Come join us in Hot Springs, March 13-15, for the 62nd Natural Resources Institute Annual Conference in conjunction with 27th Environmental Law Annual Conference.
The conference will be held at Oaklawn Racing Casino Resort. The Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment will be presenting a joint session for both Natural Resources and Environmental Law on Thursday. There will also be a joint reception for both sections on Wednesday.
Register for both sessions and receive $100 discount!
Thank you to our sponsors!
Presenting Sponsor: EnergyWorks
AIPRO
Daily & Woods, PLLC
Hanna Oil & Gas Company
Hardin, Jesson & Terry, PLC
J. David Reynolds Company
Oxley Energy, LLC
PPGMR Law, PLLC
Quattlebaum, Grooms, & Tull, PLLC
WCW Land Company
Weiser-Brown
Planners:
- Daniel Pilkington, Attorney, Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment
- Patrick Hickey, Joseph Hickey P.A.
- Forrest Stobaugh, PPGMR Law, PLLC
Agenda
Wednesday, March 13
1:00pm
Oil & Gas Commission Hearing
5:00pm – 5:30pm:
Section Meeting
5:30pm – 7:30pm:
Joint Reception with Environmental Law
Thursday, March 14
Joint CLE with Environmental Law
3.0 hours incl. 1.0 Ethics
7:30am – 8:00am
Breakfast
8:00am – 9:00am
Legislative Update
• Lauren Ballard, Chief of Staff, Arkansas Energy and Environment
• Mike McAlister, Deputy Chief Counsel, Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment
• Dan Pilkington, Attorney, Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment
9:00am – 9:30am
AOGC Abandoned and Orphan Wells Program
• Gary Looney, Assistant Director (El Dorado Office) Oil and Gas Commission
• Andrea Hopkins, Associate Energy Administrator, Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment
9:30am – 10:30am
Arkansas Energy and Environmental Transformation Roundtable
• Shane Khoury, Secretary, Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment
• Larry Bengal, Chief Administrator of Energy, Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment
• Caleb Osborne, Division of Environmental Quality Director and Chief Administrator of the Environment, Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment
• Lauren Ballard, Chief of Staff, Arkansas Department of Energy and Environment
10:30am – 10:45am
Break
10:45am – 11:15am
Arkansas Infrastructure Strategic Investments (Opportunities under IIJA, IRA and CHIPS)
• Becky Keogh, State Infrastructure Coordinator, Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration
11:15 – 12:15pm
The Arkansas JDDC and Judicial Misconduct Across America
• Emily Abbott, Executive Director, Arkansas Judicial Discipline and Disability Commission
Friday, March 15
Natural Resources Only
4.0 CLE Hours
7:30am – 8:00am
Breakfast
8:00am – 9:00am
Recent Developments in Arkansas (and Beyond) --It’s Time for an Update
• Tom Daily, Daily & Woods Law
9:00am – 10:00am
Issues Surrounding Renewable Energy Development in Arkansas
• Patrick Hickey, Joseph Hickey, P.A.
• Walter McSpadden, Wright Lindsey Jennings
10:00am – 10:15 am
Break
10:15am – 10:45am
Partitioning Heirs Property
• Joel Hutcheson, Bell, Boyd & Jameson, PLLC
10:45am – 11:45am
Lithium, the New Frontier: A Round-Up of Arkansas Brine Topics
• Alan Perkins, PPGMR Law, PLLC
11:45am – 12:15pm
Mind the Gap: Pore Space Ownership in Arkansas
• Forrest Stobaugh, PPGMR Law, PLLC