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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.
Ken Brown Joins the PTRC as Network Manager of the STEPS Business-Led Network of Centres of Excellence
The PTRC welcomes the arrival of Ken Brown to manage and direct research in the new STEPS BL-NCE.
PTRC Receives $2.5 Million in Funding from Natural Resources Canada and Western Economic Diversification to Fund Enhanced Oil Recovery Research
On February 17, 2009, the Minister of State for Western Economic Diversification, the Honourable Lynne Yelich, annouced funding for the PTRC's Enhanced Oil Recovery program totalling some $2.5 million over three years. Click here to read the English press release. Click here for the French release / communiqué Français.
PTRC Receives $10.5 Million in Funding to Establish STEPS, a Business-Led Network of Centres of Excellence
Click here to view the Networks of Centres of Excellence press release announcing the Sustainable Technologies for Energy Production Systems BL-NCE. A two page summary of STEPS is also available here.
Government of Saskatchewan Confirms Next Three Years of Funding for PTRC's EOR Program
Click here to view the press release at the Government of Saskatchewan's website.
PTRC Welcomes New Senior Project Manager to Its Team
Dr. Steve Whittaker has joined the PTRC as a Senior Manager of Projects.
Technical Advisory Group (TAG) to Meet in Calgary, October 15 to 17, 2008
The Enhanced Oil Recovery program's Technical Advisory Group will be meeting in October to review mid-year results and strategize about the future directions of research.
PTRC's 2007 - 2008 Financial Report is Released
Click here to view and download the file in PDF format.
PTRC's Aquistore Project Receives $5 Million in SDTC Funding
Click here to view the press release from Sustainable Development Technology Canada, and here to view the complete list of funds awarded.
PTRC's Technical Advisory Group (TAG) Reviews Progress Made in 2007-08 at Calgary Meeting
Presentations on research conducted in 2007-2008 in PTRC’s Enhanced Oil Recovery Program were made at the Technical Advisory Group meeting in
PTRC Announces Completion of TEAM sponsored JIVE Research
The enhanced JIVE research program, co-sponsored by the Government of Canada's Technology Early Action Measures (TEAM) program has been completed. Click here to read more.
Shell Announces Sponsorship of IEA GHG Weyburn-Midale CO2 Monitoring and Storage Project
Click here to read the press release from PTRC and Shell on the company's sponsorship of the Weyburn-Midale project.
PRISM Meeting: Second official event of Weyburn-Midale CO2 Project's Final Phase
International sponsors of the Weyburn-Midale CO2 Project (IEA GHG Weyburn-Midale CO2 Monitoring & Storage Project) will meet June 25 to 27th 2008 for the second event of the Project’s Final Phase.
OMV confirms funding for carbon storage research
The PTRC attracts international sponsorship for one of the world’s largest, in-field, research projects on carbon storage with enhanced oil recovery.
Green Future Fund Established in Saskatchewan
The Government of Saskatchewan announced the establishment of the Green Future Fund. The Green Future Fund will make investments in four areas, one of which is carbon capture and storage in the oil and gas, and electricity sectors.
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The PTRC appoints new Executive Director
The PTRC has appointed Carolyn Preston, Ph.D., P.Eng., as the new Executive Director...
Aramco Services Company to Co-sponsor Final Phase of International Carbon Storage Project
Aramco Services Company, a subsidiary of the International Oil Giant, Saudi Aramco, commits to be a co-sponsor of the final phase of the leading research project: the IEA GHG Weyburn – Midale CO2 Monitoring and Storage Project...
"Breath of fresh air"
"Team ready to keep toxic gas underground"
An international research team is heading to the southeast corner of Saskatchewan to check on millions of tonnes of carbon dioxide buried beneath the frozen fields. They want to ensure the notorious greenhouse gas stays more than a kilometre underground in perpetuity and doesn't leak out of oil wells that have turned the Canadian prairies into a geological pincushion...
PTRC ready to take on climate change
The Government of Canada is getting serious about combating climate change - and with an additional $6.75 million, the Petroleum Technology Research Centre is leading the fight.
PTRC enthusiastic about upcoming Liberal meeting in Regina
Ralph Goodale is set to discuss the PTRC’s climate change technologies, which he heralds as “the most important science in the world being done today.”
United Nations Climate Change Conference gets people talking about storing CO2 underground
The PTRC recently showcased its world leading expertise on carbon capture and storage during a 12 day conference dedicated to climate change issues.A new book containing studies from many of the world’s top scientists proposes that the risks of climate change may be more serious than previously thought.
PTRC signs emissions measurement agreement
The PTRC and Saskatchewan Research Council have signed an emissions measurement agreement with the Canadian Standards Association.
