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Energy players value the power of partnership

September 01, 2009

Partnering with researchers who seek new and better ways to manage the landscape is paying off in spades for some major oil and gas companies.

Five energy companies have signed on as core sponsoring partners with Foothills Research Institute: Canadian Natural Resources Ltd., ConocoPhillips Canada, EnCana Corporation, Petro-Canada and Talisman Energy Inc. Their major five-year commitment to the Hinton-based institute gives them a seat at the table when research directions are planned, while allowing the institute to leverage additional funds from a wide array of sources.

Rob Gibb, an institute board member, a registered professional forest technologist and a staffer with Talisman Energy in government and industry relations, says the core study area of the institute in west-central Alberta matches a key gas-producing area for the company. There are, in other words ... [read more]

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