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2012 Natural Gas STAR Annual Implementation Workshop

April 10-12, 2012, Denver, CO

The agenda and presentations are provided below.

Tuesday, April 10, 2012

Time

Agenda Item

8:30 – 1:00pm

Site Visits

Xcel Energy Marshall Compressor Station
Anadarko Production/Midstream Facility

2:00 – 5:00pm

Future of Gas STAR Roundtable

6:00 – 7:30pm

Registration & Opening Reception

Wednesday, April 11, 2012

Time	Agenda Item
8:00 – 9:00am	Registration, Continental Breakfast and Exhibit Area Opens
9:00 – 9:15am	Welcome & Opening Remarks
9:15 – 9:45am	Keynote Presentation Sarah Dunham, Director, Office of Atmospheric Programs – U.S. EPA
9:45 – 10:30am	Centrifugal Compressor Wet Seal Degassing: An Alternative to Dry Seals for Reducing Emissions Reid Smith, Environmental Advisor – BP
10:30 – 11:00am	Networking and Refreshment Break
11:00 – 11:30am	Accelerated Main Replacement Program Jonathan Moe, Specialty Engineer - Xcel Energy Michael Bruno, Project Manager – Xcel Energy
11:30 – 12:30pm	Total Emissions Reductions by Optimization of Compressor Utilization Monica Paul, Optimization Manager – ONEOK
12:00 – 1:30pm	Lunch and Award Ceremony
1:45 – 2:15pm	Reducing Methane and Volatile Organic Compounds Emissions Jimmy Oxford, Area Manager – Targa Resources Veronica Nasser, Manager – REM Technology, Inc.
2:15 – 2:45pm	Capture of Casinghead Gas Clyde Finch, Senior Production Engineer – Citation Oil and Gas Corporation Larry Richards, President and CEO – Hy-Bon Engineering
2:45 – 3:30pm	Gas Monetization via Emerging Mini-GTL Options World Bank Project with Dr. Theo H. Fleisch, Director – Fuel Conversion Solutions, L.P.
3:30 – 4:00pm	Networking and Refreshment Break
4:00 – 5:30pm	Panel Session: Innovative Options for Financing Emission Reduction Projects Fostering Emissions Reductions - Reid Smith, Environmental Advisor, BP How to Monetize the Carbon Value of Vented Methane - Michael D'Antoni, Business Development Associate, Pacific Carbon Trust
5:30 – 5:45pm	Close of Day One Sessions
6:00 – 7:30pm	Networking Reception

Thursday, April 12, 2012

Time	Agenda Item
8:00 – 9:00am	Continental Breakfast
9:00 – 9:15am	Opening of Day Two
9:15 – 9:45am	EPA's Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program Update (Subpart W - Oil & Gas) Margo Eaddy, Program Manager, Office of Air and Radiation – U.S. EPA
9:45 – 10:15am	Liquids Unloading Options for Natural Gas Wells Don Robinson, Vice President – ICF International Richard Shook, U.S. Business Unit Manager – Weatherford
10:15 – 10:45am	Networking and Refreshment Break
10:45 – 11:15am	Low-bleed and Zero-bleed Pneumatic Devices Michael Miller, Principal Engineer – Xcel Energy Gregory Giernoth, Global Product Manager – GE Energy Services
11:15 – 11:45am	Air Emissions Reduction Strategy Javier Bocanegra – PEMEX Exploration and Production
11:45 – 12:00pm	Closing Remarks
12:30 – 5:00pm	Global Methane Initiative Oil & Gas Subcommittee Meeting