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OGA 3: Market Update – Greg Lorson, TEEMCO
May 21, 2014May 20, 2014
Market Update: An Overview Of The Environmental Regulations Affecting Air, Water and Rail
- Looking forward to challenges and opportunities for the Oil & Gas industry
- Assessing the impact of environmental regulations
- Achieving environmental compliance in the face of continued production expansion
Greg Lorson, Chief Executive Officer, TEEMCO
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OGA 4: Panel Discussion – Drilling & Completions
May 21, 2014May 20, 2014
Panel II: Drilling and Completions
- Lowering the cost to drill: How to make money when gas sells for $1.50 Mcf
- Analyzing the potential of self-sufficient power: The change from diesel to natural gas-powered drilling rigs
- Increasing production with fewer rigs: how shale drilling has changed the rules of the game
- Addressing the challenge of sourcing water: Are new pipelines a financially and environmentally viable alternative to transport by truck?
- Evaluating the role of wastewater: Recycling, injection wells and barging
- Assessing the impact of monster wells: a look at some of the most productive wells on earth, located in the Marcellus & Utica Shale region
- Comparing wet and dry gas drilling – what are their comparative strengths and weaknesses?
- Illustrating the current landscape of acreage positions by E&Ps for both the Marcellus & Utica
Moderator: Jim Willis, Editor, Marcellus Drilling News
Speakers: Eric Luckey, Completions Engineer, Noble Energy
Dennis Degner, Director of Operations, Range Resources
Brett Schellenberg, Marketing Executive, Orion Drilling
Bryan Dickson, North East Division Engineering, FTS International
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OGA 5: Keynote Address – Chad Zamarin, NiSource Midstream
May 21, 2014May 20, 2014
Keynote Address: The Midstream Factor—The Critical Link to Success in Emerging Shale Plays
- Developing sufficient midstream infrastructure to support the natural gas industry in the Marcellus and Utica shale plays.
- Showcasing how midstream operations are paving the way for success that will benefit natural gas producers, consumers and the Appalachian Basin as a whole
Chad Zamarin, Chief Operating Officer, NiSource Midstream Services
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OGA 6: Panel Discussion – Health & Safety
May 21, 2014May 20, 2014
Panel III: Health and Safety Issues You Can’t Ignore
- Showcasing job site safety: best practices, the role of training
- Educating as to the safe handling of frac sand
- Achieving frac fluid chemical transparency using FracFocus
- Implementing effective safety plans for drilling sites
- Coordinating/establishing a relationship with local first responders
- Assessing the impact of OSHA regulations
- Detailing the impact of the DOT trucking rule “clarification” – how can your company ensure compliance?
- Ensuring security in the face of protests, trespassing and other crimes
Moderator: Jim Willis, Editor, Marcellus Drilling News
Speakers: Stefan Hirniak, HSE Recruitment Consultant, Progressive GE
Rob L. Gough, EHS Manager, Anadarko Petroleum Corporation
David Renz, Sr. EHS Coordinator, Noble Energy
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OGA 7: Panel Discussion – Environmental Protection
May 21, 2014May 20, 2014
Panel IV: Environmental Protection, Regulation and Compliance
- Specifying the bodies responsible for drilling & pipeline regulation in the Marcellus and Utica
- Evaluating efforts to overcome negative views of shale development by groups such as the Center for Sustainable Shale Development (CSSD)
- Preparing for the new EPA air pollution rules for drillers in 2015 – what do companies need to do to achieve compliance
- Tips for better soil erosion control with well pad and pipeline construction
- Assessing the industry impact on local wildlife: how can companies avoid permanently harming species and their habitats?
- Presenting results from the PA DEP air pollution study
- Evaluating the impact of radiation in shale cuttings and best practice for their management and disposal
- Does radon level in Marcellus Shale pose a health risk for consumers who burn gas?
- Debating the role the federal government should play in regulating shale drilling
- Discussing the potential impact of the proposed changes to the Chapter 78 regulations
- Detailing the requirements in the Rocky Mountains for sourcing, recycling and disposing of water
Moderator: Michael L. Krancer, Energy, Petrochemical and Natural Resources Practise Group Leader, Blank Rome LLP
Speakers: Nathan S. Bennett, Regulatory Manager, Anadarko Petroleum Corporation
Greg Lorson, Chief Executive Officer, TEEMCO
Scott Perry, Deputy Secretary, Office of Oil and Gas Management, Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection
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OGA 8: Keynote Address – John Applegath, Range Resources
May 21, 2014May 20, 2014

Keynote Address: Assessing the Marcellus Shale: What have we learnt in the 10 years since its discovery?

John Applegath, Vice President, Southern Marcellus Shale Division, Range Resources Corporation
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OGA 9: Panel Discussion – Community Engagement
May 21, 2014May 20, 2014
Panel V: Community Engagement: Are we losing the Public’s confidence?
- Winning the public perception battle: What is the current perception and how can positive change
- Connecting with local communities – employing local workers, donating to local charities, finance community projects
- Employing effective transparency to manage adverse events
- Judging the importance of social media in connecting with the community and stakeholders
- Forced pooling/unitization – how to make the case
- First impressions count: are your landmen helping or hurting your company’s reputation?
- Connecting with your leased landowners – keeping the lines of communication open and operating
- Maintaining good relations with surface rights owners who don’t own mineral rights
- Dealing with anti-drilling groups and protesters in a professional and positive way
Moderator: Alex Grant, Conference Producer, Oil & Gas Awards
Speakers: Brittany Thomas, Coordinator External Affairs, Cabot Oil & Gas
Sarah Barczyk, Manager, Community Relations & Stakeholder Outreach, NiSource Midstream Services
Dan Weaver, Public Relations, PIOGA
Stacey Brodak, Manager Community and Media Relations, Noble Energy
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Hydraulic Fracturing | Industrywide Issues | New York | Otsego County | Regulation | Statewide NY

Obama Coming to Cooperstown on Thurs – Hold a Pro-Drilling Sign!
May 21, 2014May 20, 2014

Calling all New York pro-drillers! President Obama is visiting Cooperstown, NY this Thursday, May 22nd. The 70,000-member Joint Landowners Coalition of New York (JLCNY) has put out the call for as many of their members as possible to turn up at the Baseball Hall of Fame to hold signs welcoming and informing President Obama that he needs to share some of his energy leadership with the recalcitrant man-child governor of New York: Andy Cuomo. According to the email call to action, the JLCNY says, “…let President Obama know that NY lacks his leadership on energy matters and the rights and benefits being enjoyed throughout the rest of America are STILL being denied to NY citizens!” Here here! We agree 100%.

Here’s the full announcement from the JLCNY issued yesterday:
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Allegheny County | Anti-Drilling/Fossil Fuel | Industrywide Issues | Litigation | Pennsylvania

Non-Profit Law Firm Forms to Litigate Against Marcellus Industry
May 20, 2014May 20, 2014

Well, look at this. Using an $800,000 grant from anti-drilling Mamma Teresa Heinz Kerry and her Heinz Endowments, a new ambulance-chasing, non-profit law firm called Fair Shake is setting up shop in Pittsburgh. It’s purpose is to find people of “modest means” to offer free legal advice if those people believe they’ve been harmed “environmentally”–whatever that means. Translation: they’re setting up shop to litigate against the Marcellus Shale industry. But they’ll also go up against “big coal” or anyone else that produces those evil, nasty fossil fuels…
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Commodity Price | Energy Services | Industrywide Issues | Pennsylvania | Pipelines | Statewide PA | UGI Energy Services

UGI Natgas Price Increase for 2 Regions, Decrease in 3rd Region
May 20, 2014May 20, 2014

Record-breaking low winter temperatures drew down inventories of natural gas in the northeast this past winter. The natural gas utility that serves some of the largest markets in PA, including northeast PA and southeast PA, is UGI. They announced yesterday that due to the supply/demand issues from winter, they will need to boost the price of natgas to their customers in the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre area by 5.7% come June 1st. UGI is also boosting rates for their customers in southeast PA (greater Philadelphia area) by 4% on June 1st. However, UGI’s third natgas service area–in central PA–will not change on June 1st and will actually go down on December 1st by 2.3%. Why is the price going up in two regions but down in the third?…
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Economic Impact | Industrywide Issues | Monroe County | Ohio | Regulation

Final Chapter of Ormet Plant Closing – Utica Could have Saved It
May 20, 2014May 20, 2014

A sad footnote to a sad story. The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio (PUCO) played a high stakes game of chicken with Monroe County, OH’s largest employer–the Ormet aluminum smelter plant that at one time employed 900 people–and lost…
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Industrywide Issues | Pipelines | Supply Chain

Moody’s Report: Marcellus Rearranges the U.S. Pipeline Picture
May 20, 2014May 20, 2014

Moody’s Investors Service released a new report last week titled, “North American Natural Gas Pipelines: Retooling as Gas Flows Shift, New Demand Emerges from LNG and Power.” The high level conclusions of the report are that if you’re in the Marcellus zone of influence, there are big changes happening with natural gas pipelines. Those changes include brand new pipelines being built, existing pipelines being extended, and entire pipeline reversing their flows. Outside of the Marcellus influence zone? Status quo…
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Allegheny County | Anti-Drilling/Fossil Fuel | Industrywide Issues | Pennsylvania

Pittsburgh-area Golf Course Faces Uphill Battle to Allow Drilling
May 20, 2014May 20, 2014

The owner of a golf course in North Braddock, PA (Allegheny County, near Pittsburgh) has leased the golf course for Marcellus Shale drilling and he wants drilling on or near the course. And because of it, he’s taking a lot of heat from some local residents…
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Anti-Drilling/Fossil Fuel | Hydraulic Fracturing | Industrywide Issues | New York | Regulation | Statewide NY

Poignant JLCNY Flyer Shows Dems Who Do/Don’t Support Drilling
May 20, 2014May 20, 2014

The 70,000-member strong Joint Landowners Coalition of New York (JLCNY) is circulating a poignant 1-page flyer (see it below). The flyer lists three prominent Democrats on the left side who have publicly voiced support for shale drilling and natural gas. Along the right side are two prominent Democrats and a Communist who don’t support American shale drilling, although one of them may support it if given a swift kick in the pants. Can you guess who the mystery fence-sitter, man-child, equivocating, non-leader is? (Hint: His last name begins with a “C”)…
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Industrywide Issues | Supply Chain

Supply Chain Companies – Exposure Beyond the Marcellus/Utica
May 20, 2014May 20, 2014

Listen up companies in the northeast shale supply chain–or those who hope to be. A good resource for you is the online ShaleDirectories.com, a sort of “yellow pages” for companies who want to sell to the shale industry. Until now, ShaleDirectories.com has served the Marcellus and Utica region. However, they’ve just announced a major expansion to several other key U.S. shale plays…
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Hydraulic Fracturing | Industrywide Issues | Pennsylvania | Statewide PA | Statewide WV | Supply Chain | West Virginia

Shale Innovation Winners of $100K in Prize Money Named
May 20, 2014May 20, 2014

Each year the Ben Franklin Shale Gas Innovation and Commercialization Center (SGICC) conducts a contest for researchers, entrepreneurs and innovators working in the shale gas space in PA or WV (see 2014 Ben Franklin Shale Gas Contest – $100K in Cash Prizes!). They award four $25,000 prizes to those companies or people they believe have unique products and services that will benefit the shale industry. This year’s winners have just been announced! Envelope please…
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