2011 Conference
Thursday, June 2, 2011
Opening Keynote: Black Gold Rush--Prospects for New 'Old' U.S. Oil Plays
Learn where the application of unconventional-play technology -- horizontal wellbores and multi-stage fracing -- could create new "old" oil-producing basins, such as the revival under way in acreage over Mississippi Lime in northern Oklahoma and southern Kansas, and what seems promising from Wolfberry in the Permian and St. Louis Lime in the Texas Panhandle. How much of what's old may become new again?
Rehan Rashid, Managing Director and Head, Energy and Natural Resources Research, FBR Capital Markets
Roundtable Discussion: Economics at the Wheel: Dynamics Affecting Energy Companies’ P&Ls
$100 oil. Pervasive political and social tension in the Middle East. Continued growth in shale-gas production in the U.S. and new deployment of this unconventional technology abroad. Burgeoning new oil-shale plays. Bakken on target to make 1 million barrels a day by 2013. Gulf of Mexico production declining in the wake of drilling suspensions. Continued calls for more global natural gas supply as LNG in light of nuclear-power concerns in the Pacific. Europe’s further efforts toward gas-supply independence from Russia’s Gazprom. Where is all this headed?
Arthur L. Smith, President and Founder, Triple Double Advisors LLC; formerly, Chairman and CEO, John S. Herold Inc.
Dr. Nansen G. Saleri, President & CEO, Quantum Reservoir Impact LLC; formerly, Head, Reservoir Management, Saudi Aramco Presentation not available
Andrew Lipow, Founder and President, Lipow Oil Associates LLC Presentation not available
Capital Spotlight: Winning and Deploying Bill Gates’ Money<<br/> NEOS GeoSolutions’ executive chairman describes the company’s business model and capitalization, particularly how it accessed private capital from Bill Gates, in addition to funding from Energy Capital Group, Goldman Sachs, Passport Capital and Silicon Valley’s Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers.
Silicon Valley Meets the Oil Patch-Funding a New Era of Natural Resources Exploration
W. Michael Long, Executive Chairman, NEOS GeoSolutions, and Special Advisor, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers
Roundtable Discussion: Money’s View of Energy Today
Capital providers and their partners have a distinct view when deciding on whether to jump into any deal. Some say unconventional plays destroy capital or are overheated, and a conventional strategy makes more sense. Many will fund only North America-focused stories, while others have a global mandate. These leading investors and advisors weigh in during this candid conversation.
Private Equity: Robert Zorich, Managing Director, EnCap Investments LP Presentation not available
Mezzanine: Rahul Culas, Principal, The Carlyle Group Presentation not available
Investment Banking: Frank Murphy, Managing Director Co-Head of Energy Group, Robert W. Baird & Co. Inc. Presentation not available
Institutional: Lisa Ferraro, Managing Director, TIAA-CREF Presentation not available
Institutional: Mark Warner, Natural Resources Investments, The University of Texas Investment Management Company (UTIMCO) Presentation not available
Private Equity: Geoff Solich, Co-Founder and Managing Director, SFC Energy Partners Presentation not available
Oil and Gas Investor Excellence Awards Presentation
Best Discovery of the Year: Noble Energy Inc. – receiving the award: Senior Vice President, Exploration, Susan Cunningham
Best Financing of the Year: Energy Corporation of America – receiving the award: CEO John Mork, and Raymond James, Managing Director, Howard House
M&A Deal of the Year: Chesapeake Energy Corporation and its new partner CNOOC – receiving the award: CEO, Chairman and co-founder, Aubrey McClendon
Turnaround of the Year: Chaparral Energy Inc. – receiving the award: President and CEO Mark Fischer
Best Corporate Citizen: Pioneer Natural Resources Corporation – receiving the award: Vice President, Tom Sheffield
Best Field Rejuvenation: Concho Resources Inc. – receiving the award: Senior Vice President, Jack Harper
Best IR: Linn Energy LP – receiving the award: VP of Investor Relations, Clay Jeansonne
Oil and Gas Investor's 2010 Executive of the Year’s Remarks
Edward E. Cohen, President and CEO of Atlas Energy LP
Roundtable Discussion: Growth by Drillbit or Checkbook?
Unconventional plays are coming onto the market as they have proven their long-life, producing profile. But, Is it better to pursue rapid-growth unconventional resources, or grow by drilling conventional acquisitions? These executives look at how smart companies boost performance by improving decision-making. How does a small or private company take advantage of the new world, when big companies and big shale plays mop up most of the capital, services and investor attention?
Mike Linn, Executive Chairman, LINN Energy LLC Presentation not available
Bob Reeves, President and CEO, Athlon Energy LP; formerly, Chief Financial Officer,Encore Acquisition Co. and Encore Energy Partners Presentation not available
Mark Fischer, co-founder, chairman, president and CEO, Chaparral Energy Inc. Presentation not available
Christopher Wright, Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Liberty Resources LLC; Founder, Pinnacle Technologies Inc.
Capital Spotlight: Rolling Out the Royalty Trust to Raise Drilling Capital—How ECA and SandRidge Did It
Raymond James has led two successful deals recently of the royalty-trust model for producers seeking to raise drilling capital—and in a hot market for distribution-paying equity. Here, discover how Energy Corporation of America and SandRidge Energy Inc. have raised more than $500 million, combined, in IPOs of Marcellus and Mississippian Lime acreage, respectively, to fund further drilling—and how you can too.
Howard House, Managing Director, Investment Banking, and Co-Head, Energy Group, Raymond James & Associates Inc.
Roundtable Discussion: The Game Changers—Contrarian Today; On the Money Tomorrow
Many E&P companies are shifting the bulk of their capex to oily plays from natural gas. In the long-term, what does this imply for producers, their investors and global markets? Capital may be plentiful, but how do energy companies deploy it to create the most value? Here is a lively roundtable discussion on the issues that will impact your thinking—and your bottom line—in 2011 and beyond.
Henry Groppe, Principal, Groppe Long & Littell Presentation not available
Thomas J. Edelman, Co-Founder and Managing Partner, White Deer Energy LP; formerly, Founder and Co-Founder of Snyder Oil Corp., Range Resources Corp. and Patina Oil & Gas Presentation not available.
Mark Gyetvay, Chief Financial Officer and Director,OAO Novatek
Closing Keynote:
Ben Stein, Economist, Writer, Actor, Humorist
State of the US economy, 2012 election outlook and the effect the abundance of US natural gas production and rising oil prices will have on the election and the economy.
2010 Energy Capital Forum
Opening Keynote Address: Debunking Five Energy Myths in 20 Minutes (Or Less) And Why The Fuels of the Future are Natural Gas and Nuclear
Robert Bryce, author of Power Hungry, the myths of "green" energy and the real fuels of the future and Gusher of Lies; journalist; senior fellow, the Manhattan Institute and managing editor, Energy Tribune
Seeking Clarity on Commodity Prices
At the end of the day, oil and gas prices drive the drilling pace, forge the economics of acquisitions and the demand for capital. But experts have divergent views on where natural gas prices will settle. Others say $95-oil is possible by year-end. Whatever the case, your bottom line is on the line. Hear from analysts on the oil and gas price outlook.
Neal Dingmann, Senior Vice President Equity Research, Wunderlich Securities
Protecting the Bottom Line: Financial Market Reforms
Congress, the Fed and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission are grappling with reforms that could impact how producers manage risk. New rules for commercial banks’ lending capacity, and derivatives position limits, might be imposed. Transaction costs could rise. Here’s an update.
Chris Croom, President, Asset Risk Management LLC
Private Capital Roundtable
Private capital providers remain focused on existing portfolio companies, but raising new capital and deploying it are not as easy as before. New E&Ps seeking capital still need guidance.
Case studies:
George R. Hutchinson, Managing Director, Jefferies Capital Partners
Glenn Hart, CEO, Laredo Energy IV, LLC
John Hoffman, President/CEO, Black Elk Energy
Greg Davis, Vice President, Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors
Recaps/reorgs/restructuring: Tales from the Trenches
No one wants a replay of 2009. Here, people who went through the fire share lessons learned on how to get out of trouble and stay out of trouble, negotiate with debt holders and more.
War Stories From 4 Workouts in 2009: Juggling Bankers, Bondholders and Asset Buyers
James R. Latimer, Managing Director, Blackhill Partners LLC
Working Out a Deal: The Anadarko-Newfield Joint Bid for TXCO
Rich Goldenberg, Global Hunter Securities
Panel: Drilling Capital: So Much Shale, So Little Time
Maximizing the U.S. unconventional resource build-out will take thousands of wells and billions of dollars for companies to bring their NPV forward. Here, they share how they are funding activity. Are joint ventures pushing other capital aside?
Private Equity's View of Resource Plays
Jordan Marye, Vice President, Denham Capital Management LP
Using private capital for resource plays
Mike John, Founder and partner, Northeast Natural Energy, LLC
How to form a joint venture
James (J.J.) McAnelly, Partner, Bracewell & Giuliani LLP
Roundtable: Commercial and Investment banking update
These pros discuss registered direct offerings, how new SEC reserve rules affect lending, where A&D markets are headed, and whether the IPO window will be open in second-half 2010.
Jerry Schretter, Managing director, Head of US Upstream, UBS Investment Bank Presentation not available.
James R. McBride, Executive Vice President, Managing Director, Energy Banking, Capital One N.A.
Marc Cuenod, Managing Director - Energy Division, Wells Fargo Presentation not available.
David Dodd, Managing Director, BNP Paribas
Roundtable: Financial Legends
Arthur R."Buzz" Gralla, Jr, Senior Advisor, Energy Banking, AmegyBank N.A.
Robert D. Wagner, Jr., Rivington Capital Advisors, LLC
Special Keynote Address
Shale Gas: A Cornerstone of US Energy Security
Rudy Giuliani, Bracewell & Giuliani LLP
2010 Energy Capital Investor Workshop
Investing in Oil and Gas Workshop
Why Invest in Oil and Gas? Prices, Supply and Demand
Investors will receive a macro look of the oil and gas industry with a clear understanding of key fundamentals.
John M. White, Vice President, Triple Double Advisors, LLC
In Pursuit of Petroleum: Geology 101
To invest in oil and gas you need to understand the basics of geology.
Peggy Williams, Senior Exploration Editor, Oil and Gas Investor
Understanding Reserve Reports
Understanding reserves and how they are reported is central to knowing the oil and gas industry.
Danny Simmons, President and COO, Netherland, Sewell & Associates
What is This Shale Craze?
Natural gas and oil shale plays are having a major affect on overall production and supply. Can the US decrease its dependence on foreign supply? Investors are watching oil and gas companies increase activities in a number of shale plays. What are the risks involved and what should investors know?
Ramona Hovey, Senior Vice President, Drillinginfo, Inc.
Investing in Royalties vs. E&P Stocks, Private Drilling Partnerships and ETFs
Investors face many choices. Royalties are a tax-advantaged, relatively risk free way to invest in oil and gas production. Which strategy is right to meet investment goals?
Alan McClain, Managing Director, United Capital of Texas
Martin V. Fleming, Senior Vice President, Noble Royalties Inc.
David Swearingen, Managing Director, United Capital of Texas
Evaluating E&P and Pipeline Master Limited Partnerships (MLPs)
For investors looking for yield, MLPs provide a tax-advantaged alternative to invest in the oil, gas and pipeline industries.
Mike Mercer, Sr. VP and CFO, EnerVest
2010 Energy Capital CFO Workshop
Energy Legislation and Operational Impacts
The impacts of energy legislation on energy companies and their operations could include changes to energy trading rules and best practices for reducing FCPA risk. Additionally, this session will discuss the status of carbon legislation, environmental tax credits and energy regulatory reform.
Scott Segal, Partner, Head of Government Affairs, Bracewell & Giuliani LLP Presentation not available.
Tax Legislation Outlook: Implications of the Obama Budget
The president’s fiscal year (FY) 2011 budget proposes $443 billion of tax increases on businesses over 2010-20, with a number of proposals aimed at increasing taxes on the oil and gas industry. These changes are estimated to have a $37 billion impact. Among the oil and gas preferences that would be eliminated are use of the Section 199 domestic manufacturing deduction, percentage depletion, and the expensing of intangible drilling costs. Where does this legislation stand?
Ray Jones, Tax Consultant, Ernst & Young
Energy Accounting Focus
Hear the latest updates on SEC comments on reserve reporting, the status of the FASB/IASB joint projects, and the IASB extractive activities project.
Desiree Latimer, Senior Manager, Ernst & Young
M&A Transactions and Capital Update
Shifting market forces, including restricted financing, a more complex risk profile, increased regulation and market volatility, are all rapidly changing today's energy business environment affecting the ability to optimize capital availability and deployment. With these forces in play, boardroom agendas are focusing on capital management issues, such as optimizing, raising, investing and preserving capital. As optimism returns, companies and executives are realizing that a new capital agenda is emerging. How is this new capital influencing M&A transactions? What is the outlook for M&A in the second half of 2010?
Jon McCarter, Principal, Ernst & Young
Back Office Issues
Companies in the oil and gas industry must invest heavily in exploration and production, yet they face growing challenges. They need help identifying the best strategies for pursuing existing projects and the most promising future projects for investment. Integrating a back-office system is essential in today’s competitive environment.
Bill Arend, Regional Manager, Oracle
Health Care Reform: Economic Implications for Employer-Sponsored Health Program
The recently enacted health care reform legislation creates financial and administrative implications for employers as sponsors of health care plans. Issues to be covered include: minimum benefit requirements, employer mandates and the associated penalties, individual mandates and potential migration of employees in and out of employer plan, and annual fees and taxes passed back to employers.
Edward Pudlowski, Principal, Ernst & Young
Fraud Awareness and Internal Controls
Understanding vulnerabilities and opportunities for misconduct is essential to management in mitigating fraud risk within their organization. Ms. Jourde will share considerations for management to use in evaluating their organization’s susceptibility to fraud and the effectiveness of their internal controls.
Paula Jourde, Director of Client Relations, Enertia Software
Risk Management, Hedging and Corporate Insurance Issues
To Hedge or not to hedge? Understand where your company falls on the spectrum from risk averse to risk taking through knowledge of price risks and dynamic risk management to choose products and strategies.Identify market volatility, current trends and regulatory reforms that effect companies.
Frank Verducci, Director - Structured Products, BP Corporation North America, Inc
2010 Energy Capital Startup Workshop
Workshop: Starting and Building an E&P Company
What’s Your Business Plan?
Onshore or offshore? Conventional assets or shale plays? Rockies or Gulf Coast? IPO in five years? Your plan needs to be well thought-out and match the skills of the team, for it will determine the type of capital required and the assets needed.
Cathy Sliva, Founding Partner, Blue Rock Energy Capital II, LLC
Building the Management Team
You may be the pitcher, but you will need some heavy hitters, fielders and fast base-runners, too. From geologists and engineers to financial umpires, here’s how to assemble the right people for the right tasks.
David Preng, President, Preng & Associates Presentation not available.
Financing 101: Private Equity
When you are ready to go beyond funds from friends and family, what are your best options that fit your business model? Here’s a quick look at the status of private equity funds for energy, and what these providers look for.
Brad Thielemann, Director, ENCAP Investments
George McCormick, Managing Director, TPH Partners
Financing 101: Reserve-backed Loans
Commercial and mezzanine-debt providers are eager to share their expertise and funds when start-ups come calling.
Lynn Bass, Principal, Gas Rock Capital, LLC
Building the Asset Base: Market Metrics for Acquisitions
The A&D market is turning around, but who will be the winners: buyers or sellers? Here is a discussion of what it takes for a start-up to win.
Craig Lande, Director, RBC Richardson Barr Presentation not available.
Automated Business Processes: Don’t Wait Until It’s Do or Die
Start-up managers must juggle multiple issues such as IT, HR, accounting and risk management. Building a strong foundation on automated business processes is key to successful management of these issues. This is just as important as drill bits and acreage.
Bill Arend, Regional Manager, Oracle
2009 Energy Capital Forum
The following speakers participated in roundtable discussions that did not include PPT presentations:
- Mit Mehta, Managing Director, CCMP Capital Advisors LLC
- Doug Swanson, Managing Director, EnCap Investments LP
- John Moon, Managing Director, Morgan Stanley
- Albert L. Reese, CFO and Treasurer, ATP Oil & Gas Corporation
- Michael J. Rosinski, EVP, CFO and Treasurer, Rosetta Resources, Inc.
2009 Presentations:
The 7 Deadly Variables for Energy
Peter Tertzakian, Chief Energy Economist for ARC Financial Corporation
Roundtable Discussion: The Abundant Till: Private Capital For Energy
With banks and investment banks seeking a new equilibrium, 2009 is the year for private capital to shine. But will their LPs be able to meet capital calls? These private-equity fund managers describe their investment parameters and outlook for the year.
- Mit Mehta, Managing Director, CCMP Capital Advisors LLC
- Doug Swanson, Managing Director, EnCap Investments LP
- John Moon, Managing Director, Morgan Stanley
Panel: Investment Banking: It’s A Whole New Ballgame
Investment banking has taken a big hit, throwing companies that need fresh capital into a dilemma. But many deals are getting done. What are the new terms in this landscape? What are some unique tools and techniques these bankers have constructed for their clients to prosper in a downturn?
- Capital Markets are Open for Energy
Steve Landry, Head of Corporate Finance, Pritchard Capital Partners - A Game Plan for Energy
Stephen Straty, Co-head Energy Investment Banking Group, Jefferies & Co. - High-Yield Takes the Field
James McBride, EVP and Managing Director-Energy Banking, Capital One - Navigating Our Capital Markets in the Downturn
Justin Pettit, Vice President, Booz & Company
Panel: Hot/Cold: Institutions’ View Of E&P Opportunities
Institutions jumped into commodity investing when oil prices zoomed in first-half 2008. Then, underlying fundamentals—and returns—changed. What do they think of alternative investment classes such as energy today? And, how is the alternative-energy subclass competing for a larger share of the energy-capital pie?
- John E. Olson, Managing Director, Houston Energy Partners
- James Wicklund, Managing Director, Carlson Capital LLC
Afternoon Keynote:
Christopher Cox, Former Chairman, Securities and Exchange Commission
Panel: Reserve-Based Capital: Commercial and Mezz Money
Commercial and mezzanine capital can double the acquisition and organic-growth firepower. Here are examples of how successful energy executives have further stretched their private- or public-equity powder with secured capital.
- Bank Lending Decks: The Forward Trend Post-Redeterminations
Jon Goddard, Vice President & Director, Investment Banking, Tristone Capital - Access to Commercial Debt, Then and Now
Jeff Forbis, Sr. Vice President of Energy Lending, Sterling Bank - Mezzanine Money's Role In Current E&P Capitalization
M. Lynn Bass, Partner and Co-founder, GasRock Capital
Panel: Arrows In The Quiver: Financial Creativity
Wall Street may be recovering slowly, so how do E&P executives take aim at new dollars? As always, the industry has found new ways to make a deal.
- JVs As An Alternative For Drilling Capital
Marcus Rowland, EVP and CFO, Chesapeake Energy Corporation - PIPEs
Keith Behrens, Managing Director, Stephens Inc. - The Successful Financial Workout: A Case Study
Matt Vaughn, Partner, Porter & Hedges LLP - Private Drilling and Production Funds for E&P
Mark Plummer, President, Chestnut Petroleum Inc.
Roundtable Discussion: Capital Users’ Stories From The Capital Trenches
These public- and private-company E&P executives describe their experience with capitalization for existing asset development and for acquisitions during the past year, their outlook for second-half 2009, and financial tools they’ve accessed to improve their overall fiscal profile.
- Albert L. Reese, CFO and Treasurer, ATP Oil & Gas Corporation
- Michael J. Rosinski, EVP, CFO and Treasurer, Rosetta Resources, Inc.
2009 Senior Financial Officer Forum
Morning Keynote:
"Merge Ahead: Mastering the Five Enduring Trends of Artful M&A"
Justin Pettit, Partner, Booz & Co.
The New Finance Department
Matters of IT have increasingly fallen to the CFO. Director & Officer liability insurance has become very expensive, and private companies are faced with their own insurance concerns. M&A involves hedging more and more often. Each of these issues is discussed here.
- New Tools and Best Practices in Liability and Other Insurance
John Ludwig, Chief Executive Officer, EnRisk Energy Services Inc. - The New Best Practices in Hedging, including in M&A
Gil Burciaga, Chairman, Asset Risk Management LLC - Financial CSI: Forensics 101 for Exposing Misappropriations of Funds
Scott Bayley, Founder, Accumyn Consulting
IFRS/IAS, Tax Law, Compensation Plans, Credit Quality
How do IRFS and IAS affect financial reporting going forward? Is SOX still overdone? What will come from the new Congress? Why has one producer invited shareholders to vote on management compensation? And, how to get those Moody’s and S&P credit ratings up? The answers will be provided here.
- IFRS and IAS: How These Affect Financial Reporting
John Mackel, Partner, Weaver and Tidwell LLC - Communicating with Partners: Best Practices
Brad Nickle, Vice President, The Strickland Group - Current Investor-Relations Best Practices
Kevin Langdon, Director of Market Intelligence, IPREO
Gazing Into Wall Street's Crystal Ball
Jeff Robertson, Director, E&P Research Team, Barclays Capital
E&P Enterprise Valuation Under New Reserve-Reporting Rules
The new SEC reserve-reporting rules for U.S.-listed oil and gas producers are here and greatly affect reporting of probable and possible reserves. What types of public E&P companies are most advantaged by the new valuation dynamics? What are the going-forward reserve-analysis concerns created by new SEC-defined identification of these reserve categories? Do these new rules make U.S. producers more competitive in merging with non-U.S. firms by better streamlining how the assets of each are pre-evaluated?
- Ron Gajdica, Managing Director, Scotia Waterous
-
Carter Henson, Senior Vice President, Netherland, Sewell & Associates, Inc.
-
Geoff Roberts, P.E. Sr. Vice President-Negotiated Transactions, The Oil & Gas Asset Clearinghouse
The Capital-Raise: Choosing the Right Money
A reduced amount of capital is available to energy companies today. Here’s a discussion of what types of money is appropriate for each task, and their price.
- PE Availability in the Current Market
Blake Webster, Vice President, Quantum Energy Partners - Current Pricing of Mezzanine Capital
Kelly Plato, Sr. Vice President and Managing Director, NGP Energy Capital Partners - Best Practices in the Current Capital Markets: A Case Study
Bill Weidner, Managing Director, The Rodman Energy Group
2009 Workshop: Starting and Building an E&P Company
The following speakers participated in roundtable discussions that did not include PPT presentations.
- Clint Wetmore, Post Oak Energy Capital
- Doug Krenek, Chalker Energy Partners III
- David Marcell, Managing Director, AIM Energy Advisors LLC
- Marcus Rowland, EVP and CFO, Chesapeake Energy Corp.
- Shane Bayless, CFO, NFR Energy LLC
PE For E&P Start-Up Capital: Current Funding Capacities
During the past few years, strong investor interest in energy has heavily loaded PE funds, thus creating initial capitalization opportunities for more good start-up teams and models than the few that passed the tests in past downturns. While the current commodity-price down-cycle is constraining new PE fund-raising, great amounts of capital from existing PE funds remain ready to deploy. Here’s a review of the baseline parameters of PE investments today.
David Bole, Managing Director, Quantum Energy Partners
Balancing the Capital Structure: Current Debt Markets
You've found the acquisitions that are right for your new shop. Now, leverage the purchase with debt-but from whom, and at what price? These commercial and mezzanine-debt experts describe current deal terms.
- Dan Steele, Senior Vice President - Energy Lending, Bank of Texas
- Clint Wetmore, Post Oak Energy Capital
- Robert Chambers, Chambers Energy Capital
Current Asset-Acquisition Metrics For The Start-Up E&P
The platform assets—proved, producing, with a good splash of PDNPs and PUDs—are traditional for PE-funded E&Ps. Here’s a summary of the current market for these assets—and the price.
Ward Polzin, Managing Director-Investment Banking, Tudor, Pickering, Holt & Co. LLC
Finding Deals: Shaking Platform Assets Free
While properties are coming onto the market now after a few quarters of buyer/seller valuation gridlock, well-cashed asset-hunters will dominate for the creme de la creme. Here are tips on how strong PE-funded start-up E&Ps can compete.
Roundtable Discussion
- Doug Krenek, Chalker Energy Partners III
- David Marcell, Managing Director, AIM Energy Advisors LLC
What’s Your Business Plan?
Oil-focused? Gas-focused? Onshore? Offshore? U.S.? Canadian? Non-North American? The business plan will probably need a dozen or more improvements before it will sell. Here’s a review of PE’s view.
- Ben Stamets, Principal, Quantum Energy Partners
- Josh Batchelor, Principal, Quantum Energy Partners
Right Team, Right Time: Essential Start-Up Talent
Expertise in engineering, geology, finance, land and business development, and operations will be needed. Here, down-cycle start-up E&P veterans describe putting together the talent to turn an incredible commodity-price buying opportunity into a significant profit-making opportunity. And, how much capital each team member will need to put up.
- Maurice Storm, President and CEO, Crow Creek Energy II LLC
- Jeff Voncannon, President, Redman Resources
Current Issues in the CFO Suite
Securing private equity is a significant part of the financing equation. Deal making is usually leveraged with debt capital, including bank credit facilities, and partners need surety bonds and other security. And, more issues fall the the senior financial officer, including price-risk management, physical insurance, IT and HR. Here are the latest best practices.
Roundtable Discussion
- Marcus Rowland, EVP and CFO, Chesapeake Energy Corp.
- Shane Bayless, CFO, NFR Energy LLC
Navigating the Unpredictable Seas of the Energy Industry 2009 - Zig, Zag or Stay the Course?
A roundtable discussion on evolving business plans or belief and patience in the stagnant A&D market and whipsaw price regime. What have these seasoned veterans done to find a way to make money in the face of the adversity and uncertainty of a very tough business environment?
Roundtable Discussion
- Rick Louden, CEO, Denali Oil & Gas Management LLC
- Randy Newcomer, Jr., President, Riverbend Exploration & Production
2008 Energy Capital Forum
To view the 2008 Energy Capital Forum agenda and schedule, click here.
2008 A&D-The Workshop: Starting and Building an E&P Workshop
To view the 2008 A&D-The Workshop agenda and schedule, click here.
