Canadian Energy Leadership

In recent years, Canada’s focus on being a leading environmental citizen has come into apparent conflict with our desire to responsibly provide clean, affordable energy for a growing world that demands a higher standard of living for all.

One side of this polarized debate would have you believe that the oil and gas industry is on its last breath as we transition to a low-carbon future. Global demand paints a very different picture with oil and gas production setting new higher records on a regular basis.

Please join Chris Slubicki as he shares his passion for energy, Canada and the future while taking on some of the challenging issues facing oil and gas in Canada.

This latest Enbridge Research in Action seminar will explore:

Canada’s ability to be a global energy leader due to our unique combination of resources, technology and policy;
The need to stand up for our industry and best-in-class way of doing things; and
The importance of regaining Canada’s courage to build ambitious projects that bring our nation together.

About the speaker:

Chris Slubicki is President, CEO and Director of Modern Resources Inc., a Calgary-based private oil and gas company. He has more than 35 years of experience in the business sector.

From 2009 to 2011, Chris was chief executive officer of OPTI Canada, where he was brought into a distressed situation, stabilized the company and sold it to CNOOC for $2.1 billion in late 2011. Chris is the former vice-chairman of Scotia Waterous and was one of the four original founders of Waterous and Co., a private global oil and gas mergers and acquisitions firm, starting the firm in Calgary in 1989. Prior to selling the firm to Bank of Nova Scotia in 2005, the firm expanded to offices in five countries with a staff of 88 and completed hundreds of oil and gas transactions over its 17-year tenure. Chris has held operations management and engineering positions within the oil and gas industry at Placer CEGO Petroleum Ltd. and Chevron Canada Resources Ltd.

Chris graduated with a B.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering from Queen’s University and an MBA from the University of Calgary. He is a Professional Engineer in Alberta and a member of APEGA. Chris is currently on the boards of Bonavista Energy Corporation and the Emily Brydon Youth Foundation. Chris served on the board of Alpine Canada Alpin for seven years; the last two as Chair. Chris coached young ski racers with the Fernie Alpine Ski Team for 14 years, and served as President of the club for three years.

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