2018 Mid-Continent Agenda

1)Trump Administration Initiatives
        a) One Federal Decision MOU and permit streamlining
        b) Steel Tariffs
        c) Natural Gas Resilience Concerns
2) FERC -- Natural gas pipeline certificate policy
3) PHMSA – Finalizing the natural gas transmission safety rule
4) Congress – midterms on the horizon
 

Our gas buyer panelists will give you solid and valuable insight into what is currently working, what they have learned from volatility and what they will do differently next time. Topics of discussion to include:
1.What buying or pricing strategies are you currently employing, for instance, what if any long-term purchases are you making or how are you managing the hedging activities?
2.What are the important issues/challenges for your LDC/company/industry in both the short-term and the long-term? How will your LDC/company/industry meet these challenges?
3.How has the Trade War/Steel Tariffs impacted your business?
4.How has the recent low-cost commodity environment impacted expectations of and communications with end-users and regulators?
5.Were there any developments this winter that caused you to look at storage and firm transportation differently? Discuss how and why. What will you do differently to prepare for the winter of 2018/2019 based on low storage injection projections?
6.How have LNG exports impacted the current natural gas market?
7.Are the planned Marcellus/Utica pipeline projects enough to affect the current basis? What do you foresee as a result of the recent pipeline expansion and/or project delays?
8.What tools and assets would you like to have access to as an end-user to improve your ability to manage your energy portfolio?
9.What factors, other than price, influence your decision to choose one supplier over another?