LSU CES GSER 2012 Agenda

20 - 21 Juune 2012

Dalton J. Woods Auditorium
Energy, Coast & Environment Bldg
Louisiana State University
Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Gulf States Energy Retreat 2012:

AGENDA

Wednesday Afternoon, 20 June 2012
11:00 - 12:00	REGISTRATION
12:00 - 12:10	Welcome	Dr. David E. Dismukes, Associate Executive Director and Professor, LSU Center for Energy Students
12:10 - 1:30	Session #1: Major Issues Facing The Energy Industry Major issues facing the industry, including federal and state legislative/regulatory developments and conflicts, the allocation of limited resources, etc	Moderator: Bob Livingston, former Congressman and head of the Livingston Group Speakers: - Dr. Patrick Martin, former Campanile Professor of Mineral Law at LSU Law Center and Director of the Louisiana Mineral Law Institute - Bruce M. Kramer, Professor at Texas Tech University School of Law and co-author of Williams and Meyers Oil and Gas Law
1:30 - 1:40	BREAK
1:40 - 3:00	Session #2: Geological/Geophysical, Technological and Operational Advances A roundtable discussion on advances and emerging technology in fracking and horizontal drilling technology	Moderator: John J. Jaskot, Partner and Chair of Jones Walker's Government Relations Practice Group Speakers: - Chuck Duginski, Chesapeake Energy Corp., District Manager - Haynesville Shale - Louis F. Gilbert, Geologist, Louis Gilbert & Associates, Inc. - Kevin Schepel, ZaZa Energy Corp., Executive Vice President of Exploration & Production
3:00 - 3:10	BREAK
3:10 - 4:30	Session #3: Regulatory Roundtable An overview of recent developments at the Louisiana Department of Natural Resources and the Louisiana Public Service Commission	Moderator: Marjorie McKeithen, Co-Chair of Jones Walker's Energy, Environment & Natural Resources Industry Team, and former Secretary for the Louisiana Mineral Board and Assistant Secretary to the Louisiana Department of Natural Resources, Office of Mineral Resources. Speakers: - The Honorable Scott A. Angelle, Secretary of the Department of Natural Resources - The Honorable Foster L. Campbell, Louisiana Public Service Commission, District 5 Commissioner and former 26-year member of the Louisiana State Senate
4:30 - 4:55	Update from Capitol Hill United States Senator David Vitter will provide an update from Capitol Hill on major energy issues and policies	The Honorable David Vitter, United States Senate (via live videoconference)
4:55 - 5:00	CLOSING REMARKS	Dr. David E. Dismukes, Associate Executive Director and Professor, LSU Center for Energy Students
5:00 - 6:00	RECEPTION

Thursday Morning, 21 June 2012

7:30 - 8:30	REGISTRATION
8:30 - 10:00	Session #4: Water and Environmental Issues Roundtable Roundtable discussion on issues related to water acquisition, resource allocation, and new research on the impact of fracking operations	Moderator: Nicole Duarte, Partner in Jones Walker's Business & Commercial Litigation Practice Group Speakers: - Dr. Charles G. "Chip" Groat, University of Texas Jackson School of Geosciences; Director of the Center for International Energy and Environmental Policy and the Energy and Mineral Resources Graduate Program - Dr. Bruce K. Darling (Ph.D. in Hydrogeology and Geochemistry), Southwest Groundwater Consulting, Austin - John W. Oneacre, Ground Water Solutions, Ltd.
10:00 - 10:20	BREAK
10:20 - 11:50	Session #5: Company Leadership Session Energy company perspective on the future of the industry: changes, challenges and opportunities	Moderator: Cortlan H. Maddux, Partner in Jones Walker's Business & Commercial Litigation Practice Group Speakers: - Don G. Briggs, President of the Louisiana Oil & Gas Association - Mike Brownell, Chesapeake Energy Corp., Director of Regulatory Affairs
11:50 - 12:00	CLOSING REMARKS	Dr. David E. Dismukes, Associate Executive Director and Professor, LSU Center for Energy Students
12:00	ADJOURN