CI Energy Group's 10th Annual
Oil Sands Symposium
Responsible Strategies for Improving Time to Market and Global Access
Wednesday, November 16 to Thursday, November 17, 2011
Hyatt Regency, Calgary, Alberta
Day 1: Wednesday, Nov 16, 2011
8:00 Registration and Coffee Served
9:00 Opening Remarks from the Conference Co-Chairs - Tim Shipton
President
Alberta Enterprise Group (AEG) - Garth Parker
Partner
Gowling Lafleur Henderson LLP
9:05 Presenting New Approaches to Prevent Project Cost Over-runs - Dr. Bruce C. W. McGee
President and CEO
E-T Energy
- Understanding the factors affecting pricing
and availability of critical materials
- Analyzing the global supply and demand
for critical materials like steel
- Forecasting prices for building materials
and equipment in the near and medium-term
- Identifying areas of your operation that
are most sensitive to rising costs and building
in contingencies
- Expecting competition for limited resources,
and seeking alternative approaches to securing what your project needs to move forward
9:45 Hard Truths: Difficult Conversations about Canada's Oil Sands - Janet Annesley
Vice President Communications
Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers (CAPP)
10:15 The Oil Sands: A Strategic Resource for Canada, North America and the Global Market - Radha Subramani
A/Deputy Director, Oil Sands and Energy Security Division
Natural Resources Canada
- Explaining the Government of Canada's current approach to oil sands development
- Assessing Canada as a global energy superpower
- Government of Canada's role in protecting market access and international reputation
10:45 Networking Coffee Break
11:00 Bringing Transparency to Canadian Crude Markets - Matthew Cook
Americas Crude Oil Editor
Platts
- Examining core market trends in global oil markets in 2011
- Understanding how the open and transparent price assessment process works and how this can benefit Canadian and US oil producers, refiners and traders
- Assessing the impact of oil sands production
on US and Canadian refining demands
11:30 Defining the Oil Sands in a Carbon Constrained World - Dr. Andrew Leach
Associate Professor
Alberta School of Business
- An assessment of the impact of CO2 constraint
on oil sands development
- Overview of the policy spectrum on carbon –
non-government organisations, governments
abroad, United Nations
- A prescription for climate change policy that
sees successful energy development, and mitigates
market access risk
- Tom Searle
Canadian President
CH2MHill
12:30 Networking Luncheon for Delegates and Speakers Sponsored by 
Cumulative Effects Management – Investigating Best Practices for
Responsible Development to Mitigate Current Global Perception
1:45 Examining New Amendments to the Land Use Framework - Hon. Evan Berger
Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development
Government of Alberta
- Examining the impact of the Lower Athabasca Regional Plan (LARP) of the Land Use Framework on the environment and industry
- Exploring what has changed in regulations
and monitoring in the new framework
- How will the changes to the framework impact landowner/industry relations?
2:15 Addressing the Need to Attract and Retain Skilled Labour - Cheryl Knight
Executive Director and CEO
Petroleum Human Resources Council of Canada
With an increase in capital projects comes an increase in the demand for engineers and skilled workers. The question for projects is: Will this needed workforce be readily available? What can companies do to prepare? - Exploring solutions that can be implemented today to mitigate this problem
- Examining proven strategies to acquiring
a skilled workforce
- Discovering available resources
- New methods of attracting skilled labour
2:45 Networking Refreshment Break
3:00 Developing a Successful Aboriginal Engagement Framework - Fred McDonald
President and CEO
Fort McKay Group of Companies
- Understanding best practices and successes
in aboriginal engagement
- Examining opportunities for First Nations businesses to partner in oil sands development
- Exploring opportunities for improved First Nations labour force participation
- Clarifying the need for further educational opportunities for First Nations people
3:45 Managing Stakeholder Concerns – Mitigating Risk through Industry Collaboration - Tim Shipton
President
Alberta Enterprise Group (AEG)
- Market access – infrastructure to access new markets and how to get projects approved
- Detractors to oil sands development – the new game plan
- Analysis of a National Energy Strategy and how
it relates to federal-provincial relations
- The global energy market and Canada’s place in it
4:30 Reducing On-Site Construction Costs and Schedules through Enhanced Modularization Techniques - Paul Koenderman
Executive Vice President of Aecon Group Inc. &
Executive Chairman of the Aecon Industrial Group
- Assessing systems and equipment configuration engineered for optimized modularization
- Examining shippable modules designed for
site-assembled super modules
- Off-site trial fit of mating modules
- Off-site pre-commissioning and systems check-out prior to shipment
- Use of 3-D modelling and advanced techniques for terminal point geometry accuracy
5:00 Chair’s Recap and Conference Adjourns Cocktail Reception Sponsored by
Day 2: Thursday, Nov 17, 2011
9:00 Opening Remarks from the Conference Co-Chairs - Garth Parker
Partner
Gowling Lafleur Henderson LLP
Examining Viable Solutions for Accessing Lucrative Markets – Pipeline Development and Railway Networks
9:05 Bringing Bitumen to Market - Arnie Olyan
Senior Member
Oil Sands Practice Group Gowling Lafleur Henderson LLP - Ethan Sinclair
Associate
Oil Sands Practice Group, Gowling Lafleur Henderson LLP
9:35 Defining the Future: Improving Time to Market to Ensure Economic Viability - Larry Gales
Manager of Pipeline Operations
Canada Transportation and Safety Board
- James Cairns
Vice President‚ Petroleum and Chemicals
CN Rail - Tracy Robinson
Vice President Marketing & Sales Coal & Merchandise
Canadian Pacific
Confirmed Representative, Canadian Energy Pipeline Association
- Examining the status of the pipeline projects to deliver crude oil from the Athabasca oil sands
- A look at the current US regulatory climate on the Keystone XL pipeline project
- Maintaining social licensing
- Safety
- Environmental impact
- Meeting regulatory compliance
- Clarifying how these infrastructure projects
will contribute to the health of the industry
- Assess some of the pipeline project hurdles to date and how to overcome them
- Examining the expected timelines
- Where are the projects at with respect to permits and approvals?
- Implications of not obtaining regulatory approval in a timely manner
10:30 The panel session will pause for a coffee break
11:30 Operational and Maintenance Strategies to Ensure Profitability for Your Oil Sands Project - Darrel Howell
Chairman
Tartan Canada
- Creating a team-based maintenance culture
- Establishing focus for maintenance practices
- Keeping on track and maintaining continuous improvement
- Measuring and understanding cost and value
- Ensuring safety standards and profitability
targets are met
12:15 Networking Luncheon for Delegates and Speakers
Exploring Market Opportunities for Canada’s Crude Oil
1:30 Highlighting Current and Future Potential of Oil Sands in Alberta - Dinara Millington
Research Director
Canadian Energy Research Institute (CERI)
- Outlining the volumes of crude coming out
of Alberta’s oil sands plays- CERI Study 122
- How will the industry handle delivering more oil to market?
- What infrastructure is needed- CERI Study
on Staged Development
- Factoring in Canada’s high cost to deliver oil to market into your business strategy- Current Research
- Examining ways to mitigate cost
2:15 Networking Refreshment Break
2:30 Understanding How to Access the Lucrative Potential of Canada’s West Coast as a Gateway to Foreign Markets - Gary Houston
Vice President
Upstream Northern Lights Project, Total E&P Canada - Ed Koshka
Vice President
Engineering‚ Market and Infrastructure Ivanhoe Energy Inc.
- Delving into some of the hurdles for exporting crude oil from Canada to new markets beyond the U.S.
- Identifying infrastructure projects currently being planned to grow capacity for exporting crude oil
- Exploring potential new markets and determining which are the most lucrative
- Examining the expansion of offshore sales strategies for long-term sustainability
- Understanding the energy demand potential
of the Asian markets and the costs associated
with trans-Pacific freighting
3:30 Chair’s Recap and Conference Concludes
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