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honourable heather stefanson On behalf of the Government of Manitoba, it is a pleasure to

Removing unnecessary administrative burdens to improve

welcome you to the 2022 edition of the Manitoba Energy Re-

regulatory processes is a key commitment to ensure Manitoba

view. Our government recognizes the important and critical role

is always open for business. Our government continues to work

that the oil & gas sector plays in the Manitoba economy and we

with industry on improvements to the petroleum fiscal regime

continue to promote policies that encourage economic devel-

and information delivery systems. The partnership with western

opment and job creation in this sector and all industries.

provinces in the adoption of the Petrinex reporting system im-

Our government is pleased to see industry activity rebound-

plemented last year has resulted in streamlining administrative

ing last year following the significant impacts COVID-19 in 2020.

processes such as introducing an online tax and royalty calcula-

In 2021 there were 170 wells drilled, more than doubling the

tor, making reporting easier, and reducing the risk of overpay-

83 wells drilled in 2020. Over 2.12 million cubic metres, or 13.3

ments by oil & gas producers in Manitoba. Manitoba is also set

million barrels, of oil were produced from Manitoba’s 6,384 pro-

to introduce a new and simplified tax and royalty regime by

ducing and support wells. In total, $415 million was also spent

the end of 2022 that will further reduce red tape for producers.

by the petroleum industry on exploration and development of

For almost seven decades, in both good times and bad, the

oil & gas resources in 2021.

oil & gas industry continues to adapt and innovate. We contin-

The newly formed Department of Natural Resources and

ue to work with the oil & gas industry to make Manitoba be-

Northern Development supports the provincial government’s

come Canada’s most improved province. Together, we will keep

renewed focus on responsible development of Manitoba’s

Manitoba’s resource sector resilient and strong.

abundant world-class natural resources. The department has increased capacity, with the creation of a new director position to lead reducing red tape for the mining, oil & gas sector, while also increasing support for the Manitoba Geological Survey to provide industry with the foundational geological picture required for investment.

Our government has also established a new Economic Development Board of Cabinet to focus on building on Manitoba’s current and emergency competitive advantages and promoting Manitoba as an attractive investment location. By collaborating with existing investors, owners, and entrepreneurs, the board will also serve as a catalyst to drive increased investment and job growth in Manitoba.

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We have successfully been implementing our green plan since its release in 2017, and our Expert Advisory Council has provided excellent advice on key initiatives in the plan. The Conservation and Climate

Fund has enabled numerous innovative projects, and in Budget 2022, we increased the fund from $1 million to $1.5 million. We have developed new programs like the Efficient Trucking Program to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the transportation sector by providing rebates for fuel-saving technology for heavy-duty vehicles, we have increased our biofuels mandates, and in 2020, we launched Efficiency Manitoba.

These achievements are important, and we know that more can be done. For example, a large part of our climate policy is inexorably linked to energy policy. This is why we are consulting on and developing

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The challenge of achieving emissions reductions while enabling an orderly transition to clean energy is something that governments around the world are learning to manage. Manitoba`s modern energy policy will help to guide us through a period of unprecedented transformation.

Recognising the enormity of this transformation, our government’s energy policy establishes the following objectives: • Respond to current and future energy market trends, and economic and environmental challenges facing industrial, commercial, and residential consumers and energy utilities; • Capitalize on Manitoba’s vast renewable electricity resources, such as hydro, wind, and solar; • Recognise and respond to our reliance on imported energy, and promote lowcarbon alternatives; • Combat climate change and successfully transition to a low-carbon future; and • Maximize the use of electricity and other forms of renewable energy to generate economic benefits for Manitoba.

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MANITOBA GOVERNMENT STATISTICS

Oil by the numbers CATEGORIES

2020

2021

Drilling Licenses Issued..................................................................................................90.................................................... 184 New Wells Drilled............................................................................................................83.................................................... 170 New Wells on Production..............................................................................................100.................................................... 159 New Wells Abandoned......................................................................................................2........................................................ 3 Horizontal Wells Drilled..................................................................................................76.................................................... 160 Wells Capable of Production (Dec)............................................................................ 5,397................................................. 5,202 Wells Producing (December)..................................................................................... 3,656................................................. 3,828 Abandoned Producers...................................................................................................101...................................................... 89 Other Wells Abandoned...................................................................................................17...................................................... 18 Certificates of Abandonment Issued..............................................................................73...................................................... 63 Lease Sale Bonuses ($)..................................................................................... 293,303.45........................................ 191,660.28 Reservation & Lease Rentals & Fees ($)................................................................ 17,816............................................... 17,992 Crown Lease Area (ha)............................................................................................... 1,776................................................. 1,712

OIL PRICES 2021 Month

Manitoba LSB

2021

$/M

3

Selling Price Manitoba Production

$/BBL

$/M3

$/BBL

January

$373.82

$59.40

$358.98

$57.05

February

$426.81

$67.82

$411.54

$65.40

March

$463.75

$73.69

$449.75

$71.47

April

$456.14

$72.48

$451.28

$71.71

May

$467.21

$74.24

$458.70

$72.89

June

$529.96

$84.21

$507.98

$80.72

July

$534.80

$84.98

$521.33

$82.84

August

$510.89

$81.18

$496.90

$78.96

September

$533.73

$84.81

$523.83

$83.24

October

$608.81

$96.74

$597.01

$94.87

November

$615.98

$97.88

$591.13

$93.94

December

$535.62

$85.11

$527.25

$83.78

Avg. 2021

$504.79

$80.21

$491.31

$78.07

$/M3

$/BBL

$/M3

$/BBL

January

$613.66

$97.51

$593.80

$94.36

February

$714.35

$113.51

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MANITOBA GOVERNMENT STATISTICS

Oil by the numbers

MELITA RESOURCES, 5

SHIFFOIL, 3

BURGESS CREEK EXPLORATION, 5

PADCOM, 2

Top Drillers

COREX RESOURCES, 41

TUNDRA OIL & GAS , 114

Average Oil Price ($/bbl)

Wells Drilled 600

100.00

500

80.00

400

60.00

300

40.00

200

20.00

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Minister Jeff Wharton announced in mid-

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the public’s feedback for consideration

February. “We encourage all Manitobans

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First segment of legacy Line 3 taken safely out of service

Left: Inspector Sandy Armstrong shows a section of pipe following installation of a steel cap. After the pipe segment is cut, a cap is fabricated onto the ends of the pipe and coated with epoxy. This permanently seals the pipeline at that location and backfill can then be completed. Above: Once the cap is in place, backfilling of the excavation begins.

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of extensive community engagement,

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line along essentially the same corridor,

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The level of public engagement, which included Indigenous communities and groups, was unprecedented and led to a better outcome, both for Enbridge and communities near the right of way.”

In Canada, Line 93 has been operating since December 2019, leading to a focus on reclaiming the pipeline construction right of way and safely removing the legacy Line 3 pipeline from service, a process known as decommissioning.

Decommissioning of the first of four segments began in August and was completed ahead of schedule in Manitoba by mid-October, thanks in part to a very dry summer and fall, with zero safety or environmental incidents.

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Canadian Premium shifts from oilpatch drilling to solar manufacturing with new facility

By Paul Adair

Last December, Calgary-based Canadian Premium Sand announced that Selkirk was its preferred choice for a proposed patterned solar glass plant − a first of its kind facility in Canada.

For a number of years previous, the company had been working to develop a silica sand quarry near the community of Seymourville and Hollow Water First Nation­, which has already voiced its support for the project. The sand was originally intended for use in supporting hydraulic fracturing (fracking) within the oil

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and natural gas industry, but the volatility of the oil & gas market, combined with an oversupply of frac sand, presented an opportunity to explore alternatives uses for the company’s high-quality sand.

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“The solar glass industry requires glass with a very low iron content of less than 100 parts per million, which allows us to produce the ultra-clear glass required by solar panel manufacturers,” says Leroux.

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from Asia-Pacific suppliers. At the forecasted rate of growth, we could build a new plant every few years and still not exceed 20 per cent of the North American demand for our glass.”

There are several factors that set Selkirk up as the best location for the proposed manufacturing plant. Selkirk is the closest sizeable community to the sand deposit and has easy access to both trucking and rail service. Other selling features include access to natural gas services, renewable hydroelectricity, industrial-grade water from the city’s new wastewater treatment facility, and local labour.

“We’re very pleased CPS has selected Selkirk to build and operate its solar glass facility,” says Tim Feduniw, the Director of Sustainable Economic Development at the City of Selkirk. “This initiative aligns with our commitment to sustainable development and will create significant economic benefits for our community.”

The project wouldn’t be possible without the support of its Participation Agreement Partners, the Hollow Water First Nation and the incorporated community of Seymourville. These communities have a historic relationship with Selkirk and the supply of silica sand to industry from nearby Black Island dating back to the 1920s through to the 1980s.

When up and running, the sand quarry will employ approximately 30 people from Seymourville and Hollow Water First Nation, and the manufacturing plant in Selkirk would create up to 300 permanent, good-paying jobs.

“Selkirk is absolutely perfect,” says Leroux. “When I approached the city, they were very keen on this type of industry coming in because it meets their vision for sustainable development and long-term job creation. It really is an ideal fit that works for everybody.”

Canadian Premium Sand is currently setting the permitting process in motion for both the quarry and plant and expects that construction might start at the solar glass plant early in 2023. v

New technologies helping meet climate targets New technologies helping meet climate targets

By Deborah Jaremko, Courtesy of Canadian Energy Centre Ltd. Global interest in reducing methane emis-

creased by 1,400 per cent, and they’re ex-

– could help the world meet its methane

sions from oil & gas is rising, but in Canada

pected to more than triple again in 2022.

targets.

it’s been an area of focus − and success − for nearly two decades.

According to CEC research, Canada’s methane emissions fell by 16 per cent be-

O’Shea says the company’s explosive

“There’s nothing to suggest we couldn’t

growth is because customers are increas-

have similar impacts in the United States,

ingly seeing the value of lowering their environmental footprint.

the Middle East, or former Soviet countries that also are involved in oil and natural gas

tween 2000 and 2018, even as oil produc-

“I don’t think it’s going to stop,” he says.

tion increased by 91 per cent. Meanwhile,

“I think management teams are going to

worldwide methane emissions increased

continue to want and go get those year-

by 27 per cent while oil production in-

over-year improvements in emissions per-

risdiction that is as far forward in terms of

creased by 38 per cent.

formance. And there’s lots of opportunity.”

its methane management as Canada.”. v

“Canada, and especially Alberta, is the

PTAC has been working for more than a

global leader in technologies to reduce

decade on the challenge and opportunity

methane emissions,” says Soheil Asgar-

of methane emissions reduction. Late last

pour, CEO of Petroleum Technology Al-

year, the research organization achieved a

liance Canada (PTAC), a non-profit that

major milestone. As of October 2021, the

helps technology developers cross the

technologies field tested through PTAC

bridge from R&D to commercial success.

have capacity to reduce methane emis-

The governments of both Alberta and Canada now expect oil & gas producers

sions by more than 45 per cent − if adopted by oil & gas producers.

to meet the target of reducing methane

The opportunity for these technology

emissions by 45 per cent in 2025 com-

providers isn’t just within Canada. Dur-

pared to levels in 2012.

ing last year’s COP26 climate summit in

A reduction of 34 per cent in 2020 com-

Glasgow, Scotland, over 100 countries in-

pared to 2014 has already been achieved

cluding Canada signed the Global Meth-

in Alberta.

ane Pledge, with the goal to reduce world

“We’re seeing a shift in mindset of the industry to where oil & gas producers are

methane emissions by at least 30 per cent from 2020 levels by 2030.

seeing it as a strategic choice with eco-

“If we can maintain our global leader-

nomic upside to improve their emissions

ship on technologies that reduce meth-

performance,” says Connor O’Shea, presi-

ane emissions, there’s going to be huge

dent of Calgary-based cleantech company

market created globally,” Asgarpour says.

Westgen Technologies.

production. It could be quite significant,” Fogwill says. “I don’t know of any other ju-

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Tundra’s Taylor Wilkinson.

Essential oil Early in the pandemic, workers in the oil & gas sector were among the first to be deemed “essential.”

While maintaining operations to ensure the flow of production was critical, the safety and well-being of its people re-

spite the stay-at-home order because this is a 24-hours-per-day, 365-days-per-year business,” says Craig Lane, Tundra’s Vice

mained Tundra’s primary focus since field operators do not have the option to work from home.

“More than 100 operators in southwest Manitoba and southeast Saskatchewan had to continue working in the field de-

President of Production Operations. “Even during a global lockdown, we had a responsibility to maintain business as usual.”

Sinclair Field Lead Operator Lonnie Brown says that in his 10 years working at Tundra, he has not encountered such a challenge.

“Our industry has had its share of peaks and valleys. Most of us are used to dealing with change, but no one was expecting a situation like COVID-19 that affected all of us at work and home. Early on, fear of the unknown seemed to be the biggest concern, especially with the risk of bringing an infectious disease home to the family.

But the more you learned, the more you felt at ease,” Brown says.

“Tundra did the right thing by reacting quickly and as early as possible. There was good communication from the start, and they’ve stayed the course, checking in frequently, answering questions, modifying procedures, and providing masks and

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Tundra’s Deanna Joyce.

sanitizers. It went a long way to help alle-

viate any anxiety people were experiencing, so we felt safer coming to work.”

At the start of the pandemic, Tundra President Jane Mactaggart assembled a multidisciplinary COVID-19 response team that met weekly to discuss the quickly evolving situation, develop safety guidelines in accordance with public health orders, and plan the company’s most effective actions in the worst-case scenario.

“We quickly identified critical tasks required to maintain our base business,” explains Darren Vande Graaf, Vice President, Development Operations. “Teams were created to evaluate extreme event scenarios and develop contingency plans around increased or unexpected absenteeism,” he says, adding that having three geographically distinct offices in Calgary, Virden, and Winnipeg was an inherent advantage in the separation of critical people.

Vande Graaf credits the collaboration between the safety and operations teams in maintaining safe working conditions in the field.

“The Safety group has worked hard to build a strong safety culture with open, trusting lines of communication, which proved essential in keeping our people safe and informed,” he says. “At the same time, the execution and diligence of the operations team to adjust their processes, buy-in to revised or new safety requirements, and keep our field operations running were critical.”

Tundra was able to purchase mass quantities of hand sanitizers, disinfectant wipes, three-ply non-medical masks, and other face covering options to keep operators safe – and, as it turned out, protect other essential workers in the community as well.

“During early stages of the pandemic when there were shortages of personal protective equipment in rural hospitals, we were able to donate some of our extra N95 masks to the hospital in Virden,

Manitoba and local EMTs for their ongoing protection,” says Ryan Potter, Tundra’s Manager of Health and Safety.

A huge component of Tundra’s safety program is its mental health initiatives − especially important in rural areas where such resources are limited. Recognizing the added pressures faced by employees and their families, Director of Human Resources Kim Mowat coordinated dozens of mental health awareness resources,

including virtual presentations related to social isolation, self-care, parenting issues, relaxation techniques, dealing with grief, and many other related themes.

“What we all thought would be a couple of weeks has stretched into a year and a half, but Tundra is still on top of the situation and reminding us about the importance of taking care of each other,” says Brown. v

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Energy from the Earth Now in its 29th year, the Williston Basin Petroleum Conference is one of the preeminent gatherings for North America’s energy sector and is cohosted by the Government of Saskatchewan, the state government of North Dakota, the North Dakota Petroleum Council, Saskatchewan Geological Survey, and the Petroleum Technology Research Council. The conference takes place annually in Saskatchewan and North Dakota in alternating years, attracting business, technical and government leaders who come together to share technical advancements and business opportunities specific to the region.

The theme of the 2022 Williston Basin Petroleum Conference is “Energy from the Earth,” an in-depth look at Saskatchewan’s energy industry opportunities and homegrown innovations.

The conference will showcase technical innovation centred around emissions reduction, CO2 sequestration, enhanced EOR, helium, hydrogen, geothermal, as well as advancements in heavy oil, light and tight oil, advanced energy systems and advanced technologies.

The Williston Basin Conference will also focus strongly on all the sources of energy in the earth – from the potential for geothermal from reservoirs in Canada and the US, to the burgeoning lithium extraction industry in Saskatchewan, to CO2 storage to help mitigate emissions in oil and gas, and finally to identifying and exploiting other subsurface commodities like helium and hydrogen.

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JUNE 7-9, 2022 | CALGARY, CANADA

ENERGY EVENT

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A MESSAGE FROM

mark scholz

President and CEO of the Canadian Association of Energy Contractors

In the past decade, we’ve been through unimaginable highs and lows in Canada’s energy services sector, but it seems the worst is finally behind us as we move on to brighter days. From the darkest days of 2020, we bounced back in 2021 with an outlook better than it had been in years.

With economies reopening and restrictions lifting, it was full steam ahead for CAOEC members in 2021, and the increased demand led to strong commodity pricing and peak oil prices not seen since 2014.

We had a memorable year with the association’s historic name change and membership expansion to include directional drillers. We welcomed many new associate members, including several producers, helping to deliver on our vision of being the most influential trade association in the Canadian energy industry, and promoting the interests of the energy services industry operating near the wellhead.

While the industry picked up in North America, some continents faced unprecedented energy shortages. Europe in particular faced uncertainty with commodity pricing for natural gas increasing sharply and some people facing the unconscionable dilemma of “heat or eat.” The energy crisis illustrated the risks of carrying out

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a transition too quickly and the need for secure, reliable, and affordable energy for Canadians. To help prevent a full-scale emergency, Europe received additional shipments of liquefied natural gas (LNG) from many countries, Canada unfortunately not being one of them.

An issue for the past several years has been Canada’s lack of export capacity.

Canada missed out on supplying Europe with LNG due to a lack of export capacity.

LNG provides affordable and clean-burning fuel. We look forward to seeing progress being made on LNG Canada, as it will provide our best-in-class energy to Asian markets and alleviate future shortages in years ahead.

There were still celebratory signs of additional export capacity in 2021 as Enbridge’s Line 3 came into service after years of no new pipeline development in Canada. The Trans Mountain Pipeline Expansion is expected to be completed by the H2 of 2023, and both the LNG Canada Project and Coastal GasLink pipeline surpassed 50 per cent completion and are on track to be finished by their target date of 2023.

Canada’s oil & gas sector is committed to emissions reduction and clean technology, exploring opportunities in LNG, hydrogen, lithium, helium, CCUS, geo-

thermal, and more. The oil & gas sector alone spent $28.1 billion on environmental protection in Canada between 2006 and 2018, and that number is expected to grow in the next decade. We will continue to champion environmental protection and maintain we should be the global energy supplier of choice on Canada’s path to net-zero emissions.

Investors and industry analysts are predicting $100 per barrel oil in 2022, and as pandemic restrictions fade, demand will only grow stronger with people returning to their normal lives. This year, I am looking forward to seeing strong numbers in both operating days and active rigs, and working closely with the board of directors and our members to demonstrate our responsible stewardship and active role in the global energy evolution. In closing, I would like to extend a special thank you to our dedicated CAOEC staff and volunteers who help us fulfill our mandate, and our board of directors who steer the association in the right direction.

I am honoured to serve as President and CEO of this great association and will unwaveringly advocate for the energy services sector and the thousands of women and men who work to provide secure, reliable, and affordable energy for Canadian families. v

Nuclear energy could help cost-effectively decarbonize Canada’s heavy industry Along with the rest of the world, Canada is under immense pres-

vide heat and power to remote and First Nations communities.

sure to build its path to net-zero by 2050. But unlike many parts

Research conducted by EnviroEconomics and Navius looked

of the world, Canada faces unique challenges and opportunities.

at the economic and climate implications of using SMRs in Can-

Canada’s economy is built on the advantage of extensive, rich

ada’s high-emitting heavy industry, and explored different cost

natural resources – but this is a double-edged sword when it

and technical assumptions for deploying SMRs. The research

comes to climate change. While our energy, mining, and heavy

highlights that SMRs in Canada could reduce GHGs in the heavy

industry sectors form the backbone of our economy, they rep-

industrial sector by 18 per cent by 2050 while contributing up to

resent a large portion of Canada’s greenhouse gas emissions

$5 billion to gross domestic product (GDP) annually in the same

(GHGs). Currently, the oil sands, chemical manufacturing, and

timeframe.

mining collectively contribute more than 30 per cent of Canada’s

With deployments set to begin as early as 2026, SMRs could

GHGs. We also know that these sectors face enormous challeng-

be widespread by 2035 to meet the rapidly growing demand for

es in reducing their carbon footprint.

emission reductions in heavy industry and resource extraction

It’s not realistic to abandon these industries. Doing so would

sectors.

cause significant socio-economic destruction. Instead, Canada’s

Beyond the obvious environmental benefits, investing in clean

path to net-zero must include decarbonizing heavy industry in

nuclear technology offers huge economic opportunities, with

an environmentally and economically advantageous way.

the global SMR market projected to reach $300 billion per year

There is a path to a more sustainable green economy for Canada’s heavy industry sector − a path that includes clean nuclear energy working in partnership with renewables.

World-renowned scientists, environmentalists, and climate change experts have concluded time and time again that there is no path to net zero without nuclear in the mix.

by 2040 according to the World Economic Forum.

With 65 years of industry experience, an impeccable safety track record, and the world’s largest natural reserve of high-grade uranium, Canada is well-positioned as a global nuclear leader.

Nuclear is one of the largest producers of clean electricity around the world and in Canada, accounting for 15 per cent of

As an energy-dense, carbon-free, and reliable energy source

Canada’s electricity production. But we have only scratched the

available around the clock, nuclear can play an integral role in

surface of nuclear’s potential to help drive a low-carbon green

fighting climate change − including through SMRs (small modu-

economy. Data demonstrates that SMRs could deliver low-cost

lar reactors).

emission reductions while driving down the overall cost of get-

SMRs use fission to generate reliable, carbon-free electricity

ting to net zero as a nation.

and heat with a small land footprint. These innovative reactors

With the right investments today, Canada can use its world-

are scalable and can be built economically in factory settings,

leading nuclear expertise to provide the vast amounts of clean

allowing for easy transportation to remote or challenging loca-

heat and electricity required to make this country’s energy tran-

tions.

sition clean and economically advantageous.

Working in tandem with renewables, SMRs are uniquely positioned to provide clean electricity, produce carbon-free hydrogen, decarbonize our extraction and heavy industries, and pro-

SMRs have the potential to be a game changer in helping to fight climate change in Canada, but the clock is ticking.

The time to take decisive action is now. v Manitoba Energy Review 2022

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Solutions for managing economic opportunities while reducing environmental footprints

By Allan Fogwill, COO, Petroleum Technology Alliance Canada

The Canadian oil & gas industry is challenged with balancing environmental management with economic development, competitiveness, and value-added opportunities. While some companies have the resources to develop and manage their own research and development programs, all the producers and service companies benefit from a collaborative approach to new research. Collaboration can leverage the resources of all stakeholders to better deliver on new research and technologies.

Given these challenges, the Petroleum Technology Alliance Canada (PTAC) has been operating as a neutral non-profit facilitator of collaborative R&D and technology development. It operates in partnership with all industry stakeholders to deliver on technology and business process solutions to address these challenges. Over the past 25 years, this collaborative approach managed by PTAC has: • Facilitated over 450 projects worth more than $180 M from an industry contribution of only $30 M. • Conducted technical committee collaborates with over 250 volunteers and 200 member organizations including

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producers, technology vendors and academia.

• Aided the oil & gas sector in the development, field testing and deployment of technology solutions to address the challenges of environmental management, cost savings, value added products and solutions for net-zero.

• Saved industry over $90 M in operating costs per year.

This year as in past years, PTAC is working with industry, government, and regulatory volunteers to assess over 50 projects for the new intake for 2022/23.

These projects address issues related to air emissions management – in particular, methane. In addition, challenges being considered include reclamation, well management, water management, and ecosystem management.

Oil & gas stakeholders have several programs to access in order to move forward on various projects. These are: CANADIAN EMISSIONS REDUCTION INNOVATION CONSORTIUM (CANERIC) The CanERIC program is a pan-Canadian network of researchers and end-users collaborating to develop and deploy tech-

nologies to reduce methane emissions.

This network is providing industry with a platform to articulate and rank their most pressing methane emission challenges.

Clean Tech technology vendors can better understand the potential market for their products and develop appropriate solutions. The industry works collaboratively with the technology vendors to lab and field test their technologies, and the vendors are able to refine their designs with the testing information. Institutional and academic members are also involved in CanERIC to provide the expertise to conduct the lab tests and monitor and analyze field tests for the network.

SYSTEMATIC THIRD-PARTY VALIDATION (STV) AND METHANE CONSORTIA PROGRAM (MCP) Even if a technology is field tested and proven to be cost-effective and reduce methane emissions, the SMEs still face the challenge of increasing the market uptake of that technology. To attempt to mitigate this challenge, PTAC launched two consortia that pay up to 75 per cent of the cost of equipment and installation of cost-effective methane mitigation technologies, encouraging Canadian pro-

ducers to get first-hand experience with

was an estimated cost savings of $93 mil-

The Canadian oil & gas industry is an

the new technologies. These consortia

lion realized per year for producers with

international leader in environmental

aim to increase the investment in massive

a projected future value of $204 million

protection while continuing to provide

deployment of such technologies by pro-

per year. The savings realized by industry

economic benefits to the country. The

ducer, hence increasing market uptake.

through these studies is often the result

existence and demonstrated effective-

of industry best practices and improved

ness of PTAC is a clear indication of how

policies and regulations.

the industry takes its role in reducing en-

These programs together have resulted in installing 101 pieces of equipment, including 10 site electrifications, 37 pump optimizations, 26 smart pumps, 14 STD Electrics, 12 Instrument air compressors, one facility of the future, and one new

INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (IRAP) PTAC also works with SMEs in collaboration with the National Research Council

compressor engine design.

Industrial Research Assistance Program ALBERTA UPSTREAM PETROLEUM RESEARCH FUND (AUPRF)

(NRC-IRAP). This program provides oil & gas SMEs with innovation support, par-

vironmental impacts seriously. Also clearly shown is the collaborative and cooperative approach the industry is taking with governments and regulators. Those organizations support the research through funding and volunteering in the various committees.

Since inception, the AUPRF program

ticularly for demonstrating and deploying

Canadian companies continue to de-

(Alberta Upstream Petroleum Research

near-commercial or deployment-ready

velop technologies and process to reduce

Fund) has invested $30 M to over 465 proj-

technologies that improve environmental

environmental impacts while also devel-

ects related to conventional oil & gas ac-

performance and reduce costs. Last year

oping significant economic opportunity

tivities. The focus areas include the man-

alone PTAC completed 55 assessments

domestically and internationally. Canada

agement of emissions, water, ecosystems,

with the financial help from NRCan/ IRAP

will continue to be a leader in the sustain-

land reclamation and well abandonment.

and launched 20 consortia to help SMEs

able development of oil & gas through

In a recent analysis of the program, there

achieve economic prosperity.

these efforts. v

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PTRC expands its expertise on CO2 storage to shallower reservoirs For the past 22 years, the Petroleum Technology Research Centre has had a growing reputation for expertise in monitoring and validating the deep subsurface storage of CO2 – both in depleted oil reservoirs and in deep saline formations.

The substantial body of research and data available from the PTRC stretches across its 15 years of research at the Weyburn CO2-EOR project, and most recently at the Aquistore CO2 storage project. This latter research and injection site, which is taking CO2 from SaskPower’s Boundary Dam CCS facility near Estevan and storing it 3.2 kilometres underground in a

brine and sandstone formation, has so far permanently stored more than 400,000 tonnes of CO2 underground. That’s the same as taking 100,000 cars off the road for one year.

“What we’ve learned at Weyburn and Aquistore has allowed the companies involved to provide assurance to both the public and to provincial and federal regulators that the CO2 has been permanently and safely stored underground,” notes Ran Narayanasamy, the CEO of the PTRC. “From project conception, through geological characterization, risk assessment and measurement monitoring and verification

(MMV), the PTRC has proven itself to be Canada’s expert organization on bringing CCUS projects to reality.”

With the recent announcements by the Government of Canada supporting tax credits for geological storage and CO2 emissions reductions from the oil and gas sectors, PTRC’s expertise is increasingly sought after.

Both of PTRC’s storage projects, situated in southeastern Saskatchewan, are about very deep geological storage of carbon dioxide (between 1.5 and 3.2 kilometres underground). Saskatchewan and Alberta are very fortunate to have several geo-

Well distribution in the heavy oil regions of SK and AB. Black dots are closed wells; red suspended. It is thought some of these suspended wells could be used for CO2 storage. Image composed using GeoScout.

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The Aquistore research site is the largest field research lab in the world related to CO2 storage. Here, the CO2 pipeline from Boundary Dam feeds into the injection well, behind and to the left.

logical strata that are capable of storage – many of them with good porosity and permeability that makes storing of significant volumes of captured CO2 possible.

But injected CO2, in order to take up as little space in the reservoir as possible, usually needs to be compressed to a liquid-like status (called super-critical). This compressed CO2 acts like a liquid and becomes miscible with the water, brine, or oil in the formations.

“When injecting CO2 into shallower formations – let’s say around 1,000 metres or even shallower – the challenge is that pressures in the reservoir may not be high enough to keep the injected carbon di-

panies hoping to capture and dispose of their CO2 in areas where the geology only allows for shallower forms of storage. Our research is now addressing this challenge head on.”

Areas of Saskatchewan and Alberta − such as the heavy oil region around Lloydminster, which has significant emissions reduction challenges for both production and refining of oil and gas − could benefit from research into shallow storage in reservoirs above 1,000 metres. There are thousands of suspended oil wells in the region that could act as storage locations, using existing infrastructure that would otherwise go unused. Likewise, the stor-

oxide in this supercritical state,” notes Erik Nickel, the Director of Operations at the PTRC. “This is a concern for those com-

age and use of CO2 in some of the strata of the Bakken and Viking Formations in Southern Saskatchewan carry emissions mitigation potential.

“Aquistore remains one of the best field laboratories in the world for studying deep geological storage of CO2,” notes Nickel.

“We are sharing our findings with industrial and research clients from around the world, but we recognize not all jurisdictions have the ability for deep geologic storage. We are now working in unison with groups like Carbon Management Canada and through our heavy oil research network (HORNET) to find a way to make shallower storage feasible and safe.”

PTRC has published a white paper on CO2 use and storage in the heavy oil regions of Canada. It can be viewed at our website: https://ptrc.ca/pub/docs/OfficialWhitePaper%20Final.pdf. v

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Fort Garry Fire Trucks: Tough today, tough tomorrow

By Trevor Robb, Marketing Manager Our motto at Fort Garry Fire Trucks is “One Tough Truck”. Just how tough are we talking? Considering that many of the vehicles that roll out of our Canadian manufacturing plant will be called upon to work in some of the most inhospitable conditions on the planet. That includes everything

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from bone-chilling lows of -60° C in Canada’s North to blistering highs of 50° C in desert climates halfway around the world.

And they often have to travel on some of the most treacherous roads around to get to where they need to go.

Fort Garry Fire Trucks is Canada’s oldest

and largest manufacturer of firefighting apparatus, and we sell more than 100 rigs in a typical year. While the bulk of those sales are here in Canada, where we supply equipment to every province, we also serve our neighbours to the south in the United States and as far away as China, Chile, Cuba, Costa Rica, Pakistan, the Bahamas, and the United Arab Emirates. We boast one of the largest fire apparatus engineering departments amongst our competitors, devoted to the design and production of equipment for the most extreme conditions in the world.

With the exception of the commercial chassis used in some of our trucks, every aspect of design and construction is handled by our employees, from painting — we offer more than 160 shades of red — to pump assembly. As our company has grown over the years, so too have our product lines. We build everything from small rescue trucks all the way up to our top-of-the-line Bronto Skylift, with an

articulating aerial device that can reach hard-to-access spots. In fact, we now offer 130 product lines and over 10,000 options for our customers to choose from. One of our keys to success has been our willingness to listen to what our customers need rather than telling them what we think they need. Our sales team undertakes an extensive consultation process with each new or existing customer, which can take as little as a few weeks or as long as a year.

It’s part of an effort to determine what the customer’s precise needs are; whether it’s command lights that can illuminate an entire football field or cameras that offer facial recognition from as far as a mile away, Fort Garry Fire Trucks can customize it for you.

Our full-framed aluminum extruded bodies utilizing 5083 saltwater marinegrade aluminum include rescues, pumpers, pumper tankers, fire tankers, and aerial ladders. Our walk-in rescues, command rescues, and walk-around rescues are engineered for the harshest road conditions and environments in the world while our Emergency Rescue (ER-X) bodies are customized for flexibility and maximum performance with side-mount, top-mount, and top-mount-enclosed options available and incorporating other world-class features into your apparatus. Our emergency rescue bodies, provide fire departments with the performance of a pumper and the storage of a rescue. Be confident knowing you’re properly equipped for nearly any possible situation with our fullframed custom bodies.

Our Crusader pumpers are among the most dependable in the industry featuring our form-framed body structure made from 5052 freshwater marine-grade aluminum and deliver more compartment space, a lower centre of gravity, and ergonomic side-mount or top-mount pump control configurations. While our Crusader tankers are designed for optimum performance and maneuverability, they’re also constructed with a form-framed body

structure. At any scene, one crucial element is the availability of water, and our tankers feature a wide range of tank capacities from 1,500 to 3,000 imperial gallons, along with a variety of porta-tank

storage options your fire department can choose from.

Whatever your fire department’s needs are, we guarantee it will be One Tough Truck! v

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INDUSTRY NEWS

SRC leads with hot water plus flue gas injection December 2021 brought news that SRC would receive funding from Innovation Saskatchewan’s Saskatchewan Advantage Innovation Fund (SAIF) for its Hot Water Plus Flue Gas Injection Project.

SRC’s Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR) and In-Situ Processes team are working on the project, which is designed to validate hot water injection plus flue gas for EOR purposes in Saskatchewan’s Viking formation.

THE VIKING According to Petro Nakutnyy, SRC’s director of operations, EOR and in-situ processes, the Viking doesn’t have many places left for drilling, but there is oil left that could be usable for the oil industry.

The use of Hot Water plus Flue Gas Injection project has been developed to address the issue and has not been field tested in the Viking before.

“Oil recovery from Viking wells often does not exceed 15 per cent of the original oil in place under primary production and waterflooding, leaving a lot of oil behind. SRC has been looking into various ideas of expanding the life of the wells in the Viking formation and improving the ultimate oil recovery,” says Nakutnyy.

“We have observed a positive effect from injecting hot water into the Viking core while exploring new ideas to improve oil recovery. This project will investigate the use of the hot water plus flue gas injection process in the laboratory and will lay the ground for a potential pilot project in the field.”

SRC has been working on projects in the Viking formation for more than 10 years and has developed significant expertise about the region and the technology that can help improve oil recovery for industry working in the area.

INDUSTRY PARTNERS The industry consortium led by SRC has examined many ways to improve production in the Viking formation, including chemical, gas and warm/hot water flooding. Previous results suggest that hot water injection can increase oil recovery from the Viking formation.

Joining SRC on the project is General Energy Recovery Inc. (GERI), who has worked with SRC on testing Direct Contact Steam Generation (DCSG) technology for Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR) applications in heavy oil fields over several years.

GERI has developed a portable hot water/and flue gas DCSGbased process. This technology will be adapted for the Viking for-

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mation to generate hot water instead of steam. This project will test this process under laboratory conditions to test the expectations that increased water temperature along with flue gas coinjection can positively impact oil recovery in the Viking, especially where steam may not be a practical option for operators due to the formation’s high sensitivity to fresh water.

“GERI is excited to be working once again with SRC and also with leading Viking operators on new opportunities to enhance Viking oil production in a cost-effective and sustainable way,” says Brian Kay, chief technology officer, General Energy Recovery Inc. “We believe that SRC’s work will demonstrate the relevance of DCSG technology in extending Viking well life and in so doing providing crucial benefits to Saskatchewan in terms of future provincial royalties and jobs. We thank the Saskatchewan Advantage Innovation Fund, SRC, and the operators involved for their vital support.”

THE PROJECT Nakutnyy notes that the Viking formation is sensitive to fresh water, and the project will focus on the optimal temperature of water for increasing oil recovery in the region.

The work will take place in 2022, with laboratory work completing in the late spring. After analysis and calculations, if the results are positive, the Hot Water plus Flue Gas injection project will potentially head into field trials in the Viking formation.

This project will help extend the life of oil wells in the Viking formation in a way that benefits both industry and the environment. Nakutnyy says the project will help industry avoid additional drilling while also increasing recovery in an efficient, sustainable manner.

FUNDING The industry partner – GERI, Baytex Energy and Whitecap Resources – funded 70 per cent of the project.

The Innovation Saskatchewan funding – a total of $23,700 – covers about 30 per cent of the total project cost. The funding will help fund the research to validate the concept, collect the data required to prepare for field trials and to help determine its technical and economic feasibility.

Learn more about the Direct Steam Generation project and SRC’s Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR) and In-Situ Processes services at src.sk.ca. v

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