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Just a month before International Women in Engineering Day, it is my turn to write a blog post. I thought I should share my experience as a female engineer with other women who might like to start a career in engineering. Some of you reading this blog may know me quite well and some may not. I joined PTRC in January of 2019. Prior to working for PTRC, all I knew about the organization was some of…

Let me start this blog by saying that I turn 59 this year.  In the midst of this pandemic I always seem right on the cusp of concern and recovery.    Concern because the impact of contracting COVID once you turn 60 increases if the statistics are any indication.  On the cusp of recovery because I’ve been following Saskatchewan Health Authority tweets about the…

New Opportunities for Oil and Gas Experts By Erik Nickel, Director of Operations, PTRC   For years, reservoir engineering, including that taught so well at the University of Regina, was all about oil and gas, and how to maximize and optimize the production of it.   As a petroleum geologist, I have been for many years involved in similar pursuits of oil and gas, whether with…

PTRC’s Manager of Operations, Matt Nasehi, is one of the Canadian representatives on the International Organization for Standard’s (ISO) Technical Committee (ISO/TC-265) setting global CCS standards. He previously worked with the CSA establishing the Canadian CCS standards that were completed in 2012, and which have been used to inform the work of the international…