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The Petroleum Technology Research Centre, the province of Saskatchewan’s premiere research organization for the funding and support of innovative technologies for the oil and gas industry, is celebrating its 20th Anniversary with a reception and dinner on the night of September 12th, and a full day conference on September 13th.  Both events are occurring at Government House in Regina.…

The PTRC has approved ten research projects, arising from the Request For Proposals completed this February, for funding as part of the HORNET program.  The table below includes the project titles and research organization in receipt of funding. Project Organization Actual Effects of Porous Medium and Pressure Drawdown on Foamy Oil Flow and Oil…

The Saskatchewan Research Council’s Energy Division, located at the PTRC Building in Innovation Park in Regina, has been a hive of activity in the past month with the installation and commissioning of a brand new X5000 industrial x-ray CT-scanner.  The PTRC’s purchase of the device, which received an $800,000 investment from Western Economic Diversification Canada, was…

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