Houston Chapter

The Houston Chapter of the United States Association for Energy Economics is committed to expanding the reach of energy information in both the private and public sectors of Houston, and the surrounding area.

The chapter holds monthly luncheon meetings featuring guest speakers at the Houston Branch of the Federal Reserve Bank (1801 Allen Parkway). Meetings are held at noon on the second Thursday of each month from September through June. For more information, please contact Skip York (Chapter President) at 713-470-1667.

If you have any specific questions about the Houston Chapter, contact any of the below representatives. They can help answer any questions you may have.

Houston Officers President Skip York Wood Mackenzie 5847 San Felipe, Suite 1000 Houston, TX 77057 Ph: 713-470-1667 E-mail: skip.york@woodmac.com Vice President Shree Vikas ConocoPhillips 600 North Dairy Ashford Houston, TX 77079-1175 Ph: 832-379-6162 E-mail: Shree.Vikas@conocophillips.com Treasurer Thomas Isaac General Electric (Energy) 1333 West Loop South, Suite 808 Houston, TX 77027 Ph: 713-803-0517 E-mail: thomas.isaac@ge.com Secretary Ariana Landry Williams Gas Pipeline 2800 Post Oak Boulevard Houston, TX 77056 Ph: 713-215-2362 E-mail: Ariana.Landry@Williams.com Assistant Secretary Basil Allam MidContinent/Alaska SBU Chevron North America Exploration and Production Company 11111 S. Wilcrest, Room N-2504, Houston, TX 77099 Ph: 281-561-3580 E-mail: basil.allam@chevron.com Presentations & Publications ExxonMobil Outlook for Energy to 2030 - Jan 14, 2010 Oil and Water - Which Could Become More Scarce - December 10, 2009 Natural Gas Rig Market, Supply, Pricing Outlook 2010 and Beyond - November 12, 2009 NOC Performance & Hydrocarbon Sector Commercial Frameworks - October 8, 2009 Shell energy scenarios to 2050: An era of revolutionary change - September 10, 2009 Oxidative Desulfurization - June 11, 2009 A SMART ENERGY POLICY: An Economist's Rx for Balancing Cheap, Clean, and Secure Energy - May 21, 2009 CERA Construction Trends - April 9, 2009 Current State of Oil and Gas Markets - Mar 12, 2009 Lower 48 States Gas Supply Review - Feb 12, 2009 World Energy Outlook 2008 - The Era of Cheap Oil is Over - November 13, 2008 Energy Policy, the 2008 US Presidential Campaign, and What it may Mean? - October 16, 2008 How Companies Inadvertently Destroy Shareholder Value During Deals ...and what can be done about it? - June 12, 2008 Restructuring of European Community Gas Markets - April 10, 2008 Facing The Hard Truths About Energy - A Comprehensive View To 2030 Of Global Oil And Natural Gas - September. 13, 2007 Ethanol (EtOH) & Other Renewables - June. 6, 2007 Achieving Predictability in a World of Black Swans - May. 10, 2007 Houston Economic Outlook - Apr. 12, 2007 Latin America New Realities - Mar. 8, 2007 Rising Capital Costs - Are We There Yet? - Feb. 8, 2007 Why Can China Go Big Globally? And It's Implications for Foreign Companies - Jan. 11, 2007 Climate Change Regulation: What and When - Dec. 7, 2006 Challenges Facing Independent Oil Companies - Oct. 12, 2006 LNG Projects & Markets - Past, Present & Challenges Ahead - Sept. 14, 2006 GTL Technology and its Potential Impact on the Global Energy Markets - June 8, 2006 Global Warming: Who to Believe? - One Perspective on the Current State of the Global Warming Issue - April 13, 2006 The Oil Market Context - 2006 Out of Step with Past and Future - March 9, 2006 Boom & Bust & Boom - Wind Energy In The United States - December 8, 2005 The Coming Oil Price Collapse - November 10, 2005 The Postmodern Oil Company and Geopolitics - October 13, 2005 China, Asia, and Global Oil Markets China, Asia, and Global Oil Markets and Geopolitics - September 8, 2005 A&D Market Overview- Making Great Deals Inscrutable OPEC? A Production Test of the Cartel Hypothesis - March 10, 2005 Changing Dynamics of the North American Natural Gas Market - Speaker Presentations Mexico Energy Update: Progress, Bottlenecks and Outlook - February 10, 2005 Does Energy Deregulation Work? - IAEE Mini-Conference High Energy Prices: Are They Here to Stay? - December 9, 2004 Conference Presentations

Houston Events Houston Chapter Photo Gallery February Monthly Meeting Date: Thursday, February 11, 2010 Time: 11:30am doors open for networking; meeting starts at 12 noon Location: Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, Houston Branch (1801 Allen Parkway) Topic: What Happened? What Happens... Credit Market Freeze - Implications for Oil and Gas Activities in 2010 and Beyond. Reagan Sirmons, Senior Vice President, FCA Corp, will lead a discussion on how the actions of a few had consequences for many as the money market and credit market froze in 2009. Specifically he will provide: A) an insider's look at the reasons for and implications of the credit freeze B) reasons for the massive government responses and their effectiveness C) the brewing competition for capital in the oil and gas industry D) key implications for oil and gas mergers and acquisitions activity in 2010 and beyond Speaker: Reagan Sirmons is a Senior Vice President at FCA Corp. where he also serves as the Chairman of the Investment Committee. He specializes in macroeconomics as they impact investment decisions and directly manages large portfolio of investment capital for clients. He has served on numerous corporate and charitable boards and was a founding stockholder/director of two companies which were later listed on the New York Stock Exchange. Within his career, he has participated in numerous mergers and acquisitions deals. Prior to FCA Corp,. Mr. Sirmons was an Executive Director- Investments at Oppenheimer & Co., for 10 years and served as Vice President of Noble Royalties Inc., where he was responsible for the development of the firm's institutional client relationships related to the acquisition of oil and gas royalty interests. Mr. Sirmons is a native Texan. He graduated from the University of Texas in 1964 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics and Government. Registration: http://iaeehoustonfeb2010.eventbrite.com/ (More event information can be found on this site, as well)