2017 Rockies & West Agenda

The Energy Information Administration projects world energy demand to increase 28% between 2015 and 2040 with much of the increase being met by growth in natural gas production. This presentation will focus on the following topics:
•The geographic areas expected to the experience the greatest increase in future energy demand
•The main determinants of these increases
•How these increases will be met by shifts in fuel shares in light of the economic environment
•How natural gas markets are expected to contribute to increased production in liquid fuels
•Which countries are expected to further develop their own resources to help meet global natural gas demand

• The FERC initiated the Gas-Electric Harmonization topic in 2012. The goal was to prepare the gas business to meet the increasing demands on natural gas because of gas-fired generation. The industry, through NAESB, worked on this topic until April 2017. This presentation will cover the work that has been done to date, the changes that were accomplished, the changes the failed and, most importantly, what needs to happen next to move us forward toward a reliable future.