| Day Two29th January 2009 |
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| 08:30 |
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| 09:00 |
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Chairman's opening remarks |
Rudolf Huber ,
Head of Business Development,
ECONGAS
Austria
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| 09:10 |
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The Tuzgölü underground natural gas storage project |
- Turkey’s role as an east-west energy corridor
- The natural gas pipeline system in Turkey and BOTAŞ’s role within it
- Natural gas storage capabilities in Turkey focusing on Tuzgölü underground gas storage project
M. Gazi Dulger,
Deputy Head of Engineering,
BOTAS
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| 09:50 |
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Underground gas storage in the UK: The Costain experience
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As many as 18 UGS projects are planned in the UK at the moment reflecting the need for strategic investment to become equivalent with its’ European neighbours. With a forecast that 80% of the UK gas consumption by 2020 will be imported, activity is increasing markedly.
- Impact of the Planning Act (2008), which proposes an Infrastructure Planning Commission to handle applications for development consent for gas supply infrastructure in England.
- Overview of Costain UGS projects in the UK
- Wider planning and environmental issues of a top-tier COMAH site
- Project specifics, compressor selection, material of construction, venting, dehydration technology and the transfer from leaching to gas operations
Sandy Dunlop,
International Business Development Manager,
Costain Oil, Gas & Process
UK
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| 10:30 |
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| 11:00 |
| STRATEGY FOCUS ROOM |
| Transport and Storage: Pricing more critical than ever
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- "Supporting decision making and reducing surprises"
- Increasing the value of gas operations
- Economic considerations
Rudolf Huber ,
Head of Business Development,
ECONGAS
Austria
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| OPERATIONAL FOCUS ROOM |
| The Etzel storage facility |
- Boosting capacity for storage by 2010
- Creation and conversion work on salt caverns
- Pipeline interconnection to export gas to the Dutch network
Fabien Favret,
Vice-President Business Development, Midstream & Downstream, Gas Division,
EDF
France
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| 11:35 |
| The White Stream pipeline project |
- Working in tandem to secure supply for Europe
- The business case for pipeline projects
- Securing your energy future: What steps are needed to ensure Europe doesn't fall short?
Roberto Pirani,
Chairman & Technical Director,
GUEU-White Stream Pipeline Company Ltd
UK
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| The Castor Gas Storage project |
- A fundamental element to the efficiency and security of the Spanish gas system
- Building two offshore platforms for 13 wells
- Linking up to onshore compression and processing plants and adjoining pipelines
Recaredo del Potro,
President,
ESCAL UGS
Spain
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| 12:10 |
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The role of gas storage in meeting the challenges of “Famine and Feast” cycles in a global gas market |
- Economic uncertainty threatens to have a ripple/tidal wave impact on the outlook for European gas demand growth as well as new supply sources and infrastructure projects
- What projects and which regions are most vulnerable to the market shifts?
- How can Europe best leverage its gas storage capacity to capitalize on cycles in LNG availability to the Atlantic basin and ensure supply security over both the short and long term?
Cynthia Poynter ,
Senior Manager Midstream,
IHS
UK
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| 13:10 |
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| 14:15 |
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Storage opportunities and developments in the European marketplace |
- Overview of the european market
- Explore current and future challenges and opportunities for european storage operators
- Analyse the main issues surrounding the Third Package
Jean Marc Leroy,
Vice President of GDF Suez Major Infrastructures division and the GSE President,
GDF Suez
France
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| 14:50 |
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Project management of gas storage assets
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- What are the relevant value drivers?
- What are the industry best practices?
- What project deliverables need to be generated, and when, for gas storage projects?
Daniel Lammerts van Bueren,
Project Director,
Nuon
Netherlands
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| 15:30 |
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Chairman's closing remarks and close of Summit
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