Make Canada an energy super power
Posted Mar 21, 2011 3:37 pm.
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Canada has all the ingredients to become an energy super power, but not without a focused plan in place.
In marking the 100th anniversary of the company in Canada, those were the thoughts of Shell Canada President Lorraine Mitchelmore Monday morning at Calgary’s downtown Met Centre.
“I hope” (for) “continued success, similiar to what was done before, and really about more innovation and technology that helps Canada realize its place in the world as a real energy super power,” said Mitchelmore who was campaigning for a national energy strategy among all stakeholders, including government, to get the country headed towards a more prominent global position.
Mitchelmore says all the hallmarks are in place, including the fact that Canada has the second-largest oil reserves in the world, but a process needs to start now for Canada to achieve that super power status.
“When I think strategy, I mean a competitive framework, competitive in the environment side, raising our standards,” added Mitchelmore. “Canada has such a committment to the environment. We need to show the world that we can have the highest standards.”
(This) “would require collaboration from government, from industry — across the whole energy supply chain — from NGO’s, from First Nations, from end users,” said Mitchelmore concerning her national energy strategy. “That’s why we’re talking about it now, to get conversation going across Canada,” adding she’s not talking about another national energy program, rather a conversation among Canadians for a competitive framework.
She feels such an all-inclusive strategy would vault Canada to the forefront of the most stable, reliable and democratic of the world’s top oil and gas producers.
As Mitchelmore commented on this country’s energy future, a flame burned brightly atop the Calgary Tower to celebrate a century of Shell doing business in Canada.
