• CERAWeek
  • March 18 - 22, 2024

Keith Chiasson

Cenovus

Executive Vice-President, Downstream

Keith Chiasson serves as Executive Vice President, Downstream, for Cenovus Energy, a Canadian integrated oil and natural gas company. Mr. Chiasson is responsible for optimizing the price the company receives for its products through marketing, transportation and refining. This includes all commercial activities associated with crude oil, diluent, natural gas, natural gas liquids and other hydrocarbon products produced or acquired by the company. He also manages Cenovus’s interest in its refining joint venture and is responsible for the Bruderheim rail terminal. In addition, he oversees supply chain management across the company’s operations. Mr. Chiasson joined Cenovus in 2016 to lead oil sands production operations. He is a mechanical engineer with more than 20 years of experience in the oil industry, primarily with Imperial Oil and ExxonMobil. He has led various operational teams both locally and internationally, focused on safely improving efficiencies and driving increased value. Mr. Chiasson offers a global perspective through his experience as Planning and Business Analysis Manager for ExxonMobil, and his experience in project management and internal audit.

Sessions With Keith Chiasson

Tuesday, 12 March

  • 07:30am - 08:40am (CST) / -

    North American Refining: Will it remain an export powerhouse?

    Panel Power Geopolitics/Energy Policy/Economics

    The United States is becoming one the major refined products exports centers in the world. The irresistible force of rising crude oil NGLs production in the United States and Canada combined with limited demand growth, rising biofuels use, and integrated low-cost refining position the United States for refined products export growth. Rising export growth will present opportunities and challenges both in markets and infrastructure. Is the United States sustainably competitive with other export refining centers? How much more refinery and logistics infrastructure modifications are needed?