Forum on Global Energy Economy and Security

Topics include the current and future drivers of global supply and demand for petroleum; specific regional changes and challenges; the global LNG market and market penetration for natural gas; environmental challenges that may impact oil and gas development; and the effect of new technology and data changing planning and investment.

Considering additional opportunities for production and the challenges of achieving them, international impacts of the new North American production, the changing rationale for U.S. energy security measures, the prospects for and problems of growing U.S. natural gas production and possible exports, and the midstream and downstream impacts of the production boom.

Discussing production challenges and opportunities; the impact, potentional; environmental costs of energy and global economic and political issues resulting from the North American gas boom

Among the topics examined were supply prospects, geopolitical implications, technology challenges, domestic gas demand, reducing the environmental footprint of shale gas, and LNG exports

Various improvements and setbacks in global oil production prospects, and the potential for alternative transportation fuels and greater vehicle fuel efficiency have influenced the near-term discussion but not the underlying challenges of energy supply and security