Only a few years ago, energy dominated the Canadian economy. From oil sands to pipelines, uranium to shalle gas and with major hydro projects on the drawing boards, this country seemed unique placed to mobilize it's energy resources to produce sustained national prosperity. The picture is different now. Protests surround major projects. Pipeline projects have either failed or stalled. Oil and gas prices fell dramatically. Globally, the transition from "peak oil" to an energy "glut" occurred with stunning speed. The reality remains that Canada is a true energy super power, with a diversity of resources and abundant supply, in a world with a growing population and increasing energy needs. This presentation contemplates the future of Canada's energy sector in light of medium and long-term realities, the climate change debate and shifting government policies.

An overview of Measurement Canada’s role in regulating gas measurement in accuracy in the Canadian marketplace, and an update on current policy projects in the gas sector.

Injuries due to electrical hazards continue to be a leading cause of fatalities in the workplace in Canada. CSA Z462 provides guidelines on how to mitigate these hazards, but the implementation of these safeguards can be challenging for a variety of reasons. This paper examines the nature of electrical hazards, the codes and standards written to address the risk of working near these hazards, and some of the obstacles a company may face when attempting to develop an electrical safety program.

API 14.3 and API 21.1 standards are being updated or have been updated in the last few years. What is the potential impact to the natural gas industry with these changes?

The design of a Pressure Reduction and Metering Station involves making several decisions which will impact the budget and performance of the project. This session will investigate the pros and cons of these multitude of tasks a designer can take.

There are many ways to odorize natural gas flowing through a pipeline, but they are not all created equal. Stephen West, a Chemical Infusion Specialist, discusses the advantages and disadvantages of these different odorization methods and their associated technologies.

One of the three CGA member operating principles is the pursuit of an “aspirational goal of a faultless safety, integrity & reliability record, together with exemplary environmental stewardship”. To further align the safety culture of suppliers, manufacturers and facility owners/operators, OSEC has developed an approach to site safety for anyone involved in the natural gas delivery industry in Canada. This presentation will address personal protective equipment, procedures before & after entering a site & the properties of natural gas as well as present a standard check list for anyone entering a work-site.

With the advent of the Internet one could almost say “everything has changed” – certainly a true statement in most – if not all – corners of the business world. An awareness of these changes is so wide-reaching that an enumeration tends to add little-to-no value. Awareness is one thing, understanding, and understanding leading to strategic action, is another. In this session the speaker will outline some of the considerations in the development of a cyber security strategy and will provide an overview of some government and industry-led initiatives currently underway.

The town of Saint-Hyacinthe produces energy from table scraps and other organic matter thanks to biomethanation. In partnership with Gaz Métro, this initiative will heat municipal buildings and fuel city vehicles while reducing greenhouse gas emissions. It’s a great example of a community repurposing waste to produce renewable energy.

Technology, evolution and development to make gas network more efficient, flexible to gas injection and ready for integration with renewable energy.

This presentation will introduce the fundamental principles of diaphragm type gas meter function and operation. The history, design & function of typical diaphragm type gas meters will be presented and explained in simple terms. A review of meter performance and accuracy will be presented and discussed, as well as key performance characteristics of the function of the meter type.

The presentation will cover the following: Description of the Virtual Pipeline Model / What is CNG? / What is LNG? / Various Applications for Virtual Pipelines / Peak Shaving / Pipeline Maintenance Outage Support / Pipeline Development Bridging / Remote, Mobile, Transient Energy Demands / Current Activities in Saskatchewan (pilots) / Long Term Vision of Virtual Pipelines

Union Gas has initiated a project to review and revamp all of their standard station designs in an effort to reduce variability in design. The presentation will cover the vision for the project, the process used, as well as the challenges and opportunities associated with the standardization of design and equipment.

CGA’s purpose is to demonstrate natural gas is an abundant, affordable, safe, clean and reliable energy choice in support of its member companies. This breakout will present the key 2016 work focuses of the CGA’s four Standing Committees; Operations, Market Development, Public & Government Affairs & Corporate Affairs.

This course addresses the basics of transit time meters used for gas flow measurement for custody transfer in Transmission and Distribution/Industrial scenarios. Product fitness for application(s) and diagnosis of device function will also be covered with emphasis on detecting metering problems before accuracy is affected in an effort to avoid costly out-of-period accounting adjustments.

The session will cover why use filters, types of contaminates, filter housing design and application. Filter elements and applications followed by understanding filter element specifications.

SaskEnergy/TransGas recently undertook 2 major projects in their Standard Work Practice Library. An online Library (Web Site) upgrade and a rewrite of all documented work procedures housed in the Library. The first of the Projects, the “Standards Library Upgrade Project”, included upgrading the online Standards Library platform to Sharepoint 2013. While we had the “hood up” we took the opportunity to make several enhancements to assist our Standards team in the work flow of writing, editing, approval voting, and publishing of work practices to our Library. We will review our Goals, Challenges, Implementation, and Benefits realized through this 18 month project.

The second Project we’ve undertaken is a COMPLETE rewrite of our entire Standards Library procedure documents (excluding our Drawing files). We will review the approach we took in identifying our Goals and Guiding Principles, a synopsis of our journey to date (project scheduled to complete in 2017) and early benefits we’re experiencing already.

A discussion on Hazardous Area Classifications including what are they, why are they needed and what implications do they have on above grade assets.

Overview on how to install, tube, and test monitor regulator sets. Benefits of upstream, downstream, and working monitor configurations.

This presentation covers the general characteristics of measurement data encountered in the natural gas industry. Explanation is given to the process of measurement data acquisition, measurement data analysis, and the treatment of measurement error as well as measurement uncertainty.

There are various parameters considered and used in Gas Quality Specifications across the continent. Understanding which are important for your business, and how to implement limits in the specification to ensure consistent. reliable and fair service to all customers is crucial. The methodology used to re-evaluate the TransGas Gas Quality Specification - including drivers, parameters considered, and implementation strategy will be discussed.

Enbridge Gas Distribution is embarking on a journey to implement and operationalize the Asset Management Initiative based on ISO 55000 Framework. The goal being to develop an overall optimized multi-year portfolio of capital projects by evaluating risk impact categories (customer/safety/financial) operational benefit and project cost performance in terms of Risk Reduction on Investment. The project selection process would evaluate the entire asset life cycle, supported by an integrated set of decision-making processes, asset intelligence through data analytics, and integrity assessments complemented by tacit knowledge. In developing the proper asset intelligence, Enbridge is currently in the process of implementing an Asset Health Review (AHR) to categorize the specific Health Indices for each gas carrying asset based on a number of factors such as: age, utilization, asset conditions, failure modes analysis, maintenance history, etc. The Health Index will help determine the risk level of the asset, and eventually assist in the replacing vs. repairing decision of the asset. The Health Index will be a leading indicator of where to focus our investments in the multi-year capital budget plan strategy. This presentation will take you through the journey in performing the AHR for the Stations Asset Class which eventually leads to the development of a Health Index for each asset.

Cathodic Protection has become a key technology utilized to safeguard the structural integrity of natural gas pipelines. Ensuring that a Cathodic Protection System is functioning properly is of the upmost importance for maintaining safe operations, and Josh Sowards will discuss the techniques and equipment available to monitor and control these systems.