2nd Annual Steel Tube & Pipe Conference

Registration Opens

Welcome Reception & Exhibits Open

Registration, Exhibits & Continental Breakfast Open

Opening Remarks

Keynote Presentation

Highlight Presentation – Global Economic Outlook

The Global Recession: How Bad, How Long and What Does it Mean for Steel?

Coffee Break

Highlight Address - Global View

Session I: Steelmaking and Raw Material Outlook

This session will examine raw material costs and their impact on the steel tube and pipe markets including linepipe, OCTG, hollow sections, standard pipe and mechanical tubing. Speakers will analyze and give price forecasts for the materials used to make tube and pipe such as scrap, plate and coil.

Topics Include:

• Producer view of the plate market and outlook on future projects.

• How will the changes in the new

administration impact the tube and pipe industry

and how will “Buy America” impact businesses?

• An overview of the steel tube and pipe sectors

and what it means for steel production.

Luncheon

Highlight Presentation - Capital Markets Update

North American Debt Markets - Where do we go from here?

Session II: Standard Pipe

As imports to the U.S. remain a major line-item in the overall standard pipe market, this session will include a look at dumping cases and their impact on the import markets. Speakers will give outlooks and views from the distributor, trade/importer, domestic producer and trade law perceptive while examining end use markets and their potential impact on business in 2009 and beyond.

Topics Include:

• Import and export figures for the U.S. and trade case update.

• A look at inventory figures and what lies ahead for pricing.

• Demand – what will spark it and when?

Coffee Break

Session III: Structural Tube

The state of the economy and the impending Obama stimulus package will be topics included in this discussion of the structural tube market. Speakers will examine how raw material costs to end-market users are impacting this part of tube and pipe.

Topics Include:

• What will the Obama stimulus package mean for this sector

and when/how will the impact be felt?

• How will “Buy America” provisions impact the structural market?

• How far will the trimmed productions take prices and

what lies ahead?

Networking Reception

Exhibits & Continental Breakfast Open

Highlight Presentation– Energy Market Outlook

Session IV: Oil Country Tubular Goods

Speakers will kickoff the first session of the third day with the view of the OCTG market and delve into what the uncertainty of this market means for producers and consumers. Amid the contentious debate on trade, speakers will give both sides of this dispute along with an update on dumping cases. This session will also include an update and outlook drilling rates and rig counts.

Topics Include:

• Trade case update and outlook.

• OCTG production outlook and price forecasts.

• Examination of pipeline projects and impact on OCTG.

Coffee Break

Session V: Linepipe Outlook

The final session of the conference will explore the linepipe market and what producers and consumers are facing amid the low demand, over-supply and pressure from China.

Topics Include:

• Has tubular pricing reached a bottom and what is the

outlook for 2009 and 2010?

• Supply and demand outlook for spiral and LSAW linepipe.

• Update on linepipe projects and view from an oil

and gas provider.

Conference Close & Boxed Lunch