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GNLGlobal.com is a research, informative and market intelligence website focused in the LNG Markets and Industry. GNLGlobal.com follows projects, trade, regulation and much more. It aims to primarily capture audience interested in understanding the whole LNG value chain and investors willing to participate. GNLGlobal.com researches and gathers relevant news and information, and is available in Spanish language. Our main audience is from Spain and Central-South America.

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Project Cargo Network (PCN) is an ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 certified organisation established to provide a networking platform for the world’s top project cargo specialists. Our Members handle the transportation of oversized and heavy items or shipments that consist of complex components that must be disassembled, shipped and then re-assembled. They offer project cargo management for engineering, procurement and construction companies servicing energy, mining, chemical, petrochemical, pipeline, infrastructure and other sectors. Our fast-growing organisation comprises of 220+ specialists in 105+ countries.

Cedigaz is an international association dedicated to natural gas information, created in 1961 by a group of international gas companies and the Institut Français du Pétrole (IFP Energies Nouvelles). It is based near Paris. Cedigaz has more than 100 members in 40 countries. Cedigaz’ goals consist in gathering,compiling and analysing worldwide   economical information on natural gas, LNG and unconventional gas in an exhaustive and critical way. The information that Cedigaz deals with touches on all activities and aspects of the gas industry (exploration, reserves, production and processing, transportation, trade, storage, distribution and consumption of natural gas). Cedigaz diffuses the information in its periodic bulletins, surveys and online databases.

The magazine JŪRA MOPE SEA is published with the circulation of 4-10 thousand copies. It is distributed in paper version, digital and PDF format.  The Internet portal of the magazine www.jura.lt  is read in 155 countries. The magazine in PDF format is distributed in a well-known   portal of China www.coscc.ebizchina.net . During the last several years it is in top ten most read publications. The magazine is distributed in Lithuanian airports, „DFDS Seaways“ ferries, Riga, Minsk, Istanbul, Almaty, Astana, Karaganda business and political circles, the Seimas of Lithuania, Government of Lithuania, presidency of Lithuania, Lithuanian Embassies in foreign countries, Lithuanian maritime and transport business companies, associated business structures and elsewhere. Once per week, every Tuesday, the newsletter is published and it has 4 thousand subscribers.

Offshore Energy Today delivers expert coverage of the industry sectors that matter most to you and your business. This includes news and updates on markets, projects, vessels, platforms, equipment, research, companies, contractors and the authorities dominating these markets. From breaking news, technological advances to exploration and production, Offshore Energy Today’s experienced and well-respected team of editors, columnists and correspondents will keep you well informed. Whether you are an employee, roustabout, engineer, captain, manager, authority or executive, the place to find the latest developments in the Offshore industry is on www.OffshoreEnergyToday.com.

Gas Infrastructure Europe (GIE) is an association representing the interests of European natural gas infrastructure operators active in natural gas transmission, storage and LNG regasification. GIE is a trusted partner of European institutions, regulatory bodies and industry stakeholders. It is based in Brussels, the heart of European policymaking. GIE currently represents 68 member companies from 25 countries.



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

 

BBSPA Legal and Regulatory Workshop, 25.11.2014 InterContinental, Bucharest

BBSPA Legal and Regulatory Workshop

25 November 2014
InterContinental Hotel Bucharest
Opera Meeting Room

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SPEAKERS

PRESENTATIONS

*for preferential rates on your accommodations at the InterContinental for the duration of the event please contact the Association

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21st Annual BBSPA Conference Speakers

21st Annual BBSPA Conference 

23rd-24th April 2015, Marriott Hotel, Vienna 

Confirmed Speakers

 

Mr. Krisztián Deme, Head of Sales, Marketing and Regulatory, Hungarian Gas Storage Ltd
‘Revealing the Real Value of Underground Gas Storage: Looking Beyond the Short Term and Seasonal Spreads’

 Mr. Chris Meredith, Senior Research Analyst, Wood Mackenzie ‘The Competitive Position of Indigenous Gas Supply vs. Imports’

Mr. András Jenei, Director, E2050 Interdisciplinary Research Center
‘Shale Gas Developments in Europe’

Mr. Christian Filippitsch, Partner, Norton Rose Fulbright
‘Regulatory and Competitive Aspects of Energy Markets’

Ms. Ilona Vári,  Head of EU Regulatory Affairs, MOL Group
‘Challenges in the EU Energy Markets Towards 2020’

Dr. Michael Thomadakis, Member of the Board, Regulatory Authority for Energy Greece
‘From Turkish Stream to Europe: the SEE- Stream?’

Mr. Bernhard Painz, Head of Gas Department, Energie-Control Austria
‘Tools for the Completion of the Internal Energy Market – The Updated Gas Target Model’

Ms. Anna Rizova, Managing Partner, Wolf Theiss
‘Black Sea Upstream Projects – Bulgarian and Romanian Perspective’

Mr. Julian Bowden, BP Gas and Power
Chairman Infrastructure, Markets and Prices Session

Mr. Mirek Topolánek, Director, International Development & Public Affairs, eustream
‘Eastring, Solution for Balkan, Solution for Europe’

Dr. Thomas Heissenberger, Head of System Management, Gas Connect Austria
‘Gas Transmission Projects in Austria’

Mr. Vladimir Đurović, Head of Development Department, PLINACRO
‘Gas Transmission Systems and Developments in Croatia and the Region’

Mr. Erol User, President & CEO, User Danismanlik AS
‘Turkey as a Gas Corridor’

Mr. Gottfried Steiner, Chairman of the Board, Central European Gas Hub
‘CEGH, the Regional Hub for Central and Eastern Europe’

Mr. Thilo Kassen, Head of Platform Management, PRISMA European Capacity Platform
 ‘Implementation of a Joint Platform. One  Successful Example of Using PRISMA’s Platform.’

Ms. Nicoleta Dima, Principal Banker, Natural Resources, EBRD
‘Financing Oil and Gas Upstream Projects’

Ms. Andrada Irimie, Energy Analyst, JBC Energy
 ‘Exploring the Current Situation in the European Crude Market’