The GDP Payoff of Additional Oil Pipeline Capacity
A report with Studio.Energy: Expanding Canada’s oil pipeline capacity could add $30B+ to annual real GDP and create 110,000+ jobs.
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Chart of the Week: Alberta leading despite fewer oil and gas jobs?
Alberta is leading all provinces in job growth this year, even though oil and gas employment is down.
If that sounds odd, it’s because it is. And, frankly, I don’t really understand it because rig activity is up a lot this year. According to our new Energy survey, we’re entering a growth phase that could get super-charged with new pipelines.
As we’ve discussed, it’s very unusual to have such strong job growth without corresponding growth in Alberta’s largest industry.
In the interim, for those who argue that it’s just oil and gas that’s pushing Alberta higher, the latest job numbers suggest that’s not the case.
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