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Originally Posted by New Era
Completely agree! Alberta has a lot to work with. They have a ton of engineers and capital they could turn into an innovation mecca. Alberta should be leading the charge in finding better ways to use the hydrocarbon molecule, not just pulling it out of the ground and shipping it to market. Some really great ideas have come out of Alberta recently, so maybe the commitment has begun?
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I work for an oil company and have for a long time. I’m in a position with a small amount of influence into investment decisions, and I have been pushing for stuff like this. It takes time to change hearts and minds but in my experience people have been relatively open to it, but in fairness these are not easy decisions to make for executives. Capital is precious and shareholders demand returns, and these types of things are huge gambles. In my opinion, still worth it, but a lot of risk nonetheless. It’s easy to say no to stuff. Still worth pushing these ideas though, because if we ever make it work it could be huge.