The Second Annual Louisiana Oil and Gas Symposium:
August 16th and 17th, 2010
Dalton Woods Auditorium, Energy, Coast & Environment Building
Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana
John Johnston, Louisiana Geological Survey, Symposium Chair
Two days of expert presentations on the current oil spill crisis. Speakers include: Ed Overton on pollution impacts; Julius Langlinais and Tad Patzek on what went wrong and why; Mark Benfield on deep water impacts; David Dismukes and Dek Terrell on economic impacts; Craig Colten on coastal community impacts; Steve Sears on the impacts on the future of offshore drilling; Greg Stone on coastal impacts; Kevin Carman and John Pardue on wetland impacts; Mike Wascom on the legal impact and strategies; Chip Groat on the impacts to Texas; Jim Welsh and John Johnston on regulatory impacts and strategies; Lou Buatt on the impact on and strategies for the Louisiana Coastal Zone ; columnist J.R. Ball on the business impacts; and famous Louisiana political commentator John Maginnis on the political impacts and strategies. Registration is $75 for the general public and $50 with an academic ID (faculty, staff or student); lunch for both days is included.
For more information and to register: http://www.brgs-la.org/
Draft Agenda
Louisiana Oil & Gas Symposium
Louisiana State University
8:45 – 9:00 John Johnston, Baton Rouge Geological Society: Welcome and Introduction
9:00- 9:30 Keynote address: Jay Dardenne, Louisiana Secretary of State
9:30 – 10:00 Julius Langlinais, Louisiana State University: “What Went Wrong”
10:00 - 10:30 David Dismukes, Louisiana State University: “Long-term Economic Impacts of the Spill”
10:30-10:45 Break
10:45 - 11:15 Tad Patzek, University of Texas: “Complexity and Human Failure”
11:15- 11:45 Kevin Carman, Louisiana State University: “Wetland Impacts of the Spill”
11:45 - 1:00 Lunch
1:00 - 1: 30 Jim Welsh, Louisiana Office of Conservation: “The Regulatory Impact”
1:30 – 2:00 Greg Stone, Louisiana State University: “Coastal Impacts of the Spill”
2:00 – 2:30 J. R. Ball, Baton Rouge Business Report, “The Business Impact of the Spill”
2:30- 2:45 Break
2:45 - 3:15 Ed Overton, Louisiana State University: “Pollution Impacts from the Spill”
3:15 - 3:45 John Pardue , Louisiana State University: “Wetland Impacts of the Spill”
3:45 - 4:25 Joe Leimkuhler, Shell Oil: "How Do We Drill for Oil?"
4:25-4:30 John Johnston, Baton Rouge Geological Society: End of the day remarks
Draft Agenda
Louisiana Oil & Gas Symposium
Louisiana State University
8:45 – 9:00 John Johnston, Baton Rouge Geological Society: Welcome and Introduction
9:00 – 9:30 Keynote Address: Scott Angelle, Louisiana Lieutenant Governor
9:30 - 10:00 John Maginnis, “Political Impacts of the Oil Spill”
10:00 - 10:30 Chip Groat, University of Texas: "The Macondo Incident: A View from West of the Sabine."
10:30-10:45 Break
10:45 - 11: 15 John Johnston, Baton Rouge Geological Society: “Preventing Disastrous Oil Spills in the Future”
11:15 - 11: 45 Craig Colten, Louisiana State University, “Oil Spill Impacts on Coastal Communities”
11:45 - 1:00 Lunch
1:00 - 1: 30 Stephen Spears, Louisiana State University, “Long-Term Impact of the Spill on Oil and Gas Operations in the Gulf of Mexico”
1:30 - 2:00 Lou Buatt, Louisiana Department of Natural Resources: “The Impact on the Louisiana Coastal Zone”
2:00 – 2:30 Dek Terrell , Louisiana State University: “Long-term Economic Impacts of the Spill”
2:30- 2:45 Break
2:45 - 3:15 Mark Benfield, Louisiana State University: “Impacts on the Gulf Floor”
3:15-3:45 Mike Wascom, “The Legal Impacts of the Oil Spill”
3:45 – 4:00 William Armstrong, LSU Libraries Oil Spill Information Service: “Oil Spill Data Resources”
4:00 - 4:15 John Johnston, Baton Rouge Geological Society: Closing remarks