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Since the PTRC’s inception in 1998, industry dollars have been brought together with funding from both the provincial and federal government to conduct research in targeted areas of science. With the Government of Canada recently announcing that subsidies would no longer be going to companies for the expansion of hydrocarbon resources, what does such an announcement mean for scientists…

Risk, a word we are all familiar with. Especially now, in the dog days of this pandemic, we think a lot about risk. What activities might be “risky” and what are not, and what is an acceptable level of risk. When we speak with our financial advisors, we get asked “what level of risk are you comfortable with?”, or when we confer with doctors, the risks of certain activities…

PTRC has had another year of building on a legacy of high quality research with direct impact on GHG emissions reduction and sustainable resource production. I will limit my year end comments to three areas of research (HORNET, Tight/light Oil and CO2 storage) and our communication/outreach efforts for 2021.   Heavy Oil Research Network (HORNET) Our 2020 HORNET program was delayed due…

On behalf of the PTRC I would like to start my blog with an acknowledgement of the tragedy of the residential school system as highlighted by the recent discoveries of unmarked graves at the former residential school site in Kamloops BC, and at the Marieval Residential School at Cowessess, Saskatchewan.  PTRC offices are located on the Treaty 4 Territory beside the campus of the…