Impact Of Turbulent Financial & Commodity Markets On Oil & Gas Industry To Be Key Topic At IHS Herold Pacesetters Energy Conference

NORWALK, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--IHS Herold today unveiled the full agenda for the 2008 Pacesetters Energy Conference, a premier oil and gas industry event taking place September 23 – 25 in Old Greenwich, Conn. The 17th annual conference will focus on key issues in an increasingly dynamic and turbulent oil and gas industry. Among the timely topics covered by the fifteen panels and three keynotes speakers will be concerns generated by the sudden drop in commodity prices and the turmoil in the financial markets. Speakers will address the impact of lower oil prices on the viability of major developments such as oil sands and natural gas shales; the outlook for exploration in light of the severe credit crunch; and the uncertain future for oil and gas profits as costs soar and margins shrink.

The conference includes networking breakfasts and evening receptions. For registration and other information, please see the Pacesetters website (https://www.herold.com/pec/pec.home), email pec@herold.com, or call (203) 847-3344.

The agenda is: Tuesday September 23, 2008

Panel 1 8:45 am - Sustaining Reserve Growth to Meet Long-Term Global Demand
CERA, Jed Bailey, Managing Director, Emerging Markets Group IHS Herold Inc., Robert E. Gillon, SVP & Co-Director of Equity Research IHS Inc., Robert E. Fryklund, VP, Global E&P Critical Information Analysis Jane's Information Group, Tate Nurkin, Director, Strategic Advisory Services

Panel 2 10:00 am - Emerging Relationships Between National Oil Companies and the Majors
CRA International, Christopher E. Ross, VP ConocoPhillips Corp., Stephen Brand, SVP, Technology MOL Plc., Zoltan Aldott, EVP, E&P

Panel 3 11:00 am - Nerves of Steel for the Deepwater Mega Boom
BHP Billiton, Nigel Smith, President, Development, BHP Billiton Petroleum Petrobras, Cesar Palagi, Walker Ridge Asset Manager, Petrobras America Inc. Schlumberger Ltd., Al Escher, Director, North & South America StatoilHydro, Eystein Eikesdal, International E&P, Strategy

Keynote 12:15 pm - Building a Pacesetter Energy Company
H. Craig Clark, President & CEO of Forest Oil Corp.

Panel 4 1:30 pm - The Experts Go Back and Forth on Energy Policy
Capital Alpha Partners LLC, James P. Lucier Jr., Managing Director Lehman Brothers Inc., Edward Morse, Managing Director & Chief Energy Economist Weeden & Co., LP, Charles T. Maxwell, Senior Energy Analyst

Panel 5 3:00 pm - Dueling for Global Hydrocarbon Assets
American Appraisal Inc., Alexander Lopatnikov, Managing Director Corporate Law Group, Krishna Sarma, Managing Partner Gulf Energy Holdings, Abdullatif H. Altourah, CEO

Panel 6 4:15 pm - Energy Portfolio Managers Tack and Jibe in Rough Seas
Cerberus Capital Management, L.P., Timothy D. Fording, SVP Energy Income Partners, LLC, James J. Murchie, CEO McKinley Capital Management Inc., David J. Talbot, Global Equity Analyst Triple Double Advisors, LLC, Arthur L. Smith, President & Managing Member

Wednesday September 24, 2008

Panel 1 8:15 am - Soaring to Superior Growth and Returns in Emerging Natural Gas Shale
Continental Resources Inc., Harold G. Hamm, CEO IHS Inc., Philip H. "Pete" Stark, VP, Industry Relations Petrohawk Energy Corp., Floyd C. Wilson, Chairman, President & CEO Southwestern Energy Co., Harold M. Korell, Chairman & CEO

Panel 2 9:30 am - The International Competition to Target and Develop Hydrocarbon Resources
Arrakis Geodynamics Ltd., R. Kirk Sherr, CEO Ecopetrol S.A., Maria del Pilar Florez, EVP, Upstream Kuwait Energy Co., Sara Akbar, Deputy Chairman & Managing Director Mitsubishi Corp., Hideto Nishimura, Executive Managing Director, COO, Mitsubishi Expl. Co. TAQA, Peter L. Churcher, Director, Upstream Business Development

Panel 3 11:00 am - Versatile Growth Strategies of North American E&Ps
CNX Gas Corp., Nicholas J. DeIuliis, President & CEO McKinsey & Co., Niels Phaf, Principal Range Resources Corp., John H. Pinkerton, President & CEO

Keynote 12:15 pm - Celebrating a Decade of Global Warming
G. Bryan Dutt, Ironman Energy Partners II LP

Panel 4 1:30 pm - Emerging Companies on the Horizon Race for Reserves
CGX Energy Inc., Kerry E. Sully, President & CEO Niko Resources Ltd., Edward S. Sampson, Chairman, President & CEO PetroFalcon Corp., Clancy Cottman, Vice Chairman Verenex Energy Inc., James D. McFarland, President & CEO

Panel 5 3:00 pm - Energy MLPs Strive to Stay the Course
Atlas Energy Resources, LLC, Richard D. Weber, President & COO EV Energy Partners, L.P., Mark Houser, President & COO Legacy Reserves LP, Cary D. Brown, Chairman & CEO Vanguard Natural Resources, LLC, Scott W. Smith, President & CEO

Panel 6 4:15 pm - Leading M&A Advisors on Pinning Down Deals
Citigroup, Christopher B. Miller, Managing Director, Global Energy Investment Banking Credit Suisse Securities, Timothy E. Perry, Managing Director Scotia Waterous, Adrian Goodisman, Managing Director & Co-Head, U.S.

Thursday September 25, 2008

Panel 1 8:15 am - Mastering Sophisticated Techniques of Tackling Vast Oil and Gas Resources
CompactGTL, Peter Riches, CEO GMX Resources, Inc., Ken L. Kenworthy, Jr., President, CEO & Director Goodrich Petroleum Corp., Robert C. Turnham, Jr., President & COO Whiting Petroleum Corp., James J. Volker, President, CEO & Director

Panel 2 9:30 am - Staying Power in the Oil Sands
Canadian Natural Resources Ltd., John G. Langille, Vice Chairman Nexen Inc., Gary Nieuwenburg, SVP, Synthetic Crude TXCO Resources Inc., James E. Sigmon, Chairman & CEO

Panel 3 11:00 am - Raising the Technology/R&D Bar
DKRW Advanced Fuels LLC, Robert C. Kelly, Founding Partner Daniel Capital Management, Ltd., Michael W. McGowan, President & Chairman Kurzman Capital, LLC, David H. Kurzman, Managing Partner U.S. Department of Agriculture, Roger Conway, Director, Office of Energy & New Uses

Keynote 12:15 pm - Gusher of Lies: The Dangerous Delusions of 'Energy Independence'
Robert Bryce, Author

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