Oil-Sands’ Carbon Capture Moonshot Faces Hurdle of Scarce Labor
- MEG CEO says contractors lack workers for yearly maintenance
- Skills shortage has Pathways seeking more time on carbon cuts
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Canada’s oil-sands industry is examining how many workers it will need to build the carbon capture system that’s key to its emissions-reductions pledges, and leaders already are warning that scarce skilled labor may hinder projects.
The Pathways Alliance — which includes major producers Suncor Energy Inc., Canadian Natural Resources Ltd. and Cenovus Energy Inc. — is studying the labor issue with other organizations, and the results should be available in coming months, Pathways President Kendall Dilling said in an interview.