WHO WILL ATTEND
Senior Decision Makers From…
- Bakken E&P Companies
- US Major Oil & Gas Companies
- Independent E&P Companies
- Canadian E&P Companies
- Companies looking towards Bakken production in the future
- Government
- Midstream Pipeline Companies
- Midstream Rail Companies
- Midstream Gas Gathering Companies
- Midstream Refineries
With The Following Job Titles...
CEOs, COOs, VP’s, Directors, Heads Of, Managers Of
- Midstream
- Marketing
- Commercial
- Business Development
- Corporate Development
- Crude Oil Marketing
- NGL marketing
- Gas Marketing
- Transportation & Logistics
- Refining
- Investor Relations
- Operations
- New Ventures
- Government Relations
- Bakken
- North Dakota Assets
- Pipelines
- Operations
- Gas Processing
- NGL Transportation
- Rail
- Transmission
- Gas Supply
- Oil Supply
- Storage
Plus...
- Pipeline & Oilfield Service Companies
- Steel & Pipe Manufacturers
- Rail Service Companies
- Banks
- Investment Companies
- Market Analysts
- Consultancy Firms
- Housing Developers
- Gas Plant Builders
- Compression Equipment Providers
- Transportation Solution Companies
- Law Firms
- Construction Firms
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EXECUTIVE INDUSTRY SPEAKERS INCLUDING...
BAKKEN PRODUCT MARKETS & TAKEAWAY CAPACITY 2012
With the Bakken Shale formation being one of the hottest plays for oil production, North Dakota has become one of the largest oil-producing states in the United States. With aggressive forecasts suggesting North Dakota, Montana & Calgary Bakken yields could increase to over a million barrels a day, production is expected to continue growing at a phenomenal rate meaning it is vital to ensure adequate takeaway capacity to handle those production volumes and take Crude, NGLs and Gas to market.
Due to lack of gas infrastructure in place in the Bakken, great quantities of associated gas are also being flared along with the substantial value contained in that gas. As the Bakken remains the most active liquid-rich shale play, production growth prospects imply gas cannot be flared for the long haul and producers and midstream companies will have to begin to think about capturing those valuable gases and moving them to market to generate worthy returns.
To do this, it is necessary to identify the most lucrative market destinations to maintain strong product prices and to facilitate maximum collaboration between producers, midstream and government to enable takeaway infrastructure to be implemented at a speed that matches production.
Bakken Product Markets & Takeaway Capacity 2012 is North America’s first ever conference analyzing pipeline & rail market price differentials to drive forward immediate and long term solutions for moving Bakken crude, NGLs and Gas to market at the highest netback.
With the conventional wisdom that rail is only a short-term solution, the congress will seek to break those traditional barriers and explore rail as viable long-term, cost-effective resolution to the lack of takeaway capacity from the Bakken Stakeholders will meet to also understand the exact extent of infrastructure
expansion necessary to develop the financial and regulatory foundations
required for pipeline, rail, labor and housing developments to support
this.
Day one will examine strategies used to identify the most lucrative markets and evaluate different transport alternatives to ensure the highest netback is obtained for Bakken Crude, NGLs and Gas. It will also delve into the economics of connecting well-heads to understand the long term benefits, in a play facing some of the harshest weather conditions, of being able to take product straight to market pipes or rail loading facility. The congress will seek to break the conventional thought that pipeline is the only long term solution, by analyzing rail markets, the cost feasibility of rail for producers of all sizes and strategically comparing rail to pipeline to understand how when used interchangeably, can significantly increase a company’s profits. Finally, day One will review plans for gas gathering systems once gas can no longer be flared, to capture valuable product, move it to market, and avoid shutting in well production.
Day Two will examine refiners’ buying criteria to comprehend what attracts refiners to Bakken Crude versus a West Texas Crude to derive future market capacity for Bakken resources. Midstream companies will give updates on existing or future pipe and rail projects to provide insight to the current status of game changing developments. The Commissioner of North Dakota will explain permitting processes and regulations for producers and midstream companies to derive ways of hastening project completion times. It will also provide the opportunity for E&P, Midstream & Government to realize the mutual benefit of co-operating to facilitate growth and realize the full economic potential of the Bakken play. The congress will analyze other oil & gas boom towns to derive lessons learned, capital spent and time frames for living infrastructure expansion to provide an understanding of how necessary levels of expansion can be achieved.
Devonshire Investors
"We had so much learning and networking opportunities that I definitely put this as one of the best conferences I've been to.”
LEARNING BENEFITS:
To attain the highest rate of return on infrastructure investments, it is vital that Bakken stakeholders….
...identify the most lucrative product markets to enable producers and midstream companies to plan and implement infield and interstate pipeline infrastructure to reach those markets 365 days a year. It is also crucial for producers to realize the power of arbitraging between pipe and rail in absorbing highest netbacks against changing market prices.
Bakken Product Markets & Takeaway Capacity 2012, will bring together executives from the government and industry to address how Crude, Gas and NGL takeaway capacity and human infrastructure can be developed in the quickest, most cost-effective way possible to facilitate quickest development rates. Takeaway learning solutions will be delivered on:
MARKETS: Examining longevity of existing markets and identifying future markets to plan infrastructure expansion to the highest priced market destinations
WELL CONNECTIVITY : Understanding the long-term benefit of installing infield pipelines to ensure barrels can be moved out 365 days a year
RAIL TAKEAWAY FEASIBILITY : Exploring the economics of rail to assess the viability of it as a short and long term takeaway solution
PERMITS AND REGULATIONS : Recognizing the need for a Government-Industry partnership to expedite faster implementation of necessary infrastructure
MANPOWER: Investigating plans for future housing developments to accommodate families and attract more labor into state the of North Dakota