In an era of increasing natural gas demand and sustained high prices, natural gas projects that enhance process efficiency, reduce methane losses and, ultimately, lower costs and add to sales revenues are becoming more attractive. This workshop provided industry and other interested parties with an opportunity to obtain information about cost-effective process optimization and methane emissions reduction technologies and practices. Participants engaged in a peer-based exchange of technical and economic information on practices currently in use today. For more information, see below.
Agenda: View the agenda (PDF, 5 pp, 179 KB)
Presentations – Tuesday, January 16, 2007:
• Best of Audits (PDF, 68 pp, 3.1 MB)
John Sames, Sulphur Experts
• Energy Benchmarking (PDF, 65 pp, 2.8 MB)
Al Wakelin, Sensor Environmental
• The Fuel Gas Challenge (PDF, 28 pp, 1.2 MB)
Al Wakelin, Sensor Environmental and Don Gabruck
• Regulatory Aspects - Directive 17 Fuel Gas Requirements (PDF, 10 pp, 87 KB)
Jim Spangelo, EUB
• Industry Expectations (PDF, 8 pp, 28 KB)
John Squarek, CAPP
• Fuel Gas Practice - A Responsible Fuel Gas Reporting Procedure (PDF, 11 pp, 506 KB)
Don Gabruck
• Fuel Gas Minimization - A Plant Wide Strategy (PDF, 3 pp, 126 KB)
Chad Wilson, Talisman Energy
• Methane Savings from Natural Gas Compressors (PDF, 29 pp, 2.3 MB)
Jim Cormack, TransCanada
• Fire-Tube Immersion Heater Optimization Program & Field Heater Audit Program (PDF, 38 pp, 5.1 MB)
Phil Croteau, Petro-Canada
• Energy Audit Assistance - The First Step in Energy Management (PDF, 20 pp, 115 KB)
Bruce Peachey, PTAC/EnergyINet
• The Efficiency Resource (PDF, 6 pp, 214 KB)
John Rilett, Climate Change Central
• Devon Experience (PDF, 5 pp, 261 KB)
Roger Fernandez, Methane to Markets
• Directive 60 - EUB/CAPP Session to Highlight New Requirements (PDF, 52 pp, 247 KB)
Mike Brown, EUB
• The Untapped Resource (PDF, 14 pp, 234 KB)
Michael Burke, Natural Resources Canada
Presentations – Wednesday, January 17, 2007:
• REMVue Energy Optimization and Slipstream (PDF, 23 pp, 470 KB)
Howard Malm, REM Technology Inc.
• SlipstreamTM Technology Industry Impact Assessment - Proposal (PDF, 10 pp, 81 KB)
Eric Lloyd, PTAC
• Waste Heat Recovery from Compressor Reciprocating Engines (PDF, 15 pp, 216 KB)
Victor Juchymenko, Great Northern Power Corp.
• Request for Proposal (RFP) - Draft Generation of Electric Power from Waste Heat in the Western Canadian Oil and Gas Industry (PDF, 5 pp, 71 KB)
Eric Lloyd, PTAC
• Request for Proposal (RFP) Energy Efficiency Technology Database Tool for the Oil and Gas Industry Slipstream (PDF, 10 pp, 92 KB)
Eric Lloyd, PTAC
• Improving Operational Efficiency and Eliminating Maintenance with Fixed Orifice Steam Traps (PDF, 19 pp, 521 KB)
Patti Lowe, MEI Resources
• BP Canada Energy Company Innovative Methods for Reducing Greenhouse Gas - Low Emissions Wellsite (PDF, 16 pp, 286 KB)
Milos Krnjaja, BP Canada
• Gas Recovery - Optical Fugitive Emission Pilot Study (PDF, 17 pp, 661 KB)
Terence Trefiak, ConocoPhillips
• D irected Inspection and Maintenance (PDF, 18 pp, 295 KB)
Donald Robinson, ICF Consulting
• Methane to Markets Program Canadian Perspective (PDF, 17 pp, 206 KB)
Mike Layer, Environment Canada
• Review and Update of Methods Used for Air Emissions Leak Detection and Quantification (PDF, 12 pp, 39 KB)
Ted Hart, Envirotech Engineering
• Processor Best Practices (PDF, 25 pp, 293 KB)
Roger Fernandez, Methane to Markets
• Efficient Pigging of Gathering Lines (PDF, 16 pp, 239 KB)
Jim Cormack, TransCanada
• Acid Gas Re-Injection (PDF, 13 pp, 1.1 MB)
David Moffatt, Spectra Energy Transmission