2017 Mid-Continent Agenda

•The U.S. natural gas market may be the most transparent in the world, but some are worried about declining levels of voluntary price reporting.  An expert on the natural gas market with years of commercial experience and policy interpretation provides her perspective on price index reporting in the natural gas market and why participants may be reporting less.

Supply risks are probably the greatest over the medium to long-term horizon with the significant growth in electric power demand resulting from the shift toward gas-fired generation and decidedly away from coal.

•Gas supply /demand & Exports -- LNG, Sabine pass effects, LNG differentials
•Pipeline infrastructure outlook -- Nexus / Rover etc
•Storage infrastructure concerns
•Global macro & oil impact on NG - post 2020 oil outlook
•Winter and Cal 18 pricing NG outlook

There are plenty of factors that are affecting production, and this panel is designed to provide insight on the significant issues that are currently affecting our supply & demand market. Gain insight on these issues (and more!)

·Up – and – Coming: SCOOP & STACK offer layers of potential, only second to the development boom underway in the Permian
·Will the Marcellus continue to be the major growth engine over the next several years, or is a change coming?
·How will exports drive demand: Mexico, Canada and LNG?
·How will producers respond to a changing price environment?
·The Midwest is seeing the most reverse switching…what’s that mean for the region?
·Impact of Harvey on the industry
^ Winter Forecast and it's affect on pricing

•The natural gas and electricity industries provide a service that is critical to health and safety in this nation. Yet recent events have illustrated why the interdependence of these industries merits careful attention. In short, this nation must ensure that outages and reliability problems are not the result of the lack of coordination between the electricity and gas industries. 

As we have seen over the last few years, natural gas is being used much more heavily in electricity generation. This trend appears likely to accelerate as coal-powered generation is retired, renewable energy resources require more backup by natural gas plants, and low natural gas prices encourage more use of gas. And recent problems, most importantly, the 2011  Southwest gas outage, the Polar Vortex, and California's  Aliso Canyon storage leak suggest that more resources must be allocated to planning for the increased use of natural gas to generate electricity.

With major changes already in motion for the Natural Gas Industry, what does the future hold? The Midwest remains a compelling region as it continues to produce new developments and projects. During this panel, the speakers will address project updates on REX, NEXUS, VECTOR, ROVER, LDC market expansion, virtual pipeline capabilities and much more.

Please join our hosts, the Corporate Sponsors, at a cocktail reception in your honor. Don’t make your dinner plans too early as hors d’oeuvres and an open bar will be the highlight of this extremely well attended session!

1. What are the important issues/challenges for your company in both the short-term and the long-term? How will your company meet these challenges?
2. How is the current low price commodity environment impacting your company in the short and medium term?
3. What are your expectations of the electric generation sector next Summer and what impact will that have in your region? Is there new power generation or industrial load growth/development in your region? If so, how does it affect your purchasing activity and strategy going forward?
4. How does the elevated storage inventory levels, availability of incremental gas supply and increasing pipeline deliverability to your market area, change your winter purchasing plans from what may be considered historical norms?
5. How does the forecast for recent exploration and production affect your gas buying decisions?
6. What impact does the current gas storage levels have on your buying decisions? When will the natural gas industry see a recovery in storage arbitrage?
7. How do you think US LNG Exports will impact your purchasing plans?
8. Can you describe your current purchasing and hedging plans/ strategies? Looking forward, what adjustments have you made or do you plan to make to those plans/strategies, and why?
9.What tools and assets would you like to have access to as an end-user to improve your ability to manage your energy portfolio?
10. What factors, other than price, influence your decision to choose one supplier over another?