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Oil and gas industry professionals hear first-hand about promising UCalgary research By Jennifer Allford, for the Office of the Vice-President (Research), University of Calgary July 23, 2018 From a chemical dust that can reduce the viscosity of bitumen in the reservoir to better hydraulic fracturing, scores of people in oil and gas have heard first-hand [...]

The Creative Destruction Lab (CDL) is a financing and mentorship program for seed-stage massively scalable, technology and science-based startups. The program’s objective-setting methodology enhances the performance of technical founders who learn from the insights of experienced entrepreneurs, increasing their probability of success. Since 2012, over 1000 founders representing more than 500 companies have participated [...]

The Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers (CAPP) has released a report highlighting how crucial it is for Canada to have the right policies, including climate, in place that maintain a vibrant and competitive oil and natural gas sector. We want to be leaders, especially in developing innovative technologies that reduce emissions and other environmental [...]

In December 2017, the Government of Alberta (GOA) published the Climate Change Innovation and Technology Framework (CCITF) as the overarching guide for the government’s investments in innovation and technology to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, while preparing our province for the lower carbon economy of tomorrow. Alberta Innovates, on behalf of Economic Development & Trade, [...]

OGCI Climate Investments and our venture partners invite companies with promising technologies and/or business models in the areas of methane detection, measurement and mitigation along the energy value chain to submit ideas or funding proposals. We will select a shortlist of 10–15 companies for presentation and discussion on Venture Day. OGCI Climate Investments is committing [...]

The Natural Gas Innovation Fund™ (NGIF) is accepting submissions for funding to support natural gas cleantech research, demonstration and deployment innovation projects in Canada. NGIF, created by the Canadian Gas Association (CGA), supports the funding of cleantech innovation in the natural gas value chain. It seeks to fill a technology development gap in the sector [...]

CAPP - Context: January 22, 2018 Cooper Robinson of Cap-Op Energy helps producers track GHG emissions reductions across their operations using cloud-based data management systems. Running a tight operation in the oil and natural gas industry involves constant improvements. In some cases, it can mean adding devices to capture vented gas, installing energy controls to [...]

CAPP - Context: December 27, 2017 Russ Graham and TRIDO have developed a way to make oil and natural gas solar pumps more reliable while reducing GHG emissions. About nine years ago, Russ Graham and a business partner visited an oil and natural gas well site in northeastern British Columbia to supervise retrofits to production [...]

CAPP - Context: January 8, 2018: Canadian company finds way to help natural gas producers save money and reduce GHGs using clean-tech inspired from the automotive industry. One of the exciting possibilities of the push to lower-carbon hydrocarbon energy sources is the opportunity to both reduce GHG emissions while reducing costs—a win-win for both the [...]