Gary Semeniuk

Gary Semeniuk, Senior Royalty Policy Advisor at Shell

Gary started his career in the 80’s as a gas plant revenue accountant after completing his Commerce degree at the University of Alberta. Early on, he developed an interest in royalty administration and policy development; he was drawn to it by the importance of royalties for governments and industry. Since his first job, he has worked his way through a variety of operational accounting roles at some of the industry’s most recognized names: Amoco, Petrinex, AEC (Cenovus) and Shell. His responsibilities included equalizations, Gas Cost Allowance, Oil Sands royalty reporting, gas royalty reporting and even a brief stint in Land Admin. While managing the Revenue group, Gary came to particularly enjoy giving bright, eager people a start in this rich and fulfilling business.

In addition to his “day job”, Gary has previously chaired the CAPP Accounting Committee and the Oil Sands Royalty Committee. Today, Gary is a member of the CAPPA board and was the founder of the Government/Industry/Emerging Issues committee. He is a strong supporter of Petrinex and was a participant on the BC inclusion business case project in early 2015. Gary instructs the CAPPA certificate program and seminars.

Balancing work, Gary has been involved with Junior Achievement, Scouts, the Heart & Stroke foundation and enjoys keeping fit with running 40K each week. Gary is married with two grown children.