Seeing Through To Solutions: The Economic Downturn's Impact On The Energy Industry

When: Anytime, at your convenience
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This webinar will also be available on demand at any time after the live broadcast.

Overview:
The persistent decline in U.S. oil and natural gas demand, coupled with continued strong supply, has crushed the commodity prices upon which oil and gas producers depend for cash flow to reinvest towards future business viability. Meanwhile, turmoil in the capital markets has virtually shut off E&P companies' access to outside sources of funding -- the equity- and debt-capital markets. Yet, there are E&P winners in this type of marketplace. Here, industry and financial experts describe how many producers will thrive in this game-changing era, and how others still have time to transform their profiles to do more than just survive, in "Seeing Through To Solutions: The Economic Downturn's Impact On The Energy Industry" webinar, 10 a.m. CST, Tuesday, Feb. 3.

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Featured Speakers:

Greg D. Kerley
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Southwestern Energy Corp.

Mr. Kerley was appointed Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Southwestern Energy Corp., Houston, (NYSE: SWN) in December 1999. He has held the position of Chief Financial Officer since July 1998, and previously served as Southwestern's Senior Vice President, Treasurer and Secretary. Mr. Kerley has over 25 years of oil and gas industry experience and joined Southwestern in 1990 as Controller and Chief Accounting Officer. Prior to joining Southwestern, he held senior financial and accounting positions at Agate Petroleum, Inc. and was a manager for Arthur Andersen L.L.P. specializing in the energy sector.

Mr. Kerley graduated from Oklahoma State University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting. Mr. Kerley is a certified public accountant and is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. He is also a member of the American Gas Association and Independent Petroleum Association of America.

Michael D. Bodino
Director of Research; Senior E&P Analyst SMH Capital, Institutional Equity Research Group

Michael Bodino joined SMH Capital in October 2008 as the Director of Research and a Senior E&P Analyst. Previously, Michael was a partner at Coker & Palmer, a Jackson, Miss.-based brokerage firm, where he was the Senior E&P Research Analyst. Prior to that role, he was responsible for the firm’s corporate-finance effort as well as relationship maintenance of many of the firm’s institutional clientele. Before moving to Coker & Palmer, Michael was responsible for research of E&P companies at Sterne Agee where he was ranked a “Best on the Street” analyst in 2005. Before joining Sterne Agee, he was director of Hibernia Southcoast Capital’s energy investment-banking activities from 1999 through 2003. He has also worked as a senior E&P investment analyst at San Jacinto Securities, Inc., and in the research department of Rauscher Pierce Refsnes, Inc. where his focus was both E&P and oil services. Michael received his BS from Louisiana State University at Shreveport and an MBA from Texas Christian University. SMH Capital provides corporate and investment-banking services to affluent private investors, institutions and middle-market corporations, and is a registered broker-dealer and subsidiary of Sanders Morris Harris Group.

Jeffrey B. Morrison
Associate Director, Standard & Poor's

Jeffrey B. Morrison is an associate director in Corporate and Government Ratings and works in the US Utilities, Energy, and Project Finance Group. Jeff is currently the lead analyst for various companies in the oil and gas sector; including marine contract drilling companies, oilfield service companies, and independent exploration & production (E&P) companies.

Jeff graduated with a BA from Tulane University in New Orleans and has an MBA with concentrations in Finance and Accounting from the University of New Orleans. Prior to completing graduate school he worked at Standard & Poor's in the US Utilities, Energy, and Project Finance group as an MBA associate.

Leslie Haines
Editor-in-chief, Oil and Gas Investor

The most respected oil and gas industry journalist in the business. Celebrating her 25th year at Oil and Gas Investor, Haines has cultivated relationships with senior energy executives and financial managers throughout North America. Among her many honors, she was the recipient of the IPAA’s Lloyd Unsell Award for Excellence in Petroleum Journalism.