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This in-depth introductory course is designed for those wanting a broad knowledge of the natural gas industry. Previous attendees included executives, business development professionals, lawyers, regulators, accountants and employees of all experience levels and positions. It provides an overview of the industry, focusing on the fundamentals of natural gas, its history, and the typical assets, markets, and regulatory systems it takes to produce and deliver it to its end users. Specific examples and actual market data are used to illustrate basic principles and ideas. This seminar uses several approaches to elicit participation from attendees including group exercises and a gas market simulation in which participants buy, sell, and transport gas under various market rules and conditions. Participants will have plenty of opportunities to ask questions and discuss issues of special interest. Extensive and comprehensive course notes are provided to each attendee.

Who Should Attend

• Executives wishing to round out their knowledge with a thought provoking & broad investigation of the industry
  
• Business development professionals wanting to understand the entire gas industry value chain
  
• Attorneys and regulatory personnel new to the industry
  
• Lenders
  
• Royalty interest owners
  
• New employees at pipelines, exploration & production, traders, and information technology companies
  
• Recently promoted individuals wanting to quickly learn useful industry information
  
• Managers about to start strategic initiatives and wanting to spark creativity and search out new ideas and information

Learning Outcomes

This intensive one and one-half day course will provide participants with a solid understanding of the basic engineering, operations, financial, economic, and regulatory framework of the natural gas market. Attendees will learn and use many gas industry terms, rules of thumb, and methods that would otherwise take years of on the job training.

Attendees will discuss the following:

• The fundamentals of what natural gas is: its chemistry, how and where it forms, how it behaves, combustion, how the industry finds gas and delivers it to market
  
• The history of gas regulation, more recent restructuring, and the successes & failures of both
  
• Natural gas marketing, trading, and risk management
  
• Typical strategies in natural gas financing, operations, and commercial activity
  
• Industry segments and participants, and the strategies they are pursuing
  
• The fundamentals of risk management and how they apply to capital assets and products
  
• Critical issues confronting the industry such as supply and pricing
  
• Successful bidding, sales, and asset development

What Past Attendees Have Said

"I really appreciated the details and information provided regarding natural gas processing from start to finish. Great class for someone new to the industry."
- Financial Analyst, Xcel Energy

Requirements for Successful Completion of Program

Participants must sign in/out each day and be in attendance for the entirety of the course to be eligible for continuing education credit.

Instructional Methods

PowerPoint Presentations and Classroom Discussions will be used.

Continuing Education Credits:

EUCI is authorized by IACET to offer up to 1.0 CEUs for this program.

Upon successful completion of this event, program participants interested in receiving CPE credits will receive a certificate of completion.

Conference CPE Credits: 12.0
There is no prerequisite for this conference.
Program Level: Intermediate/Advanced
Delivery Methood: Group-Live
Advanced Preperation: None

EUCI is registered with the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) as a sponsor of continuing professional education on the National Registry of CPE Sponsors. State boards of accountancy have final authority on the acceptance of individual courses for CPE credit.

Complaints regarding registered sponsors may be addressed to the National Registry of CPE Sponsors, 150 Fourth Avenue North, Suite 700, Nashville, TN, 37219-2417. Web site: www.nasba.org