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In this week’s newsletter:

• YCR in the Media
  • YCR Member Ryan Fournier recently went on the Mike Smyth Show to debate oil and gas production in Canada
• New Student Opportunities
  • We have a long list of the latest and most exciting resource and energy-related jobs for you to apply for this holiday season

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  New Member Perspective
  

  • Ryan Fournier shares some of the progress and inspiration behind his campaign to choose Canadian energy, not war oil
• YCR’s Member of the Week
  
  • YCR member Justus Otto shares the impact working with YCR has had on his professional development
• What you might have missed this week
  
  • Our most recent Food for Thought sessions featured the President of Fluid Energy Group and an energy security expert. Check out these presentations and more on our Youtube Channel.
• Five Minute News
  • From France’s ban on short-haul flights to the challenges of Canadian students to find work post-covid, here are the latest news stories affecting young Canadians and the natural resource industry.
• Share your voice
  
  • Do you have an opinion on one of our members’ perspectives or a recent news story? Let us know and earn $100 by writing a YCR op-ed piece

YCR in the Media

YCR member Ryan Fournier recently had the opportunity to represent YCR in a debate on Canadian oil and gas production with Peter McCartney of the Wilderness Committee. The debate took place on the Mike Smyth Show on Global News radio.

While the debate occurred live, you can listen to the recorded version by clicking here. Ryans’ debate takes place between 13:45 and 30:00mins in the video.

New Student Opportunities

Are you a young Canadian keen to find summer work in the energy and natural resource sector? Check out some of the latest job postings for you to apply for this holiday season.

• Reclamation Student: Canadian Natural Resources Limited is looking for someone to support the Reclamation team through data acquisition/analysis for optimization projects, well records reviews, and ongoing operations support
• Business/Commerce Student: TC Energy has various opportunities in various locations for students studying commerce and business administration
• Engineering Co-op Student: Nutrien has multiple opportunities to gain valuable experience in the field of engineering or engineering technology at several of its locations.
• Forestry Summer Student: Interfor in Ontario is looking for someone to support operations on the Trout Lake Forest, monitor contractor performance, and support roll-out of the road program (road inspections and signage)
• Geotechnical Engineering Student: Suncor is looking for a student enrolled in an undergraduate geotechnical engineering program at an accredited post-secondary institution
• Business Systems Analyst Summer Student: ARC Resources Ltd. is looking for a Business Systems Analyst Summer Student to join its Information Technology team.
• Shale Analyst: Rystad Energy is looking for an analytical and detail-oriented individual to join its Shale data research team in Calgary.

New Member Perspective

Ryan Fournier, a 4th-year university student at the University of Ottawa pursuing a double major in political science and criminology, provides us with an update on his campaign to Choose Canadian Energy, Not War Oil. Heres a short preview of what Ryan had to say:

“For me, supporting Canada’s strong commitment to environmental protections and energy security is both a moral and an environmental stance that promises to improve our future while it leads the world away from war-funding, human rights-abusing and emissions-raising energy regimes – and toward responsible Canadian energy products.”

To read Ryan’s full op-ed click here!

What you might have missed this week

Chad Leier recently hosted our weekly Food For Thought session to discuss his role as the President and Chief Sustainability Officer of Fluid Energy Group and its subsidiaries, SciencePak and SixRing. Fluid’s primary business is the innovation of technically advanced, eco-friendly chemical systems for the energy and petroleum industry (primarily in Canada, US, Middle East and Europe) as well as other markets like Marine, Transportation, HI&I and Water Treatment. In his presentation, Chad discussed the story of Fluid Energy Group which began in 2011 with the mission to provide safer, sustainable, and green chemical technologies to the oil and gas industry. Chad then showed us the variety of industries Fluid is involved with and the various products Fluid and its subsidiaries offer. If you are someone who is interested in the chemistry side of the resource and energy industries, this a great opportunity to learn more!

Our final Food For Thought session of 2022 featured Dr. Sara Vakhshouri, the founder and president of SVB Energy International, an strategic energy consulting firm. In her two decades of experience working in the energy industry, Dr. Vakhshouri consulted numerous governments, public and private entities, and international organizations. She has published articles in numerous journals and has contributed to different energy research works and studies. She has also authored “The Marketing and Sale of Iranian Export Crude Oil since the Islamic Revolution” and has also contributed chapters in different books and energy reports. Dr. Vakhshouri has a PhD in Energy Security and Middle Eastern Studies. She has an MA in Business Management (International Marketing) and another MA in International Relations. In her presentation, Dr. Vakhshouri provided an overview of her perspective on the current geopolitical landscape of energy security and Canada’s role/potential in providing the world with a secure energy supply.

To watch these presentations or any of our other videos, check out our Youtube channel by clicking here!

Five Minute News

• The Canadian Federal government has unveiled an aggressive new policy to cut financing of new oil and gas projects overseas (with the exception of decarbonization projects for existing fossil fuel facilities) by the end of the year.
• Canada unveils its four billion dollar critical minerals strategy to fast-track the exploration, production, and processing of lithium, graphite, nickel, cobalt, copper, and rare earth elements
• China and Saudi Arabia strengthen their partnership on energy and defense as the US and Saudi Arabia quarrel over oil prices.
• More investment and policy support are needed to decarbonize air travel for low-carbon sustainable aviation fuels according to a new report.
• France officially bans short-haul flights where there is an equivalent train route of less than two and a half hours.
• Check some key takeaways from COP 27 from a pragmatic Indigenous viewpoint.
• A recent article for the Canadian Press details the challenges young people are having finding work in a post-covid world. Many students feel challenged to find work they are passionate about and that pays a livable salary amidst the stress from classes that have been moved online.

Do you have an opinion on any of this week’s stories or another issue relating to Canadian energy/natural resources?

Why are students not talking about resource jobs? How can Canada help to counterbalance the China-Saudi deal? How does limiting air travel affect young Canadians’ ability to succeed professionally?

We are always looking for new perspectives from young Canadians and are willing to pay for them. Click here if you are interested in writing a YCR op-ed piece to earn $100.

Catch you later, YCR!