Fueling Alberta oil sands fleets with natural gas

is a chemical engineer with more than 10 years of oil and gas industry experience with operating and engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) companies. Mr. Salehi’s specific areas of expertise include natural gas monetization, conventional and unconventional oil and gas field development, and biofuels. He has been involved in the development of brownfield and greenfield projects from inception to execution, startup and operation. Mr. Salehi’s strong research and development background, combined with a comprehensive understanding of the oil and gas market, has also led to the publication of several articles and patents.

is the director of oil and gas (hydrocarbon processing) with Hatch Ltd.’s oil and gas business unit. He has over 20 years of professional experience with both operating and consulting companies in the areas of project and business management for multidisciplinary EPC projects in the energy sector. Mr. Save’s specific areas of technical expertise include heavy oil upgrading and unconventional fossil fuels—namely oil sands, oil shale, gas-to-liquids (GTL), coal-to-liquid (CTL), and carbon capture and sequestration. His strong research and development background has contributed to the publication of several articles, chapters and patents.

is a chemical engineer with 29 years of experience in the oil and gas industry. The first eight years of his career were spent with Shell Canada as a process engineer at a large sour gas plant and refinery in Alberta. The last 21 years have been in the engineering, procurement and construction management (EPCM) business, fulfilling process engineering, engineering management and general management roles. Mr. Almquist’s areas of expertise include all facets of gas processing, sulfur recovery, and upstream oil and gas field development. He is the process director for oil and gas at Hatch Ltd. and is involved in a number of technology-related projects, including a planned large GTL facility.

is a chemical engineer in Hatch’s oil and gas business unit. He has several years of industrial experience in process development relating to bioethanol and polymer synthesis. Additionally, Mr. Zuliani has two years of fundamental research experience acquired through an MSc degree in organic chemistry. At Hatch, he focuses on technology development opportunities for the oil and gas sector. Most recently, he was seconded as production engineer to a pilot bitumen extraction facility that uses solvent instead of steam.