A group of 24 energy industry specialists attended CEE's international capacity-building program "New Era in Oil, Gas & Power Value Creation." In its seventh session, this year's program welcomed professionals from 10 countries: Angola, Benin, Cote D'Ivoire, Ghana, Kenya, Mexico, Nigeria, Peru, Tanzania, and Togo. Delegates represented regulatory agencies, ministries of energy, national oil companies, and universities in these countries. This 2-week program addresses energy value-chain fundamentals and commercial energy investment complexities with a unique integration of tools, activities, and concepts. New Era emphasizes the relationship between energy value-chain economics, technology, and operations with policy and regulatory frameworks necessary to host commercially successful investment. The program included in-class sessions, group projects, and individual assignments. As part of the program, participants also had site visits to the Freeport LNG terminal, Dow Chemical, City of Lake Jackson CNG fleet, Railroad Commission of Texas, Public Utility Commission of Texas, and the Lower Colorado River Authority. Our thanks go out to these organizations and all supporters of the program for making this year's session a success.

The next two-week session of the program is scheduled for May 12-23, 2008. [register]