November 21, 2014

Workforce Trends and Job Opportunities in the Oil and Gas Industry and the Oil Sands Sector

Claudine Vidallo, PMPProject Manager, Labour Market Information

Petroleum Human Resources Council (a division of Enform)

Agenda

• Introduction– About the Petroleum HR Council

• Overview of Canada’s Oil and Gas Industry– How the Petroleum Industry Works– Career Options

• Labour Market Outlooks: Key Findings and Analysis– Current Oil and Gas Workforce– Employment and Hiring Outlook – Projected Labour and Skill Shortages– A Closer Look at Workforce Needs in the Oil Sands Sector

• Tips and Resources for Jobseekers

About the Petroleum HR Council

The primary resource to address workforce issues in the petroleum industry. • Proactively seek solutions through collaborative partnerships• Anticipate the evolving needs of the industry• A catalyst for change

Our key priorities:• Labour Market Information (LMI)• Careers in Oil and Gas/Occupational Information and Tools

Effective April 1, 2013, the Petroleum HR Council became a division of Enform:

Petroleum HR Council’s human resources services +

Enform’s safety and training services=

One integrated national entity serving Canada’s oil and gas industry

Our LMI Expertise

Labour Market Outlooks: Employment and hiring projections generated using an industry-validated modelling system for:

• Canada’s oil and gas industry as a whole• Key operating regions: BC, AB, SK and rest of Canada• Petroleum industry sectors: exploration and production

(E&P), oil sands, oil and gas services and pipeline transmission

• Core and “other” occupations

HR Trends and Insights: Intelligence on current and short-term labour market conditions and trends within the oil and gas industry.

Labour Market News Feed: A compilation of the latest labour market, workforce and occupational news for industry.

Visit www.careersinoilandgas.com to download our LMI products and access the news feed.

How does the oil and gas industry work?

What are the career options in the industry?

Canada’s Oil & Gas Industry

• 3rd largest natural gas producer

• 6th largest crude oil producer (rank increasing with oil sands)

• Employs about 550,000 people in Canada (directly and indirectly)

• Energy is now Canada’s largest export sector (took over from

automobile industry in 2003)

• Industry payments to governments: $18 Billion

• Over 6,000 products we use everyday are made from petroleum

• Long history: first well in Canada was in 1858

How does the Oil & Gas Industry Work?

Upstream

Midstream

Downstream

• Find it• Extract it

• Move it• Store it

• Make it useful• Sell it

Career Options

What kind of careers are there?

• 1,000+ companies• Identify drilling prospects• Acquire land & mineral rights• Conduct public involvement• Contract service companies

Exploration & Production

A Closer Look at the Oil Sands Sector

Bitumen:Heavy, viscous form of crude oil, often found in oil sand deposits

Oil sands operations sector: Extraction, production and upgrading of bitumen

Operations Type

Seismic Careers• Surveyors• Line Clearers• Seismic Drilling Crews• Data Acquisition & Recording

Resource:• Canadian Association of Geophysical Contractors (CAGC) – www.cagc.ca

What kind of careers are there?

Services

Photos: Technicoil & Halliburton

Drilling & Completions Careers

• Drilling Rig Crews– Leasehands (Roustabout), Floorhands (Roughnecks) – Rig Technicians, Motorhands, Derrickhand, Driller– Rig Managers– www.rigtech.ca

• Service Rig Crews - Floorhands (Roughnecks), Derrickhand - Operators (Driller) - Rig Managers

- www.servicerigdrive.ca

• Resources:- Canadian Association of Oilwell DrillingContractors (CAODC) - www.caodc.ca

What kind of careers are there?

Services

Photos: Technicoil & Halliburton

Petroleum Services Careers• Cementing Helper• Truck Driver• Fracturing Operator• Rigger• Snubber• Well Testing Assistant• Wireline Operator• Safety trainer• Environmental management• Waste treatment, recycling and disposal

• Resources:- Petroleum Services Association of Canada

www.psac.ca

What kind of careers are there?

Services

Photos: Technicoil & Halliburton

• Construction• Testing• Management• Public involvement

What kind of careers are there?

Pipelines

Photos: Spectra Energy & CEPA

What is the future of employment in Canada’s oil and gas industry?

Current Oil + Gas Workforce

Long-Term Hiring Outlook (2013 – 2022)

Hiring numbers over the next decade ranges between 125,000 and 150,000 to meet industry expansion and attrition.

Hiring Outlook for Each Sector and Key Province

Hiring due to industry activity and age-related attrition to 2022

(not including non-retirement turnover)

Low Growth to Expansion Scenarios

Top 10 Career Prospects in Canada’s Oil and Gas Industry

TOP TEN OCCUPATIONS WITH GREATEST NET HIRING REQUIREMENTS* TO 2022 (# of job openings Low Growth – Expansion)

Industry Total (62,440 – 84,030 )

1 Power engineers (steam-ticketed operators) 2,945 – 4,105

2 Heavy equipment operators (except crane) 2,425 – 3,990

3 Oil and gas well drillers, servicers, testers, and related workers 2,945 – 3,985

4 Drilling coordinators/production managers 3,050 – 3,945

5 Supervisors, oil and gas drilling and service 2,930 – 3,640

6 Oil and gas drilling, servicing, and related labourers 2,415 – 3,480

7 Petroleum engineers 2,150 – 2,910

8 Truck drivers 2,200 – 2,825

9 Oil and gas well drilling workers and service operators 1,860 – 2,590

10 Geologists and geophysicists 1,715 – 2,305

*Net hiring requirements = hiring due to industry activity + age-related attrition (excludes non-retirement turnover)

Occupational Labour Shortages

• Chemical engineering technologists

• Chemical engineers

• Civil engineers

• Crane operators

• Drafting technologists and technicians

• Drilling coordinators/production managers

• Electrical/instrumentation engineers

• Environmental technicians

• Geologists and geophysicists

• Heavy equipment operators

• Heavy-duty equipment mechanics

• Industrial electricians

• Industrial engineering and manufacturing technologists and technicians

• Public and environmental health and safety inspectors

• Instrumentation engineering technologists

• Instrumentation technicians

• Insulators

• Mechanical engineering technologists

• Mechanical engineers

• Millwrights and machinists

• Mining engineers

• Non-destructive testers and inspection technicians

• Oil and gas drilling, servicing, and related labourers

• Oil and gas well drillers, servicers, testers, and related workers

• Oil and gas well drilling workers and service operators

• Petroleum engineers

• Petroleum/mining/geological engineering technologists

• Power engineers (steam-ticket required)

• Project engineers

• Purchasing agents and officers

• Steamfitters and pipefitters

• Supervisors, oil and gas drilling and service

• Truck drivers

• Welders

Employment Impacts of Oil and Gas Investment and Activities

Investments and activities by the oil and gas industry benefit all Canadians.

What is the future of employment in the oil sands sector?

Oil Sands Operations Employment Outlook to 2023

Over the next decade, oil sands operations is projected to add 15,300 new jobs – with employment levels estimated at 41,900 workers by 2023.

E = Estimated; F = Forecasted

Oil Sands Occupations with Greatest Job Increases

Power engineers and heavy equipment operators account for close to 30 per cent of new jobs created between 2014 and 2023.

TOP 10 OIL SANDS OCCUPATIONS WITH GREATEST JOB INCREASES DUE TO INDUSTRY ACTIVITY TO 2023

Total Oil Sands Operations 15,330

Power engineers and power systems operators (9241) 2,895

Heavy equipment operators (except crane) (7521) 1,470

Petroleum engineers (2145) 825

Engineering managers (0211) 660

Facility operation and maintenance managers (0714) 555

Heavy-duty equipment mechanics (7312) 495

Managers in natural resources production and fishing (0811) 465

Industrial instrument technicians and mechanics (2243) 405

Mechanical engineers (2132) 375

Geoscientists and oceanographers (2113) 325

Net Hiring Requirements for the Oil Sands Sector

E = Estimated; F = Forecasted

Total oil sands operations hiring to support growth

15,330Total hiring due to age-related attrition

6,380Net hiring within oil sands operations to 2023

21,710Net hiring requirements = hiring due to industry expansion + hiring due to age-related attrition.

TOP 10 OIL SANDS OCCUPATIONS WITH GREATEST NET HIRING REQUIREMENTS TO 2023 (# OF JOB OPENINGS)

Total Oil Sands 21,710

Power engineers and power systems operators (9241) 4,130

Heavy equipment operators (except crane) (7521) 2,070

Petroleum engineers (2145) 1,050

Engineering managers (0211) 980

Facility operation and maintenance managers (0714) 880

Heavy-duty equipment mechanics (7312) 735

Managers in natural resources production and fishing (0811) 685

Industrial instrument technicians and mechanics (2243) 550

Mechanical engineers (2132) 505

Industrial electricians (7242) 460

Oil Sands Construction, Maintenance and Operations

This table shows the overlapping occupations that are required for oil sands construction, maintenance and operations.

OCCUPATION (NOC)BUILDFORCE

(Aggregated Oil Sands Construction)

OILMAP(On-site Oil Sands

Construction & Maintenance)

PETROLEUM HR COUNCIL

(Oil Sands Operations)

Construction millwrights and industrial mechanics (7311) • • •Crane operators (7371) • • •Heavy equipment operators (except crane) (7521) • • •Industrial electricians (7242) • • •Industrial instrument technicians and mechanics (2243) • • •Steamfitters, pipefitters and sprinkler system installers (7252) • • •Welders and related machine operators (7237) • • •

Oil Sands Construction and Operations Workforce Projections to 2023

E = Estimated; F = Forecasted

Resources

Tips and Resources for Job Seekers

Tips for job seekers interested in the oil and gas industry:• Understand the industry and the different sectors• Research oil and gas careers• Get your resume and cover letter ready• Practice your interviewing skills • Understand your transferrable skills• Research companies in advance• Find companies through oil and gas industry associations (member listing) or

directories • Be willing to be mobile (travel or re-locate)… but do your research first!• Network and talk to people that work in oil and gas• Check local oil and gas industry associations• Follow industry and business news for significant energy projects

Hot Jobs – there are lots of them!

Where are the Job Opportunities?

Top Recruitment Channels

Careers in Oil + Gas – www.careersinoilandgas.com

Job Board

Choose Your Future – Career Quiz

Day in the Life

Occupational Information

Rich With Potential – Career Practitioner Guide

Social Media Initiatives – Facebook.com/careersinoilandgas

Social Media Initiatives – Twitter @careersinoandg

COG E-Newsletter

Council E-Newsletter

Labour Market Reports

Enform – www.enform.ca

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