Recent Events
September 16, 2025
PADA Breakfast Meeting - September 16, 2025
7:00 am - 8:30 am
Calgary Petroleum Club - Devonian Room, 319 - 5 Avenue SW
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Tuesday, September 16, 2025 7:00 am Breakfast | 7:30 am – 8:30 am Presentation The Calgary Petroleum Club | Devonian Room PADA is pleased to present The creation of a leading light oil and condensate producer through the strategic $15B combination of Whitecap Resources Inc and Veren Inc
Grant Fagerheim |
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Whitecap is the 7th largest Canadian oil and gas producer and 5th largest Canadian natural gas producer. The company has the largest land position in the Alberta Montney and Duvernay, with current production of ~365,000 boe/d and a 2025 capital expenditure budget of $2B. Join us for a fire side chat with Grant Fagerheim as we discuss his experience in creating the successful business combination and some of the challenges he faced at different stages of the transaction. We will hear from Grant on his vision and strategy for the proforma entity and the milestones Whitecap has achieved during the integration process of the Veren asset base. Grant Fagerheim is President and Chief Executive Officer of Whitecap Resources Inc., a position he has held since it was founded in 2009. Aside from Whitecap Resources, Mr. Fagerheim also founded Kereco Energy Ltd. (Cadence), Ketch Resources Ltd., and Ketch Energy Ltd. He was appointed to the board of The Fraser Institute in January, 2020. He has worked in both the Canadian upstream and downstream segments of the energy industry. His past directorships include both public and private energy producing and service companies. Mr. Fagerheim is an active member in the community in both volunteer and charity roles and has a passion for combining academics with athletics. He is a past director of the Hockey Canada Foundation and has served as Chairman of the Edge School for Athletes in Calgary. In recognition for his contributions to Canada, Mr. Fagerheim was awarded the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Medal in 2012, the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee Medal in 2022 (Alberta) and the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee Medal in 2023 (Saskatchewan). He was inducted into the Saskatchewan Oil & Gas Hall of Fame in 2017 and was named Saskatchewan Oil Person of the Year in 2021. |
June 19, 2025
PADA Annual Golf Tournament - June 19, 2025
11:00 Registration; 11:30 Lunch; 1:00 Shotgun; Cocktails, Prizes & Dinner to follow
Valley Ridge Golf Course,11618 Valley Ridge Park NW, Calgary,
The 28th Annual PADA Energy Society
Golf Tournament
Thursday, June 19, 2025
Valley Ridge Golf Club
11:00 am - Registration
11:30 am - Lunch
1:00 pm - Shotgun
Cocktails, dinner & prizes to follow
June 10, 2025
PADA Breakfast Meeting - June 10, 2025
7:15 am Registration & Breakfast; 7:30 am - 8:30 am Presentation
Calgary Petroleum Club - Devonian Room, 319 - 5 Avenue SW
Tuesday, June 10, 2025
7:15 am Breakfast | 7:30 am – 8:30 am Presentation
The Calgary Petroleum Club | Devonian Room
319 - 5 Avenue SW
PADA is pleased to present
Long-term Strategy through Strategic Acquisitions and Divestitures at Cenovus
Jeff Lawson
Executive Vice-President, Corporate Development & Chief Sustainability Officer
Cenovus Energy
Cenovus Energy is a Canadian-based integrated company with operations in Canada, the United States and the Asia Pacific region. The portfolio includes oil sands projects in northern Alberta, thermal and conventional crude oil and natural gas projects across Western Canada, crude oil production offshore Newfoundland and Labrador and natural gas and liquids production offshore China and Indonesia. Cenovus’s downstream operations include upgrading, refining and marketing operations in Canada and the United States.
Join us for a presentation from Jeff Lawson on his role in contributing to Cenovus’s long-term strategy through strategic acquisitions and divestitures and the influence that policy and government have in developing the business plan. Gain perspective on how Canada’s largest oil and gas company develops and executes on a portfolio strategy across is various business units.
Jeff has extensive experience in domestic and international mergers and acquisitions, investments and corporate restructurings. Prior to joining Cenovus in 2023, Jeff spent 15 years at Peters & Co. Limited in senior finance roles including Managing Director of the Corporate Finance group and as a member of the Executive Committee. Before Peters & Co., Jeff spent 14 years as a securities lawyer at the law firm of Burnet, Duckworth & Palmer LLP (BD&P), where he was co-head of the Securities Group and a member of the Executive Committee. During his tenure at BD&P, Jeff was recognized as one of Canada’s most creative lawyers as well as a top cross- border
May 13, 2025
PADA Breakfast Meeting - May 13, 2025
7:15 am Registration & Breakfast; 7:30 am - 8:30 am Presentation
Calgary Petroleum Club - Devonian Room, 319 - 5 Avenue SW
Tuesday, May 13, 2025
7:15 am Breakfast | 7:30 am – 8:30 am Panel Discussion
The Calgary Petroleum Club
319 - 5 Avenue SW
PADA is pleased to present
Building Canada’s Energy Future: The Political Tug-of-War
A fireside chat with
Tristan Goodman
President & CEO
The Explorers and Producers Association of Canada (EPAC)
Fresh off the polls with another federal election behind us, Canadian producers are seeking government collaboration and support to grow our energy sector and increase oil and natural gas investment. EPAC’s 100 member companies produce a large proportion of the nation’s hydrocarbon endowment, representing 40 per cent of the oil produced, 65 per cent of our natural gas, and more than $200 billion in total market assets.
Join Strathcona’s Chief Commercial Officer, Connie De Ciancio, who’ll sit down with Tristan to discuss the current political landscape, share insights to EPAC’s mission around advocacy, communication, and education, and how the advocacy group supports its producer members.
Tristan Goodman is President and CEO of EPAC and a leading advocate for the Canadian energy industry with governments, regulators, the news media and public. Previously, he was Senior Vice President with one of the nation’s largest energy regulators and has worked for a several multinational energy companies. A national advocacy group, EPAC represents Canada’s energy producers and champions on behalf of its 100 member companies for sound government policies that promote a thriving energy sector.
