How LNG will fundamentally change gas markets? and drive the demand for new natural gas storage! Register today!

• The Impacts of LNG on Regional Gas and Storage Markets

• The Changing Regulatory & Financial Environment for Storage Development

• Evaluating Storage Concepts & Technologies for Use in LNG-influenced Markets? Bishop Process, Storage Hubs, Cavern Storage Technology

• New Paradigms for Storage Operations in an LNG-Influenced Market? Controlling Quickcycle Boom and Bust Volatility? What You Need to Know

• Case Studies of Storage Developments to Support LNG Re-gasification Facilities in the Northeast and the Gulf

The construction of new LNG terminals, and the concomitant influx of vast quantities of natural gas at frequent intervals, will fundamentally change gas markets. To support LNG terminal operations and help control the expected quick-cycle boom and bust price volatility that these terminals can create, investments in gas storage assets will be mandatory.

However, the development and operation of new storage facilities will be fraught with challenges. It is difficult to finance and permit new storage facilities in today?s environment. The high deliverability and cycling rate requirements needed to handle the huge influx of gas from LNG deliveries make difficult engineering and siting demands on new storage projects; moreover, ensuring access to hubs, shipping and pipeline capacity present further hurdles. The regulatory situation governing storage facilities and LNG terminals is currently unsettled, making contracting for services a complex and risky proposition. Finally, success in meeting all these technical and regulatory challenges will require a clear understanding of the fundamentally new role which storage will be called upon to play in tomorrow?s gas industry, an industry in which significant supplies will be arriving via LNG terminals. This is a game which only the best informed will be able to win.

This conference has been designed to provide a detailed examination of the intersection of LNG and gas storage development and operation. A panel of leading experts and industry players will explore how to develop and utilize storage to positively impact LNG terminal profitability and hub operations.

Our speakers will provide attendees with:

• Assessments of the amount of additional storage likely to be needed to support LNG flow into the Northeast, Southeast and Gulf markets

• Insights into the potential changes in FERC regulation regarding new storage development, and the new environment for financing storage developments

• Detailed evaluations of the new storage concepts and technologies emerging to deal with LNG flow: the Bishop Process, hub storage and cavern storage

• Guidelines for managing gas storage operations in LNG markets

• Case studies on the development of new storage in the Northeast and the Gulf

Speakers Include:

• Stephen Krebs, Head, Project Finance Practice & Partner, BAKER BOTTS LLP
• Kyle Sawyer, Consultant, EL PASO CORPORATION
• Edward Kelly, Head of North American Gas & Power Consulting, WOOD MACKENZIE GLOBAL CONSULTANTS
• Bill McAleb, Executive Consultant, R.W. BECK, INC.
• Mark Cook, Special Counsel, BAKER BOTTS LLP
• Jean-Marie Verrier, Vice President - Project Finance, DEXIA CREDIT LOCAL, NEW YORK BRANCH
• Michael McCall, Pres. & CEO, CONVERSION GAS IMPORTS, LP
• Kenneth Beckman, President, INTERNATIONAL GAS CONSULTING, INC.
• David J. Borns, Manager, Geotechnology and Engineering Division, SANDIA NATIONAL LABORATORIES
• Patrick DeVille, VP of Marketing, ENSTOR/PPM ENERGY, INC.
• Edgar Kuipers, Director, Market Access, SHELL NORTH AMERICA LNG
• Todd Persells, Director, Business Development, DTE GAS STORAGE, PIPELINES AND PROCESSING COMPANY
• Jesse Arriaga, Vice President, MULTIFUELS LP
• Adam T. Dexter, Executive Director, North American Investment Banking, Oil, Gas and Petrochemicals, WESTLB ASSET MANAGEMENT (US) LLC

Plus, two can't miss workshops:

Pre-conference Workshops?Wednesday, October 5, 2005?8:00 AM to Noon

• Workshop 1: Financing Gas Storage

• Workshop 2: Cavern & Reservoir Storage Considerations for LNG Off-Takers

Register today!