Monday, February 16, 2015
Back to the Future? The continued role of oil and gas in a changing global energy market
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Opening Remarks
8:45 – 9:00 AM
Welcome and Opening Remarks
Tom Edgar, Director, Energy Institute, The University of Texas at Austin
Keynote Address
9:00 – 9:45 AM
Back to the Future: How Oil and Gas will play a Fundamental Role in our Energy System in the Years to Come
Jose Bravo, Chief Scientist, Shell
Arctic/Frontier Drilling – Technical Issues
9:45 – 11:00 AM
*Hosted by the Longhorn Energy Club
Moderator: Chris Tomlinson, Energy Business Columnist, Houston Chronicle
Featured Panelists:
- Jeff Wahleithner, VP Wells (Deepwater and Arctic), Shell Oil Co.
- Fred Florence, Director of Advanced Drilling Technology, National Oilwell Varco • View PDF slides
- Jerome Schubert, Associate Professor, Texas A&M University
Arctic/Frontier Drilling – Safety, Regulation & Environmental Issues
11:15 AM – 12:30 PM
*Hosted by the Longhorn Energy Club
Moderator: Mose Buchele, energy reporter with KUT’s StateImpact Texas
Featured Panelists:
- Lois Epstein, Arctic Program Director, The Wilderness Society • View PDF slides
- Aboyi Olokpo, Product Champion – Rotary Steerable Systems, Schlumberger • View PDF slides
- Sheldon Parmer, Environmental Health and Safety Manager, Anadarko • View PDF slides
- Jeff Wahleithner, VP Wells (Deepwater and Arctic), Shell Oil Co.
Lunch Keynote
Oil and Gas Supply and Economics
2:15 – 3:30 PM
A highly interactive discussion session with the audience on U.S. and international oil and gas supply, demand and business dynamics. The conversation will be structured around path-breaking research underway at the Bureau of Economic Geology to better understand both shale resources and commercialization and end of U.S. hydrocarbons. Global interactions and geopolitics will be addressed for a full picture of the hydrocarbon sector going forward.
Panelists:
- Michelle Michot Foss, Chief Energy Economist, Bureau of Economic Geology’s Center for Energy Economics, Jackson School of Geosciences, The University of Texas at Austin (Moderator and Panelist)
- Svetlana Ikonnikova, Research Associate and Energy Economist, Bureau of Economic Geology, The University of Texas at Austin
Financing of Oil and Gas Projects
3:45 – 5:00 PM
*Hosted by the Longhorn Energy Club
Moderator: John Corrigan, Partner, Strategy&
Featured Panelists:
- Mark Berg, Executive Vice President, Corporate, Pioneer Natural Resources
- Thomas Gardner, Managing Director, Global Corporate Investment Banking, Bank of America Merrill Lynch
- Mike Tweedy, US Procurement Manager, eni US operating Company
Evening Sessions and Events
5:30 PM
Conference Reception
6:30 – 8:00 PM
Town Hall Meeting: The Impact of Hydraulic Fracturing
Hosted by the AAPG Student Chapter of the Jackson School of Geosciences, the meeting will feature a panel of experts to field questions from the audience for a conversation about the energy, economic and environmental impacts of hydraulic fracturing.
Moderator: Russell Gold, senior energy reporter, Wall Street Journal
Panelists:
- Scott W. Tinker, State Geologist of Texas and Director, Bureau of Economic Geology
- Ian Duncan, Senior Research Scientist, Bureau of Economic Geology
- Julia Gale, Research Scientist, Bureau of Economic Geology
- Mukul Sharma, Professor, Department of Petroleum and Geosystems Engineering, Cockrell School of Engineering
- Gretchen Goldman, Lead Analyst, Center for Science & Democracy, Union of Concerned Scientists
Research Poster Competition Judging
Judging of research poster competition entries.
*Panels marked with an asterisk are hosted by the Longhorn Energy Club.