North American Energy Partners Inc. is a provider of a range of mining and heavy construction services to customers in the resource development and industrial construction sectors, primarily within Western Canada. The Company's core principle includes the Canadian oil sands, where it is engaged in providing construction and operations support services through all-stages of an oil sands project's lifecycle. The Company's services are primarily engaged in supporting the construction and operation of surface mines, particularly in the oil sands, with a focus on site clearing and access road construction; site development and underground utility installation; construction and relocation of mine site infrastructure; stripping, muskeg removal and overburden removal; heavy equipment and labor supply; material hauling, and mine reclamation and tailings pond construction.