TANK STORAGE CANADA2012

Tank Storage Canada returns for its fourth year in October, promising to be even bigger and better than before.

Key speakers in the past have included Westway, Vopak, Simon Storage, Canterm, Petroleum Tank Management Association of Alberta, TransCanada Pipelines, API inspectors and many more.

09:00 Chairman's opening remarks
Steven Paget, Energy Infrastructure Analyst, First Energy Capital

09:15 Outlook for the bulk liquid storage market
- Capacity Statistics
- Future growth predictions
Matthew Partridge, Senior Downstream Analyst - Americas, Wood Mackenzie

09:45 Navigating the forward-curve
- Cross-commodity correlations between cost drivers and price action
- North American oil supply and the relationship to Brent and WTI
- How geopolitical/seasonal events affect volatility
- Market analysis & fundamentals
Steven Schork, Founder, The Schork Report

10:15 Networking break in exhibition hall

11:00 Update on Keystone Hardisty's tank terminal and pipeline expansions
- Keystone Pipeline update
- Overview of TransCanada's Hardisty Facilities
- Overview of the Keystone System
- Market Considerations
- Design Considerations
Juan Carlos Morera, Lead and Terminals Engineering & Tank Specialist, TransCanada Pipelines

11:30 The need to diversify the market for Canadian crude: Implications for pipelines and refiners
- Keystone pipeline controversy
- Cross-border challenges and opportunities
- Can a pipeline to the East complement or provide an alternative West Coast pipeline?
Edward S. Goldenberg, Partner & Head of Government Affairs and Public Policy, Bennett Jones LLP

12:00 Q&A session

12:15 Networking lunch in exhibition hall

14:00 Opening remarks from the Chairman

14:10 Bioenergy and chemicals: Where are the opportunities?
- Canada's biodiesel and ethanol mandates
- Historic and future renewable growth
- The need for additional blending, storage, rail and distribution networks
Morley Kjargaard, Industry Development Officer, Alberta Enterprise and Advanced Education

14:45 The need for solid tank foundations and risk protection
Jeff Hill, Senior Engineer & Business Development Manager, Hayward Baker

15:15 Networking break in exhibition hall

16:00 Ensuring environmental compliance
- Preventing petroleum storage tank pollution
- Complying with regulatory standards and inspection
Jim Hartman, Senior Associate, Greenland Consulting Engineers

16:30 The role of static in new technologies for AST protection
Bruce Kaiser, President, Lightning Master Corporation
Ronald Goodman, CSP EHS & Operations Training Manager, XTO Energy

17:00 Networking reception in exhibition hall

09:00 Chairman's opening remarks: Impact of oilsands growth on the bulk liquid storage market
Matthew Partridge, Senior Downstream Analyst - Americas, Wood Mackenzie

09:15 Tank Storage needs for Canadian tight oil plays (Cardium, Viking)
Steven Ilkay, Oil and Gas Advisor

09:45 Midstream development investment opportunities in liquids rich plays (tanks, terminals, manifest sites)
Steven Paget, Energy Infrastructure Analyst, First Energy Capital

10.15 Networking break in exhibition hall

11:00 API 2350: Just out - the latest on spill prevention measures
- Examining root causes and how to address them
- What is the role of instrumentation?
- Utilising the management systems and risk assessment systems
- How to upgrade in a smart way, little by little, to manage your tank overfill systems
- What type of emergency preparedness is needed for tank overfill scenarios?
Phil Myers, Founder, PEMY Consulting

11:30 Ensuring safety leadership at the terminal from a US terminal operator's point of view
- Analysing what makes a good terminal safety leader
Britt Howard, EH&S Advisor, Competency Assurance, Hess Corporation

12:00 Networking lunch in exhibition hall

13:45 Opening remarks from the Chairman

1400 New API recommended practice 585
- How conducting pressure equipment incident (PEI) investigations can improve mechanical integrity
- Process Safety Performance Indicators for the Refining and Petrochemical Industries
Virginia Edley, Founder, SBK Consulting

14:30 Evaluating near-miss incidents and minimising the possibility of major incidents
Rafael Rengifo, Tank Integrity Initiatives Lead, Phillips 66

15:00 Networking break in exhibition hall

15:30 Managing inspectable risk by applying RBI (Risk Based Inspection) on storage tanks and terminals
- Understanding RBI
- Regulation - Alberta Regulation (ABSA), Canadian Regulation (CSA)
- Applying RBI on storage tanks, terminals and associated assets
- Value gained through RBI
- Overview of the steps necessary for a successful RBI programme
Justin Daarud, Mechanical Integrity Manager, Lloyd's Register Energy Canada

16:00 The advantages of bolted steel tanks
- The basics of bolted tank usage in the Petroleum market
- SAGD Bolted tank potential
- Status of the API bolted tank specification
Bruce Rumple, Director of International Engineering Services, CST Storage

16:30 Closing remarks and close of Conference