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Did You Know?

Calgary is home to 1,671 companies in the Oil and Gas (and Mining) Extraction industry. These companies employ 55,800 workers, with many more working in related industries, such as Manufacturing,  Transportation, and Professional and Technical Services.

The energy industry is made up of: oil and gas, electricity, coal and alternative energy.

Energy

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Colombia trade mission 2011

Calgary Economic Development (CED) invites you to join us on a technical trade mission to Colombia. In response to requests from Ecopetrol and other operators in Colombia, CED is organizing a trade mission in November that will bring much needed service companies to the country to fill gaps in service, increase competition and decrease high service fees.

Target participants for this mission are business executives who are capable of initiating projects and participating in technical discussions with engineers in the operating companies in Colombia.

For more information or to register for the mission, contact:

Monica Rovers
Business Development Manager, Energy, The Americas
403.221.3705
mrovers@calgaryeconomicdevelopment.com

Canada's Global Energy Centre

Energy plays a large role in the success of Calgary's thriving economy. Calgary has welcomed and benefited from international investment to its energy sector from its early days.

Today, many of the world's largest international oil and gas companies have established a significant presence alongside their Canadian counter-parts in Calgary. Calgary is home to the majority of Canada's oil and gas production companies, major pipeline operators, oilfield service and drilling companies, and energy-related engineering and consulting firms.

Calgary is headquarters to major North American pipeline and energy distribution companies such as TransCanada Corporation, Enbridge, Terasen Pipelines and Alliance Pipeline.

Canada's largest concentration of investor-owned electric power generation companies are based in Calgary. These companies produce electric power for millions of customers from sources as diverse as coal, natural gas, hydro, biomass and wind.

Canada's national energy regulator, the National Energy Board, has its headquarters in Calgary.  The Alberta Energy Resources Energy Board and Alberta Utilities Commission are also located in Calgary.

Watch a video about Calgary's energy industry Energy Sector

Energy Sector

Fast Facts

Indicator Year Number Share of Total Industries
GDP* 2010 $9,876 Million 13.8%
Employment* 2010 55,800 7.4%
Business Establishments 2010 1,671 3.1%

*Please note that these indicators are based on the City of Calgary's (Corporate Economics unit) interpretation, which classifies this industry within the broader "Other Primary" (includes oil and gas, mining, forestry and fishing) industry. It should be noted that the oil and gas sub-sector represents the majority of "Other Primary".   

Source: Statistics Canada, City of Calgary Corporate Economics 

This information has been compiled by Calgary Economic Development and the Alberta Government.
Oil Sands Fact Sheet June 2010 - 86KB

Sector Profile Highlights

Calgary-based companies are driving more than $75 billion of the $108 billion of major energy-related projects in the province.

More than 6,400 petroleum engineers work in Calgary and another 77,600 workers are employed in natural and applied sciences-relation careers.

For additional information, visit our sector profile
Energy - Calgary, A Global Energy Centre - 2,167KB

Calgary's Energy Companies

Calgary's Energy Companies.pdf - 987KB