Oil and Gas

Extreme climates. Complex geology. Rising expectations for safety, performance, and environmental responsibility. These realities shape oil and gas projects today. Across upstream, midstream, and asset retirement, we help clients plan, design, and manage assets throughout the lifecycle – from permitting to reclamation – and support resilient solutions designed to perform today and over time.

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From concept to completion, we guide oil and gas projects with precision.

For more than 30 years, our teams have worked within Canada’s oil and gas sector, developing a deep understanding of its regulatory environment, geography, and long-term asset demands. That experience informs how we support operators across the full lifecycle, from development through closure.

Moving beyond traditional engineering and procurement (EP) services, we take a collaborative, advanced project delivery approach across the energy sector, applying EPC, EPCM, and IPD contracting strategies in upstream and midstream oil and gas, LNG, hydrogen, and renewable fuels.

Harold Henry Vice President, Energy, WSP in Canada

Harold Henry Vice President, Energy, WSP in Canada

Expertise across every phase of energy delivery

Upstream energy, informed decisions

Canada’s oil sands and conventional resources remain an important part of the nation’s energy supply as the energy landscape continues to evolve. The upstream sector operates in a demanding energy market shaped by long transport distances and a rigorous regulatory framework. At the same time, rising expectations for environmental performance and community trust call for close alignment across engineering, environmental performance, and commercial discipline.

Our teams deliver engineering, environmental, metocean, and remediation services built around the operating realities, integrating social considerations into project delivery to support operational objectives.

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Integrated solutions for midstream assets

Midstream infrastructure is essential to the safe, reliable movement of energy across Canada and beyond its borders, supporting domestic supply and LNG export value chains. Operating at the intersection of performance, regulation, and public trust, these assets demand high reliability and efficiency. WSP delivers integrated engineering design, planning, permitting, and integrity management across pipelines, terminals, storage, and LNG assets. Our teams design digital solutions that can help reduce risk, optimize performance, and support long-term asset value while taking into account evolving safety and environmental expectations.

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Strategic asset management and retirement

Reducing environmental liabilities is a defining priority for Canada’s oil and gas sector. Aging assets, evolving regulations, and heightened scrutiny demand a disciplined approach to environmental compliance, remediation, repurposing, and closure. WSP supports large scale, programmatic delivery – combining technical expertise and regulatory insight to support compliance efforts across operating assets, repurpose sites or return land to original use, and help manage long-term risk.

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Our oil and gas services

Digital platforms

Our digital platforms perform a critical role in underpinning our advice and services. These world-leading tools allow us to collaborate across design teams, as well as with clients and the communities they serve; ultimately delivering stronger designs and advice.

Weather Intelligence

Real‑time, human‑driven weather intelligence for critical operations

WSP’s Advanced Weather Intelligence uses real time forecasting, proprietary analytics, and meteorologist expertise to anticipate severe weather, reduce risk, and make operational decisions across assets, networks, and workforces.

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GoldSET©

Sustainability evaluation across the project lifecycle

GoldSET© is a web‑based tool combining multi‑criteria analysis, geospatial data and performance forecasting to help clients evaluate options and monitor project performance.

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Explore our oil and gas projects

British Columbia, Canada

Confidential Marine Terminal - Sediment Handling, Geotechnical Engineering and Permitting

WSP* informed the preliminary design and associated materials management and permitting requirements for an LNG terminal.

Worldwide

Due diligence for hydrogen production

WSP performed a technical due diligence for a proposed zero-emission blue hydrogen production facility, incorporating carbon capture and storage systems (CCS or CCUS).

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Union Gas Parkway

Union Gas Parkway - Empowered Communities

Newfoundland and Labrador

Weathering the impossible: Hebron offshore oil field

Offshore weather forecasting at its boldest: Learn how advanced weather intelligence made the Hebron offshore oil field’s launch possible.

Canada

Realizing Efficiencies While Cleaning-up Hundreds of Assets

Managing and reducing the environmental liabilities that arise from operating oil and gas production facilities is a challenge for most producers.

Hythe, Alberta, Canada

Hythe Expansion Project - Sour Gas Processing and Sulphur Recovery

One of the most prolific unconventional resource plays being developed in Western Canada is the Montney. WSP is delivering a unique solution through the Hythe Expansion Project by leveraging innovation and exceeding industry standards that will deliver significantly reduced GHG and SO2 emissions compared to conventional facilities.

Canada

Fostering Local Skills While Protecting the Environment at Canada’s Enbridge Line 3 Pipeline

Building a pipeline must balance completing the work on time and on budget with environmental protection. WSP helped support this balance while working Enbridge Line 3.

Northern Alberta, Alberta, Canada

Saturn 1 Gas Plant

Saturn 1 Gas Plant + Deep Cut Facility

Italy

Enabling the Adoption of Circular Economy Principles at a Biofuel Refinery

With three billion new consumers expected to enter the global market by 2030, demanding goods and services, the linear model of our industrial economy (take, make, waste) is not sustainable. The notion of a circular economy — where resources, waste and emissions are minimized by closing or narrowing energy and material usage loops — is gaining momentum in many sectors including manufacturing, oil & gas, and energy.

Texas, USA

A Better Understanding of Induced Seismic Activity and Hydrofracturing

WSP’s proprietary software program, FracMan® is being used to shed light on the impacts of the oil and gas industry’s activities in the US states of Texas and Oklahoma.

City of Lloydminster, Alberta, Canada

Edam East and Vawn

Edam East & Vawn + Templating SAGD Facilities

Texas, USA

NET Power demonstration plant

We worked with NET Power to engineer a demonstration power plant that showcases revolutionary emission-free natural gas technology.

Energy Advisory

Shaping an energy secure future.

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Ready to move your oil and gas project forward with confidence?

Connect with our multidisciplinary experts to explore lifecycle support, environmental insight and technical excellence.

Our oil and gas project development experts

Harold Henry

Vice President, Energy

Canada

Rehan Wasti

Executive Vice President, Energy, Resources and Industry

Canada

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Frequently asked questions

What services does WSP offer to oil and gas clients?

We support upstream, midstream and downstream operations with engineering, environmental and advisory services. Our work spans routing, permitting, design, construction management, integrity monitoring, repurposing, retirement, reclamation and closure. We also have decades of expertise in updating and developing new infrastructure solutions for production facilities, refineries, LNG terminals, pipelines and storage networks.

Whether you need site-specific support or full program management, we tailor our approach the goals you want to meet.

How does WSP help oil and gas companies manage environmental risk?

Our teams provide environmental due diligence, permitting, compliance audits and remediation strategies. We help clients meet regulatory requirements, reduce liabilities and protect environmental integrity across the full project lifecycle.

How does WSP help oil and gas clients advance low-carbon solutions?

Our multidisciplinary teams bring insight from across sectors to support business resilience and long-term impacts. We can help clients assess and implement low-carbon solutions, alternative energy sources such as Nuclear, and manage portfolios with future-ready strategies to support them on the path towards sustainability targets.

How does WSP tailor its services to meet local and global requirements?

We combine global expertise with local insight to meet the unique regulatory, environmental and operational needs of each project. Our teams understand regional permitting processes, stakeholder expectations and industry standards, allowing us to deliver solutions that are both compliant and practical. Whether working in the Arctic, the tropics or anywhere in between, we adapt our approach to foster successful outcomes.