Tim Mcmillan, The Globe and Mail As part of the Paris climate treaty, Canada has signalled its collective commitment to do its part to tackle global climate change. This is no small task. But it’s doable, and natural gas has a strategic role to play for the long term. It will require realistic, achievable solutions [...]
This proposed law implements key elements of Alberta's Climate Leadership Plan. It will create jobs by investing in a higher-value, lower-carbon, energy-efficient economy. It will help Alberta do its part by reducing greenhouse gas emissions and energy consumption, and improving the energy efficiency of Alberta homes, businesses and public buildings. Alberta’s Climate Leadership Plan is widely supported in both the energy industry and in civil society. Alberta is taking its place as the leader on these issues. “Our plan to reduce carbon pollution will diversify the economy, create jobs, protect the health of Albertans
Despite a challenging economic climate for the Canadian oil and gas industry, PTAC set a new record for the number of projects launched in 2015 aiming to reduce both costs and the environmental footprint of the industry. Petroleum Technology Alliance Canada’s collaborative model was developed during and for hard times in the late 1990s and [...]
By Maurice Smith Almost 400,000 wells had been drilled in Alberta to the end of 2012, of which about 150,000 were abandoned and, of these, approximately 50,000 have yet to be certified as reclaimed, according to Petroleum Technology Alliance Canada (PTAC). Prior to abandonment, wells may be suspended, which could have financial implications for operating [...]
Pledges made by new governments in Ottawa and Alberta to reduce the provinces and Canadas greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions footprint will shift the direction of the energy industry over the next 15 years. The world will be watching as the industry and the country transition to a carbon-constrained future. New Technology Magazine asked a selection [...]
Issues around air quality and climate change are front and centre in environmental policy discussions at all levels—municipally, provincially, nationally and internationally, a Petroleum Technology Alliance Canada air issues forum heard recently. “The status quo is no longer an option,” Shannon Flint, assistant deputy minister of Environment and Parks, said in a speech delivered on [...]
In a climate of low commodity prices, it is more critical than ever for the oil and gas industry to focus on innovative collaboration, Petroleum Technology Alliance Canada members heard Monday. “Together, we can effectively minimize costs and increase production and reserves while reducing the environmental footprint,” said the PTAC board in its 2014 annual [...]
In 1956, Shell Oil Co. geologist Marion King Hubbert predicted that if the rate of oil extraction at the time continued into the future, worldwide production would peak in the year 2000. As accessible reserves were depleted, production would fall after the turn of the century until the world as good as ran dry around [...]
Sept. 25th, 2014 | Calgary Petroleum Club | 319 – 5th Ave SWFlaring and venting emissions are critical topics for the petroleum industry in Canada. The most recent ST-60B report from the Alberta Energy Regulator indicates that after 14 years of decline and stability, solution gas flared and vented has increased during the last 3 [...]
Petroleum Technology Alliance Canada with its emphasis on innovation and collaborative research and development has an important role to play in promoting sustainable energy development in Alberta, a senior provincial government official said Monday. “Government alone cannot spearhead research and development that advances technology and efficiencies in the energy sector while reducing greenhouse gas emissions,” [...]
