• CERAWEEK 2025 | March 10-14, 2025
  • CERAWEEK
  • March 10 - 14, 2025

Hon. Brian Jean

Ministry of Energy and Minerals, Government of Alberta

Minister of Energy & Minerals

Brian Jean was sworn in as the Minister of Energy and Minerals on June 9, 2023. He previously served as the Minister of Jobs, Economy and Northern Development. Prior to his service as an elected official at the provincial level, Mr. Jean was a Member of Parliament from 2004 to 2014 where he served as the Parliamentary Secretary to 3 different Ministers of Transport, Infrastructure and Communities. He has also previously dedicated 11 years to private legal practice as partner at a large Northern Alberta law firm, primarily as a litigator, and owned several successful small businesses. Mr. Jean holds a Bachelor of Laws as well as a Bachelor of Science and a Masters in Business Administration. Brian Jean was first elected as the Member of the Legislative Assembly for Fort McMurray-Conklin May 5, 2015, and as the Member for Fort McMurray-Lac La Biche on March 16, 2022 and was re-elected on May 29, 2023.

Sessions With Hon. Brian Jean

Wednesday, 20 March

  • 07:15am - 08:20am (CST) / 20/mar/2024 12:15 pm - 20/mar/2024 01:20 pm

    Future of Canadian Oil and Gas: Carbon, costs, and exports

    Canada is the fourth largest producer of oil and gas globally, yet nearly all its production has remained landlocked.  Over the course of this year, Canada will see the completion of new major export infrastructure, some of which are over a decade in the making, come online and permit more meaningful volumes of Canadian oil and gas to reach global markets. At the same time governments and industry have committed to ambitious decarbonization targets. Can Canadian sector meet its emissions targets while growing export volume? What new infrastructure will be required, and can it be built in a timely manner? What is the role of government, and what are the key challenges facing the industry?