Invitation
PTAC Petroleum Technology Alliance Canada invites you to join us for this informative full-day event, which will focus upon current challenges facing the Canadian oil and gas industry related to GHG emissions reductions. In exploring this critical issue, this Forum will highlight existing and future opportunities in support of relevant technology innovation, and provide insight into some of the work that is currently being undertaken to address Government GHG emissions reduction targets and, the opportunities that lie ahead. The event itself will be divided into four sessions:
Session 1: Panel – Advancing the Low Carbon Economy
Advancing to a clean, low carbon resource economy offers Canada significant business, economic, and social opportunities, but how do we get there? This panel will take a closer look at the challenges currently facing the Canadian oil and gas industry in achieving a low carbon economy, and the opportunities for growth which lie ahead.
Session 2: Creating Sustainable Value – Transforming Emissions Challenges into Opportunities
This session will focus on the Alberta Upstream Petroleum Research Fund’s current air and emissions initiatives which have informed regulatory development, established best practices, and reduced the environmental footprint while lowering costs for all industry stakeholders.
Session 3: Accelerating the Innovation Agenda
The Canadian oil and gas sector is currently cultivating an innovation eco-system through the development of disruptive technologies which reduce GHG emissions. This session will focus on the mechanisms currently in place to help technology providers successfully develop and deploy their technology solutions, and also take a closer look at the gaps that need to be filled in terms of technology innovation and execution.
Session 4: Innovation At Work
Efforts are underway at PTAC to launch dozens of technology projects alongside our partners, which will help guide industry towards the 45% reduction targets set to be achieved by 2025, and will further contribute to reduced energy consumption and low carbon production. This session will take a closer look at some of these technology project initiatives, expanding upon the potential impacts these innovative solutions will have on current and future industry operations.
Networking Reception
In conclusion of the forum, there will be a one hour networking reception where participants will have the opportunity to enjoy refreshments, share ideas and connect with participating industry leaders and stakeholders. Sponsored by TSGI Corporation.
Forum Partners:
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| Time | Presentation |
| 7:45 AM | Registration Opens |
| 8:20 AM | Opening Remarks – Advancing the Low Carbon Economy Through Innovation and R&D |
| Soheil Asgarpour – President, PTAC Petroleum Technology Alliance Canada |
| 8:30 AM | Session 1: Panel – Advancing the Low Carbon Economy |
| Advancing to a clean, low carbon resource economy offers Canada significant business, economic, and social opportunities, but how do we get there? This panel will take a closer look at the challenges currently facing the Canadian oil and gas industry in achieving a low carbon economy, and the opportunities for growth which lie ahead. |
| Panel Chair: |
| Mr. David Collyer, previous President and CEO of the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers, and previous President and Country Chair of Shell Canada |
| Panelists: |
| Richard Dunn - Vice-President Regulatory and Gov’t Relations Canada, Encana Corporation |
| Cecile Siewe - Director General, Canmet ENERGY Devon, Natural Resources Canada |
| Mark Taylor - Executive Vice-President Operations Division, Alberta Energy Regulator |
| Craig Stenhouse - Manager - Technology Development, Cenovus Energy |
| Patrick McDonald - Director Climate and Innovation, Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers |
| 10:00 AM | COFFEE BREAK |
| 10:15 AM | Session 2: Creating Sustainable Value – Transforming Emissions Challenges into Opportunities |
| This session will focus on the Alberta Upstream Petroleum Research Fund’s current air and emissions initiatives which have informed regulatory development, established best practices, and reduced the environmental footprint while lowering costs for all industry stakeholders. |
| Speakers: |
| 10:20 AM | Erica Emery - Research Engineer, Saskatchewan Research Council
Technologies for the Mitigation of Low Volume Methane Emissions |
| 10:40 AM | Mike D’Antoni - Vice President, GreenPath Energy
Leak Detection and Repair Baseline |
| 11:00 AM | Elizabeth O'Connell - Fugitive Emissions Researcher, St. Francis Xavier University
Vehicle-Based Fugitive Emission Detection and Attribution within Alberta Energy Developments |
| 11:20 AM | Matt Johnson - Network Director, FlareNet
Flare Emissions from Unconventional Oil and Gas Extraction and Processing: An NSERC Strategic Network for Cleaner Fossil Fuels |
| 11:45 AM PM | LUNCH |
| 12:45 PM | Session 3: Accelerating the Innovation Agenda |
| The Canadian oil and gas sector is currently cultivating an innovation eco-system through the development of disruptive technologies which reduce GHG emissions. This session will focus on the mechanisms currently in place to help technology providers successfully develop and deploy their technology solutions, and also take a closer look at the gaps that need to be filled in terms of technology innovation and execution. |
| Speakers: |
| 12:50 PM | Wayne Hillier - Manager Alberta Operations, Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers
Roadmapping Methane Reductions |
| 1:10 PM | Steve MacDonald - CEO, Emissions Reductions Alberta
Implementing Complete Solutions |
| 1:30 PM | Joseph King - Program Director, Advanced Research Projects, United States Department of Energy
U.S. DOE’s Monitor Technology Development Program |
| 1:50 PM | Peter Garrett - President, Innovate Calgary |
| 2:10 PM | Gordon Lambert - GRL Collaboration for Sustainability Inc.
Accelerating Energy Innovation and Technology Cycle Time: Barriers and Opportunities |
| 2:30 PM | Mike Crabtree - Vice-President – Energy, Saskatchewan Research Council
Getting New Technology into the Field |
| 2:50 PM | COFFEE BREAK |
| 3:00 PM | Session 4: Innovation At Work |
| Efforts are underway at PTAC to launch dozens of technology projects alongside our partners, which will help guide industry towards the 45% reduction targets set to be achieved by 2025, and will further contribute to reduced energy consumption and low carbon production. This session will take a closer look at some of these technology project initiatives, expanding upon the potential impacts these innovative solutions will have on current and future industry operations. |
| Speakers: |
| 3:00 PM | Sean Hiebert - Team Lead Operations Energy Efficiency, Cenovus Energy
Overview of the PTAC TEREE Committee and its Current Initiatives |
| 3:10 PM | Dean Jenkins - Manager Government Relations, Encana Corporation
Advanced Methane Measurements Using Novel Ground-Based and UAV-Based Sensors |
| 3:30 PM | Cooper Robinson - Managing Director, Cap-Op Energy
Methane Abatement Projects Platform (MAPP) Phase 2 - Analytics |
| 3:50 PM | Laura Chutny - Managing Partner, Process Ecology
Energy and Emissions Reduction from a Gas Dehydrator using the GasPro VRU |
| 4:10 PM | Closing Remarks |
| 4:15 PM | Networking Reception and Student Poster Session
Brought to you by TSGI Corporation |
Opening Remarks – Soheil Asgarpour – President, PTAC Petroleum Technology Alliance Canada
Advancing the Low Carbon Economy Through Innovation and R&D
Session 2: Creating Sustainable Value – Transforming Emissions Challenges into Opportunities
Session 3: Accelerating the Innovation Agenda
Session 4: Innovation At Work
Pre-Event Fee (before noon Oct 20):
Members: $395
Non-Members: $595
Student: $195
NGOs: $195
For more information on sponsorship opportunities for this event, please see the Sponsorship Levels Fact Sheet here
