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After careful consideration, and discussions with the Board of Directors of the Petroleum Technology Research Centre, Dr. Malcolm Wilson has retired as Chief Executive Officer of the PTRC effective June 14. Dr. Wilson assumed the position of CEO in January, 2011. His tenure saw the completion of the IEAGHG Weyburn-Midale CO2 Monitoring and Storage Project and the reinvigoration of the…

Three recent visits by Japanese researchers and technology developers to the PTRC have highlighted the burgeoning need in other parts of the world for the wealth of knowledge created by the PTRC’s two major carbon storage projects – Aquistore and the IEAGHG Weyburn-Midale CO2 Monitoring and Storage Project – and the potential for collaboration with companies and research…

The IEA Greenhouse Gas R&D Programme is holding its Executive Committee Meeting in Regina at the Hotel Saskatchewan this Wednesday and Thursday, May 8th and 9th.  This is to be followed with a one-day symposium, put on by the PTRC and sponsors, to provide updates on the latest carbon capture and storage initiatives in Canada and elsewhere in the world. Media interviews with Mr. John…

An updated agenda for the event listed below (as of April 26, 2013) is available here .   On May 10th, the PTRC will host a one-day symposium on the latest developments globally in CCS at the Radisson Plaza Hotel Saskatchewan.  It will be open to researchers and industry participants.  There is no cost to attend this event, but spaces are limited to 45-50 participants and…