Q & A WITH PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS
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scott Bolton is a partner with
PricewaterhouseCoopers and leads the
to the
Canadian energy practice. for the past 25
years, he has focused on the energy and
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utilities sector, providing a range of services
including transaction support, internal
auditing, and performance improvement.
ILLUS TRATION: NICkELAS “SMOkEy” JOHNSON
Currently, he is a senior partner in the firm’s
performance-improvement practice. His
team has just completed a series of
discussions with top oilsands company
executives and government officials
and put together an under-the-hood
look at some of the issues facing the
oilsands industry.
robert johnston is director of
global energy and natural resources
with PricewaterhouseCoopers’ Eurasia
PricewaterhouseCoopers
leaders sound off on some
of the vexing concerns
facing a cautiously
resurgent oilsands industry
by R.P. Stastny
Group. The political-risks research and
consulting firm has offices in New York,
Washington, and London. Johnston is
based in the Washington office, holding a PhD
in international relations and specializing in oil,
gas, power generation, metals, and agriculture
research. He brings not only a U.S. but a
global perspective to his thoughts on Alberta’s
oilsands business. Here’s what they have to say
about the industry today.
