Methane Emissions in the Canadian Oil and Gas Sector –
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| 8:00 am – 8:35am | Registration / Coffee |
| 8:35 am – 8:45 am | Introductions Prof. Matthew Johnson, Energy & Emissions Research Lab., Carleton University |
| 8:45 am – 8:50 am | Welcoming remarks Dr. Rafik Goubran, Vice-President, Research and International, Carleton University |
| 8:50 am – 9:00 am | Delivering on Canada’s Environmental Commitments Jonathan Wilkinson, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Environment and Climate Change |
| Morning Session: Methane Measurements in the Canadian Oil and Gas Sector and Implications (Session Moderator: Heather Scoffield, Ottawa Bureau Chief, Canadian Press) |
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| 9:05 am – 9:10 am | Session Opening |
| 9:10 am – 9:30 am | Methane Emissions for Two Oil and Gas Regions of Alberta: What the inventory says. What an airplane says. Prof. Matthew Johnson, Energy & Emissions Research Lab., Carleton University |
| 9:30 am – 9:50 am | Super-emitters at Canadian Production Sites: From Measurements to Mitigation Dr. Daniel Zavala-Araiza, Environmental Defense Fund |
| 9:50 am – 10:10 am | Large-scale measurement campaigns of fugitive and vented emissions in British Columbia, Alberta, and Saskatchewan: Patterns, and Opportunities Prof. David Risk, Flux Lab, St. Francis Xavier University |
| 10:10 am – 10:30 am | Coffee Break |
| 10:30 am – 10:50 am | Methane Emissions from Oil Sands Surface Mining Facilities and from the Canadian Bakken Oil Fields Dr. Shao-Meng Li, Environment & Climate Change Canada |
| 10:50 am – 11:10 am | Comparison of reported Provincial-level emissions of methane in Alberta and Saskatchewan with estimates based on atmospheric observations, Dr. Doug Worthy, Environment & Climate Change Canada |
| 11:10 am – 12:00 pm | Panel Discussion and Open Q&A: What do the latest measurements mean for Canada’s efforts to regulate and reduce methane? |
| 12:00 – 1:25 pm | Buffet Lunch |
| Afternoon Session: Technical and Economic Challenges of Methane Mitigation (Session Moderator: Frank Des Rosiers, Assistant Deputy Minister, Natural Resources Canada) |
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| 1:25 pm – 1:30 pm | Session Opening |
| 1:30 pm – 1:50 pm | Technoeconomics of Methane Mitigation at Oil Sites in Alberta: Implications for Achieving Reductions Dr. David Tyner, Energy & Emissions Research Lab., Carleton University |
| 1:50 pm – 2:10 pm | Quantifying Cost-effectiveness of Systematic Leak Detection and Repair Programs using Infrared Cameras Stephanie Saunier, Carbon Limits, Norway (via video-conference) |
| 2:10 pm – 2:30 pm | Fugitive Methane Emissions Monitoring in British Columbia: Progress Energy’s Operational Perspective Julie Oxtoby, Progress Energy |
| 2:30 pm – 2:50 pm | Alberta Fugitive and Vented Emissions Inventory Study Joshua Anhalt, Greenpath Energy Ltd. |
| 2:50 pm – 3:05 pm | Coffee Break |
| 3:05 pm – 3:25 pm | Comparison of Methane Regulations in Different Jurisdictions in North America Drew Nelson, Environmental Defense Fund |
| 3:25 pm – 3:45 pm | Capacity and Opportunity for Growth in the Methane Mitigation Sector Jackson Hegland, Methane Emissions Leadership Alliance |
| 3:45 pm – 4:30 pm | Panel Discussion and Open Q & A: What are the technoeconomic limits and opportunities for methane mitigation in Canada? |
| 4:30 pm – 6:00 pm | Reception |
