(St. John’s, NL – Monday, September 20, 2021) The Newfoundland and Labrador Oil & Gas Industries Association (Noia) will host its annual Oil & Gas Conference 2021 on September 21 & 22 at the St. John’s Convention Centre. This two-day event is themed Resilient & ReEnergized and will feature speakers on topics related to the offshore oil and gas industry such as cleantech and emission reduction, local content and benefits, market opportunities and diversification, and collaboration.
“We are very excited to once again host our annual conference this year after it was cancelled last year due to the global pandemic. Our industry is coming together after an extremely difficult few years, yet doing so with optimism as we look to reenergize and regain momentum within the offshore oil and gas industry. Our two-day conference includes an impressive line up of speakers, updates from offshore operators, and exclusive networking opportunities. While this year is a scaled-back version of our usual conference, it will undoubtedly be informative, timely and engaging; the same world-class, industry leading event members have come to appreciate and expect from Noia. I am also glad to say that for the first time our conference will be a carbon neutral event.”
- Charlene Johnson, Noia CEO
The conference program for Tuesday, September 21 is:
| 8:15 a.m. | Premier Andrew Furey |
| 8:30 a.m. | Keynote Address:
Lazaro Cosma, President, ExxonMobil Canada |
Session One: Resilient: Industry Outlook
| 8:40 a.m. | Rory Johnston, Marketing Director and Market Economist, Price Street
Canadian Crude in Context |
| 9:00 a.m. | Todd Hartlaub, Senior Manager, Atlantic Canada Region, CNOOC International
Exploring the Flemish Pass during a Pandemic |
| 9:25 a.m. | Jim Keating, CEO (Acting), OilCo
Newfoundland and Labrador’s Offshore Place in a Rapidly Decarbonizing World |
| 9:45 a.m. | Q & A |
Session Two: ReEnergize: Cleantech and Emission Reduction
| 10:40 a.m. | Dan Vyselaar, Director of Technology and Development, Atlantic Towing
An Innovative Application for Hybrid Propulsion in Newfoundland and Labrador’s Offshore Oil & Gas Sector |
| 10:50 a.m. | Blair MacDougall, Founder and Director, Waterford Energy
Offshore Wind Power Systems for MODUs and Installations |
| 11:00 a.m. | Dr. Michael Katz, Katz Research Group
Porous Materials & the oil and gas industry |
| 11:15 a.m. | Leo Power, CEO, LNG Newfoundland and Labrador Ltd. and Shayne McDonald, McDonald Law, Indigenous Lawyer on the Miawpukek Reserve at Conne River, NL
Offshore Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Exploration Opportunity – An Indigenous Partnership |
| 11:35 a.m. | Q & A |
| 12:00 p.m. | Signing Ceremony in the Bannerman Room |
Keynote Luncheon
| 1:00 p.m. | Chris Slubicki, Former CEO, Modern Resources
Energy in a Post-Pandemic World |
Session Three: Local Content: Global Best Practices
| 2:33 p.m. | Zach Kaplan, Founder and Vice-President, Sustainable Business Group, DAI
Local Content in this “New Era”: What do Best Practices Look Like Today? |
| 2:45 p.m. | Tracey Simpson, Canada Country Manager Petroleum, BHP
Innovation and Collaboration in Supply Chain |
| 2:57 p.m. | Lori Ackerman, Mayor, City of Fort St. John, British Columbia |
| 3:07 p.m. | Q & A |
Noia Oil & Gas Conference 2021 is the leading industry event for the offshore oil and gas industry in Canada and offers delegates the opportunity to partake in discussions about timely industry issues. Further information about the conference is available here.
