CAPP, Shell Host Media Availability Session on Neil Young Benefit Tour

CALGARY, ALBERTA--(Marketwired - Jan. 15, 2014) - The Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers and Shell Canada will host a media availability session at 10 a.m. MST on January 16 at CAPP offices in Calgary to discuss recent comments about the oil sands made as part of the Neil Young benefit tour currently under way in Canada.

CAPP president Dave Collyer and Shell Canada's Stephanie Sterling, vice president, commercial strategy and business development for heavy oil, will comment on the tour and take questions from the media.

Media unable to attend are welcome to call-in at: 1-800-747-5150. The seven-digit access code is: 2671164#.

The Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers (CAPP) represents companies, large and small, that explore for, develop and produce natural gas and crude oil throughout Canada. CAPP's member companies produce about 90 per cent of Canada's natural gas and crude oil. CAPP's associate members provide a wide range of services that support the upstream crude oil and natural gas industry. Together CAPP's members and associate members are an important part of a national industry with revenues of about $100 billion a year. CAPP's mission is to enhance the economic sustainability of the Canadian upstream petroleum industry in a safe and environmentally and socially responsible manner, through constructive engagement and communication with governments, the public and stakeholders in the communities in which we operate.