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Kenny W. Chan
CO-CHAIRMAN
Affiliated Companies:
- Pegasus Gold Corp.
- Galactic Resources
- Cornncopia Resources
- Geodome Resources
- Glamis Gold Corp.
Directorships:
- Petromin Resources Ltd.
- Enviro Energy International Holdings Ltd
- Terrawest Energy Corp.
- Hollingfield Capital Corp.
- Hollingport Ventures Ltd.
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Professional Highlights:
Mr. Chan – International Financier – brings over 30 years of experience to Petromin in resource acquisitions, international finance and marketing. He has built an impressive network of contacts in Europe, North America and Asia and has established a loyal base of shareholders due to his reputed track record of structuring successful resource companies in the past and present.
In the early 1980s – at the pinnacle of the resource cycle – Mr. Chan and his associates financed and developed key natural resources, raising millions of dollars for companies listed on the public markets namely Pegasus Gold Corp., Galactic Resources, Cornncopia Resources, Geodome Resources, and Glamis Gold Corp.
Mr. Chan advocates setting trends and capitalizing on world markets through the application of innovative resource technologies. At Pegasus Gold, Mr. Chan and partners introduced the first ever “heap leach” method of gold recovery in North America – which is now predominantly applied and widely accepted as being industry standard for gold mining.
With an extensive knowledge of industry needs and market demands, Mr. Chan continues to raise the bar and set new standards for resource companies around the world. In 2006, he launched Enviro Energy International Holdings Ltd – a progressive energy holdings company listed on the Hong Kong Growth Enterprise market. The Company aims to direct the investment community to proactively reduce carbon emissions and enhance key natural gas and petroleum reserves by way of Carbon Capture and Storage technology.
Professional Experience:
Enviro Energy International Holdings Ltd
Chairman and CEO
Petromin Resources Ltd.
Co-Chair and CEO
Hollingfield Capital Corp
Founder
Canarim Capital Corp. (Cannaccord Capital Corp.)
Partner & Investment Advisor
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Dr. A. Ross Gorrell
CO-CHAIRMAN & CEO
Education
- DDS
University of Alberta 1968
Directorships
- Petromin Resources Ltd.
- Enviro Energy International Holdings Limited
- Terrawest Energy Corp.
- Run of River Power Corp.
Past Directorships
- Kilo Gold Mines Ltd.
- Epic Resources Ltd.
- Hollingfield Capital Corp.
- Hollingport Ventures Inc.
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Professional Highlights:
Dr. Gorrell brings 30 years experience in geological evaluations of resource properties in Canada and has served as Director, Officer and Controlling Principle of many successful mining and oil and gas ventures listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange.
He is a reputed oil man well recognized in Canada for his extensive knowledge of the oil and gas industry and has been instrumental in the development of Petromin since 1990.
Professional Experience:
Enviro Energy International Holdings
Director
Petromin Resources Ltd.
Co-Chair and President
Hollingfield Capital Corp.
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Donald O. Downing
CHAIRMAN, ADVISORY BOARD
Education
- M.S. School of Business & Management
Pepperdine University 1991
- M.Sc. (Mineral Economics)
McGill University 1977
- B.A. (Economics)
University of New Brunswick 1974
- B.Sc. (Geology)
University of New Brunswick 1971
Associations
- Canadian Institute
of Mining and Metallurgy
- Fellow of the CIMM (FCIM)
Directorships
- NRI Investments Ltd.
- Fremont Gold Corp.
- TerraWest Energy Corp.
Past Directorships
- Outrider Energy Ltd.
- NRL Energy Ltd.
- Norwest Corporation
- Canadian Energy Research Institute
- Coal Association of Canada
- Energy Council of Canada
- Private Energy Research Association
Industry Advisory & National Committees
- Marine Advisory Board of the Canadian Coast Guard Dept Fisheries & Oceans
- Port Advisory Committee to
Vancouver Port Authority
- Alberta Chamber of Resources
Climate Change Committee
- Mining Association of Canada
- Climate Change Committee
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Professional Highlights:
Mr. Downing brings over 25 years of leadership experience in international business, marketing, and business development in over 20 countries around the world. He has been responsible for negotiations involving hundreds of millions of dollars of value with clients in large-scale corporations abroad. He also brings leadership experience of large-scale organizational change projects within major divisions of large integrated energy companies. Mr. Downing is a Chairman of the Petromin Resources Advisory Board and Director of TerraWest Energy Corp. (TWE). Prior to this recent appointment he was President of TWE, where he led the executive management of the business, with responsibilities that included: negotiating production sharing contracts in China, financing the companies business operations in China, and leading the execution of business plans. And previously, he was the Vice President of Norwest Corporation, where he led the firm’s business advisory services related to resource industry mergers, acquisitions and divestment, as well as market and financial analyses. His career focus has been executive management, strategic planning, international commodity marketing, and international business development.
Professional Experience:
Petromin Resources Ltd.
Chairman, Advisory Board
Longview Energy/Longview Capital Partners
Managing Partner, Energy
TerraWest Energy Corp.
President & CEO, Director
Norwest Corporation, Calgary, Alberta
Vice President, Management Consulting & Director
The Coal Association of Canada, Calgary, Alberta
President
Imperial Oil Ltd., Toronto, Ontario & Calgary, Alberta
Various positions of increasing responsibility
Esso Resources Canada Ltd.
Manager, Coal Division and President & CEO, Byron Creek Collieries
Esso Resources Canada Limited
Manager, Marketing and Business Development
Byron Creek Collieries
Operations Superintendent
Gulf Minerals Canada Ltd., Toronto, Ontario
Director, International Uranium Sales
Resource Associates Ltd., Fredericton, New Brunswick
Geologist
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Phil Bretzloff
MEMBER
Education
- B.A. Political Science
University of Ottawa
- LL.B Faculty of Law
University of Ottawa
Associations
- International Bar Association
- Canadian Bar Association
- Association of International Petroleum Negotiators
- Past member of Canada / Russia Business Council and director of Russian Petroleum Advisory
Directorships
- NRI Investments Ltd.
- Fremont Gold Corp.
- TerraWest Energy Corp.
Past Directorships
- Outrider Energy Ltd.
- NRL Energy Ltd.
- Norwest Corporation
- Canadian Energy Research Institute
- Coal Association of Canada
- Energy Council of Canada
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Professional Highlights:
Mr. Bretzloff has over 30 years experience acting for oil, gas and energy companies for Canadian and international private and public corporations. His background includes Senior Counsel for Petro-Canada and Union Oil Company of Canada and Partner with Cumming Blackett Bretzloff Todesco, Gowlings and Baker McKenzie in both Calgary and China.
Of particular note he was lead counsel for the Baker McKenzie team in drafting contracts including various Production Sharing Contracts, Pipeline Joint Venture Contracts and Pipeline Construction Contracts for the 5000 km trans-national West-to-East Gas Pipeline in China on behalf of PetroChina in negotiations with proposed partners Shell, ExxonMobil and GazProm. During this period Mr. Bretzloff resided in Beijing. Some of Phil’s professional affiliations include the Petroleum Advisory Forum, the International Bar Association and the Association of International Petroleum Negotiators.
Professional Experience:
Dejour Enterprises Ltd.
Vice President and Genial Counsel
Phillip D Bretzloff Professional Corporation
Founder
Baker & McKenzie
Partner in Major Projects group
Ballem MacInnes (Gowlings)
Partner
Cummings Blackett Bretzloff Todesco
Partner
Petro-Canada
Senior Counsel
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Robert Curr
MEMBER
Education
- B.Sc. Geology
University of Alberta 1961
Associations
- American Association of Professional Geologists
- Canadian Association of Professional Geologists and Geophysicist
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Professional Highlights:
Mr. Curr currently acts as senior technical leader to Petromin and affiliated company TerraWest Energy Corp. He advises TWE on exploration strategy, well locations, and geology.
He has over 40 years of experience in oil and gas exploration in Western Canada, and Internationally in Turkey, UK, Italy and China. Bob has extensive experience in non-conventional oil and gas production specializing in coal bed methane gas. He also has knowledge and experience in the field of C02 injection used to enhance production of coal bed methane with field experience with Burlington Resources Ltd. in the prolific CBM region of the San Juan Basin, New Mexico, USA.
Professional Experience:
Canadian Oil & Gas Companies Ltd.
Various positions
Legend Oil And Gas
Various Senior Geological positions
Banner Exploration
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Dr. William Gunter
MEMBER
Education
- Ph.D. Geochemistry
John Hopkins University
- M.Sc. Geology
University of New Brunswick
- B.Sc. Geology
Univesity of New Brunswick
Associations
- Distinguish ed Scientist in Carbon and Energy Management at Alberta Research Council (ARC)
- Association of Professional Engineers, Geologists, and Geophysicists of Alberta (APEGGA)
Industry Advisory & National Committees
- Alberta Government's "Capture and Geological Storage of GHG Emissions" Working group
- ecoENERGY task force's Technology working group
- Lead Author of Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report
- Canadian Capture and Geological Storage Roadmapping task
- Canadian Federal "Technology Issues" Table on GHG emission
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Professional Highlights:
Dr. Gunter is one of the preeminent researchers in CO2 geological sequestration, having advanced the science of CO2 sequestration over the past three decades. He has been leading industry goverment financed projects for the past ten years which have been instrumental in educating governments, industry and the research community about this technology and in obtaining recognition from all levels of government of the importance of CO2 sequestration in greenhouse gas reductions.
In 1991, Dr. Gunter, having recognized the potential for Canada to become a leader in CO2 management, focused his research on CO2 storage in deep aquifers in Alberta. His study was one of four ground-breaking studies in the world. Dr. Gunter continued his research, extending the scope of study to include oil reservoirs and coal beds. His research on deep coal beds let to the development of Enhanced Coalbed Methane Recovery (ECBM), which results in the release of methane gas from deep coal seams while storing CO2 in these geological structures. He began similar projects in china and helped develop projects in Japan. As a result of his work, the Alberta Reserch council has been asked to participate in CO2 sequestration projects throughout the world and has made Alberta a leading authority on carbon capture and storage.
Currently, Dr. Gunter is a distinguished scientist, the highest level attainable for a scientist, with the alberta Research Council. He has also served as adjunct professor at the University of Calgary and University of Alberta. Dr. Gunter was lead author for the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change(IPCC) special report on CO2 capture and storage and was a member of the IPCC author group that received the Nobel Prize in 2007.
Professional Experience:
Petromin Resources Ltd.
Advisory Board Member
Alberta Research council
Distinguished Scientist in Carbon and Energy Management
University of Calgary
Adjunct Professor
University of Alberta
Adjunct Professor
ETH
Research Fellow
University of Wyoming
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Robert Collette
MEMBER
Education
- Bachelor's Degree in Industrial Relations
Laval University
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Professional Highlights:
Mr. Collette advises the Board of Directors in matters relating to international, political and economic affairs and new business development.
Mr. Collette is a distinguished Canadian diplomat whose most recent assignment abroad as Ambassador to switzerland and Leichtenstein completed a 37 year career with Foreign Affairs and International trade Canada and other federal public service. Previous senior appointments include: Personal Representative of the Prime Minister of Canada for La Francophonie(2005/2006); Chief of Protocol for Canada (2003/2005); Ambassador of Canada to the philippines (2000/2003); Minister (Trade), Canadian Embassy, Beijing (1997/2000).
Mr. Collette's varied background in federal government service and international affairs includes appointments with the Public Service of Canada, the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) and Trade Commissioner Service of the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade.
Professional Experience:
Public Service of Canada, Federal Government
Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA)
Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade Trade Commissioner Service
Canadian Ambassador to Switzerland
Personal Representative of the Prime Minister of Canada
Chief of Protocol for Canada
Ambassador of Canada to the Philippines
Minister (Trade); Canadian Embassy, Beijing
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First row from left to right:
- Badaowan J1B Formation 2009
- Badaowan J1B Formation 2009
- Badaowan J1B Formation 2009
- Coal Mine near wells LHG 09-02 and LHG 09-03
- Core sample – Typical Organic Shale
Second row from left to right:
- Exposed coal seam – Badaowan J1B Formation
- Field Gas Desorption Lab set-up
- Field Mud Log set-up
- Flaring gas at LHG 08-01
- Geologists at Badaowan J1B Formation
Third row from left to right:- Flaring gas at LHG 08-01
- Setting up Pilot Gast Test at Well LHG 08-01
- Setting up to drill and core Badaowan J1B formation – Well site LHG 09-01
 Petromin attends 2007 World Energy & Chemicals Exhibition Conference (WECEC) in Kuwait Learn more > |
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Under the guidance of Petromin Resources Ltd and the Canadian Heavy Oil Association, Canada formalizes strong ties to the Kuwait Oil industry. The World Energy and Chemicals Exhibition and Conference (WECEC) held its event for the first time in Kuwait from October 22-25, 2007. Although modest by international standards such as OTC or the Global Petroleum Show in Calgary, it was undoubtedly the largest oil and gas event ever held in Kuwait. The central theme of the exhibition and accompanying seminars/presentations was heavy oil and thanks to a close collaboration between Petromin Resources Ltd, the Canadian Heavy Oil Association (CHOA), Natural Resources Canada/CANMET, the Alberta’s International, Intergovernmental & Aboriginal Relations Department and the Embassy, the Canadian presence at this event was quite significant. This strong Canadian presence combined with an aggressive communication strategy from Petromin and the Embassy, ensured that the Kuwait oil and gas industry became aware that Canada is the best worldwide source for solutions to problems associated with heavy oil.
Under the aegis of Petromin Resources Ltd. and the Canadian Heavy Oil Association, Canada had six booths, including an Embassy/Government of Alberta information booth, incorporated into a single Canadian stand. Occupying the other spaces were Kudu Industries Inc, SNC-Lavalin, Worley Parsons - Colt Engineering and Regent Energy Group. Other Canadian companies and organizations present were the Alberta Research Council, Evans Consoles, CANMET, Imperial Oil, Suncor Energy Inc., MEG Energy Corp., University of Calgary, Aquaguard, and Well Resources Inc. In addition to the exhibition, the Canadian contingent coordinated by Petromin presented approximately forty per cent of the technical papers over the course of the four day event.
As an unofficial conclusion to the Conference, on October 25, 2007, three dailies, Al Qabas, Al Watan and Annahar published an interview with Dr. Hassan Hamza, Director General of CANMET, on his views with regard to the future of the oil industry in Kuwait and to negotiations underway between Kuwait and Canada for the exchange of expertise and the transfer of Canadian technical know-how to the Kuwait oil industry.
This was a successful event for Petromin Resources Ltd. and the Canadian petroleum industry. It also was a successful event for the post and its partners which included the government of Alberta, Natural Resources Canada (CANMET) and the Canadian Heavy Oil Association (CHOA) - a cooperative effort which was a win for all concerned. This event was also one on which we can build to support Canadian industry. Our success at the WECEC has raised the profile of Petromin Resources Ltd. and our ability to direct and apply Canada’s expertise in heavy oil to Kuwait.
Since the event, Petromin has made several advances towards initiating business in Kuwait, formalizing a JV agreement with United Oil Projects to propose plans to implement CO2 injection for Enhanced Oil Recovery in Kuwait. In addition, Management will be visiting Kuwait at the end of February to continue talks with the Kuwait Oil Company in regards to Heavy Oil development projects in Northern Kuwait.
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