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The technical advisory group of the STEPS Business-Led Network of Centres of Excellence Program met in early February 2012 to approve some 3 million dollars in enhanced oil recovery research projects proposed by renowned researchers from different universities and research organizations, including the Universities of Alberta, Saskatchewan, Regina, Calgary and the Saskatchewan Research…

The Government of Canada (Western Diversification) and the Government of Saskatchewan (Enterprise Saskatchewan) jointly announced $900,000 in funding for two PTRC research programs through the Western Economic Partnership Agreement.  The research – focusing on reducing the use and impacts of water on the oil industry and an additional program to examine naturally occurring nutrient…

As part of its commitment to cutting-edge research, development and deployment of new technologies to help improve the recovery of difficult-to-access hydrocarbon resources, and to fulfill its commitment to improve the environmental impacts of oil production, the PTRC will be the host of the International Energy Agency Enhanced Oil Recovery Symposium this August in Regina.  The event, which…