2025 ANNUAL MEETING

NDPC Annual Business Meeting & Year in Review

Todd Slawson, President, Slawson, Companies;  Chairman, North Dakota Petroleum Council

10:20 a.m.

A Chat with Pam Heatherington, ExxonMobil Americas General Manager and Denbury CEO. Moderated by Kathy Neset, President, NESET

11:00 a.m.

Bakken 2.0 – Cracking the Code

North Dakota Governor Kelly Armstrong; Clay Gaspar, CEO, Devon Energy; John Harju,  VP for Strategic Partnerships, Energy & Environmental Research Center; Moderated by Ron Ness, President, North Dakota Petroleum Council

12:15 p.m.

Chairman’s Luncheon & NDPC Awards

North Dakota Petroleum Foundation Year-In-Review – Whitney Stephenson, Senior Landman, Devon Energy; Board Member, North Dakota Petroleum Foundation

NDPC Awards

Recognition and Appreciation – Kent Ellis

NDPC Outstanding Energy Leadership Award – Geoff Simon

NDPC Member of the Year – Chord Energy

1:00 p.m.

Enabling Bakken Operations through Technology

Michael Tschauner, Remote Operations Advisor, ExxonMobil

Amber Koutney, Americas Wells Engineering Supervisor, ExxonMobil

1:30 p.m.

The DMR’s Regulatory Perspective on Popular Topics

Nathan Anderson, Director, North Dakota Department of Mineral Resources, moderates the discussion with David Tabor, Senior Field Operations Manager; Todd Holweger, Senior Permit Manager & Seismic Program Manager; and Mark Bohrer, Assistant Director, ND Oil and Gas Division.

2:15 p.m.

The Legislator’s Role in Oil & Gas Dominance

Senator Brad Bekkedahl, Senator Mark Enget, and Representative Craig Headland. Moderated by Brady Pelton, VP, North Dakota Petroleum Council

3:00 p.m.

Regulatory Review

Eric Delzer, Regulatory Affairs Manager, North Dakota Petroleum Council

Dustin Anderson, Regulatory Manager, Chord Energy

3:15 P.m.

Reaching Tomorrow’s Workforce through Energy Education 

Shawn Brink, North Dakota Energy Education Coordinator; Dr. Wayne Heckaman, Director, Bakken Area Skills Center; Anselmo Hernandez Jr, Technical Training Director, ONEOK; and Patrick Mineer, Founder and CEO, Golden Path Solutions.  Moderated by Reva Kautz, Communications Director, North Dakota Petroleum Council

8:35 a.m.

A Look Beyond the Bakken at Prospective to Emerging Oil and Gas Plays of North Dakota

Tim Nesheim,  Head of Subsurface Section/Core Library Manager, North Dakota Geological Survey 

8:55 a.m.

Emerging Gas Capture Technologies

Darren Schmidt, Assistant Director for Energy, Oil & Gas, Energy & Environmental Research Center

9:10 a.m.

Bakken Gas to Grid

David Coker, CEO, OnePower Solutions

9:25 a.m.

A Chat with Kim McHugh, Vice President, Base Business, Chevron Shale & Tight.  Moderated by Ron Ness, President, North Dakota Petroleum Council

10:00 a.m.

Powering North Dakota’s Future

Gavin McCollam, Senior Vice President & COO, Basin Electric Power Cooperative; Nick Phillips, EVP External Affairs, Applied Digital; and Jeff Jonson, President, Rainbow Energy Center.  Moderated by Todd Slawson, President, Slawson Companies.

10:45 a.m.

Connecting ND: The Future of Gas Transmission

WBI Energy’s Bakken East Pipeline

Justin Kringstad, Executive Director, North Dakota Pipeline Authority

11:25 a.m.

New Approach to Reaching Higher Education Students

Brent Sanford, Interim Chancellor, North Dakota University System; Kathryn Birkeland, Ronald and Kaye Olson Dean, North Dakota State University College of Business; and Tom Erickson, COO and VP for Intellectual Property, Energy & Environmental Research Center.  Moderated by Kevin Black, CEO, Creedence Energy Services.