The Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission, the Municipality of Anchorage and the Kenai Peninsula and Mat-Su Boroughs sponsored a two day Public Forum on September 20 and 21, 2006 at the Egan Center in Anchorage to assess the long range energy needs of South Central Alaska. This forum covered a broad spectrum of topics including opportunities for new exploration, extending production from existing fields, Cook Inlet oil and gas infrastructure, an examination of other energy alternatives and an assessment of anticipated utility and industrial user energy needs.
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WEDNESDAY | |||
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Opening / Welcome / Comments by Mayors | Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission (AOGCC) /
Governor Frank H. Murkowski / Mark Begich, Mayor, Anchorage John Williams, Mayor, Kenai Peninsula Borough (KPB) Tim Anderson, Mayor, Matanuska Susitna Borough |
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| The Looming Energy Challenge in South Central AK | ||||
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- Gas Supply and Forecast | Charles P. Thomas, Manager, Arctic Energy Office SAIC | ||
| - Gas Pricing | Arlon Tussing, Economist, University of Alaska, Anchorage | |||
| - Kenai Borough Perspective | Bill Popp, Special Assistant to Mayor, KPB, Oil & Gas Liaison | |||
| Utility Gas Users | ||||
| - Enstar Natural Gas Company | Dan Dieckgraeff, Manager - Regulatory & Gas Supply, Enstar | |||
| - Municipal Light & Power (ML&P) | Jim Posey, General Manager, ML&P | |||
| - Chugach Electric Association, Inc. (CEA) | John Cooley, Director of System Control, CEA (Invited) | |||
| Industrial User Needs and Plans | ||||
| Overview of Natural Gas Demand | William Nebesky, Commercial Analyst, DNR/DOG | |||
| Agrium, Today
& Tomorrow Kenai Blue Sky Project |
Christian Sonnichsen, Plant Manager & Tim Johnson, Lead - Blue Sky Project, Agrium U.S. Inc. |
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| Lt. Governor Remarks | Lt. Governor Loren Leman | |||
| Lunch Speakers / Cook Inlet History | ||||
| Cook Inlet, the Early Days | Thomas E. Kelly, Former Commissioner, DNR | |||
| History of Cook Inlet Oil & Gas Exploration | Bill Van Dyke, Acting Director, DNR/DOG | |||
| Extending Production | ||||
| ConocoPhillips Alaska, Inc. | Scott Jepsen, Manager, Cook Inlet, ConocoPhillips Alaska | |||
| Chevron U.S.A. | John Zager, General Manager, Chevron U.S.A. | |||
| Aurora Power Resources | Ed Jones, Exec VP E & O, Aurora Power Resources | |||
| Cook Inlet Infrastructure | ||||
| Aging Platforms | Pat Galvin, Leasing Mgr. DNR/DOG | |||
| Pipeline Access | (Speaker TBA) (Andy Hoagie (ph)) | |||
| Gas Storage (Permitting/Leasing) | Brian Havelock, NR Specialist, DOG/DNR | |||
| Gas Storage – Producers | John Zager, GM, Chevron U.S.A. | |||
| Effect of Taxes and Incentives | ||||
| Alaska Oil and Gas Association (AOGA) | Tom Williams, Chair AOGA Tax Committee | |||
| DNR/DOG | William Nebesky, Commercial Analyst, DNR/DOG & Greg Bidwell, Commercial Analyst, DNR/DOG |
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| DOR | Mark Edwards, Revenue Development, DOR | |||
| THURSDAY |
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| Overview of Energy Alternatives | ||||
| Overview of Energy Alternatives | Carolyn Dunmire, Managing Director, Dunmire Consulting | |||
| Natural Gas & AK’s Future | Mary Ann Pease, Gas Line Advisor to the Governor, Former Chair, Anchorage Chamber of Commerce/ Chuck Logsdon Ph.D., Gas Line Advisor to the Governor, State of Alaska | |||
| Cook Inlet Oil & Gas Resources | ||||
| Historical Natural Gas Prospecting | Steve Davies, Sr. Petroleum Geologist, AOGCC | |||
| Current Cook Inlet Resource Potential | David Hite, Owner & Geologist, Hite Consulting | |||
| Use of CO2 in EOR | Charles Thomas, Manager, Arctic Energy Office SAIC or David Hite | |||
| MMS | Drew Comer, Geologist | |||
| New Players in South Central Oil & Gas Exploration | ||||
| Benchmark Oil & Gas Company | Denise M. Stone, Exploration Advisor | |||
| Pioneer Natural Resources Company | Ken Sheffield, Jr., President, Pioneer Natural Resources Company | |||
| Rutter & Wilbanks Corporation | Bill Rutter III, VP, Rutter & Wilbanks Corporation | |||
| Renaissance Resources (Alaska), LLC | Mark R. Landt, Co-Founder, Renaissance Resources (Alaska), LLC | |||
| Storm Cat Energy | Corri Feige, Storm Cat Energy Corporation | |||
| North Slope Gas – Spur Line | ||||
| Spur Line | Harold Heinze, CEO, Alaska Natural Gas Development Authority | |||
| Spur Line Analysis | Charles Thomas, Arctic Energy Office SAIC | |||
| Importance of Spur Line to Kenai Peninsula Borough | SAIC Study Team | |||
| Coal Power | ||||
| Industrial Development & Export | Mike Barry, Chairman, Alaska Industrial Development & Export Authority & AEA | |||
| - Usibelli Coal Company |
Steve Denton, VP Business Development, Usibelli Coal Co. |
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| - PacRim Coal Company | Bob Stiles, President, DRven Corporation | |||
| Round table Discussion | John K. Norman, Chairman, AOGCC, Moderator | |||
| Cook Inlet Energy Solutions: Putting the Pieces Together - short, medium & long term alternatives. | Carolyn Dunmire, Dunmire Consulting, Harold Heinze, CEO, Alaska Natural Gas Development Authority, Tony Izzo, Former President & CEO, Enstar Natural Gas Company, Scott Jepsen, Manager - Cook Inlet, ConocoPhillips Alaska, Tim Johnson, Agrium U.S. Inc., Mike Munger, Executive Director, CIRCAC, Bill Popp, Special Assistant to Mayor, KPB, >Jim Posey, GM, Municipal Light & Power, John Zager, GM, Chevron U.S.A. | |||
| Opportunity for Public Comments & Questions | ||||
| Moderators – AOGCC | John K. Norman, Chairman & Dan T. Seamount, Commissioner, AOGCC | |||
| Conclusion | AOGCC | |||
If you have questions or need additional information on the 2006 South Central Alaska Energy Forum, please contact the AOGCC at: aogcc_customer_svc@admin.state.ak.us.