Saskatchewan Oil Report 2021

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2021

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IN THIS ISSUE

SASKATCHEWAN Oil Report is published by:

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How to develop EOR technologies more efficiently with a stage-gated approach – 26 CER analysis shows the U.S. continues to be major supplier of oil to Canada while imports dropped in 2020 – 28 PTRC investigating the utilization of CO2 extensively in Saskatchewan’sheavy oil zone – 30 Carbon reporting: Coming soon to the supply chain – 32 Wicehtowak Limnos Consulting Services: A 100-per cent Indigenous-owned company – 35

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Message from the Premier of Saskatchewan

SCOTT MOE

O

n behalf of the Government of Saskatchewan, it is my pleasure to welcome you to the 2021 edition of the Saskatchewan Oil Report.

The past year has been enormously challenging for Saskatchewan and the entire world. The COVID­-19 pandemic is an unprecedented crisis in our time.

Every sector of society has been affected by the crisis. Every industry has felt the impact. The province’s oil and gas sector was hit hard by a steep reduction in demand caused by the pandemic and the damaging effects of an international price war. There has been tremendous uncertainty for energy companies and the families they support. But I strongly believe better days are ahead.

As we move through 2021, Saskatchewan’s vaccination program will pick up steam, and life will slowly return to normal. The province’s economy is poised for a significant comeback, in part because we managed to keep more businesses open during the pandemic than any other jurisdiction in Canada. We’re starting from a good position, and the fundamental strengths of our economy have not changed.

We are fortunate in Saskatchewan to have an energy sector that remains a powerhouse in our economy and in our communities.

The importance of oil and gas to Saskatchewan’s wellbeing is underappreciated. The industry accounts for 16 per cent of our province’s GDP and supports nearly 30,000 families in dozens of communities. Energy companies pay taxes to well over 100 municipalities in the province, in addition to contributing hundreds of millions of dollars in taxes and royalties to provincial coffers.

Our government understands the important role the oil and gas sector plays in supporting quality of life in Saskatchewan. That is why we will always stand up for the industry and the communities and families supported by the industry.

An example of this commitment was in April 2020, when we implemented a series of relief measures for the provincial oil and gas sector, in response to the economic down-

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turn resulting from COVID-19 and the price war. Following the announcement of these relief measures, the Government of Saskatchewan launched the Accelerated Site Closure Program (ASCP) to help address the abandonment and reclamation of inactive oil and gas wells and facilities.

In partnership with the federal government and the Saskatchewan Research Council (SRC), the program is putting hundreds of people back to work.

The ASCP, now well underway, applies $400 million in federal funding for the abandonment and reclamation of up to 8,000 inactive oil and gas wells and facilities. The program is expected to support approximately 2,100 full-time equivalent jobs over two years. Our government is ensuring Indigenous businesses, communities and people benefit from the program through the First Nations Stewardship Fund and the Indigenous Business Credit Pool.

Our government will be relying on our Growth Plan to kickstart our economy and ensure another decade of growth. One of the objectives in our Growth Plan is the expansion of oil production in the province to 600,000 barrels per year by 2030. Demand for oil around the world is expected to grow in the years ahead. Saskatchewan can help meet that grow ing demand.

Saskatchewan’s oil is among the most sustainably produced oil in the world. Our producers are the very best in the world at what they do. You can expect our government to defend and promote Saskatchewan’s oil and gas sector in the years ahead.

On behalf of the Government of Saskatchewan, thank you for the many contributions you make to our province.

We’re counting on you as we begin the next chapter in Saskatchewan’s growth story.

Scott Moe Premier

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Message from the Saskatchewan Minister of Energy and Resources

HON. BRONWYN EYRE

O

n behalf of the Ministry of Energy and

Helium is also taking off in the province, with im-

Resources, I am pleased to join with

portant projects in the works from North American

Premier Moe in offering welcoming re-

Helium Inc. and Royal Helium. In fact, Saskatchewan

marks for the 2021 edition of the Sas-

will soon be home to the largest helium purifica-

katchewan Oil Report.

tion operation in Canada. It is being constructed by

Certainly over the course of the last year, the oil

North American Helium near Battle Creek, SK, and is

and gas sector has experienced significant challeng-

expected to be operational by July. Royal Helium is

es. In response, the Government of Saskatchewan

currently drilling of three wells near Climax.

implemented several, key relief measures, including

As we begin to emerge and recover from the CO-

extending mineral rights exploration timelines and

VID-19 pandemic, our oil and gas sector will play a

reducing the industry portion of the oil and gas ad-

substantial role in strengthening and building Sas-

ministration levy.

katchewan’s economy. In 2019, the oil and gas sec-

In May 2020, our government also launched the

tor produced over 490,000 barrels of oil per day, the

Accelerated Site Closure Program (ASCP), with the

value of provincial oil and gas production was over

important goal of getting Saskatchewan service

$10 billion, and the sector supported over 30,000

companies re-engaged and workers back on the job.

Saskatchewan jobs.

Now in the sixth month of a 30-month program, the

In November of 2019, we released Saskatchewan’s

ASCP has allocated $300 million and issued more

Growth Plan: The Next Decade of Growth, which in-

than $98 million in contracts to licensees, which

cludes ambitious targets that include increasing oil

hire service companies to complete abandonment

production by 25 per cent, to 600,000 barrels per

and reclamation activities. The ASCP has engaged

day, and increasing the value of Saskatchewan ex-

307 Saskatchewan-based service companies to date

ports by 50 per cent over the next decade.

across every oil and gas region of the province. Com-

Despite signs of growth, challenges to the oil and

pleted so far have been 724 well abandonments, 175

gas sector remain, including the impact of the fed-

flowline abandonments, 39 facility decommissions,

eral Carbon Tax, the federal Clean Fuel Standard and

and 1,434 site remediation and reclamation activities.

the federal Environmental Impact Assessment Act

Saskatchewan has also welcomed a number of

(Bill C-69). As a government, we continue to strongly

new, innovative projects over the past year. These in-

advocate for, and promote, the sector and its work-

clude the Prairie-LiEP Critical Mineral Joint Venture,

ers, as we call for more cautious, common-sense

a two-stage pilot project that will produce lithium

federal regulation and policies.

hydroxide from Saskatchewan oilfield brines, and

Saskatchewan remains committed to being a

Proton Technologies’ hydrogen production project,

strong environmental steward, while growing our

a first-of-its-kind project in the world that extracts

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hydrogen from existing oil reservoirs and leaves carbon dioxide in the ground.

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Message from Canada’s Minister of Natural Resources

HON. SEAMUS O’REGAN

I

t’s been a tough year. The double whammy of a pandemic and global oil price war hit companies, families and communities hard. It hasn’t been easy, especially for our oil and gas workers. But through it all, we’ve

seen your resilience.

You’ve been front and centre in Canada’s pandemic response. Your products are used in life-saving equipment,

tects the environment while advancing reconciliation with Indigenous peoples.

In Canada, good projects get done in a good way: • TMX. We approved it, we bought it and we’re building it. It’s already created over 7,000 jobs.

• NGTL 2021. We approved it, and thousands more jobs will be created in Alberta.

such as petroleum for ventilators and masks. Your sector

• Line

3. We approved it, creating another 7,000 jobs.

has powered and heated hospitals, schools and homes.

The International Energy Agency tells us that demand for

Just as you were there for Canadians, our government

oil and gas will continue to grow for the next two decades,

was there for you. Since March of last year, we’ve provided

even as we invest in other sources of energy. Canada will

more than $2.8 billion in targeted support for the oil and

supply that demand under our world-leading environ-

gas sector, with a laser-like focus on jobs. From cleaning up

mental regulations, as we build our low-emissions energy

orphan and inactive wells, to providing much-needed li-

future­.

quidity, to launching the $750m Emissions Reduction Fund, we supported roughly tens of thousands of jobs while lowering emissions and improving competitiveness.

Canada will lead the way. Because there is no path to netzero without your industry.

Canada is the fourth largest producer of oil and gas in

And today, our oil and gas workers are leading Canada’s

the world. It’s the biggest part of our economy. What that

economic recovery. Oil exports are at pre-pandemic vol-

means is we have hundreds of thousands of workers who

umes, oil prices have risen sharply, rig counts are edging

know how to build energy infrastructure – and lots of it.

upwards and so is capital investment. It’s a good reminder that the windshield is bigger than the rear-view mirror.

Engineers. Trades workers. Scientists. Investors. The people who made Canada the world’s fourth largest producer

The oil and gas sector remains Canada’s largest private-

of oil are the same people who will build our low-emissions

sector investor in clean technology – by far. You fund

energy future. The same people who will build renewables.

promising innovations, from carbon fibres for ultra-light

The same people who will help meet our climate targets.

electric vehicles to carbon capture and hydrogen produc-

We are determined to leave no energy worker or en-

tion technologies. These are the innovations that investors

ergy-producing region behind. Because this is our family

are looking for. Because the market is moving.

business. You are those workers. And in oil-producing prov-

Investors around the world are increasingly making clear choices. They’re putting their money into businesses, industries and jurisdictions that are taking meaningful climate action. And they’re divesting from those that, in their view, are not.

The good news is that you’re already taking meaningful

inces like yours and mine, our friends and neighbours are too.

The future we build has to be inclusive. We need to build back better and smarter.

Your ingenuity, determination and hard work will make that happen. You will lead us in our common mission:

action. Canadian oil and gas is already produced under

• Net-zero emissions by 2050;

some of the most stringent environmental regulations in

• A prosperous economy that creates jobs, jobs, jobs;

the world, and we’ve built on that with a regulatory system

• A low-emissions future that leaves no one behind.

that provides the certainty investors are looking for. Our re-

I know this is a lot. It’s ambitious.

view process is open, transparent and predictable. It pro-

But we’re Canada. This is what we do. v

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Petroleum Technology Research Centre’s Aquistore Project stores carbon dioxide

Monitoring equipment with Boundary Dam Power Station in background.

T

he Petroleum Technology Research Centre’s (PTRC) Aquistore Project is an ongoing carbon dioxide storage

The pipeline, monitoring building, and injection well (left of picture) at Aquistore.

PTRC was founded to help establish

developed in that program made the

the capacity in the province of Sas-

PTRC the logical choice for designing

katchewan to conduct oil and gas re-

a similar MMV program for deep sa-

search, and that rapidly expanded to

line storage at Aquistore.

project that is measuring, monitor-

include CO2 storage and monitoring

“We took the expertise we gained

ing and verifying injected CO2 from

when the Weyburn and Midale fields

in Weyburn to Aquistore,” Nickel says.

SaskPower’s Boundary Dam Carbon

began injecting CO2 to improve oil

“The Aquistore site a few kilometres

Capture Facility near Estevan, Sask.

production in the year 2000.”

from Boundary Dam is made to have

Its goal is demonstrate the scientific

The knowledge and expertise de-

a lot more measurement and monitor

and economic feasibility of deep sa-

veloped over the 15 years of Weyburn-

systems in operation than you would

line CO2 geological formation stor-

Midale research led the PTRC into

on a commercial site, just for the pur-

age and provide information for other

establishing and managing the CO2

poses of investigating all these types

jurisdictions and companies that are

storage component of the Boundary

of systems and eventually helping

planning to do the same.

Dam CCS Facility, Aquistore, which

other projects understand what mon-

began capturing CO2 in 2014.

itoring is needed and what is not.”

Established in 1998, the PTRC is funded by the Saskatchewan govern-

According to Erik Nickel, director

ment, private sector industry part-

of operations for the PTRC, the plan-

• To advance surface and subsurface

ners and the Government of Canada.

ning for Aquistore began in 2010,

carbon dioxide monitoring technol-

It originates and manages research

when SaskPower was in the process of

projects in enhanced oil recovery re-

building the CO2 capture facility out-

• To advance our understanding and

search and carbon management in

side Estevan. As the Weyburn Project

mitigate uncertainties of long-term

Saskatchewan.

progressed from 2000 to 2015 that

Aquistore has four main goals:

ogies;

stored carbon dioxide;

According to Norm Sacuta, director

the best practices for measurement,

• To demonstrate carbon dioxide stor-

of communications for the PTRC, “The

monitoring and verification (MMV)

age in deep saline formations as a

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permanent, safe and viable strategy to reduce emissions; and • To reduce operational costs for emerging commercial CCS operations via Aquistore’s integration in an industrial-scale, full-chain CCS project.

So how does Aquistore work? According to Nickel, CO2 is captured at the Boundary Dam coal-fired power plant using what is called a “postcombustion” capture system.

of kilometres, you have a big storage tank, and you can push CO2 into it.

The carbon dioxide creates a plume for this ever-expanding circle of CO2.

As it reaches further, pressures dissipate. In some cases, the CO2 dissolves into the water and/or into the rock.

“If we can demonstrate and prove it’s safe to capture CO2 and dispose of it into this kind of rock formation, that is a real solution for mitigating CO2 emissions,” Sacuta says. “Sas-

katchewan and Canada are early to the game, and other projects in the United States have now also started to operate on an industrial scale. This hasn’t happened on-shore in Europe yet, but they’re interested in seeing what our project tells them scientifically that can be applied to other projects.”

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From there, it runs out into the formation and essentially pushes back the saline water that is naturally in the formation.

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The power of geothermal power generation

power facilities from small, scalable and repeatable 20 MW power plants, each which could power up to 20,000 households. This project is being advanced by local world-class oilfield experts from Saskatchewan and Alberta, as well as a powerful board and management team and various strategic advisors such as George Lafond (government/Indigenous

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and the Hon. Rob Norris, a former Saskatchewan cabinet minister.

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eep Earth Energy Production Corp. is developing Canada’s first geothermal power facility with a con-

tract to sell power to SaskPower.

power. The first 20-megawatt field in Canada. DEEP will harness high-

would offset 114,000 metric tonnes of

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sions from 32,000 cars annually.

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Geothermal power has many ben-

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• Green – Zero carbon-based fuel consumption and facilities have a small footprint that doesn’t interfere with bird migration.

• Ongoing supply – With proper reservoir management, geothermal resources will not run out, meaning plants fuelled by this energy source can run indefinitely.

• Building on innovation – The DEEP project will build on Saskatchewan’s world-class drilling technology and expertise.

In 2018, DEEP successfully drilled the first of the six deepest wells being drilled into the Canadian side of the Williston Sedimentary Basin to test

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outheast College is bring-

Southeast College has been around

ing innovation and safety

for 45-plus years, covering the south-

together with its new Heavy

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“We offer a wide variety of full-time

Equipment Operator pro-

ing to Jody Holzmiller, vice-president

credit programs. Some of the pro-

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gram.

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“We also recently started offering a Powerline Technician program, making Southeast College the first regional college in the Saskatchewan system

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general job and life skills,” Holzmiller­

she explains. “That is one of the top-

says.

ics we’ve been working with them on

Southeast College’s Estevan campus will be offering the first intake of the

to try and make the program richer

newly redeveloped Heavy Equipment

The new Heavy Equipment Opera-

Operator training in the early spring of

tor program has been extended from

2021. According to Holzmiller, South-

six weeks to 12 weeks to accommodate

With the introduction of the new

east College used to broker that pro-

those needs and standards. The pro-

state-of-the-art simulators, the pro-

gram from Saskatchewan Polytechnic

gram will include 240 hours of simu-

gram will benefit aspiring operators

five to six years ago until they decided

lation time, as well as an additional

by giving them experience to build the

not to offer that program anymore.

six weeks of in-seat work experience,

muscle memory required to operate

Later on, they partnered with another

Holzmiller says. The school purchased

an actual piece of equipment, while

college out of Brandon, Assiniboine

eight modern, up-to-date simulators

being safe at the same time.

Community College. Hearing from

for the program. Holzmiller also says

“If something goes wrong on a real

industry and recognizing a need,

the program will teach the students

piece of equipment, it is very expen-

Southeast College approached the

about the industry as well as some

sive to fix, not to mention a safety con-

Saskatchewan Heavy Construction As-

general life skills such as how to bud-

cern,” Holzmiller says. “The simulators

sociation to see if they wanted to form

get, how to be a reliable employee,

will give them that added experience

a partnership to build a new program.

etc.

before they get on to the site and op-

“The program is different than what

“What we’ve heard a lot of the time

currently exists, based on feedback

was that people get out on to the job

from the industry. They recognized the

site, work their first two-week shift of

around those life skills.”

erate actual equipment.”

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Brother’s Specialized Coating Systems Ltd.: Thriving and striving for the future

B

rother’s Specialized Coating Systems Ltd. has been serving the oil and gas, water and wastewater treat-

focused on making sure our staff and

nizations: NACE and SSPC. These two

all visitors to our plant are follow-

organizations have recently merged

ing mandated protocols and safety

to become one entity called AMPP.

to protect themselves and others,”

This streamlines the industry pro-

ment industries for the past 34 years.

says Brian Payne, general manager

cesses and standards that have been

Located in Edmonton, Alta., Brother’s

of Brother’s.

relied on by industry from these two

has garnered a solid reputation from

Brother’s has still managed to

organizations.

Industry for being one of Western

maintain

reputation

Having their own in-house quality

Canada’s most trusted provider of

throughout the industry for their high

program, NACE Level 3 Inspectors

high-quality protective coating so-

level of service, communication and

and SSPC Train the Trainer, enables

lutions, to ensure their investment

quality. These values are still driven

Brother’s to maintain a higher level

remains protected from corrosion,

throughout the company with well-

of quality that customers have come

erosion and harsh environmental

trained, long-term employees who

to expect from them over the years.

conditions.

provide consistent output each time,

Being a smaller shop allows Brother’s

allowing the quality to stay the same

to have their eyes and hands on each

with each job completed.

and every job that comes through.

Brother’s has been providing, in shop, specialized internal and exter-

a

positive

nal applications for equipment such

“The staff at Brother’s take their jobs

Brother’s is dedicated to safety by

as fabricated pipe spools, pipelines,

seriously; they take a lot of pride in

maintaining COR status through the

pressure vessels and tanks. They also

the work they do and they genuinely

Alberta Construction Safety Asso-

do below grade pipeline coatings as

care about the products we deliver to

ciation. They are also registered with

per CSA Z245.30 specification.

our customers. The end results mat-

vendor management systems such

Just as in any other industry during

ter and it shows. If you have had work

as ComplyWorks, ISNetworld and

this past year and with COVID-19 pro-

done by Brother’s in the past 15 to 20

Avetta.

tocols in place, Brother’s has had to

years, those same craftsmen are do-

“As a company that has strong val-

adjust to the new norms of how busi-

ing that same level of quality here to-

ues with safety, Brother’s makes it a

ness is being conducted.

day,” says Payne.

priority to get all of their staff and cli-

“It has been a challenging year to

Brother’s follows industry standard

say the least. We have been highly

protocols set out by two main orga-

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ents home safe to their families each and every day,” says Payne.

Brother’s applies a complete range of internal and external liquid spray on coatings. When putting together a coating specification, each coating has a chemical, temperature, pressure and abrasion resistance that must be considered for the specified service.

Brother’s is approved by all the major coating suppliers as an approved applicator for their materials.

This allows them access to a number of qualified technical individuals and laboratories that can assist in making the best recommendations for the requested service environment no matter how challenging.

Brother’s works with an array of industry partners, ranging from engineers to fabricators to end-users and owners. Their quality does not discriminate and they provide the same level of quality and service to all of their clients.

Payne says, “We take pride in telling our customers what they need to know and not what they want to hear.

This isn’t always an easy conversation; however, we are not doing our job if we don’t have that conversation. What is important is that they have all the correct information and the best recommendation in order to make an informed buying decision when putting together a job scope.”

The experienced staff at Brother’s can assist in design applications by providing input for lengths, configuration, pre-blast issues and access points to various pieces of equipment.

Brother’s has some new advancements in the works coming in 2021, starting with a new field division. They started out as both a shop and field company back in 1987 and that continued into the 2000s.

“We previously specialized in vessel and small tank linings in the field,” says Payne.

Fast forward to 2021. With an everchanging market, the demand and

inquiries to Brother’s for field crews has been bigger with each passing year.

“We have owners and industry partners who have really pushed us into getting back to the field. We are making the commitment and investment to get back out there and perform the same quality and service that we have always been known for.

We look forward to working with our

industry partners and owners in providing field applied solutions to help protect their investments.”

Providing the best possible solutions to your inquiry, discussing the design parameters or keeping you updated along the way on the delivery schedule, Brother’s maintains that these are all important aspects of a successful job being completed to reach the desired outcome. v

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How to develop EOR technologies more efficiently with a stage-gated approach

BY PETRO NAKUTNYY, DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS, EOR PROCESSES, SASKATCHEWAN RESEARCH COUNCIL next stage or identify if further work is required, cycling the technology back through the previous stage.

This process prioritizes early evaluation of factors that are most likely to cause a technology to fail. If a technology is not likely to succeed, it can be cancelled at the lowest possible cost in time and resources.

First, a comprehensive roadmap is developed that can realistically take a new technology or concept from the drawing table all the way to the field.

It’s a six-step approach that SRC has applied to several new technology developments and start-ups. These six steps are, of course, tailored to the experiment goals.

Core flood.

I

The approach starts with identifying

t’s OK to fail in technology devel-

develop their technologies and eval-

opment. But it’s important to do it

uate technical, market and commer-

quickly and move on.

cial factors. This helps our clients save

the mechanisms and possible failure factors, so that they can be addressed as soon as possible. If it makes sense to proceed, the next step is designing

When industry is developing

time and accelerate adoption. We

new technologies to apply in the field,

operate across the whole spectrum

there are a lot of factors that go into

of technology readiness levels, from

the process — from concept to com-

concept-feasibility to field commer-

mercialization. At different points

tal design, including factors such as

cial pilots.

model size, aspect ratio, injection and

and performing small and large-scale experiments. It is very important to choose the appropriate experimen-

along the way, specialized expertise

Stage-gating technology develop-

can be useful to keep the process on

ment creates a roadmap for evaluat-

Once the experimental setup is

track and reduce development costs,

ing the field and the proposed tech-

chosen and prepared, several of the

as well as make the most efficient use

nology at key points during the pro-

experiments are run and what is of-

of time. This helps to de-risk the tech-

cess. SRC has developed fast-to-fail

ten found is that the initial idea needs

nology development process.

tools that allow us to quickly test new

significant modification for the technology to succeed.

production wells.

The Saskatchewan Research Coun-

ideas and identify any showstoppers.

cil (SRC) uses a stage-gated approach

The review will either confirm the

The next step is numerical simu-

to help small-to-medium enterprises

technology is ready to advance to the

lation and because it’s already been

26 Saskatchewan Oil Report 2021

tested it at a larger scale, now it’s a lot easier to predict field performance.

After this, the field pilot is planned, which often involves selecting a location and providing monitoring to help determine how successful the technology is and/or what could be changed to make it even better.

An important part of this stagegated approach is the use of custom, large-scale physical models in the experiments. These 3D models are designed and built by SRC’s experts

Universal test sands.

and can be tailored to the process and specific application. These mod-

lowed SRC to take many technologies

approach will continue to be there to

els provide the capacity to scale up to

from basically an idea to the field in

support industry in these important

field conditions, which also reduces

under five years — much faster than

endeavors.

experimental uncertainty and re-

the industry average.

duces the risk of unexpected issues at site.

So, keep going — the world needs

SRC’s Enhanced Oil Recovery team has provided science-based

new technologies, tools and tech-

solutions to industry since 1986. View

Of course, none of this is valuable

niques to help accelerate innovation

the complete article on SRC’s blog at

unless it works. This approach has al-

in the field. And SRC’s stage-gated

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CER analysis shows the U.S. continues to be major supplier of oil to Canada while imports dropped in 2020 SUPPLIED BY CANADA ENERGY REGULATOR

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decreased to $58.89 per barrel. he United States supplied nearly four out of every five barrels of oil imported into Canada in 2020 while • Imports into Quebec decreased from 203 Mb/d to 153 Mb/d in 2020, and all came from the U.S. while costs decrude imports fell 20 per cent due to lower demand creased to $52.92 per barrel. during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the lat• Imports into Ontario decreased from 97 Mb/d to 43 Mb/d, est analysis from the Canada Energy Regulator (CER). and all came from the U.S. in 2020. Costs decreased to Imports of crude oil decreased to 555,000 barrels per day $53.37 per barrel. v (b/d), down from 693,000 b/d in 2019 with 77 per cent of total crude imports coming from the U.S. in 2020, up from 72 per cent in 2019. Of the remaining crude imports, 13 per cent came from Saudi Arabia, four per cent from Nigeria, three per cent from Norway and the remainder from several other countries.

While Canada exports nearly 6.5 times more oil than it imports, it still relies on oil imports to feed refineries in the Atlantic Provinces, Quebec and Ontario. Less than one third of Canadian crude oil is processed by Canadian refineries for a variety of reasons, such as lack of pipeline access to domestic supplies, specific product requirements of refineries, or because it costs less to import.

Most of the oil Canada imports is transported by marine tanker and pipeline, with small volumes being imported by rail.

The CER produces neutral and fact-based energy analysis to inform the energy conversation in Canada. Market Snapshots are part of a portfolio of publications on energy supply, demand and infrastructure that the CER publishes regularly as part of its ongoing market monitoring.

“The source for Canada’s crude oil imports has changed dramatically over the past decade. The United States has moved from a bit player in 2010 to a major supplier today, with the majority of oil imported into Canada coming from our southern neighbour,” says Darren Christie, Chief Economist, Canada Energy Regulator.

QUICK FACTS • The total cost of imported oil fell 40 per cent over the previous year to $11.5 billion, reflecting the lower volumes and decline in global crude prices.

• Imports into Newfoundland and Labrador decreased from 106 Mb/d to 29 Mb/d in 2020, and all came from the U.S. while costs decreased to $77.87 per barrel.

• Imports into New Brunswick decreased in 2020 to 245 Mb/d from 278 Mb/d, half of which came from the U.S. while costs 28 Saskatchewan Oil Report 2021

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PTRC investigating the utilization of CO2 extensively in Saskatchewan’s heavy oil zone

M

att Nasehi, the manager of operations at the Petroleum Technology Research Cen-

tre, has seen the nature of heavy oil research and development change fundamentally in the last twenty years.

“When PTRC was formed,” he says, “we were provided with a couple of main directives – to improve the recovery of oil from heavy oil in the province, which was averaging less than seven per cent of the oil-inplace, and lessen the environmental footprint of that oil production

Saskatchewan as a centre for carbon

leader on this topic (see: https://ptrc.

through new technologies that use

dioxide utilization and storage – yes,

ca/pub/docs/OfficialWhitePaper%20

less energy, water and other resourc-

for enhanced oil recovery, but also

Final.pdf).

es.”

for emissions reductions.”

The first few years of research at PTRC, starting in 1999, focused definitively on those two goals, but then a funny thing happened on the way to the forum, so to speak.

Pan-Canadian, then the operators of the Weyburn oil field in southeastern Saskatchewan (nowhere near the heavy oil fields along the border with central Alberta) decided to start injecting carbon dioxide into their

PTRC would go on the develop a

Alberta Carbon Trunk Line to centre

second CO2 storage project, Aquis-

Alberta,” says Nasehi, “there may be

tore, which is discussed in another

ample opportunities for stretching

article in this edition of the Saskatch-

that pipeline to the Lloydminster area

ewan Oil Report, but with the rising

and other sources there adding to

interest in CO2 storage and utilization

the supply, for possible storage and

around the world, research into uses

utilization in and below the heavy oil

for such emissions has continued to grow. It was only a matter of time before PTRC decided to wed its interest

depleted oil wells to increase produc-

in heavy oil research with CO2 utiliza-

tion. That fateful decision altered the

tion. The result is a planned program

direction of research at the PTRC.

in injecting carbon dioxide from ex-

“It was an interesting transformation that resulted from the Pan-Ca-

“With the recent completion of the

isting sources in the heavy oil zone into the oilfields underground.

reservoirs.”

PTRC is in the developmental stages of a research consortium into expanding CO2 use in the area. Researchers at both University of Regina and the Saskatchewan Research Council have already been funded

by PTRC to conduct work into cyclic solvent injection in the Lloydminster

nadian decision, and from the interest

With the publication this past Oc-

it raised in both the PTRC and among

tober of a white paper called CCS

government and researchers,” says

Potential in the Heavy Oil Regions of

sions from heavy oil production in

Nasehi. “The subsequent 15-year re-

Saskatchewan and Alberta, PTRC is

Western Canada is a very real possi-

search program helped establish

positioning itself to be the research

bility going forward.” v

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“I think utilizing much of the emis-

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Carbon reporting: Coming soon to the supply chain

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Saskatchewan Minister of Energy and Resources Bronwyn Eyre addresses the Saskatchewan oil and gas supply chain.

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he drive to sustainability and ESG reporting will be arriving in our supply chain soon. It is a parade we can either be in front of, within, behind or under – and being in front of it is more profitable.

Simply put, sustainability is a broad term for any company’s efforts to “do better.” A more focused report is environmental, social and governance, or “ESG”, as it spotlights three specific pillars that are crucial to today’s business managers and investors. However, sustainability and ESG are sometimes used interchangeably.

The big new piece to many of us is these reports include carbon reduc32 Saskatchewan Oil Report 2021

tion or “net zero” initiatives and climate change.

In my role as executive director of the Saskatchewan Industrial and Mining Suppliers Association (SIMSA), I have had numerous conversations with resource-sector owner-company executives about net zero or carbon reporting being required of the supply chain in the near future.

For more public proof, in a Feb. 2, 2021 news item from Bloomberg, it was reported that “Looking toward other 2021 goals, Nutrien is releasing a ‘comprehensive’ environmental, social and governance plan in May that highlights a push into sustainability,

Magro said. The plan will also include an idea of how much capital is needed for its goals.” Read more at bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-02-18/ nutrien-eyes-potash-sales-in-regions-where-prices-are-strongest.

In the JWN story (jwnenergy.com/ article/2021/2/3/esg-becoming-integrated-into-oil-and-gas-supply-ch), it is revealed that “Bringing the supply chain on board is key to oil and gas operators meeting their ESG goals, as their service and supply partners are in the field doing the physical work and interacting with local communities.”

This broad initiative is heavily driven

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The review of Larry Fink’s 2021 letter to CEOs (blackrock.com/corporate/ investor-relations/larry-fink-ceo-letter) by GlobalScan reveals what our owner clients have been hearing, will likely then following and eventually expecting of us. GlobalScan stated that the 2021 BlackRock letter has a few key themes: 1. The start of a “tectonic shift” toward net zero.

2. The inseparability of social and environmental issues.

3. The critical importance of data and disclosure.

4. The maturing connection between

sustainability and financial performance.

So, the key implications for our owner customers are (and thus eventually their supply chain) that net zero commitments are now a requirement – a business-critical issue. Furthermore, transparency and reporting remains the thread underpinning all of this.

In short, some time in the future during bid reviews, your sustainability or ESG report will likely be as important as your safety report; it will be a critical item to be addressed. Some owners are also discussing the incorporation of your sustainability or ESG report into the broader concept of safety, as it is perceived as “do no harm to people or the environment.”

ESG will likely become like our safety culture. In short, if you and/or your services reduce the owners’ carbon footprint more than your competitors does, you will win more bids.

Prior to COVID, this reporting was

probably going to be a requirement for the supply chain in about five years. However, COVID accelerated a few things globally, one of which is the sustainability or ESG reporting requirement. This could start showing up as a requirement in as little as a year from now.

As such, in our ongoing effort to be a world-class supplier of goods and services fulfilling the needs of industry, SIMSA has begun a review of the required changes, needs and reporting. SIMSA will strive to provide related information and services to all our members, to assist them in becoming leaders in their ESG initiatives.

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Fluor Canada: Positioned for growth, committed to building a better future

BY MADISON MCLENNAN, COMMUNICATIONS SPECIALIST, FLUOR CANADA LTD.

I

n 2019, Fluor marked its 70-year

detailed engineering, procurement,

solutions required to keep facilities

anniversary in Canada and cel-

transportation and logistics, modu-

running reliably, safely and cost-ef-

ebrated the legacy it has built

larization,

direct-hire

fectively. Its proven work processes

of successfully executing in-

construction, construction manage-

and project execution models are

dustrial projects across the country.

ment, commissioning, start-up, op-

scaled to fit for streamlined execution

Headquartered in Calgary, Alberta

erations and maintenance. Its teams

of projects ranging from $1,000 work

to best serve the oil and gas indus-

provide comprehensive professional

orders to $50 million improvements,

try in Western Canada, the company

and technical services to deliver safe,

making its offering suitable for own-

serves clients and employs person-

well-executed, capital‑efficient proj-

ers of varying sizes of assets.

nel from coast to coast.

ects.

fabrication,

In recent years, Fluor has been

Fluor provides local, regional and

While major greenfield projects are

a major participant on several suc-

international clients with full-service

signature to Fluor’s brand, the major-

cessful Canadian mega-projects that

technical and professional capabili-

ity of its project portfolio encompass-

have required optimal integration

ties, which include economic evalua-

es brownfield, small-capital projects.

and co-ordination of project teams.

tions, conceptual engineering, feasi-

The company has a 25-year history

Project owners frequently employ

bility studies, program management,

of delivering the tactical, innovative

Fluor’s

36 Saskatchewan Oil Report 2021

exceptional

program

and

project management capabilities on

including energy transition (carbon

ress and sustainability. In combina-

these challenging and complex proj-

capture, hydrogen, biofuels, liquified

tion with that, Fluor has committed

ects. Fluor’s construction offering cov-

natural gas, small modular reactors,

to achieving net zero by the end of

ers the ability to perform open site

etc.), pipelines, life sciences, high-

2023 in an effort to address the com-

construction management activities

demand metals and infrastructure.

pany’s impact on climate change and

through Fluor Canada, as well as self-

In-house subject matter experts in

demonstrate to its stakeholders the

perform construction services using

these areas, backed by proven tech-

importance of managing its green-

Fluor Constructors Canada Ltd. This

nology solutions, make Fluor a global

house gas emissions.

provides clients with flexibility in ex-

leader in diverse energy solutions.

ecution to support a project’s cost and

At the core of Fluor’s vision is to

Part of this vision also focuses on

positively contribute to the industries

the diversity of Fluor’s teams. Fluor

and communities in which we work.

With the vision to Build a Better Fu-

fosters a high-performance culture

Accordingly, the company is commit-

ture, Fluor is continuing to expand its

with purpose by advancing its di-

ted to growing regional businesses.

presence in growing markets outside

versity, equity and inclusion efforts

Fluor’s $2-billion average annual

of the traditional oil and gas sector,

and actively promoting social prog-

spend with Canadian contractors

schedule objectives.

Saskatchewan Oil Report 2021 37

Fluor is committed to delivering high-quality, safe and costeffective project solutions that enhance the value of its clients’ assets and increase their longterm business success. and suppliers represents more than 5,700 companies. Through meaningful engagement with community and Indigenous partners, Fluor aims to foster relations that help grow local economies. Understanding that when communities thrive so do their businesses and residents, Fluor’s charitable contributions, support of STEAM education initiatives, and employee volunteerism has significantly shaped its company culture.

Fluor is committed to delivering high-quality, safe and cost-effective project solutions that enhance the value of its clients’ assets and increase their long-term business success. Industry leaders turn to Fluor to design and build the projects of all sizes, scopes and complexities. In response, Fluor provides solutions that deliver safe, well-executed, and capital-efficient projects to clients across Canada and around the world. Working with its clients, Fluor consistently delivers results with the quality and safety that clients expect. v

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STYLE 109 ULTRASOFT® 9 OZ CSA DELUXE COVERALLS

STYLE 102 ULTRASOFT® 7 OZ DELUXE COVERALLS