STEPS RESEARCH PROGRAM

Selected annually by industry partners, projects in the STEPS Research Program develop and test innovative technologies to increase oil production and decrease environmental impacts.

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WEYBURN - MIDALE
CO2 MONITORING

The continued success of this $80 million project studying CO2 geological storage will have incredible implications for reducing CO2 emissions throughout the world while simultaneously increasing oil production.

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Barrels of fresh water saved by the millions; billions of incremental barrels of oil produced; and trillions of cubic feet of natural gas not burned – all potential benefits of technologies being developed through the JIVE Project.


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AQUISTORE
PROJECT

 

A research project looking into capture of CO2 from a Regina refinery for storage in a Saskatchewan deep saline formation.


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PTRC to hire a Network Manager for the STEPS Business-Led Network of Centres of Excellence

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IEA GHG Weyburn-Midale CO2 Monitoring and Storage Project receives $5.2 Million in Additional Funding from Natural Resources Canada and the USDOE

The Weyburn-Midale Project has been identified as fundamental to the US-Canada Clean Energy Initiative.  The PTRC is excited to announce additional funding has been received from both the United States and Canadian governments.  Click on the headline to learn more.



Join BP Alaska in exploring access to the heavy oil reserves of Alaska’s Northern Slope


BP Alaska
will host the “
BP Alaska – Heavy Oil Symposium” in Anchorage, Alaska from November 8 – 9, 2010. 



PTRC Creates Graduate Scholarship in Engineering at the University of Saskatchewan

The Petroleum Technology Research Centre is pleased to announce that a donation of $125,000 dollars over the next five years will help establish a graduate student scholarship in engineering at the University of Saskatchewan.  Click here to read the press release.



New Public Website on Carbon Capture and Storage Launched

The PTRC, through the IEA GHG Weyburn-Midale CO2 Monitoring and Storage Project, is please to be a partner in the development of a new, comprehensive on-line resource for members of the public interested in finding out more about carbon capture and storage (CCS).  CCS101.ca is an important resource for anyone who wants to know more about CCS.



Petroleum Technology Research Centre Establishes Scholarship at University of Regina

The PTRC is pleased to announce the creation of a scholarship for graduate students in petroleum systems engineering at the University of Regina.  Click here to read the press release.