Panel to discuss setback initiative at BizWest energy summit Wednesday

LOVELAND — A proposed ballot initiative that would amend the Colorado constitution to impose a statewide setback requirement for new oil and gas development facilities will be discussed by one of the panels at BizWest’s energy summit, to be held Wednesday in Loveland.

The event, titled “Drilling Down: The Economic Impact of Declining Energy Prices,” has lured experts from industry, government and academia to discuss issues and trends in the energy sector. Besides debating implications of public policy, panels also will offer an economic report card for Northern Colorado, analyze emerging mergers and acquisitions and look at transload facilities in the region.

Colorado Oil and Gas Association chief executive Dan Haley; Richard C. Kaufman, of counsel at Ryley, Carlock & Appelwhite; and Kathleen Staks, assistant director for energy at the Colorado Department of Natural Resources will give their views about how Initiative 78 and other current ballot measures, Supreme Court rulings, local legal issues, land-use regulations and public opinion could influence energy-company production and policies.

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Keith Sambur, a partner at the Denver office of Dallas-based Haynes and Boone LLP, will join Bernadette Johnson, managing partner and director of research and analytics for Ponderosa Advisors, and James Henderson, chief financial officer at Synergy Resources, to offer tips on how to pursue a deal if you are seeking a merger partner, selling a business or acquiring other assets.

Brian Lewandowski, associate director of the business research division at the University of Colorado’s Leeds School of Business, and John Harpole, president of Mercator Energy, will examine Northern Colorado data on jobs, production and commodity trends.

Adam Bedard, chief executive of ARB Midstream; Tim Eklund, vice president for transload and logistics at OmniTRAX and president of OmniTRAX Logistics Services; Chris Gall, vice president for global supply chain and manufacturing at Calfrac Well Services Ltd.; and Bud Mushlitz, president of rail services and facilities at Omaha Track, will provide insights about the expanding network of transload facilities, including what’s here and what’s coming.

The event will be held from 1 to 5:30 p.m. Wednesday at the First National Bank Exhibition Hall at The Ranch Event Complex, 5280 Arena Circle in Loveland. Tickets are on sale online for $19.99 and also can be purchased at the door if they’re still available.

Contact Sandy Powell at 970-232-3144 or spowell@bizwestmedia.com for information on exhibitor booths and corporate sponsorships.

BizWest will present the summit, and sponsors include Fort Collins Dodge Chrysler Jeep Ram, Dellenbach Fleet and Commercial, Bill Barrett Corp., ARB Midstream, OmniTrax Logistic Services LLC, DaVinci Sign Systems Inc., GrafX Group and Survey Gizmo.

More information is online at nocoenergysummit.com.