The head of an oil and gas drilling group is calling the Alberta-Ottawa energy accord a “game changer,” but says the benefits won’t filter through to industry members straight away.
“This is really pragmatic policy. I think it’s competitive policy,” Mark Scholz, president and CEO of the Canadian Association of Energy Contractors, told reporters Monday.
“And I think it’s a game changer for the for the conventional business.”
Scholz made his remarks after CAOEC released its annual State of the Industry report, which calls for a slight uptick in activity next year in Canada.
The group—which represents 89 land drilling, offshore drilling and service rig companies operating across Canada—is expecting 5,709 wells to be drilled next year, up about three percent from this year….