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Oil & gas capital spending cut in half since 2014

At the end of 2014, capital expenditures in Canada’s oil and gas sector sat at nearly $21 billion. Today, it’s under $10.5 billion.

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Wildfires driving down oil & gas profits

Wildfires in Western Canada during the first half of the year reduced oil production capacity in those provinces, which ate at profits within the industry.

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O&G made up nearly half of AB corp. tax revenue last year

But UCP supporters probably shouldn’t be celebrating just yet.

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Northern Alberta laundry workers win 9% raise

These workers voted 73% in favour of the new contract.

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50,000 Alberta O&G workers lost their jobs since 2014

Nearly half of those job losses occurred before the NDP took office 8 years ago.

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Canada oil exports increase 24% under Trudeau

At this rate, it’s going to be tough for Canada to meet its climate change commitments.

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How many oil & gas jobs have the UCP created?

It’s been nearly 4 years since the UCP got a kick at the can. How many new jobs have been created in an industry that’s seeing record oil production?

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Filling in the gaps from AB’s energy minister update

Alberta’s new energy minister had a lot of positive things to say about Alberta’s oil and gas sector. But what about everything he left out?

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Is Trudeau destroying Alberta’s oil & gas industry?

This may come as a shock to some people, but it appears that the federal Liberal government is doing a pretty horrible job of shutting down Alberta’s oil and gas industry.

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Oil & gas made up just 17% of AB’s corporate tax revenue

Despite generating nearly $1 billion in more corporate tax revenue last year, the oil and gas sector still accounted for just 16.65% of total corporate profit tax revenue.