2018 EIA Energy Conference Presentations
Leaders from industry, government, and academia turned out for EIA's 2018 Energy Conference, June 4 and 5, at the Washington Hilton in Washington, DC, to discuss current and future challenges facing domestic and international energy markets and policymakers.
Links to their presentations are provided below.
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Mark W. Menezes |
Greg L. Armstrong |
Kevin J. McIntyre |
John Kemp |
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Opening keynote
- Linda Capuano, U.S. Energy Information Administration, Administrator
- Greg L. Armstrong, Chair, National Petroleum Council Chairman and CEO, Plains All American Pipeline
Keynote remarks
Plenary session
- Linda Capuano, U.S. Energy Information Administration - Moderator
- Mark Lauby, North American Electric Reliability Corporation
Resilience Framework
- David Patton, Potomac Economics
Resilience and Emerging Issues in Wholesale Electricity Markets - Gordon van Welie, ISO New England Inc.
Managing the Fuel-Security Risk During the Power System's Rapid Transformation
Lunch keynote
- John Kemp, Senior Market Analyst,
Commodities and Energy Reuters News
Cyclical behavior of oil prices
Technological progress in U.S. tight oil production
- Meg Coleman, U.S. Energy Information Administration - Moderator
- Robert Clarke, Wood Mckenzie
- Stephen Ingram, Haliburton
Technologies Impacting US Unconventional - Danya Murali, U.S. Energy Information Administration
Forecasting technology improvements for U.S. crude oil production
Electricity industry in transition
- Stan Kaplan, U.S. Energy Information Administration - Moderator
- Beth Garza, ERCOT Independent Market Monitor
Wind Integration in ERCOT - Eric Gebhardt, GE Power
Electricity Industry in Transition - Craig Glazer, PJM Interconnection
A Romp Through Restructuring…Looking Back to Look Forward
The growing importance of U.S. petroleum and LNG exports
- Hannah Breul, U.S. Energy Information Administration - Moderator
The growing importance of U.S. petroleum and LNG exports - Blake Eskew, IHS Markit
US Petrochemicals, The growing importance of export markets - Ryan Hickman, Shell
The growing importance of U.S. petroleum and LNG exports - Saad Rahim, Trafigura
US Crude & Products Exports
Energy efficiency of buildings as a competitive factor
- Erin Boedecker, U.S. Energy Information Administration - Moderator
Energy efficiency of buildings as a competitive factor - Mike Barancewicz, Loudoun County Public Schools
Energy Efficiency and Conservation - Duane J. Desiderio, The Real Estate Roundtable
What's Driving Energy Efficiency Investment in U.S. Commercial Real Estate? - Karen Galindo-White, Energy Systems Group
Energy Efficiency is Critical for Governmental Facilities Asset Modernization
Morning keynote
- Mark W. Menezes, Under Secretary of Energy
- Kevin J. McIntyre, Chairman, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Autonomous vehicles and their expected impact on travel demand and energy consumption
- Melissa Lynes, U.S. Energy Information Administration - Moderator
- Nicholas Chase, U.S. Energy Information Administration
Autonomous Vehicles: Uncertainties and Energy Implications - Alexander Edwards, Strategic Vision
Electrification, Automation and Shared Mobility
Downstream oil and natural gas development in Appalachia
- Mindi Farber-DeAnda, U.S. Energy Information Administration - Moderator
- Steven B. Hedrick, MATRIC
- Lawrence "Skip" Teel, Westlake Chemical
Westlake Chemical Corporation
- Warren Wilczewski, U.S. Energy Information Administration
Growth in Appalachian hydrocarbon gas liquids production leads to downstream investment
The future of India’s energy economy
- Vipin Arora, U.S. Energy Information Administration - Moderator
India's energy economy - Lauren Diekman, U.S. India Business Council
The U.S.-India Energy Partnership in 20 Years - Meredydd Evans, PNNL
India's Energy Data Management - Jitendra Roychoudhury, KAPSARC
The future of India's energy sector
Water-for-energy: The state of current data and near-term options
- Peter Fiske, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Water-for-energy: The state of current data and near-term options - Melissa Harris, U.S. Geological Survey
A Comparison of Three Federal Datasets for Thermoelectric Water Withdrawals in the U.S. for 2010 - Rick McCurdy, Chesapeake Energy
Moving Produced Water From A Waste to a Resource - Dan Yates, The Ground Water Protection Council
Enabling States to Adapt to Emerging Industry Technologies & Challenges
Hidden gems, sneak-peek previews, and backstage secrets of EIA.gov
- Melinda Hobbs, U.S. Energy Information Administration
Hidden gems, early previews, and backstage secrets of EIA.gov - Dale Sweetnam, U.S. Energy Information Administration
Hidden gems, early previews, and backstage secrets of EIA.gov - Pauline George, U.S. Energy Information Administration
Hidden gems, early previews, and backstage secrets of EIA.gov - Steve Luminati, U.S. Energy Information Administration
Hidden gems, early previews, and backstage secrets of EIA.gov
Future directions for EIA’s consumption and efficiency data program
- Chip Berry, U.S. Energy Information Administration
- Bill McNary, U.S. Energy Information Administration
- Eileen O'Brien, U.S. Energy Information Administration
- Maggie Woodward, U.S. Energy Information Administration
Current market and future outlook for energy storage
- Lisa Cabral, U.S. Energy Information Administration
Energy Storage: a U.S. overview - Sherif Abdelrazek, Duke Energy
Grid Tied Battery Energy Storage: A Regulated Utility's Path Forward - Paul Denholm, NREL
Energy Storage: What's the Next Big Thing? - Kiran Kumaraswamy, Fluence Energy
Grid-Scale Energy Storage—Market Applications Outlook
A preview of new capabilities and improvements for the International Energy Outlook 2019
- Ari Kahan, U.S. Energy Information Administration
- Michael Cole, U.S. Energy Information Administration
Developing and enhancing worldwide energy data
- Steve Harvey, U.S. Energy Information Administration
Developing and enhancing worldwide energy data: the view from the United States - Duncan Millard, International Energy Agency
Developing and Enhancing Worldwide Energy Data