NASEO Summer Transportation Fuels
Outlook Conference 2006
April 11, 2006
Hotel Washington,
Washington, DC
 The
National Association of State Energy Officials, the Energy Information
Administration, and the U.S. Department of Energy-Office of Electricity
Delivery and Energy Reliability held the 2006
Summer Fuels Outlook Conference at the Hotel
Washington, 515 15th Street, N.W., Washington, DC.
Global energy supply uncertainty, high demand for transportation fuels,
tightened crude oil and gasoline inventory may increase the potential for
supply/distribution problems this summer. To help inform the energy
community about the current situation, this half-day conference will
include EIA's April 2006 Short-Term Energy Outlook along with
presentations by industry representatives, energy experts, and State
officials who will discuss the world oil outlook, gasoline supplies, as
well as fuel and refining issues.
Topics include:
- Summer Transportation Fuels Outlook. EIA Administrator, Guy
Caruso, will present EIA’s latest Short-Term Energy Outlook
- Global Markets Overview. Edward L. Morse, Executive Advisor,
Hess Energy Trading, will review recent global oil supply/demand/inventory
patterns and their drivers with an eye to what lies ahead for consumers
this summer and beyond.
- Cheryl Trench, President, Allegro Energy Consulting, will cover
Transitioning to Ultra-Low Sulfur Diesel Fuel. The smooth
implementation of EPA's June 2006 mandate for refiners and importers to
supply Ultra Low Sulfur Diesel Fuel is a key uncertainty for the upcoming
season. A core issue is ULSD's successful transportation in the nation's
vast pipeline network.
- Gordon Schremp, with the California Energy Commission, will
discuss Phasing Out MTBE: Impacts on the Gasoline Supply, and will
review the market implications resulting from the rapid change from MTBE-
to ethanol-blended fuel, as well as possible strains in ethanol supply and
distribution.
- Stephen J. Harvey, with FERC’s Office of Market Oversight and
Investigations, will offer an Electricity Outlook, focusing on
electricity supply issues for this summer including reliability, capacity
and natural gas prices.
Additional Information
For more information on any of the
above events, contact
Shemika Spencer, 1414 Prince Street,
Suite 200, Alexandria, VA 22314, Phone
703.299.8800; Fax 703.299.6208. |
