The Board consists of five members who are appointed for fixed terms of office. The Chair is jointly appointed by both the Government of Canada and the Government of Nova Scotia. Each government appoints two Board members, and each government may also appoint one alternate member. The Chief Executive Officer reports to the Board and is responsible for the day-to-day operations of the Board and a staff of thirty-five professional and support personnel.
Chair, Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Board
Diana Dalton, a native of Yarmouth, Nova Scotia and lawyer by training, has extensive experience in dealing with international legal and regulatory issues. She has worked for the United Nations, the World Bank, the OECD and USAID on projects in over 30 nations around the world. An experienced regulator, Ms. Dalton has drafted laws, regulations and administrative procedures for the mining, petroleum and energy sectors in nations such as India, China, Vietnam, Papua New Guinea and Ethiopia. From 1991 to 1995 she served as the Interregional Advisor in Natural Resources to the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Development at UN Headquarters in New York City. Ms. Dalton was also part of the negotiating team for Nova Scotia resulting in the Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Oil and Gas Agreement of 1983-84. She is Chair of the Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Board and works as an independent consultant from her home in Halifax.
Board Member (Provincial)
Keith Evans is a practicing member of the Nova Scotia Barristers’ Society and the Law Society of Alberta. He resides in Edmonton, Alberta, where he is Vice President, Legal & Corporate Secretary for Lilydale Inc., one of Canada’s leading chicken and turkey processors. Until the end of 2006, he served as the General Counsel for Scomi Group Berhad, a Malaysian public company, and the KMC Oiltools Bermuda Limited group of companies, which are owned by Scomi. That group was involved in drilling fluid and waste management activities in the oil and gas sector worldwide. With this experience, Keith has been involved in many aspects of the oil and gas industry for over 15 years. He holds an LL.B. Degree from Dalhousie University and an LL.M from the University of Sydney, Australia. He originally started his legal practice in Halifax with what was then Cox, Downie, Nunn & Goodfellow, and also worked with Baker& McKenzie, the world’s leading global law firm, in their Singapore Office. He has served on the full-time faculty at the Law Schools at the National University of Singapore and Dalhousie University. From 2002-06, he also served as President of the Nova Scotia Law Reform Commission.
Board Member (Provincial)
Tim Brownlow is a government relations and business development executive with over thirty years of experience in the offshore oil and gas sector. He is currently Director of Government Affairs and Business Development with Irving Shipbuilding Inc., and recently worked with Kiewit Energy Canada Corporation as Business Development Manager in Calgary, Alberta. He began his offshore career in the oil and natural gas industry in 1978 working for the following companies: ODECO Drilling, Magcobar, and Rowan Companies Inc., both domestically and internationally. He then joined the Nova Scotia Government in 1990, holding positions as Petroleum Operations Officer, Director of Benefits & Training and Chief Advisor for the Department of Natural Resources and the Offshore Energy Office. During Tim’s offshore and government days he was fortunate to have been directly involved from the discovery phase through to the production phase for both the Sable Offshore Energy Project and the Cohasset-Panuke project. He has served on numerous boards and committees, including: the Premier’s Energy Advisory Council, Chairman of the Offshore/Onshore Technologies Association of Nova Scotia, the Atlantic Energy Roundtable, seconded to the Grampian Regional Council (Aberdeen, Scotland), Associate Member for the World Energy Cities Council, and former Co-Chair for the Federal/Provincial Regulatory Review Committee.
Alternate Board Member (Federal)
Doug Gregory's career with Shell Canada and Royal Dutch Shell spanned over three decades. He began as an exploration geophysicist in Canada and would later work with Petroleum Development Oman, a joint venture company working in Muscat, Sultanate of Oman. After returning to Calgary and focusing on exploration in Western Canada, he went on to hold various management positions including: Exploration Research Manager at Shell Canada's Calgary Research Centre, Manager Geophysical Operations, and Manager, Safety and Environment providing technical support to Shell Canada's Upstream Operations. In 1999, Doug moved to Halifax to open Shell Canada's exploration office, focusing on deepwater seismic exploration over Nova Scotian slope (deep water) acreage. He retired as East Coast Manager in 2003. He has been active in various organizations including: Co-chair, Petroleum Fisheries Liaison Group - Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers (CAPP) 2001-2003; Chair, Atlantic Canada Committee - CAPP 2001-2003; Director, Greater Halifax Partnership representing the Energy sector (2002-2004); and, President, Rotary Club of Halifax Northwest (2007-2008). He holds a M.Sc. in Microwave Physics (1970) from the University of Waterloo, Ontario and a B.Sc. Math & Physics (1969) from Sir George Williams University, Montreal. Doug resides in Halifax, Nova Scotia.
Alternate Board Member (Provincial)
Paul Taylor recently retired from the Government of Nova Scotia after a 27 year career. A native of Nova Scotia, he spent several years as an exploration geologist in Western Canada before returning to join the Province in 1982. He held positions as Senior Policy Analyst with the Priorities and Planning Secretariat, Director of Energy Transportation and Utilization with the N.S. Petroleum Directorate and Executive Director of Policy with the Department of Energy, during which time he was responsible for development of the Province’s new Energy Strategy. His last five years with the Province were spent as Deputy Minister of Economic Development. He has served in various capacities on the Boards of Nova Scotia Business Inc, InNOVAcorp, and the Greater Halifax Partnership, Chair of Deputy Ministers Forum on Sustainable Prosperity and Vice Commodore of the Armdale Yacht Club. He holds an Honours Degree in Geology from Dalhousie University and a Masters of Business Administration from the University of British Columbia. Paul resides in Halifax, Nova Scotia.
July 31, 2010
CNSOPB Annual Report 2009-2010
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Board Announces Results of Call for Bids NS09-1