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PSAC is reaching out to the public on behalf of the service sector – and the entire industry – with a number of initiatives:
www.oilandgasinfo.ca
The site answers basic questions about Canada’s oil and gas industry, organized under two main sections: Oil and Gas and You and Our Oil and Gas Industry. The oilandgasinfo.ca site is a starting point for people wanting to learn about this industry. Users can come to the site to get a basic introduction to oil and gas, then link to more detailed and specific websites if they want additional information.
PatchWorks
PatchWorks explains how the oilpatch works in a series of short, monthly articles. Watch for PatchWorks to be posted soon on www.oilandgasinfo.ca, distributed to PSAC member companies, shared with selected media and printed in Petroleum Services News.
Community Partners
PSAC, along with industry and government partners, is developing a Community Partners program. This industry-wide program focuses on local concerns related to oil and gas activity – dust, gates, garbage, noise and driving. The purpose of the program is to remind oil and gas workers and contractors to treat area residents and property with respect.
Public Survey
PSAC commissioned Ipsos Reid to conduct a telephone survey of over 1,100 residents in 12 oil and gas regions in western Canada. The survey covered 135 communities in and around Bonnyville, Drayton Valley, Edson, Grande Prairie, Slave Lake / High Prairie, Lloydminster / Vermilion, Medicine Hat / Brooks, Peace River, Red Deer and Rocky Mountain House in Alberta, as well as northeast British Columbia and southern Saskatchewan.
Employee Survey
In 2008, PSAC’s employee survey provided insight into the perceptions of employees, family, friends and community members touched by the industry.
In the survey, respondents told us that industry needed to improve its communication with communities and its responsiveness to local concerns, such as poor driving, littering and a general lack of courtesy on the part of workers.
Employees also noted a number of questions that they commonly get from community members, many of which they were unable to answer. This included questions related to gasoline pricing, environmental impacts, royalties and industry profits. Workers indicated that if they knew more about these issues, they could be better industry spokespersons.
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