Ziff Energy's forecasts gas supply, demand, prices, and costs across North America. Ziff Energy's models include gas production and costs from North American basins, LNG imports and export, industrial, residential, and power generation demand. The gas price forecast is calculated based on an analysis of supply and demand and the pendulum non-equilibrium model.

Using these Ziff Energy has developed a forecast for gas production in Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin (WCSB). Despite increasing demand for power generation and oil sand operations, Western Canadian gas production will continue to decline. The major drive force behind this decline is a rapid development of Shale Gas in United States. Gas prices will remain low for at least two years. Growing Canadian Shale Gas in Horn River production goes a long way to stemming the declines in the WCSB.

The attendees will be shown comparative analysis of gas costs in Western and across North America, drilling forecast for the next 5 – 10 years, future gas prices, and production forecast for different strategies in Western Canada.

Register online or contact the Calgary APEGGA Office at 403-262-7714, noting any dietary restrictions. Special Meals are available with advance notice only. Please request when ordering tickets.

The Calgary Branch accepts Visa, MasterCard, or American Express.

During the beginning of the 21st century, Integrity Management Programs (IMP) for pipelines were formally introduced in North and South American pipeline systems via regulations (i.e. NEB, ERCB, BG OGC, US DOT PHMSA, Peru DS) and industry consensus standards (e.g. API 1160, ASME B31.8S, CSA-Z662, ISO 14001, BSI PAS 55). However, the need for continuously improving the IMP effectiveness has recently led regulators and industry to look for advancement in a holistic, systemic, sustainable, systematic, optimal and integrated way.

The purpose of this seminar is to raise awareness of an approach to advance Pipeline Integrity Management Programs using Management Systems to increase their effectiveness in reducing risks to the public, environment and business.

This seminar will be of specific interest to engineers and managers planning in the near future to, or currently working on pipeline integrity management programs within a management system approach. Attendees in Calgary and Edmonton will interactively participate through individual and group activities to understand the concepts and how to apply them.

Upon completion of this seminar, participants will be able to:
1. Realize that integrity management has been, and continues to be, driven by challenges and holistic strategies are now needed..
2. Identify, differentiate and interconnect Pipeline Integrity Management Programs (IMP) with Management Systems.
3. Distinguish IMP and MS element-based root-causes on publicly available pipeline incidents.
4. Gain insight from the lessons learned on applying IMP with an MS approach.
5. Recognize the different IMP and MS elements in today's industry standards and regulatory framework.

Pre-Registration and advance payments are required. Seating is limited and registrations will be dealt with on a first-come, first-serve basis. Register online or contact the Calgary APEGGA Office at 403-262-7714, noting any dietary restrictions. The Calgary Branch accepts Visa, MasterCard, or American Express.