Restarting growth in the oilsands

This time no rumours but facts. Suncor has dusted off their Firebag 3 and 4 projects and brings them back to life again, hence the title. Even the Voyageur Upgrader project is kind of starting to come off the shelf. See this article from the Edmonton Journal. Just the other day we were talking on the cost impact of steelstructures on these projects, they are peanuts compared to piping and electrical. But still, for us as a drafting company (112 Tekla licences) the impact is huge and gets us all very busy. At least that's what I am assuming; we already did 60-70% of those and all is inter connected. Hopefully our preferred supplier contract will be reinstated also. Then Xmas will be a good one, instead of all the doom and gloom from last year. But then again, situations like those add up to your experience and makes you versatile in coping with complex difficult situations. Especially when starting a new job in a new country in a new language on your own. Fuck actually I did great, if I may say so myself. And I have to pay tribute to our management who kept, and still is keeping, us all aboard. And rumour has it Fort MacMurray will be shy of 55.000 workers next year. By the looks of all this we will be getting busy again next year, as '09 is almost gone.