PTRC - Petroleum Technology Research Centre

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.

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.

AQUISTORE
PROJECT

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

PTRC's 2008-2009 Annual Report is Released

The PTRC's 2008-2009 Annual Report, "The Next 10 Years", is now available on-line. Click here to view it.

FRANCE-CANADA CCS CONFERENCE FOSTERS NETWORKING, FUTURE COLLABORATIONS

The France-Canada CCS Conference, held in Regina on November 16-17, 2009, was a rousing sucess.

STEPS Network Adds WEBEX Link to Share Results with Members

The PTRC has set up a Webex link for all the members of our new STEPS BL-NCE to gain access to research results. You will need a user name and password for access. You can sign into Webex by clicking here.

Sustainable Development Technology Canada Announces $6 Million in Funding for PTRC's SOLVE Project

On September 10th, 2009, SDTC announced its newest round of funding for projects that develop and demonstrate clean technolgies and provide solutions to issues of climate change, clean air, water qualiity and soil. The PTRC and StatoilHydro's SOLVE project has received 6 million dollars in research funding. Click here to read the full press release from PTRC. Also check out the SDTC annoucement here.