Gussow Conference Archives
2007 William C. Gussow Geoscience Conference on
Arctic Energy Exploration – Present
and Future Development
October
15-17, 2007
Banff Centre – Banff, Alberta
(Chaired by: Benoit Beauchamp; Technical Chair: Gerry Reinson)
More than half of Canada's Northern and Arctic regions are underlain by sedimentary basins. As conventional supplies in Western Canada dwindle, industry is once again looking north. Northern Canada offers a wealth of possibilities, some demonstrated from an earlier round of exploration during the 1960s and 1970s, and many more that remain untested to this day. This renewed interest is taking place at a time of unprecedented change in the North as a sparse, yet growing, population finds itself in the eye of a perfect storm brought by climate change, increased stress on the environment, ground-breaking political developments and a desire for a sustainable resource-based economy.
The 2007 GUSSOW Geoscince Conference jointly organized by the Canadian Society of Petroleum Geologists (CSPG) and the Arctic Institute of North America (AINA) will look into the many possibilities for Northern and Arctic oil and gas development in the 21st century, while examining how exploration, development and business should be conducted in a complex and fragile world that is changing before our eyes.
