Energy Economics
Jonathan K. Waldron, partner in Blank Rome's maritime group, will be speaking at the Mare Forum USA 2011 conference, held in Houston, TX on Tuesday, November 15.
This year's Mare Forum USA conference, "Everything Has Changed", will be a government-industry dialog focusing on the maritime transportation of energy, energy independence in America, carbon emissions reduction, and other initiatives. The conference speakers and presenters will review the current efforts of the U.S. to increase energy independence, and also discuss:
- how the new initiatives will create potentially significant impacts on the energy industry and transportation of energy cargoes by international shipping and United States domestic shipping;
- how the maritime transportation and energy industries should produce and provide to consumers worldwide readily available and reliable energy resources at the lowest possible cost, while enjoying a reasonable profit, in a safe, secure, and environmentally responsible manner, but also in a way that facilitates commerce to minimize transportation costs; and
- what are the priority issues most affecting energy development and marine transportation, which must be coordinated and managed together by government and the private sector, to meet current and long-term energy and maritime transportation needs.
The goal of the conference will be to develop a consensus on these issues and others as developed by the conference speakers and attendees.
Mr. Waldron will be speaking on the "Energy Economics" panel, which will begin at 10:00 a.m. with a presentation led by Michael Economides, professor at the Cullen College of Engineering, managing partner at the University of Houston , founder of Dr. Michael J. Economides Consultants, and editor-in-chief of the "Energy Tribune." At 10:30 a.m., Mr. Waldron will be joined by the following fellow panelists to expand the discussion:
- Captain Anuj Chopra, President, Anglo-Eastern (Houston) LLC
- Charles W. Parks, Vice President, Marine Tesoro Corporation
- Paul Glandt, Wärtsilä
The conference will also include discussions from senior leaders representing the government and industry describing their views from a broad policy perspective; the government perspective on energy availability and air emissions; setting the right balance on energy independence and carbon reduction initiatives in America from the marine transportation perspective; and technology solutions for environmental problems from the classification society perspective. The conference will conclude with a focused agenda for policy makers, prioritizing the issues at hand.
To learn more about Mare Forum USA 2011, please visit www.mareforum.com.