(Source: Business Wire)
The Seventh Annual Louisiana Energy Conference will be held in New Orleans on Wednesday through Friday, May 13th through 15th, 2009. This energy investment symposium will highlight six exploration and production companies: Callon Petroleum Co. (NYSE:CPE); Encore Acquisition Company (NYSE:EAC); Energy XXI, Ltd. (NasdaqCM:EXXI); Mariner Energy, Inc. (NYSE:ME); VAALCO Energy, Inc. (NYSE:EGY); and W&T Offshore, Inc. (NYSE:WTI) as well as five oil field service companies: Hornbeck Offshore Services, Inc. (NYSE:HOS); Key Energy Services, Inc. (NYSE:KEG); Superior Energy Services, Inc. (NYSE:SPN); Tidewater, Inc. (NYSE:TDW); and Trico Marine Services, Inc. (NasdaqGM:TRMA). The Conference is being independently sponsored by the participating companies along with several service providers to the industry including Jones Walker, Thomson Reuters, and Joele Frank, Wilkinson Brimmer Katcher. The Tulane Energy Institute and GNO, Inc. also partnered with the Conference host, Al Petrie Investor + Media Relations, LLC, to make this year's event a success.
The first two days will include detailed investor-oriented presentations by senior management of each company at the Windsor Court Hotel. In addition, several speakers will discuss key issues and developments in the energy industry including new initiatives being proposed in Louisiana to encourage drilling, the status of deepwater activity in the Gulf of Mexico during the current downturn, the new SEC reserve booking rules, and the Minerals Management Service's role in America's energy future.
Attendance at this portion of the Conference is directed primarily to buyside portfolio managers along with buyside and sellside energy analysts as well as to management of private and public energy companies in the New Orleans area. Company presentations during the Conference will be available online both live and in an archived version at the Conference's web site, www.LouisianaEnergyConference.com under "Webcast." The schedule of presentations and additional details about the Conference are also available on the web site. The Conference is being webcast by Thomson Reuters.
On Friday, May 15th there will be a new half-day workshop at Tulane University organized by the Tulane Energy Institute entitled, "Tools for Surviving Volatile Times in the Energy Industry." Tulane faculty along with industry professionals will discuss the root causes of volatility in current energy markets along with tools that companies can use to help manage their exposure to these markets. Tulane's state-of-the-art $3 million energy trading room will be the focal point of this workshop that will include a simulated "hands-on" trading session. Additional details on the Tulane Energy Institute Workshop are also available at the Conference web site. Attendance at the workshop is directed to investment professionals as well as management and staff of public and private energy companies in the New Orleans area. Participation will qualify for four hours of continuing education credit for accounting and legal professionals.
Registration details are available on the Conference web site. For additional information, please call (504) 799-1953.
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