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Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Canada Hydrocarbon Recovery Ltd.

Engineering & project delivery · since 1998

From feasibility study to start‑up, run from Calgary

CHR provides project management, procurement, optimization and troubleshooting to the oil & gas industry. Our teams come from both sides of the work, design offices and fabrication shops, so designs get built the way they were drawn.

Leadership experience
100+ years
Largest team assembled
80+ professionals
Gas plant range
50–200 MMscf/d
Credentials
P.Eng. · CET · Ph.D.

Service lines

Four ways we work on your project

  • Engineering studies & FEED

    Feasibility studies, process configuration and technology selection, through to front-end engineering design.

    • Feasibility & concept studies
    • PFDs and P&IDs
    • Process simulation (AspenTech Engineering Suite, BR&E ProMax)
    • HAZOP facilitation
    • RAM assessments
    • Equipment sizing & selection
  • Engineering & project delivery (EPCM)

    Full detailed engineering, procurement and construction management under a structured project management process.

    • Multi-discipline detailed engineering
    • Well-site facilities, pipelines & gathering systems (sweet/sour, multiphase)
    • Procurement & expediting
    • Vendor package evaluation
    • Construction management
    • Cost control & reporting
  • Owner’s engineer

    Acting for the project owner: reviewing the technical decisions and progress of third-party EPCM or EPC contractors, and advising on key decisions.

    • Design reviews
    • Contractor progress audits
    • Decision support
    • Technical bid evaluation
  • Project health assessment

    An independent third-party review of a project in progress: processes, risk areas and recommended remedies.

    • Process & schedule review
    • Risk identification
    • Remediation plan

Why it works

Engineers who have built the packages they specify

Our leadership spent decades in compression and process equipment fabrication shops before engineering whole facilities. That is why CHR’s specifications are buildable, and why our equipment supply desk knows what fits.

Simulation & safety tools

  • AspenTech Engineering Suite (HYSYS)
  • BR&E ProMax
  • HAZOP facilitation
  • RAM assessment

Leadership

  • Jeff Saxinger B.Sc., P.Eng. Engineering Director & President · 29+ yrs
  • Rod Stewart CET Oil Facilities Engineering Manager · 55+ yrs
  • Sasa Dzaferovic B.Sc., M.Sc., Ph.D. Process Engineering Manager · 20+ yrs
Full profiles

Engineering references

Delivered in Alberta, Alaska and Europe

All projects
Wapiti Area Compressor Station Program, Wapiti area, Alberta ●Canada
270 MMSCFD

across 3 stations (60 + 90 + 120)

Wapiti Area Compressor Station Program

Three stand-alone compressor stations of 60, 90 and 120 MMSCFD, each with liquids extraction, dehydration and vapour recovery.

Location
Wapiti area, Alberta
Client
Alberta gas producer
Year
[confirm]
Badami High-Pressure Gas Re-injection, North Slope, Alaska USA
42.5 MPa

(6,165 psi) re-injection, modules shipped from Canada

Badami High-Pressure Gas Re-injection

Oil processing with high-pressure gas re-injection. Compressor modules engineered and built in Canada, then barged to the North Slope.

Location
North Slope, Alaska
Client
Major integrated operator
Year
[confirm]
Mongstad Refinery Debottlenecking, Mongstad Norway
+60%

feed increase, capacity review

Mongstad Refinery Debottlenecking

Capacity review against a 60% feed increase, then detailed engineering for debottlenecking: crude, vacuum, hydrocracker, hydrotreaters, delayed coker, and sulphur and tail gas plants (350 t/d).

Location
Mongstad
Client
National oil company
Year
[confirm]