events
Nov. 5 - 7 6th Annual Global Refi ning Strategies Summit 2012 Providing the Latest Knowledge Sharing for Leading Refi ners around the World November 5-7th, 2012 Houston, Texas, USA For more details, visit:
www.globalrefi
ningsummit.com
Nov. 22 Enform is off ering its one-day Detection and Control of Flammable Substances course in Medicine Hat in November. The program is designed for personnel working with or near fl ammable substances in the oil and gas industry. The main focus is to safely monitor and control the substances. The course includes instruction on the care and preparation of combustible gas monitors as well as interpreting combustible gas readings. Some hands-on practice is involved. For more details, visit
www.enform.ca and click on Courses.
Nov. 27 – 28 The 13th annual Alberta Power Summit is scheduled to take place at the Metropolitan Convention Centre in Calgary at the end of November. Conference highlights include implications of low natural gas prices for supply adequacy in Alberta and liquidity in the Alberta market — what changes are needed? For the complete agenda, visit
www.insightinfo.com/albertapower.
Nov. 28 – 29 CI Energy Group’s 11th annual Oilsands Symposium will be held at the Fairmont Palliser in Calgary. The conference provides fi rst-hand information directly from oilsands producers to help manage risks, improve performance and reduce costs. Case studies will be presented from Cenovus Energy, CNRL, Husky Energy and ConocoPhillips. For all the details, visit
www.oilsandssymposium.com.
Dec. 4 – 5 The annual Shutdowns Superconference is where turnaround experts gather to discuss, debate and share ideas. It will be held in Calgary at the Hyatt Regency. Sessions include topics such as how to develop a fi rst-class planning strategy, maximizing maintenance returns during an unexpected shutdown and techniques to shortening timelines. For more information, visit
www.shutdownssuperconference.com.
Dec. 10 – 12 The Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers (CAPP) 2012 Investment Symposium takes place in Toronto. It provides the unique opportunity to engage with senior executives from more than 50 oil and gas producing companies. For more information, visit
www.capp.ca and click on Events.
Jan. 22 – 23, 2013 The industrial Water Conference scheduled for January takes place in Calgary. The agenda includes topics such as sourcing water for industrial usage, new technologies for processed water treatment and SAGD water usage. Register by calling 1-877-927-7936.
Feb. 4 - 6, 2013 The Saskatchewan Safety Council’s 40th annual Industrial Safety Seminar will take place this winter at Evraz Place in Regina. It is one of the largest safety trades shows in Western Canada. More than 700 delegates attend the seminar each year, with 25 presentations off ered on various safety topics. To fi nd out more, visit
www.sasksafety.org.
Reclamation research moves forward
Research is continuing on a large-scale project to advance the understanding of reclamation practices at Alberta oilsands.
This winter, snow surveys and atmospheric depositions will occur on Suncor’s fi rst reclaimed tailings ponds and a CNRL site. Called FORWARD III, the project is a partnership of Tervita, Suncor, CNRL and four universities. The primary goal is to provide soil and watershed assessment tools to support oilsands reclamation eff orts. The research is led by Dr. Preston McEachern, Tervita’s director of research and development.
“We are currently half way into the fi rst fi eld season,” he said. Researchers are working to develop and improve state- of-the-art modeling programs capable of predicting long-term water quality and quantity recovery rates as vegetation is established and grows on a reclaimed site.
Baytex buys Cold Lake oilsands leases
Baytex Energy Corp. has entered into an agreement to acquire a 100 per cent working interest in about 46 sections of undeveloped oilsands leases in the Cold Lake area for $120 million. The undeveloped oilsands leases are prospective for both thermal and cold development. Regulatory approval has been received for the construction and operation of a two-stage bitumen recovery scheme using steam-assisted gravity drainage (SAGD). Baytex anticipates moving forward with a pilot SAGD project in 2013. Upon success of the pilot project, construction of a commercial 5,000 bbl/d SAGD project would commence in 2014 with initial production in 2016. Commenting on the
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