward an improved knowledge base relating to stress on wildlife populations, Statoil executed a scat detection program using dogs to find and collect caribou, moose and wolf scat during three winters. The samples were used to assess habitat attributes, such as vegetation, land form and land use; diet, DNA-based measures of population abundance and hormone-based measures of psychological, reproductive and nutritional health. The study enables researchers to suggest new ways to manage the oil sands landscape and presents an innovative and non-intrusive method to monitor effectively the complex interactions between humans and wildlife.

 

President’s Award

Canadian Natural Resources Limited

 

Septimus Electrification

Canadian Natural Resources Limited commissioned the Septimus Gas Processing Plant in the second quarter of 2010. Working with B.C. Hydro, the company installed a high-voltage transmission line to the site to power the plant’s compressor motors. The compressors are equipped with variable frequency drives to reduce further energy usage by allowing them to run at less than full speed when appropriate. This project reduces emissions of carbon dioxide, methane and nitrogen oxide within the project boundary by using grid electricity to drive the electric compressor motors as a substitute for natural gas-driven engines. As well, Canadian Natural installed LED yard lights for economic and environmental benefit. Due to the electrification of the Septimus plant, the equivalent of 31,542 tonnes of carbon dioxide and 77 tonnes of nitrogen oxide emissions were avoided in the first year of operation.

 

Horizon Oil Sands Wildlife Management System

Since 2009, Horizon Oil Sands has operated a leading-edge bird deterrent program to avoid mortalities related to the Horizon External Tailings Facility (ETF). The Merlin Detect and Deter system was deployed at the Horizon ETF; it employs technology originally developed for bird-aircraft strike prevention. Radar-controlled long-range acoustic devices and lasers prevent bird landings at night and in poor visibility conditions. The Merlin Detect and Deter system demonstrated 97.5 per cent effectiveness in responding to birds approaching the ETF. Wildlife access is restricted to the ETF through the removal of habitat, fence around the perimeter, increased wildlife monitoring and removal of wildlife. The system has proven effective with zero bird mortalities occurring in 2010 and 2011.

 

Chair’s Award

Quicksilver Resources Canada Inc.

 

Timber utilization in northeastern British Columbia

While Quicksilver’s timber utilization initiatives have been evolving over the past several years, at year-end 2011 Quicksilver, its stakeholders and First Nations in the Fort Nelson, Fort Liard and surrounding areas of northeastern British Columbia have forged relationships that now include business commitments, educational support and environmental recycling and protection. Supporting these relationships with timber-recycling initiatives that make sense to the people involved, Quicksilver’s ongoing commitments to listen and talk with these stakeholders helps ensure these initiatives are relevant and meaningful. Initiatives include projects for rig-matting, pipeline construction materials for trench-filling/compaction, local-area cabin building and repairs, and wood working classes at a local school program sponsored by Quicksilver. Stakeholders engaged to date included Trans North Timber, Acho Dene Koe First Nation, Fort Nelson Forestry Roundtable, and the Echo Dene School. In total, these stakeholders reflect hundreds of individuals and community members.

 

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Page Content: Calgary, Alberta — Several environment groups today ran a paid advertisement in Variety, an entertainment magazine. The advertisement likens Canada's oil sands industry to the computer-animated film Avatar.

Canada -- a stable country with the highest standards of democracy as well as environmental and social responsibility -- is the largest provider of energy to the United States.

“Canadian oil is responsible oil,” said Janet Annesley, Vice President of Communications for the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers. “Unfortunately this blurring of the lines between fact and fiction by anti-oil activists has become all too common.

“We invite these activists back to planet Earth to discuss the appropriate balance between environmental protection, economic growth and a safe and reliable supply of energy.”

The Canadian oil sands are a vital resource that supplies responsible energy to Canada and North America. Located in Northern Alberta, oil sands are developed using two techniques: surface mining or in situdrilling. Surface mining, which is used to develop 20 per cent of the resource, utilizes large electric shovels and trucks. In more than 40 years, oil sands development has disturbed approximately 530 square kilometers of land. This is equivalent to 4.8 per cent of the Los Angeles County or 0.2 per cent of Canada’s Boreal Forest. The other 80 per cent of the resource must be developed using advanced in situ drilling technology, similar to conventional oil production.

All lands disturbed by oil sands development must be fully reclaimed under both federal and provincial laws. The land, air, and water surrounding development are closely monitored and companies must abide by one of the strongest government regulatory systems in the world.

Oil sands development does not go ahead without direct and meaningful Aboriginal consultation about both environmental impacts and economic benefits. Discussion, science, stakeholder viewpoints and disputes are brought forward transparently at public, government-moderated hearings.

“Aboriginal people are the oil and gas industry’s neighbours, employees, contractors and stakeholders,” Annesley said. “Productive relationships are crucial to oil and gas companies earning their licence to operate. Canadian regulation requires industry to address First Nations’ economic, social and cultural needs. Delivering economic and social benefits and minimizing environmental impacts is fundamental to an oil sands project being found ‘in the public interest,’ the final test a development must pass in order to proceed.”

Oil sands industry facts:

• 1,500 Aboriginal people have direct full-time jobs in the oil sands industry
• More than half a billion dollars in contracts were awarded to Aboriginal contractors in 2008
• More than $3 billion earned by Aboriginal companies between 1998 and 2008
• More than $3 million in support of Aboriginal community programs in 2008

“Canadians and Americans expect and deserve an opportunity to look at the real facts about oil sands, our social and environmental performance, and to decide for themselves,” Annesley said.

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Backgrounder:
Global Energy Mix
Fossil fuels (primarily oil, coal and natural gas) are forecast to play an important role in the global energy mix for the foreseeable future. It is also forecast that an increasing share of energy demand will be met by hydroelectricity, wind, solar, nuclear and other forms of renewable and alternative energy. All of these sources of energy will be required to meet global demand.
Canada’s oil sands, located primarily in the province of Alberta, have the potential to significantly enhance North America’s energy security by providing a safe and reliable supply of crude oil and petroleum products, and the oil sands industry is committed to the responsible development of this important resource.

GHG Quick Facts

• 26 per cent better: GHGs from oil sands have declined 26 per cent per barrel from 1990 to 2010.
• Oil sands crude is 5 – 15 per cent more GHG-intensive than the US average on a well-to-wheel, or lifecycle basis.
• Canada produces two per cent of global GHG emissions.
• Oil sands production accounts for five per cent of Canada’s total GHG emissions.
• Oil sands production accounts for 0.1 per cent, or 1/1000th of global GHG emissions.
• Oil sands’ total GHG emissions of 38 megatonnes (Environment Canada 2007 ) is equivalent to one per cent of emissions from the United States power generation sector.

 

GHG Solutions

• Advancing technology = lower emissions: Technology enables Canada’s oil and gas industry to deliver more energy with fewer GHGs per barrel of oil equivalent.
• Billions of dollars invested every year: $50 billion was invested by the oil and gas industry in 2007 and 2008 – Canada largest single private sector investor. 2010 investment is projected at $40 billion.
• Diversity: With energy demand increasing, all sources of energy – from renewables to oil sands – will be needed.
• Lower Carbon: Canada has large reserves of natural gas, a lower carbon fuel. Natural gas could play an even larger role in meeting our energy needs.

 

Canada’s Rank in World Energy

• 2nd largest crude oil reserves in the world
• Largest uranium reserves in the world
• 3rd largest natural gas producer in the world
• 2nd largest hydroelectric generator
• Largest supplier of energy to the United States, the biggest energy market in the world

 

Top Five Sources of Crude Oil and Petroleum Products to the United States

Of the top five sources of oil to the United States, Canada is the only country that currently has GHG regulation in place and which has signed the Copenhagen Accord. In fact, all oil sands production is subject to provincial GHG regulation.

1. Canada – GHG regulated
2. Saudi Arabia –unregulated
3. Mexico - unregulated
4. Venezuela –unregulated
5. Nigeria –unregulated

 

Sources: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Cambridge Energy Research Associates

The Value of Canada’s Energy Exports

• $126 Billion in 2008
• 6 per cent of Canada’s GDP
• 26 per cent of all Canadian exports

 

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CALGARY, Alberta – Aujourd’hui, les partenaires de l’Initiative canadienne pour le gaz naturel (ICGN) ont publié le document intitulé Rapport concernant les dialogues sur l’industrie du gaz naturel au Canada, au terme d’un programme de sensibilisation mené par les principaux responsables de l’industrie du gaz naturel, qui se sont entretenus avec divers intervenants dans huit villes du pays au sujet de la production et de l’utilisation du gaz naturel. 

Selon Dave Collyer, président de l’Association canadienne des producteurs pétroliers, « étant donné que l’industrie du gaz naturel prend de l’expansion dans des régions où elle est déjà active (comme la Colombie-Britannique et l’Alberta) et dans des régions présentant un potentiel d’exploitation (comme le Nouveau-Brunswick et le Québec), il devient essentiel de communiquer avec les intervenants et le public et de les sensibiliser. Les dialogues sur le gaz naturel visaient avant tout à mieux comprendre la vision qu’ont les Canadiens des défis et des possibilités associés au gaz naturel, et à définir les mesures à prendre pour répondre à leurs préoccupations, afin de mieux exploiter le potentiel du gaz naturel dans le contexte canadien.

Bon nombre des participants aux dialogues ont reconnu les possibilités qu’offre le gaz naturel au Canada. Ils considèrent le gaz naturel comme un combustible abordable, sûr et fiable, et savent qu’il peut générer des avantages économiques si on l’utilise en plus grande quantité à l’échelle nationale et si l’on exporte du gaz naturel liquéfié. Ils sont très nombreux à reconnaître que le gaz naturel peut contribuer à l’amélioration de la performance environnementale. 

Toutefois, les participants aux dialogues ont aussi mis en lumière d’importants défis à relever pour exploiter ces possibilités, notamment les impacts sur l’environnement et sur les collectivités où l’on exploite le gaz naturel. D’autres préoccupations portaient sur : l’avantage concurrentiel du Canada sur un marché mondial marqué par une concurrence féroce; la nécessité d’engager une main-d’œuvre qualifiée; la nécessité de relever les défis environnementaux tout en maintenant une planification et des systèmes de réglementation efficaces et opportuns. Certains ont par ailleurs soulevé des questions à propos de la stabilité des prix et de l’abordabilité du gaz, de la disponibilité des infrastructures nécessaires pour répondre à la demande de ce nouveau carburant de transport, du choix des sites des centrales électriques au gaz naturel, et du rôle que peut jouer la technologie pour garantir les avantages et contrebalancer les risques associés à l’exploitation du gaz naturel. 

Selon les partenaires de l’ICGN, il est important d’avoir une vision de l’industrie du gaz naturel associée à la sécurité énergétique et à la fiabilité/l’abordabilité de la source d’énergie, à la croissance économique et à la performance environnementale, trois éléments qu’il faut promouvoir parallèlement.

Voici ce qu’a déclaré Timothy Egan, président de l’Association canadienne du gaz : « Nous avons entendu les Canadiens vivant dans les différentes régions du pays dire à quel point il est important de pouvoir utiliser le gaz naturel, qui est une source d’énergie abordable et à faibles émissions. Les membres de l’industrie se doivent de préciser comment ils vont générer d’importants avantages sur le plan économique et énergétique pour l’industrie, les institutions commerciales et les clients résidentiels. » 

Grâce à son abondance en Amérique du Nord, le gaz naturel va demeurer une source d’énergie à la fois abordable, sûre et fiable dans un proche avenir, ce qui profitera aux consommateurs et permettra aux entreprises et aux divers secteurs de l’industrie du Canada d’accéder à un combustible vendu à un prix concurrentiel. Même si le gaz naturel constitue déjà un élément fondamental du portefeuille énergétique canadien, il est possible d’intensifier son utilisation à l’échelle nationale et internationale. 

Les possibilités de croissance à l’échelle nationale passent par une utilisation accrue du gaz pour la production d’électricité, comme carburant dans les véhicules et les navires, et pour des applications industrielles. En outre, le gaz naturel crée la possibilité d’offrir des services énergétiques aux collectivités et aux entreprises du Nord canadien. À l’échelle mondiale, il existe de nombreuses possibilités d’expansion des marchés du gaz naturel outre-mer, grâce aux exportations de gaz naturel liquéfié à partir de la côte ouest du Canada, en particulier vers l’Asie, où la demande de gaz naturel affiche une croissance rapide. 

Sur le plan de l’économie, l’industrie du gaz naturel contribue déjà à la croissance économique et à la création d’emplois, et génère des revenus pour les gouvernements. De plus, les prévisions de contribution à l’économie sont très encourageantes. 

Brenda Kenny, présidente de l’Association canadienne des pipelines d’énergie, a déclaré : « Les projections de croissance dépendent largement de la capacité de l’industrie à élargir les marchés du gaz naturel, tant à l’échelle nationale qu’à l’exportation. Nos conversations confirment que, lorsqu’elle est développée de façon responsable dans le cadre d’une réglementation appropriée, l'infrastructure d'exploitation du gaz naturel est sûre et peut générer des avantages pour l’ensemble du pays sur le plan environnemental et économique. » 

Les membres de l’industrie du gaz naturel savent que, pour exploiter les possibilités susmentionnées, ils doivent apporter des améliorations dans trois domaines précis :  

• Impacts sur les collectivités locales, performance environnementale à l’échelle locale et régionale et acceptation par les collectivités. 
• Maintien de la compétitivité de l’industrie (fiscalité, réglementation, échanges commerciaux/accès aux marchés et main-d’œuvre). 
• Réponse aux besoins des clients. 

En outre, il faut prendre trois mesures pour garantir que les Canadiens opteront pour le gaz comme carburant et que les possibilités énoncées dans le rapport seront exploitées :  

• Planification et stratégies globales : mettre l’accent sur un cadre énergétique qui pourrait facilement servir de base à la politique énergétique d’une seule province. 
• Établir un dialogue et mieux sensibiliser et éduquer l’ensemble des Canadiens et des membres de la chaîne de valeur de l’industrie du gaz naturel à propos de l’énergie. 
• Améliorer les pratiques dans l’ensemble de la chaîne de valeur – responsabilité qui incombe à l’industrie du gaz naturel. 

Les membres de l’industrie du gaz naturel espèrent que les réponses proposées dans le présent document serviront de base à un dialogue ultérieur et dynamiseront la recherche de solutions servant les intérêts de tous les Canadiens. 

Les dialogues ont eu lieu à Moncton, Halifax, Montréal, Ottawa, Toronto, Red Deer, Vancouver et Fort St. John. On comptait parmi les participants des représentants d’entreprises, de syndicats, d’universités, d’ONG, d’organisations spécialistes de l’environnement et de collectivités autochtones. Par ailleurs, les hauts responsables de l’ensemble de la chaîne de valeur de l’industrie canadienne du gaz naturel ont participé à chaque dialogue. 

Vous trouverez le rapport concernant les dialogues sur le gaz naturel.

L’Initiative canadienne pour le gaz naturel (ICGN) a été lancée par les membres de l’industrie canadienne du gaz naturel – production en amont, intermédiaires et intervenants en aval. Même si ces trois « segments » sont distincts (et ont chacun leurs exigences, leur réglementation et leurs technologies), ils sont étroitement liés et visent un objectif commun : commercialiser de façon fiable et en toute sécurité un gaz naturel propre et abordable destiné à divers usages. Nous souhaitons produire des documents éducatifs à la fois objectifs et fondés sur des faits à propos des ressources en gaz naturel que possède le Canada, afin de faire comprendre au public le rôle que devrait jouer le gaz naturel dans l’atteinte des objectifs énergétiques, environnementaux et économiques de notre pays. Nous voulons démontrer aux Canadiens que le gaz naturel constitue un fondement censé à un portefeuille énergétique canadien en constante évolution, et encourager les gouvernements à adopter des politiques qui appuieront notre industrie.

Les partenaires de l’ICGN sont l’Association canadienne des producteurs pétroliers, l’Association canadienne du gaz, l’Association canadienne des pipelines d’énergie, la Canadian Society for Unconventional Resources et l’Alliance canadienne de véhicules au gaz naturel.  

Pour obtenir de plus amples renseignements : 

Markus Ermisch
Association canadienne des producteurs pétroliers
403-776-1401
markus.ermisch@capp.ca

Paula Dunlop
Association canadienne du gaz
613-748-0057, poste 341
pdunlop@cga.ca

Sandra Burns
Association canadienne des pipelines d’énergie
403-221-8764
sburns@cepa.com

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CALGARY, Alberta – The Canadian Natural Gas Initiative (CNGI) today released its Report of the Dialogues on Canada’s Natural Gas Industry, the result of an outreach program that took senior industry representatives to eight cities across Canada for discussions with stakeholders about natural gas production and use. 

“As Canada’s natural gas industry expands in existing operating areas such as British Columbia and Alberta and in areas that are future prospects such as New Brunswick and Quebec, communications and outreach with stakeholders and the public are increasingly becoming an imperative,” said Dave Collyer, president of the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers. “The primary objective of these Dialogues was to better understand Canadian perspectives on natural gas’ challenges and opportunities, and to identify actions that could be pursued to address issues and concerns, so as to better realize the potential of natural gas in the Canadian context.” 

The natural gas opportunity for Canada was broadly recognized by Dialogues participants. They recognized natural gas as an affordable, secure and reliable fuel choice, and they recognized the potential for economic benefits arising from increased domestic use and exports of liquefied natural gas (LNG). There was widespread recognition that natural gas can contribute to improved environmental performance. 

However, Dialogues participants also identified substantive challenges to realizing these opportunities, including impacts on the environment and communities where natural gas is developed. Other concerns included Canada’s competitive advantage in a highly competitive global market, the need for a skilled workforce, and the need to address environmental challenges while maintaining efficient and timely planning and regulatory systems. Questions also were raised about price stability and affordability, the availability of infrastructure to meet new transportation fuel demands, siting issues for natural gas-fired power generation plants, and the role of technology to secure the benefits and offset the risks arising from the natural gas opportunity.

From CNGI’s perspective, it is important to view the natural gas industry in the context of energy security, reliability and affordability; economic growth; and environmental performance, all three of which must be advanced concurrently. 

“We heard Canadians in different regions of the country talk about the importance of access to natural gas as a low-emission and affordable energy choice,” said Timothy Egan, president of the Canadian Gas Association. “Our job as an industry now is to articulate how the Canadian natural gas industry can deliver the significant economic and energy benefits for industry, for commercial institutions and for residential customers.” 

The abundance of natural gas in North America will help ensure that natural gas remains an affordable, secure and reliable source of energy in the foreseeable future, benefitting consumers and providing a competitively priced fuel to Canadian businesses and industries. Although natural gas already is a foundational element of Canada’s energy mix, there are opportunities to broaden its use domestically and globally. 

Domestic growth opportunities include more use in power generation, more use as a transportation fuel for vehicles and the marine sector, and increased use in industrial applications. Moreover, natural gas presents an opportunity to provide energy services to communities and businesses in Canada’s North. 

From a global perspective, a major opportunity exists to expand natural gas markets offshore via liquefied natural gas exports from Canada’s West Coast, particularly to Asia where demand for natural gas is growing rapidly.From an economic perspective, the natural gas industry already contributes to economic growth, job creation and government revenues, and projections for future economic growth are significant. 

“However, growth projections largely depend on industry’s ability to broaden markets for natural gas, both domestic and export,” said Brenda Kenny, president of the Canadian Energy Pipeline Association. “Our conversations confirm that, developed responsibly and with appropriate regulatory regimes, natural gas infrastructure is safe and enables environmental and economic benefits for the country as a whole.” 

To realize the opportunities natural gas presents, the natural gas industry recognizes opportunities for improvement in three areas:

• Impacts on local communities, local and regional environmental performance, and achieving community acceptance;
• Sustaining industry competitiveness (fiscal, regulatory, trade/market access and workforce); and,
• Meeting customer needs. 

In addition, three actions are required to ensure natural gas is a fuel choice for Canadians and that the opportunities outlined in this report are realized: 

• Big picture planning and strategy: focus on an energy framework that could readily be adapted as the basis for energy policy in any single province; 
• Building dialogue, and improving energy awareness and literacy across Canada and across the full value chain of the natural gas industry; and,
• Driving better practice across the full value chain, which is the responsibility of the natural gas industry. 

It is the natural gas industry’s hope that the responses outlined in this report provide a foundation for further dialogue and additional impetus to advance solutions that are in the interest of all Canadians.

The Dialogues were held in Moncton, Halifax, Montreal, Ottawa, Toronto, Red Deer, Vancouver and Fort St. John. Participants included representatives from business, labour, academia, NGOs, environmental organizations and aboriginal communities. Senior representatives from the full value chain of Canada’s natural gas industry also participated in each Dialogue.

The report on can be downloaded here. 

The Canadian Natural Gas Initiative is led by Canada’s natural gas industry – upstream production, midstream and downstream. While the three “streams” are distinct – with unique requirements, regulations and technologies – they link closely and share the common purpose of reliably and safely delivering clean, affordable Canadian natural gas to the market for a variety of uses. Our purpose is to develop objective, fact-based educational materials about Canada’s natural gas resources to raise understanding of the role that natural gas should play in achieving Canada’s energy, environmental and economic objectives. We want to demonstrate to Canadians how natural gas is a smart foundation for Canada’s evolving energy mix and to encourage supportive public policy in Canada. 

Partners of this initiative include the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers, the Canadian Gas Association, the Canadian Energy Pipeline Association, the Canadian Society for Unconventional Resources and the Canadian Natural Gas Vehicle Alliance.

For additional information: 

Markus Ermisch
Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers
403-776-1401
markus.ermisch@capp.ca

Paula Dunlop
Canadian Gas Association
613-748-0057 ext. 341
pdunlop@cga.ca

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Canadian Energy Pipeline Association
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sburns@cepa.com

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CALGARY, Alberta – Ce soir, l’Association canadienne des producteurs pétroliers a remis des prix à cinq compagnies pétrolières et gazières en reconnaissance de leurs projets innovateurs sur le plan social, en matière d’environnement et de sécurité qui démontrent une exploitation responsable des ressources.

« L’industrie canadienne du gaz naturel et du pétrole fournit chaque jour de façon responsable de l’énergie au Canada et au reste du monde, a déclaré Dave Collyer, président de l’ACPP. Ces prix annuels saluent les améliorations que réalisent continuellement les chefs de file de l’industrie pétrolière et gazière en matière de performance. »

Ces prix font partie du programme Énergie canadienne responsable de l’ACPP, qui démontre les progrès réalisés dans les principaux domaines de performance, présente les vrais défis, préconise une approche collaborative de l’amélioration et appuie l’approbation sociale dont a besoin l’industrie.

Les gagnants des prix ÉCR 2013 ont été choisis parmi un nombre record de 33 projets mis en nomination. Ils sont choisis par le Groupe consultatif d’ÉCR, composé de dirigeants représentant les milieux de la sécurité, de l’environnement et du travail, les Autochtones, les universités, le secteur privé, le secteur financier et celui des investissements. Voici les prix qui ont été décernés :

Performance environnementale :	Cenovus	Appareil de forage SkyStratMC
Santé et sécurité :	Chevron	Programme sismique Sirluaq dans la mer de Beaufort
Performance sociale :	Suncor	Programme des services aux visiteurs du David Thompson Corridor
Prix du président du conseil :	ARC Resources	Raffinerie de gaz de Dawson : usine à faibles émissions
Prix du président :	Encana	Programme de produits responsables Recyclage dans le bassin de la rivière Horn Race Against Hunger

Vous trouverez ci-joint les détails relatifs à chacun des projets gagnants. Pour obtenir des renseignements sur tous les projets présentés et sur le programme Énergie canadienne responsable, visitez le site www.capp.ca/rce. (en anglais)

« Félicitations aux gagnants et aux 33 projets mis en nomination, qui illustrent tous les technologies de pointe, l’innovation, la créativité et la persévérance qui améliorent la performance de notre industrie », a dit M. Collyer.

Plus de 550 personnes ont assisté à la cérémonie de remise de prix. Parmi les moments forts de la soirée, la première ministre de l’Alberta Alison Redford a fait une allocution, et Jim Boucher, Chef de la Première Nation de Fort McKay pendant 23 des 27 dernières années, a présenté le discours principal. Il a été honoré pour sa participation constante au développement économique et son engagement à préserver l’identité et les traditions de son peuple.

L’Association canadienne des producteurs pétroliers (ACPP) représente des entreprises de toutes tailles qui font de l’exploration, puis exploitent et produisent du gaz naturel et du pétrole brut à l’échelle du Canada. Les membres de l’ACPP produisent plus de 90 % du gaz naturel et du pétrole brut canadien. Ses membres associés offrent une vaste gamme de services à l’appui du secteur du pétrole brut et du gaz naturel en amont. Ensemble, les membres et les membres associés de l’ACPP constituent un élément important d’une industrie nationale dont les revenus avoisinent les 100 milliards de dollars annuels. L’ACPP a pour mission d’améliorer la viabilité économique du secteur canadien du pétrole en amont, en toute sécurité, dans le respect de l’environnement et de façon socialement responsable, grâce à des engagements constructifs et à la communication avec les gouvernements, le public et les intervenants, au sein des collectivités où nous sommes implantés.

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Travis Davies, relations avec les médias
Association canadienne des producteurs pétroliers
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Du mois d’août au début du mois d’octobre 2012, Chevron Canada Limited a mené un programme de levés sismiques tridimensionnels en mer à 240 kilomètres au nord-ouest de Tuktoyaktuk (Territoires du Nord-Ouest), dans la mer de Beaufort. Chevron a dû relever de nombreux défis pour exécuter le programme sans incident : organiser les opérations dans un endroit isolé loin des services de soutien; expliquer à tous les participants leur obligation d’adopter des pratiques de travail sûres; générer des avantages à l’échelle locale; gérer les vents violents et la mer démontée, ainsi que la menace permanente que représente la banquise. Néanmoins, grâce à une planification anticipée et minutieuse, à une consultation constructive des intervenants et à une attention et à une collaboration constantes durant l’exécution, Chevron et ses sous-traitants ont mené à bien le programme sans enregistrer le moindre incident au chapitre de la sécurité ou de l’environnement, ont fait appel aux services et aux fournisseurs locaux, ont tenu informées toutes les collectivités locales de l’état d’avancement du projet, et ont saisi un volume record de données couvrant 3 658 kilomètres carrés, en avance sur l’échéancier et dans le respect du budget établi.

Le programme des services aux visiteurs du David Thompson Corridor est le fruit d’un partenariat de cinq ans (2009-2014) entre Suncor Energy et Alberta Parks. Dans l’esprit d’une collaboration de longue durée entre elle, les sociétés qui l’ont précédée et le parc provincial de Crimson Lake, la société Suncor fournit un financement réparti sur plus de cinq ans qui va générer un certain nombre de produits livrables dans le cadre du programme : sensibiliser davantage le public et promouvoir la gérance des parcs et des aires protégées dans le David Thompson Corridor; créer des possibilités de faire participer le public à un apprentissage initiatique et pratique au sein de la nature; multiplier le nombre d’employés du parc présents dans le David Thompson Corridor; favoriser la collaboration et la formation de partenariats pour renforcer le programme des services aux visiteurs et atteindre des objectifs communs. Jusqu’à maintenant, on a engagé un superviseur à temps plein pour le programme, offert des programmes d’éducation environnementale aux étudiants de la région, mis en œuvre des programmes d’interprétation destinés au public et formé de nombreux partenariats à l’appui d’Alberta Parks.

L’appareil de forage SkyStratMC est un nouvel appareil conçu par Cenovus pour améliorer les programmes de sondage stratigraphique dans les sables bitumineux. Ses dimensions représentent à peu près les deux tiers des appareils conventionnels, et il peut être transporté par hélicoptère, ce qui permet à Cenovus d’accéder toute l’année à des sites de forage éloignés. Jusqu’à maintenant, l’appareil SkyStratMC a foré 18 puits dans les sables bitumineux. Son transport par hélicoptère évite d’avoir à aménager des routes temporaires, ce qui réduit considérablement l’empreinte de surface. De plus, cela permet d’utiliser jusqu’à 50 % moins d’eau pour les opérations de forage. Enfin, on réduit la quantité d’eau utilisée en n’ayant pas à utiliser d’eau en plus pour faire geler les routes hivernales. Cenovus, qui prévoit forer environ 25 puits stratigraphiques avec l’appareil SkyStratMC en 2013, est en train d’en construire un deuxième.

Lorsque les responsables d’ARC ont planifié la construction d’une nouvelle raffinerie de gaz sur leur site de Dawson, dans le nord-est de la Colombie-Britannique, ils ont décidé d’en faire une usine à faibles émissions, grâce à un investissement à long terme qui aurait des avantages importants pour les opérations et pour les résidants des collectivités environnantes. Pour générer peu d’émissions, l’usine utilise diverses méthodes comme l’électrification, les moteurs à haut rendement énergétique et l’injection de gaz acides. En installant ces éléments, on a réduit les émissions de gaz à effet de serre et l’empreinte carbone globale de l’usine a baissé d’environ 60 000 tonnes par an – ce qui équivaut aux émissions générées par environ 9 700 ménages pendant un an. La combinaison unique de systèmes à haut rendement énergétique et de faibles émissions fait de l’usine à gaz de Dawson un exemple parfait de réduction des émissions de GES par unité de production. Le projet démontre l’engagement qu’a pris ARC de minimiser son impact sur l’environnement, d’être un chef de file de l’industrie et de créer une valeur à long terme pour tous les intervenants.

Programme de produits responsables 

Dans l’esprit de son engagement à apporter continuellement des améliorations et à répondre de façon proactive aux préoccupations des intervenants, Encana a mis en œuvre à l’échelle de l’entreprise un programme de gestion des additifs chimiques utilisés pour la fracturation hydraulique. Le programme de produits responsables (Responsible Products Program) permet à Encana d’évaluer les impacts potentiels des liquides utilisés pour la fracturation hydraulique sur la santé humaine ou l’environnement à l’aide de critères toxicologiques largement acceptés. Encana définit tous les contrôles opérationnels pertinents qui permettent de faire une utilisation responsable des additifs ou d’en cesser carrément l’utilisation. Encana a déterminé qu’aucun des produits utilisés pour ses opérations de fracturation hydraulique ne contenait d’arsenic, de cadmium, de chrome, de plomb ou de mercure, et s’engage à s’assurer qu’aucun de ces métaux lourds ne sera utilisé à l’avenir pour ces mêmes opérations. Par ailleurs, Encana interdit l’utilisation de liquides de fracturation hydraulique contenant du diesel, du 2-butoxyéthanol ou du benzène.

Recyclage dans le bassin de la rivière Horn 

En 2009, afin de réduire la quantité de matières envoyées vers les sites d’enfouissement locaux, Encana a lancé un programme de réduction des déchets dans ses camps de travail situés dans le bassin de la rivière Horn, dans le nord-est de la Colombie-Britannique. Les matières recyclables étaient recueillies dans les camps et entreposées dans des remorques de 15 mètres (50 pieds) avant d’être transportées jusqu’à Fort Nelson pour y être confiées à des groupes communautaires. Ces groupes pouvaient ensuite procéder au tri et rapporter les contenants pour recevoir le remboursement du dépôt. En 2011, il était devenu difficile de trouver des groupes capables de trier le contenu d’une remorque complète. En 2012, pour régler ce problème, Encana et le Northern Rockies Social Planning Council ont créé une installation de tri où des personnes ayant du mal à trouver un emploi, des groupes cherchant à amasser des fonds et d’autres personnes démunies peuvent trier les contenants et les rapporter en échange d’argent comptant. À ce jour, Encana a évité que 20 remorques pleines de contenants recyclables soient envoyées dans des décharges, générant plus de 60 000 $ de revenus pour la collectivité.

Lutter contre la faim (Race Against Hunger) 

Encana s’engage à instaurer des collectivités durables dans lesquelles ses employés vivront et travailleront. Pour ce faire, nous faisons participer à la fois nos employés et les membres de la collectivité à nos projets d’investissement communautaire. Encana appuie depuis longtemps le mode de vie rural, grâce à l’organisation et à la préservation du patrimoine de l’Ouest canadien, dans le cadre d’initiatives menées à la fois dans un cadre formel et sur le terrain. C’est sur cette base qu’a été lancé le programme Race Against Hunger, fruit d’un partenariat entre Encana et la World Professional Chuckwagon Association, qui bénéficie aux banques alimentaires locales dans les régions d’Alberta et de Colombie-Britannique où Encana est implantée. Le programme permet de recueillir des aliments et des fonds pour les banques alimentaires locales et de sensibiliser la population à leur travail. Ce programme, qui en est à sa troisième année, a bénéficié d’un soutien inconditionnel de la part des entreprises locales et des membres des collectivités, qui ont amassé plus de 100 000 $ et près de 5 500 kg (12 000 livres) de nourriture en 2012.

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CALGARY, Alberta – The Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers tonight presented recognition awards to five oil and natural gas companies for innovative environmental, safety and social projects that demonstrate responsible resource development. 

“Canada’s oil and natural gas industry delivers energy to Canada and the world in a responsible way every day,” said CAPP president Dave Collyer. “These annual awards recognize Canadian oil and gas leaders in continuous performance improvement.” 

The awards are part of the CAPP Responsible Canadian Energy program, which demonstrates progress in key performance areas, speaks candidly to challenges, encourages a collaborative approach to improvement and supports industry’s social licence to operate. 

CAPP’s 2013 RCE award-winners were chosen from a record 33 project nominations. The awards are selected by the RCE Advisory Group from the nominated projects, which is composed of leaders representing the safety, environment, labour, Aboriginal, academic, private, finance and investment sectors. Awards were presented to: 

Environmental Performance:	Cenovus	SkyStrat™ drilling rig
Health and Safety:	Chevron	Beaufort Sirluaq Seismic Program
Social Performance	Suncor	David Thompson Corridor Visitor Services Program
Chair's Award:	ARC Resources	Dawson Gas Plant: Low Emissions Facility
President's Award:	Encana	Responsible Products Program Horn River Basin Recycling Race Against Hunger

Details are attached on each of the award-winning projects. For information on all the submissions and the Responsible Canadian Energy Program, please visit www.capp.ca/rce. 

“Congratulations to the winners and the 33 nominated projects, all of which are examples of leading technology and innovation, creativity and perseverance that elevates our performance as an industry,” Collyer said. 

More than 550 people attended tonight’s awards ceremony. Highlights included comments by Alberta Premier Alison Redford and a keynote speech by Chief Jim Boucher, Chief of the Fort McKay First Nation for 23 of the past 27 years. Chief Boucher has been celebrated for his ongoing role in economic development and his commitment to sustaining the identity and traditions of his people. 

The Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers (CAPP) represents companies, large and small, that explore for, develop and produce natural gas and crude oil throughout Canada. CAPP’s member companies produce about 90 per cent of Canada’s natural gas and crude oil. CAPP’s associate members provide a wide range of services that support the upstream crude oil and natural gas industry. Together CAPP’s members and associate members are an important part of a national industry with revenues of about $100 billion-a-year. CAPP’s mission is to enhance the economic sustainability of the Canadian upstream petroleum industry in a safe and environmentally and socially responsible manner, through constructive engagement and communication with governments, the public and stakeholders in the communities in which we operate.

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Travis Davies, Media Relations
Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers
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Responsible Canadian Energy – 2013 Awards 

Chevron – Beaufort Sirluaq Seismic Program 

From August to early October 2012, Chevron Canada Limited conducted a three-dimensional marine seismic program 240 kilometres northwest of Tuktoyaktuk, Northwest Territories, in the Beaufort Sea. Chevron faced numerous challenges in executing the program incident free, including staging the operation in an isolated location remote from support services, aligning all participants in their commitment to safe-work practices, enabling local benefits, managing high winds and rough seas, as well as the ever-present threat of pack ice. Nevertheless, with early and thorough planning, effective stakeholder consultation and relentless care and collaboration during execution, Chevron and its contractors completed the program without incurring a single recordable safety or environmental incident, engaged local services and suppliers, kept all local communities informed of the project status, and captured a record 3,658 square kilometres of data, ahead of schedule and on budget. 

The David Thompson Corridor Visitor Services Program is a five-year partnership (2009 - 2014) between Suncor Energy and Alberta Parks. Building upon a long-term cooperative relationship between Suncor, its predecessor companies and Crimson Lake Provincial Park, Suncor is providing funding for over five years to benefit a number of program deliverables including: raising awareness of and fostering stewardship for the parks and protected areas within the David Thompson Corridor; providing opportunities to engage the public in nature-based, hands-on experiential learning; increasing the park staff presence in the David Thompson Corridor; fostering collaborations and partnerships to strengthen the visitor services program and reach common goals. To date, a full-time visitor services program supervisor has been hired, environmental education programs have been provided to regional students, public interpretive programs have been delivered and numerous partnerships in support of Alberta Parks have been established. 

Cenovus – SkyStrat™ drilling rig 

The SkyStrat™ drilling rig is a new rig that Cenovus developed to improve stratigraphic drilling programs in the oil sands. It is approximately two-thirds the size of a conventional rig and can be transported by helicopter, allowing Cenovus to access remote drilling locations year-round. To date, the SkyStrat™ drilling rig has drilled 18 wells in the oil sands. Transporting the SkyStrat™ drilling rig by helicopter eliminates the need for temporary roads, which significantly reduces the surface footprint. It also has the potential to reduce water use for drilling operations by up to 50 per cent. Further reductions in water use are achieved by not having to use additional water to freeze-in winter roads. Cenovus plans to drill approximately 25 stratigraphic wells with the SkyStrat™ drilling rig in 2013 and is beginning construction of a second rig. 

ARC Resources – Dawson Gas Plant: Low Emissions Facility 

When embarking on plans to construct a new gas plant at its Dawson field operations in northeast British Columbia, ARC pursued the decision to build the plant as a low emissions facility, as a long-term investment that would have significant benefits for operations and the surrounding residents. The facility’s low emissions design incorporates a number of emissions reducing practices, such as electrification, high efficiency motors, and acid gas injection. By installing these components, greenhouse gas emissions have been reduced and the plant’s overall carbon footprint has decreased by approximately 60,000 tonnes per year – equivalent to the emissions generated by approximately 9,700 households in the period of one year. The unique combination of high efficiency and low emissions makes the Dawson gas plant a leading example in terms of greenhouse gas efficiency per unit of output. The project demonstrates ARC’s commitment to minimizing its environmental impact, industry leadership and to creating long-term value for all stakeholders. 

Encana – Responsible Products Program/Horn River Basin Recycling/Race Against Hunger 

Responsible Products Program 

In keeping with a commitment to continuous improvement and proactively addressing stakeholder concerns, Encana has implemented a company-wide program to manage chemical additives used in hydraulic fracturing. The Responsible Products Program allows Encana to assess its hydraulic fracturing fluid systems for potential impacts to human health or the environment using widely accepted toxicological criteria. Encana identifies any required operational controls to allow for the responsible use of the additives or eliminate them from use entirely. Encana has determined that none of the hydraulic fracturing products it uses contain arsenic, cadmium, chromium, lead or mercury and is committed to verifying none of these heavy metals are used in its hydraulic fracturing operations in the future. Encana also prohibits the use of hydraulic fracturing fluid products containing diesel, 2-Butoxyethanol and benzene. 

Horn River Basin Recycling 

In 2009, in an effort to reduce the amount of material being diverted to local landfills, Encana began a waste reduction program in its work camps located in northeastern British Columbia’s Horn River Basin. Recyclables were collected at the camps and stored in 50-foot trailers before being transported to Fort Nelson and donated to local community groups. These groups were then able to sort the material and return containers to receive the refunded deposits. By 2011, it had become difficult to find groups able to sort an entire trailer of material. In 2012, in order to address this challenge, Encana and the Northern Rockies Social Planning Council created a sorting facility where individuals with barriers to employment, fund-raising groups and others in need are able to sort the containers and return them for cash. To date, Encana has diverted 20 trailers of for-deposit containers from the landfill, providing over $60,000 in revenue to the community. 

Race Against Hunger 

Encana is committed to creating sustainable communities where we live and operate. This commitment is facilitated by actively engaging both staff and community members in our community investment initiatives. Encana’s support of rural lifestyles has a long tradition with the organization and preservation of Encana’s western Canadian heritage is directed by both formal and grassroots initiatives. This was the premise for developing the Race Against Hunger program, a partnership between Encana and the World Professional Chuckwagon Association that benefits local food banks in Encana’s operating areas in Alberta and British Columbia. The program raises food, funds and awareness for local food banks. Now in its third year, the Race Against Hunger has received overwhelming support from local businesses and community members, raising more than $100,000 and almost 12,000 pounds of food in 2012.

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Canadian natural gas producers today announced new guiding principles for hydraulic fracturing that guide water management and improved water and fluids reporting practices for shale gas development in Canada. The principles were created by members of the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers (CAPP) and apply to all CAPP natural gas producing members, large and small, operating in Canada.

 

“Protecting Canada’s water resources is fundamental to our social licence to operate and to grow,” said CAPP president Dave Collyer. “Canada’s upstream industry has a strong track record as a safe and reliable producer of natural gas. With the increase in natural gas production from unconventional sources such as shale, Canadians have told us they want more information as to how industry uses and protects water. We respect that request, and these CAPP principles articulate our water management objectives and water protection practices, as well as our focus on improving our water performance over time.”

 

CAPP’s guiding principles for hydraulic fracturing apply in all jurisdictions in which the upstream industry operates in Canada. They were created with the understanding that some provinces are working on regulation, and we expect the principles to complement potential future regulatory requirements.

 

CAPP’s Guiding Principles for Hydraulic Fracturing

 

Canada’s shale gas and tight gas industry supports a responsible approach to water management and is committed to continuous performance improvement. Protecting our water resources during sourcing, use and handing is a key priority for our industry. We support and abide by all regulations governing hydraulic fracturing operations, water use and protection.

 

In addition, we commit to following these guiding principles for hydraulic fracturing.

 

• We will safeguard the quality and quantity of regional surface and groundwater resources, through sound wellbore construction practices, sourcing fresh water alternatives where appropriate, and recycling water for reuse as much as practical.
• We will measure and disclose water use with the goal of continuing to reduce our effect on the environment.
• We will support the development of fracturing fluid additives with the least environmental risks.
• We will support the disclosure of fracturing fluid additives.
• We will continue to advance, collaborate on and communicate technologies and best practices that reduce the potential environmental risks of hydraulic fracturing.

 

Read CAPP's Guiding Principles for Hydraulic Fracturing

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Canada has abundant unconventional natural gas resources, including shale gas. Technological innovations, particularly horizontal multi-well pad drilling and hydraulic fracturing, have made it possible for industry to economically develop shale gas resources in tight rock formations. The application of hydraulic fracturing technology requires the use of significant quantities of water, which necessitates increased focus by industry on both water use and water quality.

 

“The Canadian natural gas industry supports all regulations that govern hydraulic fracturing, water use and water protection, because we recognize water is a valuable resource,” said Michael McAllister, executive vice-president of Encana. “Strong regulations exist in regions of active unconventional gas development. Similar regulations are being developed in regions with an emerging unconventional natural gas sector, to ensure protection of water resources and provide the public confidence that these resources are being developed responsibly.”

 

The guiding principles for hydraulic fracturing are available on CAPP’s website at capp.ca . CAPP is also developing recommended practices to support the guiding principles for hydraulic fracturing. For example, a recommended practice describing CAPP member companies’ requirements for disclosure of fracturing fluid additives is under development. These recommended practices will be available on CAPP’s website as each is finalized.  

 

The Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers (CAPP) represents companies, large and small, that explore for, develop and produce natural gas and crude oil throughout Canada. CAPP’s member companies produce more than 90 per cent of Canada’s natural gas and crude oil. CAPP's associate members provide a wide range of services that support the upstream crude oil and natural gas industry. Together CAPP's members and associate members are an important part of a national industry with revenues of about $100 billion-a-year. CAPP’s mission is to enhance the economic sustainability of the Canadian upstream petroleum industry in a safe and environmentally and socially responsible manner, through constructive engagement and communication with governments, the public and stakeholders in the communities in which we operate.

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CALGARY, ALBERTA – Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers (CAPP) president David Collyer and representatives of eight Alberta-based business associations today launched ‘Alberta is Energy,’ a community-building initiative to raise awareness about the important role the oil and gas industry plays in the lives of Albertans.

“It’s about engaging Albertans so that there is a line of sight to the economic benefits that are contributed by our industry and to the environmental and social responsibility that is being demonstrated by our industry on a day-to-day basis,” Collyer said in a speech to the Calgary Chamber of Commerce.

“Why? As one of our CAPP members frequently reminds me, ‘You can’t expect to win on the road if you can’t win at home.’ ‘Alberta is Energy” is about winning at home.”

Over the next several months Alberta is Energy will take the form of communication and discussions via websites, social and mainstream media, engagement of company employees, and at town hall-style meetings. Similar activities will follow in other petroleum producing provinces such as Saskatchewan and British Columbia.

Alberta is Energy is supported by nine associations representing more than 3,500 businesses, many of which produce or deliver services related to oil and gas development.

“The oil and gas industry in Alberta is one of the largest contributors to the Canadian economy,” said Roger Soucy, President of the Petroleum Services Association of Canada. “When commodity prices and activity is down so are the tangible benefits such as government revenues and jobs, both of which contribute to our overall quality of life.”

Don Herring, President of the Canadian Association of Oilwell Drilling Contractors said, “Each active drilling operation provides 75 direct field jobs and many more indirect support jobs. We work in and around rural communities and are a good source of economic development. The slowdown in oil and gas activity has affected a lot of Albertans.”

Alberta Enterprise Group, a public policy advocacy group based out of Edmonton indicates its members are likewise concerned with competitiveness.

“These reviews should happen automatically every few years and expand to examine all elements of the economy to ensure Alberta is the most competitive jurisdiction in North America to invest. The government has made some positive changes and we hope it will continue to focus on improving Alberta's economic fundamentals moving forward,” said Alberta Enterprise Group President Tim Shipton.

Alberta is Energy is supported by the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers, Small Explorers and Producers, Petroleum Services Association of Canada, Canadian Association of Oilwell Drilling Contractors, Canadian Association of Geophysical Contractors, Canadian Energy Pipeline Association, Calgary Chamber of Commerce, Canadian Manufacturers and Exporters and Alberta Enterprise Group.

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www.capp.ca

Holly Kerr
Manager, Communications & Member Relations
Petroleum Services Association of Canada
403-781-7388
hkerr@psac.ca
www.psac.ca

Jeff Angel
Vice President, External Relations
Canadian Energy Pipeline Association
403-221-8778
jangel@cepa.com
www.cepa.com

David MacLean
Vice President, Communications & Policy
Alberta Enterprise Group
780-481-7205
dmaclean@albertaenterprise.ca
www.albertaenterprise.ca

Mike Doyle
President
Canadian Association of Geophysical Contractors
403-265-0045
mjd@cagc.ca
www.cagc.ca

Nancy Malone
Manager, Economic Analysis
Canadian Association of Oilwell Drilling Contractors
403-264-4311
nmalone@caodc.ca
www.caodc.ca

Geoffrey Pradella
Vice President, Public & Government Affairs
Calgary Chamber of Commerce
403-750-0406
gpradella@calgarychamber.com
www.calgarychamber.com

Brian McCready
Vice President, Alberta & Saskatchewan
Canadian Manufacturers & Exporters
780-426-6622
Brian.mccready@cme-mec.ca
www.cme-mec.ca

Gary Leach
Executive Director
Small Explorers & Producers Association of Canada
403-444-0155
gleach@sepac.ca
www.sepac.ca

Ben Brunnen
Director of Policy and Government Affairs & Chief Economist
Calgary Chamber of Commerce
403-750-0442
bbrunnen@calgarychamber.com

 

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‘Alberta is Energy’ Participants

• Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers
  www.capp.ca
• Calgary Chamber of Commerce
  www.calgarychamber.com
• Alberta Enterprise Group
  www.albertaenterprise.ca
• Canadian Association of Oilwell Drilling Contractors
  www.caodc.ca
• Canadian Association of Geophysical Contractors
  www.cagc.ca
• Canadian Energy Pipeline Association
  www.cepa.com
• Canadian Manufacturers and Exporters
  www.cme-mec.ca
• Petroleum Services Association of Canada
  www.psac.ca
• Small Explorers and Producers Association of Canada
  www.sepac.ca

Oil and gas accounts for:

• 25% of private sector investment in Canada
• 25% of value on Toronto Stock Exchange
• 50% of the Alberta economy

Alberta produces 73% of the oil and 76% of the gas produced in Canada. The energy produced in Alberta heats homes and buildings, generates electricity and manufactures a variety of products, including transportation fuels, lubricants, waxes, plastics, synthetic rubber and asphalt.

Alberta Economy
Alberta’s resources make up the foundation of our economy. Being competitive, stable and predictable encourages the investment that equals jobs, strong GDP and a high quality of life for all Albertans.

A recent University of Alberta study indicates that the Canadian economy was technically in recession for the fourth quarter of 2008 and the first quarter of 2009 over which GDP growth rates were -6.6% and -8.5%, respectively. Alberta unemployment peaked in August 2009 at 7.7 per cent, a 13-year-high. At the same time investment in conventional oil and gas fell from $21 billion in 2008 to current levels of $13-14 billion, creating a negative impact of over $20 billion in the Alberta economy.

Investment
Each dollar invested in the province’s oil and gas industry creates three dollars of value in Alberta’s economy. The more attractive our province is for investment, the more Albertans benefit.

Restoring investor confidence does not mean instant prosperity. However, a reputation for strength and stability positions Alberta for positive and long-term economic growth and benefits.
A steep drop in business capital spending in Alberta’s energy sector has had a significant direct impact on the oil and gas industry and also a depressing impact on other sectors of Alberta’s economy, especially manufacturing and wholesale sales. In the Alberta oil and gas sector 19,000 jobs have been lost since July 2008. For the construction, manufacturing, wholesale trade, and professional services sectors these figures are 23,400, 34,600, 12,600, and 19,200, respectively.

Employment
In Alberta, according to the Canadian Association of Oil well Drilling Contractors (http://www.caodc.ca/) 299 of 550 available drilling rigs are operating in Alberta today.

• Each active drilling operation supports 138 jobs for Albertans (75 direct).
• According to the provincial Alberta Energy department, one out of every six Albertans is directly or indirectly employed in the energy industry.
• Across Canada, some 500,000 jobs are directly or indirectly supported by the industry.

Some of the direct jobs associated with the energy industry include:

• Engineers: Petroleum (i.e. Reservoir, Production), Mechanical (i.e. Mechanical, Rotating Equipment and Development) and Materials
• Trades: Pipefitter, Ironworker, Rig Technician, Electrical and Instrumentation
• Business and Operations Support: Medical Personnel, IT Specialist, Specialty HR, Production Accountant, Finance, Occupational Health and Safety and QA Specialist
• Operators: Motorhand, Derrickhand, Driller, Field Operator, Well Services Operator (experienced) and Service Technician
• Field Workers: Drilling and Service Rig Work (i.e. Floorhand) and Seismic (i.e. Recording Crew Helper and Observer)
• Specialized Skills: Experienced SAGD Professional, In Situ Heavy Oil Technical Professional and Shale Gas Specialist
• Others: Mining and Construction roles (i.e. Site Superintendent and Construction Safety Office and Labourer)

Revenue
In 2008, the petroleum industry invested $54 billion in Canada, including $39 billion in Alberta. Additionally, our industry paid $8.5 billion to the federal and provincial governments in corporate income taxes and $10.7 billion in royalties to Alberta.

Historically, natural gas has been the largest source of resource development revenue for Alberta, accounting for more than $55 billion in royalties paid to the Alberta government over the last decade. This amounts to about 56 per cent of all provincial revenue from non-renewable resources over that period.

To date, 2010 Alberta land sales total $378 million compared to $53 million for the same period (January to March) last year.

 

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CALGARY, Alberta – Le rapport d’étape de l’industrie canadienne du pétrole et du gaz pour 2012, intitulé Énergie canadienne responsable (ÉCR), a été publié aujourd’hui par l’Association canadienne des producteurs pétroliers (ACPP).

« Chaque jour, l’industrie canadienne du pétrole et du gaz naturel achemine de l’énergie vers les Canadiens et le reste du monde de façon responsable, a déclaré Dave Collyer, président de l’ACPP. Ce rapport nous donne l’occasion de démontrer les progrès réalisés dans des domaines clés liés à notre performance, de parler avec honnêteté des défis que nous devons relever et de promouvoir une approche de l’amélioration du rendement axée sur la collaboration. »

Le rapport contient des renseignements sur la performance de l’industrie en 2011 et des analyses étayées par des données provenant des membres de l’ACPP, qui portent sur les gens, l’air, l’eau et les sols dans l’Ouest canadien, la région des sables bitumineux et la région extracôtière du Canada atlantique.

Voici les principaux indicateurs de performance pour 2011 :- La performance de l’industrie au chapitre de la sécurité s’est améliorée, comme en témoignent le nombre de décès et la fréquence des blessures chez les employés.- Les émissions absolues de GES sont demeurées relativement stables en 2011, tandis que la production augmentait légèrement.- La réduction des émissions absolues d’oxydes d’azote (NO_x) et de dioxyde de soufre (SO₂), amorcée il y a plusieurs années, s’est poursuivie en 2011.- L’utilisation d’eau douce par baril de production continue à diminuer à l’échelle de l’industrie.- La surface de l’empreinte totale des activités de l’industrie augmente en même temps que l’industrie prend de l’expansion, même si des technologies comme le forage horizontal permettent d’atténuer les impacts.

Le Groupe consultatif d’ÉCR mis sur pied par l’ACPP, composé d’experts indépendants de la sécurité, de l’environnement, des questions sociales et de l’industrie, a examiné le rapport. Il a observé des améliorations au chapitre de la performance et de la production de rapports, mais également invité l’ACPP à poursuivre ses efforts en vue de recueillir des données plus fiables et des éléments de comparaison de la performance plus efficaces.

Faits saillants en matière de performance :

Les gens

Les entreprises membres de l’ACPP ont signalé cinq décès en 2011, contre sept en 2010. Le taux de blessures a baissé, puisque la fréquence totale des blessures consignées (FTBC) est passée de 1,15 en 2007 à 0,89 en 2011. Toutefois, les données cumulatives indiquent que la réduction du nombre de blessures est virtuellement inchangée, et plafonne depuis 2009, tandis que le nombre total d’heures d’exposition a augmenté d’environ 10 %. Cela signifie que, même si le nombre de blessures au sein d’un effectif plus nombreux a été maintenu à un bas niveau par rapport à d’autres années, le nombre absolu de blessures est en augmentation. Nous devons nous concentrer sur la réduction constante du nombre absolu de blessures et du taux de blessures.

L’air

Les émissions directes de GES ont diminué de 0,5 %, passant de 88,1 millions de tonnes en 2010 à 87,6 millions de tonnes en 2011, et les émissions indirectes ont légèrement augmenté, passant de 14,3 millions à 14,8 millions de tonnes. Globalement, les émissions totales de GES sont demeurées stables (102,4 millions de tonnes), même si la production pétrolière et gazière a augmenté de 1 % en 2011.

L’intensité globale des émissions de GES est demeurée stable en 2011, à 0,32 tonne de GES émise par mètre cube d’équivalent de production de pétrole. On sait que le passage à des méthodes de production utilisant davantage d’énergie (comme l’exploitation des sables bitumineux et la fracturation hydraulique pour produire du gaz naturel, mais aussi l’exploitation in situ des sables bitumineux) va rendre plus difficile à court terme la réduction de l’intensité des émissions de GES.

L’industrie poursuit une tendance amorcée il y a plusieurs années en matière de réduction des émissions de SO₂ et de NO_x, même si le nombre d’installations actives augmente, de même que la production de pétrole dont la teneur en soufre est plus élevée. Les émissions nationales de SO₂ imputables à l’exploitation du pétrole et du gaz ont baissé de 9 % en 2011 et les émissions de NO_x, de 6 %.

L’eau

L’utilisation d’eau douce sur les sites d’extraction des sables bitumineux a diminué de 12 %, passant à 2,7 barils par baril de production, de 10 % pour l’exploitation in situ (0,36 baril) et de 17 % dans l’Ouest canadien (0,72 baril). Ces baisses sont imputables aux efforts fructueux qu’a déployés l’industrie pour augmenter son taux de recyclage, ainsi que l’utilisation de sources d’eau non potable dans la mesure du possible.

La terre

Le nombre total de puits (actifs et inactifs) dans l’Ouest canadien a augmenté de 14 %, passant à 36 843. La moitié des 32 684 puits conventionnels abandonnés sont en cours de remise en état, 23 % font l’objet d’une évaluation et, pour les 27 % restants, on a temporairement reporté toute intervention. L’empreinte totale des activités d’extraction de sables bitumineux a augmenté de 7 % en 2011, passant à 76 070 hectares, dont 10 % sont en cours de remise en état.

« L’industrie pétrolière et gazière a besoin de faire accepter socialement ses activités; cette acceptation va au-delà de la présentation, en toute transparence, de mesures et de rapports sur la performance de l’industrie, a précisé M. Collyer. Elle doit être étayée par la conviction sincère que l’industrie pétrolière et gazière en amont – tant au niveau des entreprises que des particuliers – adoptera des comportements responsables, soucieuse de servir l’intérêt public. »

Le rapport ÉCR peut être consulté ici (en anglais).

L’Association canadienne des producteurs pétroliers (ACPP) représente des entreprises de toutes tailles qui font de l’exploration, puis exploitent et produisent du gaz naturel et du pétrole brut à l’échelle du Canada. Les membres de l’ACPP produisent plus de 90 % du gaz naturel et du pétrole brut canadien. Ses membres associés offrent une vaste gamme de services à l’appui du secteur du pétrole brut et du gaz naturel en amont. Ensemble, les membres et les membres associés de l’ACPP constituent un élément important d’une industrie nationale dont les revenus avoisinent les 100 milliards de dollars annuels. L’ACPP a pour mission d’améliorer la viabilité économique du secteur canadien du pétrole en amont, en toute sécurité, dans le respect de l’environnement et de façon socialement responsable, grâce à des engagements constructifs et à la communication avec les gouvernements, le public et les intervenants, au sein des collectivités où nous sommes implantés.

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CALGARY, Alberta – The Canadian oil and gas industry’s 2012 Responsible Canadian Energy (RCE) progress report was released today by the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers (CAPP).

“Canada’s oil and natural gas industry delivers energy to Canada and the world in a responsible way every day,” said CAPP president Dave Collyer. “This report is an opportunity to demonstrate progress in key performance areas, to be candid about our challenges, and to encourage a collaborative approach to performance improvement.”

The report provides 2011 industry performance information and analysis supported by data from CAPP members in the areas of people, air, water and land performance for Western Canada, Oil Sands and the Atlantic Canada offshore region.

Key indicators of 2011 performance include the following: 

• Industry safety performance improved as measured by both the number of fatalities and employee injury frequency; 
• Absolute GHG emissions remained relatively flat in 2011, while production slightly increased; 
• A multi-year reduction of absolute nitrogen oxide (NO_x) and sulphur dioxide (SO₂) emissions continued in 2011; 
• Fresh water withdrawal per barrel of production continues to decline across the industry; and, 
• The total surface land footprint is increasing as the industry grows, although technology such as horizontal drilling is helping to mitigate impact.

CAPP’s RCE Advisory Group, which consists of independent safety, environmental, social and industry experts, reviewed the report. They noted improvements in both performance and reporting, but also encouraged CAPP to continue efforts to develop more robust metrics and performance comparators.

Performance highlights:

People

CAPP member companies reported five fatalities in 2011 compared with seven fatalities in 2010. The injury rate declined from a total recordable injury frequency (TRIF) of 1.15 in 2007 to a TRIF of 0.89 in 2011. However, cumulative data indicates injury rate reductions are virtually unchanged and have plateaued since 2009 while total exposure hours have increased by about 10 per cent. This means that although injury rates in a larger workforce have been maintained at a low level relative to other years, the absolute number of injuries is up. Focus is needed on ongoing reduction in both the absolute number of injuries and injury rates.

Air

Direct GHG emissions declined 0.5 per cent from 88.1 million tonnes in 2010 to 87.6 million tonnes in 2011 and indirect emissions increased slightly from 14.3 million tonnes to 14.8 million tonnes. Taken together, total GHG emissions remained flat at 102.4 million tonnes even while there was a one per cent growth in oil and gas production in 2011.

Overall GHG emissions intensity remained essentially flat in 2011 at 0.32 tonnes of GHG emitted per cubic metre of oil equivalent production. It is recognized that a shift to more energy intensive production methods such as oil sands and hydraulic fracturing to produce natural gas, as well as in situ oil sands production, means reducing GHG emissions intensity will continue to be a challenge in the near term.

Industry continued a multi-year downward trend in SO₂ and NO_x emissions, despite more operating facilities and increased production of oil with higher sulphur content. National SO₂ emissions from oil and gas operations declined by nine per cent in 2011, while NO_x emissions declined by six per cent.

Water

Fresh water withdrawals were down 12 per cent at oil sands mining operations to 2.7 barrels per barrel of production, 10 per cent at in situ operations to 0.36 barrels, and 17 per cent at Western Canada operations to 0.72 barrels. The declines are due to industry’s successful efforts to improve recycling rates and use non-potable water sources where possible.

Land

The total well count (active plus inactive wells) in Western Canada increased 14 per cent to 36,843 wells. Of the 32,684 abandoned conventional wells, 50 per cent are under active reclamation, 23 per cent are being assessed and 27 per cent are temporarily deferred. Total active footprint for oil sands mining operations was up seven per cent in 2011 to 76,070 hectares, including 10 per cent in some stage of the reclamation process.

“The oil and gas industry requires social license conduct its activities. Social license is broader than transparent measurement and reporting of industry performance data alone,” Collyer said. “It must be underscored by the sincere belief that the upstream oil and gas industry – both companies and individuals – will behave responsibly and in the broader public interest.”

The RCE report is available here.

The Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers (CAPP) represents companies, large and small, that explore for, develop and produce natural gas and crude oil throughout Canada. CAPP’s member companies produce about 90 per cent of Canada’s natural gas and crude oil. CAPP's associate members provide a wide range of services that support the upstream crude oil and natural gas industry. Together CAPP's members and associate members are an important part of a national industry with revenues of about $100 billion-a-year. CAPP’s mission is to enhance the economic sustainability of the Canadian upstream petroleum industry in a safe and environmentally and socially responsible manner, through constructive engagement and communication with governments, the public and stakeholders in the communities in which we operate.

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CALGARY, Alberta – Most Americans see Canada as a secure, reliable and environmentally responsible oil supplier that creates jobs and other economic benefits in the United States as part of the world’s largest energy trading relationship.

Some highlights of a recent poll of 2,406 Americans, conducted by Anderson Insight for the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers (CAPP) include:

74 per cent see Canada as the best choice among oil suppliers in terms of the “economic interests of America,” compared to 14 per cent who pick Mexico, nine per cent Saudi Arabia and three per cent Venezuela.

More than 80 per cent hope their “elected representatives support more use of Canadian oil instead of oil imported from other countries” to meet U.S. demand.

82 per cent believe pipelines are a safe way to move oil to market. Seventy-two per cent believe “the U.S. should approve the Keystone XL pipeline project as soon as possible,” including a strong majority of Democratic Party supporters.

89 per cent believe “Canada is one of the more environmentally responsible oil producers in the world.”

“The poll shows that Americans strongly prefer Canadian oil to oil supplied by other countries,” said CAPP president Dave Collyer. “On its merits – secure, reliable supply, creating jobs and economic benefits in both countries, with environmentally responsible policy and performance in place – Canadian oil is the right oil for the United States, at the right time, and from the right country.”

While the International Energy Agency forecasts U.S. crude oil production could exceed Saudi Arabia production by about 2020, the U.S. continues to need crude oil imports to attain energy self-sufficiency. U.S. oil production is forecast to increase from 8.1 million barrels per day in 2011 to 9.2 million barrels per day in 2035. U.S. consumption is expected to decline from 17.6 million barrels per day in 2011 to 12.6 million barrels per day in 2035. This leaves a supply gap of about 3.4 million barrels per day that can be filled by crude oil imports from Canada.

At present, Canada supplies more oil to the U.S. than any other country. Current Canadian exports are about 2.5 million barrels per day or about 25 per cent of total U.S. oil imports, including just over one million barrels per day from the oil sands. Oil sands crude oil is similar to other heavy crude oil currently transported and refined in the U.S., from the standpoint of both chemical composition and life-cycle greenhouse gas emissions. It has been transported safely via pipelines in North America for over 30 years.

The Anderson Insight poll is available at www.capp.ca/oilsands. The fieldwork was conducted by Harris/Decima, part of Harris Interactive, one of the world’s largest research firms. Data collection was conducted online using Harris Interactive’s proprietary panel of Americans between October 11 and October 16, 2012.

The Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers (CAPP) represents companies, large and small, that explore for, develop and produce natural gas and crude oil throughout Canada. CAPP’s member companies produce about 90 per cent of Canada’s natural gas and crude oil. CAPP's associate members provide a wide range of services that support the upstream crude oil and natural gas industry. Together CAPP's members and associate members are an important part of a national industry with revenues of about $100 billion-a-year. CAPP’s mission is to enhance the economic sustainability of the Canadian upstream petroleum industry in a safe and environmentally and socially responsible manner, through constructive engagement and communication with governments, the public and stakeholders in the communities in which we operate.

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CALGARY (Alberta) – Du 10 au 12 décembre 2012, des centaines d’investisseurs institutionnels et de courtiers en valeurs mobilières originaires d’Amérique du Nord, d’Europe et d’Asie se retrouveront à Toronto à l’occasion du symposium 2012 de l’ACPP consacré aux investissements. À cette occasion, ils pourront assister à plus de 40 présentations des compagnies pétrolières et gazières, auxquelles s’ajouteront des discussions de groupes d’experts avec les ministres de l’Énergie et des Finances et les chefs d’entreprise, et les discours thèmes d’experts de l’énergie et des investissements, comme David Brooks, du New York Times, Rick George, ancien chef de la direction de Suncor et l’auteur Daniel Yergin.

« Le symposium de l’ACPP sur les investissements met l’accent sur les possibilités d’investissement dans une industrie pétrolière et gazière canadienne à très forte croissance, qui offre un potentiel très prometteur. Étant donné que le Canada possède les troisièmes réserves pétrolières au monde en importance et des réserves de gaz naturel tout aussi significatives, l’industrie du pétrole et du gaz en amont va continuer à générer une forte valeur pour les investisseurs, l’ensemble de l’industrie et tous les Canadiens, à mesure que la demande d’énergie planétaire augmentera, a déclaré Dave Collyer, président de l’ACPP. Ce symposium va mettre en lumière les plans de l’industrie visant à garantir sa compétitivité et à lui donner la légitimité sociale nécessaire pour saisir ces possibilités de croissance. »

Le Canada est régulièrement classé parmi les 10 plus importants producteurs d’énergie au monde. Son industrie pétrolière et gazière, qui représente 20 % de la capitalisation de la Bourse de Toronto, est le plus important investisseur du secteur privé au pays, avec des dépenses d’investissement totalisant près de 60 milliards de dollars par an.

Le symposium comprendra des présentations d’investisseurs issus de sociétés de toutes tailles dotées de capitaux permanents qui œuvrent dans tous les secteurs d’activité, dont l’exploitation des sables bitumineux, des gisements de pétrole en formations étanches et du gaz de schiste – éléments qui changent les règles du jeu et redéfinissent l’industrie nord-américaine du pétrole et du gaz. Les entreprises participantes sont les suivantes :

ARC Resources Ltd.	Long Run Exploration Ltd.
Athabasca Oil Corporation	Manitok Energy Inc.
Baytex Energy Corp.	MGM Energy Corp.
Birchcliff Energy Ltd.	Murphy Oil Corporation
Bonavista Energy Corporation	NuVista Energy Ltd.
BP Energy Canada	Paramount Resources Ltd.
Canadian Natural Resources Limited	Parex Resources Inc.
Canadian Oil Sands Limited	Penn West Exploration
ConocoPhillips	Perpetual Energy Inc.
Connacher Oil and Gas Corporation	PetroBakken Energy Ltd.
Crescent Point Energy Corp	Petrobank Energy and Resources Ltd.
Delphi Energy Corp.	Petromanas Energy Inc.
Devon Canada Corporation	Questerre Energy Corporation
Enerplus	Quicksilver Resources Canada, Inc
ET Energy	SilverWillow Energy Corporation
Freehold Royalties Ltd.	Southern Pacific Resource Corp.
Husky Energy Inc.	Suncor Energy
Hyperion Exploration Corp.	Talisman Energy Inc.
Imperial Oil Limited	Tamarack Valley Energy Ltd.
Ivanhoe Energy Inc.	Tourmaline Oil Corp.
Laricina Energy Ltd.	US Oil Sands Inc.
Legacy Oil + Gas Inc.	Zargon Oil & Gas Ltd.

Le symposium permettra non seulement aux participants d’obtenir des renseignements précis sur les entreprises présentes, mais aussi de discuter des enjeux plus globaux relatifs aux politiques et aux marchés, grâce aux groupes d’experts et aux discours.

Le 10 décembre, Doug Horner, ministre des Finances de l’Alberta, Dwight Duncan, ministre des Finances de l’Ontario et Jerome Kennedy, ministre des Ressources naturelles de Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador, discuteront des solutions qu’envisagent les gouvernements provinciaux pour exploiter au maximum les possibilités économiques associées à la croissance du secteur énergétique canadien.

Le 11 décembre, Greg Stringham, vice-président de l’ACPP responsable des marchés et des sables bitumineux, discutera avec des experts de TransCanada et de Kinder Morgan de l’acheminement du pétrole et du gaz naturel vers les marchés continentaux et mondiaux grâce aux pipelines, et au transport ferroviaire et maritime. Par ailleurs, Ken Lueers, président de ConocoPhillips Canada, Chris Seasons, président de Devon Canada, Jeffrey Tonken, président de Birchcliff Energy et Dave Collyer, président de l’ACPP, discuteront des enjeux liés à l’économie, à l’environnement et à la durabilité sociale.

Le 12 décembre, le symposium sera accessible gratuitement aux investisseurs individuels, aux courtiers en valeurs mobilières et aux représentants d’entreprises de l’Ontario souhaitant en apprendre davantage sur l’industrie. La journée débutera par une présentation de Rick George, ancien chef de la direction de Suncor, qui parlera de son nouveau livre intitulé Sun Rise; elle sera suivie de présentations d’investisseurs et de discussions en groupe consacrées aux détails des possibilités créées par l’industrie pétrolière et gazière.

À midi, l’auteur Daniel Yergin, gagnant du prix Pulitzer, donnera un aperçu de l’énergie à l’échelle planétaire (au coût de 75 $ pour les non-analystes). Par la suite, une séance sera organisée à l’intention des représentants d’entreprises de l’Ontario à propos des possibilités à saisir en matière de fournitures d’équipement, de services et de technologies.

Vous trouverez tous les détails sur le symposium 2012 de l’ACPP sur les investissements ici.

L’Association canadienne des producteurs pétroliers (ACPP) représente des entreprises de toutes tailles qui font de l’exploration, puis exploitent et produisent du gaz naturel et du pétrole brut à l’échelle du Canada. Les membres de l’ACPP produisent plus de 90 % du gaz naturel et du pétrole brut canadien. Ses membres associés offrent une vaste gamme de services à l’appui du secteur du pétrole brut et du gaz naturel en amont. Ensemble, les membres et les membres associés de l’ACPP constituent un élément important d’une industrie nationale dont les revenus avoisinent les 100 milliards de dollars annuels. L’ACPP a pour mission d’améliorer la viabilité économique du secteur canadien du pétrole en amont, en toute sécurité, dans le respect de l’environnement et de façon socialement responsable, grâce à des engagements constructifs et à la communication avec les gouvernements, le public et les intervenants, au sein des collectivités où nous sommes implantés.

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Hundreds of institutional investors and investment dealers from North America, Europe and Asia will converge in Toronto December 10-12 for the 2012 CAPP Investment Symposium, featuring over 40 presentations from oil and gas companies, complemented by panel discussions with provincial finance and energy ministers and CEOs, and keynote addresses from prominent energy and current affairs experts such as the New York Times’ David Brooks, former Suncor CEO Rick George, and author Daniel Yergin.

“CAPP Investment Symposium focuses on the investment opportunities offered in the high-growth, high-potential Canadian oil and gas industry. With the third-largest oil reserves in the world and equally significant natural gas assets, Canada’s upstream oil and gas industry will continue to create significant value for investors, the industry and all Canadians as global energy demand grows,” said CAPP president Dave Collyer. “CAPP’s Investment Symposium will highlight industry plans to ensure competitiveness and social license to realize these growth opportunities.”

Canada is consistently ranked among the top 10 energy producers in the world. The oil and gas industry accounts for 20 per cent of market capitalization on the Toronto Stock Exchange and is the largest private sector investor in the country with capital spending of about $60 billion a year.

The symposium features investor presentations from large-and-small-capitalized companies involved in all types of industry activity, including oil sands, tight oil and shale gas development – the game-changers that are reshaping the North American oil and gas landscape. Participating companies include:

ARC Resources Ltd.	Long Run Exploration Ltd.
Athabasca Oil Corporation	Manitok Energy Inc.
Baytex Energy Corp.	MGM Energy Corp.
Birchcliff Energy Ltd.	Murphy Oil Corporation
Bonavista Energy Corporation	NuVista Energy Ltd.
BP Energy Canada	Paramount Resources Ltd.
Canadian Natural Resources Limited	Parex Resources Inc.
Canadian Oil Sands Limited	Penn West Exploration
ConocoPhillips	Perpetual Energy Inc.
Connacher Oil and Gas Corporation	PetroBakken Energy Ltd.
Crescent Point Energy Corp	Petrobank Energy and Resources Ltd.
Delphi Energy Corp.	Petromanas Energy Inc.
Devon Canada Corporation	Questerre Energy Corporation
Enerplus	Quicksilver Resources Canada, Inc
ET Energy	SilverWillow Energy Corporation
Freehold Royalties Ltd.	Southern Pacific Resource Corp.
Husky Energy Inc.	Suncor Energy
Hyperion Exploration Corp.	Talisman Energy Inc.
Imperial Oil Limited	Tamarack Valley Energy Ltd.
Ivanhoe Energy Inc.	Tourmaline Oil Corp.
Laricina Energy Ltd.	US Oil Sands Inc.
Legacy Oil + Gas Inc.	Zargon Oil & Gas Ltd.

In addition to getting specific company insights, CAPP’s Investment Symposium aims to provide the wider policy and market issues discussion with expert panels and keynotes.

On December 10, Alberta Finance Minister Doug Horner, Ontario Finance Minister Dwight Duncan and Newfoundland and Labrador Minister of Natural Resources Jerome Kennedy will discuss provincial government perspectives on how to maximize economic opportunities associated with Canada’s growing energy economy.

On December 11, CAPP vice-president of markets and oil sands Greg Stringham and experts from TransCanada and Kinder Morgan will discuss moving oil and natural gas to continental and global markets via pipelines, rail and marine routes. Also, Ken Lueers, president of ConocoPhillips Canada, Chris Seasons, president of Devon Canada, Jeffrey Tonken, president of Birchcliff Energy, and CAPP president Dave Collyer will discuss economic, environmental and social sustainability issues.

On December 12, CAPP Investment Symposium will be open free-of-charge to retail investors, investment dealers and Ontario businesses who want to learn more about the industry. The day starts with former Suncor CEO Rick George discussing his new book Sun Rise and is followed by investor presentations and panels dissecting oil and gas opportunities “play by play.”

Pulitzer-prize winning author Daniel Yergin will provide a global energy overview at noon (cost of $75 for non-analysts) followed by a session for Ontario businesses on the significant equipment, service and technology supply opportunities available.

Full details on the 2012 CAPP Investment Symposium are available here.

The Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers (CAPP) represents companies, large and small, that explore for, develop and produce natural gas and crude oil throughout Canada. CAPP’s member companies produce about 90 per cent of Canada’s natural gas and crude oil. CAPP's associate members provide a wide range of services that support the upstream crude oil and natural gas industry. Together CAPP's members and associate members are an important part of a national industry with revenues of about $100 billion-a-year. CAPP’s mission is to enhance the economic sustainability of the Canadian upstream petroleum industry in a safe and environmentally and socially responsible manner, through constructive engagement and communication with governments, the public and stakeholders in the communities in which we operate.

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CALGARY, Alberta (30 août 2012) – Les producteurs de gaz naturel du Canada ont annoncé aujourd’hui leur soutien à l’enquête de la BC Oil and Gas Commission ou OGC (Commission du pétrole et du gaz de la Colombie-Britannique) sur l’activité sismique dans le bassin de la rivière Horn, y compris ses conclusions et ses recommandations relatives à la surveillance additionnelle de l’activité sismique, à la collecte de données et aux évaluations et protocoles à l’intention des producteurs qui continueront à garantir la sécurité des collectivités.

Le public se préoccupe de l’activité sismique associée aux activités industrielles. Les entreprises de gaz naturel ont joué un rôle clé pour fournir des données à l’OGC pour l’achèvement de cette étude; nous soutenons entièrement ses conclusions et nous sommes en train de mettre la dernière main aux principes directeurs destinés aux producteurs, en plus d’augmenter le soutien financier visant à accroître la surveillance de l’activité sismique dans la région, a déclaré Dave Collyer, président de l’Association canadienne des producteurs pétroliers. « Nous estimons qu’il est d’une importance capitale de continuer à ne pas causer de tort aux populations ou de dommages structurels, ainsi qu’à soutenir les géosciences pouvant garantir aux propriétaires terriens et au public que les activités de fracturation hydraulique peuvent se poursuivre en toute sécurité.

L’activité micro sismique associée à la fracturation hydraulique est une activité courante et bien documentée. Entre avril 2009 et décembre 2011, des événements sismiques mineurs (de magnitude entre 2 et 3,8) et des événements micro sismiques (de magnitude inférieure à 2) ont été enregistrés dans le bassin de la rivière Horn par des détecteurs sismiques des secteurs public et privé.

Plus de 8 000 opérations de fracturation hydraulique portant sur de grands volumes ont été réalisées en Colombie-Britannique. L’étude de l’OGC a conclu que les 272 événements sismiques observés au total avaient été causés par l’injection de fluides pendant la fracturation hydraulique à proximité de failles préexistantes et précisait qu’aucun de ces événements n’avait causé de blessures ou de dommages matériels ou posé de risques pour l’environnement ou la sécurité publique.

Au cours de la dernière année, l’industrie canadienne du gaz naturel a annoncé l’adoption de principes directeurs et de pratiques pour encadrer la fracturation hydraulique. En outre, au cours des prochaines semaines, les producteurs de gaz naturel mettront la dernière main à des lignes directrices additionnelles établissant des protocoles et des pratiques de surveillance pour atténuer la sismicité induite.

Dans l’Ouest du Canada, l’industrie du gaz naturel fonctionne de manière sécuritaire depuis de nombreuses décennies. Nous profiterons toujours des nouvelles données scientifiques, tout en appliquant constamment des pratiques exemplaires, y compris celles qui réduisent et contrôlent l’activité sismique, et nous encouragerons la production de rapports transparents », a déclaré M. Collyer.

En outre, le financement par l’industrie d’une surveillance additionnelle de l’activité sismique dans la région sera bientôt conclu en collaboration avec Geoscience BC.

La fracturation hydraulique est un procédé technologique hautement contrôlé qui consiste à injecter de l’eau et d’autres fluides à haute pression à plusieurs milliers de mètres sous la surface de la terre pour fracturer la roche et extraire du gaz naturel.

Le rapport intégral de l’OGC peut être consulté à l’adresse suivante.

L’Association canadienne des producteurs pétroliers (ACPP) représente les entreprises, grandes et petites, qui s’adonnent à des activités d’exploration, de développement et de production de gaz naturel et de pétrole brut dans tout le Canada. Les sociétés membres de l’ACPP produisent plus de 90 pour cent du gaz naturel et du pétrole brut du Canada. Les membres associés de l’ACPP fournissent une vaste gamme de services qui soutiennent l’industrie du gaz naturel et du pétrole brut en amont. Ensemble, les membres et les membres associés de l’ACPP représentent une part importante de l’industrie nationale avec des revenus d’environ 100 milliards de dollars par année. L‘ACPP a pour mission de promouvoir la pérennité économique de l’industrie pétrolière canadienne en amont d’une manière sécuritaire et responsable sur le plan environnemental et social, grâce à un engagement constructif et à des communications efficaces avec les gouvernements, le public et les parties prenantes dans les collectivités où nous sommes actifs.

 

 

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CALGARY, Alberta (August 30, 2012) – Canada’s natural gas producers today indicated support of the BC Oil and Gas Commission’s investigation into induced seismicity in the Horn River Basin, including its findings and recommendations for additional seismic monitoring, data collection, and operator assessments and protocols that will assure continued community safety.

“Seismicity associated with industrial activities is of concern to the public. Natural gas companies played a key role in providing the OGC with data to complete this study, we fully support its conclusions and we are in the process of finalizing operator guidelines and increasing financial support for more seismic monitoring in the region,” said Canadian Association of Petroleum Producer President Dave Collyer. “Continuing our record of no harm to people or structures is paramount, as is supporting geoscience that can assure landowners and the public hydraulic fracturing can and will continue safely.”

Micro-seismic activity is a routine and well-documented occurrence associated with hydraulic fracturing. Both minor seismic events (2 to 3.8 magnitude) and micro-seismic events (less than 2 magnitude) were recorded between April 2009 and December 2011 by government and industry seismic sensors in the Horn River.

More than 8,000 high-volume hydraulic fracturing completions have been performed in B.C. The BC Oil and Gas Commission study concluded a total of 272 seismic events recorded were “caused by fluid injection during hydraulic fracturing in proximity to pre-existing faults” and noted “none of the events caused any injury, property damage or posed any risk to public safety or the environment.”

Over the past year, Canada’s natural gas industry has announced guiding principles and practices for hydraulic fracturing. Additional industry guidelines establishing monitoring protocols and practices to mitigate induced seismicity will be finalized by natural gas production companies in the coming weeks.

“The natural gas industry has operated safely for many decades in Western Canada, and we will always avail ourselves of new scientific information, seek consistent application of best practices, including those that reduce and control seismicity, and encourage transparent performance reporting,” Collyer said.

Industry funding of additional seismic monitoring in the region is also being finalized in cooperation with Geoscience BC.

Hydraulic fracturing is a highly controlled and engineered process where water and other fluids are injected at high pressure several thousand metres below the earth’s surface to crack shale rocks and produce natural gas.

The full BC Oil and Gas Commission report can be found here.

The Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers (CAPP) represents companies, large and small, that explore for, develop and produce natural gas and crude oil throughout Canada. CAPP’s member companies produce more than 90 per cent of Canada’s natural gas and crude oil. CAPP's associate members provide a wide range of services that support the upstream crude oil and natural gas industry. Together CAPP's members and associate members are an important part of a national industry with revenues of about $100 billion-a-year. CAPP’s mission is to enhance the economic sustainability of the Canadian upstream petroleum industry in a safe and environmentally and socially responsible manner, through constructive engagement and communication with governments, the public and stakeholders in the communities in which we operate.

 

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CALGARY, Alberta (March 11, 2011) – The Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers supports a robust environmental monitoring system in the oil sands region of northern Alberta.

“Reliable, long-term environmental monitoring of oil sands operations – based on sound science – is in everybody’s best interest,” said Dave Collyer, CAPP president. “Valuable data has been gathered by the existing monitoring system and ongoing review by independent scientists will help define how monitoring needs to evolve as the industry grows.”

A scientific report released earlier this week agrees with the need for a world-class water monitoring system – highlighted by the oil and gas industry and the Alberta government in December 2010 – after several reports on environmental monitoring released in the past few months indicated improvements are required.

One of these reports, released by the Royal Society of Canada late last year, noted evidence on water quality impacts on the Athabasca River system suggests that oil sands development activities are not a current threat to aquatic ecosystem viability.  

Despite recent news coverage suggesting otherwise, CAPP said as recently as an August 2010 news release that oil sands operations do impact the environment, and companies report data annually to the provincial and federal governments (read the release).

“The fact is all industries have an impact, oil and gas included,” said Collyer. “Scientific monitoring, transparency and reporting processes are crucial to understanding industrial contaminants and balancing our need for environmental protection, economic growth and secure reliable energy supplies.”

Different levels of government, industry and other stakeholders must work together to find the best way to deliver transparent and consistent monitoring results to meet the expectations of the public, while avoiding duplicate, inefficient processes that discourage investment.

“CAPP supported the scientific reviews of oil sands environmental monitoring and given the findings, we support improved monitoring. Our goal is long-term, responsible development and a robust monitoring system will help us achieve it,” Collyer said.

The Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers (CAPP) represents companies, large and small, that explore for, develop and produce natural gas and crude oil throughout Canada. CAPP’s member companies produce more than 90 per cent of Canada’s natural gas and crude oil. CAPP's associate members provide a wide range of services that support the upstream crude oil and natural gas industry. Together CAPP's members and associate members are an important part of a national industry with revenues of about $100 billion-a-year. CAPP’s mission is to enhance the economic sustainability of the Canadian upstream petroleum industry in a safe and environmentally and socially responsible manner, through constructive engagement and communication with governments, the public and stakeholders in the communities in which we operate.

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CALGARY, Alberta (April 14, 2011) – The Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers (CAPP) today released its Report of the Dialogues on the Oil Sands: Engaging Canadians and Americans. The report is the result of CAPP’s oil sands dialogues outreach program that took oil sands CEOs and the association to eight cities in Canada and the United States for discussions with more than 160 key stakeholders.

“The purpose of the dialogues was to understand the diversity of views on oil sands, both the challenges and opportunities,” said CAPP President Dave Collyer. “Through this exchange of views it was our intent to advance possible solutions to improve the performance of companies working in the oil sands and to assist in clarifying the role of oil sands in Canada’s energy future.”

CAPP’s report on the oil sands dialogues seeks to cover the variety of perspectives heard from people in Canada and the United States.

“We have not done anything like the oil sands dialogues before and we are interested in continuing these and other forums to discuss the critical issues – from Canada’s energy system to greenhouse gas emissions to local and regional environmental and social impacts,” said Collyer.

The report also provides the oil sands producers’ broad consensus response to the major issues raised. “This response includes a strong focus on technology and innovation, enhanced engagement with stakeholders, increased transparency in performance reporting, and support for policy and regulatory action in the areas of national energy strategy, climate policy and regional planning,” said Collyer.

CAPP’s oil sands dialogues began in Vancouver, followed by sessions in Edmonton, Ottawa, Toronto and Montreal. Dialogues held in Washington D.C., New York and Chicago covered the major population centres in the eastern and north-central United States.

Oil sands dialogues participants came from an array of perspectives including business, the investment community, environmental groups, labour, academia, Aboriginal leadership and broader
social, local, community and faith-based perspectives. CEOs acting on behalf of the oil sands industry participated in each dialogue. All sessions were held under the Chatham House Rule.

While some individuals and organizations were unable or unwilling to participate in the dialogues, all parties who expressed interest in the process and/or participating were invited to join the discussions.

“While not all of the perspectives offered necessarily align with our industry’s views, the knowledge participants demonstrated and the constructive, solutions-oriented nature of the discussion exceeded our expectations,” Collyer said. “We look forward to participants’ response to this report.”

The oil sands CEOs and CAPP plan similar dialogue sessions in 2011.

The Report of the Dialogues on the Oil Sands: Engaging Canadians and Americans is available at www.capp.ca/dialogues.

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CALGARY, Alberta – Aujourd’hui, l’Association canadienne des producteurs pétroliers a répondu aux commentaires relatifs à la fracturation hydraulique des gisements de gaz naturel, attribués au chef de l’opposition officielle au Parlement fédéral, Thomas Mulcair.

Voici ce qu’a déclaré Dave Collyer, président de l’ACPP : « À la fin janvier, l’ACPP a annoncé l’adoption de nouvelles pratiques d’exploitation par fracturation hydraulique à l’échelle du Canada, destinées à améliorer la gestion de l’eau, ainsi que les rapports relatifs à l’eau et aux liquides, dans le cadre de l’exploitation du gaz de schiste et du gaz étanche dans l’ensemble du pays. Les membres de l’ACPP ont élaboré ces pratiques volontairement et nous nous attendons à ce qu’ils les mettent en œuvre. »

L’industrie du gaz naturel est principalement réglementée par les autorités qui possèdent les ressources – les gouvernements provinciaux dans le cas de la fracturation hydraulique – et, dans une certaine mesure, par le gouvernement fédéral en ce qui concerne les eaux navigables, la qualité de l’air, la faune et les émissions de gaz à effet de serre. Les membres de l’industrie ont élaboré les pratiques d’exploitation par fracturation hydraulique afin d’éclairer et de compléter la réglementation, pas pour se substituer au rôle de supervision de cette réglementation.

L’amélioration continue des performances environnementales est un objectif de l’industrie du gaz naturel, et c’est ce à quoi s’attendent la plupart des Canadiens.

Les organismes de réglementation de la Colombie-Britannique ont rendu obligatoire la divulgation de la quantité de liquides utilisée pour la fracturation hydraulique. En Alberta, les entreprises sont tenues de divulguer cette même information à l’organe de réglementation provincial, et la divulgation au public devrait être elle aussi obligatoire d’ici la fin de l’année. Le gouvernement du Nouveau-Brunswick a récemment annoncé des plans visant à exiger la divulgation de la quantité de liquides utilisée pour la fracturation hydraulique. Les autres gouvernements provinciaux peuvent, à leur discrétion, adopter des règlements similaires.

Habituellement, l’élaboration des règlements s’inspire des commentaires de tierces parties crédibles, notamment les associations professionnelles et des organisations comme l’Agence internationale de l’énergie, qui a récemment loué les pratiques d’exploitation de l’industrie canadienne, indiquant que les travaux de l’ACPP couvraient bon nombre des enjeux évoqués par l’AIE dans ses « règles d’or ».

M. Collyer a ajouté ceci : « On peut produire le gaz de schiste de façon responsable, et c’est ce qu’on fait chaque jour à l’échelle du Canada et des États-Unis; au cours des 60 dernières années, plus de 175 000 puits ont été creusés en toute sécurité par fracturation hydraulique dans l’Ouest canadien. Nos pratiques d’exploitation témoignent des efforts constants que déploie l’industrie canadienne du gaz naturel pour garantir une exploitation responsable des ressources. »

Vous trouverez les pratiques et les principes associés à la fracturation hydraulique ici (en anglais seulement).

L’Association canadienne des producteurs pétroliers (ACPP) représente des entreprises de toutes tailles qui font de l’exploration, puis exploitent et produisent du gaz naturel et du pétrole brut à l’échelle du Canada. Les membres de l’ACPP produisent plus de 90 % du gaz naturel et du pétrole brut canadien. Ses membres associés offrent une vaste gamme de services à l’appui du secteur du pétrole brut et du gaz naturel en amont. Ensemble, les membres et les membres associés de l’ACPP constituent un élément important d’une industrie nationale dont les revenus avoisinent les 100 milliards de dollars annuels. L’ACPP a pour mission d’améliorer la viabilité économique du secteur canadien du pétrole en amont, en toute sécurité, dans le respect de l’environnement et de façon socialement responsable, grâce à des engagements constructifs et à la communication avec les gouvernements, le public et les intervenants, au sein des collectivités où nous sommes implantés.

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CALGARY, Alberta – The Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers responded today to comments about natural gas hydraulic fracturing attributed to federal opposition leader Thomas Mulcair.

“In late January, CAPP announced new Canada-wide hydraulic fracturing operating practices designed to improve water management and water and fluids reporting for shale gas and tight gas development across Canada,” said CAPP President Dave Collyer. “CAPP members developed the hydraulic fracturing practices voluntarily and are expected to adhere.”

The natural gas industry is regulated primarily by jurisdictions that own the resources – provincial governments in the case of hydraulic fracturing – and to some extent also by the federal government on navigable water, air, wildlife and greenhouse gas emissions. The industry’s hydraulic fracturing operating practices were developed to inform and complement regulations, not as a substitute for regulatory oversight.

Continuous environmental performance improvement is a goal of the natural gas industry and is the expectation of most Canadians.

Disclosure of fluids used in hydraulic fracturing has been made mandatory by regulators in British Columbia. In Alberta, companies are required to disclose fluids to the provincial regulator and public disclosure is expected to be mandatory later this year. The New Brunswick government recently announced plans to require disclosure of hydraulic fracturing fluids. It is within the remit of other provincial governments to enact similar regulation as they see fit.

Work on regulation is typically informed by credible third parties such as trade associations and organizations such as the International Energy Agency, which recently positively cited the Canadian industry’s operating practices, indicating the CAPP work covers many of the issues the IEA addresses in its “Golden Rules.”

“Shale gas can and is produced responsibly every day across Canada and the United States with more than 175,000 wells fractured safely in Western Canada over the last 60 years. Our operating practices demonstrate the Canadian natural gas industry’s continued efforts to ensure responsible resource development,” Collyer said.

The industry’s hydraulic fracturing principles and practices are available here. 

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CALGARY, Alberta – Canadian crude oil production will more than double to 6.2 million barrels per day by 2030 from three million barrels per day in 2011, according to CAPP’s 2012 Crude Oil Forecast, Markets and Pipelines Outlook.  

“Resurging growth in Western Canadian conventional oil production and new oil sands investments are driving the positive outlook,” said Greg Stringham, vice-president, markets and oil sands. “Canadian oil is clearly on the global stage and this forecast growth will put Canada in the top three or four oil producers in the world.”

Conventional production is increasing because new technology allows industry to produce oil from formerly uneconomic resources, reversing a significant declining production trend over the last decade. Oil sands growth reflects Canada’s supply potential and growing international demand for oil.

2012 Canadian Crude Oil Production Forecast (million b/d)
	2011 Actual	2015	2020	2025	2030
Western Canada
Conventional	1.1	1.3	1.3	1.2	1.1
Oil Sands	1.6	2.3	3.2	4.2	5.0
Eastern Canada	0.3	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.1
Total Canadian	3.0	3.8	4.7	5.6	6.2

The 2012 CAPP forecast indicates Canadian crude oil production will rise from three million barrels per day (mmb/d) in 2011 to 5.6 mmb/d in 2025. This year’s forecast is extended by five years and as a result, incremental oil sands projects increase the total oil production forecast to 6.2 mmb/d in 2030, a continuation of the trends highlighted in last year’s CAPP forecast.

“It’s good news for all Canadians because responsible development of this secure, reliable energy source creates jobs across Canada, increased revenue for governments through higher royalty and tax payments, and additional investment in a wide range of businesses throughout the country,” Stringham said.

The growing oil supply is aimed at markets in Eastern Canada, which currently imports more than half its oil from offshore foreign suppliers, traditional and new markets in the United States (displacing imports from less secure foreign sources) and growing markets in Asia.

Stronger growth in both conventional oil and oil sands supply means tighter availability of pipeline capacity in the next few years and an increased urgency for timely expansions and new capacity to markets. New pipelines are now under way and other transportation projects, including pipelines and rail, are proposed to connect the growing oil supply with consumers.

Timely regulatory decisions on new upstream development and infrastructure projects will enhance Canada’s international competitiveness in attracting the investment needed to support this production growth and realize market opportunities, benefitting all Canadians.

The full report is available at www.capp.ca/forecast.

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Ottawa (Ont.) et Calgary (Alb.) – Aujourd’hui, le Syndicat des métiers de la construction du Canada et l’Association canadienne des producteurs pétroliers (ACPP) ont annoncé avoir signé un accord destiné à favoriser la compétitivité à long terme de l’industrie des sables bitumineux, qui vise tout particulièrement à se doter de gens de métier plus qualifiés.

« L’industrie des sables bitumineux est le plus important employeur de gens de métier spécialisés au Canada, a déclaré Dave Collyer, président de l’ACPP. Ses membres travaillent en étroite collaboration avec le Syndicat des métiers de la construction dans le cadre d’initiatives visant à améliorer la disponibilité et la mobilité de la main-d’œuvre, la formation de gens de métier qualifiés et les possibilités d’apprentissage, et à favoriser l’immigration. Si le Canada se dote de gens de métier qualifiés, cela profitera à tous les Canadiens. »

Voici ce qu’a dit Robert Blakely, directeur des Affaires canadiennes pour le Département des métiers de la construction : « L’industrie canadienne des sables bitumineux fournit chaque année plus de 200 millions d’heures de travail à 14 syndicats ayant des sections d’un océan à l’autre. Nous souhaitons exploiter systématiquement les sables bitumineux de façon responsable, en collaborant avec l’industrie afin de garantir que le Canada se dotera de la main-d’œuvre qualifiée nécessaire à la croissance de notre économie au cours des décennies à venir. »

Si l’on en croit les dernières prévisions du Conseil sectoriel de la construction (CSC), qui relève du gouvernement fédéral, d’ici 2018, 180 000 emplois seront créés dans le secteur de la construction et près de 200 000 gens de métier qualifiés prendront leur retraite. On s’attend à l’arrivée de près de 170 000 nouveaux venus, mais un manque à gagner de 200 000 travailleurs est à prévoir. Les pénuries de main-d’œuvre génèrent une inflation (notamment l’augmentation du coût des projets de construction et des risques liés à l’exécution des projets) et pourraient nuire à la capacité de l’industrie à attirer des investisseurs.

« Les syndicats canadiens représentant les gens de métier forment 80 % des apprentis du secteur de la construction, ce qui inclut les 40 000 personnes formées annuellement de concert avec l’industrie des sables bitumineux et nos partenaires employeurs, précise M. Blakely. Grâce à la coopération entre les entreprises exploitant les sables bitumineux et les syndicats, cette industrie va devenir le chef de file de la formation de gens de métier qualifiés au Canada, offrir des emplois bien rémunérés, employer la nouvelle génération de gens de métier qualifiés et faire prospérer notre économie. »

En vertu de l’entente entre l’ACPP et le Syndicat des métiers de la construction, les deux organisations vont promouvoir les carrières dans les métiers qualifiés et la collaboration avec les gouvernements dans le cadre d’initiatives visant à améliorer la disponibilité de la main-d’œuvre.

Selon Dave Collyer, de l’ACPP, « nous devons travailler ensemble afin d’attirer davantage de Canadiens dans les métiers qualifiés, créer plus de possibilités de formation en classe et en milieu de travail, inciter davantage les gens à se déplacer sur le territoire canadien pour travailler et, au besoin, accroître l’immigration temporaire et permanente. Il est avantageux pour tout le monde que le pays se dote d’un plus grand nombre de personnes qualifiées, certifiées et prêtes à travailler. »

L’ACPP et le Syndicat des métiers de la construction du Canada ont récemment lancé une campagne publicitaire présentant Larry Matychuk, de l’Association unie des plombiers et tuyauteurs, et Martyn A. Piper, de la Fraternité unie des menuisiers et charpentiers d’Amérique. L’annonce, qu’on peut voir sur les sites www.sablesbitumineuxmaintenant.ca et www.albertacarpenters.com, fait partie de plusieurs initiatives visant à sensibiliser davantage la population aux possibilités d’emploi et au rôle important que les gens de métier qualifiés jouent au sein de l’économie canadienne.

Le Département des métiers de la construction (DMC), qui englobe toute l’Amérique du Nord, coordonne les activités de 15 syndicats affiliés aux secteurs de la construction, de l’entretien et de la fabrication, et leur fournit des ressources. Au Canada, le DMC représente 500 000 gens de métier qualifiés.

L’Association canadienne des producteurs pétroliers (ACPP) représente des entreprises de toutes tailles qui font de l’exploration, puis exploitent et produisent du gaz naturel et du pétrole brut à l’échelle du Canada. Les membres de l’ACPP produisent plus de 90 % du gaz naturel et du pétrole brut canadien. Ses membres associés offrent une vaste gamme de services à l’appui du secteur du pétrole brut et du gaz naturel en amont. Ensemble, les membres et les membres associés de l’ACPP constituent un élément important d’une industrie nationale dont les revenus avoisinent les 100 milliards de dollars annuels. L’ACPP a pour mission d’améliorer la viabilité économique du secteur canadien du pétrole en amont, en toute sécurité, dans le respect de l’environnement et de façon socialement responsable, grâce à des engagements constructifs et à la communication avec les gouvernements, le public et les intervenants, au sein des collectivités où nous sommes implantés.

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Christopher Smillie 613-236-0653 csmillie@buildingtrades.ca		Travis Davies 403-267-1151 travis.davies@capp.ca

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