OIL INDUSTRY ENVIRONMENT SEMINAR
and the
CONFERENCE AGENDA - DAY 1 - MONDAY, APRIL 27, 2015 7h45
Conference Registration
8h00
Breakfast & Conference Welcome
Hon. Paul Davis Premier Newfoundland & Labrador
SESSION 1: ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING & MITIGATION 8h45
“Assessing vulnerability of coastal habitats to petroleum contamination on the island of Newfoundland”
Dr. Norm Catto, Head of the Department of Geography and Chair of 9h10
Environmental Science (graduate) at Memorial University
“Mitigating environment impacts in the offshore oil and gas industry”
Paul Barnes, Manager – Atlantic Canada & Arctic, Canadian Association
of Petroleum Producers
9h35 “The White Rose environmental effects monitoring program” David Pinsent, Senior Environmental Advisor, Husky Energy 10h00
“Underwater leak detection: milestone achievements for sniffer technology” Dr. Michel Masson, Founder and CTO, Franatech 10h20 Nutrition Break 10h45
“Effects of drilling on indices of environment quality at the Terra Nova offshore oil development over 10-years of environmental effect monitoring” Dr. Elisabeth Deblois, Technical Lead on the Terra Nova EEM Program
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11h10
“Hazardous waste drilling mud management – a case study on remediation technologies” Hesam Hassan Nejad, PhD Candidate, Oil & Gas (Process) Eng., Memorial University 11h30
“Unmanned Vehice Systems for oil-spill remote sensing” Vegard Evjen Hovstein, CEO, Maritime Robotics AS 11h50
“Industry research and future needs” David Finn, Chief Operating Officer, Petroleum Research NL 12h30
Metzi Prince, Project Delivery Manager, Petroleum Research NL
Lunch & Keynote Speaker
Hon. Preston Manning President and CEO Manning Centre
“Harnessing market mechanisms to environmental conservation in the oil industry”
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SESSION 2: ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING & CONSULTATION 14h00
“Memorial University: lessons & challenges in engagement & innovation” Dr. Rob Greenwood, Director of Public Engagement & Harris Centre, Memorial University 14h25
“Environmental assessment as a planning tool for oil and gas activities” Steve Bonnell, Environmental Assessment Practice Leader, Amec Foster Wheeler 14h50
15h15
“Newfoundland & Labrador fishing and petroleum industries – co-habitants in a changing environment”
Jóhan Joensen, Petroleum Industry Liaison, FFAW-Unifor
“The One Ocean model: liaison organization for the NL fishing and petroleum industries”
Maureen Murphy Rustad, Director, ONE OCEAN, Fisheries & Marine Institute
15h40 Nutrition Break 15h55
16h20
“Securing the social license to operate: public engagement strategies that succeed”
Sarah Sullivan, Senior Consultant, NATIONAL PR
“The socio-economic impacts of offshore petroleum activity: what do we know?”
Mark Shrimpton, Principal, Socio-Economic Services, Stantec
17h00 –19h30
CONFERENCE RECEPTION
Hosted by:
Hon. Dan Crummell Minister Department of Environment and Conservation
@ Bistro Sofia (320 Water Street)
NEWFOUNDLAND & LABRADOR`S
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OCTOBER 8-9, 2015
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THE ECONOMY & THE ENVIRONMENT newleef explores the relationship between environmental responsibility and economic growth. Bringing together industry, government, and academia, newleef is the premiere green economy event in Newfoundland and Labrador.
A FOCUS ON ECONOMIC GROWTH Organizations operating in the green economy believe that environmental challenges are opportunities that can be met by business. newleef focuses on environmental technologies, policies, and innovations in Newfoundland and Labrador that are helping build our economy and protect, mitigate effects to, or even enhance our natural environment while contributing to the bottom line of our businesses.
OUR MAJOR INDUSTRIES Sustainability is a consideration in Newfoundland and Labrador’s major industries. newleef explores green economy growth in many of them: from oil and gas to forestry, and the fishery to mining. It also focuses on opportunities available to businesses in all sectors to increase efficiency through sustainable practices and programs.
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AUDIENCE newleef attracts almost 200 delegates each year representing private, public, and academic sectors. Individuals from corporations, small businesses, government, political parties, universities, and colleges converge to discuss green economic growth in Newfoundland and Labrador.
newleef 2015 is an initiative of the Newfoundland and Labrador Environmental Industry Association (NEIA). Learn more about NEIA at www.neia.org.
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NEXT MEETING: MAY 7, 2015 NEIA’s Environmental Managers Roundtable is an opportunity for environmental managers in varying segments of the economy to network, discuss issues of common concern, and share information in a relaxed and informal setting. The roundtable features professionals from a variety of industries, from oil and gas to mining to construction to energy. Learn more at:
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CONFERENCE AGENDA - DAY 2 - TUESDAY, APRIL 28, 2015 8h00
Breakfast & Keynote Speaker
Brent Janke
PRESENTED BY:
Vice-President, East Coast, Suncor Energy
“Collaboration for a Shared Energy Future”
SESSION 3: OPERATING IN HARSH ENVIRONMENTS 8h45
“Oil spills in ice covered waters – challenges and solutions” Ivar Singsaas, Research Director, SINTEF 9h20
“Enhancements to integrated marine radar for improving detection and containment of oil slicks in arctic sea ice” Brian Johnston, Strategic Business Development, Rutter Inc. 9h45 “Ice fate prediction for operational awareness” Tony King, Director - Ice Engineering, C-CORE 10h10 Nutrition Break
10h35 “Dispersion and fate modelling of oil spills in ice covered waters” Mawuli Kwaku Afenyo, PhD Candidate, Memorial University 10h55
“Predicting the behaviors of deep-water spills with and without the use of chemical dispersant application - & an overview of MEOPAR funded projects”
Dr. Haibo Niu, Faculty of Engineering, Dalhousie University
SESSION 4: BENEFITS 11h35
“Best practices and benefit agreements – a case study of the NL offshore oil and gas industry”
12h00
Lunch and Keynote PANEL
Dr. Tom Cooper, Assistant Professor, Memorial University
Delivering Benefits: The Way Forward Moderator
Mark Shrimpton Principal, SocioEconomic Services, Stantec
Max Ruelokke
Senior Manager Aker Solutions
Sean Power
Chair of NOIA / Corporate VP, DF Barnes
Dr. F. Mary Williams
SESSION 5: DEVELOPMENT & APPLICATION OF NEW TECH 13h15
“Environmental protection through Improved asset information management”
Corey Tucker, President, ICI Innovations Incorporated 13h40
“Predicting the microbial bioremediation response to marine oil spills in Canada”
14h05
“Big companies, big data, big solutions: measuring and monitoring the environment for sustainability and preparedness”
14h30
Dr. Casey Hubert, CAIP Research Chair in Geomicrobiology, University of Calgary
Sharon Janes, Senior Consultant, Integrated Informatics Inc.
PANEL
“Innovation in NL’s oil and gas industry: RDC supports and looking forward”
Feat.
Paula Clarke, Director of Program Delivery, RDC Dan Brake, CEO, EMSAT Corporation Judith Bobbit, President, Oceans Ltd. Shawn Allan, Manager Met-Ocean Services, Amec Foster Wheeler
15h10 Nutrition Break
SESSION 6: OIL SPILL RESPONSE 15h25 “Oil spill response preparedness – inland to offshore” Robert Starkes, Manager Atlantic Region, Eastern Canada Response Corporation (ECRC) 15h50
“Using an integrated field monitoring system to manage oil spill detection, oil spill combating and the common operating picture” Lars Solberg, Founder and Chief Sales and Marketing Officer, Aptomar 16h10 “Mechanical recovery vs. chemical dispersant” Nathan Hansen, President and CEO, Robix Alternative Fuels 16h35 “High speed oil collection and discharge system technologies” John McKim, General Manager - Sales and Marketing, DSS Group of Companies
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