Patti Andersen
Calgary,AB
Summary
Accomplished energy marketing professional with extensive expertise and leadership skills in natural gas trading, operations and optimization of transportation and storage assets. Identifies and pursues business development opportunities in order to contribute to the profitability of your company and continuously add value.
Overview
29
29
years of professional experience
Work History
Manager Scheduling and Pricing
Access Gas BC
Calgary, AB
09.2021 - Current
- Optimize Access Gas natural gas transportation holdings in BC, AB and West locations
- Transact index, fixed price cash positions
- Schedule and manage natural gas positions and loads on NGTL, TCPL Mainline, Westcoast Energy (BC) and Foothills
- Develop and sustain strong relationships within operations and marketing groups, counterparties, customers, and pipeline companies
- Maintain daily pipeline forecasts, shipper and pipeline nominations
- Actualize and reconcile internal gas management system data for accounting accuracy
- Utility Management, maintain communications with utilities, LDC's, and regulatory offices
- Invoicing and Revenue assurance (Monthly Billing) PPA, payments & receivables
Operations Consultant
Antero Resources
Calgary, AB
03.2021 - 09.2021
- Responsible for confirming and scheduling nominations, monitor daily imbalances and inventories, resolve discrepancies, and actualize gas flow volumes in designated natural gas pipelines and storage assets.
ORIGINATOR, US NATURAL GAS (CANADA-WEST)
Castleton Commodities Merchant Trading LLC
05.2017 - 11.2020
- Create value by originating and marketing large transactions with end users and producers
- Seek opportunities to expand Castleton’s Western Canadian physical portfolio
- Find and develop supply sources and optimization opportunities around Castleton’s asset holdings
- Leverage business development colleagues, external relationships and market intelligence to execute spot and term trades and maximize netback realizations
- Maintain essential knowledge of Western Canadian gas market
- Coordinate with gas scheduling to maintain operational integrity of desk.
NATURAL GAS TRADER, PIPELINE SCHEDULER
Direct Energy Marketing Limited
09.2014 - 04.2017
- Optimize Direct Energy’s natural gas production and transportation holdings in BC, AB and West locations
- Generate income through business development initiatives involving asset management arrangements, transportation mitigation, and attaining incremental transportation capacity
- Transact index, fixed price and basis markets
- Schedule and manage natural gas positions and loads on NGTL, GTN, TCPL Mainline, Alliance, Enbridge (BC), PGE and Socal
- Develop and sustain strong relationships within operations and marketing groups, counterparties, customers, and pipeline companies
- Maintain daily production and pipeline forecasts, shipper and pipeline nominations
- Actualize and reconcile internal gas management system data for accounting accuracy.
CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE
Spectra Energy
02.2014 - 09.2014
- Primary contact with Spectra Shippers regarding pipeline and field services commercial operations
- Expert knowledge of current and future operating conditions of pipeline and field facilities, customers’ business requirements and Westcoast’s tariff, systems and processes
- Facilitate customer commercial business to utilize and maximize existing opportunities and propose new ones while protecting the interests of BC Pipeline and BC Field Services as they relate to facilities, processes and reputation.
NATURAL GAS TRADER, PIPELINE SCHEDULER
Encana Gas Marketing
04.2007 - 03.2009
- Trade index, fixed price and basis products to balance positions and optimize assets
- Monitor and track fundamental information for transportation capacity and storage opportunities
- Schedule and manage natural gas production volumes from numerous receipt locations on NGTL and TCPL Mainline systems, as well as coordinate associated deliveries
- Develop and establish solid industry relationships
- Produce daily production and pipeline forecasts
- Manage shipper and pipeline nominations
- Maintain internal system data for accounting and settlement processing.
NATURAL GAS TRADER, WEST DESK
Sempra Energy Trading
09.2002 - 08.2006
- Transact cash, prompt month and term natural gas trades in AB and BC market hubs
- Execute currency trades to manage currency risk
- Produce daily P&L reports to corporate head office
- Ensure accurate input and confirmation of all executed trades
- Monitor and communicate fundamental information and pipeline bulletin postings to continuously seek capacity opportunities as well as forward basis market spread arbs
- Value, develop and monetize new business deals
- Develop and foster market relationships to enhance the West Desk’s ability to profitably manage its asset holdings
- Schedule and actualize daily transactions to ensure accurate accounting and P&L.
MANAGER CANADIAN OPERATONS, NATURAL GAS TRADER
Aquila Canada
01.1995 - 08.2002
- Supervise, train and support trading administration staff and pipeline schedulers with the objective to ensure accurate trade entry and pipeline nominations
- Acting as liaison on behalf of trade group report and present monthly results to Corporate Head office and accounting; explain all discrepancies and ensure internal risk controls are adhered to
- Build and foster customer relationships to enhance trade group’s ability to profitably manage its business
- Execute cash, prompt month and term gas transactions in various North American market hubs
- Continuously monitor and communicate market fundamentals in support of seeking out capacity and storage optimization opportunities
- Conduct valuation of new deals for both producer and end use markets
- Manage daily gas pipeline operations on various pipeline systems including Nova, TCPL Mainline, Westcoast, ATCO, GTN, Foothills, PGE, Socal and Alberta Storage.
Education
POST GRADUATE CERTIFICATE - Business Administration
Edinburg Business School, Heriot Watt University
01.2001
BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION -
Mount Royal College
Skills
- Excellent written and verbal communication with internal and external stakeholders
- Microsoft Excel and Word
- Knowledge of ETRM systems such as Allegro and ENDUR
- Time management and ability to prioritize tasks
- Self-motivation and leadership
- Attention to detail
- Works well under pressure and tight deadlines
- Organization
- Logistics
- Negotiation
- Marketing
- Teamwork
Timeline
Manager Scheduling and Pricing
Access Gas BC
09.2021 - Current
Operations Consultant
Antero Resources
03.2021 - 09.2021
ORIGINATOR, US NATURAL GAS (CANADA-WEST)
Castleton Commodities Merchant Trading LLC
05.2017 - 11.2020
NATURAL GAS TRADER, PIPELINE SCHEDULER
Direct Energy Marketing Limited
09.2014 - 04.2017
CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE
Spectra Energy
02.2014 - 09.2014
NATURAL GAS TRADER, PIPELINE SCHEDULER
Encana Gas Marketing
04.2007 - 03.2009
NATURAL GAS TRADER, WEST DESK
Sempra Energy Trading
09.2002 - 08.2006
MANAGER CANADIAN OPERATONS, NATURAL GAS TRADER
Aquila Canada
01.1995 - 08.2002
POST GRADUATE CERTIFICATE - Business Administration
Edinburg Business School, Heriot Watt University
BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION -
Mount Royal College
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