Registration begins at 5:30 pm and we plan for the speaker to take the podium at 6:15 pm. 

Investing in America’s Energy Independence

This program event will cover upstream, midstream and downstream investment opportunities in the energy space. Our speakers have significant operational and investment experience in the space, as well as insights into future developments in the US energy markets. The program will cover exploration & development, pipeline and processing, trading and wholesaling, and LNG opportunities while allowing plenty of time for Q&A.

Jeff Fulmer is a senior advisor at Tortoise Capital Advisors. As a petroleum engineer and professional geologist, Jeff has more than 27 years of energy industry experience and joined Tortoise in 2007 as a senior investment analyst.

Prior to joining Tortoise, Jeff worked for the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD), where he headed a group of infrastructure analysts engaged globally in critical infrastructure analysis, assessment and protection. Prior to the DoD, Jeff served as president of Redland Energy, senior vice president of Statoil Energy and held engineering and geological positions with ARCO Oil and Gas and Tenneco Oil Exploration and Production.

Jeff has a bachelor’s degree in geological engineering from the Colorado School of Mines, a master’s degree in petroleum engineering from the University of Southern California, holds a Series 7 registration and has been interviewed in several venues including Bloomberg television and radio. 

Peter Tumminello was named executive vice president, wholesale services, for AGL Resources (NYSE: GAS) in December 2011. In this role, he has executive oversight for AGL Resources’ marketing and trading business, storage business and fuels business.  He previously served as president of Sequent Energy Management, leading all aspects of Sequent’s operations including natural gas asset management, origination, trading, producer services, support functions and long-term growth strategy.   Mr. Tumminello brings more than 20 years experience in natural gas marketing and trading and more than 27 years in the energy industry to his position. He previously served as executive vice president of business development and support for Sequent and as vice president of corporate development for AGL Resources. In this capacity, Mr. Tumminello and his team helped expand Sequent’s business into new regions and products while supporting AGL Resources’ affiliate utilities through successful asset management programs.

Mr. Tumminello joined the executive management team of Sequent in August 2003 as vice president of asset management and origination. He has served on the AGL Resources Policy Committee since April 2010.  Prior to joining AGL Resources and Sequent, Mr. Tumminello was vice president of energy supply for Green Mountain Energy Company, and he worked for TPC Corp and ARCO Oil and Gas Company in various capacities in energy marketing, storage and transportation asset management, petroleum engineering, finance and planning, and project evaluation.

Mr. Tumminello earned his master of business administration from the University of Southwestern Louisiana and his bachelor of science in petroleum engineering from Louisiana Tech University. He serves on the advisory board for Tulane University’s Energy Institute and the advisory board for the Arc of Katy. 

A native of New Orleans, Mr. Tumminello lives with his wife and two daughters in Katy, Texas.