Alberta's oil industry has rebounded and prices have risen since the crash of 2014, but the industry's long-term future seems uncertain with changes in regulations, transportation and technology. How will Edmonton's oil industry respond to these challenges in 2018 and beyond? But Dixon — who served as the Alberta Energy Regulator's first chief of strategic foresight from 2014 to 2016 — believes the industry isn't moving fast enough in this direction. The industry's future is bright, but only if the industry starts working now to prepare for it. Learning about what's available — in terms of new products, new jobs, new technologies, new growth — could be a slogan for the current state of Alberta's energy industry.

Source: CBC News February 12, 2018 18:45 UTC