CERAWeek 2008: The Quest for Energy Security

Business Wire, Dec 17, 2007

Perspectives from Strobe Talbott, Alan Greenspan, Heads of Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, American Electric Power, ConocoPhillips, International Energy Agency, OPEC and Saudi Aramco, Plus 100 Other Executives & Policymakers Set for Feb. 11-18 Event in Houston

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- With energy in uncharted waters--in terms of price, costs, the environment and geopolitics--energy security is at the forefront, whether for consumers, producers or policymakers. Energy security, though, faces its own major challenges, including the different meaning it has for different participants.

How industry participants can better see and understand the energy security landscape, and explore potential strategic directions and alternatives will be the agenda for discussion at the Cambridge Energy Research Associates (CERA) 27th annual Executive Conference and Related Events, Quest for Security: Strategies for a New Energy Future, February 11-15, 2008 in Houston. CERAWeek will define energy security in its broadest terms encompassing traditional as well as new concerns. Geopolitics and access to supply and markets remain most critical along with the uncertainties in the global and bellwether U.S. economy. For some, energy security also includes the environment and global warming, and uncertainty over future policies, fuel choice and technologies.

"Current events, including the combination of high oil prices, high costs, shortages of people and services, a problematic U.S. economy, and increased concerns about climate change, add to the traditional challenges in balancing interests and needs along the energy spectrum, and in providing sufficient and diverse energy resources to the world," says CERA Chairman and IHS Executive Vice President Daniel Yergin. "CERAWeek 2008 will bring together the foremost thought leaders from the industry, policy and financial communities to analyze the possibilities and assess risks and options for the future."

Speakers

CERAWeek 2008 will feature keynote addresses from a number of prominent leaders, including:

* Linda Cook, executive director, Gas and Power, Royal Dutch Shell plc

* Dr. Alan Greenspan, former chairman, Federal Reserve (1987-2006)

* Abdallah S. Jum'ah, president and chief executive officer (CEO), Saudi Arabian Oil Company

* H.E.Dr. Chakib Khelil, minister of energy and mines, Algeria

* James Mulva, chairman president and CEO, ConocoPhillips

* R K Pachauri, Ph.D., director-general, TERI(The Energy and Resources Institute), chairman, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, and 2007 Nobel Peace Prize Winner

* Strobe Talbott, president, The Brookings Institution and former U.S. deputy secretary of state

* Nobuo Tanaka, executive director, International Energy Agency

* J. Craig Venter, chairman, J. Craig Venter Institute

Other featured speakers include:

* Mark Albers, senior vice President, ExxonMobil Corporation

* Faisal Al-Suwaidi, chairman and CEO, Qatargas Operating Co. Ltd

* Jim Barry, CEO, NTR

* Jean-Francios Cirelli, chief executive officer and chairman, Gaz de France

* John D. Gass, corporate vice president and president, Chevron Global Gas

* John Hess, chairman of the board and CEO, Hess Corporation

* Darcel L. Hulse, president and CEO, Sempra LNG

* Lars G. Josefsson, president and CEO, Vattenfall AB

* Philippe Joubert, executive vice president, Alstom Group, president, Alstom Power Systems, ALSTOM

* Deryk I. King, chairman and CEO, Direct Energy, Centrica North America.

* Helge Lund, president and CEO, StatoilHydro ASA

* Jacob Maroga, chief executive, Eskom

* Michael Morris, chairman, president and CEO, American Electric Power

* Kenneth Rogoff, Thomas D. Cabot professor of public policy and professor of economics, Harvard University

Registration

The conference will be held from Feb. 11-15, 2008 at the Westin Galleria hotel in Houston, Texas. Further information and delegate registration is available at www.ceraweek.com. The latest conference information, including agenda and speaker updates, is available at the conference website.

Media may register or obtain additional information by contacting Bethany Genier, 1-617-866-5142 or e-mailing bgenier@cera.com.

About CERA (www.cera.com)

Cambridge Energy Research Associates (CERA), an IHS company (NYSE: IHS), is a leading advisor to energy companies, consumers, financial institutions, technology providers, and governments. CERA (www.cera.com) delivers strategic knowledge and independent analysis on energy markets, geopolitics, industry trends, and strategy. CERA is based in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and has offices in Beijing, Calgary, Mexico City, Moscow, Paris, Rio de Janeiro, San Francisco and Washington, D.C.

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