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Fort St. John is expanding, economically and physically, and the Fort St. John Petroleum Association is right in the mix. Since Sean Thomas took the reins last year, he has sought to get more people out to monthly meetings and annual events like hockey, family weekend, golf, shooting and curling. If youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re not involved, you probably should be.

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$6.24: The price of natural Gas, in U.S. dollars, on Feb 17 per million Btu at Henry Hub in the American state of Louisiana. Chart on Page 5. $4.39: What the same amount of gas was selling for at the end of April. Chart on Page 5. $15.70: The price of natural Gas, in U.S. dollars, in April in Japan. Chart on Page 5.

2015: When B.C. will begin to witness “big gains” in GDP from LNG development, according to RBC Economics Provincial Outlook. Story on Page 8. Nov. 30: The self-imposed deadline by B.C. to conclude all province-related costs for LNG development. Story on Page 13.

400-500: The number of people who are members of the Fort St. John Petroleum Association. Story on Page 6.

15: The number of recommendations that the premier’s LNG Working Group came up with to solve concerns surrounding labour. Story on Page 15.

11: The number of permits approved by the National Energy Board to export natural gas from British Columbia. Story on Page 8.

52: The number of First Nations that could be impacted by the province’s plan to develop its energy industry. Story on Page 18.

$2 million: The price tag of a project in Fort St. John that was scrapped due to concerns over the supply of labour. Story on Page 22. $145,000: the amount of money the South Peace Oilmen’s Association raised at last year’s annual Lobsterfest. Story on Page 23. $10.4 million, $19.8 million: Proceeds from April and May’s natural gas land auction in B.C., respectively. Story on Page 26. 1,000: Natural gas automobiles fueled by ENN Canada. Story on Page 27. $143,118: The annual income for Canadians in the energy industry. Story on Page 29.

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Investors in LNG Canada shuffled their stakes in April when Shell picked up another 5 per cent from Kogas and Mitsubishi, respectively, increasing the former’s share to 50 per cent. Kogas and Mitsubishi were left with 15 per cent apiece. PetroChina still owns 20 per cent of the project. They formalized their commitment to LNG Canada in April. “All four of the partners in this project also had the opportunity … if they did not want to participate in the project, to walk away from it,” Andy Calitz, Shell’s managing director, said at a press conference in Vancouver. “They all very clearly, very demonstrably, very specifically stayed with it.” Announced in 2012, LNG Canada

proposes building an LNG export terminal in Kitimat, including marine facilities, facilities for storage and a gas liquefaction plant. In its first phase, LNG Canada would ship 12 million tonnes of LNG per year. On Feb. 24, 2014, the British Columbia Environmental Assessment Office approved LNG Canada’s Application Information Requirements. The document identifies the information required in its application for an Environmental Assessment Certificate under the BC Environmental Assessment Act. By the end of 2014, LNG Canada is scheduled to submit its application for an Environmental Assessment Certificate. It will also select the Engineering Procurement Construction Management contractor. Officially the target is still “mid-decade” for a Final Investment Decision.

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For a lot of people in town, a growing natural gas sector translates into good economic times. Fort St. John is expanding, both economically and physically. The Fort St. John Petroleum Association wants to latch on to that growth and get more people out to its monthly meetings. Since Sean Thomas took the reins of the Fort St. John Petroleum Association one year ago, a lot has happened.

In a wide-ranging interview with Pipeline News North, the president of the Fort St. John Petroleum Association talks about what he thinks needs to happen for the Peace to reach its potential, what he’s proudest of with his role at the petroleum association, its future and its role in the community. Thomas’ biggest challenge, he says, isn’t increasing the membership of the club, it’s getting people to take time out of their busy schedules to turn out for monthly meetings.

The club meets nine times per year. Meetings are strictly tailored to be social occasions. As well as dinner, there is usually a guest speaker, who either provides entertainment or insight into local developments. One speaker this year gave members an update on the Site C dam proposal, while a hypnotist provided a few laughs at the December meeting. “Realistically, increasing the membership right now is not an overall goal. What would be more of a goal

would be to get existing membership to come to the meetings to take part,” Thomas said. “We have between 400-500 members, and lately we’ve only been getting between 50-100 to our meetings. When you’re only getting 10-25 per cent of your membership out, you have to ask the question ‘What are you not providing them that they’re not coming out to the meetings?’” It’s a simple question without a simple answer. “We don’t ask for a

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“You have your working relationships out in the field, and this give you an opportunity to come together in a common group a nd socialize on that level.” large commitment,” said Thomas. “It’s one night a month and there are only nine months that we meet, so I don’t understand why we don’t have the members out. “What we get is there’s not a requirement for our members to attend any meetings, where our associate members have to attend six meetings a year in order to maintain their associate status.” One of the biggest challenges is getting people who sign up to take part in the big events the association puts on — golf, hockey, curling and shooting, which are held annually — to also come out to monthly meetings.

“All these people have to be members, so they take out their membership so they can golf or play hockey, or shoot or whatever the deal is, and that’s the extent of their commitment,” Thomas explained. The Fort St. John Petroleum Association has been meeting regularly for more than half a century, and Thomas is particularly proud of the organization’s longevity, as well as the events it holds annually. “We have amazing, renowned events,” he said. “When you go down to Edmonton and talk to people in their petroleum clubs, they

know about our golf tournament, they know about our hockey tournament now, it’s just had its 11th year, these are big events, our curling bonspiel, although enrolment has been down the last couple years, is well-known through the area.” Thomas is also proud of the committee chairs who put in the time and effort to organize the events. “It’s not easy, especially once it gets down to crunch time in the summer, because we have a lot of events that kind of overlap each other,” he said. “The biggest struggle they face is sponsorship, because

you’ve got the hockey tournament which rolls into golf tournament two months later, which then rolls into the trap shoot a month later, which then rolls into the family weekend a month later. “So these guys all kind of fight for the same sponsorship. The biggest thing, too, is to thank all of our local businesses for sponsoring these events. “Our committee members and chairs handle it really well and they do an excellent job. It’s something that as an organization we can be very proud of.” Following are edited excerpts of the rest of our

conversation. On not getting most of the membership out to meetings, could it come down to the fact that people are busy? Tracking down anyone in the petroleum community can be hard. That’s true, everybody is busy. [But] it’s a pre-scheduled night. You know well ahead of time when it is. The most common thing that I’ve heard is that it’s a “good old boys’ club,” that it’s the same people who show up to the meetings and say the same things. And that has deterred people in the past. See THOMAS on Page 10

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Three liquefied natural gas projects in British Columbia reached an important milestone when the National Energy Board recommended the federal government approve their LNG export applications. That brings the number of LNG export permits the NEB has approved to 11. On April 16, the NEB gave Triton LNG Limited Partnership the green light to export liquefied natural gas for a term of 25 years. Two weeks later both Oregon LNG Marketing Company and Aurora Liquefied Natural Gas Ltd. were granted permission to export 473 Bcf of natural gas and 2.3 million tonnes of LNG per year, respectively. The export point for Oregon LNG is in the vicinity of Kingsgate and Huntingdon, B.C., and will take place via existing pipelines. Once the gas is transported to the terminal in Oregon, it will be liquefied and shipped to import markets in Asia. Aurora Liquefied Natural Gas, on the other hand, will ship LNG from a land-based liquefaction facility at Grassy Point, near Kitimat, B.C. None of the three LNG projects have made a Final Investment Decision. Triton LNG is looking to make an FID in 2015, while a decision could be coming in 2016 for Aurora LNG. Oregon LNG told PNN that it expects to make a decision in 2015. Minister of Natural Gas Rich Coleman says the NEB’s decision on Aurora LNG is indicative of the building LNG momentum in the province. “The approval of Triton LNG’s

export licence by the National Energy Board is another concrete example of the progress being made to build a liquefied natural gas export industry in our province,” he said. The three permits must be approved by the federal Cabinet before licenses are granted. Explaining its decision, the NEB said recent developments in gas production technology have resulted in a significant increase in the Canadian gas resource base and North American gas supply. “One of the major impacts of this increase is lower demand for Canadian gas in traditional gas markets in the United States and eastern Canada. As a result, the Canadian gas industry is seeking to access overseas gas markets,” the NEB said in a release. “The Board determined that the quantity of gas proposed to be exported is surplus to Canadian requirements.” Triton LNG is a joint venture between AltaGas Ltd. and Idemitsu Kosan. The proponents are doing preliminary work for the design and construction of a floating LNG facility that would either be placed in the vicinity of Kitimat or Prince Rupert. Triton LNG has said that it is preparing preliminary engineering designs for the construction of the liquefaction facilities and is currently considering potential locations. The project would take advantage of PNG’s proposed Looping Project, which is a 24 inch diameter, 525 km natural gas pipeline from Summit Lake to Kitimat. It is in the pre-application stage of its Environmental Assessment.

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Exports and natural resources will help power British Columbia’s economy to big gains this year, according to the report RBC Economics Provincial Outlook, but the province won’t begin to see big LNG-related economic gains until at least 2015. Natural gas, wood products and metallic mineral sales to Asia and the United States are expected to lead the way this year. “Further strength in the U.S. economy — particularly in housing construction — and greater Chinese market share will drive B.C.’s exports this year,” said Craig Wright, RBC’s chief economist. “Sales abroad will fire up B.C. resource industries like forestry and mining, but will spread benefits to other sectors ranging from manufacturing to business

service industries.” Wright said he expects B.C.’s economy to post growth of 2.1 per cent in 2014. “British Columbia’s economic performance last year had some bright spots that will be key drivers for provincial growth in 2014. Chief among them is export gains, which will continue and likely spill-over to domestic industries this year,” said Wright. “The turnaround in the provincial housing market last year helped to restore some confidence in the market — this should lift some uncertainty around household spending.” Trade with China increased 15 per cent last year, and RBC expects that to rise more.

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THOMAS from Page 7 But you can only use that excuse for so long before you grab a group of your buddies and influence change. If you want to change the executive, show up and put your name in. Get your buddies to nominate you. Get your buddies to vote for you. It’s just like government. We vote, but if you don’t vote, you don’t have the right to complain about it. I would definitely love to see more of the membership come out. If the venue is not big enough, we would [change] the venue to accommodate the numbers. If we were getting half our membership out, 200-250 people, we would find a venue to accommodate that pretty easily. What is the association’s role in the local business community? The organization was developed over 50 years ago as a social club. That’s really all it was ever meant to be, all it was ever designed to be. It says it right in our charter:

bring together like-minded members of the petroleum association. You have your working relationships out in the field, and this give you an opportunity to come together in a common group and socialize on that level. Can you elaborate on how the social element can benefit businesses? The social aspect of it is what brings together the networking side. There used to be a lot more producer members available you could sit down and have a beer with. Now, there are a lot of salesmen coming out because of the networking availability. So it can benefit small and large businesses. It also gives some of our producer members the opportunity to … sit down with the owners of the companies and the high level managers, and they get to talk on that social level. That’s why we try to tailor our meetings in different avenues to try to embody the whole membership.

What are some ways you tailor your meetings? With our guest speakers: So whether we’re doing a B.C. Hydro update, which can give people an opportunity to learn about the upcoming project, or speakers on environmental concerns and things like that, it can help to bring out different sides of industry. Then sometimes you get comedians and magicians for entertainment. Getting back to the social aspect, that’s what it was designed for, the entertainment. There’s also a blurb in the mandate as well that talks about increasing the knowledge of the members. So that’s why we take it this way at one meeting and another way at another meeting. Sometimes people like [Liberal Member of the Legislative Assembly] Pat Pimm or [Prince George-Peace River Member of Parliament] Rob Zimmer come out. They talk about things the general public just doesn’t get to hear about. When you look at who the members are — the

business owners, the high level managers, the producer managers — it gives these people the opportunity to get first-hand information before it becomes common knowledge in the community. Has there ever been thought given to expanding the mandate to make it more than a social club? There has been discussion of that, obviously, because with my term, I think I am one of the first presidents who have sat on a lot of these review committees and reached out to kind of help broaden the scope. Do you think that it should be expanded? Personally, [I think] it could. We could start to use to use it for more than just a social club, because of the influence and direction that the community is going, but the fear of that is that you lose a lot of members because that’s what the membership wants. I don’t know what the membership wants, so we

would have to put that to a vote, either through the executive or the general membership. The sky’s the limit, as you mentioned, for the Peace Region and Fort St. John right now. But it’s no sure thing. What has to be done and by whom to reach its potential? Correct. The potential is there. There’s not a lot of companies that have been around for one or two years. Most of the companies in town have been established for [up to] 50 years. These are smart businesspeople. The biggest thing that I hear when I talk to people is that they’re not going to expand based on potential. It’s going to be real time, real numbers. I guess that’s what a smart business owner does, right? When the time comes, they’ll respond to meet the needs. Let’s talk about opportunity now. What opportunities you see in business in town? With the projections that are coming out, in essence

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The 11th Annual Fort St. John Oilmen’s 4 on 4 Hockey Tournament at the North Peace Rec Center in March. Matt Lamers photo

Whether it’s rotating schedules, one week on, one week off; two weeks on, two weeks off; they’re paying for people’s flights so they can travel home; companies are buying more and more houses to keep people because they know they’re not going to fully transplant here, so they’ve got a place to stay. So we’re developing, we’re implementing so many employment strategies to try to

Ty Coates (centre) helps his team win the Draw A championship at the 53rd Oilmen’s Bonspiel on Nov. 16 in Fort St. John. Matt Lamers photo

maintain what we have now, and the projections are only for getting busier. So for opportunities, it’s what you’re willing to put into it. If we wanted to, we could probably double our fleet and maintain busy-ness, but at what expense and cost? And it’s the same with everyone else. All the other business owners could probably say that right now we could damn

near double our fleet and maintain status quo, but how do you staff it, how do you maintain it, how do you guarantee the work is there? Are you going to run again for president? My term is up in December 2014, so that’s something that I’ll have a discussion with the executive about later in the year. What you like to try to do is

have a successor. So we’ve got a new vice-president this year … him and I haven’t had the discussion yet as to what his plans are, if the presidency is a role that he wants to take. That discussion will help determine what my plans are. That way if he decides he wants to, but [he] needs another term, then yeah I’ll let my name stand for president. I have no problem with that.

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the sky’s the limit. With the talk of what is supposed to be coming down the pipeline in the couple years, we’re not going to be able to handle the workload locally. You look around town, and there’s not equipment sitting in very many yards. There’s a labour shortage in just about facet of the industry and people have come to employ creative employment strategies.

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The province will conclude all government-related LNG costs by Nov. 30 in an attempt to spur Final Investment Decisions by year-end, premier tells potential investors in Asia Matt lamers Staff Writer

Premier Christy Clark returned from her fifth overseas trade mission with signed LNG agreements from Petronas and Woodfibre LNG, as well as a commitment to finalise all government-related LNG costs by Nov. 30. On the trip to Malaysia, Singapore, and Hong Kong from May 2 to May 9, Clark was joined by Minister of Natural Gas Development Rich Coleman and industry delegates. Related story on Page 14 On May 5 Clark met Malaysia Prime Minister Najib Razak before talking to Petronas executives and touring facilities. In Singapore, Clark met Minister of State Teo Sur Luck and senior executives from the LNG, forestry and financial sectors. “B.C. is on the right path to bring home the generational opportunity of LNG — an industry that will create 100,000 jobs and enough

revenue to eliminate our debt,” Clark said. “To take the last crucial steps towards final investment decisions, we’re meeting with key Asian investors and governments.” The premier and Coleman had discussions with parties interested in moving LNG proposals forward in the province. Currently there are 15 projects in various stages of development, two of which would transport natural gas produced in B.C. and Alberta to Oregon, where it would be liquefied and shipped. Although the National Energy Board has approved 11 export licenses, none of the proprietors have made final investment decisions. The first FIDs could come by the end of 2014. Leading proponents are Pacific NorthWest LNG and the much smaller Woodfibre LNG. According to the province, if five LNG facilities move forward, the cumulative gross domestic product benefit to British Columbia could total $1 trillion and support up to 100,000 new jobs. Spending is already reach-

ing critical levels ahead of the FIDs. Since the start of 2013, companies have invested more than $7 billion in B.C. to acquire upstream natural-gas assets and secure the development of pipelines and LNG plants in B.C. Apache will spend $600 million this year on its LNG project. Malaysia is one of the top five LNG producers in the world and is home to stateowned Petronas, the main investor in the Pacific NorthWest LNG project. Clark says trade missions are a critical part of her strategy to diversify the province’s international trading partners and secure new investment. In Hong Kong, Clark had a bilateral meeting with Chief Secretary for Administration, Carrie Lam. Trade between B.C. and China is booming. Exports to China and Hong Kong — British Columbia’s second-largest trading partner — increased to $6.8 billion in 2013, up by 13.6 per cent from the previous year. As part of “Canada Starts Here: The BC Jobs Plan,” B.C. opened a trade and invest-

ment office in Hong Kong last year. There is strong interest in China to import natural gas to supplant some of its coal-powered plants.

The country placing greater emphasis on the environment after decades of breakneck economic growth have resulted in poor air quality.

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LNG in BC takes centre stage in Vancouver British Columbia will be in the global energy spotlight when the LNG in BC conference kicks off on May 21. Petronas CEO, the premier and Shell Oil’s president are a few of the keynote speakers who will take the podium.

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The second annual LNG in BC Conference will be held in Vancouver from May 21 to 23, bringing together the minds and voices from around the world that make up the rapidly growing industry. The government has added several big name speakers to the agenda as well as a list of LNG stakeholders that will take part in panel discussions. The first discussion will be led by keynote speaker Tan Sri’ Dato Shamsul Azhar Abbas, president and group CEO of Petronas, speaking to the international importance of the event. Following last year’s inaugural conference, the 2014 edition will offer added networking opportunities and additional evening programs and activities. The trade show exhibit will also feature an LNG-BuyBC section showing local businesses contributions to the industry, and government and educational partners that are keeping the success of the booming industry local. “I want to thank Tan Sri Dato’ Shamsul Azhar Abbas for joining our event and taking the time to speak about British Columbia’s future as an energy exporter,” said Rich Coleman, Minister of Natural Gas Development. “We are promoting B.C.’s natural gas potential to the world and facilitating economic growth across our

province.” The theme of this year’s conference is building up the industry within the province and making worldwide connections, dubbed: Powering a Strong Economy: British Columbia’s LNG. Panelists will weigh in on Global Markets for B.C.’s LNG, as part of the Economics and Global Markets-themed sessions. The latter half of the first day of the conference will get down to the numbers with a speech by B.C. Minister of Finance Michael de Jong on B.C.’s LNG Advantage. Further sessions include discussion on financing LNG, global competitiveness and export markets. Two themes dictate the second day of the conference, beginning with Labour Market Insights. Among three panel discussions towards the development of a workforce for the future of LNG is Skills Canada BC executive director Amber Papou. “Our focus here at Skills Canada BC is in the skills training and education opportunities for youth across the province,” said Papou, adding

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that their scope actually extends into apprentice-level age groups as well. “Our focus is to provide opportunities for young people to explore opportunities that exist and allow them to have insight into what kind of careers are out there,” she said. “For the panel, depending on questions that are asked, it’s going to be focused on the facilitation of opportunities for youth to explore careers specific to jobs in demand for LNG.” A new addition to this year’s conference is a trade show, in which a youth career exhibit is open to students between grades 10 and 12. Papou said that six industry partners would be hosting a “try trades” exhibit where students can get hands on experience with some of the in demand skills for the future of LNG. In order to give more students access to the conference, the province has offered up to $300 towards transportation costs for secondary school students. “The future benefits of the LNG industry will impact the entire province and we want to make sure that all Grade 10, 11 and 12 students in B.C.

have a chance to experience this exciting event and possibly map out their future careers,” said Education Minister Peter Fassbender. With as many as one million jobs said to be needed for the growing industry, Papou said Skills Canada BC is working with the provincial government to ensure that the imbalance of workers to jobs is leveled out. “The skills gap is a huge thing because we just know from statistics that there aren’t the number of kids that are required to fill those trade gaps that are entering into apprenticeship programs,” said Papou. “We have to ensure that we have set up the opportunity for these kids to explore, get trained and educated and then be

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The second annual LNG in BC Conference will be held in Vancouver from May 21 to 23, bringing together the minds and COURTESY PHOTO voices from around the world that make up the rapidly growing industry.

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Recommendations made by British Columbia’s LNG working group towards bolstering the province’s supply of skilled workers have been accepted in entirety by Premier Christy Clark. “Premier Clark recognized early the need for LNG workforce development in collaboration with industry, labour, and government,” said David Keane, vice-president, policy and corporate affairs for BG Canada’s Prince Rupert LNG project and an industry representative in the working group. “Skills training is critical to ensure citizens of the

province might realize the full economic benefits of LNG.” The Premier’s LNG Working Group was established in 2013 and is comprised of government, industry, labour representatives and First Nations. Having met nine times since late 2013, the group presented 15 recommendations on skills training for LNG development in the province in their Final Report. A spokesperson from the Ministry of Jobs, Tourism and Skills Training and Responsible for Labour said that the solutions would allow B.C. to tap into LNG’s potential to create 100,000 jobs in the province. The first recommendation includes the development of an ongoing group focused on skills

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Upwards of 52 First Nations could be impacted by the province’s ambitious plan to develop its energy industry, particularly those situated within the so-called “energy corridor” from Northeast B.C., where the gas is produced, to the coast, where it will be liquefied and exported to Asia. Related story on Page 25 Pipeline News asked First Nations chiefs and community leaders what it would take to gain their support to develop, transport and export natural gas in British Columbia. Following are excerpts of what they had to say: Doig River First Nation What does the government have to do to gain your support? Shona Nelson: It needs to be a fair and transparent process. I would say, the province needs to do things right. They need to make sure that the

band’s interests are accommodated and impacts are mitigated. If there is something [Doig River First Nation] doesn’t want to have happen because of treaty rights, then they need to address that. The province has a lot of work to do. Chief Norman Davis: It’s the environment. It’s a big thing. We look at it from a long-term perspective. Shona Nelson: Cumulative effects. The government needs to look at all of the cumulative effects of development in all of Treaty 8 territory. You can’t just look at specific projects, you need to look at how all of the different projects and activities — whether it’s forestry, mining, oil and gas — and how the cumulative effects of all those effect the environment, the land, the First Nations ability to practise their traditional activities on the land and make sure that it’s sustainable. That is the key thing.

What does industry have to do to gain your support? Chief Norman Davis: There’s a lot of gas that’s going to come from the Northeast and we want First Nations to be a big part of it. Even local, nonNative contractors from town. We’d like local benefits to the local econo• Heavy, Medium & Light Duty Truck Repairs my. That’s a big thing. Shona Nelson: En• In-Truck DPF Cleaning vironmental studies are important. We’d “Your One like to be meaningfully Stop Shop” consulted. We’d like to benefit financially and Paul Stewart ensure that the land is 250.782.7097 protected. Dawson Creek BC

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Blueberry River First Nations What does the government have to do to gain your support? Clarence Apsassin: I’m very interested in how the government is going to negotiate with First Nations and what’s in store in terms of impacts on us, economic, social and long-term impacts on our communities, our traditional lands, environmental impacts, wildlife. The way I look at things, there is a future for our children and our grandchildren that’s going to step into this, and we have to pave the way for them through these projects. But also what we’re going to do in terms of the economic benefits agreements towards First Nations and how that’s going to work. That’s the biggest issue for me. I think the approach a First Nation has to take is to say “here’s our terms on how these projects will go through our lands,’ not the other way around, where government and industry is telling us ‘this is the way it’s going to happen.” How can everyone work together? It’s very important that we work together with the cities, the non-Native communities and the communities in our First Nation areas. We [should] all come together to come up with a plan of action, because there’s people that do want the projects to go, and people who don’t want the project to go, and there’s First Nations who want to protect their land and [cope with] the social impacts on our people. There’s a line for everything in terms of the environment and impacts on the environment. I think that’s going to affect all of us, whether we’re

Native or non-Native, or as far as the company is concerned, too, because they have children also. We all have to come together and ask “do we want these projects to go through?” because they’ll have a long-term impact. Carrier Sekani Tribal Council Does B.C.’s Water Sustainability Act go far enough to quell your fears about water use in fracking? Terry Teegee, tribal chief: No, I don’t think so. We’re talking about a resource that’s very sacred to a lot of First Nations, including the people in the Northeast. I think it’s an issue that needs more consultations with First Nations, especially up here, and for many throughout the province. What does the government have to do to gain your support on LNG? What the province has to do is recognize that we’re a decision-making authority, not only the province, but federally. They need our consent, they need our input, they need our approval for projects before any of them go through, so I think there needs to be more communication and more willingness from the province to work with us. I think they just need more of our involvement in the decision making process. What does industry have to do to gain your support? Although industry has been providing some resources for us to make a decision and involvement in the environmental assessment process, I think they need to continue and maybe increase their resources to us. They also need to recognize that

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Answers from Doig River First Nation, Blueberry River First Nations, Carrier Sekani Tribal Council, West Moberly First Nations and Fort Nelson First Nation include meaningful consultation, economic involvement, sustainable development and treaty adherence. we’re a decision-making authority. We haven’t made a decision yet. They need to give us more time and resources to make a decision. West Moberly First Nations Can you talk about the economic impact natural gas could have on First Nations communities? Clarence Willson, band councillor and negotiator: There are several different layers of economic benefit that we anticipate. One of them is direct revenue from the government, as part of a tax sharing structure, as well as with industry when we enter into impact benefit agreements or participation agreements with the companies, so that ensures long-term revenue. Then there are business opportunities with contracting, partnerships. The solution is long-term strategic planning about training. Some of the trades that are available

as the pipelines are going through, like welding and operators, are transferable trades. After the pipelines are built, the workers can move on to other industries. The project moves on, but the capacity stays with the community. What’s at stake from a First Nations perspective when it comes to the development of natural gas? The biggest problem is commutative impacts. There’s a lot going on in our territory. The LNG [industry] is taking up a lot of territory as well. There’s a breaking point for ecosystems to sustain ongoing development. There has to be a balance. From our perspective, the treaty carries on the life of our people that has carried on for thousands of years. So the trapping and fishing and harvesting supplies from the land, that’s our culture, that’s our way of life, and that’s what we want to ensure we’re

able to do, pipeline or no pipeline, Site C or no Site C, it’s guaranteed by the treaty that we can maintain that way of life. Our position is that if it can be done sustainably and if it’s done responsibly with sensitivity to our treaty rights, then it is something we can support. But we believe there has to be a balance. Before any of these pipelines can be built, we believe there has to be a Regional Strategic Environmental Assessment, which would look at all of the impacts and then do the planning. What does the government have to do to gain your support? Engage us in the full review. The Regional Strategic Environmental Assessment would be a very important component for us. There’s the impacts. We have to look at the impacts in a realistic and holistic way. They have to ensure that we’re able to

meaningfully participate in the treaty in the way we want to, and going forward, how we’re going to participate in the development that takes place. What does industry have to do to gain your support? Involve us in the business. I think they have an important role to play as well in ensuring that the land is taken care of properly; that they’re doing things efficiently, so they’re not wasting land, wasting energy. We’ve seen some pretty bad examples of poor cooperation in industry. Just north of Fort St. John there are roads on top of roads because [the companies] weren’t coordinating their activities. They compete with each other, but there has to be a way they can coordinate with each other and plan things, so the land is maintained. The lighter the footprint, the better off we are. See FIRST NATIONS on PAGE 25

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Neither Pipeline News North nor interviewees endorce companies mentioned here. British Columbia’s burgeoning natural gas sector could create around a trillion dollars of wealth in the coming decades, but how can retail investors get a piece of the pie? Keith Schaefer, editor and publisher of the Oil & Gas Investments Bulletin, thinks he has an answer. Schaefer started his service in 2009 because “I could see there was no place where retail investors could go to easily find which oil and gas companies were creating huge shareholder wealth.” Pipeline News North interviewed Schaefer to get his insight into companies which could be poised for large gains as the natural gas sector grows to become an economic force. For investors looking to get ahead of the LNG money-making machine, Schaefer has this advice: “Right now it’s in the upstream part of the industry,” he said. “The drilling. You look at a group like Petronas, they’ve got 21 rigs in the field and they’re on their way to 40. Anybody who’s doing work for them would be a candidate. Probably the top name on that list would be Canadian Energy Services (TSX: CEU). I just see them as being a great company. They’re getting a lot of business from Petronas.” Canadian Energy Services makes drilling fluids, said Schaefer. “They’re in a position where they do their own chemistry, they’re quite proprietary on their products, they’ve got some stuff down hole that really speeds up drilling and reduces cost for producers. Obviously that resonates with Petronas.” Schaefer said there are a number of factors to consider when researching

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potential investments. For juniors in the LNG space, he wants to see a diversified portfolio. “If someone’s completely reliant on LNG, that scares me to death,” he said. “The reality is these things cost so much money that these companies are taking a long time to decide. Last year at this time I thought we were

ahead?’ It’s a question of ‘when they’re going ahead.’ “When you look what’s happening on the ground with Petronas, there’s no way they’re not going ahead. We would have to screw up really badly in the next nine months for them to say ‘no.’ The reality is, these consortia who have large Asian buyers as part of

FRC). If this fracking market starts to tighten up, they should benefit. Precision Drilling (TSX: PD) [the largest drilling rig contractor in Canada], is another. ENTREC Corp (TSX Venture: ENT) is a good possibility. But I want to see them get growing a little bit. What are some tell-tail signs for retail investors of small-cap company to avoid? If you’re not seeing growth in the financial statements, really I’m looking for growth in cash flow more than growth in revenue, that’s a big one. The normal things. You want to own a fairly liquid stock. You don’t want to own a stock that trades less than $250,000 of stock a day. You want something you can buy and sell. Anyone who’s got a First Nations partner I think is ahead of the game. Diversification. You don’t want all your eggs in one basket.

‘When you look what’s happening on the ground with Petronas, there’s no way they’re not going ahead.’ going to see a big jump in services stocks — the construction companies, the ditch diggers, all the guys that would support pipelines, frack companies — but that never happened. We had a little of a pop in June/ July, but that’s it.” A number of LNG proponents had been planning to make final investment decisions this year, but the province’s delay in getting its LNG Income Tax policy to a vote has delayed some decisions. “So I want see juniors have diversification, in case LNG doesn’t quite happen on the right time frame,” said Schaefer. However, Schaefer, who’s based in Vancouver, thinks LNG development in B.C. is inevitable. “In my books, they are going ahead. It’s not a question of ‘are they going

the group, they just want product.” Following are excerpts of the rest of our conversation. What are their top concerns in your opinion? Whether we can work through our First Nations issues and labour costs. It would be a lot easier if the First Nations had a unified view, but I don’t know if that’s ever going to happen. The other thing, too, I think there is some hesitancy among some of the big players to get rolling. They’re waiting for someone else to make the first move. Can you suggest some companies our readers could do some research on if they’re considering making some investments? Canyon Services Group Inc. (TSX:

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Anything else you want to add? There’s a lot of naysayers out there that are saying B.C. LNG is not going to fly, that we’re taking too long, we’re going to miss the boat. I think that’s the dumbest thing I’ve heard in a long time. There are several things going on in our favour in a big way. One, the Asian utilities want to buy from us. They want diversity of supply. What about geopolitical risks visa-vis Russia’s LNG and demand from the EU? Right now shippers around the world are flying high on anticipation that Europe is going to have to import a lot more LNG to get off Gazprom. That’s a great theory. But the reality is I doubt that very much. I don’t see it happening.

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For FSJ, fewer foreigners spells trouble Moratorium on the Foreign Worker Program for food services industry will have “critical and immediate impact” on development, and that will be felt particularly hard in the energy sector. matt lamers Staff Writer

The Federal moratorium on the Temporary Foreign Worker Program for the food services industry will have “a critical and immediate impact” on development in Fort St. John, and that impact will be felt particularly hard in the energy sector, according to Mayor Lori Ackerman. Ackerman argued that the suspension of the TFW program would be a barrier to the energy sector. She also requested that the Prime Minister’s Office and the Ministry of Employment and Social Development “immediately provide a plan for review of this program that is accompanied by an interim plan that will allow our resource communities to get back to work.”

as saying. After sending the release, Ackerman did not return calls seeking further comment by press time, and a city staffer told Pipeline News North that the mayor was out of the office and unavailable. However, Moira Green, the economic development officer for the city, explained on the mayor’s behalf that the energy industry will suffer because the community will be unable to provide services to their employees. “Industry is growing and developing, and we’re trying to grow our service sector, we’re going to lose a significant portion of the available labour force,” Green said. “So even though the [energy] industry isn’t specifically involved in that sector, industry relies on all sectors to provide services to the people that

‘the energy sector in Canada’s North West needs the support the TFW program provides’ — Mayor Lori Ackerman “We understand and appreciate that Canadians are concerned about competition for jobs in Canada. However, the energy sector in Canada’s North West needs the support the TFW program provides,” a release quotes Ackerman

they’re bringing into town to work. What makes community work is service, and that’s food service, medical service and educational service.” The moratorium, which was put into place on April 24 by Employ-

ment and Social Development Canada, and temporarily banned the food services sector’s access to the TFWP, may have already cost the local economy millions of dollars, a local businessman said. Darren Thomson, the co-proponent to open a Montana’s Cookhouse franchise that was slated for construction in downtown Fort St. John, says his project is “at a dead stop and it may not proceed” due to the moratorium. “Because of underlying concerns that my business partner had with the labour market in Fort St. John, this moratorium to the Temporary Foreign Worker Program has pushed him over the edge,” said Thomson. “The project to open a Montana’s Cookhouse in Fort St. John is on hold, but it’s likely cancelled entirely because I don’t have a partner that’s going to run it with me any more. That project is worth $2 million.” Green said a number of businesses in the local food services sector use the program to fill their ranks, including Tim Hortons, Subway, A&W and Wendy’s. “The city of Fort St. John and the Fort St. John Chamber of Commerce are working diligently to find a solution to this issue, even if it’s just an interim solution,” she added. Russ Beerling, president of the

Fort St. John Chamber of Commerce, said there’s definitely a concern among local business owners, who already have a hard time hiring workers at a price that makes their concerns profitable. “Industry is consuming a lot of workers, so there are not a lot of Canadian workers left to do some of the industry jobs,” he said. “We’ve heard rumblings that some of them might reduce shifts or end up closing some of their duplicate operations.” Beerling doesn’t foresee a direct impact on the energy sector, but he said that not having access to the TFWP will be “very hard on our community.” Thomson, meanwhile, says the failure of the Montana’s project could be just the beginning, as developers are skittish about moving into town without having a clear, deep work force. “Without the Temporary Foreign Worker Program, because we have such a incredibly low unemployment rate in Fort St. John, the TFWP is required for day-to-day operations in a number of businesses,” he said. “There are a number of business that are having trouble hiring Canadians because they either don’t exist or [the Canadian candidates] are just being particularly selective.”

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In just a day, the Dawson Creek Curling Club was transformed into a dining hall seating nearly 800 people for the South Peace Oilmen’s Association’s annual Lobsterfest. “This is year number seven, and year number three at the curling rink, it was [previously] done at the Curtis York Trucking shop and it’s expanded and grown to this,” said past-president Neil Stefanyk. “This is our big fundraiser as a club, for the South Peace Oilmen’s, with many other fundraisers but this is our biggest one. Last year was our biggest year and after the dust settled we raised $145,000 for the community.” The Oilmen served up surf and turf, with steak from Butcher Block and fresh Atlantic lobster, as well as Caesar salad, baked potatoes and all the fixings. Stefanyk said the ticket costs pretty well cover the food and beverages –

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which are unlimited – so the major source of fundraising is a live and silent auction. This year, the live auction had a range of items from signed hockey jerseys and prints, to a car donated by Capital Motors. The silent auction offered up Whipper Snippers, chainsaws and gen-

to the community, too,” said Stefanyk. “We donate back to the figure skaters, the speed skaters.” The Seals Swim Club were in early setting up tables for the event and Stefanyk said they once estimated that the amount donated per person who helped out was approximately $30 per hour.

with the oil and gas industry, in addition to local groups. Stefanyk said the event has grown a great deal since its first year and now requires many hands on deck. “It kind of got thrown together years ago, with only about 300 people the first couple of years,” said Stefanyk. “We just threw it together in our shop — South Peace Oilmen’s Association past-president Neil Stefanyk and raised money and it just kept erators donated by both local and The Oilmen’s primary focus is getting bigger and bigger and bignational businesses, as Stefanyk children’s charities and sponsor- ger, and it’s almost three times said many of the oil and gas con- ship and in the last few years they the size of that now. When we hit tacts beyond the community get have been putting a great deal of 500 people at the shop it was too involved. funding into the Bear Mountain many.” As well as donating the funds Ski Hill. With many mouths to feed, Steraised through the event, the Oil“We’ve been really focusing on fanyk said both Browns Socialmen hire several local groups to the ski hill for the last three years, house and Mr. Mikes send over help set up and clear tables, in raising upwards of almost half a cooks to assist with preparing the return for charitable donations to million dollars,” said Stefanyk. meal and Paul and Sharon Gevattheir organization. He added they also support koff work nearly year-round to “It’s a good way to donate back STARS, due to the connection pull the event together.

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workers seeking positions. The group also recommended that journeypersons who could provide workplace training and mentorship be included in the inventory. With a major drive towards LNG development, the working group set out a goal of seeing 25 per cent of all eligible apprentice tradespeople working on LNG-related projects and recommended designating a minimum number of apprentices required to work on public infrastructure projects. The group also looked at mobile workforces and how to bring in additional workers from other jurisdictions to stay in B.C. The group touched on the hot topic of the Temporary Foreign Worker Program, noting that a process for using the program needs to be developed to meet the needs of the LNG boom, but that training British Columbians and other Canadian workers should begin immediately.

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First Nations involved in downstream, midstream and upstream gas development were present in Fort Nelson for the First Nation Shale Gas/ LNG Summit in April, where they discussed impacts, both direct and cumulative, stemming from natural gas development, transportation and export. The meetings were disrupted on the first day when the government made a concurrent announcement exempting gas processing plants from automatic environmental assessments. As a result, FNFN Chief Sharleen Gale asked government officials to leave the conference in protest. A declaration was produced on the FIRST NATIONS from Page 19 Fort Nelson First Nation What does the government have to do to gain your support? Sharleen Gale: At this point we’re

final day by attendees, and Gale requested a one-on-one meeting with Premier Christy Clark. Rich Coleman, British Columbia’s Minister of Energy and Mines, and John Rustad, Minister of Aboriginal Relations, then addressed the summit via teleconference. They apologized for the “mistake,” pledged to reverse the sweet gas order and requested a meeting with Gale. The meeting between Clark and Gale was held two weeks later. The conference, hosted by FNFN from April 14 to 16, brought together more than 350 leaders from First Nations communities, provincial and Federal government representatives, natural gas industry players, and other energy leaders. Summit attendees went to seminars and took a helicopter tour of the Horn

River Basin to get a first-person account of the impacts that British Columbia’s LNG strategy will have on the Dene and Cree people. Gale said their message was simple: “Our message to government and industry is the FNFN will be governing our territory and managing our lands,” she said. “The FNFN will be directly involved in all decisions for any development in our territory. Our people will decide when and where and if development will occur.” “Our whole livelihood is at stake,” said Gale. “Our elders always tell us care to for the land and the land will take of us. The FNFN is working towards this goal in a professional and proactive way. We are gathering baseline info so we can monitor the cumulative effects that the shale gas industry brings.

“We have a lot of work to do with government and industry before any projects can move ahead. The FNFN is looks forward to working government to government to set the highest environmental standards for our territory. This is the only way we can feel comfortable making decisions going forward.” Of the four major gas plays active in British Columbia, three are in the territory of the Fort Nelson First Nation: the Horn River, Cordova and Liard. Lana Lowe, director of the Department of Land & Resources for FNFN, said for “Fort Nelson First Nation territory, the shale gas-LNG industry is a game changer like we haven’t seen since 1942, when 20,000 U.S Army troops came in and built the Alaska Highway, opening our territory to the world. Everything is at stake.”

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sin and Western Canada’s Peace River Arch region. The acquisition includes a 54 percent stake in a Halfway formation well that is producing 75 BOEPD, and a 74 per cent working interest in two shut-in natural gas wells. The company says that production from these wells could deliver an additional 60 BOEPD. Also included in the deal are 5,500 net acres of leasehold interests; a 96.8 per cent working interest in a sour processing facility capable of 2.0 mmcf/d; working interests ranging from 96.8 per cent to 100 per cent in about nine km of pipelines and 15 km of other pipelines.

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ALS Oil & Gas announced the acquisition of the North American completions services provider, BMP Enterprises LLC (BMP). ALS Oil & Gas, an international oilfield services company, was formed in 2013 through the acquisition of Reservoir Group by ALS Limited. ALS has a lab in Fort St. John. The acquisition of BMP further enhances ALS’ ability to service the upstream oil and gas industry with leading technical services across all major geographies, the company said in a statement. BMP specializes in turnkey monitoring solutions for the down-hole oil and gas, downstream, industrial and pipeline monitoring markets in North America. Brian M. Phillips, president and CEO of BMP, said that joining such an ambitious and fast-growing provider is an exciting step. “I believe BMP’s completions expertise and technology solutions will be invaluable in growing the Omega Well Monitoring brand,” he said. “Personally, I am excited by the challenge of continuing the development of our various fiber optic solutions to both the U.S. and the international market.” ALS Oil & Gas describes itself as “the new international leader” in the niche oilfield activities of reservoir sampling, analysis and evaluation, well monitoring, specialist well services as well as premium drilling services.

B.C. pulled in just $10.4 million in April’s Crown Petroleum and Natural Gas Public Tender, down from $19.8 million one month earlier. The average price paid per hectare in March and April was $1,854 and $1,091, respectively. Although April’s revenue was lower than expected, the trend has been upward since late last year when a report was released that more than doubled the amount of natural gas thought to be trapped in Northeast B.C.’s Montney formation. It was the first assessment of its kind for the region and estimated that the Montney can support commercial activity for 150 years or longer at current gas consumption rates in Canada. The volume of marketable gas is now believed to be 12.7 trillion cubic metres, which is roughly the volume of Lake Superior. In the March 23 sale, parcels of land were up for grabs representing some 12,200 hectares, 19 of which received successful bids. In April, 13 parcels of land were up for grabs representing some 13,300 hectares, nine receiving successful bids. British Columbia pulled in $25 million in February’s petroleum land sale, $15 million more than January’s figure. The next B.C. Crown Petroleum and Natural Gas Rights Public Tender is May 21. Available are seven drilling license permits (on 8,217 hectares) and 17 leases (on 4,939 hectares).

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Calgary-based Seven Generations Energy has increased its Montney land holdings by a net 118 sections through several separate purchase and swap transactions since the beginning of the year. 7G’s net land holdings — all in the Kakwa River Project area — now equal approximately 547 sections, including 516 sections of petroleum and natural gas rights in the Montney formation. The purchases represent a net increase of 29 per cent since the beginning of 2014. Most of the newly acquired land is located near the company’s existing operations. Seven Generations’ management estimates the company has a 50/50 chance of recovering 25 trillion cubic feet of marketable gas and more than 2.6 billion barrels of liquids from the Kakwa River Project. “In today’s over-supplied gas market, having transportation and marketing options is an important risk mitigation,” said Pat Carlson, CEO. Seven Generations Energy also has an operations headquarters in Grande Prairie, Alberta.

Crew Energy has acquired gas properties in Northeastern British Columbia for approximately $105 million. The purchases add to the Calgarybased company’s liquids-rich natural gas properties in the Montney. The 75 net sections of land in the Septimus and Groundbirch areas are either adjacent to its existing land or increase Crew’s working stake in joint interest lands. The transactions were completed in late March. Crew now owns 544 (452 net) Montney sections in Northeastern B.C., of which 138 net sections are located in the Montney “oil” window, 238 net sections are located in the Montney “wet” gas window and 76 net sections are located in the Montney “dry” gas window. “The acquired assets fit like integral pieces of a puzzle and are contiguous to, or have joint interest, with Crew’s existing land base,” said Crew’s CEO, Dale Shwed. “The assets are a great fit that provide the economies of scale and logistics that are complementary to Crew’s existing operations.”

ENN Canada has provided fuel to its 1000th natural gas customer. The milestone took place at the company’s new LNG station in Chilliwack, British Columbia. ENN said the station is open 24/7 and is positioned along one of the busiest trucking corridors in Western Canada. “This is an important milestone not only for ENN Canada but for the LNG industry in B.C.,” said ENN Canada’s CEO, Henry Cai. “With 1,000 trucks filled in under two months, it is clear the B.C. trucking industry has embraced LNG as a safer, cleaner and cost competitive alternative to diesel.” LNG is 40 per cent less expensive compared to diesel and produces just three-quarters the emissions. An Arrow Transportation Systems vehicle helped ENN Canada reach the milestone. “We are very pleased to partner with ENN on this project,” said Tim Bell, VP of Arrow Transportation Systems. “It is important for Arrow to always explore new ways to operate our business more efficiently and environmentally.”

FortisBC has awarded 18 fleet operators a financial incentive to convert to CNG or LNG that have added more than 200 LNG and CNG vehicles to British Columbia’s roads. The incentives, totalling $9.5 million, ranged from $438,750 for six Sutco Contracting Ltd. vehicles, to $1.6 million for 45 TransLink vehicles in 2012 and 2013. The $9.5 million brings the total to about $17.5 million. “The number of fleet operators applying for this incentive shows that natural gas is becoming the fuel of choice for heavy-duty and return-to-base fleet vehicle operators,” John Walker, CEO of FortisBC, said. “Our incentives help companies switch to natural gas, which is a cost-effective and abundant fuel source in British Columbia that also helps reduce emissions.” FortisBC is focused on providing safe and reliable energy, including natural gas, electricity and propane. It has 1.1 million customers in 135 communities across the province. FortisBC has a program to offset up to 75 per cent of the cost of converting a natural gas engine from diesel.

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CALENDAR May 21 The LNG in BC Conference will be held at the Van. Convention Centre. Lnginbc-register.ca/register May 28-29 Fort St. John Energy Expo @ the FSJ Curling Club. Organized by Energy Services BC. Call Jocelyn 250-7930272, jocelyn@bizzybody.ca. May 31 Couples Golf tournament, hosted by the Fort St. John Oilmen’s Assoc. fsjpetroleumassociation.com June 4-7 The FSJ Oilmen’s Association will hold its 52nd Annual Golf Tournament. fsjpetroleumassociation.com June 19-21 (Approx.) The Annual Golf Tournament will be hosted by South Peace Oilmen’s Assoc. on the third weekend of June. dawsoncreekoilandgas.com R001622840

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Salaries in Canada’s oil and gas sector rose much faster compared to those in other industries, according to a new report jointly published by recruiting experts Hays Oil & Gas and the leading jobsite Oil and Gas Job Search. Last year’s annual income for a Canadian employed in the oil and gas industry rose to $143,118 on average, a 6 per cent increase, however the income of a foreigner working in the same sector in Canada fell 3 per cent to an average of only $131,229. “Competition for skilled candidates is high, and in response employers increased salaries to retain top talent so that they’d be available once important transportation projects proceed,” said Hays vice president Jim Fearon. Seventy-three per cent of employers who responded to the survey expected salaries to increase in 2014 and 60 per cent think they will rise by more than 5 per sent. Hays expects wages to continue to rise this year due to high de-

mand for skilled labour. Worldwide, employers report that their biggest challenge is skills shortages (34 per cent), but in Canada that is a problem for 42 per cent of energy companies. “Compounding the skills shortages in Canada is the cold reality that more than 70 per cent of the oil and gas workforce is aged 40 and over,” said Hays. “While other regions can count on a healthy volume of young people coming in to the industry, Canada and North America in general cannot rely on a steady stream of younger workers, which means companies should ramp up international recruitment, and also turn to online tools such as job sites and social media when seeking out the next generation of employees.” The survey found that Canadian oil and gas corporations reduced the number of foreign workers in 2013 by 10 percentage points overall. In 2011, 58 per cent of Canada’s oil and gas workers were foreigners, but that fell to 48 per cent last year. “Despite the concerns over a sluggish global economic recov-

ery, the feeling in the industry remains positive,” said Oil and Gas Job Search managing director Duncan Freer. “Employees and new entrants to the industry can look forward to working in a dynamic and rewarding global sector.” The report also found that Canadian employers are optimistic about the coming year. Two-thirds of survey respondents are “positive” to “very positive” when describing their level of confidence in the current oil and gas market. Sixty-one per cent of employers expected staffing levels to increase 5 per cent or more this year. Very few forecasted job cuts. Hays is a leading global recruiting company. Oil and Gas Job Search is dedicated to professionals who work in the oil and gas industry. The survey was completed in November 2013 and included some 900 industry professionals working in Canada and more than 24,000 oil and gas workers across 24 disciplines in 53 countries around the world.

‘Compounding the skills shortages in Canada is the cold reality that more than 70 per cent of the oil and gas workforce is aged 40 and over.’

CALENDAR from Page 28 Aug. 15-17 The 5th Annual Family Weekend will be hosted by the Fort St. John Oilmen’s Association.

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Aug. 20-23 The Fort Nelson Petroleum Association is holding its annual Golf Tournament in August.

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Sept. 16-18 The Canada LNG Export Conference will he held on Sept 16-18 at the Calgary Convention Centre. www.canadalngexport.com

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Sept. 30-Oct.1 BC Oil & Gas Conference will be held in Fort Nelson at the end of September. www.northernrockies.ca Oct. 22-25 The Fort Nelson Petroleum Association is holding it next Hockey Tournament in October.

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