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.
Responsible Canadian Energy™
2011 Social Performance Award
Length: 3:01 - March, 2011
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Social Performance
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.
Read about Statoil's Local Opportunity Centre