Oil & Gas in the 21st Century
April 7 - 8, 2016 - Tulsa OK USThe University of Tulsa College of Law
barbette-veit@utulsa.edu
Phone:918-631-5604
The University of Tulsa College of Law hosts a two-day interdisciplinary conference, Thursday, April 7, and Friday, April 8, exploring the question of whether production and consumption of oil and gas will peak during the 21st century because of diminishing oil and gas resources or competition from energy efficiency and other energy sources. The conference is free and open to the public. All events are hosted at Gilcrease Museum and the Helmerich Center for American Research at Gilcrease Museum in Tulsa. Conference Schedule: THURSDAY, APRIL 7, 2016 | GILCREASE MUSEUM 7:10 – 8:00 PM Keynote Address “Choices and Challenges: Delivering the World’s Energy Needs” Dr. David Lawrence, Chairman and CEO, Lawrence Energy Group (Houston, Texas) FRIDAY, APRIL 8, 2016 | HELMERICH CENTER FOR AMERICAN RESEARCH AT GILCREASE MUSEUM Morning Session: “Reserves and Supplies: To Peak or Not to Peak, That is the Question” 8:30 – 9:00 AM Continental Breakfast 9:00 – 9:35 AM “Supplies and Reserves (Current, New)” Dr. John Felmy, Former Chief Economist, American Petroleum Institute (Washington, DC) 9:40 – 10:10 AM “Pricing Points Justifying New E&P” Steve Taylor, Managing Director and Head of Investment Grade Energy Debt Capital Markets, Wells Fargo Securities (Charlotte, North Carolina) 10:10 – 10:25 AM Break 10:25 – 11:00 AM “Advancing Technologies to Ensure Safe & Prudent Oil and Gas Development” Jared Ciferno, Director, Strategic Center for Natural Gas and Oil (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) 11:00 – 11:35 AM “Pipeline Transportation, Pipeline Transportation Supports, Mid-Stream Supports” Andrew J. Black, President and CEO, Association of Oil Pipe Lines (Washington, DC) 11:35 – 11:50 AM Audience Q&A Session Lunch and Game-Changers Keynote Address 11:50 AM – 12:05 PM Break 12:05 – 1:00 PM Lunch and Keynote Address “An Insider’s View of 21st Century Scenarios for Transitioning from Carbon-Based Energy Sources to Emerging Renewable Energy Sources” Barry T. Smitherman, Partner, Energy Regulation, Vinson & Elkins LLP (Austin, Texas) Afternoon Session: “Markets and Market Challenges: Demand and Inter-Technology Competition” 1:20 – 1:50 PM “The Prospects for Reducing the Transportation Sector’s Dependence on Fossil Fuels” Amy Myers Jaffe, Executive Director of Energy and Sustainability, University of California, Davis (Davis, California) 1:50 – 2:25 PM “Effects of Building Efficiency on Demand for Oil and Gas” Donald Gilligan, President, National Association of Energy Services Companies (Washington, DC) 2:25 – 2:30 PM Break 2:30 – 3:10 PM “Dynamic Forecasting of the Electric Power Industry’s Demand for Fossil Fuels” Karl R. Bletzacker, Director, Fundamental Analysis, American Electric Power Company (Columbus, Ohio) 3:10 – 3:25 PM Audience Q&A Session