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OSU Energy Conference

Energy experts to present in Oklahoma City

Friday, March 30, 2018

The Oklahoma State University Spears School of Business presents the 12th Annual Energy Conference to Oklahoma City on May 10. The conference will be held in downtown Oklahoma City at the Cox Convention Center at 8:45 a.m. 

Participants who attend the OSU Energy Conference will learn from experts in the energy industry and network with energy business professionals, and have a better understanding of the current energy market.  Speakers will also present predictions for the future. Griff Jones, President and CEO, Twin Eagle Resource Management in Houston will be the conference moderator.

“We are proud that we can host this conference that provides an avenue for business leaders throughout the state to hear from energy experts,” said Ken Eastman, dean of the Spears School of Business. “We have an exceptional panel of speakers and we are looking forward to them sharing information about the energy sector that impacts our state in significant ways.”

Topics and speakers for the energy conference:

  • “Investor Demands on Publicly Traded E&P Companies” by Tony Vaughn, Devon Energy Corporation Chief Operating Officer.
  • “The Current Role – and Potential Future – of Oilfield Services in the US Oil and Gas Sector,” by Jerome Loughridge, President, Great Plains Oilfield Rental/Patterson UTI.
  • “The Paradox of Public Filings: Deriving Value from Data Buried in Plain Sight,” by Evan Anderson, Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer, Oseberg.
  • “The Oil and Gas Digital Revolution,” by Jason Pigott, Executive Vice President, Operations & Technical Services, Chesapeake Energy Corporation.
  • “Electricity in the 21st Century,” by Sean Trauschke, Chairman, President & Chief Executive Officer, OGE Energy Corp.
  • From Houston, Hal Chappelle, President and Chief Executive Officer, Alta Mesa Holdings will address “Cost Control – Driving Efficiencies into Resource Development.”

The conference is sponsored by the OSU Department of Finance.  Gold sponsors of the conference are Grant Thornton, White Star Petroleum and WPX Energy, and Devon Energy is a Silver sponsor.

Registration is $275 per participant. Group discounts are available for registrations of 10 or more at $250 per participant. Fees include one registration, digital materials, continental breakfast, break refreshments and open seating at the luncheon. Sponsorships are also available upon inquiry.

For more information or to register, please contact Lindsey Kirksey, program coordinator, OSU Center for Executive and Professional Development at 405.744.8650 or visit the conference website.

By Hannah Barron

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