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Keynote Panel: Domestic and International Stakeholder Expectations Regarding Voluntary Actions by the Oil and Gas Industry to Address Climate Change
European and International Oil and Gas Industry Perspective
John Campbell, International Association of Oil and Gas Producers
U.S. Perspective
Honorable James L. Connaughton, Chairman, Council of Environmental Quality
IPCC/Developing Country Perspective
Dr. Susan Solomon, Co-Chair, IPCC Working Group I
Technical Session 1: Operational Processing Techniques (Upstream and Downstream)
Operating Facilities Efficiencies – GEMS
Brian Eidt, ExxonMobil
Shell Gasification Processes for Cogeneration and Sequestration
Jan de Graff, Shell
Reducing Emissions, Increasing Efficiency, Maximizing Profits – EPA Natural Gas STAR Program
Roger Fernandez, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
BP p.l.c.’s Experience with GHG Reductions in Our Operations
Reid Gordon Smith, BP p.l.c.
Phase Out of Venting and Flaring in E&P Operations
Jan Hartog, Shell
World Bank/IFC Flaring Initiative
Bent R. Svensson, The World Bank Group
Technical Session 2: Carbon Capture and Sequestration
National Perspectives on Geologic Storage and Sequestration
David J. Beecy, U.S. Department of Energy
Industry Perspectives on Geologic Storage and Sequestration (Survey of Projects)
Dr. Craig A. Lewis, ChevronTexaco
CO2 Capture Project
Else Hafstad, Statoil
GEO-SEQ Project
Dr. Larry Myer, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
CO2 Geo-Sequestration in Conjunction with a Major Enhanced Oil Recovery Project, Weyburn, Saskatchewan, Canada
Dr. Waleed Jazwari, EnCana Corporation
Reservoir Simulation Studies of CO2 Sequestration in Deep Saline Aquifers
Gary A. Pope, University of Texas at Austin
Carbon Sequestration Using ChevronTexaco Gasification Technology
Luke F. O’Keefe, ChevronTexaco
Biological Sequestration
Tia Nelson, The Nature Conservancy
Technical Session 3: Research and Development
U.S. Department of Energy Applied Research and Development Initiative
Larisa Dobriansky, U.S. Department of Energy
Academic and Industry Partnerships/Carbon Mitigation R&D Initiatives
Dr. Steven W. Pacala, Princeton University
Life-Cycle Analysis of Shell Gasification-Based Multi-Product System with CO2 Recovery
Richard Doctor, Argonne National Laboratory
Technical Session 4: Automotive Partnerships
Advanced Vehicle Technology Options
Dr. Eldon B. Priestley, ExxonMobil
California Fuel Cell Partnership and Legislation to Regulate Automotive Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Dr. Allan Lloyd, California Air Resources Board
Role of the European Automobile Industry in Mitigating Global Warming
Anthony Millington, European Automobile Manufacturers Association
Technical Session 5: Alternative Fuels and Energy Sources
The Role of Renewable Energy
Roxanne Decyk, Shell
DOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Initiatives
Dr. Robert K. Dixon, U.S. Department of Energy
Recent Developments in Solar Technology
Michael Eckhart, Solar International Management, Inc.
Recent Developments in Wind Technology
Richard P. Walker, AEP Energy Services
Future Fuels for Sustainable Mobility
Charles A. Lieder, Shell
BP p.l.c. Initiatives to Transition Infrastructure for Hydrogen Fuel
Lauren Segal, BP p.l.c.
Technical Session 6: Emissions Estimating and Reporting
International Reporting Programs and Registries: GHG Protocol Initiative – Development of Project Accounting and Reporting Standards
Pankaj Bhatia, World Resources Institute
Domestic Reporting Programs and Registries: Revising DOE’s Voluntary Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program
Margot Anderson, U.S. Department of Energy
Reporting Programs and Registries – California Climate Action Registry
Dr. Ann Hewitt, California Climate Action Registry
Application of the API Compendium of Greenhouse Gas Emissions Estimation Methodologies to Examine Emissions Reductions
Karin Ritter, API
ChevronTexaco Energy and GHG Inventory System (SANGEATM)
Dr. John Cain, ChevronTexaco
Technical Session 7: Emissions Trading for Greenhouse Gases
International Perspectives on GHG Emissions Trading: State of Development and Trends in the GHG market
Andrei Marcu, International Emissions Trading Association
Corporate Perspectives on GHG Emissions Trading: Risk Management and Operational Flexibility
Bill Blake, Shell
Challenges I Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading
Dr. Brian Flannery, ExxonMobil
SO2 Allowances Trading System Behaviors and Implications for CO2 Trading
Dr. A. Denny Ellerman, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
The Chicago Climate Exchange
Alice LeBlanc, Chicago Climate Exchange