“The conference featured experienced presenters and a sophisticated audience, making for excellent exchanges”

— March 2005 Attendee Jim Bowe, Partner, Dewey Ballantine

Platts 4th Annual Gas Storage Outlook, January 19-20, 2006, Houston, TX provides a forum for gas storage operators, pipeline operators, gas customers, and storage investors to discuss the changing storage dynamics in North America. You’ll have the opportunity to question high-level panels of industry, legal, and regulatory authorities as they debate the future course of storage post-Hurricane Katrina.

• PRE-CONFERENCE WORKSHOP — “Gas Storage Valuation for LDC’s and Traders — Drivers and Market Perspectives”
  Hosted by Tim Sherwood, Washington Gas, and Mark McKee,
  Energy Transfer Partners, L.P.

Topics of Discussion for 2006:

• New storage standards spurred by the Energy Policy Act of 2005;
  • are market-based rates a forgone conclusion?
  • will FERC seek to protect the public interest in reasonable rates?
  • is it still advisable to attempt to show a lack of market power?
• Gas storage/supply outlook for 2006 Post-Katrina: What will the gas market and storage look like Summer 2006? Has natural gas demand destruction served as a ‘recovery cushion’ following Katrina?
• Storage-related insurance policies: How can storage inventory be assured for the benefit of the customer? What insurance approaches are best?
• Transactions and trends in storage A&D: Credit downgrades/requirements, selling of interests, and investment opportunities
• Drivers behind 2005 price surges: Fundamental or physical factors?
• How do you manage current extreme summer/winter spreads?
• How do you negotiate long-term contracts?
• Midstream trader perspectives: Hedges, options, puts/calls
• Electric and LDC customer perspectives: Balancing generation requirements, multi-cycle and day-ahead peaking services, and merchant trading
• The storage desires of LNG importers
• Effects of LNG imports on regional gas prices and basis differentials
• will the growth of the LNG market hinge on CA prevailing in its case against FERC?

Speakers include (check back for updates!):

• Richard C. Daniel, President, EnCana Gas Storage Inc.
• Christopher A. Helms, President, NiSource Pipeline Group
• Keith White, Managing Director, Chief Strategic Officer, NW Natural
• Steve Muscato, Vice President, TXU Energy Trading
• Stephen P. A. Brown, Director of Energy Economics and Microeconomic Policy Analysis, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas
• Steve Kidder, Director, Trading, Cargill Power & Gas Markets
• Patrick Peldner, Vice President, ENSTOR Operating Company LLC
• Dana Grams, Senior Vice President, AGL Resources
• Joe Kienle, Director, Market Center Services, Dominion Transmission
• J. Chris Jones, Managing Director, Haddington Ventures LLC
• Pat Johnson, Director, Pipeline Group Strategy, El Paso Pipeline Group
• Laurie Fitzmaurice, Commercial Project Manager, Liberty Gas Storage, Sempra Pipelines & Storage
• Robert Beck, Storage Manager, Anadarko Petroleum Corporation
• Mark McKee, Gas Trader, Energy Transfer Partners, L.P. (invited)
• T.J. Holt, Director, Gas Portfolio Management, Direct Energy
• Peter Ledig, Direct Energy
• Carl Levander,Vice President, Marketing and Regulatory Strategy, Columbia Gas Transmission Co.
• Mark D. Cook, Principal, SGR Holdings, LLC
• James P. Baker,Director, Simmons & Company International
• Kevin OToole, Vice President, Hub Services, Western Hub Properties
• Catherine Flax, Managing Director, JPMorgan
• Russ Kovin, Director, Gas Storage, Enterprise Products Partners LP
• Scott R. Smith,Senior Vice President, Lukens Energy Group
• Jack Flautt, Managing Director, Marsh & McLennan
• Grace D. Soderberg, Assistant General Counsel, NARUC
• James F. Bowe, Jr., Partner, Energy Markets and Regulatory Group, Dewey Ballantine LLP
• Jeffrey Foutch, Chief Commercial Officer, Falcon Gas Storage
• Berne Mosley, Director, Division of Pipeline Certificates, Office of Energy Projects, FERC
• Christopher B. McGill, Managing Director Policy Analysis, AGA
• Tim Sherwood, Director, Energy Acquisition, Washington Gas
• Randy Bynum, Commissioner, Arkansas Public Service Commission
• Michael Ward, President and Chief Executive Officer, Tidelands Oil & Gas Corporation
• H.J. (Hal) Miller, Managing Director, Galway Group LP

Organizations that have attended past Platts storage events:

ABN AMRO • Adams Energy Group • AEP Texas • AG Edwards & Sons Inc • Alabama Gas Corp • Ameren Energy Fuels & Services Co • Anadarko Corp • Arclight Capital Partners Llc • Arkansas Oklahoma Gas Corp • Barclays Capital • Basic Systems Inc • Bay Gas Storage Co • BHP Billiton • Bloomberg L P • BP • Bridgeline Holdings LP • Burckhardt Compression AG • Bureau of Land Management • Caledonia Energy Partners • Caminus Corp • Cargill • CenterPoint Energy • Cinergy • Cit Group Business Credit Inc • Cockrell Interest • Colombia Gas Transmission • Commonwealth Energy Corp • Crystal Gas Storage • Davis Operating Co • Dexia Credit Local • Division of Oil & Gas • Dominion • Duke Energy North America LLC • El Paso Corp • Enbridge Inc • EnCana Corp • Energy Authority Inc • Energy Information Administration • Enstor • EPCOR • Equitable Energy • Exeter Energy Services • Falcon Gas Storage Co • FEA • FERC • Financial Engineering Associates Inc • Fluor • GE Power Funding Corp • Global Gas Grp LLC • Gulf South Pipeline Co • HNG Storage Co • Hunt Resources Inc • Illinois Commerce Comm • Infinite Energy Inc • Inflow Petroleum Resources LLC • INSSINC • International Gas Consulting Inc • Intragaz Inc • Itron Inc • Japan Bank for International Cooperation • John & Hengerer • JP Morgan • Kern River Gas Transmission Co • KeySpan Energy • Kinder Morgan • Koch Industries Inc • Latitude Technologies Inc • Lime Rock Partners • Lukens Consulting Grp Inc • Lukens Energy Grp • Macleod Dixon LLP • Marathon Oil Co • Martin Gas Transport • MindSpan Inc • Mncpl Gas Authority of Georgia • Multifuels • Murphy Exploration • Natexis Banque Populaires • Natl Fuel Gas • Natl Grid USA • Navajo Tribal Utility Authority • Netherland Sewell & Associates Inc • New Energy Associates • New Jersey Resources Corp • NewEnergy Associates LLC • Nicor Gas • Nicor Inc • NJR Energy Services Corp • Northern Border Pipeline Co • Northwest Natural Gas Co • NSAI • NUI Energy Brokers • NW Natural • Oneok Gas Storage Llc • Oneok Inc • Pace Global Energy Services LLC • Pemex Gas y Petroquimica Basica • PG&E Natl Energy Grp • Pinnacle West Marketing & Trading • Pipeline Power Partners LP • Port Barre Gas Storage • PPM Energy • ProLiance Energy LLC • PROS Revenue Mgmt • Public Service Co Of New Mexico • Quantum Energy Partners LP • Questar • Reliant Resources • Republic Financial Corp • Reuters America • RW Beck • Sacramento Municipal Utility District • Salt River Project • Scottish Power • Semco Energy Inc • Sempra Utilities • SGR Holdings LLC • SK Enron • Sound Energy Solutions • Southern California Gas Co • SouthStar Energy Services • Spectrum Risk Decisions LP • Strata Power Co • SubSurface Technology Inc • SunTrust Banks Inc • Sygnet Risk Group • TEA • Tennessee Gas Pipeline Co • Totem Gas Storage Co LLC • TransCanada PipeLines • Tribute Resource Inc • Unocal Corp • Visual Lease Services • W R Huff Asset Management Co • Washington Group Intl • Western Hub Properties LLC • WestLB • Williams Power • Wisconsin Energy Corp.

For more information contact:

Speaking/Attending
James Gillies
P: 781-860-6110
james_gillies@platts.com

Sponsorship Opportunities
Lorne Grout
P: 781-860-6112
Lorne_grout@platts.com