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Geoscience BC has released the Central Interior BC Carbon Storage Assessment project
Geoscience BC has just released the Central Interior BC Carbon Storage Assessment project, researched and written by Petrel Robertson Consulting Ltd. and Foresight Canada.
Resource-rich areas like central BC have CO2 emissions from forestry, pipeline, refinery and potentially hydrogen manufacturing projects. We identified limited potential to sequester CO2 in the region, with recommendations for further work to better evaluate and develop this potential.
Carbon Capture and Storage can be a significant contributor to emissions reduction on a global basis – one area and one project at a time.
Read more about the project and find downloads available at the GSBC website:

Geoscientists Canada recently award Brad Hayes the 2024 Canadian Professional Geoscientist Award
Geoscientists Canada recently award Brad Hayes the 2024 Canadian Professional Geoscientist Award, recognizing his exceptional leadership and commitment to public education and community service. Press release at www.geoscientistscanada.ca

PRCL is pleased to be working with Blue Ridge Lithium Corp. to develop Oriskany Sandstone lithium prospects in the Appalachian region of the eastern United States
PRCL is pleased to be working with Blue Ridge Lithium Corp. to develop Oriskany Sandstone lithium prospects in the Appalachian region of the eastern United States. We bring our extensive subsurface exploration expertise to the project to define optimal lithium brine development opportunities and to support Blue Ridge in assembling their property portfolio.

BIG Media has honoured Brad Hayes as their Person of the Year for 2023
BIG Media, a publication dedicated to impartial, factual reporting on important issues of the day, has honoured Brad Hayes as their Person of the Year for 2023, recognizing his writings on energy, environment and industry. big-media.ca/big-medias-person-of-the-year-dr-brad-hayes/

Royal Helium officially open their Steveville Helium Purification Facility
PRCL is pleased to be a partner in the Steveville helium discovery.
“It is very exciting to see Royal Helium Ltd. officially open their Steveville Helium Purification Facility northeast of Brooks in Princess. This investment is great news for our province as we continue to diversify our economy, pursue innovative technologies and grow our natural resources industry.”
Read the rest of the news release at the Government of Alberta news site.

We have moved!
Petrel Robertson has moved to a new office just across the alley in Elveden Centre. Our new address is:
800, 717 -7 Avenue S.W.
Calgary, Alberta T2P 0Z3, CA
We hope to see you soon!

Royal Helium have completed construction at the Steveville helium discovery and have tied in the first two producing wells
Petrel Robertson is excited to announce that our partners at Royal Helium have completed construction at the Steveville helium discovery and have tied in the first two producing wells. We are looking forward to helium production very soon! Press Release

PRCL President Brad Hayes spoke to Avenue Magazine about energy innovation in Calgary
PRCL President Brad Hayes spoke to Avenue Magazine about energy innovation in Calgary, highlighting how the energy world is changing by building on our subsurface / oil and gas technical and business skills.

PRCL President Brad Hayes is proud and honoured to receive the 2023 Stanley Slipper Gold Medal
PRCL President Brad Hayes is proud and honoured to receive the 2023 Stanley Slipper Gold Medal from the Canadian Energy Geoscience Association (formerly CSPG). He’ll be addressing GeoConvention 2023 on May 17th talking about geoscientists and energy education. View the announcement at Linkedin.

Energy Security And Affordability Take Priority Over Decarbonization – Brad Hayes
Speaking at the Canadian Energy Executive Association’s Beyond Boomers event in February, Brad Hayes addressed the need for global energy security and affordability to be the top priority of policy-makers. Read the article at the DOB.

Brad Hayes participated in an AEG podcast – Energy Literacy and the Challenges of the 21st Century
The AEG Podcast, Episode 6: Energy Literacy and the Challenges of the 21st Century
In this AEG Podcast between Catherine and Brad Hayes about energy and energy transition. Brad explains that most Canadians are not energy literate as energy has always been available to them, and people only become more informed when there is a shortage of energy. However, due to recent energy shortages in European countries, people are becoming more aware of the complexities of energy. Brad emphasizes that providing adequate energy should be the top priority as nothing can be achieved without adequate and affordable energy. Government policies should ensure adequate energy supply at the top of the list, with environmental protection coming in second. Brad believes that the term energy transition is a loaded term, and the sensible approach is to transform our energy delivery system from a certain mix to a different mix in the future. Brad also suggests various sources to obtain factual information on energy, and Catherine adds that we should always question what we are being told.
Information on the podcast can be found at the Alberta Enterprise Group website.

Petrel Robertson Consulting Ltd was pleased to support SecondStreet
Petrel Robertson Consulting Ltd. was pleased to support SecondStreet.org in compiling and understanding data to show how Canada might replace Russian oil and gas production over the next several years. See the SecondStreet Policy Brief at https://secondstreet.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Policy-Brief-Defunding-Putins-Military.pdf

PRCL President Brad Hayes directed the development of the massive open online course (MOOC) 21st Century Energy Transition – How do we Make it Work?
PRCL President Brad Hayes directed the development of the massive open online course (MOOC) “21st Century Energy Transition – How do we Make it Work?”, sponsored by the University of Alberta and Canadian Society for Evolving Energy, now available online at https://www.coursera.org/learn/21st-century-energy-transition
See the story in the Edmonton Journal https://edmontonjournal.com/news/local-news/enrol-with-an-open-mind-new-online-course-talks-energy-transition

PRCL is excited to be supporting development of Royal Helium Steveville asset in southeastern Alberta
PRCL is excited to be supporting development of Royal Helium’s Steveville asset in southeastern Alberta. Royal has taken another major step toward getting the helium to market!

Tony Fogarassy spoke with the DOB about the importance of discussions with Indigenous communities
Tony Fogarassy, PRCL’s Vice-President of Business Development and Indigenous Affairs, spoke with the Daily Oil Bulletin regarding the importance of establishing positive and productive relationships with Indigenous communities when developing resource projects. Article at the DOB.
PRCL facilitates 21st century Energy Transitions
We apply our subsurface geoscience and engineering expertise to oil and gas, water resource characterization, geothermal resources, subsurface energy storage and carbon sequestration, and exploration for helium and other strategic commodities
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THE 21st CENTURY ENERGY TRANSITION
Petrel Robertson is playing an important role as Canada and the world transition to more diverse energy sources and storage.
Oil and gas will be critical for energy and petrochemicals for decades to come. PRCL supports orderly, efficient, and environmentally responsible development of oil and gas resources. Much of our oil- and gas-related work now supports initiatives such as identifying water source and disposal opportunities for unconventional oil and gas, while ensuring protection of fresh water resources.
We are also finding opportunities to leverage our subsurface skill sets beyond oil and gas, including:
- Exploring for and developing other resources, such as minerals-rich saline brines and helium, found in deep gas reservoirs
- Characterizing saline water resources in deep aquifers to supply water for hydraulic fracturing, and to safely dispose of waste water from petroleum and other industrial processes
- Characterizing fresh water resources in shallow aquifers, as water supply for many uses, and to guard against contamination
- Mapping areas at risk from induced seismicity
- Evaluating and planning geothermal energy development
- Assessing and planning subsurface energy storage, as in caverns and fracture systems
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Geoscience BC has released the Central Interior BC Carbon Storage Assessment project
Geoscience BC has just released the Central Interior BC Carbon Storage Assessment project, researched and written by Petrel Robertson Consulting Ltd. and Foresight Canada. Resource-rich areas like central BC have CO2 emissions from forestry, pipeline, refinery and...