03-05-2011

Congratulations to our CAPP member company winners! 

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28-04-2011

It will take more than blowing snow and freezing temperatures to keep Canada’s oil and gas industry from embracing spring. From May 3rd to May 31st, 2011, nearly 600 students from 10 schools across western Canada will participate in Energy in Action. This unique program of the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers (CAPP) has been delivering the message of energy literacy and environmental stewardship since 2004. 

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14-04-2011

The Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers (CAPP) 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.

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12-04-2011

Most Americans strongly value Canada’s role as a secure, stable, and friendly supplier of oil to meet the needs of American families and businesses. Their already strong support for this relationship becomes stronger still when they learn about the jobs Canadian oil creates in America. These are among the highlights of a poll conducted by Harris Interactive for the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers (CAPP) and the American Petroleum Institute (API).

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07-04-2011

Outwardly, the financial health of the Canadian oil and gas industry looks positive over the next five years, says Peter Tertzakian, Chief Energy Economist of ARC Financial Corp. (ARC), “But aches, pains and vulnerabilities are still to be found beneath the collective veneer of multi-billion dollar financial statements – on the natural gas side of the industry, for example,” Tertzakian said. “And the potential for economic trauma always looms large in this acutely capital-intense, competitive business.”

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16-12-2010

The Alberta Enterprise Group is calling for reforms to Alberta’s labour laws to preserve and enhance Alberta’s investment and business development climate while upholding the collective bargaining rights of workers.

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15-11-2010

Alberta’s role as an energy leader will be front and centre at a gathering of Canadian and U.S. regional economic and government decision-makers in Washington state this week.

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27-10-2010

With Alberta’s competitiveness as a focus, more than 130 officials representing employers, industry associations, labour and professional organizations, educators and government are gathering October 27 in Edmonton to plan Alberta’s future workforce.

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12-10-2010

"With natural gas prices looking weak for years to come, the petroleum service sector is looking to the oilsands. Larger operators like Precision Drilling Corp. and Nabors Canada Ltd. say in situ oilsands projects already represent 10-15 per cent of their total workload, and they expect that portion to increase as steam-assisted gravity drainage (SAGD) projects ramp up. The In Situ Oil Sands Alliance (IOSA) refers to non-mining bitumen activity as "drillable oilsands" because producers rely on many of the same services that are used in the conventional sector."

Read the full Oil & Gas Inquirer article by Jim Bentein

29-09-2010

As of September 29, 2010, Alberta provincial oil and gas land sales of $117 million brings the total sales for the calendar year to $1.86 billion, which is more than any other year in history. This surpasses the previous record of $1.83 billion set in 2005.

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29-09-2010

Alberta’s Tory government is crediting changes to its royalty regime for eclipsing a record in oil and gas land sales. Premier Ed Stelmach’s government sold petroleum and gas rights worth $117 million on Wednesday, bringing to total sales for 2010 so far to $1.86 billion. That surpasses the previous record of $1.83 set in 2005.

Read the full story by Jeff Cummings in the Edmonton Sun

31-08-2010

Alberta Enterprise Group (AEG) is thanking The Gap clothing retailer (which includes Banana Republic and Old Navy) and Levi Strauss for clarifying that it is not taking part in a boycott against fuel derived from Canadian Oil Sands.

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13-08-2010

CAPP President David Collyer Presents Alberta is Energy to the Calgary Rotary Club

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16-07-2010

Corporate Ethics International and other activist groups involved in the Rethink Alberta campaign today pulled several anti-oil, anti-Canada advertisements placed in U.S. markets. The ads were pulled because they contained inaccurate statements.

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27-05-2010

The Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers (CAPP) said today’s Alberta government royalty announcement largely delivers on the positive direction established with the release of the competitiveness review report in March.

 
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10-05-2010

Environment Minister Rob Renner will meet with key European groups May 15-21 to discuss Alberta’s environmental management practices and how the province is transitioning to a cleaner energy future.

 
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16-03-2010

More than 450 oil and gas industry executives and stakeholders last night recognized industry leadership in environmental, social and safety performance at the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers’ (CAPP) annual Stewardship Awards. 

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11-03-2010

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.

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