Crude Oil & Natural Gas Hedging Seminar - Dallas, Texas

							Crude Oil & Natural Gas Hedging
    April 10-11 2013 | Dallas, Texas
Crude Oil & Natural Gas Hedging | April 10-11, 2013 | Dallas, Texas




                                               Introduction

Whether you believe oil prices are moving higher or lower, one thing is for certain: volatility is
here to stay. Our two-day crude oil and natural gas hedging & risk management seminar will
provide you with the knowledge you need to not only survive, but thrive, in even the most
volatile markets.




                                         What You Will Learn

   How to utilize futures, swaps, options, collars and other hedging strategies to
    protect your company from volatile crude oil, natural gas & natural gas liquids prices
   How the NYMEX, ICE and OTC (over-the-counter) markets operate, impact oil prices
    and provide you with the ability to mitigate your exposure to volatile prices
   Hedging strategies covering crude oil, natural gas, natural gas liquids and more...
   How basis relationships affect oil and gas prices and how to prevent basis risk from
    destroying your hedging program
   How to develop and implement an oil and gas hedging and risk management policy
   The difference between brokers, dealers, market-makers, derivative marketers and
    what role each play in the market
   A hands-on exercise where you will experience a “year in the life” of an executive
    who is responsible for managing an oil and gas hedging program
Crude Oil & Natural Gas Hedging | April 10-11, 2013 | Dallas, Texas



                                                   Agenda

                              Day One: April 10 - 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM

       Breakfast & Networking
       Introduction to oil hedging & risk management
       Overview of the crude oil, natural gas and natural gas liquids markets
       Introduction to NYMEX & ICE energy products
       Lunch
       In-depth explanations of various hedging strategies including futures, swaps and
        options
       Realistic examples of various hedging strategies covering crude oil, natural gas
        and natural gas liquids
       Analyzing & hedging basis risk
       Question & answer session

                              Day Two: April 11 - 9:00 AM to 1:30 PM

       Breakfast & Networking
       Quantifying your oil and gas price risk
       Developing an oil and gas hedging and risk management policy
       Designing and implementing an oil hedging program
       A hands-on exercise where you will experience a “year in the life” of an executive
        who is responsible for managing their company's oil and gas hedging program
       Question & answer session
       Lunch
       Conclusion
Crude Oil & Natural Gas Hedging | April 10-11, 2013 | Dallas, Texas



                                          Who Should Attend

Among those who will benefit from this seminar include accountants, auditors,
attorneys, bankers, board members, chief financial officers, controllers, corporate
financiers, consultants, engineers, equity research analysts, executives, financial
analysts, fund managers, government regulators, investor relations representatives,
managers, marketers, originators, risk managers, traders, treasurers, among others.

Types of companies that typically attend this program include employees of accounting
firms, asset managers, commercial banks, consulting firms, crude oil producers,
government regulators, investment banks, midstream companies, natural gas
producers, private equity firms, and universities, among others.

Past attendees of our seminars include Action Resources, Air Burundi, Air Liquide,
AmeriGas Propane, Astra Oil Company, Azienda Mobilità e Trasporti, Birchmere
Ventures, CIMA Energy, City University London, China Aviation Oil, Coppermark Bank,
Donaldson Brown LaSalle Holdings, Eide Bailly, Etihad Airways, High Sierra Energy,
Island Oil Group, PEMEX, Refinaria de Petroleos de Manguinhos, RLI Corp, Sumitomo
Corporation, Summit Discovery Resources, Texland Petroleum, Translation Source,
Univen Petróleo, THY OPET, Transcor Astra Group, UGI Corporation, Van Oil, Warren
Averett and Waveland Energy Partners, among many others.

                                                 Instructor

Mike Corley is the founder and president of Mercatus Energy Advisors. As a subject
matter expert, Mr. Corley serves as a trusted energy hedging and risk management
advisor to dozens of companies and organizations across the globe. Prior to founding
the firm, he held various positions in trading, risk management, quantitative analysis
and marketing with El Paso Merchant Energy, Cantor Fitzgerald and several energy
consulting firms.

Mr. Corley regularly serves as a keynote speaker for organizations such as Argus,
Energy Institute, OPIS, Platts, The Council of Petroleum Accountants Societies and The
Oil Council. In addition, Mr. Corley regularly contributes to various industry publications
including Airline Economics, BBC News, The American Oil & Gas Reporter, Energy Risk,
Futures Industry, The Global Commodities Report, Oil & Gas Financial Journal, Oil & Gas
Investor, Platts, Reuters and The Wall Street Journal, among others.
Crude Oil & Natural Gas Hedging | April 10-11, 2013 | Dallas, Texas



                                                   Venue

The seminar will be held at The Crescent which is located at 100 Crescent Court, Dallas,
TX 75201

                                               Registration

For more information and to register for the seminar please visit
www.mercatusenergy.com/education