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22nd Annual BBSPA Conference 7-8 April 2016 Vienna Speakers

ANNUAL BBSPA CONFERENCE

7-8th April 2016

Marriott Hotel, Vienna

Confirmed Speakers:

Dr. Thomas Heissenberger, Head of System Management, Gas Connect Austria

Piotr Kuś, Director, Brussels Office, GAZ-SYSTEM S.A.
“Natural Gas Market and Infrastructure Developments in CEE Region’’

Christophe Poillion, Vice President in Charge of European Affairs GRTgaz
Chairman of the Task Force on Security of Supply, GIE
“Infrastructure Developments in South East Europe as compared to Western Europe’’

Vladimir Djurovic, Director, Strategic Development Department, PLINACRO
“Potentials  of the Croatian Natural Gas System”

Ákos Kriston, Deputy CEO, MFGT – Hungarian Gas Storage

Gottfried Steiner, Chairman of the Board, Central European Gas Hub
“CEGH – Gas Trading Developments in CEE”

Julian Bowden, BP
“Markets Overview’’

Dr. Nadine Haase, European Gas Regulation Manager, PRISMA European Capacity Platform
“PRISMA European Booking Platform: Bridging markets and facilitating EU regulations”

Erol User, President & CEO, User Danismanlik AS

Bernhard Painz, Head of Gas Department, Energie-Control Austria
“Security of Supply and Diversification’’

Johannes Lambertz,  Regulatory Affairs, Open Grid Europe
“EU Level Supply and Security Regulation Update”

Kostadin Sirleshtov, Partner, CMS Sofia
“Legal Challenges in the Recent Upstream Projects in CEE”

Christian Filippitsch, Partner, Norton Rose Fulbright
“Regulatory and Competituive Aspects of Energy Markets”

Anna Rizova, Managing Partner, Wolf Theiss
“Legal Aspect of the Recent Developments in the Bulgarian gas Market’’

Dr. Gabor Tari, Group Chief Geologist, OMV E&P
“Black Sea Exploration Activities Update”

Ilona Vári, Head of EU Regulatory Affairs, MOL Group
”The Energy Union”

Ana Stanič, Partner, E&A Law Limited
‘’EU Energy Law: Deterring investment and source of Uncertainty’’

Andrada Irimie, Energy Analyst, JBC Energy
“Changing Dynamics in Crude Markets – Impact on Central and Eastern Europe”

Can Ogutçu, Investment Officer, Energy Charter
“Investment Risks in the Energy Sector and the Role of the Energy Charter on Investment Protection and Promotion”

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BBSPA OIL & GAS OFFSHORE SAFETY SEMINAR SPEAKERS

BBSPA OIL & GAS OFFSHORE SAFETY SEMINAR, 18 SEPTEMBER 2015, INTERNATIONAL HOTEL, GOLDEN SANDS, VARNA

Speakers:

Introduction: Valentin Kunev, Manager, BBSPA

Opening Address: Xavier Faugeras, General Manager Total E&P Bulgaria

Keynote Speech: Zhecho Stankov, Deputy Minister, Ministry of Energy and Economy

Session I: Legal Aspects of Offshore Safety
– Dr. Jörg Köhli, Team Leader – Safety of Offshore Oil and Gas Operations, European Commission
”Legal Aspects of Offshore Safety of Oil and Gas Operations: Achievements and Next Steps”

  • Achievements by the Offshore Safety Directive;
  • Outlook on ongoing implementation by Member States and industry;
  • The Regulation on accident reporting and planned Guidance;
  • The contribution of the European Offshore Authorities Group to offshore safety;
  • Outlook on the forthcoming report on liability, financial security instruments and compensation claims

– Kostadin Sirleshtov, Partner, Energy Projects and Construction, Central and Eastern Europe, CMS Sofia
”Updates on the Implementation of the Offshore Safety Directive in CEE”

– Overview of the Directive
– Update on the implementation status
– Expected next steps with a focus on Bulgaria

 Session II: Technical Solutions for Safety Operations and Their Verification

– Yannick Autret, Oil Spill Preparedness and Response Advisor, Total E&P
– Eric Fessard, HSE Operational Support Manager, Total E&P
– Naval Academy

Panel Session III: Interaction of Operators and Authorities for Offshore Safety

– Zhivko Petrov, Executive Director, Bulgarian Maritime Administration
“Emergency Response Plan”
– Views from Interacting Parties: Operators, Regional Administrations, Ministry of Energy, Black Sea Basin Directorate, Regional Inspectorates of Environment and Water

Session IV: Risk Assessment and Emergency Response
– Peter Taylor, Manager, OSPRI
“Recent Developments in Oil Spill Preparedness”

· The Black Sea Regional framework for oil spill preparedness
· Offshore oil & gas installation’s oil spill risk assessment and response planning
· New IPIECA-IOGP Good Practice Guidance for oil spill preparedness and response

– Marta Januszewska, Regional Representative Europe, Oil Spill Response Limited
”Tiered Preparedness for Effective Response – International Good Practice in a Bulgarian Perspective.”
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– Markku Mylly, Executive Director, EMSA
 ”Adapting the EMSA Pollution Response Capacity to a New Challenge: Offshore Installations Accidents”
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BBSPA Legal & Regulatory Seminar, 6 November 2015, Grand Hotel Sofia

BBSPA Legal & Regulatory Seminar

6 November 2015
Grand Hotel Sofia

Speakers:

Ivan Ivanov, Chairperson, EWRC, Bulgarian Energy Regulatory Authority

Jean-Marc Leroy, Senior Vice President – Infrastructure Business Line, ENGIE
“The European gas market – conditions for success and the role of the Balkan and Black Sea region”

  • What are the EU policy objectives and how does the industry respond to the challenges of the European policy.
  • What are the conditions for success to achieve the energy transformation.
  • What is the outlook for growth of the Balkan and Black Sea region and what is its role for Europe.

Adam Balogh, Adviser, System Development, ENTSOG
“ENTSOG 10-year-development plan 2015”

  • Short introduction of ENTSOG
  • The Ten Year Network Development process and most important findings of the TYNDP2015.
  • ENTSOG’s role in the Projects of Common Interest (PCI) selection process and the

o   Project-specific Cost-Benefit Analysis (PS-CBA) of PCI candidate projects

Dr. Harald Stindl, Managing Director, Gas Connect Austria
“Incremental Capacity and its allocation”

  • Status and content of the Code
  • Why is it Important
  • Application vs. current practice

Dr. Nadine Haase, European Gas Regulation Manager, PRISMA European Capacity Platform
“PRISMA’s progress towards an integrated European gas market’’

  • Network Code Capacity Allocation Mechanism (NC CAM) as foundation of the Platform
  • Development of the Platform
  • Governance of PRISMA
  • Status quo of NC CAM implementation at PRISMA

Max Seuster, Partner, Norton Rose Fulbright
“Regulatory and competitive aspects of energy markets”

Kostadin Sirleshtov, Partner, Energy Projects and Construction, Central and Eastern Europe, CMS Cameron McKenna
“Amendments to the legislation with regard to the liberalization of the gas market”

Ilona Vári, Head of EU Regulatory Affairs, MOL Group
”The EU Energy Union”

  • Revision of the EU natural gas Security of Supply regulation
  • EU LNG strategy
  • Draft directive on the post 2020 EU Emission Trading Scheme