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Global Energy: Today & Tomorrow
North Texas Energy Council 20th Annual Energy Symposium

What: The best and brightest in the petroleum industry will gather for the North Texas Energy Council’s 20th Annual Energy Symposium, which will focus on the various forces shaping the industry today and how to deal with them tomorrow.  The symposium addresses the state of the energy industry, along with new products and services.  In addition, the bulk of proceeds provide scholarships for students pursuing careers in the energy field.  

When:   March 5, 2008 – Reception
              March 6, 2008 – Symposium

Time:

March 5 – Reception Agenda:
6 - 8:00 p.m. - Reception Honoring Speakers and Sponsors at the Dallas Petroleum Club


March 6 – Symposium Agenda:
8:00 a.m. Registration Opens
9:00 a.m. “Welcome to the NTEC 20th Annual Energy Symposium”
Speaker: Jimmy Talley
NTEC VP Symposium
Talley & Associates, CPA’s and Professional Consultants
9:10 a.m. “Energy Economic Forecast”
Speaker: Collin Gerry, Raymond James
9:45 a.m. “The Outlook for Energy: A View to 2030”
Speaker: J. Jason Hammer
Energy Advisor, Corporate Planning
ExxonMobil Corporation
10:20 a.m. Break
10:30 a.m. “Available Technologies for Frac Water Reuse”
Speaker: Mark Wilson
GE Water & Process Technology
10:50 a.m. “Current Texas Oil and Gas Development and Exploration Trends”
Speaker: Dr. William L. Fisher
Leonidas T. Barrow Chair and Professor of Geology
Jackson School of Geosciences
University of Texas, Austin
11:25 a.m. “Analysis of Current Texas Railroad Commission Issues and Reports”
Speaker:  Elizabeth Ames Jones
Chairwoman Texas Railroad Commission
Noon “Introductions”
Speaker: Peggy Tibbetts
TEC President and Partner, LaRoche Petroleum Consultants, Ltd.
“Keynote Speaker Introduction”: Congressman Pete Sessions 
Luncheon Keynote Speaker:  Ray L. Hunt, Hunt Oil Company

Where: SMU, Hughes Trigg Center 


About the North Texas Energy Council

The North Texas Energy Council (NTEC) is a non-profit, non-partisan organization of professional and educational societies dedicated to serving the energy industry in North Texas. The NTEC was originally founded in 1988 as the Dallas Energy Council and changed to the North Texas Energy Council in 1996. The membership is comprised of over 5,000 members from these various organizations (Member Organizations). The Council is headquartered in Dallas, Texas. The NTEC provides a forum for all energy-related professional societies and educational institutions to communicate issues and transfer technology among its members and the general public.  For more information visit www.ntenergycouncil.org.


Contact:


Jimmy Talley
(214) 949-2950

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