| Award of Merit |
to recommend to the Board candidates for the OPI Award of Merit, which recognizes those who have made a significant contribution to the petroleum industry in Ontario. Chair, Joe Van Overberghe |
| Conference |
to plan and co-ordinate all aspects of the Annual Conference & Trade Show. Chair, Joe Van Overberghe |
| Drilling Practices |
to provide drilling operators with a forum in which to address issues of the day affecting their segment of the industry. Chair, Terry Marsh |
| Forward Planning |
an advisory body comprising Directors, Past Presidents and appointed members-at-large, to establish OPI’s long term aims and to communicate them to the Board of Directors for deliberation and execution. Chair, Kerry O’shea |
| OGSR Library Users |
to provide input into the programs, services and research of the Oil, Gas & Salt Resources Library. Chair, Bob Cochrane |
| Historical Producers |
to provide historical producers with a forum in which to address issues of the day affecting their segment of the industry. Chair, Doug Swayze |
| MNR Liaison |
meet with the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources to represent the objectives of the Institute and report back to the Members. Chair, Bill Fay |
| Nominations |
to recruit suitable Members to sit on the Board of Directors for a two year term. This slate of recommendations is presented at the Annual Meeting for the consideration of the Members. Chair, Morley Salmon, OPI Executive Director, a member in good standing of the Institute chosen from general membership |
| Occupational Health & Safety |
to gather information relating to Occupational Health & Safety issues and report to the Board and the Membership. |
| Orphan Wells Program: Funding Issues |
to develop a comprehensive program to provide funding for an orphan well program. |
| Orphan Wells Program: Fund Allocation Issues |
to develop a comprehensive program to manage expenditures for an orphan well program. Chair, Tony Steele |
| Pooling Unitization & Land |
to review proposed legislation respecting the “pooling” of interests in land for the purpose of drilling and producing oil and/or gas wells; the “spacing” of oil and/or gas wells on land; the “unitization” of of interests in land overlying discovered oil and/or gas reserves in Ontario. Chair, Marko Pasic |
| Producers |
to provide producers with a forum in which to address issues of the day affecting their segment of the industry. Chair, Scott Tompkins |
| Provincial Standards |
to review and approve the provincial Operating Standards in conjunction with other relevant OPI Committees and MNR. Chair, Kerry O’shea |
| Regulatory Review |
to oversee OPI’s systems and process to provide industry input into government activities. |
| Taxation/Assessment |
to identify concerns with respect to member’s pipeline and well property assessments. |
| Thesis Awards |
to assess, review and recommend to the Board those individuals whose academic subject material (thesis) are worthy of financial assistance. Chair, Charlotte Trussler |
