< PreviousVALVES • ACTUATORS • CONTROLS • ENGINEERING • SALES • SERVICEThink of CTi-Controltech when you need aprocessing solutionProcess Problem?cti-ct.com 925-208-4250“We wouldn’t have any reason to invest in these technologies if we were not able to monetize the carbon reduction, and that’s where the low-carbon fuel standard plays a big role. By extending that investment horizon to 2030, we can make larger, more fundamental investments to lower our carbon score. The program is giving us the incentive and security to do it. It’s a policy that is resulting in significant innovation and technologi-cal change,” says Neil.This is an achievable goal, but the U.S. is still importing oil. Ethanol production is a huge issue for the Midwest because corn and soybean crops are grown there and are a huge driver of the economy. It is one of the only growth stories for corn farmers as they are getting more efficient in the production of corn and need new markets. Ethanol support is critical, and if you look at presidential politics, being able to gain the support of the Midwest in the Iowa caucus is a critical component of a successful national campaign. “Since ethanol is a threshold issue, it makes sense politically that you should be in support of ethanol if you are a true patriot,” says Neil. Ethanol is cheaper than gasoline and fifty percent cleaner.Early on when Trump was campaigning, he made significant commitments and promises to the ethanol industry. One of these was to liberate the market to higher ethanol blends. On the same day as Neil’s FOX interview, October 9, 2018, an antici-pated announcement came out from the federal government that directed the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to change the rules and regulations to allow for the year-round blending of E15 – the fifteen percent ethanol fuel. Now, the industry is producing a great deal of ethanol and exporting it at a rapid pace. “As I also mentioned in the inter-view, with the trade wars, China is becoming a great new market opportunity,” says Neil.Nearly half of all gasoline in the world is consumed by the U.S., so there is also a great need for all this ethanol at home. The move could result in a thirty percent ethanol blend. Ultimately, what car companies want is to design much higher compres-sion engines that require a higher-octane fuel that only higher blends of ethanol can deliver. The main challenge is the largest, most powerful single special interest in the world: the oil industry has resisted yielding market share to the ethanol industry but with policy support and because of the positive attributes of ethanol, the oil industry has adapted the way it makes gasoline. “They produce gasoline that frankly is off spec from an environ-mental and octane standpoint, until they add the ten percent 30 ethanol. After incorporating the ten percent blends the refining industry drew a line in the sand to say, ‘That’s it, no more market share for you. We have had one hundred percent for over one hundred years, but you can only have ten percent!’ It’s an inter-esting story from an overall energy perspective,” says Neil.The oil industry is not happy about the E15 announcement. The American Petroleum Institute (API) voiced its opposition to the proposal, saying the fuel “has been shown to damage vehicle engines and fuel systems, and most cars on the road today are not designed to run on E15.”“It is patently false and serves to confuse consumers, which slows our efforts. Politically, they are so powerful and are big supporters of Trump, who wanted a deal to be brokered. All we are asking for is equal and fair access to the market,” says Neil.With open access, consumers buy a product that is cheaper and better. After the sessions were completed, oil companies were asking for more restrictions to keep ethanol out of the market and destroy demand for the product. Prior to the midterm elec-tions, the president backed ethanol. The oil representatives are now deciding what legal recourse they have and are threatening to go through with litigation. The fight is not over.Solar, hydroelectric, and other sources of renewable energy have not been as successful as ethanol in getting ten percent of the hydrocarbon market. This is a reason to celebrate for Pacific Ethanol, but more can be done. “The hard work con-tinues, but we will get there because of the elegance and the advantage of ethanol to the many farmers, consumers, and the environment,” says Neil. “When corn is made into ethanol, the by-product is a high-quality product called distillers grain that can be fed to cattle.”Written by Charline Cormier-PellerinBeretta Pipeline Construction is situated in Onion Lake, located on the Saskatchewan side of the Alberta/Saskatchewan border. The company is owned by Onion Lake Energy Ltd., an Onion Lake Cree Nation community. Having grown from a simple pipeline company to one that offers so much more, Beretta Pipeline Construction is dedicated to offering quality products and services.Beretta Pipeline Construction, initially established in 1977, was sold to Onion Lake Energy Ltd., a First Nations community of the Onion Lake Cree Nation, in Onion Lake, Saskatchewan in 2003. Beretta Pipeline Con-struction is focused on its customers and is dedicated to pro-viding sound and dependable construction services in such fields as civil construction, oil and gas, and more. In addition to its work on construction and infrastructure projects, the company also produces aggregate.One aspect of the company that sets Beretta Pipeline Con-struction apart from its competitors is its diverse abilities and breadth of knowledge, making it a true one-stop shop for anyone in need of construction services.BERETTA PIPELINE CONSTRUCTION32“To meet demand coming from the growing exploration and development of Saskatchewan’s oil and gas sector, Beretta Pipeline Construction has a division for oil and gas facility construction.”33RESOURCE IN FOCUS 4502-35 Avenue Lloydminster, Saskatchewan S9V 0Y3 (P) 1-306-825-7007 (F) 1-306-825-7013In addition to your We are a distributor of TIGERFLOW pump systemsYour source for Engineered Pump Systems“When Performance Matters”Every TIGERFLOW packaged system is factory built and tested to meet specification before it gets shipped. We are known to provide innova-tive solutions to global water challenges, through custom design, engineering, and excellent sales support.Your one stop shop for all Waterworks products, proudly servicing the local area since 2006 • Pre-Fabricated • Factory Tested • Single Source• Water • Sewer • Waste Water • Geotextile • Irrigation • Septic Indeed, Beretta Pipeline Construction’s six discrete divisions of specialty are a benefit for its clients. Because of its many areas of expertise, the company is able to meet and often exceed the needs that arise from its clients’ projects. According to the company’s website, its divisions include aggre-gate, pipeline construction, civil construction, oilfield mainte-nance, and environmental remediation. And in order to meet demand coming from the growing exploration and develop-ment of Saskatchewan’s oil and gas sector, Beretta Pipeline Construction also has a division for oil and gas facility construc-tion. According to a CBC article, the Petroleum Services Associa-tion of Canada (PSAC) says that there have been 1940 wells dug in Saskatchewan in 2017 alone.As per its website, Beretta Pipeline Construction’s services also include steel and fiberglass pipeline construction, replacement, lowering and repairing, gas and oil gathering, road crossings, hot oil transmission lines, “directional drilling (as in crossing the roads, rivers and muskeg) and all spoolable pipe including HDPE, Flexpipe, Fiberspar, Flexsteel.” The company puts a great deal of importance on safety, with safety being front and foremost with every project or job that it takes on. A significant amount of focus is placed on keeping both its staff and customers safe, and to reinforce a culture of safety, all employees take part in the company’s many safety practices. “Beretta Pipeline Construction is one of only a few companies of its kind to have a full time Gold Seal safety officer.”According to a recent article in Energy and Mining Magazine, Beretta Pipeline Construction has established more than one hundred ways to promote safety for its employees, clients and the environment. Company leadership wants everyone to be safe, an attitude that benefits all. According to its website, in keeping with Beretta Pipeline Construction’s high standards of safety, the company has a thorough drug awareness policy in place that requires drug and alcohol testing before an employee is hired and again after the occurrence of any incident in the workplace or by staff while carrying out job duties. Because Beretta Pipeline Construction wants to go that extra mile to keep things safe, the company is also certified to teach First Aid, Transportation of Dangerous Goods, WHMIS, Heavy 344502-35 Avenue Lloydminster, Saskatchewan S9V 0Y3 (P) 1-306-825-7007 (F) 1-306-825-7013In addition to your We are a distributor of TIGERFLOW pump systemsYour source for Engineered Pump Systems“When Performance Matters”Every TIGERFLOW packaged system is factory built and tested to meet specification before it gets shipped. We are known to provide innova-tive solutions to global water challenges, through custom design, engineering, and excellent sales support.Your one stop shop for all Waterworks products, proudly servicing the local area since 2006 • Pre-Fabricated • Factory Tested • Single Source• Water • Sewer • Waste Water • Geotextile • Irrigation • SepticConstruction Safety Association of Saskatch-ewan certified operator training and fire extin-guisher safety, and Ground Disturbance levels one and two. And according to its website, Beretta Pipeline Construction is one of only a few companies of its kind to have a full time Gold Seal safety officer – certi-fied by the Canadian Construction Association. Needless to say, the company is very proud of its comprehensive Safety Program.According to the article in Energy and Mining Magazine, Beretta Pipeline Construction has made great efforts over the last four years and taken great strides to diversify its capa-bilities and expand its services. It is in the process of designing a “mobile soil reclamation system” which it aims to patent soon. In “Beretta Pipeline Construction has established more than one hundred ways to promote safety for its employees, clients and the environment.”4502-35 Avenue Lloydminster, Saskatchewan S9V 0Y3 (P) 1-306-825-7007 (F) 1-306-825-7013In addition to your We are a distributor of TIGERFLOW pump systemsYour source for Engineered Pump Systems“When Performance Matters”Every TIGERFLOW packaged system is factory built and tested to meet specification before it gets shipped. We are known to provide innova-tive solutions to global water challenges, through custom design, engineering, and excellent sales support.Your one stop shop for all Waterworks products, proudly servicing the local area since 2006 • Pre-Fabricated • Factory Tested • Single Source• Water • Sewer • Waste Water • Geotextile • Irrigation • Septic35RESOURCE IN FOCUS 36ments to infrastructure and clean drinking water availability for some First Nations communities and reserves.For its part, Beretta Pipeline Construction is always looking to give back to the communities in which it operates, donating both time and money to local charities and sports organizations.As the company continues to grow and expand, Beretta Pipeline Construction will continue offering excellent service while creating jobs and opportunities for First Nations commu-nities throughout Canada.GRIT IRON FIELD SERVICES LTD.24 Hour Portable Welding Service, specializing in: Structural and B-Pressure Welding Custom Fabrication Drilling and Service Rig Repair Drilling and Production Bowls Completions Completions Multi-Well Set-ups and Facilities Well and Pipeline Abandonments Custom Pipe Fabrication Tank Repairs and Modifications Stainless Steel Heavy Equipment RepairsJoel Sayers Ph: 780-808-6084Lloydminster and Surrounding AreaPO Box 200Kitscoty, Alberta T0B 2P0 the article, Darrell Carter, General Manager of Beretta Pipeline Construction, is quoted as saying: “if we can get the necessary government approvals and get this system operational, we’ll have something no one else in the region has.”Of all the accomplishments it has enjoyed and hurdles it has surmounted, Beretta Pipeline Construction gives most of the credit for its success to the incredibly capable women and men who work for the company. Its dedicated and knowledgeable management team and employees all have varying areas of expertise and capabilities – but their skills are maximized by the fact that most are trained to take on multiple tasks, in more than one area of the company. Employees are cross-trained so that they are able to help out wherever they are needed.“Employees’ skills are maximized by the fact that most are trained to take on multiple tasks, in more than one area of the company.”Beretta Pipeline Construction is 100 percent owned, operated and managed by a First Nation. Depending on the time of year, the company has between 50 to 180 employees (at the peak of construction season), and when in need of personnel, has access to an impressively large labour pool of skilled and entry-level workers from reserves all over Canada. The company takes great pride in its heritage and aims to generate as much revenue and employment for the First Nations community as possible, hoping to eventually expand to have 500 plus employ-ees. Understandably, the company is very excited about the federal government’s recent announcements to provide funding for improve-37RESOURCE IN FOCUS Great Western Oil & Gas Company, LLC (GW) operates over four hundred wells in the Denver-Julesburg Basin, centered in the eastern part of Colorado and stretching into parts of Wyoming, Nebraska, and Kansas. The basin is known for its deposits of oil and gas which are critical for America’s energy independence. GW is one of the top ten drillers in Colorado by production volume, producing 11,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day. To be successful in business requires not only experience and deter-mination but listening to instinct and taking risks. Over four decades ago, Pat Broe saw the potential in the real estate market in Denver, the largest city in Colorado, and seized the opportu-nity to invest. Over time, this business Written by Robert Hoshowskydecision led to the founding of The Broe Group. The Broe Group today owns and manages a multi-billion-dollar portfo-lio throughout the United States and Canada, including assets in real estate, technology, transportation and affili-ated energy, one of them being Great Western Oil & Gas Company, LLC (GW).38“We look for opportunities every day, always with a longer development horizon in mind.”39RESOURCE IN FOCUS Next >