Floyd Wilson and Scott Sheffield Join Keynote Speakers at Hart Energy's DUG Conference in Fort Worth

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Feb 09, 2012, 03:40 ET

HOUSTON, Feb. 9, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Floyd C. Wilson, founder and chief executive, Halcon Resources and former chairman and CEO, Petrohawk Energy, and Scott Sheffield, chairman and CEO of Pioneer Natural Resources, will address top energy industry executives, analysts and technical experts during Hart Energy's 7th annual Developing Unconventionals (DUG™) conference, April 23-25, 2012, at the Fort Worth (Texas) Convention Center.

Sheffield delivers the opening keynote address Tuesday, April 24. He will speak on Pioneer operations in the Permian Basin, Mid-continent, Eagle Ford and Rockies, and on deploying unconventional resource technology in mature and new plays. Wilson, who is building assets in the Mississippi Lime, Woodbine and Utica, offers his perspective on new North American prospects.

Other confirmed speakers include:

Wolf E. Regener, president and CEO, BNK Petroleum, Inc.
Steve Antry, CEO, Eagle Energy Company, of Oklahoma LLC
Robert C. Turnham, president and COO, Goodrich Petroleum Corporation
Frank F. Starr II, president, Crimson Energy Partners III LLC
Brandt O. Temple, president, Sunrise Exploration and Production
David Hill, vice president, Natural Gas Economy Operations, Encana
Jerry Swank, managing partner and founder, Swank Capital
Peter Robertson, senior advisor, Oil and Gas Group, Deloitte LLP; former vice chairman, Chevron Corporation
Per Magnus Nysveen, partner, Rystad Energy
John Staub, team leader, E&P Team, Office of Petroleum, Natural Gas and Biofuels Analysis, U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA)

This year's DUG conference highlights emerging liquids-rich plays — including the Permian Basin's Wolfcamp, Bone Spring and Penn shales; the Utica; the Anardarko Basin's Mississippi Lime, Granite Wash and Hogshooter formations; and the Eagle Ford in South Texas. DUG updates operators, investors and the service industry on shale plays worldwide, from drilling activity to technologies successful in developing these reserves.

For the agenda, visit www.dugconference.com.

For 30-plus years, Hart Energy has been covering energy news and technology for investors and executives. The Houston-based company produces online information (OilandGasInvestor.com, A-Dcenter.com and UGcenter.com), magazines (Oil and Gas Investor, E&P, Midstream Business), conferences, and specialized newsletters, research and consulting services, with particular strength in unconventional resource markets.

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

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