Past Presentations

GPAC PJVA Joint Conference would like to thank our speakers for their time and expertise.  The presentations that are available for download are available below.   If you are looking for a presentation that is not listed below it is an indication that we have not received permission from the speaker to post the presentation.

• Building Resilience through Interactive Media (Diane Porter)
• Ridley Island Propane Terminal (J. Fisher)
• Climate Policy in Alberta (M. Taylor)
• Digitization Strategies Coming to the Oil and Gas Industry (B. George)

Please note that due to content, the following speaker presentations are not available:

• From Growth to Value – The Next Steps for the Canadian Oil and Gas Industry Barry Munro, Ernst & Young Orenda Corporate Finance Inc.
• The Pillars of Alberta’s Energy Diversification Future Ian Macgregor, NW Refining Inc. and Enhance Energy Inc.
• North American Gas Supply and Demand – Natural Gas Liquid (NGL) Growth Opportunities Jihad Traya, Solomon Associates

Presentation Slides

• Pad Site Sharing Agreement – Doing Nothing is Not an Option Michael Bruch & Lorraine Grant, ConocoPhillips Canada Rein Evelein, Jupiter Resources Inc.
• Planning for the Future – Today’s Urgent Need for an Integrated Approach! Dave Tulk & Terry Nazar, Gas Processing Management Inc. Matt Tymchuk, Sproule Associates Limited
• Carbon Emission Costs and the Implications for Oil and Gas Companies Operating in Canada Anthony D’Agostino, Royal Bank of Canada
• Auditing in a Low Price Environment Mark Pelzer, Joint Venture Strategic Advisors
• LNG Limited Brief Synopsis Scott Atha, Bear Head LNG Corporation
• Take or Pay Contracts and Midstreaming During Low Commodity Taylor Merritt, Keyera Corporation
• SeaOne’s Caribbean and Central American Fuels Supply Project Jack Yarbrough, Universal Pegasus International
• Advancements in Hydraulic Fracturing Andrew McMurray, STEP Energy Services
• All I Really Need to Know About Professional Ethics I Learned in Kindergarten…Sort Of! Dr. Gary Lepine, Concord Professional Development Inc.

Please note that due to content, we will not be posting presentations from the following sessions:

• Increase Productivity and Lower Operating Cost with Improved Filter Performance, Arthur Potts
• LNG & NGL Outlook for Western Canada, Bill Gwozd
• Private Oil & Gas Investment in the Upstream Sector, Kent Foster

In addition, the following presentations will be posted in the upcoming week as we are waiting for the most updated version:

• Global Investment, Barry Munro

Presentation Slides

• Latest Developments in the Canadian Oil Landscape – Beth Lau
• Micro Processing is the Solution – Grant Shomody & Gary Palmer
• Process Technology for Natural Gas, NGLs and Condensate Applications – Lonnie Smith
• Public M & A, Activities and Trends – Ross Bentley
• Shared Well Pads, Development of an Industry Model Pad Sharing Agreement – Lorraine Grant & Michael Bruch
• Unitization, Not a Thing of the Past – Crescent Point Energy
• What Generation Gap – Diane Porter
• A New Reality of Unconventional Resources has created a New Reality for Midstreamers – Stuart Taylor
• Boilerplate Beware, Common Clauses that can get you in Hot Water – Ashley Weldon & Brittney LaBranche
• Accounting Recoveries in a Recession – Kody Carroll

*Please note that due to the content of the presentations, the PowerPoint from Rob Dakers, Ken Pischke/Max Vorobiev and Ian Welwood’s sessions will not be available for download. Also, please note that some presentations will not be posted due to the content of the slides, however some speakers have provided us with a summary related to their presentation for sharing. Sorry for the inconvenience and thanks again for your support!

Presentation Slides

• • Speaker Presentations

• • • Alicia Quesnel and Ashley Weldon – An Overview of the Changing Nature of Petroleum Joint Ventures in Canada
    • Chris Arthur – Tracking Composition of Shale Fluid
    • Cody Battershill – A Joint Venture for Success, Industry and the Public
    • John Morgan – LNG, An Overview
    • Lorie Caron – Behind Every Great JV Rep is an Even Greater Administrator
    • Payman Pirzadeh – On the Delayed Post-Fracture Souring of Shale Gas Production
    • Rob Dakers – LNG Application for Environmental Assessment Certificate
    • Ralph Weiland – CO2 Absorbers in LNG Production, Some Design Pitfalls
    • Stuart Mueller – Canadian Market Drivers
    • Tony Cioni and Jay Todesco – Genuine Foreign Parts, The Made-In Canada Large JV Solution

• • Vendor Presentations

• • Challenger Geomatics Ltd
  • Divestco
  • Energy Recovery
  • Quorum Business Solutions Inc
  • Red Dog Systems Inc
  • Sulfur Engineering Solutions

Presentation Slides

• Brendon Cook – Real-Time Employee Safety Monitoring
• Frank Laxshimalla – EPCM Condensed
• Jim Ellis – Update from Alberta Energy Regulator (AER)
• Loretta Bouwmeester – Fining and Administrative Penalities as Enforcement, Tools for Regulators (Handout)
• Loretta Bouwmeester – Fining and Administrative Penalities as Enforcement, Tools for Regulators (Presentation)
• Ron LeBlanc – Maintenance Readiness – Critical Needs for Early and Long-Lasting Investment Returns
• Todd Loran – Boiler and Pressure Vessel Technical Council Update

Plenary Stream

• Energy Heroes. Alex Epstein, Center for Industrial Progress
• How To Turn Fossil Fuel Opponents Into Supporters. Alex Epstein, Center for Industrial Progress
• Alex Epstein Media Appearances
• Alex Epstein Bio & Commentary

Business Stream

• Algae Pilot Project, Commercial Demonstration. CNRL
• The Alberta Carbon Trunk Line. Enhance Energy Inc.
• In Pursuit of Meaningful Aboriginal Engagement. Deanna Burgart

Technical Stream

• H₂S Content Decline: “What do we do next?”. Ryan McLennan, Sulfur Recovery Engineering
• Contaminant Removal for Improved NGL Quality. Gerry Bruha P.Eng, UOP Canada Inc.
• The Three Sisters: AGI, CCS, and EOR. John J. Carroll, PhD, P.Eng, Gas Liquids Engineering
• Oil Sands Development Into the Future. CNRL
• Transforming Producer Owned Facilities to Midstream Operations. Chris Rousch, Vice President, Midstream, Veresen
• Adding Value to Propane in Alberta. Amelie Delisle, Williams Energy Canada ULC

JV Analyst/Admin Stream

• Effective Communication Across Companies. Ken Cameron, Brave Communications
• Heavy Oil Processing. Teresa Waddington
• Cultural Nuances of International Negotiation. Tony Cioni, Torys
• The Spirit Of Champions: How Work is Like Sports. Jim MacLean

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Presentation Slides

• The Status of Exploration and Development Activities in BC’s Shale Gas Regions (By Christopher Adams)
• Emission Free Power Generation (By Gregory Kuipers)
• How Good Are Your Numbers? (By Ian Verhappen)
• There’s No Business Like The Gas Business, Even at Low Gas Prices (By Jan Wagner)
• Advanced Mercury Removal Technologies (By Neil Eckersley)
• The Chemical Precursor Program (RCMP) Contact info: Tel: 1-855-2 DIVERT / (1-855-234-8378) Fax: 780-412-5579
• Filtration and Separation – Seven Deadly Sins (By David Engel, Michael Sheilan, and Ben Spooner)

Presentation Slides

• Multi-generations at work – The Power of 4 — Paulina Ponsford, Open Communications
• Tight Gas & Duvernay Growth – Resource & Infrastructure Analysis — Bill Gwozd, P.Eng., VP, Gas Services, Ziff Energy
• Capturing the Value from Liquids — Pembina Pipeline Corporation
• Financial Market Update – Current State of Debt and Equity markets — Nick Mazer, BMO Nesbitt Burns
• Development Of A Liquids Rich Gas Resource Play — Hoadley Glauconite, Bonavista Energy Corporation
• Infrastructure And Value Chain – Gas vs Liquid — Steve Giacomin, Pembina
• Alternative Ways to Process High CO₂ Content Shale Gas — Jan Wagner and Tanju Cetiner, WorleyParsons Canada
• Proving Something Big – Laricina’s Projects at Saleski and Germain — Sandeep Solanki, Director, Germain Asset and Innovation
• Natural Gas Under Siege – A Ziff Energy White Paper — Bill Gwozd, Ziff Energy Group
• Operated Dispute Management — April Getz
• Economics of the Enbridge Pipeline — Murray Fraser, Commercial Manager, Enbridge
• Selective H₂S Removal in Gas Treatment – New Promoter Systems For Amine Solutions – A Case Study — Gerd Modes, Ralf Notz, Gerald Vorberg, Kumar Sugavanam, BASF OASE
• Efficient Administrative Processes — Tim Steeves, Divestco
• LO CAT© – The Green Solution to Sulfur Recovery — Gary J. Nagl, Curt L. Bermel, & George C. Choong Merichem Company

Vendor Presentation Slides

• Detechtion
• OSIsoft
• Pandell
• Quorum
• CFR Chemicals

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Presentation Slides

• Stable Operating Limits in Amine Treating Units — Scott Alvis, Optimized Gas Treating, Inc.
• Applications for Ultrasonic Gas Flow Meters in Gas Processing — Wade Stinson, SICK Ltd.
• Transmission Pipelines – Enabling Infrastructure — Ziad Saad, Canadian Energy Pipeline Association
• Increasing Production and Lowering Operating Costs Through Effective Compressor Utilization — Elias Panasuik, Detechtion Technologies
• Squeezing Ethane out of the Bakken — Dave Schmunk, Vantage Pileline

Presentation Slides

• CO2 Dehydration: Why? How Much? How? — Wayne McKay, P.Eng., Gas Liquids Engineering Ltd.
• Corrosion Management Strategies for Optimal Service Life — Joe Boivin, Cormetrics Limited
• Critical Infrastructure Protection – A Public/Private Shared Responsibility — CM Noel Flatters, Criminal Intelligence Analyst, RCMP Critical Infrastructure Intelligence Team
• Sasol and Gas-to-Liquids (GTL) in Canada — Nereus Joubert, Country President, Sasol Canada
• Labour Market Issues and Supply Opportunities — Cheryl Knight, CEO & Executive Director, Petroleum Human Resources Council of Canada
• Montney Gas Processing Study — Bill Gwozd, P.Eng., VP, Gas Services, Ziff Energy Bill Armstrong, P.Eng. & R.N. (Bob) Child, P.Eng., Principal, GPMi
• Midstreamer vs Producer Perspective on Joint Facilities — Rein Evelein, Joint Interest Representative, Encana
• Putting Disasters Into Perspective, & Practical Ways To Reduce Risk — Lorne Kelly, P Eng., Risk Management Consultant
• Trade and Investment between Canada and China — Lei Jianzhong, Commercial Consul, Consulate General of People’s Repulic of China
• Waste Energy to Power Projects in Alberta — Dale Hildebrand, Sr. VP, Genalta Power
• Introduction of a New Metal Based Catalyst — Todd Beasley, T2 Catalyst Technology Inc.

Presentation Slides

• Gas Supply Outlook to 2020 — Bill Gwodz, VP Gas Services
• CAPP Presentation — Dave Collyer
• Sayer Energy Advisors’ Perspective — Tom Pavic
• Horn River Past, Present and Future — Mark Taylor, Encana
• It’s About Performance – Shale Gas Drilling 101 — Jay McNeil, Trinidad Drilling
• The Kitimat LNG Project — Bill Jackson, Kitimat LNG Terminal
• Panel Presentation — Bill Wells
• Panel Discussion – Spectra Energy Transmission – West — Lindsay Hunt, Marketing Director
• Panel Discussion – Gas Processing Management Inc. — Bill Armstrong, Principal
• Alberta Fuel Gas Efficiency in the Upstream Oil and Gas Industry – ERCB — Jim Spangelo, P. Eng.
• Global Market Outlook – RBC Dominion Securities — Dave Simpson, B.Comm, FMA, FCSI Vice President & Investment Advisor
• Extended Analysis of Natural Gas “Financial Impact” — Owen Krauss, Maxxam

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Presentation Slides

• The Keyera Journey — Owen Baker, Keyera Energy
• Pressure Equipment Regulation in Western Canada — Practice, Tips and Tricks — Trevor Davies, RAE
• Waste Heat Recovery Bigstone Plant Brian Deschner — Brian Deschner, Talisman Energy
• The Importance of Electrical Equipment Maintenance and CSA Z462 Workplace electrical safety Standard — Terry Becker, ESPS Electrical Safety Program Solutions Inc.
• ERP Training, 15 minutes a week = 13 hours a year — Tony Messer, Caliber Planning
• Development of the West Doe Sour Gas Plant — Marion Burnyeat, Spectra Energy — Arch Map
• Greenhouse Gas Reductions from Gas Sector Energy Efficiency Activities – Realizing Carbon Market Opportunities — Robert Andrews, Blue Source Canada
• Introduction to the Enhanced Production Audit Program (EPAP) — Colby Ruff, Energy Resources Conservation Board

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Presentation Slides

• Alberta Saline Aquifer Project & CO₂ Slurry Pipeline — Chuck Szmurlo, Enbridge Inc..
• Nuclear Energy in Canada — Sharon Maddock, P.Eng., Wardrop Engineering Inc.
• Effective Collaboration Between Producers and Processors — Gary McDougall, Conflict Solutions
• Market Overview – The World Now — Dave Simpson, RBC Dominion Securities
• Technology for Carbon Capture and Sequestration for EOR Recovery — Jeff Allison, HTC Purenergy
• Why the Oil and Gas Industry Must Defend Its Own Interests — Dave Yager, HSE Integrated Ltd.
• NGL Processing Future Panel — Steve Clark, TransCanada

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• Brian Tyres Energy Management Consulting ( 15.1MB)
• Carlito DeSouza Handling Sulphur, Making into Pearls or Blocks ( 5.2MB)
• David Richardson Spatial Data Mining Provides New Wave of O&M and Capital Cost Optimization Opportunities to upstream Oil and Gas Producers ( 1.6MB)
• Len Grzyb Achieving Cost Savings through Long Term Relationships with Engineering Service Providers ( 1.2MB)
• Michael Peltzner Compression Package Optimization Opportunities in the World of Enviromental Regulation ( 5.6MB)
• Reg Belyea Improving Maintenance Business Performance Through Best Practices ( 0.9MB)
• Terry Draycott The Sulfur Marketplace ( 0.9MB)

Download all presentations in a 29 MB zip file here

• Steve Summers – Download Powerpoint Presentation (6.4MB)
• Brad Lock – Download Powerpoint Presentation (11.0MB)
• Milos Krnjaja – Download Powerpoint Presentation (2.5MB)
• Tim Stauft – Download Powerpoint Presentation (2.1MB)
• Mark Proud – Download Powerpoint Presentation (0.4MB)
• Ray Goodfellow – Download Powerpoint Presentation (2.5MB)
• Paul Nelson – Download Powerpoint Presentation (0.5MB)
• Mike Rydl – Download Powerpoint Presentation (55.0MB)

Download all presentations in a 78 MB zip file here

• Karen Haugen-Kozyra – Alberta Carbon Exchange (1MB)
• Dave Simpson – RBC Financial Global Outlook (7.8MB)
• Duane Bratt – Canadian Energy and the 2008 US Election (0.8MB)
• Dave Murray – TPCL Next Decade (4.1MB)
• Eric Hazeline – Construction Ownership and Operation Brief (1.1MB)
• Gerry Goobie – NGL Inquiry (0.7MB)

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• Jamie Grant (Shell Canada) Download PDF ( 4.7MB)
• Bob Veroba (Huntsman Corp) Download PDF (1.3MB)
• Owen Baker (Keyera Energy) www.keyera.com
• Jean-Louis Ray (Axens) Download PDF (0.1MB)
• Jessica Ernst (Ernst Enviromental Services) Download PDF (1.0MB)
• Bob Gray (Critical Control Solutions) Download PDF (0.1MB)
• Tom Spency, Berni Lambert (Corr Science,Sol-Air Systems) Download Powerpoint (1.4MB)
• Phil Croteau (Petro-Canada) Download PDF(8.1MB)
• Brent Powers (Kilowatts Design) Download PDF (2.9MB)

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• Greg Sinclair – Download Powerpoint ( 1.3MB)
• Andy Ridge – Download Powerpoint ( 0.5MB)
• Giorgio Grappolini – Download Powerpoint ( 7.50MB)
• Bart Van Schaayk – Download Powerpoint ( 2.0MB)
• Keiren Ferris – Download Powerpoint ( 0.4MB)
• Phil Heaton – Download Powerpoint ( 3.3MB)

Download all presentations in a 14 MB zip file here Dr. David Keith Q&A QUESTION Given Alberta has a huge coal resource, do you think coal gasification helps the greenhouse gas vs mine development of tar sands oil? ANSWER Coal virtue is its price. Its downside is its high carbon emissions. If we are to use coal to supply energy either for electricity or oilsands we must do so with carbon capture.