NOC 8 – Primary Industry

The primary (natural resource-based) industries in this area are related to oil and gas production, and also to some degree forestry and logging. Occupations in this category are often industry specific. Pre-employment and safety training for conventional oil and gas production workers is available from the Petroleum Industry Training Service, now called Enform.
The forestry industry usually advertises for workers with picker truck training or experience. For more information about the industry, visit the Alberta Forest Products Association website.

Drilling Rigs
Enform Petroleum Industry Training Service – www.enform.ca
Petroleum Services Association of Canada – www.psac.ca
Canadian Association of Oilwell Drilling Contractors (CAODC) – www.caodc.ca
CAODC’s list of contractors – www.caodc.ca/contractorList.htm
Akita Drilling – www.akita-drilling.com
Beck Drilling and Environmental Services – www.beckdrill.com
Bertram Drilling – www.bertramdrilling.com
Champion Drilling – www.coralynn.com
Encore Coring and Drilling – www.ensignenergy.com/encore/
Nabors Canada LP – www.nabors.com
Precision Drilling – www.precisiondrilling.com
SDS Drilling – www.boartlongyear.com
Terracon McKay Ltd. – www.terracon.ca/mckay/index.html
Terracore Specialty Drilling – www.terracoredrilling.com
Terroco Group – www.terroco.com
Trinidad Drilling – www.trinidaddrilling.com
Veritas – www.veritasdgc.com\careers

Mining and Exploration (other than oilsands)
Birch Mountain Resources Ltd. (Proposed) – www.birchmountain.com
Titanium Corporation – www.titaniumcorporation.com

Operating Oilsands – Open-Pit Mines
Albian Sands Energy Inc. – www.albiansands.ca
Suncor Energy Inc. – www.suncor.com
Syncrude Canada Ltd. – www.syncrude.com

Operating Oilsands – In-Situ (SAGD)
ConocoPhillips – Surmont Pilot Project – www.conocophillips.ca
EnCana Corporation – Christina Lake Pilot Project – www.encana.com
Japan Canada Oil Sands Ltd. – Hangingstone Pilot Project – www.jacos.com
Total E&P Canada - Joslyn Pilot Project – www.total.com
Opti Canada/Nexen Canada Joint Venture – Long Lake Pilot Project – www.longlake.ca
Petro-Canada – McKay River – www.petro-canada.ca
Suncor – Firebag SAGD Project – www.suncor.com
Whitesands Insitu Ltd – THAI Pilot Project – www.petrobank.com

Oilsands Projects – Under Construction
Canadian Natural Resources Ltd. – Horizon Project – www.cnrl.com
OPTI Canada Ltd - Nexen Inc. – Long Lake Project – www.longlake.ca, www.opticanada.com, www.nexeninc.com
ConocoPhillips – Surmont SAGD Project – www.conocophillips.ca
Total E&P Canada – Joslyn SAGD Project Phase 2 – www.total.com
Devon Energy – Jackfish SAGD – www.devonenergy.com
MEG Energy Corp – Christina Lake Regional Pilot Project – www.megenergy.com
Suncor Energy Inc – Upgrader Expansion – www.suncor.com

Proposed Projects

Surface Mines
Albian Sands Energy – Muskeg River Mine Expansion – www.albiansands.ca
Albian Sands Energy – Jackpine Mine – www.albiansands.ca
Total E&P Canada – Phase 3 (SAGD and mine project) – www.total.com
Imperial Oil / ExxonMobil – Kearl Project – www.imperialoil.ca
Petro-Canada/UTS – Fort Hills Project – www.petro-canada.ca/eng/about/10968.htm
Synenco Energy – Northern Lights Project – www.synenco.com

SAGD (Steam Assisted Gravity Drainage)
Chevron – Ells River Project – www.chevron.com
Connacher Oil and Gas – Great Divide Oil Sands Project – www.connacheroil.com
Husky Energy – Sunrise SAGD Project – www.huskyenergy.ca
Petro-Canada - Meadow Creek and other SAGD – www.petro-canada.ca
Paramount Resources – www.paramountres.com

Other Oil or Gas Companies
Air Products – www.airproducts.com
BP Canada Chemical Company – www.bp.com
Paramount Energy Trust – www.paramountenergy.com
Stylus Energy – www.stylusenergy.com

Refineries
Imperial Oil – www.imperialoil.ca/Canada-English/HomePage.asp
Shell – www.shell.ca
Petro-Canada – www.petro-canada.com

Other Operating Industrial Plants
Williams Energy Canada Inc. – www.williams.com
Marsulex – www.marsulex.com

Sawmill, Pulp Mill and Logging
Millar Western Forest Products – www.millarwestern.com
Northland Forest Products Ltd. – www.nfpl.ca
Alberta Pacific Forest Industries (ALPAC) – www.alpac.ca

Wildfire (Forest Protection)
Wildfire (Seasonal Employment) – www.srd.gov.ab.ca/wildfires/index.html