The Energy Challenge
Sacramento, CA, September 21-23
Conference Notes courtesy of Chris Nelder: http://www.getreallist.com/notes-from-the-2008-aspo-usa-peak-oil-conference.html
Day 1 – Sunday, September 21, 2008
Peak Oil: Reporting the Story – Part 1
Erica Etelson — San Francisco Chronicle
Bart Anderson — Energy Bulletin
Neil King — Wall Street Journal
Moderator: John Theobald — University of California, Davis
Peak Oil: Reporting the Story – Part 2
Robert Collier — University of California, Berkeley
Lisa Margonelli — New America Foundation
Tom Whipple — Editor, Peak Oil Review
Moderator: John Theobald — University of California, Davis
2008 Peak Oil Conference – Analyses from the Oil Drum – Part 1
Peak Oil and the Economy
Gail Tverberg — Co-Editor, The Oil Drum
Hurricanes and Other Hazards
Chuck Watson — Co-Editor, The Oil Drum
Time & Resources
Dave Summers — Missouri University of Science & Technology
Moderator: Dave Summers — Missouri University of Science & Technology
2008 Peak Oil Conference – Analyses from the Oil Drum — Part 2
EIA, IEA, and CERA
Robert Rapier — Accsys Technologies PLC
Disruptions in Global Oil Supply
Jeff Vail — The Oil Drum
Saudi Aramco Oilfield “Maintenance”
Joules Burn — The Oil Drum
Moderator: Kyle Saunders — Missouri University of Science & Technology
OPEC — Dilemmas, Issues, and Responses – Peter Wells
Special Sunday Evening Speaker
OPEC — Dilemmas, Issues, and Responses
Peter Wells — Neftex Petroleum Consultants Ltd.
Day 2 – Monday, September 22, 2008
Overview, Oil: Once Cheap, Never Easy
Welcome
Debbie Cook — Mayor, Huntington Beach CA; Board Member, ASPO-USA
Steve Andrews — Board Member, ASPO-USA
Introductory Remarks
Kjell Aleklett — Professor of Physics, Uppsala University; President, ASPO International
Oil: Once Cheap, Never Easy
Petroleum 101
Ken Verosub — Professor of Geology, University of California, Davis
Alaskan Oil: Prudhoe Bay & Outlook for North Slope
Sally Odland — Petroleum Geologist; Board Member, ASPO-USA
Peak Oil Global Overview, A Wake-Up Call
Jeremy Gilbert — President, Barrelmore Ltd.
Moderator: Sally Odland — Petroleum Geologist; Board Member, ASPO-USA
Pipe Dreams: Oil and Gas Delivery Bottlenecks
Global Energy Infrastructure (Google Earth Fly-over)
Morey Wolfson — Board Member, ASPO-USA
Aging Infrastructure & Workforce
Matthew Simmons — Chair, Simmons & Co. International
Moderator: Randy Udall — President, ASPO-USA
Big Oil & Resource Nationalism – Jim Buckee
Awards, Lunch Keynote
Big Oil & Resource Nationalism
Jim Buckee, – Former CEO, Talisman Energy
Impacts of $100 Oil: Energy as Original Currency
Triple Digit Oil Prices & Reverse Globalization
Jeff Rubin — Chief Economist, CIBC World Markets
Adjusting to High Cost Energy: Winners and Losers
Herman Franssen — International Energy Association
Electricity and Natural Gas
Andy Weissman — Energy Business Watch
The Economics of Credit: The Worst is Yet to Come
Jim Puplava — Host, Financial Sense Newshour
Moderator: Jim Puplava — Host, Financial Sense Newshour
4 Billion New Consumers: What Asian Growth Means
China and Energy in the 21st Century
David Fridley — Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Asia’s Impacts on Commodities and Minerals
Vince Matthews — Colorado State Geologist
Responses and Day 1 Wrap-Up
Robert Hirsch — Senior Energy Advisor, Management Information Services Inc.
Moderator: John Theobold — University of California, Davis
Day 3 – Tuesday, September 23, 2008
Fuel Substitutes: The Prime Candidates
Coal: Peak, Prices, Bottlenecks & Regulation
David Hughes — Canadian Geological Survey
Natural Gas
Andy Weissman — Energy Business Watch
Biofuels: Facts and Fallacies
Robert Rapier — Accsys Technologies PLC
Moderator: Steve Andrews — Board Member, ASPO-USA
Burn, Baby, Burn: Fossil Fuels and Climate Change
Coal-to-Liquids: the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
Michael Webber — Professor, The University of Texas at Austin
Carbon Capture & Storage Systems
Pamela Tomski — EnTech Strategies LLC
Peak Oil, Global Warming, and the Climate Debate
Randy Udall — President, ASPO-USA
Moderator: Sally Odland — Petroleum Geologist; Board Member, ASPO-USA
The Power of Flight: The Future of Aviation – Michael Boyd
Awards, Lunch Keynote
The Power of Flight: The Future of Aviation
Michael Boyd — President, The Boyd Group Inc.
From Fuels to Flows: Is the Future Electric?
Renewables: Consumers Become Producers
Paul Gipe — Wind-Works.org
Revolutionizing U.S. Energy: What Will It Take?
Denis Hayes — President, The Bullit Foundation
Feed-In Tariff Initiative
John Geesman — Commissioner, California Energy Commission
Moderator: Morey Wolfson — Board Member, ASPO-USA
Overview: Future of Mobility
Dan Sperling — Professor, Institute of Transportation Studies, University of California, Davis
100 MPG or Bust
Bryan Jungers – Professor, University of California, Davis
Car Design
Geoff Wardle — Art Center, College of Design
European Developments, including Pod Car
Christer Lindstrom — CEO, Encitra Corp.
Moderator: Ron Swenson — Solarevolution; Board Member, ASPO-USA
2008 Peak Oil Conference – Our Energy Challenge
Our Energy Challenge: A Dialogue with Conference Speakers
Moderator: Debbie Cook — Mayor, Huntington Beach CA; Board Member, ASPO-USA
Closing Discussion
Conference Speakers Respond to Questions
Investing in the New Energy Economy
Jim Hansen — Independent Financial Consultant
Richard Vodra — Spire Investment Partners
Jim Puplava — Financial Sense News Hour
Moderator: Rick Schechter — M. Gottlieb Associates
Peak Oil Scenarios for State & Local Government
Bryn Davidson — Dynamic Cities Project
Dan Bednarz — Energy & Healthcare Consultants
Terry Backer — Representative, Connecticut State Legislature
John Kaufmann — Oregon Department of Energy
Dick Lawrence — Board Member, ASPO-USA
Moderator: Debbie Cook — Mayor, Huntington Beach CA; Board Member, ASPO-USA