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Don’t Miss Out—Make Sure to Register for the World Shale Gas Conference & Exposition
I am pleased to announce that registration is now open for the World Shale Gas Conference & Exposition, which will be held from November 2-5, 2010, at the Gaylord Texan Convention Center in the Dallas, TX metro area. With natural gas from shale being widely recognized as a likely geopolitical game changer for the natural gas industry, this is sure to be a spectacular event.
This event will provide in-depth training in key areas, as well as an exclusive senior level strategic conference that will focus on the commercial, strategic, financial and regulatory issues affecting shale gas production and distribution. This will be complemented by a technical exhibition showcasing the new and existing technologies that are unlocking the potential of shale gas.
We will be bringing together the whole natural gas industry value chain: resource holders, government officials and regulators, operators, service and technology companies, and pipeline and distribution companies from around the world to share knowledge, form partnerships and promote the emergence of this game-changing source of natural gas.
With only about two months before this great event takes place, now is the time to reserve your space. Keep in mind that AGA members get a discounted registration fee.
Natural Gas Vehicles for America in Boston
I don’t get out of the office nearly enough. Luckily, the format for conferences is gradually evolving as technology improves. A great example of this is the National Natural Gas Vehicle Conference-Summit hosted by Natural Gas Vehicles for America.
Nick Stavropoulos from National Grid was scheduled to give the welcome for the event but was also scheduled to do an interview with C-Span (see Chris’s post from yesterday). What to do? Well, how bout a nice video introduction from Nick that will play this morning. You can watch the embedded video below if you weren’t able to attend.
The summit, being held in Boston, started yesterday and continues through the 14th. They have a wide range of programs examining the benefits of natural gas vehicles. A sampling of the sessions includes:
- Can Washington Embrace Revolution? A Candid Look at the Mood and Mayhem on Capitol Hill
- Detroit’s Re-Engagement: Implications for the Light-Duty OEM Market
- Striking a Balance: EPA’s Proposed Streamlining of Aftermarket Conversion/Retrofit Rules
- The Communications Revolution: Should We Twitter? Do We Blog?
- Capitalizing on the MDV/HDV Opportunity: Assuring OEMs’ Success and Continued Investment
- Global NGV Snapshot: The Rapid Growth of NGVs Around the World
- The Grass Roots Revolution: Fostering Collaboration at the Local and State Level
You can download a full conference program over at the site. If you’re at the summit, leave us a comment below on how it’s going. I’ll be checking out twitter to catch what I can.
“The Future of Natural Gas,” Meet Dr. Ernest J. Moniz, MIT
The Natural Gas Roundtable was formed more than 40 years ago to advance the dialogue on issues regarding natural gas and energy policy. They’ve certainly done that. Just recently I’ve been able to attend events featuring Chairman Gensler, Dr. Stelzer and a great panel on the outlook of the natural gas industry for 2010 to name just a few.
The next roundtable will feature Dr. Ernest J. Moniz, of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Moniz is part of the group at MIT that is working on The Future of Natural Gas, a study that analyzes the role of natural gas in a carbon constrained environment. This study is the third in a series and while not yet final the preliminary report has been in the news quite a bit lately. The first two parts of the series were The Future of Nuclear released in 2003 and the Future of Coal, released in 2007.
The study takes the position that natural gas will play a leading role in reducing greenhouse-gas emissions over the next several decades, largely by replacing older, inefficient coal plants with highly efficient combined-cycle gas generation. From the release on the report:
“The report includes a set of specific proposals for legislative and regulatory policies, as well as recommendations for actions that the energy industry can pursue on its own, to maximize the fuel’s impact on mitigating greenhouse gas. The study also examined ways to control the environmental impacts that could result from a significant expansion in the production and use of natural gas — especially in electric power production.”
“Much has been said about natural gas as a bridge to a low-carbon future, with little underlying analysis to back up this contention. The analysis in this study provides the confirmation — natural gas truly is a bridge to a low-carbon future,” said MITEI Director Ernest J. Moniz in introducing the report . . . “For the next several decades, however, natural gas will play a crucial role in enabling very substantial reductions in carbon emissions.”
Some links you might find helpful:
A brief summary of the study at MyEcoProject
The release on the study from MIT (lots of info, six pages)
This Natural Gas Roundtable is scheduled for Tuesday, July 27, 12:30 p.m. at the University Club in Northwest DC. If you’d like to attend just contact Ella at 202-824-7207 or at eproctor@aga.org by COB on Monday.
True Blue Natural Gas Blog from the American Gas Association (AGA)- Natural Gas Market Indicators
- Spectra Responds to Natural Gas Pipeline Concerns
- Don’t Miss Out—Make Sure to Register for the World Shale Gas Conference & Exposition
- Dave Parker Receives Prestigious Key Award from ASAE and The Center
- Department of Energy proposes to use full-fuel-cycle analyses in developing energy efficiency standards
- High dividend tax rates will negatively impact utilities
- White House Supports Keeping Maximum Dividend Tax Rate At 20%
- Natural Gas Market Indicators
- Natural Gas Vehicles for America in Boston
- Nick Stavropoulos of National Grid on C-Span
