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Oil and Gas refers to the exploration, production, transportation and equipment related to naturally occurring hydrocarbons used to produce energy.

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Featured Council Members

GLG Council Members are leading experts including academics, scientists, and industry specialists

Stuart Goldstein, Oil & Gas Exploration & Production E&P Consultant, Stuart Goldstein

Stuart GoldsteinWhat is a GLG Leader?|GLG Leaders are a separate tier of Council Members with a Council Rank in the top 5%. These GLG Member Program participants are eligible for ongoing, in-depth consultative relationships with GLG clients.

Oil & Gas Exploration & Production E&P ConsultantStuart Goldstein

Philip Hyatt, Managing Partner, Petronomics Partners Of Texas

Philip HyattWhat is a GLG Leader?|GLG Leaders are a separate tier of Council Members with a Council Rank in the top 5%. These GLG Member Program participants are eligible for ongoing, in-depth consultative relationships with GLG clients.

Managing PartnerPetronomics Partners Of Texas

Robert Hinkel, Chief Operating Officer, Elang Energy

Robert HinkelWhat is a GLG Leader?|GLG Leaders are a separate tier of Council Members with a Council Rank in the top 5%. These GLG Member Program participants are eligible for ongoing, in-depth consultative relationships with GLG clients.

Chief Operating OfficerElang Energy

Dennis Fagerstone, Consultant, Dennis Fagerstone

Dennis FagerstoneWhat is a GLG Leader?|GLG Leaders are a separate tier of Council Members with a Council Rank in the top 5%. These GLG Member Program participants are eligible for ongoing, in-depth consultative relationships with GLG clients.

ConsultantDennis Fagerstone

Jeffrey Turner, Senior Partner, PATTON BOGGS LLP

Jeffrey TurnerWhat is a GLG Leader?|GLG Leaders are a separate tier of Council Members with a Council Rank in the top 5%. These GLG Member Program participants are eligible for ongoing, in-depth consultative relationships with GLG clients.

Senior PartnerPATTON BOGGS LLP

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Study Groups

Study groups are populations of experts knowledgeable on specific sub-topics within a broader industry

Study Group Name No. Members
Exploration & Production Financial Statement Analysts 15
Oil and Gas Basin Evaluators 18
Commodity Hedge Accounting Specialists (US) 12
Subsea Equipment Purchasers 13
Oil and Gas Consultants (Texas) 549

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Recent Live Meetings

Interactive roundtables, private visits, and small scale seminars are types of GLG Live Meetings

August 27, 2009 | New York

Seminar: Aggregates Industry Overview (New York)

October 6, 2009 | Webcast

Webcast: Global Sugar Outlook (10:00 AM EDT/7:00 AM PDT/15:00 BST)

September 23, 2008 | Webcast

GLG Webcast: Brazilian Ethanol & Biofuels - September 23, 2008 at 2:00 PM EDT/11:00 AM PDT

November 2, 2009 | Webcast

Webcast: Corn Outlook – The Impact of a Late Harvest (10:00 AM EST / 15:00 GMT)

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Recent News Analyses

News analyses are expert commentaries on current events, written by Council Members who are available for follow up consultations

Shell Proceeds with FLNG in Browse Basin

October 11, 2009

Hans Linhardt, President, LTDI, Inc.

Shell Plans to Build Floating Gas Plant | online.wsj.com

Royal Dutch Shell PLC ("Shell") is proceeding with their Floating LNG Exploration Production Storage and Offloading project ("FLNG") off the coast of Northwestern Australia.  The Shell FLNG will be the world's largest vessel, larger than any of our latest aircraft carriers.  Shell has ordered one 3.5...

ConocoPhillips throttles back, settles in for long slog

October 9, 2009

Michael Lynch, Consultant, Michael E. Lynch

ConocoPhillips Trims Capital Budget to $11B, Will Sell $10B in Assets | www.rigzone.com

ConocoPhillips increased its dividend by 6% and announced that capital expenditures will be cut back to $11 billion in 2010, down from $12.5 billion in 2009. This lower level will support exploration, production and reserve replacement. The project portfolio will be preserved for future development....

Total, Cepsa, Sonatrach to greatly expand natural gas production in Algeria

October 8, 2009

Michael Lynch, Consultant, Michael E. Lynch

Total to Develop the Timimoun Gas Project in Algeria | www.youroilandgasnews.com

Total (37.75%), Sonatrach (51%) and Cepsa (11.25%) have announced that the Algerian National Oil and Gas Development Agency has approved development for the Timimoun natural gas project. During an exploration and appraisal program begun in 2003, six wells were drilled. development is expected to begin...

LNG Distribution to Solve Logistical NG Issues in Alaska

October 27, 2009

Hans Linhardt, President, LTDI, Inc.

Palin Successor Focuses on Energy Agenda | online.wsj.com

The new Alaskan Governor Sean Parnell has to focus on the oil & gas dependent economy.  The $30 billion TransCanada pipeline is far in the future and more gas production at the Cook Inlet is required together with new distribution plans to cover all the remote towns and settlements in Alaska.  Of course,...

GM Crops Essential for Production Boost

October 3, 2009

GM will be widespread by 2050 – FAO | www.farmersguardian.com

World Population is increasing at a steady pace and leading agricultural bodies are emphasizing on the need to boost the agricultural crops production in order to feed the population.GM crops have always remained controversial but now it seems that the world is recognizing the importance of GM crops...

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