900 by 2027
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At least all these changes will make IOL easier to integrate into XOM when Alberta secedes. Looks like XOM is assuming Alberta becomes 51st state as base case
@aw goto/canada should be named goto/BTC as that is where the jobs are going
Great news for btc and kltc....
@ce oh shut up.. are you a BTC troll spoofing KLTC to stir sh-t here? Karma will come after you
Good news for kltc...looks like exxon finally realize we can do better job than them...
Press release also posted, though funnily enough that sure seems to skip over the offshoring of jobs.
This won’t work out in their favour - any high ranking employee with a shred of dignity will be looking elsewhere unless they have personal reasons to more to Edmonton. That will leave them with the mediocre staff who couldn’t find a job elsewhere
@av It was announced. there's a sharepoint for it as well goto/canada
Was this actually announced in Calgary/Sarnia/etc today or is this still speculation. Houston campus person genuinely asking as nothing was announced here. We have heard all kinds of speculation.
Sorry to hear this is happening. EM has lost its way.
...and yes, campus knows they are coming for us. We are having to train BTC or our one year contract will be up next July.
The gradual migration of work effort to GBCs and BTC has really su-ked, but at least it has been done slowly and overtime leveraging natural attrition and the normal PIP process.
The current IOL, UK moves to hatchet the organization in one swoop and mass migrate work seems unhinged and indicates mgmt. is emboldened to do it faster and quicker without regard. If you feel you're safe in Houston...I'd would seriously think again... It's only a matter of time until these extreme capitalist move catches up at home base. Stay ready and don't get comfortable.
900 Calgary campus employees gone. The remaining folks will be shipped to the manufacturing sites primarily Strathcona (Edmonton).
Some site folks (non wage) are to be replaced by higher performing folks from the Calgary move. Redundant positions especially in the mid to higher CLs at the sites to be replaced with Calgary folks that have been working global roles.
Canada 100% does do NSI and PIP.
20% is BS. It’s actually 50% of above field employees. Going from ~1750 to ~850. That includes over 300 roles being sent to BTC/KL.
Is that ~ 20% of the work force?
Gotta hand it to the Canadians, they at least treat their people right by laying them off vs. putting them through the wringer with NSI hogwash.
Imperial Oil restructuring announcement : Calgary exit, Edmonton hub, JVs & logistics shift
XOM and Imperial Oil decide to divest Calgary-based non-core assets and restructure to stay competitive in a shifting regional and global energy market:
1- Calgary Quarry Park HQ: Sold to Brookfield, monetizing underutilized space. This mirrors Imperial’s real move to donate its former research centre and labs to SAIT, reinforcing a Calgary real estate pullback.
2- Corporate functions: Relocated to Edmonton, aligning headquarters with upstream operations.
3- Employee impact: Calgary staff offered relocation to operational or refinery sites, redeployment packages, or voluntary exits.
4- Cold Lake & Kearl: Continue to run as profitable oil sands assets, with upgrader units ensuring bitumen flows meet refinery specs. Over time, Imperial phases in project-level JVs with partners like Suncor and Cenovus on select expansions — sharing cost, technology, and risk without ceding full control.
5- Logistics & infrastructure (Midstream segment): Throughput and tariff agreements renegotiated with Enbridge and TC Energy, leveraging planned Mainline expansions and ~$2.5B Enbridge system upgrades. Rail partnerships with CN and CPKC improve flexibility to U.S. Gulf and Midwest markets.
6- Downstream operations:
Strathcona refinery (Edmonton) remains a central hub, now with renewable diesel capacity.
Sarnia refinery & chemical complex anchors the eastern market.
Nanticoke refinery complements Sarnia, strengthening Imperial’s Ontario downstream footprint.
Staff relocations tied into these downstream assets keep talent aligned with refining/chemical demand centers.
@a2 same as EMHC Spring. Sitting at cofee shops gosipping all day.
If people had of gone back to work at QP this never would have happened. The moment they realized everyone could do their job remotely they knew they could be done overseas.
Did you ever go to QP in the past few years? No one was ever there. What did anyone in Calgary do?
Anyone from a cold eyes perspective could see change was needed