Recorded: Tuesday, November 25, 2008

60 minutes

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The run-up in U.S. natural gas production has been so sudden and so fast that it has yet to be captured in much of the debate on energy policy. But the production equivalent of 1.3 million barrels of oil a day has profound implications that must be understood and acted upon by energy professionals and those who finance and support them.

Topics covered in this recording include:

• Can the supply run up continue with producers strapped by tight credit, low stock prices and declining energy use?
• Will infrastructure be able to keep pace with supply developments or serve as a "throttle"?
• What are the midstream challenges?
• What's currently driving near-term price movements and what is the pricing outlook for this winter and next year?
• What is the likely impact of initiatives as diverse as California's Proposition 10 and the Pickens Plan?
• What effects will rapid growth in domestic supply have on LNG and pipeline imports?

Panelists

Richard G. Smead, JD

Director, Litigation, Regulatory and Markets Group

Navigant Consulting, Inc.

Mr. Smead brings more than 33 years’ experience in the natural gas business to this discussion. At Navigant, he has been responsible for multiple engagements involving potential acquisitions, policy analysis, litigation support and strategic advice with respect to gas pipelines, potential supplies, and market initiatives. A significant concentration of his practice has involved the downstream market and infrastructure issues affecting liquefied natural gas (LNG) projects. He has testified as both an expert and fact witness in multiple proceedings before the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, the National Energy Board of Canada and various state agencies and courts. 

Gordon Pickering

Director, Fuels

Navigant Consulting, Inc.

Gordon Pickering has 27 years of broad US and Canadian energy industry experience in the natural gas and power industries. He has been involved with operations and business development activities in both industries and has headed teams to develop markets for both natural gas and power. Mr. Pickering also has expertise in commodity pricing, having sat on an energy trading front office as originator for a number of years. For the last seven years, he has been with Navigant Consulting, Inc. and currently heads their fuels analytics and modeling group in Sacramento.

Who should attend?

• Gas utility professionals, pipeline and storage developers, E&P companies, and gathering and processing companies
• Investors and investment bankers concerned with developments within the natural gas sector
• Electric utilities, power producers, wind and solar power project developers, ISOs and RTOs, and regulatory officials concerned about future power costs
• Consultants and advisors to the industry
• LNG operators and developers
  

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