David Yager, Author, Writer, Energy Policy Analyst

A resident and native of Calgary, Alberta, David Yager was born into Alberta’s oil and gas industry. An entrepreneur since 1979, he has been a founder, executive and director of three successful TSX-listed oilfield service companies. David’s journalism career began 40 years ago as co-owner of an oilfield trade magazine. For decades he has been analysing and writing about oil and gas, politics and energy policy. He remains a frequent contributor to trade publications, newspapers, radio and television and has written background papers and policy positions for oil service trade associations since 1991. In his working career, David has progressed from the remote oilfields to the corner office. As a former oilfield worker and an employer of hundreds more, his perspective has always been bottoms-up; the people not just the products. In the Preface Yager writes, “Shortly after high school I dropped out of university and worked in the oilfields for years. Like hundreds of thousands of others, I’ve toiled in the middle of night in the middle of winter in the middle of nowhere. In my corporate career I employed hundreds of oilfield workers and because of my personal experience, I relate to them all. This has left me with an indelible soft spot for those who, to paraphrase Robert Service, ‘moil for oil’ to pay their bills and feed their families. I’ve tried for years to put a face on this business. I’m still trying today.” From Miracle to Menace is David Yager’s first book.