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Energy
Fuel Forward: Propelling Transportation with Natural Gas- March 21, 2012
Thank you to all participants who attended the event.
The Canada West Foundation will use the information and ideas from the conference and the subsequent roundtable to author a document on using natural gas as a transportation fuel in the future. Stay tuned for a copy of this report.
Speaker presentations
Natural Gas Panel
Dean Foreman - Chief Economist, Talisman Energy
David Haugen, Team Lead of Market Development, Natural Gas Economic Strategic Planning, Encana
Dr. David Layzell, Executive Director, Institute of Sustainable Energy, Environment & Economy, University of Calgary
Transportation Panel
Alicia Milner, President, Canadian Natural Gas Vehicle Alliance
Les Markiewicz, Senior Director, Corporate Accounts, Westport Innovations
Russell Davies, Manager, Transit Fleet, Calgary Transit - no presentation available
Chad Porter, Chief Operating Officer, Ferus Inc.
Note: Sam Shaw's keynote presentation is not available.
Colombia trade mission 2012
Calgary Economic Development (CED) invites you to join us on a technical trade mission to Colombia. In response to requests from Ecopetrol and other operators in Colombia, CED is organizing a trade mission in November that will bring much needed service companies to the country to fill gaps in service, increase competition and decrease high service fees.
Target participants for this mission are business executives who are capable of initiating projects and participating in technical discussions with engineers in the operating companies in Colombia.
For more information or to register for the mission, contact:
Monica Rovers
Business Development Manager, Energy, The Americas
403.221.3705
mrovers@calgaryeconomicdevelopment.com
View the presentaions from a recent event at the Global Business Centre - Colombia: Emerging Energy Heavyweight March 1, 2012
Gran Tierra Energy - Jeffrey Collins
Norton Rose - Hernan Rodriguez
ProExport Colombia - Alvaro Concha
Canada's Global Energy Centre
Energy plays a large role in the success of Calgary's thriving economy. Calgary has welcomed and benefited from international investment to its energy sector from its early days.
Today, many of the world's largest international oil and gas companies have established a significant presence alongside their Canadian counter-parts in Calgary. Calgary is home to the majority of Canada's oil and gas production companies, major pipeline operators, oilfield service and drilling companies, and energy-related engineering and consulting firms.
Calgary is headquarters to major North American pipeline and energy distribution companies such as TransCanada Corporation, Enbridge, Terasen Pipelines and Alliance Pipeline.
Canada's largest concentration of investor-owned electric power generation companies are based in Calgary. These companies produce electric power for millions of customers from sources as diverse as coal, natural gas, hydro, biomass and wind.
Canada's national energy regulator, the National Energy Board, has its headquarters in Calgary. The Alberta Energy Resources Energy Board and Alberta Utilities Commission are also located in Calgary.
Watch a video about Calgary's energy industry Energy Sector
Energy Sector
Fast Facts
| Indicator | Year | Number | Share of Total Industries |
| GDP* | 2010 | $9,876 Million | 13.8% |
| Employment* | 2010 | 55,800 | 7.4% |
| Business Establishments | 2010 | 1,671 | 3.1% |
*Please note that these indicators are based on the City of Calgary's (Corporate Economics unit) interpretation, which classifies this industry within the broader "Other Primary" (includes oil and gas, mining, forestry and fishing) industry. It should be noted that the oil and gas sub-sector represents the majority of "Other Primary".
Source: Statistics Canada, City of Calgary Corporate Economics
This information has been compiled by Calgary Economic Development and the Alberta Government.
Oil Sands Fact Sheet June 2010 - 86KB
Sector Profile Highlights
Calgary-based companies are driving more than $75 billion of the $108 billion of major energy-related projects in the province.
More than 6,400 petroleum engineers work in Calgary and another 77,600 workers are employed in natural and applied sciences-relation careers.
For additional information, visit our sector profile
Energy - Calgary, A Global Energy Centre - 2,167KB
Calgary's Energy Companies
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