Agenda

7:15 am - 8:15 am CDT

Networking with the Industry: Registration and Continental Breakfast

8:15 am - 8:30 am CDT

Speaker:
Christy Coleman — Vice President, LDC Gas Forums

8:30 am - 9:45 am CDT

Panel: The Numbers Tell The Story: Gulf Coast market update and fundamental supply/demand analysis - Understanding; Insight; Interpretation; Forecasts, and Takeaways

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Moderator: Jamison Cocklin — Managing Editor, LNG, Natural Gas Intelligence

Speakers:
Jack Weixel — Senior Director, East Daley Analytics

Dan Spangler — Director, Analytics, Natural Gas Intelligence

James Pearson — Sr. Analyst Gas Fundamentals, ConocoPhillips

9:45 am - 10:15 am CDT

Networking Break: Shell Energy Cafe - Sponsored by: Shell Energy

10:15 am - 11:45 am CDT

Panel: Catch A Wave!: Midstream Infrastructure, Storage, and Virtual Pipeline developments - Supporting phenomenal U.S. Gulf Coast natural gas and LNG demand

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In order to move natural gas and LNG into/across/from the U.S. Gulf Coast, midstream infrastructure (pipeline, storage, distribution, virtual pipeline) has been growing dramatically. Increased capacity is necessary to support growing demand from various market segments, including:

Petrochemical, industrial, and manufacturing expansion stemming from economic development and re-industrialization.
Powergen growth, both for AI Data Centers, and electrical utility requirements.
Feedgas for the phenomenal continued expansion of U.S. LNG exports.
Support for operational and commercial balancing (including intra-day) such as for gas/electric coordination.

In addition to satisfying local demand in the region, the U.S. Gulf Coast has become a critical strategic transportation hub, experiencing shifting and dynamic flow patterns. Supply of natural gas to the Gulf Coast from traditional production basins is evolving. The region has also become a key conduit for delivering supplies to growing markets in the Southeast and Mid-Atlantic.

Natural gas storage and LNG infrastructure is seeing renewed interest, with pipeline capacity maxed out and demand for operational and commercial flexibility at a premium. Storage is an effective hedge against unpredictable demand swings and weather events.

Expansion of traditional midstream infrastructure is the obvious solution to address much of the increased demand However, in some cases Mobile Energy Solutions - Virtual Pipeline (CNG, LNG, RNG) offer tangible benefits. These solutions can allow new markets to be attached much faster, as a stop gap while traditional infrastructure is developed, and to solve complex operational and commercial challenges in a way that pipe alone may not be able to achieve.

This Panel, comprised of natural gas infrastructure experts, provides updates of status, as well as projections for continued development of infrastructure facilities and relief of constraints. Also included are perspectives and insights into operational optimization, project development and capital strategies, and policy/regulatory developments.

Moderator: Speaker TBD — , Howard Energy Partners

Speakers:
Michael Guerra — Vice President, Commercial Origination, DT Midstream, Inc.

Elizabeth Perez — Director, Business Development, Enbridge Inc.

Sean Phillips — Marketing & Business Development Manager, REV LNG, LLC

Edmund Knolle — CEO, Gulf Coast Midstream Partners LLC

Scott Johns — Chief Commercial Officer, Sapphire Gas Solutions