Innovation Roadmap for Transmission Pipeline Transportation of Petroleum Products

PTAC Petroleum Technology Alliance Canada

March 14, 2014

Executive Summary

The purpose of this project was to provide knowledge for government and industry to address real and perceived safety and technology issues related to pipeline transportation of petroleum products in general and bitumen derived products specifically. The outcomes of this project deepen the understanding of the best available practices related to pipeline transportation and safety, so that they are available to and applied in the Canadian energy transportation sector.

This Pipeline Innovation Roadmap is a conceptual document that captures a high level consensus among participants and that could form a foundation for a future strategic plan. It is composed of:

• Statement of strategic drivers that are leadership choices which provide the impetus to allocate resources and harness trends in order to respond to stakeholder needs or industry opportunities; the strategic drivers point in the direction of the desired future state;
• Assessment of the current state, including capabilities, knowledge gaps, research needs and prospective technology advances; and
• Paths and options to close gaps, build required capacity and realize opportunities to generate positive momentum from the current state to the desired future state.

Final Report