Manager of Subsurface, Operations Group

Oil and Gas Corporation of Newfoundland and Labrador

Steve Emberley has over 20 years’ experience working as a geoscientist in various sectors of the oil and gas industry in Newfoundland and Labrador and Western Canada. He joined the Oil and Gas Corporation of Newfoundland and Labrador, formerly Nalcor Oil and Gas, in 2014 where he is Manager of Subsurface in the operations group.

 

Mr. Emberley is responsible for exploring emerging technologies that have the potential to reduce GHG emissions in the province’s offshore, where he has been collaborating with EcoNext and NOIA on a variety of emission reduction initiatives (hydrogen development, offshore wind, power from shore electrification etc.). Recently, he has been working with Memorial University evaluating the potential to store CO2 via mineralization onshore western Newfoundland.

 

Mr. Emberley graduated with a B.Sc. (Hons.) in Earth Sciences from Memorial University focused on measuring atmospheric CO2, and a M.Sc. in Geology from the University of Calgary focused on the geochemistry of CO2 storage at an enhanced oil recovery site. He is a licensed Professional Geoscientist and is member of the Board of Directors of the Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of Newfoundland and Labrador.