PASH Newsletter

March 20, 2025


VIRTUAL MEETING


THURSDAY, MARCH 20, 2025


1st speaker at 2:00 PM

2nd speaker at 3:00 PM



1st Speaker


For the 1st speaker; we have Michael Mondelli. Michael is a Senior Manager with External Reporting & Technical Accounting with Hess Corporation.


From 2004 to 2014, Michael worked at PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP in the assurance practice in Houston, serving oil and gas and oilfield services clients. He has been at Hess Corporation since 2014, managing the corporation’s technical accounting and SEC external reporting functions. He serves on the Committee of Accounting & Corporate Finance at the American Petroleum Institute.


Title: Disclosure of Payments by Resource Extraction Issuers

Presented by: Michael Mondelli

 

Program Level: Basic   Delivery: Group Live       CPE Credits: 1

Prerequisites: None      Advance Prep: None           Cost/Fee: Free

Field of Study: Accounting 

 

DescriptionOverview (including evaluation of interpretive issues) related to complying with the SEC Final Rule “Disclosure of Payments by Resource Extraction Issuers” 


Learning Objective:

By the end of this presentation, you will be able to:

1.     Understand the disclosure requirements of the Final Rule

2.     Identify various interpretive issues and the industry’s approach to addressing them

 

DescriptionThis course is intended to explain the history / background of Section 1504 of the Dodd Frank Act (which was passed in 2010), which added Section 13(q) to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and to provide insight into the resolution of various interpretive issues that the industry has encountered when applying the Final Rule.




2nd Speaker


The 2nd speaker will be Mac Stockdale, founder and President of Quanta Technologies Inc., a hedging management software solution for upstream oil and gas companies.


Mac spent his professional career in global markets at ABN Amro Bank where he oversaw derivative trading in multiple asset classes, and sold financial risk management products to companies in several major global industries. After the 2008 Financial Crisis, he rebuilt the bank’s derivative platform to focus on the energy sector, primarily in North America and EMEA. After banking, he founded Quanta, a software company focused on helping US upstream oil and gas manage their commodity derivative portfolios.


Program Level: Basic   Delivery: Virtual       CPE Credits: 1

Prerequisites: None   Advance Prep: None   Cost/Fee: Free

Field of Study: Price Risk Management


Description: Mac will be providing an overview of what corporate price risk management is, and the industries that use it. He’ll then focus on the importance of hedging in oil and gas, and the tools used in its implementation. Finally, he’ll provide a glimpse into where the industry is heading, and what to expect from the new wave of technology on the horizon.


Learning Objective:

By the end of this presentation, you will be able to:

1. Understand and identify the history and use of hedging/derivatives in the oil and gas industry, common uses and what to expect going forward.

VIRTUAL MEETING LINK


PASH Committee is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.

 

Topic: Revenue Committee

Time: Mar 20, 2025 02:00 PM Central Time (US and Canada)

Join Zoom Meeting

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87349367556?pwd=eRZ066CfCaEIA2ZdUFgkvJSp0ObGL4.1

 

Meeting ID: 873 4936 7556

Passcode: 886457

Dial by your location: +1 346 248 7799 US (Houston)

PASH ANNUAL PICNIC

 

Happy Spring PASH Members. The BOD is busy planning the annual PASH Picnic/Year End Celebration for May 2025. It will NOT be part of the Golf Tournament this year.

 

Please keep an eye out for further details in the April newsletter.

April 2025 Golf Registration



Join us on April 3rd for the Annual Georgeanna Sockwell Memorial Golf Tournament

 

Location: Jersey Meadows Golf Club, 8502 Rio Grande St, Houston, TX 77040

Date and Time: April 3, 2025 – Registration begins 7:15am, Shot Gun Start 8:00am

 

$85 PASH Members, $110 Non PASH Members

Contact Emily Boone with any questions eboone@pooleaudit.com


Register




Education Committee


Registration for Education Day is now open! Visit the link below to see the full line up of topics and to save your spot! Register before April 2nd to take advantage of the discounted Early Bird Rate. There will be 8 hours of oil and gas accounting related CPE credit available and a bonus session at the end of the day for those who wish to attend. It is always a great event and we are looking forward to another great year! Proceeds from the event go toward scholarships and grants to support the oil and gas accounting programs at local colleges and universities.


https://lp.constantcontactpages.com/ev/reg/a4wta7u/lp/5c3e0edc-eb0e-4901-a4f7-15102bb0b51e  


2025 BOARD NOMINATIONS

The Board’s succession planning is underway in finding qualified candidates to fill the seats of the current Board Members whose terms are expiring this year.  On behalf of the entire Society, the Board would like to thank Lisa Collins (past President), Fay Lascelle and Jennifer Holt-McKellar for their years of service on the Board and their many contributions to PASH. We currently have three full 3-year-term seats available, of which 1 board member has opted for re-election. We are looking for at least 2 more nominations to fill the open seats and hopefully more nominations to have a fair and competitive election process. Please let any current board member know if you would like to nominate a current PASH member, in good standing, to be considered for the Board. All nominations must be submitted prior to or during the April meeting, which is scheduled for Thursday, April 17, 2025.

Virtual Meeting Tips & Tricks

  • Join early to check your connection and chat with other attendees
  • Mute your microphone in the lower left corner of the Zoom screen when not speaking
  • Raise your hand using the options under the "Participants" button to request the floor
  • Utilize the "Chat" button for quick thoughts or if you don't have microphone capabilities
  • Be kind to others, embrace the process and have fun collaborating
  • First time using Zoom or want to learn more? Check out some video tutorials here.

Member Benefits & Resources

Leadership Opportunities

Looking for a chance to be more involved and expand your leadership skills? Reach out to Kathy at kjohnston@sabineoil.com to learn more.



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