The National Bureau of Asian Research and the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars will launch NBR's 2012 Energy Security Report "Oil and Gas for
Asia: Geopolitical Implications of Asia's Rising Demand" on September 20 in Washington, D.C.

This event will feature remarks from Congressman Charles W. Boustany Jr. (co-chair of the U.S.-China Working Group and member of the House Ways and Means
Committee) and U.S. Under Secretary Robert D. Hormats (Under Secretary of State for Economic Growth, Energy, and the Environment). The launch will also include a panel discussion by Edward Chow (Center for Strategic and International Studies), Erica Downs (Brookings Institution), S. Chander (Asian Development Bank), and Mikkal Herberg (The National Bureau of Asian Research).

Please join senior specialists from industry, policy, and research institutions for a discussion on how Asia's rising energy demand, angst over high prices, and questions about the reliability of future oil and LNG supplies are shaping the strategic and economic agendas of the region's major powers.

To RSVP: Space is limited. If you wish to attend, we ask that you RSVP as soon as possible AT http://m.nbr.org/Qz5FdC

ABOUT THE EVENT
"Oil and Gas for Asia: Geopolitical Implications of Asia's Rising Demand"

Date: Thursday, September 20, 2012

Time: 8:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
(Registration begins at 8:00 a.m.)

Location:
The Reserve Officers Association
One Constitution Avenue NE
Washington, D.C. 20002

RSVP at http://m.nbr.org/Qz5FdC

ABOUT THE REPORT
Copies of the 2012 report will be available at the launch as well as available for download on NBR's website. Essays include:
- Asia's New Role in Global Energy Security by John V.
Mitchell (Chatham House)
- China and Iran: Energy and/or Geopolitics by Zha Daojiong, (Peking University)
- Do Overseas Investments by National Oil Companies Enhance Energy Security at Home? A View from Asia by Philip Andrews-Speed (Energy Studies Institute of the National University of Singapore)
- Asia's Post-Fukushima Market for Liquefied Natural
Gas: A Special Focus on Japan by Tomoko Hosoe (FACTS Global Energy)
- The Geopolitics of Asia's Rising Oil and Gas Demand:
Conclusions and Implications for the United States by Mikkal E. Herberg (NBR)

ABOUT THE PARTICIPANTS
Charles W. Boustany, Jr. is co-Chair of the House of Representatives U.S.-China Working Group and a member of the House Ways and Means Committee. He represents Louisiana's 7th Congressional District.

Seethapathy Chander is the Director General, Regional and Sustainable Development Department of the Asian Development Bank and is responsible for developing new concepts and solutions to aid poverty reduction and sustainable growth while also coordinating policy initiatives for sector and thematic areas of energy, transport, water and waste management, agriculture, information technology, education, health, environment, gender, governance, and civil society engagement. Mr.
Chander is also the Chief Compliance Officer of the ADB and ensures that all ADB supported projects comply with ADB's strict policies and guidelines on protection of the environment, society, and indigenous persons.

Edward C. Chow is a Senior Fellow in the Energy and National Security Program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies. He is an international energy expert with more than 30 years of oil industry experience and has worked in Asia, the Middle East, South America, Europe, and the former Soviet Union to advise U.S. and foreign governments, international oil companies, and financial institutions.

Erica S. Downs is a Fellow in the John L. Thornton China Center at Brookings Institution, where she focuses on issues related to the international expansion of Chinese firms, especially in the energy, mining, and construction sectors. Before joining Brookings, she served as Energy Analyst at the Central Intelligence Agency, where she was a lead drafter of an intelligence community assessment of East Asian energy issues.

Mikkal E. Herberg is Research Director of NBR's Energy Security Program and Senior Lecturer on international and Asian energy in the Graduate School of International Relations and Pacific Studies at the University of California, San Diego. Previously, he spent 20 years in the oil industry in strategic planning roles for ARCO, where from 1997 to 2000 he was Director for Global Energy and Economics, responsible for worldwide energy, economic, and political analysis.

Robert D. Hormats is U.S. Under Secretary of State for Economic Growth, Energy, and the Environment. He was formerly Vice Chairman of Goldman Sachs (International), Assistant Secretary of State for Economic and Business Affairs, Ambassador and Deputy U.S. Trade Representative, and Senior Deputy Assistant Secretary for Economic and Business Affairs.

About NBR's Energy Security Program
Now in its eighth year, the Energy Security Program convenes top energy and geopolitical experts from industry, research, and policy for an assessment of the developments taking place in Asian energy markets and their implications for geopolitics. Learn more:
http://m.nbr.org/ouTbrt

CONTACT
For questions about the event, please contact Lynann Butkiewicz, Project Manager for Trade, Economic, and Energy Affairs, at eta[at]nbr.org or (202) 347-9767.
For media inquiries, please contact Sonia Luthra, Assistant Director of Outreach, at (202) 347-9767 or media[at]nbr.org.

Tracy Timmons-Gray
The National Bureau of Asian Research (NBR)