Expansion Power Inc.

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Expansion Power Inc.

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bringing smart solutions to the energy sector

Who We Are

A Cleaner Energy Future

Patented Technologies

We are an Alberta-based company that develops and commercializes breakthrough technologies that improve the efficiency, economics and environmental performance of oil and gas facilities.  Among the technologies we have patented are new methods of generating LNG and new LNG applications, such as cryostripping, cavern cooling, and CO2 sequestration.  

Patented Technologies

A Cleaner Energy Future

Patented Technologies

 Our patents include processes that produce very low-cost LNG at pressure-letdown stations, gas processing plants and straddle plants.  In another series of patents, we promote the use of LNG in novel applications, for example, in the recovery of olefins and other valuable fractions from oil refinery fuel-gas streams. Our technologies feature low capital costs, low operating costs, simple design, and flexibility.



A Cleaner Energy Future

A Cleaner Energy Future

A Cleaner Energy Future

Expansion Power focuses on smart solutions for the oil & gas sector that are good for the bottom line and the environment.  Our technologies help to reduce GHG emissions and other environmental impacts associated with energy production.  They also utilize existing infrastructure to generate cleaner fuels like LNG.  Innovations like these put a cleaner energy future in closer reach.

Meet the Team

H. MacKenzie Millar, Chairman

Jose Lourenço, P.Eng., President

Jose Lourenço, P.Eng., President

Mac Millar is  Chairman of Expansion Power Inc.  and Chairman of Millar Western Industries Ltd.  He previously held the position of President and Chief Executive Officer of Millar Western Forest Products Ltd.  He has served on the boards of  Alberta Research Council, Forintek Canada, the Canadian Wood Council, and the Forest Sector Advisory Council to the Government of Canada.

Jose Lourenço, P.Eng., President

Jose Lourenço, P.Eng., President

Jose Lourenço, P.Eng., President

Jose Lourenço, President of Expansion Power, has extensive international experience in the oil-and-gas and utility industries.  His areas of expertise include process engineering, process operations, environmental engineering, power engineering, and project management.  Mr. Lourenço holds a Bachelor of Engineering in Chemical Engineering 

Jose Lourenço, President of Expansion Power, has extensive international experience in the oil-and-gas and utility industries.  His areas of expertise include process engineering, process operations, environmental engineering, power engineering, and project management.  Mr. Lourenço holds a Bachelor of Engineering in Chemical Engineering from the Technical University of Nova Scotia and a Diploma in Engineering from St. Francis Xavier University, Nova Scotia.  He is a member of the Professional Engineers of Ontario and the Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of Alberta (APEGA).

J. Craig Armstrong, Sr. Vice President

Brian Choma, P.Eng., Vice President, Planning and Development

Brian Choma, P.Eng., Vice President, Planning and Development

Craig Armstrong has been active in the Canadian forest products industry for more than four decades. Craig started his career with Ste. Anne-Nackawick Pulp and Prince Albert Pulp Co., before joining Millar Western Forest Products Ltd. in 1987.  There, he held roles including Senior Vice-President, Marketing, and Executive Vice-President p

Craig Armstrong has been active in the Canadian forest products industry for more than four decades. Craig started his career with Ste. Anne-Nackawick Pulp and Prince Albert Pulp Co., before joining Millar Western Forest Products Ltd. in 1987.  There, he held roles including Senior Vice-President, Marketing, and Executive Vice-President prior to serving as the company’s President and Chief Executive Officer from 2010 until his retirement in 2020. Craig is a past president of the Alberta Forest Products Association and former board director of the Sustainable Forestry Initiative. He serves currently on the boards of the Forest Products Association of Canada and the Bi-National Softwood Lumber Council, and remains active with Millar Western Forest Products Ltd. as Vice-Chair of the company’s Board of Directors.


Brian Choma, P.Eng., Vice President, Planning and Development

Brian Choma, P.Eng., Vice President, Planning and Development

Brian Choma, P.Eng., Vice President, Planning and Development

Through a career with EPCOR Utilities spanning 30 years, Brian Choma gained extensive experience in the electric utility sector, specializing in underground transmission and distribution system planning, asset management, business and regulatory analysis, filing preparation, project management and capital budgeting, as well as the AESO Co

Through a career with EPCOR Utilities spanning 30 years, Brian Choma gained extensive experience in the electric utility sector, specializing in underground transmission and distribution system planning, asset management, business and regulatory analysis, filing preparation, project management and capital budgeting, as well as the AESO Connection Process and market settlement.  Brian holds a BSc. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Alberta  and is a member of the Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of Alberta (APEGA).



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