2,000+ Energy Execs Examine Oily Shale Plays Next Week at Developing Unconventional Oil Conference 2011 in Denver

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May 18, 2011, 09:25 ET

HOUSTON, May 18, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Hart Energy expects more than 2,000 petroleum industry professionals to attend its 2nd annual DUO™ (Developing Unconventional Oil) Conference and Exhibition May 23-25 at the Colorado Convention Center in Denver. The event will be the largest oil and gas strategy conference ever convened in the Mile-High City.

Hosted by Hart Energy's flagship Oil and Gas Investor, E&P and Midstream Business magazines, the two-day conference focuses on the challenges and opportunities presented by oil-rich shale reservoirs in the Bakken, Niobrara and Eagle Ford plays, among others. Of two dozen confirmed speakers, more than half are senior executives with oil and gas operating companies active in oily shale plays.

Keynote speakers include energy industry leaders: Aubrey McClendon, chairman and CEO of Chesapeake Energy; Tom Petrie, vice chairman for Bank of America Merrill Lynch; Harold Hamm, chairman and CEO for Continental Resources; Jim Volker, chairman and CEO of Whiting Petroleum; and Greg Hill, executive VP and president, worldwide E&P for Hess Corporation. In addition, the Honorable Jack Dalrymple, governor of North Dakota, will deliver the keynote luncheon remarks.

A complete agenda for the 2nd annual DUO conference can be found at www.hartduo.com.

For more than 30 years, Hart Energy has been the leader in covering energy news and technology for investors and industry executives. The Houston-based company provides member-only online information services (OilandGasInvestor.com, A-Dcenter.com and UGcenter.com), publishes award-winning industry magazines (Oil and Gas Investor, E&P, Midstream Business and FUEL), and produces specialized newsletters and conferences, with particular strength in the unconventional resource markets. In February 2011, its research arm published the first Global Shale Gas Study analyzing shale gas resources worldwide.

For detailed information about Hart Energy and its DUG conferences, please visit www.hartenergy.com and www.hartenergyconferences.com