BofA's Petrie and KKR's Bookout to Deliver Keynotes for 9th Annual 'A&D Strategies and Opportunities' Conference

HOUSTON, July 15 /PRNewswire/ -- Tom Petrie, vice chairman of Bank of America Merrill Lynch, and John Bookout III, managing director of newly public KKR & Co. LP (parent of private equity firm Kohlberg Kravis Roberts), have been confirmed as keynote speakers for Hart Energy's annual A&D Strategies and Opportunities conference. Now in its 9th year, the event convenes September 1-2, 2010, at the Sheraton Dallas Hotel, hosted by Oil and Gas Investor magazine and A&D Watch newsletter.

Petrie will deliver the opening morning keynote address on Sep. 1, covering macroeconomic issues affecting the oil and gas industry and M&A activity.  Bookout will deliver the conference's closing keynote address on Sept. 2. He will discuss KKR's new shale strategy, including its $400-million investment in the Eagle Ford shale region of south Texas and its recent $4.7-billion sale of East Resources in the Marcellus shale to Shell Oil Co.

Named "the best A&D event in the industry," A&D Strategies and Opportunities is an industry forum for oil and gas executives seeking in-depth discussions on trends, best practices and new developments in the A&D (acquisitions & divestitures) marketplace.  Other confirmed speakers for this year's conference include: Gary Evans, chairman and CEO of Magnum Hunter Resources; Sylvia Barnes of Madison Williams & Co.; Scott Richardson of RBC Richardson Barr; and William Marko of Jefferies and Co.

The Sheraton Dallas Hotel is a new venue for this growing, nine-year-old event.  For more information, visit the conference web site at www.adstrategiesconference.com

Since 1983, Hart Energy Publishing has been a leader in covering energy industry news and technology for investors and executives.  Based in Houston, Hart Energy publishes Oil and Gas Investor, E&P, PipeLine and Gas Technology and FUEL and provides online information services OilandGasInvestor.com, A-Dcenter.com, EPmag.com, and UGcenter.com.  The company produces a dozen specialized newsletters, including Oil and Gas Investor's A&D Watch and Gas Processors Report, as well as numerous industry conferences, such as the Developing Unconventional Gas (DUG) series. Hart Energy Consulting offers a diverse array of information for the worldwide fuels industry, including the International Fuel Quality Center (IFQC), the Global Biofuels Center and in-depth research .

Contact:  Emily Harwood – +1 (713) 260-6443

SOURCE Hart Energy Publishing

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