CONFERENCE OVERVIEW

Advances in Gas Interchangeability and Gas Quality Specification Reform

The characteristics of natural gas supply in the U.S. are rapidly evolving as conventional sources are depleted and new sources, including LNG, CBM, shale/tight gas, and other unconventional sources are developed. Direct receipt of unprocessed gas by transmission systems has become a significant issue, contributing to this change in the composition of flowing supplies. Platts Gas Interchangeability and Quality Forum brings together more than 25 gas production, processing, pipeline, distribution, and end-user perspectives to examine the realities of achieving gas compatibility and the progress of industry efforts to date.

Hear from a distinguished panel of gas interchangeability/quality experts from:
AEP, Duke, FPL, Southern Natural Gas, KeySpan, Shell, Sempra, Questar, BP, Panhandle Energy, WPS Resources, Calpine, Chevron, GE, Siemens Westinghouse, INGAA, FERC, DOE, AGA, IPAA, Ohio Oil & Gas Association, Southwest Research Institute, Gasunie Engineering and Technology, Navigant Consulting

about how gas interchangeability/quality issues affect all in the gas value chain:

• Producers—Satisfying revised pipeline tariff, safety, and environmental requirements while still meeting increasing gas demand
• Processors—Possible long-term specification requirements for gas quality. What kinds of plant reconfigurations might be needed? Will contracts need to be renegotiated?
• Pipelines—Will new gas accepted for delivery make existing product unacceptable to LDC’s and other end-users?
• LDC's—Impacts on end-user equipment. Who will pay for technology to remove or extract hydrocarbons? How do you manage possible appliance change-over for new gas?
• Power generators—Impacts on equipment and operational reliability, especially turbines (NOx, unburned hydrocarbons, and CO2 emissions)
• End-users—Changes in uniformity of gas quality for appliances, industrial applications, including use of gas as a feedstock for chemical manufacturing

Distinguished speakers:

• Rick Smead, Director, Navigant Consulting Inc.
• Mark R. Maddox, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Fossil Energy, U.S. DOE
• Ed Murrell, Office of Markets, Tariffs, and Rates, FERC
• Chris Newkumet, Chief Editor, Platts Inside FERC
• Donald Santa, President, INGAA
• Keith Barnett, Vice President, Fundamental Analysis, AEP
• Bruce Rising, Manager, Regulatory Affairs, Siemens Westinghouse
• Dona Gussow, Contracts Coordinator, FPL
• Jane Lewis, Vice President, Regulatory Affairs, AGA
• Frank Stanonik, Chief Technical Advisor, Gas Appliance Manufacturers Association (GAMA)
• Hank Poellnitz, Engineering Consultant, Southern Natural Gas
• Edgar Kuipers, Director Market Access, Shell Trading Gas & Power
• Les Bamburg, Business Development Manager, Gas Strategy, Sempra LNG
• Glen Schwalbach, Vice President, Corporate Planning, WPS Resources
• Mark Hereth, Principal, PPIC
• Angela Floyd, Senior Engineer, Panhandle Energy
• Todd Dustman, Director Operations System Analysis, Questar Pipeline Company
• Jim Slutz, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Oil and Natural Gas, U.S. DOE
• Ted Williams, Director, Codes, Standards, and Technical Support, AGA
• Edgar Bowles, Assistant Director, Pipeline Technology, Southwest Research Institute
• Ben Ho, Technology Advisor, BP
• Colin Wilkes, Principal Engineer, GE Energy
• Dr. Howard B. Levinsky, Senior Consultant, Gasunie Research
• Bob Wilson, Director, Environmental Operations, KeySpan Energy
• Richard Kruse, Vice President, Rates, Regulatory, and Industry Initiatives, Duke Energy Gas Transmission
• Craig Chancellor, Vice President, Gas Regulatory, Calpine
• Thomas Stewart, Executive Vice President, Ohio Oil & Gas Association, Representing IPAA
• Jay Ellzey, Director, Production Services and Regulatory, Chevron Natural Gas

For more information about this year's program, click to view the agenda or see below:

James Gillies
Tel: 781-860-6110
James_gillies@platts.com

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Lorne Grout
Tel: 781-860-6112
Fax: 781-860-6101
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