The Workshop was held on October 21-24, 2003 at the Delta Bow Valley Hotel, 4th Aveue, S.E., Calgary, Alberta, Canada. A news article and TV news announcement featuring the workshop topics are available below. Speeches from the workshop are forthcoming. PowerPoint presentations are available below under the speakers' names. Click here to download a free PowerPoint viewer. Pictures from the Workshop Media Reports: Alberta Asked to Vent on Flaring (Calgary Herald article , October 2, 2003, pdf 8kb) Gas Flaring in the News (CCFN-TV/Channel 3 Evening News, 1 minute, 45 seconds Real Video) Developing Countries Learn From Alberta's Conservation Practices (Nickle's Daily Oil Bulletin, October 27, 2003) Agenda | Topic | Speaker | Tuesday, October 21 | Introduction to Alberta Regulatory Framework | Welcoming Remarks | Neil McCrank, Chairman, Alberta Energy and Utilities Board
Bent Svensson, Program Manager, Oil, Gas, Mining and Chemicals Department, World Bank Group | Overview of Workshop | Michael Brown, Senior Engineer, Production Operations, Alberta Energy and Utilities Board | History of Oil and Gas Production, Conservation, and Regulation in Alberta | John Nichol, Board Member, Alberta Energy and Utilities Board | Energy Regulation--The Alberta Model | Arden Berg, Board Member, Alberta Energy and Utilities Board | Alberta Energy and Utilities Board: Role, Mandate | Kim Eastlick, Senior Technical Advisor, Alberta Energy and Utilities Board | Alberta Energy: Role, Mandate, Royalty Structure, Interaction with EUB | Jeff Cormier, Senior Analyst, Gas and Markets Development, Alberta Department of Energy | Alberta's Environmental Requirements | Randy Dobko, Senior Engineer, Science and Standards Branch, Alberta Environment | Alberta Environment: Climate Change and Flaring Offset Opportunities | Andy Ridge, Senior Policy Analyst, Alberta Environment | Federal Government Role in Promoting Science-based Regulatory Development and Approach to Emissions Reduction | Michael Layer, Program Engineer, Oil,Gas and Energy Branch, Environment Canada | 2:30 - 3:00 | Panel Discussion | CAPP's Recommended Practices for Flaring of Associated and Solution Gas at Oil Production Facilities | David Picard, Principal, Clearstone Engineering Ltd | World Bank Update on Gas Flaring Regulations | Franz Gerner, Energy Specialist, World Bank Group | Wednesday, October 22 | The Clean Air Strategic Alliance (CASA) and the Consensus-based Approach | The Clean Air Strategic Alliance | Donna Tingley, Executive Director, Clean Air Strategic Alliance (CASA) | The Role of the NGO in the Consensus-based Approach | Tom Marr-Laing, Director, Energy Watch Program, Pembina Institute for Appropriate Development | The Role of Industry in the Consensus-based Approach | Rod Sikora, Environment Manager, KeySpan Energy Canada | The Role of the Regulator in the Consensus-based Approach | Kim Eastlick, Senior Technical Advisor, Alberta Energy and Utilities Board | Flaring Performance in Alberta: Statistics, Target Levels, Before and After Guide 60 | Doug Innes, Engineer, Compliance and Operations Branch, Alberta Energy and Utilities Board | Panel Discussion - "Reasons for the Alberta Successes and Lessons Learned - Multistakeholder Perspectives" | World Bank Global Common Flaring Standard | Jacob Broekhuijsen, Advisor - Oil, Gas, Mining and Chemicals Department, World Bank Group | Low Cost Economic Options to Mitigate Vents and Flares | Bruce Peachey, President, New Paradigm Engineering Ltd | Intro to Facilities for Tomorrow's Site Visit | David Hill, Section Head, Production Operations Branch, Alberta Energy and Utilities Board | Thursday, October 23 | Site Visits: Solution Gas Conservation in Action | Friday, October 24 | EUB Regulatory Requirements for Flaring | Economic Evaluation Process for Gas Conservation | Peter Jones, Business Analyst, Audit, Corporate Compliance, Alberta Energy and Utilities Board | Data Measurement, Reporting, and Auditing Requirements | Robert Elliot, Production Auditor, Alberta Energy and Utilities Board
Bill Cheung, Senior Engineer, Production Operations, Alberta Energy and Utilities Board | Enforcement Process | Hal Knox, Manager, Corporate Compliance, Alberta Energy and Utilities Board | Technical Flaring Requirements | Michael Brown, Senior Engineer, Production Operations, Alberta Energy and Utilities Board | Panel Discussion | Research and Case Studies for Gas Conservation | Alberta Research on Flaring Combustion Performance | Dr. Larry Kostiuk, Professor, University of Alberta | Gas Conservation in Ecuador | Wilson Diaz, Petroleum Engineer, Graduate, University of Calgary | Closing Remarks |
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