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 Houston-based Falcon Gas Storage Company is the largest independently owned developer and operator of high-deliverability, multi-cycle (HDMC) natural gas storage capacity in the United States. With more than 22 Bcf of working gas storage capacity at its Hill-Lake and Worsham-Steed gas storage facilities in Texas, Falcon also is developing the MoBay Storage Hub, an HDMC gas storage project in Alabama that will have up to 50 Bcf of working gas capacity, and is involved in crude oil production, including enhanced oil recovery and natural gas liquids production and processing.  Haddington Ventures, through its private equity funds, provides superior returns to its partners and investors by focusing on the midstream energy sector. The Fund will generally make control-oriented investments in companies focused on gathering, separation, processing, treating, compression, storage, and transmission. Haddington is unique in that it is the only midstream energy fund in which all principals have substantial direct operating experience. As such, the Fund is capable of investing in both growth by acquisitions companies and greenfield development companies. This capability allows Haddington to capitalize on current market conditions in the midstream sector.  Established in 1885, King & Spalding is a leading provider of legal services. The firm now boasts more than 800 attorneys in its Atlanta, Houston, London, New York and Washington, D.C offices. King & Spalding represents more than 250 public companies, including over ½ of the Fortune 100, in addition to hundreds of new ventures and mid-sized companies. Clients, taking advantage of King & Spalding's strategically placed offices and skilled attorneys, have made the firm a top choice for the energy industry. Nine of the firm's energy lawyers are currently ranked by Chambers USA as leading lawyers for business. King & Spalding is teamed with a variety of clients prospering from the natural gas industry renaissance, including about 1/3 of the current round of LNG import terminals under development and a significant number of natural gas storage projects. The firm handles a wide variety of matters for these clients, including development, permitting, real estate, consulting agreements, government relations, public relations, financing, commercialization, acquisition, and dispute resolution. SILVER SPONSORS
 Energy Spectrum Capital is a leading private equity firm that has focused exclusively on the energy industry since May 1996 with over $1.1 billion in assets. Energy Spectrum Capital invests through the energy cycles and has proven to be a valuable partner with high quality management teams to create superior investor returns. Areas of investment focus in the United States and Canada include energy "throughput" assets (such as oil and gas gathering and transportation systems, processing and treating facilities, and storage assets), and energy service companies.  ENSTOR supplies the growing need for operational flexibility that natural gas and gas-fired electric power generation customers across North America increasingly need. Through its Katy and Alberta gas storage and hub service facilities, ENSTOR gives its customers superior access to major pipelines, rapid injection and withdrawal capacity, and a range of service contract options. ENSTOR offers wheeling, hub services, load following, parking and loaning and firm baseload storage.  The Mississippi Hub Natural Gas Storage facility ("MSHUB") is a proposed 12 billion cubic foot ("Bcf") high deliverability, salt cavern natural gas storage facility. Located in Simpson County, Mississippi the MSHUB storage facility is being designed to meet the demands of both suppliers and consumers. MSHUB's 12 turn storage capacity is strategically positioned on the outer boundary of the production zone with direct access to the market zone. This unique location allows MSHUB to access supply from the Gulf Coast through north Texas and deliver to markets from the eastern edge of the Great Lakes, through the Northeast, Mid-Atlantic, Southeastern and ultimately to the Florida markets. BRONZE SPONSORS
 Latitude Technologies is a leading provider of technology services to the energy industry. Since it's inception in 1997, Latitude has provided:
Mind Span Inc. Energy Risk Management Storage Optimization Expert Witness Services Mind Span Inc. is an independent energy risk management and asset optimization consultancy based in Houston, Texas. The company has been providing natural gas storage owners/operators with practical risk management, valuation and operational solutions since its founding by Soli Forouzan, CFA in 2000, Forouzan is an internationally recognized leader, publisher and speaker in natural gas storage optimization/valuation and energy risk management and trading.  Princeton Natural Gas generates and leases high quality natural gas and oil drilling prospects. The prospects are generally located in California and Oklahoma. However, other oil and gas producing areas are being reviewed. The company defines drillable prospects using 2-D and 3-D seismic data. Drilling prospects are located near pipelines and within existing infrastructure. Princeton has established relationships with many top industry experts, who assist the company in all areas of the energy business. This includes seismic interpretation, legal, land acquisition, drilling, pipeline construction, well completion, petroleum engineering, day to day well operations, and gas marketing. The company is also engaged in developing gas storage and renewable energy projects. |