[July 18, 2011]

Houston CPA Society to Study Energy Industry Accounting, Finance

The Houston CPA Society, a chapter of the Texas Society of Certified Public Accountants, will examine accounting and finance issues facing the oil and gas industry at its Energy Seminar, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Aug. 30, 2011, at the J.W. Marriott Hotel, 5150 Westheimer.

Andrew Roberts, executive vice president-finance, Shell Trading, is the luncheon keynote speaker on "The World Energy Outlook."

Larry Dickerson, president and chief executive officer of Diamond Offshore Drilling, a CPA and a former president of the International Association of Drilling Contractors and leader on numerous government and industry commissions, will offer his assessment on the state of the offshore drilling industry. Chuck Yates, senior managing director of Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors, will cover domestic oil and gas, and Dave Sharp (News - Alert), president of DSP Resources and Floridian Natural Gas Storage Company, will describe midstream and storage outlooks.

Other speakers include

• Michael Hansen, managing director and principal of Buffalo Jump Energy, alternative energy.
• Steve Lee, attorney-CPA, Lee & Desenberg, tax update
• Deidra Hubenak, attorney-CPA, Looper Reed McGraw, international tax
• Chris Champion, CPA, KPMG, regulatory update
• John England, CPA, managing partner-energy at Deloitte (News - Alert), outlook for energy mergers and acquisition activities
• Roger Burks, CPA, SVG Advisors, opening remarks and overview of the industry.

Seminar costs are $200-$250 prior to Aug. 23 and $225-$275 after that. For registration info, go to www.houstoncpa.org. The seminar provides nine credits of continuing professional education.

The Houston CPA Society is the largest chapter of the Texas Society of CPAs and the third largest CPA Chapter in the U.S. with more than 8,000 CPA members in Houston and 13 surrounding counties.The Society is the leading donor to Make-A-Wish Foundation of the Texas Gulf Coast and Louisiana, giving over $2 million in 21 years. The Society's CPAs Helping Schools provides grants for projects in pre-kindergarten-12th grade. Its Santa CPAs deliver toys and books to 7,600 children associated with Head Start each year. For more information about the Houston CPA Society, log on to www.HoustonCPA.org.

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