Methane Technology Development and Commercialization – From Canada to the World

Date:	Saturday, November 16
Time (AZT):	09:00 AM

Event Summary:

Methane is a potent greenhouse gas, 25 to 80 times more potent than CO2, depending on the timeframe. In Canada, oil and gas is the largest source of methane emissions, responsible for around 40% of total national methane output. These emissions primarily stem from natural gas production, oil extraction, and associated activities such as venting, flaring, and equipment leaks. We will examine Alberta and Canada’s progress in detecting, quantifying, and reducing methane emissions. Panelists will discuss challenges in methane detection, quantification, highlight findings from field studies, and showcase investments in technologies that have contributed to 45% reduction in methane emissions.

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Presenter(s):

Marc Godin

Marc Godin is a professional engineer and has an MBA. He is the Director of Technology for Petroleum Technology Alliance Canada and has +35 years of industry experience. He develops and manages projects, focusing on innovation, technology development and commercialization, R&D strategy, management, and funding.

Matthew Johnson

Matt heads the Energy & Emissions Research Lab (EERL), who conduct internationally renowned research quantifying and mitigating methane and black carbon emissions in the upstream energy sector. Matt is also Scientific Director of the NSERC FlareNet Strategic Network, a collaboration of five Canadian Universities and several national and international partners to quantify and mitigate flaring in the oil and gas sector.

Timothy Egan

Timothy M. Egan became President and Chief Executive Officer of the Canadian Gas Association in September 2010. Mr. Egan has subsequently also been named the President of CGA Enterprises Inc. and the Chair of the Board of Directors on the Natural Gas Innovation Fund Capital Corporation. Prior to his appointment, he was President of High Park Group (HPG), a public affairs consulting firm. He has an undergraduate degree in history from the University of Ottawa and common and civil law degrees from McGill University. He was called to the Ontario Bar in 1995. Mr. Egan is the publisher of the Energy Regulation Quarterly and editor of the magazine Energy. He also serves as Canada’s representative on the International Gas Union (IGU), sitting on the Executive Committee and serving as North American Regional Coordinator. Mr. Egan also sits on the Advisory Board of the Young Energy Infrastructure Professionals (YEIP).

Patrick McDonald

Patrick is the Assistant Deputy Minister - Air, Climate and Clean Technology, Alberta Environment and Protected Areas.

Allan Fogwill

Allan Fogwill is an energy sector executive with over 30 years of experience in public and private sectors. His background has focused on economic, technical and market analysis of energy sector issues and policy development related to energy supply and demand issues and climate change transitions.

Yvan Champagne

Yvan Champagne is the Chief Carbon Officer at CarbonAi. He has an extensive background in the financing, development and execution of large-scale emission reduction projects, with direct involvement in over 70 unique emission reduction projects across 17 unique project types, delivering over 16 million tonnes CO2e of reductions across the world.