working energy commitment - petroleum services association
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Presentation Outline
• Introduction to PSAC
• Working Energy Commitment
• Hydraulic Fracturing Overview
• Public Engagement
Photo: Trican Well Service
Petroleum Services Association of Canada
(PSAC)
• National trade association representing the service,
supply and manufacturing sectors within the upstream
petroleum industry.
• Close to 260 member companies, employing more than
80,000 people and contracting almost exclusively to oil
and gas exploration and production companies.
Industry Responsibility & Authority
Service Sector Producer Sector
• Contract to producers
• Innovate and provide
specialized services,
technologies and
equipment for preparing,
drilling, completing,
testing, maintaining and
abandoning oil and gas
wells, and reclaiming
lease sites
• AKA operators
• Explore for oil and gas
• Negotiate for land access
and mineral rights
• Contract services as
needed
• Oversee operations on
their leases
Goals
• Communicate the commitment of our
members to listen to and openly
discuss public concerns about oil and
gas development; and
• Draw attention to the efforts our
members put into mitigating the risk to
health, safety and environmental
impacts associated with their
operations.
Working Energy Commitment
Working Energy Commitment
Statement of Principles
• Operate safely and responsibly
• Meet or exceed all environmental
standards
• Act with integrity
• Continually improve our
practices and services
• Treat all members of the community
with respect, dignity and trust
Hydraulic Fracturing Today
• R&D centres
• Scientific protocols
• Environmentally friendly chemistries
• Simulators to map out hydraulic fracturing operations
• Equipment to reduce wellsite footprint
• Real-time micro seismic monitoring and interpretation
Graphic: Halliburton
Hydraulic Fracturing Process
• Pump fluid into a wellbore to
create enough pressure to
crack, or fracture, the rock layer
• Causes existing fractures to
open or new fractures to be
created
• Proppant, usually sand or
ceramics, helps keep the
fractures open to allow oil and
gas to flow to the well
Community Engagement • Dawson Creek, BC
• Drayton Valley, AB
• Lethbridge, AB
• Grande Prairie, AB
• Red Deer, AB
• Carlyle, SK
• Brandon, MB
Service Sector Hydraulic Fracturing
Code of Conduct
Health, Safety &
the Environment
Technology &
Innovation
Stakeholder
Communication
Respect for
Communities