NEW ORLEANS – The 2015 Louisiana Energy Conference, that will take place Wednesday, June 10, through Friday, June 12, 2015, at the Westin Canal Place Hotel in New Orleans, will host a series of 19 panels featuring executives from nearly 70 public and private energy companies as well as advisory and support firms that will discuss key domestic and international industry issues.
A detailed updated agenda can be found below.
The all-panel format will be particularly relevant this year as both public and private companies will talk about coping with low energy prices and reduced capital expenditure budgets, and what their expectations are for the future.
There will also be several topical panels to discuss matters including the outlook for supply, pricing and U.S. crude oil exports, recent trends in recapitalizations, credit facility concerns and the role that private equity is having in the industry today.
The Louisiana Energy Conference will also be hosting at least four field trips on Friday, June 12, to offshore Gulf of Mexico and onshore south Louisiana facilities:
• Shallow Water Gulf of Mexico: Crew boat trip to visit Century Exploration production platform
• Houma Louisiana: Visit Gulf Island Fabrication and a shipyard where offshore structures and supply vessels are under construction
• Port Fouchon Louisiana: Visit Hornbeck Offshore Supply Vessel and tour Deep Water servicing facilities
• Gulf Gateway Rail Terminal: Visit crude oil destination terminal in New Orleans East that can transfer 10,000 barrels per hour to barges or tanks
Participation in the field trips will be very limited and offered to registered investment professionals (highest priority) and other guests (as available) after they complete registration. All trips will return guests to the New Orleans airport by about 3:00 p.m.
The Louisiana Energy Conference will host its annual networking dinner on Wednesday, June 10, at the National World War II Museum from 6:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m. The evening will begin with a viewing of the new interactive exhibit "Road to Berlin." The dinner buffet and networking event will be held in the "US Freedom Pavilion: The Boeing Center" with live entertainment and cocktails.
On Thursday June 11, Jones Walker LLP will host jazz music and cocktails at Pat O's on the River, located on the third floor of Jax Brewery at 600 Decatur St., in the Grande Terrace room, from 5:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.
UPDATED AGENDA AS OF 6-4-15:
Wednesday, June 10
7:45 a.m. – 8:00 a.m.
Welcome
8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.
GOM Deep Water Oil Services:
Rumors of Its Demise Are Greatly Exaggerated
Hornbeck Offshore Services, Inc. (HOS)
Todd Hornbeck, Chairman, President & CEO
McDermott International, Inc. (MDR)
Scott Munro, VP Americas/Europe/Africa
Superior Energy Services, Inc. (SPN)
Guy Cook, Executive VP Global Rental Tools
Delta SubSea LLC (Private)
Scott Dingman, President & CEO
Waldemar S. Nelson and Company, Inc. (Private)
Wayne Hingle, SVP N.O. Office, Mgr Engineering
9:00 a.m. – 9:45 a.m.
GOM Deep Water and Deep Shelf E&P:
Looking Past the Trough
GulfSlope Energy, Inc. (GSPE)
Ron Bain, President and COO
Noble Energy Inc. (NBL)
Hodge Walker, VP of GOM
Stone Energy Corporation (SGY)
Toby Roesler, Chief Geophysicist &
Ken Beer, EVP & CFO
LLOG Exploration Co. (Private)
Eric Zimmermann, Vice President of Geology
9:45 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.
Break sponsored by LINN Energy
10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
U. S. Onshore E&P:
Focused Operations in Key Basins
Midstates Petroleum Company, Inc. (MPO)
Mark Eck, Executive VP & COO
Triangle Petroleum Corporation (TPLM)
Dr. Peter Hill, Chairman
Oasis Petroleum Inc. (OAS)
Richard Robuck, VP Finance & Treasurer
Phillips Energy Partners (Private)
Oliver Jenkins, President and COO
11:00 a.m. – 11:45 a.m.
Onshore Oil Services:
Technology, Innovation and Efficiency Will Lead the Recovery
Cimation (Private)
Joe Schipani, VP of Operations Consulting
EcoStim Energy Solutions, Inc. (ESES)
J. Chris Boswell, President & CEO
Gradiant Corporation (Private)
Anurag Bajpayee, Chief Executive Officer
Sidewinder Drilling Inc. (Private)
Jon Cole, Chairman & CEO
Lunch Panel Energy MLPs:
Is the Downturn Driving Investors to Yield?
LINN Energy LLC (LINE)
Clay Jeansonne, VP Investor Relations
Cushing Asset Management
Judd Cryer, Portfolio Manager
EY
Greg Matlock, Partner/Principal
1:15 p.m. – 2:15 p.m.
U. S. Onshore E&P:
Maximizing Opportunity, Creating Value and Forging Ahead
Evolution Petroleum Corporation (EPM)
Randy Keys, Senior VP & Chief Financial Officer
Glori Energy, Inc. (GLRI)
Stuart Page, CEO and President
Goodrich Petroleum Corporation (GDP)
Robert Turnham, President
Alta Mesa Holdings LP (Private)
Hal Chapelle, President and CEO
2:15 p.m. – 2:45 p.m.
The Lower 48:
Recipe for Success and Impact of Supply Costs
ITG
Manuj Nikhanj, Managing Director
2:45 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Break sponsored by LINN Energy
3:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Understanding the Keys to Successful Play Development:
The Permian and the Eagleford
Drillinginfo, Inc.
Tanya Andrien, Product Director, Finance & Analytics
3:30 p.m. – 4:15 p.m.
Supply, Pricing, Transportation & Exports:
Envisioning the Future
IHS Inc.
Jerry Eumont, Managing Director
Independent Petroleum Association of America
Lee Fuller, Executive Vice President
Jones Walker
Rick Lazio, Partner & Head of NYC Office
Gulf Gateway Terminal (Private)
Stephen Champagne, Terminal Manager
4:15 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
A Private Company Perspective:
It's Not a Bad Time to be Private
Bordelon Marine LLC (Private)
Ari Ehrlich, Chief Financial Officer
Creative Resource Group (Private)
Brian Bourque, Chief Operating Officer
NecesSea, LLC (Private)
Jennifer Comeaux, Chief Executive Officer
OFS Energy Fund/Conquest Completion Services
Bruce Ross, Managing Partner
The CapStreet Group
Paul De Lisi, Partner
6:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.
Networking dinner and museum tour
National World War II Museum – 945 Magazine St.
New Orleans Warehouse District
Sponsored by Amegy Bank, EHS Partners and Lockton
Thursday, June 11
8:00 a.m. – 8:45 a.m.
GOM Shallow Water & Deep Shelf Oil Services:
What Is the Outlook for Continued Investment?
Gulf Island Fabrication, Inc. (GIFI)
Jeff Favret, CFO
RigNet, Inc. (RNET)
Mark Slaughter, CEO and President
Laborde Marine, LLC (Private)
Cliffe Laborde, Managing Member/Owner
OsComp (Private)
Pedro Santos, CTO/Founder
8:45 a.m.– 9:30 a.m.
Shallow Water E&P: US GOM and West Africa:
Experience Is the Key to Success
Energy XXI (EXXI)
John Schiller, Chairman, President & CEO
VAALCO Energy, Inc. (EGY)
Greg Hullinger, Chief Financial Officer
Talos Energy LLC (Private)
Tim Duncan, President and CEO
9:30 a.m.– 9:45 a.m.
Break sponsored by Postlethwaite and Netterville
9:45 a.m. – 10:45 a.m.
Private Equity Investments in the Energy Industry:
The Funds Are Growing & Ready to Be Deployed
Blackstone
Michael Ryder, Senior Managing Director
Cerberus Capital Management, L.P.
Tim Fording, Managing Director
Denham Capital
Jason Craig, Director
First Reserve
George DeMontrond, Vice President
10:45 a.m. – 11:45 a.m.
Private Equity Investments in the Energy Industry:
Looking for the Right Targeted Investment
Atinum Energy Investments, LLC
Beau Egert, Managing Director & COO
Lime Rock Partners
Townes Pressler, Managing Director
Sage Road Capital
Ben Stamets, Managing Partner & Co-founder
White Deer Energy
Joseph Michels, Managing Director
Lunch Panel Commercial Banking:
Coping with Depressed Oil Prices, New Regulations and Nervous Energy Companies
GE Capital Corporation
Luca Pasqualini, Senior Managing Director
IBERIABANK Corporation
Bryan Chapman, EVP & Energy Lending Manager
Macquarie Bank Limited
Stephen Shatto, Managing Director
Wells Fargo Securities
Kevin Scotto, Director
1:15 p.m. – 2:15 p.m.
International Oil Services:
Long-term It Still Offers the Greatest Upside
Bristow Group Inc. (BRS)
George Bruce, VP Integrated Planning & Performance
Frank's International N.V. (FI)
Jeremy Angelle, VP Gulf of Mexico Operations & Global Technology
Noble Corporation (NE)
Bernie Wolford, Senior VP Operations
Tidewater, Inc. (TDW)
Jeffrey Platt, President & CEO
2:15 p.m. – 3:15 p.m.
Debt Recapitalizations:
Recent Trends and Perspectives
Evercore
Lloyd Sprung, Senior Managing Director
Apollo Investment Management
Jeffrey Bartlett, Managing Director & Head of Energy Investing
Credit Suisse
David Alterman, Managing Director, North American Head-Leveraged Finance
Davis Polk and Wardwell LLP
Damian Schaible, Partner, Restructuring Group
Highbridge Principal Strategies
Don Dimitrievich, Managing Director
SunTrust Robinson Humphrey
Peter Almond, Managing Director, Syndicated & Leverage Finance
3:15 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Break sponsored by Postlethwaite and Netterville
3:30 p.m. – 4:15 p.m.
Liquefied Natural Gas Exports:
The Future is Close at Hand
Cheniere Energy, Inc.
Andrew Ware, Director Strategic Projects
Capital Energy Read S.L (Private)
Adolfo Martinez del Rio, CEO
4:15 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Fund Managers' Perspective on the Current Downturn:
Been There, Done That
Nancy Prue, President, Petroleum and Resources
Josh Young, Young Capital Management
5:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.
Jazz Music and Cocktails sponsored by Jones Walker
Pat O's on the River, 600 Decatur St.
Jax Brewery, Third Floor, Grande Terrace Room
Friday, June 12
Field Trips to Offshore Gulf of Mexico and Onshore
South Louisiana Facilities
Sponsored by: GMP Securities and Wells Fargo
Hosting Companies: Century Exploration, Gulf Island
Fabrication, Hornbeck Offshore
Source: Louisiana Energy Conference
