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Published by 63 The Biorefining Conversions Network Naylor (Canada), Inc. 1630 Ness Avenue, Suite 300 Winnipeg, MB R3J 3X1 67 Keyano College Phone 800-665-2456 Fax 800-709-5551 www.naylor.com ACR MembersHip ©2013 Naylor (Canada), Inc. All rights 71 ACR Membership Application reserved. The contents of this publication may not be reproduced by any means, in 73 ACR Member Listings whole or in part, without the prior written consent of the publisher. 89 Index of Advertisers JUNE 2013/ACR-A0013/9020 Alberta Chamber of Resources Directory 2013 • 5 HAVE YOU HEARD? Over 85% of the water we use is recycled. Fresh water plays an essential role in our lives and operations, which is why water conservation has been a priority since day one. Today, we use one-third less than the industry average. And through research and innovation, we can further reduce our dependence on this precious resource. Because being the best means never forgetting we can do better. Learn more. Sign up for our e-newsletter at syncrude.ca The Syncrude Project is a joint venture undertaking among Canadian Oil Sands Partnership #1, Imperial Oil Resources, Mocal Energy Limited, Murphy Oil Company Ltd., Nexen Oil Sands Partnership, Sinopec Oil Sands Partnership, and Suncor Energy Ventures Partnership. 624476_Syncrude.indd 1 06/04/13 4:39 AM MESSAGEfrom thePRESIDENT carried out over the year. We also cel- Leadership in the development ebrate some key exemplars of leader- of innovative processes, practices, ship: the recipients of the scholarships, and partnerships also features promi- plaques, and accolades handed out nently. Individually, our members have at the annual ACR Awards Banquet. A put into play some of the world’s best particularly compelling perspective on technologies in support of the orderly leadership emerged in the remarks of and responsible development of the University of Alberta student Nisha Patel, resource. For example, Lehigh Hanson’s who I think potentially closed a gen- invention of lower environmental eration gap by suggesting that leader- impact products like InterCem® cement, ship decisions could be gauged by their or TransAlta/Capital Power’s Genessee effects on the future, not the age of the 3 power generation which is the first person making them. And, if that is the facility in Canada to use supercritical test, then the actions taken by our new- boiler technology, are all making a real David Middleton est Resource Person of the Year, David difference. Resource development enter- President 2012-2014 Tuccaro, over twenty years ago, have cer- prises also added to the overall finan- tainly returned positive and enduring cial viability of government by adding societal, economic, and personal effects. more than $7 billion to Alberta’s general We mark the importance of leader- revenue fund this fiscal year through ship in this issue in several other ways as resource royalties, fees and, other As the cover would suggest, this issue well. The launch of the ACR Aboriginal charges. In addition, our members have of the Resources Guide and Directory Workforce Development Pilot Project, for shown voluntary leadership in their is designed in both its style and con- example, sparked the article on aborigi- efforts to improve social circumstances tent to elaborate upon the messages of nal participation in Alberta’s resource through a wide variety of community the report of the ACR’s Task Force on industry. The ACR has quite a long his- investment and engagement activities. AResource Development + The Economy, tory of participation with aboriginal peo- Husky, for example, contributed half a and to provide an idea of the progress ple—from providing a mining industry million dollars this year to the Calgary we have made over the last year working employment matching service in our ear- Police Foundation to help kids in need, towards our objectives. In particular, it liest days, to sharing best practices for and the Suncor Energy Foundation has focuses on one of the key recommen- engaging aboriginal communities with contributed more than $84 million to dations in that report: “that Members the Learning from Experience project Canadian charities since it was formed become more visible leaders in sustain- in 2006, through to this latest initiative in 1998. able performance.” As you will read, our that, which in a way, returns to our roots The ACR formally celebrates leader- membership has taken the recommenda- and builds on our success. ship just one day a year—at the Awards tion to heart. We also take a look at the progress Banquet in February—leaving 364 other It is an incredibly important theme that has been made by our members to days for our members to practice their that drove almost everything we did help supplement the school curriculum own brand of it. As I mentioned last year, in 2012 and was, perhaps, most visibly related to the resource industry with we can’t be complacent about our role and explicitly promoted as the common teaching materials and knowledge. This to be visible leaders in societal, envi- thread to the 77th annual general meet- was achieved mainly through the Alberta ronmental, and economic performance. ing of the ACR in February 2013. Distance Learning Centre’s introduc- As evidenced by the relative ease with The highlights of that event—doc- tion of the Excite Learning Environment which such leadership examples could umenting, for example, the revolution which gives kids access to “profession- be found in the compilation of this issue in North American oil and gas supplies als in faraway places,” and also gives of the Resources Guide and Directory, and the cross-cutting policies of leader- members an easy and effective route to our membership has taken to the call to ship within the Alberta Government— get more directly involved generating lead the orderly and responsible develop- are covered in the following pages. So, interest in resource industry issues and ment of the resource to the benefit of all too, are some of the chief ACR activities future careers. Albertans. Alberta Chamber of Resources Directory 2013 • 7 Alberta Chamber of Resources Board of Directors ACR 2013 Executive Officers President David Middleton Penn West Exploration Executive Vice President, Operations Engineering and Peace River Oil Partnership Past President Gord Ball Vice-President David Corriveau Shell Canada Energy Manager - Tailings and Water Focused Delivery, Upstream Americas, Heavy Oil Treasurer Randy Geislinger CIBC Executive Director, Energy, Corporate Credit Products Director Rep. Ronald M. Kruhlak McLennan Ross LLP Partner Director