Profile Summary

 

   

Mission, Objectives and Roles
Members
Technical Contacts
How PTAC Works
PTAC Governance
Services
Financial
Committees and Working Groups
Project Facilitation Overview
Membership Benefits

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The mission statement and purpose of PTAC, Petroleum Technology Alliance Canada, is:

"Facilitating Innovation, Collaborative Research and Technology Development, Demonstration and Deployment for a Responsible Canadian Hydrocarbon Energy Industry"
Presentation PDF (700 KB)

 

    

Mission, Objectives and Roles

  • To facilitate innovation, collaborative research and technology development, demonstration and deployment for a responsible Canadian hydrocarbon energy industry
  • To improve the environmental, safety, and financial performance of the industry
  • To facilitate the creation of value through innovation
  • PTAC is a not-for-profit association with a volunteer board comprised of representatives from producers, technology suppliers, researchers, government, inventors and individuals
  • PTAC is a neutral facilitator or matchmaker for oil and gas innovation, technology transfer and collaborative R&D

   

Members

PTAC’s 215 members include those involved in R&D from invention to commercialization including -

  • 28 producers
  • 6 transporter / midstream processors
  • 152 service & supply organizations
  • 14 research providers and learning institutions
  • 9 individuals and inventors
  • 5 government members
  • 1 venture capital

PTAC members produce approximately 78% of Canadian conventional oil and gas

    

Technical Contacts (Proprietary Database)

PTAC now has over 11,000 technical contacts in the following areas:

  • Coalbed Methane/Unconventional Gas (2,206)
  • Drilling / Completion / Abandonment (1,426)
  • Energy Efficiency / Emissions Reductions and Eco-efficiency (1,272)
  • Enhanced Recovery / CO2 (1,001)
  • Environmental (2,180)
  • Heavy Oil / Oil Sands / Viscous Oil (1,466)
  • Hydrogen / Hydrocarbon Upgrading (521)
  • General
    • Health and Safety (862)
    • Driving Safety (615)
    • Instrumentation/Measurement (810)
  • Innovation (1,050)
  • Natural Gas Production, Processing and Transportation (1,279)
  • Oil Production and Transportation (1,079)
  • Pipelines (969)
  • Reservoir Recovery / Geoscience (1,083)
  • Resource Access (522)
  • R&D Funding (855)
  • R&D Legal (750)
  • R&D Tax and Incentives (902)
  • Telecommunications / Wireless (1,388)
  • Security (482)

Idea Sources

  • Inventors or researchers may propose projects for funding
  • Service/supply firms may request help in testing or commercializing their ideas
  • Producers may invite help in solving problems or sharing on new initiatives
  • Technical Steering Committees may invite proposals for R&D on specific challenges (Air; Soil and Groundwater; Ecological; Water Use; TEREE)
  • Technical Steering Committees direct projects

 

    

How PTAC Works
  • Inventors or researchers may propose projects for funding
  • Service/supply firms may request help in testing or commercializing their ideas
  • Producers may invite help in solving problems or sharing on new initiatives
  • Technical Steering Committees may invite proposals for R&D on specific challenges
  • Technical Steering Committees, project committees or working groups may provide project direction
  • Members assist in planning projects, events and workshops
  • Stakeholders provide input at events and workshops on R&D priorities
    

PTAC Governance

PTAC Governance Document
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Services
  • Problem and Opportunity Definition Workshops
  • Request for Proposals (RFPs)
  • Forums and Conferences*
  • Technology Information Sessions*
  • Launch Projects
  • Web site - www.ptac.org
  • Newsletters
  • Knowledge Centre and Services

    • *Presentations require an industry or government co-sponsor to confirm content is worthy of consideration by the industry
   

Financial
  • 2007 budget - $2.67 Million
  • Funded primarily by membership, contract, and event revenue generated from attendees and partners
  • Membership cost varies with size and financial strength of organization ($363 to $26,620 per year)
  • PTAC does NOT fund R&D
  • 11 staff and key contractors: President, Director Technology Transfer, Director Increased Recovery, Director Operations; Manager Environmental Research Initiatives, Manager Environmental Technology Initiatives, two Coordinators, Manager, Knowledge Center, Controller, Operations and Web Site Administrator, Accounting Assistant/Registration Coordinator; NRC IRAP ITA
    

Committees and Working Groups
  • Air Issues Technical Steering Committee
  • CO2 Enhanced Hydrocarbon Recovery Steering Committee
  • Drilling Innovators Advisory Group
  • Driving Safety Working Group
  • Ecological Research Planning Committee
  • EnergyINet Increased Recovery of Oil and Gas Business Case Working Group
  • Heavy Oil Transportation Committee
  • Resource Access Technology Committee
  • Salinity Working Group
  • Soil Long Term Planning Committee
  • Technology for Emission Reduction & Eco-efficiency (TEREE) Steering Committee
    • TEREE Project Evaluation and Marketing Sub-committees
  • Unconventional Heavy Oil Steering Committee
  • Weathered Hydrocarbon Project Committee
  • Water Innovation Planning Committee
   

Accomplishments
  • Facilitation of:
  • Approximately 12 workshops and forums, and over 15 Technology Information Sessions per year
  • 227 R&D projects valued at $132.9 million since inception in 1996
  • 5 projects enabled by PTAC facilitated pre-pilots totaling $76 million
  • Facilitation of Environmental Research Advisory Council process including events, projects, committees and working groups with funding support from CAPP and SEPAC
  • Delivery agent for NRCan Industrial Energy Audit Incentive
  • Facilitation of TEREE Project with widespread support from government and industry
  • Facilitation of Air & Soil Research Planning Committees with long term funding support from Environment Canada
  • PTAC has become a focal point for upstream oil and gas R&D with many collaborating organizations using a proven model
    

Membership Benefits

Membership in PTAC provides a number of benefits including opportunites to:

  1. Conduct a Technology Information Session through PTAC to:
  • Solicit interest, feedback, participation or potential funding for new projects or report on completed projects.
  • Provide information on R&D related services offered by members (such as funding, legal and tax).
  • Market new technology or proven technology that is new to the Canadian oil and gas industry.
  1. Participate in Technology Information Sessions, forums, conferences and workshops at a substantial discount
  2. Participate in technical steering committees and planning meetings to advance innovation, technology transfer, and collaborative R&D.
  3. Participate in RFPs and projects
  4. Receiving notices on PTAC initiatives, events and publications
  5. Publishing news articles in PTAC's electronic newsletter e-talk
  6. Obtaining technical searches from our Information Specialist
  7. Displaying technical materials in the PTAC Knowledge Centre
  8. Having your company's web site linked to the PTAC web site at: http://www.ptac.org/mempro1.html
    

Working With Other Associations

 

  • We collaborate in ways that make sense and that are of mutual benefit.
  • Sponsor events
    • Forward email invitations
    • Electronic Newsletter articles
    • Display materials in PTAC Knowledge Centre
    • Material or posters at PTAC events
    • Web Links or postings
  • We may enter into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU)
  • We do NOT require "Association" membership in PTAC

 

    
 

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For further information,
please contact:

Arlene Merling, PTAC
Director, Operations
phone 403.218.7702
fax 403.920.0054
amerling@ptac.org

      

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