Sponsored by:
The U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability
The Energy Information Administration
Hosted by the National Association of State Energy Officials

AGENDA 

8:00-8:45 a.m.        Registration and Continental Breakfast

8:45 a.m.        Welcome and Opening Remarks

• Dub Taylor, Chair, NASEO Board of Directors & Director, Texas State Energy Conservation Office
• Kevin Kolevar, Assistant Secretary, Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability, U.S. Department of
  Energy

9:00 a.m.       Winter Weather Forecast

• Michael Halpert, Head of Forecast Operations, Climate Prediction Center, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

9:30 a.m.       World Oil Overview

• Ed Morse, Managing Director & Chief Energy Economist, LEHMAN Brothers

10:00 a.m.       EIA 2007-2008 Winter Heating Fuels Overview

• Guy Caruso, Administrator, Energy Information Administration

10:35 a.m.     Guy Caruso Press Conference

10:50 a.m.     Break

11:05 a.m.    Current Heating Oil Outlook and Trends

• John Huber, President, National Oilheat Research Alliance

11:45 a.m.     Keynote Luncheon

• Bob Stephan, Assistant Secretary, Infrastructure Protection, U. S. Department of Homeland Security

1:00 p.m.     Propane Demand and Supply Trends and Forecast

• Walt Hart, Associate, Purvin & Gertz, Inc.

1:45 p.m.       Natural Gas: Domestic Production and Demand Forecast

• Kevin Petak, Director, Energy Modeling and Forecasting, ICF Consulting

2:15 p.m.       National Petroleum Council Study, U.S. Department of Energy

•  Jim Slutz, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Office of Fossil Energy, U.S. Department of Energy (Invited)

3:00 p.m.       Wrap Up and Adjourn

• Alice Lippert, Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability, U.S. Department of Energy