2025 Permian Energy Dialogues Agenda

The agenda for the 2025 Permian Energy Dialogues is coming soon! In the meantime, explore the 2024 agenda to see the key discussions, expert speakers, and critical energy topics that shaped last year’s event. Stay tuned for updates on the 2025 program as we continue to bring together industry leaders to navigate the future of the Permian Basin.

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

2:00 pm

Registration and Coffee

2:30 pm

Welcome Remarks

3:10 pm

Panel discussion: The unstoppable consolidation trend across the Permian Basin and its impact on production trends

  • How does consolidation across the Permian Basin impact domestic and international natural gas production and supply?
  • What is the likely scenario across the Permian Basin in five years? How many players will still be active? 
  • What is the perception of the investibility of the Permian? Are there still opportunistic investments to be made?
  • Can the current Infrastructure limitations be overcome? What are the opportunities for new pipeline build-outs and how will parties navigate Nitrogen content concerns?
  • How is the LNG pause impacting production and infrastructure expansion across the Basin?

Speakers

4:00 pm

Interactive roundtable discussions

  • The local and international advantages of producing certified natural gas
  • Innovative connections between the agricultural and decarbonization sectors
  • Electrifying New Mexico: an open conversation on the need to provide additional load while navigating infrastructural constraints
  • Investing in the Permian Basin: how to maximize opportunities across the entire value chain
  • What is the role of the Permian Basin in the global energy context and how can the industry jointly overcome some of the crucial challenges affecting its growth?

Roundtable Moderators

4:50 pm

Networking Coffee Break

Hosted by:

5:20 pm

Panel discussion: What should we expect from the regulatory landscape in an increasingly complex energy environment?

  • What can we learn from the NM legislative session and how that will inform future bills and regulations?
  • Is there transferable information from Colorado’s and other legislative sessions? Should the industry improve its consultative efforts? 
  • How can the industry prepare for future uncertainties while balancing energy security and commercial targets? 

Speakers

6:20 pm

Remarks and conclusions from day 1

6:30

Cocktail Reception

7:30

Welcome Dinner

HOSTED BY:

 

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

8:00 am

Registration and Breakfast

8:45 am

Opening Remarks

8:50 am

Panel discussion: How electrification still plays a crucial and challenging role in the growth of the Permian Basin - and what is being done to fix the shortcomings

  • What are the practical limitations of enhancing power capacity? 
  • How are those limitations affecting new opportunities such as AI and data centers?
  • Who is taking advantage of these shortfalls? How are renewables complementing this picture?
  • And what is the innovative role of carbon sequestration in this landscape?

Speakers:

9:50 am

Panel discussion: Water management - How do Texas and New Mexico deal with produced water management and reuse strategies?

  • How to shift the narrative towards water stewardship and produced water reuse as an environmental and social justice factor
  • The outcome of the New Mexico legislative session and potential lessons learned from other states and basins – how to improve the standards of produced water reuse from the top down
  • How can regulators positively impact the creation of a framework for produced water reuse? 
  • Why aren’t we running pilots to test potential use-cases for produced water reuse? Which dots do we need to connect?
  • How to leverage existing environmental initiatives to create meaningful partnerships and successful new pathways for produced water reuse

 

Speakers:

10:50 am

Networking coffee break

Hosted by:

11:20 am

Panel discussion: What do we really know about OOOOb emissions, WEC and others and what is the impact of the IRA on the methane reduction landscape?

  • How good are we at navigating a complex legislative and regulatory set of rules related to emissions reduction?
  • Towards a clearer understanding of OOOOb emissions: where do we stand and which information is still missing?
  • The framework of IRA’s Methane Emissions Reduction Program versus the reality of reducing emissions in today’s energy landscape 
  • How much do we know about WEC and other emission related charges

 

Speakers:

12:20 pm

Interactive industry poll

12:45

Scene setting presentation followed by fireside chat: The role of oil and gas operators in the Permian Basin beyond production: highlights on road safety

Speakers:

1:15 pm

Networking lunch

Hosted By:

2:15 pm

Interactive roundtable discussion:

  • How to address an increasing level of regulatory complexity: from methane emissions to setbacks and beyond – how to effectively navigate changing times
  • How to improve environmental standards and practices across the oil and gas industry while ensuring an inclusive approach towards its many players
  • Technology advancements as an opportunity for growth in the Permian Basin (and beyond)
  • Working group on produced water management and best practices

Speakers

3:15 pm

Panel discussion: What is the impact of setbacks? And are we heading towards a widespread adoption of these measures in the Permian Basin and, potentially, beyond?

  • What is to be expected if setbacks are implemented? 
  • How much do we know about these? And what is the science saying with regards to their effectiveness? 
  • How can we improve the conversation with authorities to implement the right measures that fit the purpose?
  • What can we learn from other states such as Colorado and California which already have adopted setbacks?

Speakers:

4:00 PM

Closing remarks and end of the Permian Energy Dialogues