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In 2020 Young Pipeliners officially became a coast-to-coast Canadian network with the addition of our Atlantic Canada Chapter!  As we moved into an all-virtual approach, technology enabled us to effectively deliver value across the country and to bring together members…

The Young Pipeliners Association of Canada (YPAC) Edmonton Chapter successfully concluded their 2020 event calendar by hosting speakers from Enbridge on October 27th and Atco on November 17th for a two-part webinar series focused on Midstream Hydrogen Developments. With recent announcements and increased public interest in the application of hydrogen…

With a goal of enhancing opportunities for success through shared understanding and acceptance, YPAC's newly launched Indigenous Inclusion Committee embarked on the first of many steps to realize its mandate. With the long-term goal of driving inclusion and reconciliation from within the pipeline industry, YPAC leadership participated in a knowledge building session to provide a basic understanding of Indigenous worldview, knowledge systems, and culture, history, and traditions.

From the desk of Kevin Krausert, CEO & Co-Founder of Avatar Innovations
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Wow. Young Pipeliners really are capable of anything! This past summer, with a pandemic sweeping the world, oil prices nose-diving, the reality of layoffs setting in and an increasingly uncertain future,…

Be visible, pay attention, follow up, and make deliberate efforts to not fade into the background. Highlight your accomplishments, and volunteer. This is the ethos which has guided YPAC President and CEO, Molly Beckel, through her career, taking her from school in Ontario and touching down in Alberta, California, China,…

We’re committed to exceeding our 2030 Paris target and getting to net-zero emissions by 2050, as well as to putting our five-year targets into law. …

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It can be daunting to think about how one might navigate their career in the Pipeline Industry. With many career paths from technical to commercial to operational to ESG, there are no shortage of options. But what are some good tools…

Originally authored by Carter Haydu and reposted with permission: https://www.dailyoilbulletin.com/article/2020/9/23/tecumseh-a-new-approach-to-collaboration-between-i/

A secure and easy-to-use digital platform designed for collaboration between First Nations communities and oil and gas companies would effectively strengthen industry engagement with Indigenous Canadians, according to one Avatar Program presentation, and ‘TECUMSEH’ is the proposed name for that platform.…

Building the next generation of pipeline industry leaders. It’s YPAC’s core vision and integral to everything we do. Three years ago YPAC’s Vancouver Chapter and the University of British Columbia’s Pipeline Integrity Institute championed an annual award, which recognizes outstanding achievement in pipeline engineering courses and active student contribution and…

September 16, 2020 — Originally authored by Carter Haydu and reposted with permission:
https://www.dailyoilbulletin.com/article/2020/9/16/new-energy-future-avatar-team-recommends-blending-/

Hydrogen provides an opportunity for energy companies to innovate, diversify and attract new investments, and blending hydrogen gas into existing pipelines would let producers quickly access lucrative West Coast and overseas markets.

According to the team of young professionals… Read More

Originally authored by Carter Haydu and reposted with permission:
https://www.dailyoilbulletin.com/article/2020/9/16/new-energy-future-avatar-team-recommends-blending-/

Hydrogen provides an opportunity for energy companies to innovate, diversify and attract new investments, and blending hydrogen gas into existing pipelines would let producers quickly access lucrative West Coast and overseas markets.

According to the team of young professionals…