Tight Oil: Possibilities, Challenges, and Policy Implications
8:30 - 9:00 am Registration / Coffee
9:00 - 9:05 am Introduction/Welcome
Neelesh Nerurkar, Energy Specialist, Congressional Research Service; President, NCAC-USAEE
9:05 - 9:15 am Opening Remarks
Frank Verrastro, Senior VP and Director, Energy & National Security Program, CSIS
9:15 - 10:45 am The Tight Oil Revolution: Technology Advances, Resource Size and Location of Plays
Moderator: Michael Schaal, Director, Office of Petroleum, Natural Gas, and Biofuels Analysis, Energy Information Administration
Speakers:
Tyler Van Leeuwen, Project Manager, Advanced Resources International
Hill Vaden, Senior Analyst, U.S. Upstream Research, Wood McKenzie
10:45 - 11:00 am Coffee / Networking
11:00 am – 12:30 pm Infrastructure Challenges – Transportation, Refining, and Natural Gas Processing Needs
Moderator: Ben Schlesinger, President, Ben Schlesinger Associates
Speakers:
Matt Marshall, Manager, Energy Analysis, Bentek Energy
Sarah Emerson, President, Energy Security Analysis Incorporated
Don Santa, President & CEO, Interstate Natural Gas Association of America
12:30 - 2:00 pm Buffet Luncheon: The Promise of Energy Independence: Challenges and Myths
Timothy Dove, President & COO, Pioneer Natural Resources
2:00 - 3:30 pm Economic, Political and Environmental Issues
Moderator: Peter Rosenthal, Vice President Strategies & Fundamentals, Constellation Energy
Speakers:
Lou Pugliaresi, President, Energy Policy Research Foundation
Ivan Sandrea, President, Energy Intelligence Group
Yusuke Kuwayama, Fellow, Resources for the Future
3:30-4:00 pm Wrap-up – Policy Implications
Jason Bordoff, Associate Director for Energy and Climate Change, White House Council on Environmental Quality
Don Paul, Executive Director, University of Southern California (USC) Energy Institute, and William M. Keck Chair in Energy Resources
