Young Professionals Luncheon:
– A Practical Made-In-Alberta Solution To The Crude Transportation Challenge
Date: Tuesday, March 2019
Location: The Bow Auditorium Level 54 - 500 Centre St SE, Calgary
Time: 11:30 a.m.(Registration), 12:00 p.m.– 1:30 p.m. (Luncheon)
Speakers: James Auld, Senior Manager of CN Petroleum & Chemicals Marketing Jeff Paquin, Founder CEO of Energy Ltd
Randy Green, Senior VP, Asset Management at SprouleRoss Chow, Managing Director of InnoTech Alberta IncCost: $15 Early Bird Tickets (Ends Feb 22nd), $20 Regular Priced Tickets
Abstract:
Safe, cost-effective, scalable, and reliable infrastructure for transportation of petroleum is fundamental to the recovery and continued success of the petroleum industry in Canada. While the debates about pipeline expansions continue in the public forum, a practical, made-in-Alberta solution is emerging to complement existing infrastructures, in addressing the crude transportation challenge: introducing Canapux, a joint-collaboration between Canadian National Railways and Innotech Alberta (formerly, the Alberta Research Council), turning crude oil to solid pellets. This special extended luncheon brings together a panel of experts (each representing a different facet of the Canapux development) with the aims of giving the audience a full picture overview of the Canapux project.
The luncheon will cover:
• The crude by rail background, the innovation and how Canapux differentiates from conventional crude by rail transportation, [CN – James Auld]
• The polymerization/reversal processes and refinery suitability, [InnoTech Alberta-Ross Chow]
• Update of the Canapux manufacturing pilot project. [Wapahki – Jeff Paquin]
• The economics of Canapux project with an outlook on the short/long term impact on crude supply and demand [Sproule – Randy Green]
Speaker Bios:
James Auld Senior Manager of CN Petroleum & Chemicals Marketing
Jeff Paquin Founder and CEO of Energy Ltd
Randy Green Senior VP of Asset Management at Sproule
Ross Chow Managing Director of InnoTech Alberta Inc
Special thanks to the Encana Corporation for sponsoring the Society of Petroleum Engineers Young Professionals technical events