AGENDA

DAY ONE: UNDERSTANDING STRATEGIES FOR UPGRADING TAKEAWAY CAPACITY FOR EAGLE FORD NGLs, CRUDE OIL AND NATURAL GAS

8.45 Welcome

8.50 Chair’s Opening Remarks

John O'Shea, CEO, Tradition Midstream LLC

EVALUATING THE COSTS & TIMESCALES OF UPGRADING EAGLE FORD NGL, OIL AND GAS INFRASTRUCTURE AND RETURN ON INVESTMENT FOR DIFFERENT STAKEHOLDERS

E&P OPENING PANEL

9.00 Evaluating E&P Companies’ Plans For Investing In Their Own Infrastructure In The Eagle Ford And What Opportunities This Will Create For Stakeholders Across The Entire Supply Chain

• Gaining an insight into E&P’s near term production forecasts to gain a realistic understanding of infrastructure requirements in the Eagle Ford
• Examining what plans producers have for building their own midstream and takeaway infrastructure
• Understanding how producers anticipate gas prices supporting development in the Eagle Ford in the future to establish the rate of infrastructure build out
• Identifying the various production quality of oil and gas to enable midstream companies to better understand E&P requirements
• Deliberating over the size and scope of the Eagle Ford resource to determine whether the boom is likely to be sustained to support a long-term financial commitment

Glenn Hart, President & CEO, Laredo Energy
Stephen McNair, Midstream Manager, EFS Midstream

9.50 Extended Question And Answer Session

TIMELINE FOR INFRASTRUCTURE BUILD OUT

10.10 Quantifying The Overall Cost & Timescales Of Upgrading Crude Oil, Gas And NGL Infrastructure In The Eagle Ford To Understand The Return On Investment For Different Stakeholders

• Defining an approximate timescale of infrastructure build out against current market demand to estimate overall cost
• Discussing the value proposition for upstream, midstream and downstream stakeholders to invest in Eagle Ford NGL, oil and gas infrastructure
• Projecting demand for products to determine the return on investment of upgrading Eagle Ford infrastructure for different stakeholders
• Predicting the life of the Eagle Ford from different stakeholders to ensure continued long term financial expenditure
• Addressing planning for know issues with construction of new distribution facilities to understand infrastructure limitations in the Eagle Ford

John O'Shea, CEO, Tradition Midstream LLC
Todd Eldridge, Industrial Market Segment Manager, Prime Engineering Inc.

10.50 Question And Answer Session

11.00 Morning Refreshments In Exhibition Showcase Area

EXAMINING SOLUTIONS FOR UPGRADING TAKEAWAY CAPACITY FOR CRUDE OIL, NGLs AND NATURAL GAS IN THE EAGLE FORD

CRUDE OIL TAKEAWAY CAPACITY

11.30 Evaluating Strategies For Upgrading Intrastate And Interstate Crude Oil Takeaway Capacity In The Eagle Ford To Meet Projected Supply

• Discussing short term takeaway capacity shortages in the Eagle Ford to determine what upgrades are needed
• Identifying a credible timescale for new pipelines and optimal locations for supporting the development of crude oil takeaway upgrades
• Understanding the level of investment companies’ are committing to deliver for upgrading and building new pipelines in South Texas
• Analyzing how midstream companies are addressing regulatory constraints and how they are building this into expected infrastructure takeaway capacity

Steve Jacobs, President, Harvest Pipeline

11.50 Question And Answer Session

NGL TAKEAWAY CAPACITY

12.00 Examining Plans For Pipeline Infrastructure Expansions To Handle Growing Volumes Of NGLs, Crude Oil And Condensate From The Eagle Ford Shale

• Anticipating a timescale for NGL, Crude Oil & Condensate pipeline expansion plans to enable midstream companies to best meet production forecasts and cope with the high gas pressure
• Understanding companies’ build out plans to construct new pipelines in terms of location and levels of investment committed
• Identifying where NGL pipeline expansion projects will start and terminate to enable efficient flow through to downstream pipelines
• Understanding current plans to expand pipelines to determine how producers will secure capacity for greater NGL, crude oil and condensate takeaway
• Assessing forecasted long term trends of NGL, crude oil and condensate production and consumption to project long term payback for investments

Darin Aucoin, Senior Director Business Development, Copano Energy LLC

12.40 Question And Answer Session

12.50 - 1.50 Networking Lunch Served In Exhibition Showcase Area

GAS PIPELINES

1.40 Explaining Companies’ Long Term Plans For Building Out Increased Natural Gas Takeaway Capacity In The Eagle Ford And How Gas Quality Will Affect Infrastructure Requirements

• Analyzing gas pipelines’ capacity expansion plans and timescales for increasing pipeline throughput
• Investigating the costs of constructing new transmission pipelines and how soon this will be driven by falling gas prices
• Understanding current plans to expand pipelines to cope with the increasingly high BTU content gas from the Eagle Ford

Philip Mezey, Co-CEO & COO, Blackbrush Oil & Gas

2.30 Question And Answer Session

GAS PROCESSING AND TAKEAWAY CAPACITY


2.40 Analyzing Plans For Establishing Natural Gas Processing Facilities And Increasing Takeaway Capacity To Guarantee More Cost Effective And Timely Infrastructure Build Out

• Understanding how midstream companies are investing in processing facilities to manage the increasing volumes of natural gas
• Evaluating the locations of future gathering and processing systems and which pipelines these will connect to, to determine optimal areas for investment
• Establishing how joint projects between stakeholders in Eagle Ford are serving to move gas out of the area and to market

Richard Cargile, President Southern Business Unit, DCP Midstream

3.20 Question And Answer Session

3.30 Afternoon Refreshments Served In Exhibition Showcase Area

CLEAN ENERGY PLATFORM

4.00 Evaluating How Flex Turbine Technology Can Reduce Operating Costs For Oil & Gas Operators In Compliance With The Strictest Environmental Regulations 

• Examining how the continuous duty grid independent power provides energy security with onsite power from associated gases
• Understanding how this technology is capable of running on pipeline natural gas and alternative fuels and features low maintenance, low emissions, low lifetime cost
• Providing a field case study to highlight it’s operating capabilities

Doug Baltzer, Territory Sales Manager, FlexEnergy

4.20 Question And Answer Session

EVALUATING HOW COMPANIES ARE ATTRACTING AND MANAGING PERSONNEL TO SUPPORT THE RAPID EXPANSION OF THE INDUSTRY IN THE EAGLE FORD

PERSONNEL FOCUS

4.30 Determining How The Industry Can Work Together To Attract, Train And
Retain Personnel In The Eagle Ford Region To Support The Rapid Growth Of
The Industry

• Understanding the strategies companies are deploying to attract the right personnel to the Eagle Ford
• Defining best practices for on board training of personnel to ensure optimal safety management of processes and technologies
• Analyzing how the industry can collaborate with industry peers to move towards resolving the housing issue for staff

Brett Haugh, Principal, Employee Benefit Solutions, Inc.

5.10 Question And Answer Session

5.20 Chair’s Closing Remarks And End Of Day 1

5.30 - 6.30 Drinks Reception In The Exhibition Showcase Area Kindly Sponsored By Our Official Fleet Management Partner, Ryder

DAY 2: BREAKING DOWN SPECIFIC MIDSTREAM INFRASTRUCTURE UPGRADE STRATEGIES FOR CRUDE OIL, NGLs & NATURAL GAS IN THE EAGLE FORD FOCUSING ON FRACTIONATION, CRUDE QUALITIES, TRUCKING, GAS GATHERING AND STORAGE

8.50 Chair’s Opening Remarks

Doug Baltzer, Territory Sales Manager, FlexEnergy

NGL MIDSTREAM FOCUS:
IDENTIFYING OPPORTUNITIES FOR ESTABLISHING NGL FRACTIONATION AND STORAGE CAPACITY IN THE EAGLE FORD

FRACTIONATION CAPACITY ISSUES

9.00 Analyzing The Current Fractionation Capacity In The Eagle Ford To Determine How Much Investment Is Required To Prevent Bottlenecking At Processing Facilities

• Understanding current fractionation capacity in the Eagle Ford to establish a timeframe for infrastructure build out to overcome capacity issues
• Assessing how new fractionation plants will connect to existing infrastructure and downstream pipelines
• Considering the potential end users of these NGLs and insight into how those markets are projected to grow to understand where and when investment is required
• Analyzing NGL production rates in the near term to realize how much investment is required to prevent bottlenecking at processing plants in the long term
• Identifying current storage locations and how these facilities connect to existing infrastructure in the area

Rob Schaefer, Director NGL Marketing & Logistics, Copano Energy LLC

LIQUID FIELD HANDLING

9.40 Understanding How Companies Are Treating And Stabilizing Gas And Liquids At The Well Head As An Alternative To Building High-Pressure Pipelines

• Investigating how producers are “handling” high quantities of these high-pressure liquids in the field – design, logistics, permitting and allocation process
• Understanding why producers are investing in significant gas/condensate gathering and treating/stabilization facilities to develop their own  “field” midstream infrastructure
• Understanding the issues and complexities involved with these off-lease central gathering and stabilizing of high-pressure condensate

Stephen McNair, Midstream Manager, EFS Midstream

10.20 Question And Answer Session

10.30 Morning Refreshments Served In Exhibition Showcase Area

CRUDE OIL MIDSTREAM FOCUS:
EXAMINING CRUDE OIL QUALITY TO DEFINE PIPELINE REQUIREMENTS, ADDRESSING TRUCKING ISSUES TO OPTIMIZE DELIVERY TO MARKET AND EVALUATING STRATEGIES FOR BUILDING-OUT OIL & CONDENSATE GATHERING AND TRANSMISSION LINES

CRUDE QUALITY

11.00 Critically Analyzing The Range Of Crude Oil Qualities Coming Out Of The Eagle Ford To Define How Midstream Operators Can Build This Into Their Business Plans

• Analyzing the range of high and low gravity crude oil coming out from the play to determine how pipeline operators are going to optimize the discrepancies with infrastructure build out
• Determining what different levels of sulphur are present in Eagle Ford crude
• Evaluating how pipeline operators are keeping tracking on the various gravities of crude to understand how it is accounted for and how this is translated back to producers
• Examining what the Eagle Ford boom is doing to the crude oil market to predict economic forecasting of crude oil prices in the future

Bob Kent, VP Refining, CITGO

11.30 Question And Answer Session

TRUCKING

11.40 Addressing Truck Fleet Capacity In The Eagle Ford And Its Ability To Meet Existing Production Until Pipeline Infrastructure Has Been Built

• Analysing the supply demand forecast of trucks until the long term build out of pipelines is in place
• Understanding actual truck shortage today and how many trucks it will take to alleviate that
• Examining who owns and operates the trucks to determine the long term availability of trucks and who’s going to bring the incremental trucking to the basin
• Evaluating potential regulatory hurdles on the number of trucks on the roads
• Understanding how and where barges and railways are being utilized to ease the pressure on trucking

Bobby Stewart, VP Fleet Management Services, Ryder Systems Inc.

12.10 Question And Answer Session

OIL AND CONDENSATE GATHERING AND TRANSMISSION LINES

12.20 Evaluating Strategies For Building-Out Oil And Condensate GatheringAnd Transmission Lines To Streamline Access To New Markets

• Identifying companies’ current plans to build-out oil and condensate gathering to support the development of the Eagle Ford
• Understanding the challenges being faced when developing transmission lines to establish the rate of infrastructure build-out
• Establishing how joint projects between stakeholders in Eagle Ford are serving to move oil and condensate out of the area and to market

Rick Wilkerson, President & CEO, Velocity Midstream Partners

12.50 Question And Answer Session

1.00 – 2.00 Networking Lunch Served In Exhibition Showcase Area

NATURAL GAS MIDSTREAM FOCUS:
IDENTIFYING OPPORTUNITIES FOR UPGRADING GAS GATHERING SYSTEMS AND PROCESSING FACILITIES IN THE EAGLE FORD

GATHERING SYSTEMS

2.00 Understanding Where Investment Is Being Made In Natural Gas Gathering Systems In The Eagle Ford To Determine A Timeframe For Infrastructure Build Out

• Identifying current plans to upgrade gathering pipelines to cope with the high gas pressure of Eagle Ford product
• Understanding the locations of future gathering systems to realize which downstream pipelines these will connect to and determine overall investment requirements
• Realising how midstream companies tackle permitting and right of way issues for gathering systems and how this impacts overall timescale for upgrades

Alan Peroutek, Director Midstream, El Paso
Rob Hallett, VP Business Development, Eagle Rock Energy Partners

2.40 Shared Question And Answer Session

2.50 Afternoon Refreshments Served In Exhibition Showcase Area

GAS STORAGE

3.10 Determining The Optimal Areas For Gas Storage Facilities In The Eagle Ford Based On Gas Flow Projections

• Identifying investment levels for expanding storage capacity to meet current and projected gas flows
• Understanding companies’ plans to build storage facilities in terms of location and possible timescales to ease capacity constraints
• Understanding how gas flows are driving investment in specifics area and how development of new markets may affect such flows in the near future

William Moler, President, Inergy Midstream LLC

3.40 Question And Answer Session

UNDERSTANDING PERMITTING AND REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS IN INFRASTRUCTURE BUILD OUT TO ESTABLISH MORE STREAMLINE PROCESSES

PERMITTING FOCUS

4.00 Determining What Can Be Done To Streamline Permitting And Right Of Way Issues Involved In Building Out Eagle Ford Takeaway Capacity

• Communicating potential changes of the permitting processes in line with regulation to derive techniques for more timely permitting approval
• Anticipating permitting process timelines to keep permitting costs to a minimum
• Understanding how agencies are streamlining permitting processes at the same time as regulatory changes and understanding what it means for applications that have already been submitted
• Clarifying the role of state and federal bodies in regulating permits and how they can work together more cohesively

David Porter, Commissioner, Texas Railroad Commission

4.30 Discussion And Question And Answer Session

4.50 Chair’s Closing Remarks And End Of Conference