Selected coverage from CNBC at CERAWeek 2012:

IHS CERA Chairman Daniel Yergin 

When Iranian sanctions begin in a couple of months, a rather tight oil market may get tighter, but concerns about Europe and slowing growth in China will help counter upward momentum in oil.
Govs. Kasich and Hickenlooper on Shale Gas Growth 

Governor John Kasich (OH) and Governor John Hickenlooper (CO) discuss with IHS CERA Chairman Daniel Yergin how their states are managing the growth of shale gas, including the environmental issues, and what it means for economic development. From CERAWeek, the world’s premier energy conference.
Why Gas Will Not Hit $5/Gallon 

CNBC’s Sharon Epperson looks at why gas will not hit $5/gallon this summer. A lot depends on what happens in the Middle East, she says.
Statoil CEO on Oil’s Rapid Rise 

Insight on the future of crude oil’s prices, with Helge Lund, StatoilHydro ASA, CEO, who discusses the company’s future plans with CNBC’s Sharon Epperson.
CERA: Statoil CEO 

Statoil CEO Helge Lund talks to IHS CERA chairman and CNBC Global Energy Expert, Daniel Yergin, what the world oil industry will have to do to assure its “license to operate” in the future and why the Norwegian company is investing in North Dakota and the Gulf of Mexico. From CERAWeek, the world’s premier energy conference.

The Quest:

Energy, Security and the Future of Economic Growth

The energy industry is facing ever greater challenges midst the Great Economic Contraction and the resulting uncertainties over global markets, energy demand – and indeed the very stability of the international system.

Added to this are rising geopolitical tensions and great social changes in Asia, Middle East, Africa, Latin America, along with regulatory risk and election year politics in the US and Europe. All of these are critical as companies invest to meet the energy needs of the next two decades. At the same time a wave of innovation-largely focused on unconventional oil and gas, deep water operations, transportation, environment and clean electric power generation–is giving rise to game-changing new energy sources and solutions. What is the promise of these new developments and how are they resetting expectations? What do these development mean for the competitive landscape for energy? How will the traditional relations evolve between producers and consumers; and between companies, regulators, and society?

CERAWeek 2012 will focus on these central questions, offering insights by over 300 speakers on the quest for a new energy future, bringing together thought leaders from around the world. From rising tensions with Iran and the impact of rising prices on economic recovery, to the opening of the Arctic, competition between natural gas and electricity in transportation, to the impact of austerity on renewables — CERAWeek provides an unparalleled sweep and critical analysis into what’s ahead for energy.


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