Why I Chose Canada’s Energy Sector

Delmoy Daley, a Jamaican-Born Petroleum Technologist Living in Canada, is Shocked at Canadians Not Being Proud of their Own “You will never know the worth of something until it is lost” - Grandmas around the world. I grew up on this proverb and have learned over the years that we should always c...


15+ Quotes: Indigenous Support for Trans Mountain Pipeline is Strong!

Do Indigenous Peoples in Canada support the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion (TMX) project? The answer is yes, and it's not just a few isolated communities that do either - 120 out of 129 Indigenous groups potentially affected by the pipeline either support TMX or do not oppose it. According to...


With Canada’s Resource Abundance, We Shouldn’t Have to Struggle

Indigenous and Non-Indigenous Canadians can all benefit from a resource focused recovery   Estella Petersen, Indigenous Heavy Equipment Operator in the Canadian Oil Sands This time of the year has me thinking about family. Family takes on a different meaning for different people; for example, th...


Supporter Spotlight: Delmoy Daley - Oct. 2020

“Supporter Spotlight” features Canadians with a passion for Canada’s natural resource sector. Our spotlight this month is on Delmoy Daley, a Petroleum Engineering Technology graduate from SAIT (Southern Alberta Institute of Technology) with a passion for music and musical theatre. Delmoy’s native...


Oil Sands Reclamation Art On Display at Climate Change Exhibition, Vancouver,...

Think that Canada’s oilsands are almost always painted in a bad light? Not this time, and it’s a breathe of fresh air! A new type of art will be on display at the Federation of Canadian Artists Crisis: Climate Change Exhibition in Vancouver from October 5th to the 18th, 2020, which will showcase ...


Indigenous Reconciliation in the Oil Sands: 10+ Examples

Countless years of unbalanced media coverage on First Nations and natural resources in Alberta would lead any unknowing viewer to believe that the Aboriginal communities near oil sands operations are not for development. This could not be any further from the truth.


Canadian Industries with the Highest Labour Productivity

Which industries have the highest labour productivity in Canada, and why does it matter? Labour productivity measures the hourly output of a nation’s economy, or the contribution to the economy per hour of labour put in. As a function of capital intensity, labour force quality and use of advanced...


MYTH: The Oil Industry is Dead in 2020

Key Points • Is the oil industry really “dead” as some are saying? Explores the suggestion by Canadian political leaders Elizabeth May and Yves-François Blanchet earlier last week.• Several facts from pre, during and post coronavirus that point towards continued growth in global demand for oil fo...


WCS vs. WTI Oil Price – What's the Difference? A Big One for Canada!

Canadian oil has been setting some records over the past few years but in all the wrong ways. In late 2018 for example, the differential between WCS and WTI set a record high, reaching a $50 price differential. And just recently another unwanted record was set for WCS. Amid the coronavirus outbre...


POLL: Most Canadians Support Assistance for Oil and Gas Sector Amid Coronavir...

Amid the COVID-19 outbreak and OPEC+ price war, there’s no sector in Canada being hit harder than oil and gas. Thankfully the federal government has promised to provide aid to the beleaguered industry during this challenging time. And, great news is that people from coast-to-coast are in support...