Texas Alliance of Energy Producers will conduct its annual conference Sept. 14-15 at Hotel Drover in the historic Fort Worth stockyards. The conference will begin at 5 p.m., Tuesday, Sept. 14, with the alliance’s “Oil Patch” reception and opening of exhibits and conclude at 12:30 p.m. Sept. 15 with its industry luncheon. Speakers will include commissioner Christi Craddick of the Railroad Commission of Texas, CEOs Mike Howard of Howard Energy Partners and Chris Wright of Liberty Oilfield Services, Gregory Wrightstone of CO2 Coalition, and ConocoPhillips economist Helen Currie.