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Study Group: Oil Sand Experts(?)

Council Members in this Study Group: 88

This study group may include experts knowledgeable on topics such as aerospace & defense, building materials, chemicals, construction, oil & gas, timber & forest products, utilities & power generation, mining, agriculture, industrial equipment and transportation, among others.

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Thomas Shewski
Owner
High Energy Services

Thomas Shewski is the Owner of High Energy Services, a firm providing fuel, transportation, emissions, and power plant services to existing and proposed generating plants. Mr. Shewski is currently involved in buying fuel, transportation, and emissions allowances for several generating units across the...

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Eric Smith, Professor and Associate Director, A.B. Freeman School of Business, Tulane UniversityEric Smith
Professor and Associate Director
A.B. Freeman School of Business, Tulane University

Eric Smith is a Professor and Associate Director of the Entergy-Tulane Energy Institute at A.B. Freeman School of Business at Tulane University. Mr. Smith has experience in conducting market and economic analysis of offshore construction and drilling operations world wide and directing feasibility studies...

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Bill Derrick, Director of Estimating, Fluor CorporationBill Derrick
Director of Estimating
Fluor Corporation

Bill Derrick is Director of Estimating at Fluor Corporation. Mr. Derrick is responsible for working on oil & gas programs worldwide, & Liquefied Natural Gas(LNG) facilities in Asia and US. He has more than 36 years of experience in controlling, planning, purchasing, analyzing risks, estimating, scheduling,...

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Peter Clarke
Managing Director
Affine Capital Management

Peter Clarke is the Managing Director of Affine Capital Management, a natural resources consulting firm with its headquarters in London. The firm provides consulting services on energy policies and conducts research in the energy and metals industries. Mr. Clarke is an expert in the mechanisms of international...

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Aily Biggs, Advisory Chief Executive Officer, Global Energy AdvisoryAily Biggs
Advisory Chief Executive Officer
Global Energy Advisory

Aily Biggs is an Advisory Chief Executive Officer at Global Energy Advisory, a global energy cross commodity specialist think tank providing energy asset valuations and providing risk and financing solutions. Mrs. Biggs holds key knowledge in global/country specific commodity dynamics and trends in...

Emmet Brown, Principal Consultant and Director, Milesian Oil & Gas LimitedEmmet Brown
Principal Consultant and Director
Milesian Oil & Gas Limited

Emmet Brown is a Principal Consultant and Managing Director at Milesian Oil and Gas, a firm providing consulting services in the upstream oil and gas industry. Mr. Brown has over 20 years of experience in oil and gas exploration and development projects, having worked for multi-national and independent...

Robert Dunbar, President, Strategy West Inc.Robert Dunbar
President
Strategy West Inc.

Robert Dunbar is the President of Strategy West, a Calgary based consulting firm that specializes in helping its clients make effective energy industry strategic decisions. Mr. Dunbar provides consulting on Canadian oil sands industry including business and technical issues and training. He has more...

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Jordan Smith
President
Ramshorn Investments, Inc.

Jordan Smith is the President at Ramshorn Investments, a wholly owned subsidiary of Nabors Drilling. Mr. Smith is responsible for the screening and participation in direct investments in the exploration and production sector for Nabors worldwide. He has more than 50 years of experience in conducting...

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Clean Air Ruling’s Potential Affect on Utilities and IPPs Long SO2 and NOx Allowances | 08-19-2008
Analysis of: Clean Air Ruling Raises Doubts Over Investments | www.cattlenetwork.com
Author: Thomas Shewski, Owner, High Energy Services

    Court’s decision vacating the Clean Air Interstate Rule (CAIR) potentially affects utilities or IPPs long the allowances as described in the section that follows.

Regulated Utilities Benefit from Environmental Retrofit Spending on Power Plants and on Shorter Depreciation Period | 08-18-2008
Analysis of: Proposal Would Cut Oregon Coal Plant’s Haze-Causing Pollution | www.oregonlive.com
Author: Thomas Shewski, Owner, High Energy Services

    When air pollution retrofits are placed on a power plant, a regulated, investor-owned, utility financially benefits.  An unregulated, independent power producer (IPP) does not necessarily financially benefit.

CAIR Ruling Makes it Cheaper to Turn Off/Bypass Scrubbers, But Unlikely to Happen | 08-18-2008
Analysis of: Power Failure: A Court Defeat for the EPA Leaves it Up to Congress to Tackle Utilities' Air Pollution | www.washingtonpost.com
Author: Thomas Shewski, Owner, High Energy Services

    The Court’s July 11, 2008 decision vacating the Clean Air Interstate Rule (CAIR) caused the price of SO2 emissions allowances to decrease less than the cost of operating a scrubber to reduce the SO2 emissions.  The discussions that follow discuss this and the likelihood...

Coal- to Gas-Fired Generation Considerations: It is Not Just Fuel Economics | 08-18-2008
Analysis of: Gas Drop Buoys Dynegy, Mirant in Slowing U.S. Economy | www.bloomberg.com
Author: Thomas Shewski, Owner, High Energy Services

    As the article points out, natural gas-fired generation may be cheaper than coal-fired generation in certain parts of the nation.  The section below discusses some of the items that go into the decision to fuel switch from coal to natural gas.

Court Decision Striking Down CAIR Affect on SO2 Allowance Pricing | 07-14-2008
Analysis of: Clean Air Efforts Suffer Two Setbacks | www.philly.com
Author: Thomas Shewski, Owner, High Energy Services

    The court decision striking down the Clean Air Interstate Rule will have an affect on SO2 allowances and the SO2 premium earned by coal suppliers.

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