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08:00 Registration and Coffee
09:00 Chairman’s Welcome and Remarks
Speaker: Win Thein Maung, Executive Director, Morgan Stanley Commodities Asia
09:15 Aspiring Production & Export Growth of Abu Dhabi’s LPG
Speaker: Abdulla Sultan Al Nuaimi, Gas Sales Manager, Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC)
09:45 Outlook & Market Dynamics of Global LPG Waterborne Trade
• Long delayed LPG supply projects are finally coming on stream
• As LPG export volumes continues to rise, especially from the AG, where & which outlets will absorb the volumes?
• How will future LPG trade affect the VLGC market, which was so depressed in 2009?
Speaker: Michael Panas, Consultant, Poten & Partners (UK) Ltd
10:25 Discussion followed by Networking Coffee
11:05 Macro Economics Outlook, with Focus on the Middle East Growth Potential
Speaker: Shady Shaher, Economist, Middle East, Standard Chartered Bank
11:40 Prospects of LPG as Petrochemicals Feedstock
• Global Petrochemical Market Outlook
• Middle East Developments
• LPG Competitiveness versus Alternative Feedstocks
Speaker: Richard Sleep, Senior Vice-President for Europe, Middle East and Africa, Nexant ChemSystems
12:15 We are on the Right Track – A View on the Developments and Prospects of the VLGC Shipping Market
Speaker: Ulrik Uhrenfeldt Andersen, Head of VLGC, A.P. Moller – Maersk A/S
12:45 Discussion followed by Networking Lunch at Flavours Restaurant
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14:00 Current Status & Prospects of Korean LPG Market
• Demand and Imports Outlook
• Prospects of LPG in Korea, especially for Petrochemicals purpose
Speaker: Chung Young-Hoon, Vice President, Corporate Planning, SK Gas Co Ltd
14:30 China’s LPG Market – Demand, Imports and Impact from Rise of Domestic LPG Production from the Chinese Refining
• Demand Pattern versus Import Market Outlook
• Fluctuation of LPG Import Under the Impact of Abundant Domestic Production
Speaker: Jacky Cai, LPG Procurement Director, Jovo Energy Co. Ltd.
15:00 India’s LPG Imports Scene & Competitiveness – Rise of Supply from Domestic Refineries & Corresponding Impact on Imports
Speaker: S. S. Lamba, Deputy General Manager (LPG – Operations), Indian Oil Corp Ltd (IOC)
15:30 Growth Outlook for Brazil’s LPG market and Opportunities for Imports
Speaker: Marco Antonio Costa Tritto, LPG Trading Manager, Petrobras (Petroleo Brasileiro S.A.)
16:00 Discussion followed by Networking Tea
16:40 Panel discussion: Economics & Risk Management of LPG Shipping
• LPG ship values – what drives development and where is it heading
• VLGC industry economics vs. MGC/LGC and small pressurized ships
• Investing in LPG shipping – risks and rewards?
• Forecasting LPG shipping markets – what can it tell us?
Panelists:
Michael Panas, Consultant, Poten & Partners (UK) Ltd
Reidar Sundvor, Partner, Viamar AS
Alexander Hadjipateras, Vice President, Eagle Ocean Transport Inc.
Ulrik Uhrenfeldt Andersen, Head of VLGC, A.P. Moller – Maersk A/S
17:40 Discussion followed by End of Day One
09:00 Chairman’s Remarks
Speaker: Macgill James, Manager, Waterborne LPG Trading, ConocoPhillips
09:05 Evolving East of Suez LPG markets
• The impact of growing AG supplies on global trading patterns
• Performance of the mixed cargo market
• Evolution of benchmark methodologies
• Comparisons between CP (term market) and FEI (spot market)
Speaker: Jason Feer, Sr. Vice President/General Manager – Asia Pacific, Argus Media
09:30 Managing Risk Exposures & Building Successful Businesses in LPG
• Understanding the needs to manage the risk exposures
• Usage of financial swaps to hedge or minimise risks in the businesses, usage of forward prices
• Looking into the future
Speaker: Win Thein Maung, Executive Director, Morgan Stanley Capital Group Inc.
10:00 Discussion followed by Networking Coffee
10:30 Growth of LPG Imports & Usage from Asia: Thailand
Speaker: Pipat Suvanajata, Director, International Trading, PTT Public Company Ltd
11:00 Growth of LPG Imports & Usage from Asia: Vietnam
Speaker: Ms. Pham Thi Kim Phung, Manager of Import and Export Dept, PetroVietnam Gas Trading Company
11:30 LPG’s Competitiveness as Autogas in India’s Transportation Market
Speaker: Suyash Gupta, General Secretary, Indian Auto LPG Coalition
12:00 Final discussion followed by Closing Lunch at Flavours Restaurant
13:30 End of Conference
