Former President George W. Bush to Keynote 6th Annual Hart Energy DUG™ Conference

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Feb 14, 2011, 09:00 ET

HOUSTON, Feb. 14, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Former U.S. President George W. Bush will deliver the keynote luncheon address at Hart Energy's 6th annual DUG™ (Developing Unconventional Gas) conference and exhibition April 18-20, 2011, at the Fort Worth Convention Center in Fort Worth, Texas.

Texas leads the nation (and the world) in shale oil and gas development, and this high-level gathering in Fort Worth is the foremost event for industry executives and investors who are developing emerging resource plays worldwide. Hart Energy's series of unconventional resource events attracted more than 8,000 oil and gas professionals in 2010 and the Company expects roughly 2,500 attendees from the petroleum industry and the financial community to assemble for this conference in Fort Worth.

Since 1983, Hart Energy has been the leader in covering energy industry news and technology for investors and petroleum executives. Based in Houston, Hart Energy publishes Oil and Gas Investor, E&P, Midstream Business and FUEL and provides online information services OilandGasInvestor.com, A-Dcenter.com, EPmag.com, and UGcenter.com. Hart Energy also produces specialized market newsletters and conferences, e.g., its Developing Unconventional Gas (DUG™) Series. Its new research arm, Hart Energy Research, is publishing the first Global Shale Gas Study analyzing shale gas resources worldwide in February 2011.

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