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Gas/Electric Partnership
conference XVII
Since 1994
Underwriters
MAN Turbo Inc.
Solar Turbines Incorporated
COMPRESSORTech Two
Entergy Services, Inc.
CENTERPOINT ENERGY
Hitachi America Ltd.
Dresser-Rand
Hoerbiger Compression Technology
ARIEL CORPORATION
Gas Compression
from Production
thru Transmission
Converteam
DIRECT DRIVE SYSTEMS
American Electric Power
Caterpillar Global Petroleum
TMEIC GE
Voith Turbo
Siemens Oil & Gas
Southwest Research Institute
ABB Inc.
Cummins Southern Plains
Dresser Waukesha
Atlas Copco Comptec – G&P
Compressor Systems, Inc.
ECOM – Emission Analyzers
Cameron’s Compression Systems Group
AGENDA TOPICS
Gas Industry Trends
Impact Of Clean Air Regulations On Gas Facilities
Upstream Gas Compression Forum
Transmission Compression
Waste Heat Recovery
New Product Options
February 10-11, 2009
Hilton Houston Post Oak Hotel
2001 Post Oak Blvd. • Houston, Texas
Hotel cut-off date for special Gas/Electric Partnership rate is January 23.
Special Thanks to Advisors from:
BP America ConocoPhillips El Paso Corporation Kinder Morgan
Marathon Oil Panhandle Energy Williams Gas Pipeline

ConferenceAgenda
Tuesday, February 10, 2009
8:00 am Registration & Continental Breakfast
GAS INDUSTRY TRENDS
Moderator – Donald R. Knop, Williams Gas Pipelines
8:30 am The Impact of Developing Energy and Environmental Policy on the Gas
Industry, Kevin R. Petak, ICF International
9:05 am Non-Conventional Gas Supply Impacts on the Energy Picture,
Phani Gadde, Wood Mackenzie
9:40 am Break
IMPACT OF CLEAN AIR REGULATIONS
ON GAS FACILITIES
Moderator – Sam L. Clowney, Clean Air Consultant, Inc.
10:00 am CO 2 Impacts for Pipelines, Lisa Beal, Interstate Natural Gas Association of
America
10:40 am Federal Rules for HAPs and Criteria Pollutants and their Implementation,
James McCarthy, Innovative Environmental Solutions
11:15 am New Source Performance Standards for IC engines, panel, part A –
Sam L. Clowney, Clean Air Consultant, Inc., moderator; Randy Hamilton,
Texas Commission on Environmental Quality; Charles Wait, Panhandle
Energy; Robert Stachowicz, Dresser Waukesha
12:15 pm Lunch
UPSTREAM GAS COMPRESSION FORUM
Moderator – Bryan Kendig, Marathon Oil
1:15 pm New Source Performance Standards for IC engines, panel, part B –
Sixto R. Ortiz, Jr., ConocoPhillips; Jack Maley, Exterran; John Dutton,
J-W Power Company; Sam Clowney, Clean Air Consultant, Inc.
1:45 pm Supply/Demand Trends and Future Availability for Small HP Compression
Equipment, James R. Barr, J-W Operating Company
2:20 pm Production Compression Fleet Optimization Case Study,
Bryan Kendig, Marathon Oil
2:55 pm Break
3:15 pm Compression Contracting Dynamics, Lisa Honey, BP Americas
3:50 pm Tracking Compression Performance, Keith Sergent, ConocoPhillips; Larry
Naylor, Compressor Systems, Inc; Andrew Miles, Detechtion Technologies
NEW PRODUCT OPTIONS – PART I
Moderator – W. Norm Shade, ACI Services, Inc.
4:25 pm Brief Discussions of New Product Ideas
• New Low Emissions Engine Line, Cummins Southern Plains
• G3516 Engine Upgrades for Low Emissions, Caterpillar
• New APV Valve & Valve Material for Upstream Compression, Ariel
Corporation
5:00 pm Refreshments
5:30 pm Bus to Houston Petroleum Club for 6:30 pm Dinner (and return to hotel
after dinner)
Wednesday, February 11, 2009
8:00 am Registration & Continental Breakfast
TRANSMISSION COMPRESSION
8:15 am Engine/Compressor Upgrade or Replacement Options,
Anders Johnson, El Paso Corporation
8:55 am Forum on Achievement of Efficiency via Slow Speed Recips, Jack A. Phillips,
Panhandle Energy, moderator
9:55 am Break
10:15 am Anatomy of a Light Bill – Application to Electric Compression,
Tom McNeely, El Paso Corporation, and N. John Bent, Entergy
10:50 am Operation of Gas and Electric Compressors, Larry Bowden,
Williams Gas Pipeline
NEW PRODUCT OPTIONS – PART II
Moderator – W. Norm Shade, ACI Services, Inc.
11:25 am Brief Discussions of New Product Ideas
• VFD Compressor Drives, ABB Inc.
• Double Torque Converter & Start-up Coupling for
Vorecon Drive, Voith Turbo
• High Powered AC Drives for Large Compressors, TMEIC GE
11:55 pm Lunch
12:55 Brief Discussions of New Product Ideas
• Dual Drive Technology, Energy Transfer
• Permanent Magnet Hi-Speed Motors, Direct Drive Systems
• Integral Motor Compressor, Dresser-Rand
• Sealless Compressor, Siemens
• Gas Engine Driven Centrifugal Compressor, MAN Turbo
WASTE HEAT RECOVERY
Moderator – Robert McKee, Southwest Research Institute
1:55 pm Regulator Perspectives, James Pederson, Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission (FERC)
2:35 pm Waste Heat Recovery for Pipeline Compressor Stations,
Hans Mathews, Hoerbiger Compression Technology
3:10 pm Break
3:30 pm Waste Heat Technology Overview, SWRI
4:00 pm Defining the Universe of Recovery Opportunities and
Making it Work, panel
5:00 pm Refreshments and Adjourn

ConferenceRegistration&Accommodations
Fax to Gas/Electric Ventures 713.529.3318
Space is Limited! Registration on first-come/first-served basis.
_____ Yes, I plan to attend February 10-11, 2009. Fee is $600.
Includes Partnership Dinner, all other meals, and program book.
_____ I will attend the Partnership Dinner on February 10.
Register at the Hilton Houston Post Oak Hotel by calling 800.245.7299.
Ask for the Gas/Electric Partnership rate of $159 before
cut-off date of January 23, 2009.
N
Sage Rd.
Post Oak
Galleria
I-610
San Felipe
Westheimer Road
W. Alabama St.
Check payable to Gas/Electric Ventures is enclosed.
mail to: Gas/Electric Ventures
5327 Mandell Blvd.
Houston, TX 77005
Richmond Ave.
Hwy. 59
Westpark Dr.
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The Hilton Houston Post Oak Hotel is north of the Galleria on
Post Oak Boulevard. To reach the hotel, exit Interstate 610 at
Westheimer Road and proceed west for one block. Turn right on
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Call Hilton Houston Post Oak Hotel reservations and ask for the
Gas/Electric Partnership rate of $159 before cut-off date of
January 23, 2009.
The Petroleum Club of Houston is downtown Houston on the
43rd floor of the Exxon Building. Maps will be distributed at the
Conference. A private bus will be provided to and from the dinner
from the hotel.