聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 Crescent Point Energy has been a very supportive company in Carlyle and the surrounding area over the years. Recently they built a new building in Carlyle and are focused on growth.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Crescent Point was first established in Calgary in 2001 by current President and CEO, Scott Saxberg. Beginning by raising money the company would first acquire assets in Alberta, but the year after it was founded Crescent Point obtained an acquisition in Manor, SK, and has been a factor in the area ever since.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 In 2003 Crescent Point continued to grow its interests in southeast Saskatchewan with acquisitions south of Weyburn and elsewhere in the area. In 2006 they obtained what Ryan Gritzfeldt, VP of Engineering and Business Development East, said was 鈥渁 significant acquisition in the Bakken.鈥�
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 With an emphasis on growth it was in 2009 when Crescent Point took over Talisman鈥檚 southeast Saskatchewan assets. With this acquisition came Talisman鈥檚 Carlyle office, which turned out to be the perfect location for Crescent Point.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 鈥淲e decided to keep that office going,鈥� Gritzfeldt explained. 鈥淐arlyle is a great location for us and a great community. I was actually a student who worked for Talisman in 1995 and then I worked as a field engineer, so I worked in the old office and got to know the community.鈥�
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 With growth in mind, the small Talisman office was soon outgrown and a larger office building was needed.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 鈥淲e opened a new office in Weyburn five-years ago, and it was designed for future growth,鈥� Gritzfeldt said. 鈥淭hinking back to Weyburn in 2010 that office was only half filled and now five-years later it鈥檚 packed as well.鈥�
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 鈥淥ur Carlyle office should hold 70 staff, and we鈥檙e only close to half right now, maybe 40, so when we began planning this office we kept Weyburn in mind and designed Carlyle鈥檚 for future growth as well.鈥�
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Gritzfeldt explained that the company has grown quickly beginning just over 13 years ago with zero barrels of oil produced to now producing 150,000 barrels per day.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 鈥淐arlyle is our central location,鈥� he continued. 鈥淲e鈥檝e had successful growth in the area and have assets west in the Bakken, east into Manitoba, as well as north and south. It鈥檚 a good location for us and we鈥檙e excited to give our staff a bright and spacious place to work there.鈥�
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Ground for the new building was broken in April 2014, although planning began in 2012.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 The new building which stands at the intersection of Hwy 9 north and Hwy 13 is approximately 20,000 square feet within its two-storey layout. Within the building are meeting areas, a large board room as well as a smaller board room, numerous offices, a cubicle area for consultants and summer students, and a kitchen.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 鈥淚t鈥檚 part of the culture we have here, we want people to come together and not just be hunkered down in their offices,鈥� explained Barb Morrison, Team Lead Corporate Facilities.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 One of the rooms Crescent Point is particularly proud of is the Rail Room. The rail room is monitored 24-hours a day and is something unique.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 鈥淲e haven鈥檛 had a room quite like it before,鈥� Morrison said.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 The Rail Room allows Crescent Point employees to monitor and control each rail car being loaded in the area at the Transfer Station in Stoughton and in Shaunavon, with the intention of setting up monitoring of the rail sites in Utah from the Carlyle office as well.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 The Crescent Point building is therefore based on growth and the company remains dedicated to the area.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 With employees moving in on Monday, June 15, to begin working out of the building Crescent Point hosted a free BBQ for the community on Tuesday, June 23, for their Grand Opening. Many people from Carlyle and the surrounding area attended to learn more about the new structure in town.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Crescent Point continues to enjoy a mutually beneficial relationship in southeastern Saskatchewan with an office in Carlyle and are committed to the area.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 鈥淲e look forward to continuing our investments in community initiatives such as BoogieFest, the Crescent Point Leisure Complex, Classroom Champions, and more,鈥� Anna Palmiere, Community Relations Advisor, explained.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 鈥淲e have several years left of drilling inventory in the area and we look forward to continued successful growth,鈥� Gritzfeldt added.
