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The principle focus of the Gas/Electric Partnership is gas compression facilities planning from the wellhead through transmission.

Plan to attend the Dallas Compression Workshop, September 9, 2010, at the Hilton Anatole Hotel, in Dallas, Texas. The workshop, "MANAGING TODAY'S CHALLENGES IN GAS COMPRESSION -- Gas and Electric Options", will focus on meeting emissions and noise requirements for compression facilities projects, see agenda & registration form. Experts will discuss options for selecting and retrofitting gas engines and turbines to meet the changing requirements. Power suppliers and end users will address how to get over the hurdles to planning, initiating, and implementing electric compression projects. Successful applications for moving gas out of the Barnett Shale will be discussed.

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The 2011 Gas/Electric Partnership annual conference will be held February 9-10, 2011, at the Northwest Forest Convention Center, in Cypress, TX, near Houston.

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The 2010 Gas/Electric Partnership conference was held February 10-11, 2010, in Houston at the Northwest Forest Convention Center. The focus
was GAS COMPRESSION from PRODUCTION through TRANSMISSION. Click here for agenda. Presentations are available to download.

Click on a session topic of interest to find relevant presentations for downloading:

 Gas Industry Trends
 
Impact of Clean Air Regulations on Gas Facilities
 Upstream Gas Compression Forum
 Gas Transmission Compression
 Gas Pipeline Efficiency & Waste Heat Reduction
 New Product Options
                                        

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A special workshop on Electric Compression Economics was held August 27, 2009, at the Petroleum Club of Houston. A list of remarks and presentations with pdf files that may be downloaded are found on the Electric Compression Economics page.

The 2009 Gas/Electric Partnership Conference was held February 10-11, 2009, at the Hilton Houston Post Oak Hotel in Houston. Presentations  are available for downloading.

Sessions feature these topics:

Gas Industry Overview
Impact of Clean Air Regulations on Gas Facilities
Upstream Gas Compression Forum
Transmission Compression
Waste Heat Recovery
New Product Options

The principle focus of the Gas/Electric Partnership is compression of gas from the wellhead through transmission.

UPSTREAM GAS COMPRESSION FORUM

The Upstream Gas Compression Forum has been formed to help gas producing firms improve efficiency in gas compression facilities.

Producers of gas seek to bring production on fast, keep facilities on line, and continuously improve efficiency. They employ a rental business model for much of their wellhead compression, featuring many units less than 500 horsepower in size, but with a total installed base even greater than that within the transmission industry (where units can exceed 20,000 hp). The UPSTREAM GAS COMPRESSION FORUM provides a discussion forum to deal with the compression contracting topics that are important to the producer, including industry utilization and cost trends, equipment optimization, reliability tracking, service and contracting options, and total cost of ownership.

The Gas/Electric Partnership provides services for planners in industries where gas & power are converging -- gas pipelines, gas storage, power generation, and distributed generation. Emphasis is on gas compressor stations, and the numerous combinations of equipment available as shown in the diagram below. Powerful software for facilities planners to scope compressor station investment options is under evaluation in the gas pipeline industry (download brochure).

Presentations from previous conferences can be downloaded from links below.

                                                                        
 
                                    Gas/Electric Partnership Workshops
 

The previous workshop was held January 30-31, 2008, at the Westin Galleria Hotel, in Houston, TX, with dinner at the Petroleum Club of Houston. Here is an overview of the sessions held:

                                   GAS COMPRESSION FROM PRODUCTION THROUGH TRANSMISSION
                                                                    
(get all presentations)

                                                                 Gas Industry Trends
                                                                 Impact of Clean Air Regulations on Gas Facilities
                                                                 Midstream/Production Compression
                                                                 Transmission Compression
                                                                 Waste Heat Recovery
                                                                 New Product Options

The workshop was sponsored by 22 industrial firms and it was planned by nine gas production and pipeline companies, with the support of the sponsors. Representatives of these firms meet throughout the year to develop the agenda and program.

The 2007 Gas/Electric Partnership workshop was held February 8-9, 2007, in Houston at the HESS Club. These presentations are also available.

                                                   Pipeline Facilities to Supply Future Gas Markets - 2007                                                           
                                                                    
(get all presentations)

                                                                 Gas Industry Trends - 2007
                                                                 Impact of Clean Air Regulations on Gas Pipelines
                                                                 Compression Decision Making
                                                                 New Pipeline Product Options