"Oil demand has grown to unprecedented levels, and the main Saudi Arabian oilfields grow older every year" Twilight in the Desert: The Coming Saudi Oil Shock and the World Economy. Simmons, Matthew
"Twilight" is the term coined by author Simmons to encapsulate his research of the producing oil fields in Saudi Arabia, which indicates that the reserves there are waning at a time when global demand is increasing. These two primary factors together give cause for new exploration and development of oil and gas deposits globally. And this is exactly what is happening now. Even with the growing demand for new oil production, the time it takes to go from exploration to new production is about 8-10 years. Investors are hungry for new product as well, looking for the next big discovery and trying to be in the right place at the right time. How does one find these types of opportunity?
One way is through investment conferences like this one, the International Oil & Gas Forum 2006. MINE LLC and our sponsors welcome you to the conference and to Aspen, Colorado, USA. The Forum is designed to give the analyst or investor the greatest amount of quality information in the shortest period of time by presenting a variety of companies. This year's conference format features over 25 international oil and gas companies presenting their stories to investors.
The Program
On Monday, the keynote speaker is Mr. Jim Rogers, one of the nation's most acclaimed and successful financial experts, and author of the acclaimed 2004 Hot Commodities. Monday's program features presenting companies introduced by Session Chair, Mr. Frank Holmes, Chairman of U.S. Global Investors, Inc. The day concludes with special guest speaker Bill Gammell, founder of Cairn Energy PLC, one of Europe's leading independent exploration and production companies sharing his insights on doing business in India.
Tuesday's program is introduced by Terry Peters: Vice President and Senior Energy Analyst. Peter Levine, of Imperial Energy Corporation PLC is our special guest speaker on Russia. He is followed by our keynote luncheon speaker, Texas oilman and entrepreneur, Mr. T. Boone Pickens. Mr. Pickens, founder of Mesa Petroleum Co., is the best-selling author of his autobiography, Luckiest Guy in the World : T.Boone Pickens. The program Tuesday afternoon will be introduced by Richard Wyman, Vice President & Senior Oil and Gas Analyst for Canaccord Capital and features the presentation of six international companies.
All attendees and guests will enjoy Tuesday evening's Gala Event at the Elk Mountain Lodge hosted by Canaccord/Adams. The honorable, Dr. Rilwantu Lukman, our very special guest from Nigeria will be addressing the group with his insightful expereince as a member of OPEC for many years.
Wednesday, is recovery and activities day when attendees have time to spend a few hours relaxing, exploring the town of Aspen, skiing a few runs, or maybe trying a snowshoe trek. This fun event allows attendees to spend more one-on-one time with company executives in a relaxed setting.
Thank you to Endeavour Financial, Canaccord/Adams, and all of our oil and gas sponsoring companies. Please keep this book as a reference guide to the Oil & Gas industry. Herein, you'll find basic information provided by the companies highlighting their corporate profiles.
Please, enjoy the conference!
Michele Ashby, CEO & Founder
MINE LLC
January 2006
