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Who we are • Established March 2006

• Independent, not-for-profit corporation

• Mission is to lead energy research that enables the sustainable development of Nova Scotia energy resources through strategic partnerships with academia, government and industry.

• The intent is to be the delivery agent for offshore energy research in Nova Scotia.

• Primary purpose is to reduce the risks related to investments in Nova Scotia’s offshore energy resources through the provision of scientific research initiatives.

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Our Collaborative Structure

•Staff of 7

•9 Board Members

•Committees (See Appendix for members)

Tidal Area Subcommittee

Seismic Area Subcommittee

Environment Research Advisory Committee

Geoscience Area Subcommittee

Collaborate with ~200 international experts

Member Institutions Nova Scotia Department of

Energy Acadia University Cape Breton University St. Francis Xavier University Dalhousie University Saint Mary’s University

OERA

Government

Funding

Research

Academia

Industry

Community

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Play Fairway Analysis: Significant Outcomes • Provides a clear picture of offshore NS

* 121 trillion cubic feet of natural gas

* 8.15 billion barrels of oil

• Reduces technical and engineering barriers to the development of discovered reserves of offshore NS

* Reignites interest in exploring offshore NS

* Benefits all Nova Scotians through industry spin-offs

• Led to a Call for Bids for exploration rights for 12 deep-water parcels of land by the Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Board

• Shell Canada recently committed ~ $1 billion dollars to explore our offshore

• BP recently committed ~1.05 billion dollars to explore our offshore

• OERA is in a position to bring its Play Fairway Analysis approach to research projects globally

• “Evergreening” the PFA – Future Plans

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Research Activity Outcomes • Total investment in research by OERA: $18 million

• Total exploration commitments by Industry: $2.1 billion

Shell: 8 parcels @ $1.002B BP: 4 parcels @ $1.050B Total: 12 parcels @ $2.052B

By ZONE

TOTAL GAS volume

in surface (Tcf)

IN PLACE

UNRISKED

TOTAL OIL volume

in surface (Mbbl)

IN PLACE

UNRISKED

TOTAL GAS volume

in surface per AREA

(Gcf / km 2)

IN PLACE

UNRISKED

TOTAL OIL volume

in surface

(Kbbl / km 2)

IN PLACE

UNRISKED

ZONE 1 14 2416 0.5 90

ZONE 3 35 1097 1.4 44

ZONE 5 27 1605 1.8 109

ZONE 6 26 1067 1.1 44

ZONE 4 16 966 0.9 53

ZONE 2 4 798 0.1 24

Whole Basin 121 7950 0.9 56.0

Play Fairway Analysis – Study Area

NS11-1 & NS12-1 Results : $2.052B Billion

$26 $2

$5

$322

$638 $84 $0 $0 $0

$2.4

$1.6

NS12-1 Results: Shell: 4 parcels $32M BP: 4 parcels $1.050B

NS11-1 Results: Shell: 4 parcels $970M

Summary

Shell: 8 parcels @ $1.002B BP: 4 parcels @ $1.050B Total post PFA: 12 parcels @ $2.052B

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Requirement for Marine Renewable Energy

• Aggressive renewable energy targets

• Emerging industry

• Limited knowledge available

• No operating experience

• Tremendous potential

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Tidal Energy Potential in Nova Scotia Bay of Fundy: 60,000 MW Total Potential

→ 2,500 MW can be safely extracted

→ 300 MW from two locations in the Bay of Fundy

Nova Scotia’s Provincial Renewable Energy Targets:

* By 2015 - 25% of the renewable electricity supply will use only environmentally-friendly sources such as hydro, wind, solar, biomass, and tidal.

* By 2020 - 40% renewable electricity

COMFIT (Community Feed-in Tariff) for Small Scale Turbines

* < 6 MW at a rate of 65.2¢per kWh

Tidal Array Feed-in Tariff (> 0.5 MW projects or large scale projects)

Power Purchase Agreement

Nova Scotia Estimates that by:

* 2010-2015: 5-60 MW of tidal in-stream electricity on the grid

* 2015-2025: 300 MW of tidal electrical electricity on the grid

15/11/2013

Tidal Energy Research Program Our research program focuses on:

* Advancing the science and understanding of the impacts and benefits of marine renewable energy on the ocean ecosystems, i.e., the IF, WHEN, WHERE and UNDER WHAT CONDITIONS to proceed with tidal energy.

* It must be done properly and responsibly.

• Strategic Environmental Assessments (Cape Breton and Bay of Fundy)

• Community Tidal Energy Resource Toolkit (socioeconomics)

• South West Nova Scotia Tidal Resource Assessment

• Mi’kmaq Ecological Knowledge Studies

• Hydrodynamic tidal energy research projects in the following areas:

Tidal Energy

Resource Assessment

Sediment Dynamics

Animal Behaviour

Near and Far Field

Effects

Potential effects of ice and debris

Potential effects of

tidal lagoons

Nova Scotia

SEA $700,000

2 projects

4 subprojects

Socio – Economics

$50,000

3 projects

Tidal Projects

$4 million

30 projects

Resource Assessment

$250,000

1 project

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Research Priority Setting Process Organize previous research into sub-

categories Review all active research projects

Seek input from gov, industry and academia

on priorities

Discuss options with appropriate OERA committees

Utilize various workshops, conferences and forums for

areas of further examination

Set Research Priority Criteria

Implement Research Agenda

OERA Collaboration Model

OERA

Government

&

Regulatory

Funding

Research

Academia

Industry

Community

Industry

Building

HQPs Developed &

Retained

Technology Creation Company

Formation

$ $

$ $

$ $

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Type of Collaboration University Industry Peer to Peer International

Institution Strathclyde University ISIS and Biota Guard AS MREC FORCE EU – FP7 – Multiple Intl. Partners

UK Portugal Korea France Sweden Norway Canada

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Stephen Dempsey, Executive Director

Offshore Energy Research Association of Nova Scotia

Phone: 902-406-7011

Cell: 902-471-2888

Email: sdempsey@oera.ca

5151 George St. Suite 602

Halifax, Nova Scotia

B3J 1M5 Canada

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Board Members

Josh Leon, Dalhousie University

Jeff Somerville, Adventus Inc.

Robert MacKay, St. Francis Xavier University

Keith De`Bell – St. Francis Xavier University

Bruce Cameron, Nova Scotia Dept. of Energy

Kevin Vessey, Director, OETR Association Board of Directors

Jim Gogan, Brenton Law Group

Tom Herman, VP Academic, Acadia University

Robert Bailey, Cape Breton University

Committee Members

•Rod Doane, Fisheries and Oceans Canada

•Gord MacDonald, Area 23 Snow Crab Fisherman’s Association

•Lucia MacIsaac, Cape Breton University

•Sandra Farwell, Nova Scotia Department of Energy

•Alan Howell, Nova Scotia Department of Energy

•Graham Daborn, Acadia University

•Anna Redden, Acadia University

•Edwin DeMont, St. FX University

•Eric Theriault, CNSOPB

•Paul Barnes, Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers

•Adam MacDonald, Nova Scotia Department of Energy

•Keith Towse, LaHave Renewables Inc.

•Ashley Sprague, Ecology Action Centre

•Chris Peters, Minas Basin Pulp and Power

•Joe Kozak, Fundy Ocean Research Centre for Energy

•Alain Joseph, Nova Scotia Community College

•Deborah Greaves, University of Plymouth

•Sandy MacMullin, Nova Scotia Department of Energy

•Steve Bigelow, CNSOPB

•Andrew MacRae, Saint Mary’s University

•Sonya Dehler, NR-Can

•John Hogg, MGM Energy Corp.

•Paul Durling, Corridor Resources

•Brent Smith, CNSOPB

•Robert McCalla, Saint Mary’s University

Title Institutions Involved

Current

Strategic Environmental Assessment - Phase II (Cape Breton) Consultative Process

Strategic Environmental Assessment - Bay of Fundy Update

International Conference on Ocean Energy (ICOE)

Strategic Environmental Assessment - Phase II (Cape Breton) Background Report Stantec

Tidal Resource Assessment (Southwest Nova Scotia) Dalhousie, Acadia, NSCC, FTI

Effects of Energy Extraction on Sediment Dynamics in Intertidal Ecosystems of the Minas Basin Saint Mary's University Investigation of the Vertical Distribution, Movement and Abundance of Fish in the Vicinity of Proposed Tidal Power Energy Conversion Devices DFO

Impacts of Tidal Energy Extraction on Sediment Dynamics in Minas Basin, Bay of Fundy, NS DFO

Testing of Temporal Monitoring Techniques for Benthic Habitat Impacts from Tidal Power Development McGregor GeoScience Limited

Acoustic Tracking of Fish Movements for the Assessment of Effects of Tidal Energy Devices in the Minas Passage Acadia University Passive Acoustic Monitoring of Cetacean Activity Patterns and Movements Relative to Pre- and Post-deployment of TISEC devices in Minas Passage Acadia University and SMRU Ltd.

Implications of Tidal Energy Extraction on Sedimentary Processes within Shallow Intertidal Environments Saint Mary's University and Queen's University

Cross coupling between device-level CFD and Oceanographic Models applied to multiple TISECs in Minas Passage

Triton Consultants, Mavi Innovations, University of Victoria and Acadia University

Seasonal Erodibility of Sediment in the Upper Bay of Fundy DFO

Community Tidal Energy Resource Toolkit Acadia University

Turbulence and Bottom Stress in Minas Passage and Grand Passage Dalhousie University

Updated Resource Assessment of Tidal Energy for Bay of Fundy, including updated Map Acadia University

Establishment of Baseline Biological Data on Snow Crabs (DFO – Phase II) DFO

Test Snow Crab Response to Seismic Stress Biota Guard

Completed

Bras d'Or ADCP Deployments Dalhousie & CBU

Bay of Fundy Interpretive Display Material Skyline, FORCE, OEER

Stakeholder Workshop - Statement of Best Practices for In-Stream Tidal Acadia University

Tidal Symposium July 2011 OEER, DOE

Bay of Fundy SEA OEER, DOE, Stantec

A Network for Marine Energy and Environment Research in the Bay of Fundy Acadia University (FERN) Canadian Marine Energy Research Network (C-MER)

Theoretical Examination of the Absorption of Energy by Snow Crabs Exposed to Seismic Air-Gun Pulses – Improvements to Model and Examination of Resonances – Phases 1 & 2 CBU

Assessment of the Potential of Tidal Power from Minas Passage and Minas Basin Acadia University

Assessment of Hydrodynamic Impacts Throughout the Bay of Fundy and Gulf of Maine Due to Tidal Energy Extraction by Tidal Lagoons NRCan

Snow Crab Research (CBU) CBU

Seismic Research (DRDC) DRDC

Theoretical Examination of the Absorption of Energy by Snow Crabs Exposed to Seismic Air-Gun Pulses – CBU

Establishment of Baseline Biological Data on Snow Crab (Chinocetes opilio) Offshore Cape Breton for Future Assessment of Potential Impacts of Seismic Noise on Snow Crab – Phase I DFO Mi'kmaq Ecological Knowledge Study - Phase I Membertou Geomatic Solutions

A Preliminary Review of Environmental and Socio-Economic Issues Stantec

Technology and Regulatory Industry Risk Assessment focusing on the Georges Bank Stantec

Marine Energy Regulatory Consultation DOE, OEER, Fournier

Near-Field Effects of Tidal Power Extraction on Extreme Events and Coastline Integrity in the Bay of Fundy Martec Limited

Mi’kmaq Ecological Knowledge Study - Phase II (Southwest Nova Scotia) Membertou Geomatic Solutions

Nova Scotia Energy R&D Forum 2012 OEER, DOE

Assessing the Far Field Effects of Tidal Power Extraction on the Bay of Fundy, Gulf of Maine and Scotian Shelf Dalhousie

3-D Acoustic Tracking of Fish, Sediment-Laden Ice and Large Wood Debris in the Minas Channel of the Bay of Fundy Acadia University

Socio-economics of Tidal Power Development in Nova Scotia Acadia University

OREG Tidal Workshop 2012 OREG, OEER, DOE

Completed

Play Fairway Analysis & Geoscience Data Package Program

PFA Gap Analysis Leptis E&P

Assessment of the Potential of Tidal Power from Minas Passage and Minas Basin Acadia University

Archiving and Reprocessing of a 2-D and 3-D Seismic Reflection Dataset Over the Jurassic Age Carbonate Bank, Offshore Nova Scotia

River sources and the Transfer of Sands to Deep Water in the Lower Cretaceous of the Scotian Basin Saint Mary's University

Reservoir Distribution and Characterization: Shelf to Slope Linked Depositional Systems Dalhousie University

Marginal Fields Development – Phase 2 of 2

Near-Field Effects of Tidal Power Extraction on Extreme Events and Coastline Integrity in the Bay of Fundy Martec Limited

Georges Bank Data Reprocessing Sproule, Ovation & Fugro

Assessing the Far Field Effects of Tidal Power Extraction on the Bay of Fundy, Gulf of Maine and Scotian Shelf Dalhousie University

3-D Acoustic Tracking of Fish, Sediment-Laden Ice and Large Wood Debris in the Minas Channel of the Bay of Fundy Acadia University

Additional Sedimentological Work - Phase II Saint Mary's University