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THE WEEKLY ANCHOR
THE WEEKLY ANCHOR
PAGE 28 MONDAY JULY 1, 2019 MONDAY JUNE 17, 2019 PAGE 27
A Monthly update on the Oil & Gas and Energy Industry
Ice Practice: Emergency Response in Winter Conditions ENERGY EDUCATION IN ACTION
Trans Mountain practices emergency equipment needed for winter spill response. prepared to respond quickly and
response on the existing pipeline in all Employees, contractors, first responders and efficiently. Federal Cabinet Approval of Trans Mountain Pipeline Project is only
seasons so they can be prepared to Indigenous groups were invited to participate Last year, Trans Mountain conducted Growth in the oil sands projects drives
respond to an incident no matter what and observe. 18 emergency response exercises at one Hurdle of Many the Canadian Government Needs to Jump
weather conditions are present. Winter is Trans Mountain is required by regulators to various locations along the pipeline
no exception. Where the pipeline crosses have an Emergency Management Program route including a similar winter ice
rivers and streams, these bodies of water and to exercise their Emergency Response deployment held near Jasper National The Petroleum Services Association of this project which is in the national interest. in its extreme environmental leanings by need for more pipelines to 2030: CAPP
can be covered with ice in winter Plans on a regular basis to ensure they are Park in January 2018. Canada (PSAC) acknowledges the federal TMEP would provide some of the takeaway first limiting debate on its motion to
months, so it is imperative response government’s approval of the Trans capacity needed to match our resource declare a national climate emergency, and
crews are trained to respond under ice Mountain Expansion Project (TMEP) but production capacity by providing access to then passing it faster than you can say Jack
conditions. Last week, their Emergency notes there are more hurdles for the global markets. Such access would result in Robinson. Presumably, the Trudeau
Response Team conducted an on-ice continued from page 26 government to cross before the pipeline will receiving world prices for our product and government seeks to impose more
accrue billions of dollars of benefits to
legislative obstacles to oil and gas resource
emergency exercise on Lac Des Roches, be built. Canadians across the country for social development. The world continues to need
BC near 100 Mile House, where ice Gary Mar, President and CEO of PSAC, programs like health care and education and oil and gas. Canada has developed its
conditions were appropriate and safe to says, “The federal government was right to infrastructure,” continued Mar. resources responsibility, continually
practice deploying equipment needed for approve the TMEP. Poll after poll has Duncan Au, Chair of PSAC and President implementing innovation and new
winter spill response. shown that the majority of Canadians and CEO of CWC Energy Services, technologies to reduce carbon and
support this project, including an Abacus
This pre-planned exercise simulated a poll1 which reported in January 2019 that commented, “The Trans Mountain Expansion environmental footprint. What other
scenario of a third-party strike to the 64% of Canadians want TMEP construction Project will also provide numerous jobs, skills, country in the world would limit its own
pipeline resulting in a release of product to begin in 2019. This majority included and economic opportunities for our Indigenous prosperity in this way?
into the water. Crews trained on Tim McMillan 60% of voters in B.C. and 70% in Ontario.” people, including a potential equity stake in the
equipment to cut through the ice to President and CEO Clearly, losing Canadian jobs and over $80 project, opportunities they want and deserve.”
practice containment and recovery Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers million a day by selling our oil at a discount “While welcome, the TMEP decision today
techniques under ice and snow. to our only customer that is now our biggest comes only days before an expected
Conducting the exercise in a live winter competitor, makes no sense and it appears announcement on federal Bills C-69, referred
environment allows first responders to that the Trudeau government has finally to in the west as the ‘no-more pipelines’ bill,
adapt to real seasonal challenges. recognized the critical impacts of this and C-48, the tanker ban,” continued Duncan
Au. “Bill C-48 effectively only bans Canadian
The exercise also included land-based situation with this approval. tankers thereby landlocking western Canadian
training, setup and deployment of “We can only express optimism after we crude oil while continuing to allow foreign
response trailers, containment boom and see construction begin and continue through
to completion. We have seen significant tankers along the coast of B.C. and along the
delays after the project was approved the St. Lawrence Seaway in eastern Canada. Both
first time. It remains to be seen if the of these bills will have serious negative
Trudeau government will have the impacts on capital investment in the oil and
conviction to support this project in the face gas sector in Canada.”
of continued litigation and delay tactics by Gary Mar added, “In addition, the Trudeau
opponents. We encourage the Trudeau government is demonstrating a lack of balance
government to demonstrate conviction for
Industry supporters of responsible energy
Specializing in pipeline construction, facility constructions,
maintenance, abandonments and compression projects
780-728-0004 4515 2nd Avenue
THE WEEKLY ANCHOR
PAGE 28 MONDAY JULY 1, 2019 MONDAY JUNE 17, 2019 PAGE 27
A Monthly update on the Oil & Gas and Energy Industry
Ice Practice: Emergency Response in Winter Conditions ENERGY EDUCATION IN ACTION
Trans Mountain practices emergency equipment needed for winter spill response. prepared to respond quickly and
response on the existing pipeline in all Employees, contractors, first responders and efficiently. Federal Cabinet Approval of Trans Mountain Pipeline Project is only
seasons so they can be prepared to Indigenous groups were invited to participate Last year, Trans Mountain conducted Growth in the oil sands projects drives
respond to an incident no matter what and observe. 18 emergency response exercises at one Hurdle of Many the Canadian Government Needs to Jump
weather conditions are present. Winter is Trans Mountain is required by regulators to various locations along the pipeline
no exception. Where the pipeline crosses have an Emergency Management Program route including a similar winter ice
rivers and streams, these bodies of water and to exercise their Emergency Response deployment held near Jasper National The Petroleum Services Association of this project which is in the national interest. in its extreme environmental leanings by need for more pipelines to 2030: CAPP
can be covered with ice in winter Plans on a regular basis to ensure they are Park in January 2018. Canada (PSAC) acknowledges the federal TMEP would provide some of the takeaway first limiting debate on its motion to
months, so it is imperative response government’s approval of the Trans capacity needed to match our resource declare a national climate emergency, and
crews are trained to respond under ice Mountain Expansion Project (TMEP) but production capacity by providing access to then passing it faster than you can say Jack
conditions. Last week, their Emergency notes there are more hurdles for the global markets. Such access would result in Robinson. Presumably, the Trudeau
Response Team conducted an on-ice continued from page 26 government to cross before the pipeline will receiving world prices for our product and government seeks to impose more
accrue billions of dollars of benefits to
legislative obstacles to oil and gas resource
emergency exercise on Lac Des Roches, be built. Canadians across the country for social development. The world continues to need
BC near 100 Mile House, where ice Gary Mar, President and CEO of PSAC, programs like health care and education and oil and gas. Canada has developed its
conditions were appropriate and safe to says, “The federal government was right to infrastructure,” continued Mar. resources responsibility, continually
practice deploying equipment needed for approve the TMEP. Poll after poll has Duncan Au, Chair of PSAC and President implementing innovation and new
winter spill response. shown that the majority of Canadians and CEO of CWC Energy Services, technologies to reduce carbon and
support this project, including an Abacus
This pre-planned exercise simulated a poll1 which reported in January 2019 that commented, “The Trans Mountain Expansion environmental footprint. What other
scenario of a third-party strike to the 64% of Canadians want TMEP construction Project will also provide numerous jobs, skills, country in the world would limit its own
pipeline resulting in a release of product to begin in 2019. This majority included and economic opportunities for our Indigenous prosperity in this way?
into the water. Crews trained on Tim McMillan 60% of voters in B.C. and 70% in Ontario.” people, including a potential equity stake in the
equipment to cut through the ice to President and CEO Clearly, losing Canadian jobs and over $80 project, opportunities they want and deserve.”
practice containment and recovery Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers million a day by selling our oil at a discount “While welcome, the TMEP decision today
techniques under ice and snow. to our only customer that is now our biggest comes only days before an expected
Conducting the exercise in a live winter competitor, makes no sense and it appears announcement on federal Bills C-69, referred
environment allows first responders to that the Trudeau government has finally to in the west as the ‘no-more pipelines’ bill,
adapt to real seasonal challenges. recognized the critical impacts of this and C-48, the tanker ban,” continued Duncan
Au. “Bill C-48 effectively only bans Canadian
The exercise also included land-based situation with this approval. tankers thereby landlocking western Canadian
training, setup and deployment of “We can only express optimism after we crude oil while continuing to allow foreign
response trailers, containment boom and see construction begin and continue through
to completion. We have seen significant tankers along the coast of B.C. and along the
delays after the project was approved the St. Lawrence Seaway in eastern Canada. Both
first time. It remains to be seen if the of these bills will have serious negative
Trudeau government will have the impacts on capital investment in the oil and
conviction to support this project in the face gas sector in Canada.”
of continued litigation and delay tactics by Gary Mar added, “In addition, the Trudeau
opponents. We encourage the Trudeau government is demonstrating a lack of balance
government to demonstrate conviction for
Industry supporters of responsible energy
Specializing in pipeline construction, facility constructions,
maintenance, abandonments and compression projects
780-728-0004 4515 2nd Avenue
