NAPE Summit Announces 2018 Global Business Conference Lineup of Oil and Gas Industry Trendsetters
C-level experts to address most pressing topics in today’s domestic
and international oil and gas industries
HOUSTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–NAPE
Summit announced today the speakers and lineup for the 25th
anniversary edition of the NAPE
Global Business Conference taking place February 7, 2018 as part of NAPE
Summit Week in Houston. Keynote speakers include Chesapeake
Energy President and CEO Doug Lawler and Quantum Energy Partners
Founder and CEO Wil VanLoh.
“The 2018 NAPE Global Business Conference will address critical
challenges and key opportunities in the oil and gas industry, from the
anatomy of restructuring to the changing role of private equity,” said Greg
Riedl, chairman of the NAPE Operators Committee. “As we celebrate
NAPE’s 25th anniversary, we will have an opportunity to
reflect on how the industry has progressed and look ahead to where the
industry is trending. The expertise and intelligence these speakers
bring to the Global Business Conference is a testament to the value NAPE
Summit offers oil and gas leaders year after year.”
Lawler will keynote
the NAPE Global Business Conference with his presentation on
“Chesapeake Energy: The Transformation and the Future”. Lawler, who was
named president and CEO of Chesapeake Energy in June 2013, brings nearly
30 years experience in the industry. He has served in several senior
leadership roles at Anadarko, including senior vice president of
international and deepwater operations, vice president of international
operations, vice president of operations for the Southern and Appalachia
Region, and vice president of corporate planning.
VanLoh will explore “The Changing Role of Private Equity in the Energy
Industry”. Co-founded by VanLoh in 1998, Quantum Energy Partners manages
a family of energy-focused private equity funds, with more than $13
billion in capital under management. VanLoh leads the firm’s investment
strategy and capital allocation process as chairman of its executive and
investment committees.
The conference opens with Joseph Mills, president and CEO for Samson
Resources II, LLC, who will present “The Anatomy of a Restructuring:
Samson Resources II, LLC”. Mills has a history of success throughout the
entire oil and gas industry business lifecycle, from launching startups
to managing large publicly traded exploration and production (E&P) and
midstream companies. He has extensive industry experience in the
mineral, upstream and midstream industries.
A morning panel discussion on “The Lifecycle of an Offshore Lease – The
Changing Landscape” will be moderated by J. Keith Couvillion, North
America land advisor for Chevron U.S.A. Inc. Couvillion has more
than 38 years of experience supporting onshore and offshore E&P
operations in many capacities throughout the Gulf of Mexico region.
Couvillion will be joined by panelists Marty Tate, head of upstream
agreements for BHP Billiton Petroleum; Tom Young, vice president
of business development for Deep Gulf Energy Companies; and Frank
Meyer, land manager for Anadarko Petroleum Corporation.
Michael P. Pearson, partner for Jackson Walker L.L.P., will
moderate the afternoon panel discussion “Navigating Through the New Oil
and Gas World”. With more than 38 years in practice, Pearson has
experienced firsthand the boom-and-bust cycle of the energy industry
several times since the 1970s as well as its impact on oil and gas
producers, pipeline and midstream companies, energy commodity marketing
and trading companies, lenders and capital providers. Pearson will lead
the discussion among panelists Jerry R. Schuyler, board director and
executive consultant for Gastar Exploration, Ltd.; Jason B.
Binford, partner at Gardere, Wynne, Sewell, LLP; and Nathan W.
Walton, partner at Ares Private Equity Group.
Anatol Feygin, executive vice president and chief commercial officer
for Cheniere Energy, will explore “US LNG Exports: Two Years Old
with a Bright Future”. Prior to joining Cheniere Energy in 2014, Feygin
worked at Loews Corporation as a vice president, energy strategist and
senior portfolio manager. In these roles, Feygin developed forecasts for
Loews' upstream, midstream and services energy platforms to identify
risks and allocate capital.
The NAPE Global Business Conference will conclude with a discussion on
“International Deepwater vs. Onshore – Considerations in the Decision
Making Process” between Graeme Gordon, manager of exploration
strategy, commercial and planning for Hess Corporation, and Steven
P. Otillar, partner at Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP. In
addition to managing the exploration strategy, commercial, planning and
portfolio team at Hess Corporation, Gordon is a member of Hess
Exploration Council and Industry Government Offshore Continental Shelf
Advisory Board. Otillar has represented clients in the development,
finance, acquisition and divestiture of domestic and international
energy projects for more than 19 years, with a particular emphasis on
upstream projects in emerging markets.
NAPE Summit Week will also feature the annual NAPE
Summit Charities Luncheon with Tom
Brokaw as keynote speaker; a new Job
Fair for upstream professionals; educational
seminars presented by industry organizations AIPN, IPAA, SEG and
AAPL; domestic and international NAPE Theaters running two days of Prospect
Previews and Capital
and Service Provider Presentations; and a two-day Expo on nearly 15
acres of exhibition space. The expo will conclude with a Summit
sweepstakes drawing for a 2018 Silver Ford F-150 in celebration of
NAPE’s 25th anniversary. The Global Business Conference is
sponsored by Australia Petroleum and Concho Resources.
NAPE was founded in 1993 to help stimulate oil and gas industry activity
during a downturn. Since its launch with 800 attendees and 80 booths,
NAPE has grown exponentially to include thousands of attendees and
hundreds of booths at its two annual expos, NAPE
Summit and Summer
NAPE. To register for NAPE Summit Week 2018, visit www.napeexpo.com.
About NAPE
NAPE – the oil and gas industry’s marketplace for the buying, selling
and trading of prospects and producing properties – brings oil and gas
professionals together to meet, network, connect and do business. NAPE
offers two expos annually in Houston – NAPE Summit in February and
Summer NAPE in August – bringing together prospects and all the key
players needed to evaluate, facilitate and execute deals. The
internationally recognized NAPE was established in 1993 by the American
Association of Professional Landmen and also includes IPAA, SEG and AAPG
as partners. For more information on NAPE, please visit www.napeexpo.com
and follow NAPE on Twitter at @NAPE_EXPO.
Contacts
for NAPE
Amy Lach, 713-627-2223
[email protected]
