HOUSTON (January 23, 2018) – The inaugural DUG Executive conference will feature executives from leading oil and gas producers across North America’s unconventional shale plays. Hundreds of executives will gather in Houston February 26 to hear emerging operational and investment strategies.

“DUG Executive’s agenda will cover the latest opportunities and emerging challenges for today’s producers,” said Steve Toon, conference host and Editor-In-Chief for Oil and Gas Investor. “Executives will discuss their game plans for the upcoming year, how they plan to deploy their capex, and how data and artificial intelligence are giving them an advantage in a new environment where efficiencies can make or break the bottom line.”

 Unlike other DUG events, the DUG Executive agenda examines all of North America’s unconventional resource plays. The program provides a “state the of the shale revolution” seen through the eyes of active producers. Plenary sessions, breakouts and Q&A discussions will create a peer-to-peer decision-makers’ forum.

Continental's Senior VP of Government & Regulatory Affairs, Blu Hulsey, will kick off the morning in an executive panel addressing ways to achieve competitive edge. Apache’s CEO and President, John Christmann, will join Hulsey in addressing new subsurface technologies for Alpine High. Later that morning, Devon Energy’s Vice President of Drilling, Garrett Jackson, will discuss advancements in shale-field artificial intelligence.

The afternoon program offers executive presentations from producers sharing which technologies are working, how they are adjusting to maximize earnings and where they intend to spend money in 2018. 

From morning plenary sessions to afternoon break-outs, DUG Executive will bring to stage executives from public and private producers, midstream operators and the financial community, including:

  • Tony Sanchez III, CEO, Sanchez Energy Corp.
  • Taylor Reid, President & COO, Oasis Petroleum Inc.
  • Hal Chappelle, President & CEO, Alta Mesa Holdings LP
  • Rob Turnham, President & COO, Goodrich Petroleum Corp.
  • Randy Foutch, Founder, Chairman & CEO, Laredo Petroleum Inc.
  • Maynard Holt, CEO, Tudor, Pickering, Holt & Co.
  • Jay Smith, Chief Operating Officer, Great Western Oil & Gas Co.
  • James Courtier, VP, Exploration & Geosciences Technology, Laredo Petroleum Inc.
  • Dave Pursell, Managing Director, Investment Banking, Tudor, Pickering, Holt & Co.
  • Jacob Shumway, VP, Engineering, FourPoint Energy LLC
  • Chad Perkins, Senior VP - Operations, Greylock Energy
  • Robert Anderson, Executive Vice President, Corporate Development & Engineering, Earthstone Energy Inc.
  • Rich Downey, VP, Drilling & Completion, WPX Energy Inc.

For more on DUG Executive, visit DUGExecutive.com.