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We will conduct a pilot project measuring the effectiveness of stakeholder engagement in 2008. The pilot project will be assessed and final indicators selected, with full implementation in Western Canada Gas occurring in 2009.
In 2008, we identified indicators to assess the effectiveness of our stakeholder engagement. These included the number of events attended, level of participation, volunteer hours and community investment. We expanded our assessment across Western Canada Gas in 2009. We are reviewing the data and will use the results to inform our assessment and engagement activities. We will also measure the effectiveness of our regulated consultation by tracking our activities and surveying stakeholders, after initial activity and over time, and report the results in early 2011.
We will elevate our stakeholder consultation if our activity is in proximity to public facilities such as schools or hospitals.
In 2008 and 2009, we developed new strategies to increase engagement with stakeholders in our Western Canada Gas operating areas. We increased stakeholder engagement in areas of increased business activity or stakeholder interest or concern. In the Tomahawk area we had additional meetings, shared more information and negotiated formal agreements. Internally, we formed a relationship management task group to develop a life-cycle process as well as tools to better integrate relationship management. In 2010, this group drafted a relationship management plan describing the process and tools for elevated consultation. This plan will be piloted and modified as needed and processes and tools will then be implemented.
We will eliminate our remaining use of non-saline water, where practical, in all existing waterflood projects.
Water use assessments of all existing waterfloods and the nine water licenses associated with them will be completed by the third quarter of 2010. These assessments examined current and future water use needs, the sustainability of the current non-saline sources and produced water or saline groundwater alternatives. From the eight completed assessments, we determined only two water licenses were needed to support our waterfloods and the water use from these licenses is decreasing. We applied to donate 50 percent of our water license on the Medicine River, a tributary of the Red Deer River, to the Water Conservation Trust of Canada. The Water Trust protects and enhances aquatic ecosystems by accepting donations of water made surplus from license holders. This is the first application of its kind. Alberta Environment is reviewing our application and a decision is pending.
We will investigate and implement new technologies that will reduce the amount of non-saline water used to drill and complete oil and gas wells.
In 2009, a produced water treatment pilot using electro-dialysis was successfully completed in our Ghost Pine asset area. In 2010, we will complete an economic analysis of these results to help us assess where the beneficial reuse of produced water would be feasible.
We will expand our work in energy conservation and efficiency by:
- completing a minimum of eight large projects and 80 small projects across Western Canada Gas in 2009
- tracking and reporting the results of the above projects
In 2009, our Western Canada Gas Operations group completed 250 energy efficiency and greenhouse gas reduction projects consisting of 26 large and 224 small projects. This work saved approximately 70,750 m3 of gas per day and reduced greenhouse gas emissions by the equivalent of approximately 95,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide. We developed project tracking tools and published a newsletter focused on greenhouse gas reduction, energy efficiency projects and other "green" initiatives.
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