OIL SANDS
Annual maintenance on Canada's oil sands plants is forecast to cause no more disruption than usual this year, but trade union officials are warning of a labour crunch during Alberta's 2025 turnaround season as construction takes off on two new industrial projects.
Every year producers in Alberta hire thousands of extra skilled workers to execute essential maintenance on oil sands upgraders, thermal projects and refineries. Canada is the world's fourth-largest oil producer, and roughly two-thirds of its 4.9-million barrels per day (bpd) of crude come from northern Alberta's oil sands.
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