Canada - United States Northern Oil and Gas Research Forum

The Northern Oil and Gas Research Forum is a bi-annual meeting with representation from government, industry, academia, Aboriginal groups and northerners from both Canada and the United States. The forum provides an opportunity for American and Canadian regulators, Aboriginals, industry members, non-governmental organizations and scientists to discuss current scientific research and future directions for northern oil and gas activities. The focus is on technical, scientific, and engineering research that can be applied to support management and regulatory processes related to oil and gas exploration and development in the North.

2010 Canada - U.S. Research Forum

The Northern Oil and Gas Branch, on behalf of Indian and Northern Affairs Canada, organized and hosted second Research Forum in partnership with a number of government, Aboriginal, academic, non-governmental and industry organizations from both Canada and the United States.

The Forum featured multidisciplinary research under the following topic areas: Environmental conditions in exploration areas, Interaction of oil and gas activities with sensitive coastal habitats, Ice engineering for offshore operations, Oil spill prevention in the Arctic, Oil spill management in the Arctic, Monitoring for cumulative effects in the Arctic, Safety on northern offshore platforms and EER issues, Transportation logistics for exploration and development in the Arctic. The Forum was successful in bringing together a breadth of oil and gas expertise to share knowledge for better oil and gas management. Two hundred and fourty participants attended the Forum in Calgary, Alberta. A total of 70 panel and scientific and technical talks and 26 posters were presented on research pertaining to the above noted topical areas.

For more information, contact Tara Paull by email or phone 819-953-0031.

2008 U.S. - Canada Research Forum

The first Research Forum took place in October 2008 in Anchorage, Alaska. Over 300 participants from government, industry, academia, non-governmental organizations and Aboriginal groups attended. The three-day event featured opening remarks from top administrators in the US and Canada, separate overviews of US and Canadian northern oil and gas activities and research programs, as well as panel discussions on management and industry research needs and priorities from both sides of the border. An additional 40 technical research papers and 25 posters were presented on topics ranging from engineering, oil spills, socio-cultural and economic issues, and the biological and physical sciences as they relate to oil and gas research.

Access the Proceedings from the 2008 Forum     (54.7 Mb available in PDF format only).