October 13, 2009

Second Haynesville Shale Expo planned for next month

• More than 5,000 attended last year's event

By Vickie Welborn
vwelborn@gannett.com

A year ago, northwest Louisiana residents were still on fact-finding missions on the ins and outs of the Haynesville Shale natural gas development. And the first Haynesville Shale Expo held in November provided some of their answers.

It was so successful — with more than 5,000 people attending — that chambers of commerce in the region are partnering to bring another one to the public. The one-day event Nov. 13 will be offered free to Ark-La-Tex residents, with a variety of informational sessions and dozens of displays from participating industry-related companies.

The expo will be held in the Shreveport Convention Center from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Major contributors are Chesapeake Energy, Devon Energy, EnCana Oil & Gas, Petrohawk Energy Corp., Shell Exploration & Production and XTO Energy.

Breakout sessions will include the following topics: leasing and royalties: understanding your lease; benefits of natural gas; creative solutions: water usage in the Haynesville Shale play; and workforce development: preparing for careers in the industry.

Chambers of commerce hosting the event include Arcadia-Bienville Parish, Bossier, Claiborne, Coushatta-Red River, DeSoto, Greenwood, Greater Marshall, Greater Shreveport, Henderson Area, Logansport, Minden-South Webster, Natchitoches Area, Panola County, Ruston-Lincoln, Sabine, Shelby County, Shreveport-Bossier African American, Springhill-North Webster, Timpson Area and Vivian.
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To learn more about the second annual Haynesville Shale Expo, visit www.ShaleExpo.com.