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The Purpose of Business
Lord Browne of Madingley
Group Chief Executive
BP p.l.c.
Two views about the role of business – to make money and to perform philanthropic deeds – are overly simplified, according to the author. The true goal, he says, is to combine these two ideas in a way that is organic to the business: to supply goods and services at an affordable price and in a way that makes the activity sustainable.
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Natural Gas: A Key to Global Energy Security
David J. O'Reilly
Chairman and CEO
Chevron Corporation
While global energy demand is expected to increase by 50 percent over the next 20 years, demand for natural gas is projected to increase nearly 70 percent. In addition to sufficient energy for the long term, a critical near-term issue the world faces is energy security. The author describes how natural gas can play a vital role in achieving energy security.
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Meeting the Need for Affordable and Reliable Electricity
Samuel Wright Bodman
U.S. Secretary of Energy
The author affirms the Bush administration’s commitment to improve the nation’s energy security by expanding the use of alternative energy sources and improving the systems already in place.
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Tackling Two Challenges: Climate Change and Secure Supply in the United Kingdom
Malcolm Wicks, MP
Minister of Energy
U.K. Department of Trade and Industry
Helping citizens reduce their demand, promoting coal production and forging strong political relationships with energy-producing nations are just three items on the author’s agenda for helping the United Kingdom realize a productive and environmentally responsible future.
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Meeting Energy Demand with Off-site Modularization
John Redmon
Operations Manager and Executive Vice President
CB&I
With production demand on the rise, operators need an efficient way to upgrade their refineries to meet the need for additional capacity. The author suggests a solution in modules that are constructed off-site and shipped to production fields for fast assembly, and he reviews the pros and cons of this option.
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Trading Places: Who's Dealing Now
Tanya Bodell
Leader, Trading and Institutional Structures
CRA International, Inc.
Energy trading has always been a volatile business, but in today’s highly competitive market a new model of systematic trading is gaining ground. The author details the current trading environment, noting the influence of investment banks, regulators and more.
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A Response to Crisis
Alex Mills
President and Chief of Staff
Texas Alliance of Energy Producers
The energy industry faces considerable challenges, such as increasing personnel, improving the energy industry’s image, locating the funds for growth and presenting a strong voice to the government in support of the industry. The author describes how the Texas Alliance of Energy Producers, formed in 2000 from the merger of two regional Texas associations, proposes to meet these challenges.
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Canadian Oil Sands: Challenges and Possibilities
Gregg Lindstrom
General Manager of Canadian Operations and Vice President
Welltec Canada Inc.
The sheer size of the Canadian oil sands, along with new technology to facilitate extraction and production, has prompted interest in the resource to rise to an unprecedented level. The author offers a history of oil sands development and describes advances in the primary means of production, including thermal enhanced oil recovery and steam-assisted gravity drainage.
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Meeting a Volatile Demand: Speed and Flexibility at No Cost?
Jim Alderfer
Principal
and Lee Laviolette
Energy and Chemicals Practice Lead
PRTM Management Consultants
In the energy business, the successful manufacturers know how to meet swiftly changing demand without sacrificing flexibility or making large investments. The authors describe the "lean" techniques used by these top performers, including automating orders and tightly linking manufacturing to customer demand.
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Nuclear Energy and the Future
Frank L. "Skip" Bowman
President and CEO
Nuclear Energy Institute
A long-term commitment to nuclear energy will make the United States more energy independent and energy efficient, according to the author, who urges Congress to implement a national policy for used-fuel management and resolve the roadblocks to establishing Yucca Mountain, Nevada, as a national used-fuel repository.
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The Future Is Gas?
Jeroen van der Veer
Chief Executive
Royal Dutch Shell plc
Natural gas has been touted as a solution to the world’s energy supply crisis. But, the author explains, a growing dependency on gas will create another set of dilemmas.
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Global Energy Security and Market Conditions: The Promise of the Asia-Pacific Region
Abdallah S. Jum'ah
President and CEO
Saudi Aramco
The growing economic clout of Asia has changed the dynamics of the international energy market. The author emphasizes the need to work cooperatively, and he outlines the steps his company has taken – including new initiatives downstream and expanding the capacity of the world’s largest natural gas network – to ensure a secure supply of energy into the future.
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SOX, the Untapped Value Reserve: Using 404 Compliance Data to Improve Processes and Reduce Risk
Charles Swanson
Director, Global Oil & Gas Center
and Dan Robinson
Principal, Oil & Gas Center
Ernst & Young
Beyond maintaining compliance with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, what advantages can come of staying aligned with the regulations? The authors point to the unexpected by-product of valuable data and documentation, which, handled correctly, can go a long way toward mitigating risk and enhancing productivity.
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Following the Money … Well, Not This Time
Don G. Briggs
President
Louisiana Oil and Gas Association (LOGA)
The author outlines how his organization helped mitigate the image of Louisiana as a litigious state by partnering with his state’s business and industry association. Their mission: to enact legislation aimed at keeping rigs and operators productive.
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Our View of Louisiana: A Partnership for Success
Robert L. Parker Jr.
Chairman, President and CEO
Parker Drilling Company
Already a key contributor to energy production, Louisiana will play an ever-increasing role as U.S. gas production from deep formations doubles over the next four years. The author describes the state’s potential and his company’s successes in mining the vast store of resources offshore Louisiana.
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Louisiana: The Energy Coast in Progress
Scott A. Angelle
Secretary
Louisiana Department of Natural Resources
Before Hurricane Katrina, says the author, Louisiana was poised to make strides in economic and environmental development. Today, the focus is on restoring the Gulf Coast, along with new legislation that ensures that judicial awards for environmental damage caused by E&P operations truly go toward cleaning up the affected sites.
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The Energy Charter Treaty and Russia's Role in Promoting Energy Security
Andre Mernier
Secretary General
Energy Charter Secretariat
The Energy Charter Treaty was drafted in the early 1990s to address such areas as investment, international transit and energy efficiency. Although the treaty has been signed by some 50 countries, the Energy Charter’s Transit Protocol, specifically addressing cross-border energy flows and the rights and responsibilities of Charter member countries, remains to be finalized. The author urges ratification this year.
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From Russia with Oil (... or Without)
Eugene Khartukov, General Director
Center for Petroleum Business Studies
and Dr. Ellen Starostina
General Director, PetroStar Consultancy
Head, PetroFinance Consultancy
The authors investigate whether Russia has the potential to become the world’s next major exporter of oil, or whether its well-marketed supply of reserves will only allow the country to provide for the nations that surround it.
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CAPEX VaR: Key to Improving Predictability
Richard Westney, PE, PMP
Founder and CEO
Westney Consulting Group
and D. Keith Dodson
Senior Partner
Risk Resolution LLC, a Westney Company
In the energy industry, capital expenditures represent a considerable portion of net income. Cost overruns can therefore have a significant effect on company earnings and share value. The authors explain how to combine a measure called value at risk, or VaR, which quantifies the volatility in an investment portfolio, with an analysis of a CAPEX portfolio to improve the predictability of capital projects.
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The State of the U.S. Natural Gas Industry
Stephen E. Ewing
Chairman, American Gas Association
Vice Chairman, DTE Energy Corp.
Supplies of natural gas were plentiful in the United States until the new millennium, when demand began to outpace available supply. The author discusses the country’s growing reliance on natural gas, in particular liquefied natural gas, and the steps necessary to make a smooth transition to a more significantly LNG-based industry.
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