Ridley Island – 1st Canadian Propane Export Terminal



As propane use continues to expand in Asia and other overseas markets, AltaGas’s propane export terminal will get Alberta and BC’s natural gas to new markets.

Speaker: Jamie Fisher, Director - Energy Exports at Altagas

Revenue Audit
Format: ½ day

You will learn the following in this 1/2 day session:

• Petrinex
  • Audit preparation - to ascertain risk areas
• EPAP - Directive 76 (Alberta)/ EVAP (Saskatchewan)
  • Enhanced Production Audit Program System
  • Enhanced Valuation Audit Program
• Directive 17
  • Measurement Requirements for Oil & Gas Operations
• Directive 46
  • Production Audit Handbook
• Gas Component Conversiona & Oil Densities
• Onsite Information
  • Production Accounting & Revenue Files
  • Oil & Gas Analysis
  • Production Accounting Information Not Available
• Common Rick Areas & Findings
  • Gas
  • Oil & Solution Gas
  • Liquids

Instructor: Dale Richardson
Dale Richardson received a two year business administration diploma from  Mount Royal College and worked as a Tax Clerk, Gas Plant Accountant, Internal Auditor and a Revenue and Fixed Asset Supervisor before joining Rife Resources Ltd in August 1983.  He started at Rife Resources as a Senior Auditor,  became Audit Supervisor in 1987, was then promoted to the Audit Manager from 1993 to 2008. Since 2008 Dale has become the Business Manager at Rife Resources Ltd.  Dale is currently part of the Asset Preservation and Compliance Team which involves ensuring that the terms of freehold leases are complied with and non leased mineral titles lands are included with offsetting production are drilled or leased out. Dale is also part of the offset team that issues offsets on leased freehold lands where offsetting production is draining the freehold lands. The APAC teams is also involved in mediation and legal issues.

Dale also accesses risk areas internally and conducts internal reviews and contractor audits at Rife Resources which also manages  Freehold Royalties Partnership and Canpar Holdings Ltd.  Dale also participates on joint venture audits as mentor and trainer with the auditors conducting the joint venture audits.

Fee:
$300 +GST Members
$350 +GST Non-members

Location: Associations Plus Inc. 600, 900 6 Avenue SW, Calgary AB
Time: 7:30am Registration & Lunch, 8:00am Class Starts

Meet, mix and mingle!

PASC is hosting an opportunity to network with industry peers on Wednesday, March 29th at the Calgary Petroleum Club. Members and non-members are welcome to attend, so feel free to bring guests! The event starts at 4:30pm and your $20 ticket includes entry, apps and a drink. Space is limited to 50 individuals, so please register today!

PASC is offering a half day course on the Introduction to Petroleum Tax.  Topics for the course include an Overview of Income Tax; What is income; How oil and Gas activities are treated for tax; Land costs; Development Costs; Revenue, expenses & tax.  Now is the time to finally understand what is COGPE, CDE and CEE tax classes and how do they affect the bottom line to your company. 

At the end of the class you will an example on how the tax guru’s complete the T2 tax return.  The course is taught by Keith Raskob-Smith Senior Supervisor, Tax for Devon Canada. 

PASC Members: $300 + GST

Non-PASC Members: $350 + GST

Location: Associations Plus Inc. 600, 900 6 Avenue SW, Calgary, AB

Time: 8:00am Registration & Breakfast, 8:30am Class Starts

Note: Full breakfast & tea/coffee served between 8:00am - 8:30am

Gas Allocations & Audit Findings: Intermediate
Format: 1 day

This course will cover:

• Gas allocations – what are they, who is interested in them,  history, types, what is required to perform a correct allocation,  an example of an allocation process, an example of a simple gas volumetric allocation,  gas and product component allocation steps and a component allocation example.
• Three things that drive an equitable allocation – accurate volumes (measurement), representative analyses and correct configuration.
• Measurement – what is measurement, how is it done, why accurate measurement is important, systems included in measurement, standards, why measurement is difficult, reporting measurement, measurement processes and production flow analyses.
• Audit findings related to measurement – facility& measurement system design/installation issues, error identification and top ten EFM audit issues and recommendations.
• Gas & Liquid Analysis – compositional measures, what are they used for, important factors when taking samples, gas and liquid analysis audit findings and recommendations

Instructor: Kevin Boyce
For the past 18 years Kevin Boyce worked as a production measurement audit for Encana Corporation.  Prior that that he worked at Chevron Canada Resources for 9 years as a production accountant, joint venture analyst, financial analyst and internal auditor.  He has an Certified Internal Auditor designation, a Certification in Control Self-Assessment and an MBA.  He is  an active member of the Industry Measurement Group (IMG) and is currently the industry liasion for the IMG and heads two subcommittees on changes to the AER/OGC regulations.   He has instructed for PASC, CSHM, & PJVA.

Fee:
$500 +GST Members
$575 +GST Non-members

Location: Associations Plus Inc. 600, 900 6 Avenue SW, Calgary AB
Includes a light breakfast from 8:00 am - 8:30am and Lunch.

Alberta's NWR Sturgeon Refinery and Alberta Carbon Trunk Line projects are implementing innovative oilsands refining technology and creating a robust CO2 solution for producers to reduce their GHG footprint and add another 10 to 15 per cent to production profiles at their wells.

Join us for a Joint PJVA/PASC/GPAC presentation by Ian MacGregor, Chairman of Enhance Energy Inc. and Chairman of NW Refining Inc. on May 24, 2017, 11:30am to 1:00pm at the Calgary Petroleum Club. PASC member pricing applies.

Register now!