Thursday, September 9th, 2010
2010 AACC Energy Conference Agenda
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| Welcome | |
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| A Changing View from Down Under and Impacts on Australian-American Energy Strategies - Sponsored by Macquarie Energy | |
| This session will focus on the common challenges and strategies in the approach to Australia and America's energy future. |
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| The New Frontiers: Meeting the Challenges of New Operating Environments | |
| Global hydrocarbon reserves are increasingly located in new and challenging environments. Hydrocarbon drilling and development technology is rapidly evolving in order to meet these challenges and keep pace with the industry's shifting frontiers. This presentation explores recent technological and developmental advances and how lessons in one environment can and have been applied and adapted to suit new environments. |
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| Into the Future - Technology Leads the Way |
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| At no other time in history has science had such a central role in developing technologies that will help to both maximize the use of the earth's finite resources. Australia and the U.S. have long been at the forefront of emerging technologies. This session will not only highlight some of those technologies but it will also provide some insight into the developmental decision-making process. |
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| Australian LNG and North American Shale Gas: A Big Bet on Future Energy? Sponsored by Maxwell Drummond International | |
| Australia is seeing increases in large gas developments both offshore North West Shelf and onshore Queensland due to expected future energy needs in the Pacific Basin. The U.S. gas business has been under price pressure resulting from lower demand and a significant increase in shale gas base level production and imported LNG. How will the interplay of geopolitical pressures, regulatory environments, supply and market conditions influence future developments? |
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| Crisis in Context: Lunch Keynote Sponsored by WrightWay Presentations | |
| CNN Iraq correspondent Michael Ware has worked in crisis situations for many years. He shares his insights on putting crisis in context and learning how to adapt to rapidly changing circumstances. |
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| Clean Energy for the Future: Coal Seam Gas and Renewables | |
| Although rarely discussed outside industry circles, coal seam gas helped drive a tenfold increase in the value of oil and gas deals in Australia in 2008. An ongoing flow of deals in Australia's coal seam gas sector saw international oil majors funnel more than $12 billion into the sector over the last two years. Peter Beattie will discuss Australia's experience with the industry's "new" gas. |
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| Energy: Opportunities, Investments, Innovations Sponsored by IHS Global Ltd | |
| Energy Technology developments are crucial to continued production, energy economics, and safe operations. This panel will offer perspectives on the state of the industry and the drivers, innovations and opportunities in energy technology developments. |
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| The Road Ahead: An Executive Conversation Sponsored by TGS | |
| This moderated conversation between C-level executives will provide thought and insights regarding the current business environment. The scope of the conversation will focus on the past 14 months and look forward to the road ahead. |
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| Business Considerations Regarding Climate Change | |
| Carbon emission programs have grown rapidly in recent years. Under these programs, some companies that emit greenhouse gases (GhG) have already had to manage their carbon emissions so as to know how many emissions credits to buy or sell. However, a new regulation from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will start regulating a larger population of facilities in the United States beginning in January 2010. While the EPA's new mandatory GhG reporting rule will only require GhG reporting for affected facilities, successful implementation of this new rule will help companies better manage GhG issues going forward. This discussion will highlight the opportunities and challenges that companies should consider as they develop their carbon market readiness plan. |
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| Opportunities and Challenges in the Emerging Policy Environment | |
| Terms such as clean energy, green tech, and cap and trade have become ubiquitous in response to growing demand for calculating the environmental costs associated with energy supply and use. Particularly in response to climate change, governments and the private sector in both the U.S. and Australia are implementing policies and mobilizing capital. With emerging policies as a backdrop, this panel will examine the opportunities and challenges associated with future investment, corporate adaptation, and best practices in response to this new paradigm. |
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| Our Energy Future: Developing Energy Cooperation between the U.S. and Australia | |
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After participating in several meetings last week between visiting Minister for Energy, Resouces and Tourism, The Hon Martin Ferguson, with Secretary Chu, the US-Australia High Level Group on Energy Cooperation and Innovation, as well as meeting Senator Bingaman, Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations committee on Energy and Natural Resources, Mr. Stuart will talk about the developing energy cooperation between the U.S. and Australia. |
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| Wine Reception | |
| Enjoy great Australian wine while networking with other conference delegates and presenters. |
Sponsored by Ernst & Young |
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