Gas Transportation Roundtable
October 13-15, 2008 Loews Hotel - New Orleans LA

part of the SGA Fall Leadership Conference

Roundtable Chair: Beverley Hatcher, Tennessee Gas Pipeline

Gas Transportation Topics (preliminary)

• New Approaches to Natural Gas Quality
• Environmental Challenges
• Best Practices
• Supply Concerns
• Infrastructure additions, including unprecedented well drilling, pipeline construction and gas storage development.  This session will address the status of these projects, and their impact on gas flows, seasonal spreads and basis differentials.

General and Joint Session Topics

• The Politics of Energy: Emerging Issues, Myths and Hype

Moderator: Tom Hawkins, President, Atmos Energy Louisiana

Panelists: (invited): 

- Nora Brownell, former FERC Commissioner

- Curt Hebert Jr., Entergy VP Governmental Affairs and former FERC Chairman

• Gas Supply Outlook and Trends - Panel Discussion

Shale plays in Texas, Pennsylvania and Louisiana; offshore and federal lands drilling moratorium; and other supply issues - traditional and non-traditional - will be discussed

• The Economic Outlook: Energy, US and Global Markets

Keynote Speaker: Dr. Loren Scott, Economist and President, Loren C. Scott & Associates

REGISTRATION:

Click here and go to the registration page.  Select Gas Transportation.  Fees are $545 (SGA member company employees) includes materials, continental breakfasts, lunch, receptions, and refreshment breaks. ($745 non-members).  Golf fee - $195.  

Who Should Attend:
Gas Transportation professionals including Vice-Presidents, Directors, Managers, and Senior Transportation professionals and others involved in Gas Transportation and scheduling.

Hotel

Loews Hotel New Orleans, 300 Poydras Street, New Orleans, LA 70130 Phone: (504) 595-3300
Reservations:  1-866-211-6411 and request the Southern Gas Association rate of $179. 

Cutoff date for reservations:  Sept. 19, 2008

Conference Golf Tournament:  TPC Louisana  The Pete Dye design is home to the PGA Tour Zurich Classic. Fee:  $195 - includes golf, cart, lunch and transportation

The SGA Fall Leadership Conference offers sessions and topics covering a wide range of issues facing the natural gas industry. General sessions, joint sessions, and focused roundtable sessions make this a valuable meeting for professionals from a number of functions.  The following roundtables are held in addition to Gas Transporation

• Rates and Regulatory Affairs
• Tax
• Gas Forecasters Forum
• Communications / Public Affairs
• Legislative Affairs (new)

You can also register by faxing your registration form to (972) 620-1613; phoning (972) 620-4012 and speaking to Debbie Krawzik; or emailing dkrawzik@southerngas.org.

Presentations from the 2007 Roundtable:

• 1 - Nathan SGA Conference 101607
• 2 - Mike SGA Presentation final 10 15 07
• SGA3 - Tom-Reji Presentation October 2007 Gas Quality Presentation
• 4 - Thomas SGA Rates Regulatory Presentation Oct 2007