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February 2007 Gas/Electric Partnership Workshop

PIPELINE FACILITIES TO SUPPLY FUTURE GAS MARKETS

Gas Industry Trends
Impact of Clean Air Regulations on Gas Pipelines
Compression Decision Making

New Pipeline Product Options

UNDERWRITERS 

MAN TURBO Inc. USA
Cameron Compression Systems
Ariel Corporation
CenterPoint Energy
Basic Systems, Inc.
VOITH TURBO INC.
Caterpillar, Inc
Hoerbiger Compression Technology
Waukesha Engine, Dresser Inc
DRESSER-RAND
Southwest Research Institute®
CONVERTEAM
Direct Drive Systems
Siemens
American Electric Power
CompressorTechTwo
ABB, Inc.
GE Oil & Gas

GAS PIPELINE/POWER COMPANY PLANNING ADVISORS

El Paso Energy

Panhandle Energy
Williams Gas Pipeline 
Kinder Morgan
Entergy Corporation

Produced by Gas/Electric Ventures

    GAS INDUSTRY TRENDS
    
Moderated by Donald R. Knop, Williams Gas Pipeline

    ● Natural Gas Supply/Demand Outlook
             Greg W. Hopper, Lukens Energy Group/Black & Veatch   

  ● Impact of Coal Competition on Gas Demand
 Joseph E. Ramsey, Jacobs Consultancy Inc.
    

  ● North America Gas Production Trends & Issues
 Eugene M. Kim, Wood Mackinzie

   Trends in Gas Storage & Requirements for Compression
 Randall Schorre, PB Energy Storage Services, Inc.

  IMPACT OF CLEAN AIR REGULATIONS ON GAS PIPELINES
  
Moderated by Sam L. Clowney, Clean Air Consultant, Inc.

      Status of MACT, NSPS, & NAAQS Related Air Quality Regulations Impacting the Natural Gas Industry
Jim McCarthy, Innovative Environmental Solutions, Inc.     

      Impact of Fuel Composition on Efficiency & Emissions of Prime Movers
            
Don Ferguson, the National Energy Technology Laboratory, U. S. Department of Energy

  ●  Greenhouse Gas - Policy and Technical Considerations
            Fiji George, El Paso Corporation

  COMPRESSION DECISION MAKING
   Moderated by Robert J. McKee, Southwest Research Institute

      Packaging Considerations for Reciprocating Compressors
           
Allan Olson and Geoffrey Anderson, Tech Transfer, Inc.

      Power Company Management of Severe Weather Episodes
            N. John Bent, Entergy

    Concerns and Management of Power Reliability
            A panel moderated by Ed Fouche, Global Energy Solutions - Steve Scott, American Electric Power; David Snyder,
            CenterPoint Energy; N. John Bent, Entergy; Arnold Eisenstein, Panhandle Energy; Larry Bowden, Williams Gas Pipeline
              

      Compression Applications in Gathering through Pipeline Transport
            A panel moderated by Robert J. McKee, Southwest Research Institute – Ronald L. Brown, Kinder Morgan; Randall G. Schorre,
PB      Energy  Services Inc.; Bryan K. Kendig, Marathon Oil Company; and Levi Chavez, OGE-Enogex   
         
  
NEW PIPELINE PRODUCT OPTIONS
  
Moderated by W. Norm Shade, ACI Services, Inc.

       MTM Inspection Technology
             
Vitali Griguil, World Energy Services, Inc.

       Ariel KBB/KBV Compressor
             
Jim Delaney, Ariel Corporation

       The HOSS (SuperHos) Compressor
             
Gary W. Tas, Dresser-Rand

       New AXIS Evolution Compressor Frame
             
John Bartos, Cameron Compression Systems

    ● High Speed, High Horsepower, Electric Motors
             
Gonzalo Maureira, Siemens Energy & Automation, Inc.

      
     A New Horsepower Offering, the Caterpillar G3520B
             
Mark J. Helgren, Caterpillar, Inc.

   ● HTLC Soft Starter
             Roger Grace, CONVERTEAM