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17th Annual BBSPA Conference – Agenda

17 Annual BBSPA Conference, April 7-8, 2011

The Marriott Hotel, Vienna

All sessions of the Conference will take place in the A+B Ballroom at the Marriott Hotel, Vienna

DAY 1, THURSDAY, 7 APRIL 2011

08:00 – 08:50 Registration and Coffee
8:50-9:05 Opening Speech by BBSPA: Regional Developments 2010, Dr. Valentin Kunev, Manager, BBSPA

09:05 – 12:50 Morning Session

Session I: Upstream and Supply
Session Chairman: Dr. Gabor Tari, Group Chief Scientist for Geology, OMV Exploration & Production

09:05 – 09:25
OMV Exploration & Production
Key-note Speech: Exploration in Mature Areas – Does it Pay?
Dr. Walter Hamilton, Vice President Global Exploration, OMV Exploration & Production

Ministry of Environmental Protection of Ukraine
Key-note Speech: Oil & Gas E & P in Ukraine: Investment Opportunities
Dr. Volodymyr Ignashchenko, First Deputy Minister of Environmental Protection of Ukraine

09:25 – 09:50
RULG-Ukrainian Legal Group
Update of Upstream Activities in Ukraine
Dr. Irina Paliashvili, President and Senior Counsel, RULG-Ukrainian Legal Group

09:50 – 10:15
Schlumberger
What is the Future for Deepwater Operations?
Dean Watson, Vice President Deepwater Operations, Schlumberger

10:15 – 10:40
Wood Mackenzie
Niall Rowantree, European Upstream Research Analyst, Wood Mackenzie

10:40-11:10 Coffee Break sponsored by OMV

11:10 – 11:35
Sterling Resources Romania
Developing Romania’s First Offshore Gas Fields – Challenges and Opportunities
Mark Beacom, Vice President and General Manager, Sterling Resources Romania

11:35 – 12:00
Sund Energy
Impact of Unconventional Gas Reserves on Policies and Prices in Europe
Karen Sund, Chairman & CEO, Sund Energy

12:00 – 12:25
Petroleum Development Consultants
Upstream Gas Exploration and Gas Demand
David Aron, Managing Director, Petroleum Development Consultants

12:25 – 12:50
OGP
Sam Phillips, EU Affairs Manager, OGP

12:50 – 14:00 Lunch

14:00- 18:15 Afternoon Session

Session II: Legal and Regulatory Regime
Session Chairman: Dr. Valentin Kunev, Manager, BBSPA

14:00 – 14:25
Directorate-General for Energy, the European Commission
Key-note Speech: EU Policy for Security of Supply, Gas Markets and Infrastructure
Jean-Arnold Vinois, Head of Unit Energy Policy & Security of Supply, DG Energy, EC

14:25 – 14:50
RAE
Recent Gas Regulatory and Market Developments in Greece
Dr. Michael Thomadakis, Member of the Board, RAE

Session III: Infrastructure, Markets and Prices – Gas
Session Chairman: Julian Bowden, BP

14:50 – 15:15
The Oxford Institute for Energy Studies
Key-note Speech: The Move Towards Gas to Gas Pricing and its Effect on the BBS Region
Prof. Jonathan Stern, Director of Gas Research, Oxford Institute for Energy Studies

15:15 – 15:40
EconGas
What it Takes to Make LNG a Reality in the Black Sea Region
Rudolf Huber, Head of Business Development, EconGas

15:40 – 16:10 Coffee Break

16:10 – 16:35
Argus Media
International Gas Markets and the Development of Regional Hubs
Matt Monteverde, Editor, Argus European Natural Gas Report

16:35 – 17:00
Nexant
Global Gas Pricing Developments and Implications for South East Europe
Mike Fulwood, Principal Consultant, Global Gas, Nexant

17:00 – 17:25
Poten & Partners
Role of LNG Supplies to Europe and the Balkan and Black Sea Region
Jan Bruil, LNG Expert, Poten & Partners

17:25 – 17:50
Mott Macdonald Limited
Creating Flexibility Using CNG
David Linden, Senior Consultant Oil & Gas, Mott MacDonald Limited

17:50 – 18:15
GTDTRI
Georgia as a Transit Country
Dr. Liana Jervalidze, Expert on Energy and Regional Issues, GTDTRI, Research Fellow, The International School of
Caucasus Studies (Ilia State University)

DAY 2, FRIDAY, 8 APRIL 2010

8:00 – 9:00 Welcome Coffee Break

9:00- 13:55 Morning Session

Session III: Infrastructure, Markets and Prices – Gas
Session Chairman: Tanguy Moulin-Fournier, Vice-President Strategy Gas & Power, GDF Suez Energy Eastern Europe

09:00 – 09:25
BP
Key-note Speech: Shah Deniz Development & Supply Options
Julian Bowden, BP

09:25 – 09:50
Trans-Adriatic Pipeline
Integrated Development of TAP Pipeline and TAP Storage
Albert Haak, Gas Storage Manager, Trans Adriatic Pipeline

09:50 – 10:15
Plinacro
Latest Gas Infrastructure Developments in Croatia
Vladimir Djurovic, Head of Development Department, Plinacro

10:15 – 10:45
RWE Supply & Trading
The Development of a Liberalized Gas Market in Central Europe
Erik Kolstö, Head of Gas Supply & Capacity East, RWE Supply & Trading

10:45 – 11:20
eustream
The Role of eustream and Slovakia for the Security of Supply of Countries
Antoine Jourdain, Chairman of the Board, eustream

11:20 – 11:50 Coffee Break sponsored by OMV

11:50 – 12:15
White Stream
The Role of White Stream Project in Opening of the Southern Corridor
Dr. Giorgi Vashakmadze, Director Corporate Development, White Stream

12:15 – 12:40
GDF SUEZ Energy Eastern Europe
Security of Supply – Investments in Infrastructures and Market Tools
Tanguy Moulin-Fournier, Vice-President Strategy Gas & Power, GDF Suez Energy Eastern Europe

12:40 – 13:05
E.ON Földgaz Storage
Utilisation of Interconnectors and Gas Infrastructure in the CEE Region
Norbert Perge-Oláh, Sales & Marketing Department, E.ON Foeldgaz Storage

13:05 – 13:30
MOL Group
Risk Assessment and Evaluation of Projects/Acquisitions in the Context of Enterprise-wide Risk Management
Dénes Doszpod, Head of Group Risk Management, MOL Group

13:30 – 13:55
Energinet.dk
Investing to Develop Regional Gas Markets – Role of an Independent TSO
Frederik P. S. Kjerulf, Senior Economist, Gas Division, Energinet.dk

13:55- 14:55 Lunch

14:55 – 15:20
EFET
Development of Continental European Gas Traded Markets
Domenico Vito, Chairman, Task Force CEEG, EFET

15:20 – 15:45
OMV Gas & Power
Diversification of European Natural Gas Supply: from Baku and Baghdad to Baumgarten
Teodora Boteva, International Business Development Manager, OMV Gas and Power

Session III: Infrastructure, Markets and Prices – Oil
Session Chairman: Dr. Valentin Kunev, Manager, BBSPA

15:45 – 16:10
JBC Energy
European Oil Supply Situation in the Light of Russian Policy Changes and Global Supply/Trade Shifts
Alexander Pögl, Head of Business Development, JBC Energy

16:10 – 16:40 Coffee Break

16:40 – 17:05
PFC Energy
Shifting Refining Dynamics: Winners and Losers in Eastern Europe, the Black Sea and Balkans
Hans Stege, Analyst, Downstream and Petrochemical Group, PFC Energy

17:05 – 17:30
Petromarket Research Group
Russia’s Oil Product Market: Crises Passed – What is Further?
Dr. Yakov Ruderman, General Director, Petromarket Research Group

Workshop

5th Annual BBSPA Kiev Upstream and Investments Workshop

BBSPA Kiev Upstream and Investments Workshop

October 25, 2013, Opera Hotel Kiev
Fifth Edition

PARTICIPANTS

   Baker & McKenzie • BBSPA • BNP Paribas • CMS Cameron McKenna • Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of Ukraine (tbc) • Ministry of National Development of Hungary
• RWE Dea • RULG – Ukrainian Legal Group • Shell • Eni • OMV Group • Total • Vanco

Oleg Albertovich Proskuriakov, Minister of Environment and Mineral Resources  (tbc)

Volodymyr Ignashchenko, Councelor to the Minister of Ecology and Natural Resources of Ukraine, Member, PSA Committee

Irina Paliashvili, Managing Partner, RULG-Ukrainian Legal Group

Dominique Menu, Head of the Ukraine Representative Office, BNP Paribas

Olyana Gordiyenko, Partner, Baker & McKenzie

Vitaliy Radchenko, Partner, CMS Cameron Mckenna

Valentin Kunev, Manager, BBSPA

Andras Jenei, Advisor to the Ministry of National Development, Hungary

AGENDA

PRESENTATIONS

Workshop

4th Annual BBSPA Kiev Upstream and Investments Workshop

BBSPA Kiev Upstream and Investments Workshop 

November 2, 2012, the Hyatt Regency Hotel Kiev
Fourth Edition 

• Baker & McKenzie • BBSPA  • BNP Paribas • Cadogan Petroleum • Chevron • CMS Cameron McKenna • CRDF Global  •Derzhgeonadra • ENI Ukraine • ExxonMobil • Falcon Oil & Gas • ION Geophysical • Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of Ukraine •  Nadra Group • Nadra Ukrainy • Shell • Schlumberger •  RULG – Ukraine Legal Group • RWE Dea • TNO • The Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands • USUBC • Vanco PrykerchenskaWith the special participation of Oleg Albertovich Proskuriakov, Head of the State Service for Geology and Mineral Resources of Ukraine 

Oleg Albertovich Proskuriakov, Head of the State Service for Geology and Mineral Resources of Ukraine, Investment Projects on Geological Exploration of Subsoil with the Subsequent Production of Hydrocarbons within the Deep-Water Black Sea Shelf and Production of Non-Conventional Gas within the East Oil-and-Gas-Bearing Region of Ukraine

Dr. Volodymyr Ignashchenko, Councelor to the Minister of Ecology and Natural Resources of Ukraine, Member, PSA Committee,
Investment Opportunities in Deep Water and Shale Gas E&P 

Dr. Irina Paliashvili, Managing Partner, RULG-Ukrainian Legal Group Legal and Regulatory Framework for Upstream Activities in Ukraine 

Mr. Andras Jenei, Advsior to the Board, Falcon Oil &Gas, Head of CFPA Energy Workshop, Adviser to the Ministry of Development, Hungary

Mr. Dominique Menu, Head of the Ukraine Representative Office, BNP Paribas Ukraine and the Bermuda Triangle

Yulia Timoshenko, Russia & Gas, Gas & the International Monetary Fund 

Dr. Valentin Kunev, Manager, BBSPA,  Black Sea Upstream Activities Update 

Mr. Mart Zijp, Geologist, TNO
Improving Shale Gas Development Strategies by Applying New Methods and Technologies 

Bertrand des Pallieres, CEO, Cadogan Petroleum

Agenda

Workshop

3rd Annual BBSPA Kiev Upstream and Investments Workshop

 BBSPA Kiev Upstream and Investments Workshop

November 4, 2011, the Hyatt Regency Hotel Kiev

 Third Edition 

Dr. Volodymyr Ignashchenko, Councelor to the Minister of Ecology and Natural Resources of Ukraine
Upstream Investments and Opportuniies in Ukraine: Deep-water Tenders and Shale Gas Projects

Dr. Irina Paliashvili, Managing Partner, RULG-Ukrainian Legal Group
Legal, Regulatory and InstitutionalFrameworks of Upstream Activities in Ukraine

Mr. Andras Jenei, Advsior to the Board, Falcon Oil & Gas, Head of CFPA Energy Workshop
Can Shale Gas Become a Game Changer in Ukraine?

Mr. Dominique Menu, Head of the Ukraine Representative Office, BNP Paribas

Dr. Piotr Krzywiec, Polish Geological Institute
Regional Understanding of Shale Gas Opportunities in Eastern Europe 

Dr. Valentin Kunev, Manager, BBSPA
BBS Upstream Activities Update

Agenda (eng.)

Agenda (rus.)

Workshop

BBSPA Legal and Regulatory Workshop

BBSPA Legal and Regulatory Workshop

6 November, 2013, Sofia

PARTICIPANTS & PRESENTATIONS

BBSPA, BP, Bulgartransgaz, Chevron, E&A Law, EVN, Gas Connect Austria, Kamburov & Partners, Mytilineos, Norton Rose, PRISMA, Transgaz

Confirmed participation and presentations by

BBSPA, BP, Bulgartransgaz, Chevron, E&A Law, EVN, Gas Connect Austria, Kamburov & Partners, Mytilineos, Norton Rose, PRISMA,  Transgaz

Valentin Kunev, Manager, BBSPA

Kiril Temelkov, CEO, Bulgartransgaz

Stefan Konigshofer, Head of Department, Sales Transmission, Gas Connect Austria GmbH

Max Seuster, Associate, Norton Rose LLP

Ana Stanic, Principal, E&A Law Limited

Goetz Lincke, Managing Director of PRISMA

Agenda

Workshop

Exploring Possibilities for Utilization of Existing and Future Gas Pipeline and Storage Capacities, Sofia Regulatory Seminar

Exploring Possibilities for Utilization of Existing and Future Gas Pipeline and Storage Capacities

BBSPA Regulatory and Legal Workshop, October 16 2012, at the Grand Hotel Sofia, Sofia, Bulgaria

BP •  British Embassy Sofia • Bulgargaz •  Bulgartransgaz •  Bulgarian State Energy and Water Regulatory Commission •  EGL • ENTSOG • Dechert LLP •  DEPA •  Kambourov & Partners •  KPMG Romania •  Norton Rose LLP •  Spasov & Bratanov Lawyers’ Partnership •  OpenGrid Europe •  RAE – Energy Regulatory Authority of Greece • Transgaz

• Existing regulations on capacity trading in liquid and illiquid markets. Capacity reservation   and tenders;  
 • Implementation of competitive market-oriented national and EU regulations on capacity usage;   Commission guidelines on cross-border network codes and gas target model;  
 • Interruptible capacities or "use-or-lose options”;  
 • Review of regional cross-border gas flows and free capacities status-quo;  
 • Using existing capacities, capacity expansion and/or building new infrastructure;  
 • EU gas infrastructure package and ten-year network development plan.

Session I: Regulatory and Legal Aspects of Competitive Markets

•   Cross-Border Gas Infrastructure and Flows in the BBS Area

Introductory Review by Valentin Kunev, Manager, BBSPA

•    Olivier Lebois, Senior Adviser, System Development, ENTSOG, Union-wide TYNDP, a Shared Platform for the Assessment of European Gas Infrastructures

•    Wim Vandenberghe, Counsel, Dechert LLP -Brussels,Pan-European Network Codes and Market Design: Opportunities and Challenges for the Gas Industry

•    Christian Filippitsch, Partner, Norton Rose LLP, Dominant Cases on Capacity Booking in the European Energy Market

Session II: Cross-Border Gas Trading – Views from Traders, TSO and Regulators

•    Harry Sachinis, Chairman and CEO, DEPA – Public Gas Corporation of Greece SA

•    Kiril Temelkov, CEO, Bulgartransgaz, Using Existing Capacities and Capacity Expansion Plans on the Territory of Bulgaria

•    Bulgarian State Energy and Water Regulatory Commission

•    Dimitar Gogov, CEO, Bulgargaz

•    Dr. Katerina Sardi, Head, Energy Planning and International Affairs, RAE – Energy Regulatory Authority of Greece, Supplying  Natural Gas from the Revythoussa LNG Terminal to Bulgaria via the Existing Pipeline System: Facts, Rules and Requirements

Session III: Regulatory, Commercial and Political Implications of Transition to Gas Target Model

•    Oliver Altenhoff, Head of Regulatory Affairs, Open Grid Europe, Recent Developments Regarding Access to the German and EU Market 

•    Doug Wood, Head of Regulatory Affairs, BP Gas Marketing

 Agenda

Workshop

BBSPA Gas Storage & Trading Seminar

BBSPA Gas Storage & Trading Seminar

December 15, 2011,
the Ramada Hotel Sibiu, Romania
AGENDA


Dr. Gheorghe Radu, Director, Romgaz

Mr. Sergio Ascari, Gas Advisor, Florence School of Regulation
The Role of Gas Storage for Competitive Market Development

Mr. Piotr Kuś, Director of the Brussels Office of the Polish GTO Gaz-System
Development of Natural Gas Markets in Eastern Europe

Mr. Albert Haak, Gas Storage Manager, Trans Adriatic Pipeline
Mr. Willem Coppoolse, Head of Capacity Development, GDF SUEZ Supply Division Global Gas & LNG

Dr. Achim Zajc, Product Marketing Manager Gas Metering, Honeywell/RMG Messtechnik
Innovative: High Precision Energy Metering Solutions for Underground Storage Applications