Conference Alert: Oil Sands and Heavy Oil Technologies Conference & Exhibition

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I ran across this while visiting one of my bookmarked organization sites. I’ll let the conference Web speak for itself …

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Oil Sands and Heavy Oil Technologies Conference & Exhibition
Calgary TELUS Convention Centre, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
July 20-22, 2010

Oil Sands and Heavy Oil Technologies conference is focused on addressing key challenges unique to the industry and provides the ultimate forum for discussion.
The Oil Sands and Heavy Oil Technologies (OSHOT) Conference & Exhibition is the premier showcase for innovative technologies and solutions aimed at providing answers to the unique issues in the oil sands & heavy oil industry.
Oil Sands and Heavy Oil Technologies Conference & Exhibition provides the ultimate forum for networking with a powerful, influential audience.
source: http://www.oilsandstechnologies.com/index/conference.html
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Interestingly, a Google® search on “Oil Sands and Heavy Oil Technologies Conference & Exhibition” produced another Web with more detail the above. Here is a sample …

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PRELIMINARY CONFERENCE PROGRAM
WEDNESDAY, JULY 18, 2007
Bob Tippee – Editor, Oil & Gas Journal
Oil Sands and Heavy Oil Technologies Overview.

Tom Wise – Purvin & Gertz
Bob Fryklund - VP Industry Relations of IHSi
Oil Sands - Strategis for Delivering Tomorrow Energy Supply

THURSDAY, JULY 19, 2007
Bob Tippee – Editor, Oil & Gas Journal
Speakers will address issues affecting oil sands and heavy oil development from the perspectives of government, private companies, joint-government-industry research, and training.
Dr. Eddy Isaacs – Executive Director – Alberta Energy Research Institute (AERI)
Mr. Alan Fair – General Manager, Research of Syncrude
Dr. Mike Raymont – Partner of LACC
Dr. Sam Shaw – President and CEO of Northern Alberta Institute of Technology (NAIT)
SESSION 1
SUSTAINABILITY TRACK
10:30 a.m. – 12:00 noon STEAM GENERATION
Co-Chair: Derek Macdonald – ALSTOM Canada
Co-Chair: Robert St.Denis – Nebraska Boiler/NATCOM
CFB Technology: Economic, Clean and Efficient Steam and Power Generation for the Oil Sands Industry
Speaker & Co-author: Scott Darling – ALSTOM
Co-author: Iqbal F. Abdulally – ALSTOM
ALSTOM’s CFB technology provides the opportunity for clean, efficient steam generation for the oil sands industry.
Products for Meeting Large Steam Demands From The Ramp Up in Oil Sands Bitumen Production
Speaker & Co-author: M. Vasudevan – ERI/Nebraska Boiler Company
Co-author: Robert St. Denis – Nebraska Boiler Co./ERI/Natcom
Products for meeting large steam demands for oil sands bitumen production.
Multi-Pollutant Control Options for the Combustion of Bitumen-Based and Related Fuels
Speaker & Co-author: William DePriest – Sargent & Lundy Canada Company
Co-author – Thomas Longlais – Sargent & Lundy Canada Company
The paper discusses commercially available and proven emission control technologies for application in the combustion of bitumen-based and related fuels in the SAGD process.
OPTIMIZATION TRACK
Co-Chair: Frank Forte – Jacobs Canada
Co-Chair David Nakamura – Oil & Gas Journal
Shell Canada’s Oil Sands Expansion: Meeting the World’s Energy Challenge
Ramzi Fawaz – Shell Canada Energy
Ramzi Fawaz will discuss the key issues, challenges and opportunities associated with executing AOSP Expansion 1, the largest capital investment ($10-12.8 billion CDN) in Shell Canada’s history.
Managing Alberta's Construction Labor Supply Challenges
Speaker & Co-author: Stephen Kushner – Merit Contractors Association
Co-author: Bill Stewart – Merit Contractors Association
Issues, factors and trends respecting the ability of Alberta’s construction industry to meet unprecedented service demands will be explored.
Innovative EPCM in Safety
Speaker & Co-author: Brendan O’Flynn – Colt WorleyParsons
Co-authors: Cormac Ryan – Colt WorleyParsons
Terry Pandza – CoSyn Technology
Use of Lasergrammetry to maximize prefabrication and minimize field-work in the replacement of components of large plated assemblies.
UPGRADING TRACK
Co-Chair: Michael Freeman – M-I SWACO
Co-Chair: Keng Chung – Well Resources
The Upgrading Conundrum: At the Source or at the Market?
Speaker & Co-author: David G. Freyman – Barnes & Click
Co-authors: Paul Harmon and John Schmalz – R.W. Beck
This presentation will review the factors influencing whether to site upgrades proximate to the production source or within refineries close to refined products markets.
Challenges and Strategies for Heavy Oil Development
Speaker & Author: Xingyi Wang – CNPC International
This paper highlights some of the technology selection criteria for heavy oil development.
Upgrading Technology Selection
Speaker & Author: Scott Sayles – KBC Advanced Technologies
This paper discusses some of the concepts involved in determining investment locations for upgrading Canadian Heavy Crude or Tar Sands Oils.
source: http://pennwelldesign.com/email/ost0004/
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There’s lots more. Visit the Pennwell site (http://pennwelldesign.com/email/ost0004/) for full details.