| The name N-Solv™ is derived from eNhanced SOLVent extraction process. N-Solv Corporation is a Canadian company based in Calgary, Alberta and is owned by Nenniger Inc., Hatch Ltd., and Enbridge. N-Solv’s core strengths include scientific excellence backed up by a world class technology development and engineering team and a world class business team.
N-Solv’s primary focus is the development and commercialization of the patented N-Solv technology for in-situ extraction of oil sands. N-Solv Corporation holds a suite of issued and pending patents which are available for licensing.
An N-Solv field pilot program is currently under development, with funding provided by N-Solv and SDTC (Sustainable Development Technology Canada).
In many respects, N-Solv fits the definition of a disruptive technology. The N-Solv team is particularly proud that, as an environmentally friendly technology, N-Solv expects to deliver profit margins 5 times larger than the steam based alternatives.
Key N-Solv personnel include:
Mr. Ron Nolan, FCAE
Chairman
N-Solv Corporation, Calgary
 Ron is the former Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Hatch Ltd., the world’s largest engineering and construction management company dedicated to energy, metals and infrastructure. As Vice President, Engineering, and then President of Hatch, Ron was responsible for the development of advanced technology innovations for major client industrial projects in Australia, Canada, the Caribbean, China, Eastern Europe and South Africa. Ron has a B.Sc. (Electrical) from the University of Alberta in Edmonton. Ron is a distinct Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Engineers. In 2004 Ron served as President of the CAE.
John Nenniger, Sc.D., FCAE
President and Chief Executive Officer
N-Solv Corporation, Calgary
John has led the development of solvent-based, in-situ, bitumen extraction process that uses virtually no water and just 15 per cent of the energy required by the next-best in-situ technology, steam-assisted gravity drainage. John received his Sc.D., chemical engineering, from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. In 2007 John was elected Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Engineers
Nenniger Inc.
Nenniger Inc. is a trust principally owned by members of the Nenniger family and controlled by John Nenniger. Nenniger Inc. was set up to hold shares in N-Solv Corp. and the proceeds from equity sales and/or dividends. Nenniger Inc. also holds a 70% ownership interest in BA-SAGD with the balance owned by Hatch. Nenniger Inc. has no other commercial activities at this time.
Hatch Ltd.
Hatch Ltd. is a leading global consulting, engineering, technologies, information systems, and project and construction management organization that serves the mining & metals, energy and infrastructure sectors.
Hatch provides a full range of technology-driven, value-adding solutions and services through a network of more than 80 permanent offices worldwide. Client programs and projects under Hatch management have an aggregate value in excess of US$50 billion. Hatch is an employee-owned company of more than 8,000 employees.
Hatch was the first major engineering firm in North America to have its management systems certified on ISO standards, and is one of the 50 Best Managed Private Companies in Canada as recognized by a jury of academics and management consultants.
Hatch has a reputation for the successful scale-up of process technology, and the implementation of innovative solutions to technical challenges.
Hatch’s process experts undertake feasibility studies, new-process and technology development, pilot-plant assessments, process design, environmental control projects and commissioning and start-ups of major industrial facilities. The process group consists of chemical, metallurgical, environmental and mining engineers with extensive research, development and operating experience.
Hatch’s Design group is responsible for the engineering of projects, and includes civil, structural, mechanical, electrical, instrumentation and piping engineers.
Hatch applies its expertise in a wide range of energy-related fields, such as power generation, alternative energy, energy management, oil and gas development projects, oil sands extraction, and gas-to-liquids technology and delivery of LNG projects.
Enbridge Inc.
Enbridge operates in Canada and the U.S., the world’s longest crude oil and liquids pipeline system. The company owns and operates Enbridge Pipelines Inc. and a variety of affiliated pipelines in Canada, and has an approximate 27% interest in Enbridge Energy Partners, L.P. which owns the Lakehead System in the U.S. These pipeline systems have operated for over 55 years and now comprise approximately 13,500 kilometres (8,500 miles) of pipeline, delivering more than 2 million barrels per day of crude oil and liquids. Enbridge is also the sponsor and manager of the Enbridge Income Fund.
Enbridge is also involved in liquids marketing and international energy projects and has a growing involvement in the natural gas transmission and midstream businesses, through the Alliance and Vector pipelines and various U.S. assets that transport, gather, process and market natural gas and other petroleum products.
As a distributor of energy, Enbridge owns and operates Canada’s largest natural gas distribution company, Enbridge Gas Distribution, which provides gas to industrial, commercial and residential customers in Ontario, Quebec and New York State. Enbridge distributes gas to 1.9 million customers and is developing a gas distribution network in New Brunswick.
The company employs approximately 6,000 people in Canada and the United States. Enbridge Inc. common shares trade on the Toronto Stock Exchange in Canada and on the New York Stock Exchange in the U.S. under the symbol “ENB”.
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