Calvin Helin to keynote address about Eagle Spirit Pipeline at SPE/CHOA Slugging it Out Conference on April 17 in Calgary.

The SPE/CHOA Slugging it Out Conference is only 3 weeks away – Register today!

This year’s Slugging it Out, themed ‘Cruder Things’, is an industry favorite you don’t want to miss. The annual one-day conference, organized jointly by SPE and CHOA, is in its 26^th year of providing project updates, new technology and innovative solutions to oil and gas professionals. Be sure to join us on Tuesday, 17 April at the BMO Centre at Stampede Park in Calgary, Alberta.

The conference will feature an opening keynote presentation from Calvin Helin, President and Chairman of Eagle Spirit Energy Holdings Ltd. Calvin will present on the five-year odyssey to acquire First Nations support for a crude oil pipeline—to end up with unanimous support for an energy corridor.

Following the keynote presentation are four technical sessions that focus on important aspects of heavy oil and bitumen production. The following session presentations have been confirmed to date:

Non Thermal
- The Power of Multilaterals at Marten Hills–Xin Zhang, Cenovus Energy
International
- History and Current Status of Heavy Oil Development and Technologies in China–Xiuluan Li, PetroChina

- Challenges and Learnings from a Heavy Oil Project in Albania–Nick Tumu, Bankers Petroleum
- Development of the Biggest European SAGD Project–Ravil Ibatullin, TAL Oil Ltd.
New Technology
- Emerging Technologies in Oil Sands–Ian Gates, University of Calgary
- Overview of History, Status and Outlook for Solvent Use to Recover Bitumen–Bruce Carey, Peters & Co.
- Demystifying the IIOT for Heavy Oil–Dave Shook, Dave Shook & Associates
Project Updates
- The Effectiveness of Flow Control Devices in the Leismer Asset–Shaista Esmail, Athabasca Oil Corporation
- Update of Imperial’s LASER (Liquid Addition to Steam for Enhanced Recovery) Project at Cold Lake–Richard Smith, Imperial Oil
- Update on JACOS Hangingstone Expansion Start-up–Christian Canas, JACOS

Attendees will also have plenty of opportunity to network and view the technologies and services of our heavy oil exhibitors during breakfast, coffee breaks, lunch and the “Slugging it Back” reception.

If you’re looking to get your products or services in front of the right audience, Slugging it Out is the place to be. Sponsorship opportunities are going fast but there are still a few options available.

New this year: SPE will be offering a training course the day after the conference: Overview of Pure-Solvent and Steam-Solvent Analysis and Design for Thermal In-Situ Operations, instructed by Mazda Irani. This course takes place on Wednesday, 18 April, in the conference centre of the SPE office. Separate registration is required.