Management – Quality First International, Calgary

13 Sep 2016

B.C. LNG proponents bullish about industry’s future

Despite delays and low prices plaguing liquefied natural gas projects proposed in British Columbia, some proponents told a Calgary audience Wednesday they remain bullish about the industry’s future. Robert Dakers, commercial director for the Shell-backed project in Kitimat, B.C., dubbed LNG Canada, said the West Coast industry missed the first wave of LNG demand, but that it could tak...

Oil and gas downturns in B.C. and Alberta ease Site C labour force concerns

Quality First Int. Reservoir Management

VICTORIA — Alberta’s loss is British Columbia’s gain as fears of labour shortages for the construction of the massive Site C dam evaporate amid a slump in the oil and gas industry, says a new report released Tuesday. The slowdown is providing a steady supply of skilled workers for the Peace River project, the report says, easing previous concerns from experts who had warned of potenti...