Investor and lender interest in environmental, social, and governance (ESG) information is growing rapidly. This session will compare and contrast commonly used disclosure frameworks, including the Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB), Global Reporting Initiative (GRI), and Task Force on Climate-Related Disclosure (TCFD) recommendations.

As companies are navigating the current economic and market conditions, many are faced with adjusting their capital structure to manage liquidity and put themselves in a better position to handle an unpredictable future. In this session, we will begin with a review of basic income tax concepts applicable to debt instruments and borrowing. We will then discuss US income tax issues commonly encountered by oil and gas companies when they look to restructure debt through negotiation with creditors or a bankruptcy proceeding. From delaying interest payments to a Chapter 11 reorganization, transactions that involve debt also involve complex tax rules that can either be an opportunity or a trap.

This session will explore hot topics in financial reporting and accounting for entities in the oil and gas industry.

Oil & Gas companies are aggressively automating and applying digital technologies, but are they realizing the value from these investments? Value is realized when people change the way they think and act and when Finance changes the roles and personas in the organization to enable new capabilities and shift to value creation activities.

This session will discuss tax Issues impacting taxpayers as a result of Wayfair, CARES Act and future legislation.

The panelists will discuss the impact of COVID-19 on the industry and its impact on impairments, bankruptcies, etc. In addition, the panelists will examine key assumptions and steps companies are taking to ride out the pandemic.

Cyber threats and data breaches are continuing their steep upward trend. No longer is it a question of if a breach will occur in your organization, but when. During this session, common cyber threats will be discussed along with best practices to implement in order to protect critical and sensitive business data and minimize the risk of a successful cyber-attack.

During the session we will review the current state of the secured and unsecured energy markets, discuss the past, present and future energy finance markets, and impacts from changing investor dynamics and ESG implications.

After a decade of robust growth, US Onshore both production growth and energy infrastructure buildout is moderating. Producers are likely to allow production to decline amidst stretched balance sheets and focus on Free Cash Flow. The rapid deceleration of drilling has occurred across shale plays resulting in lower expected growth for midstream. From a Midstream perspective, the industry is experiencing widespread reductions in Capex budgets and dividend payouts. Industry structure suggests midstream assets should consolidate, however, meaningful consolidation across the midstream space has yet to materialize due to several factors including challenges with relative value discussions, leverage issues and social challenges.