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Symposium Schedule

Friday, February 5, 2021

ALL Times are Central Standard Time

9 a.m. Opening Welcome/ Introduction JELR Staff; Lee Ann Lockridge – Interim Dean, Louisiana State University Paul M. Hebert Law Center, Baton Rouge

Keith Hall – Director and Professor, Mineral Law Institute at Louisiana State University Paul M. Hebert Law Center, Baton Rouge

9:15 – 10:15 a.m. Carbon Capture and Sequestration Overview and Tax Incentives Michael Brassett – Partner, Bradley Murchison, Baton Rouge

John Lehrer – Partner, BakerHostetler, Washington D.C.

10:20 – 11:05 a.m. Federal and State Regulatory Schemes Blake Canfield – Executive Counsel, State of Louisiana Department of Natural Resources, Baton Rouge

Stephen “Steve” Lee Director of the Injection and Mining Division of the Office of Conservation, State of Louisiana Department of Natural Resources, Baton Rouge

Corey Shircliff – Petroleum Scientist Manager in the Injection and Mining Division of the Office of Conservation, State of Louisiana Department of Natural Resources, Baton Rouge

11:10 – 11:55 a.m. National Policy Poe Leggette – Partner, BakerHostetler, Houston
12:00 p.m. – 12:45 p.m. Lunch Break All
12:45 – 1:30 p.m. Nature-based carbon capture and storage in coastal Louisiana Habitats Melissa Baustian, Ph.D. – Coastal Ecologist at The Water Institute of the Gulf
1:35 – 2:35 p.m. Oil & Gas Leases and Servitudes Keith Hall – Director and Professor, Mineral Law Institute at Louisiana State University Paul M. Hebert Law Center, Baton Rouge

Patrick Martin – Director and Professor, Emeritus, Mineral Law Institute at Louisiana State University Paul M. Hebert Law Center, Baton Rouge

Patrick Ottinger – Founder, Ottinger Hebert, Lafayette, and Adjunct Professor of Law, Louisiana State University Paul M. Hebert Law Center, Baton Rouge

2:40 – 3:25 p.m. Transportation and Pipelines David Dismukes – Executive Director and Professor, Center for Energy Studies at Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge
3:30 – 4:00 p.m. Lake Charles Methanol’s use of Carbon Capture Hunter Johnston – Attorney representing Lake Charles Methanol; Partner, Steptoe & Johnson LLP
4:00 p.m. Closing Remarks JELR Staff