[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 67 (Friday, April 8, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 18049-18050]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-6985]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Minerals Management Service


Minerals Management Service Panel Discussion on Published Natural 
Gas Index Pricing

AGENCY: Minerals Management Service (MMS), Interior.

ACTION: Notice of panel discussion.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces a panel discussion regarding Published 
Natural Gas Index Pricing--A Panel Discussion on Current Issues. The 
panel will be held on April 26, 2005, in Houston, Texas. The intent of 
the panel discussion is to bring together some of the leading experts 
in gas marketing to provide information that will be helpful in 
answering the following question:
    Do the published natural gas price indices in the United States now 
have sufficient liquidity, transparency, and accuracy to truly 
represent the value of natural gas commodities in today's marketplace?
    The MMS neither endorses nor opposes possible future use of 
published natural gas price indices as a basis for natural gas 
valuation for Federal royalties. This panel is being held in 
conjunction with the Seventh Annual Industry Awards Program, which 
honors exceptional mineral revenue reporting, commendable corporate 
leadership practices, and excellent safety records. Attendance at the 
panel discussion is free of charge. The cost of the awards program and 
luncheon is $50, and we encourage you to register and pay online by 
credit card for the awards program and luncheon. All attendees should 
register by Friday, April 15, 2005. Information about the event, 
registration, hotel reservations, and award selection criteria are 
available at the following Web site: http://www.mms.gov/awards.

DATES: Tuesday, April 26, 2005. Panel hours are 8:30 a.m. to 11:15 
a.m., central time. The awards program and luncheon is scheduled to 
begin at 11:30 a.m., central time.

ADDRESSES: InterContinental Houston Hotel, 2222 West Loop-South, 
Houston, Texas, 77027, telephone (713) 627-7600.

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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mary Williams, Manager, Federal 
Onshore Oil and Gas Compliance and Asset Management, Minerals Revenue 
Management, Minerals Management Service, telephone (303) 231-3403, FAX 
(303) 231-3744, e-mail to [email protected], PO Box 25165, MS 
392B2, Denver, Colorado 80225-0165.

    Dated: March 23, 2005.
Lucy Querques Denett,
Associate Director for Minerals Revenue Management.
[FR Doc. 05-6985 Filed 4-7-05; 8:45 am]
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