| 8.30 – 9.00 |
Registration & Morning Coffee |
| 9.00 – 9.10 |
Opening Remarks From the Conference Chairman |
| Clean Energy And Market Policy Cooperation |
| 9.10 – 10.00 |
‘Alternative’ Energy Sources: A Larger Role Than Complementary?
Alternative energy sources have gained rapid market share around the world and most countries in West Asia are considering their application, relieving natural gas for other usage than power generation. However the economic downturn has shown funding for renewable sources of energy as difficult to sustain where subsidies incentives have been slashed or eliminated and production costs exceed such the already uneconomical sources of energy. In light of the new oil and gas availability, is there a larger role than a complementary one for these alternative sources? This session will discuss how fossil fuels and alternative energy application strategies can best complement each other to provide sustainable energy for the future.
- Some international pressures are calling for elimination of taxes and subsidies incentives to energy, regardless of the type. Should this be the way to reach the most desirable sources of energy?
- Which West Asian countries are in serious pursuit of solar projects and what are their challenges and implementation mechanisms?
- Will renewable projects ever be competitive to conventional power generation costs?
- At what base should renewable grow in West Asia givenple supply of oil and gas, relatively low cost of production and current economic value added of natural resources?
- Starting with energy efficiency the low hanging fruit: How would increasing efficiency impact the energy mix in the future and will non-fossil fuel share shrink?
- Exploring different scenarios for the 2050 energy mix, how would a shift from financial incentive policies to stringent products specifications and consumers wants change the picture?
Moderator:
Steven Griffiths, Executive Director of Institute Initiatives, Masdar Institute of Science and Technology, UAE
Discussion Leaders:
Fareed Al-Asaly, Head Of G-20 Energy And WTO Groups, Ministry Of Petroleum And Mineral Resources, KSA
Ivano Ivanelli, CEO, Dubai Carbon Centre Of Excellence, UAE
Badr Jafar, President, Crescent Petroleum, UAE
Vahid Fotuhi, Solar Director - Middle East and North Africa, BP, UAE
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| 10.00 – 10.40 |
Taxation And Subsidy Elimination 30,000 Feet View:
Implications And Response To Policies Imposed on Clean
Products Where e Costs Are Passed To e Buyer
Taxation and subsidy policies have taken many forms,
but how effective are they in reducing demand growth,
environmental impact and finding a common ground
between producers and consumers? What is the
effectiveness of policies in relation to product quality and
the willingness of the buyer to pay.
- Have dialogues between producers and consumers been productive so far?
- To what extent have these policies impacted standard of living and ways of life due to artificial prices?
- What would be the implications and response to stringent policies imposed on clean product specifications to meet clean standards, where the costs are passed to the buyers, with elimination of taxes/ subsidies incentives?
- Would economics and end users then decide which energy sources are competitive?
- As consumption patterns shift to Asia while the demand in the West declines, are more stringent policies expected in the West? What about the main consumer countries?
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| 10.40 – 11.10 |
Morning Networking Break & Opportunity |
| Oil And Gas Downstream:
Creating Added Value And Sustainable Growth |
| 11.00 – 11.50 |
Gas Utilisation Debate: Mitigating e Competing Needs
Of Gas intensive Industries And How Best To Add Value
Across the Chain
Demand for natural gas is surging ahead and the demand
supply in many West Asian countries will only increase.
ere are growing applications of natural gas, including
GTL, CNG and gas for petrochemicals, Oman and it’s
neighbours will likely face tough decisions over export,
imports and use of gas. Qatar is converting gas to liquids
and looking to divert gas to its domestic industry, while
others are still flaring or using gas to enhance oil recovery.
is session will evaluate the best uses of gas to stimulate
the economy and add value through the chain.
- How can gas consumption best be managed: export, creating gas using industries and which ones (those with higher employment potential or more profitability) or power production?
- Mitigating the needs of gas intensive industries: choosing products that add domestic value through diversification of higher market value?
- What are the potential commercial solutions for stranded gas?
- Which sectors will be suitable for non-conventional supply?
Discussion Leaders:
Jonathan Evans, General Manager, BP, Oman
Maktoom Rashid Al-Matani, GM – Engineering & Technical
Services, Oman Gas Co. SAOC, Oman
Musab Al Mahrouqi, CEO, Oman Oil Refineries and
Petrochemical Industries, Oman
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| 11.50 – 12.20 |
Reshaping Refining Economics And Adapting To New
Refinery Demands
As the global energy mix changes, conventional
hydrocarbons deplete and the world pursues heavier oil
options, future refining will need to be flexible. Refining will
have to adapt to processing heavier oils with high sulphur
content as well as delivering higher-quality fuels and
bridging changes in demand growth and demand of fuels.
- Staying in business: sustaining mandates for local supply against tough refining margins and market volatility
- What are the best strategies for continuous investment and mitigation efforts to keep up with the required quality of refined product?
- Will tight specifications to final products optimise refining operations if full cost is passed on to the buyers?
- Coping with the natural imbalance in growth and demand, can market forces given quality of end products reduce and control the increase in demand
- What importation efforts have been made to mix feedstock and offset the affect of different fuels?
- Is there a new imperative for product diversification and expanding to unknown markets?
Robert Smith, Principal Consultant, FACTS Global Energy, UAE
Musab Al Mahrouqi, CEO, Oman Oil Refineries and
Petrochemical Industries, Oman
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| 12.20 – 13.00 |
NOC-IOC Cooperation In The Refining And Petrochemical Industry: Given The Reserves Of Oil And Gas At Hand - Is Technology Ready?
- What type of refining configuration is required to produce the required environmentally friendly final products? What will be the required additional cost and will costs be passed to the consumer?
- NOC-IOC cooperation: Market Relations and stimulating investment in the downstream industry, do we expect to see more cooperation as reflected in current projects?
- Can current refining capacity be useful in producing cleaner energy or are new investment needed in order to meet stringent environmental policies? Where will new refining occur and how will changing refining configuration by region change the map of the world demand and supply of petroleum products?
- Exploring required technology to:
- Support larger scale of product production swings through the refining process
- Convert current petroleum products to petrochemical based final products should demand for such products decline due to efficiency and better alternatives
Robert Smith, Principal Consultant, FACTS Global Energy, UAE
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| 13.00 – 14.00 |
Lunch And Networking |
| 14.00 |
Close of OGWA Forum And Opportunity To Visit OGWA Exhibition |