Flaring and Venting Reduction & Natural Gas Utilisation Forum

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Welcome—Wednesday, 3 December 2008

18.00

  • Reception—Welcome to Amsterdam, Hosted by Chevron

Forum Day 1—Thursday, 4 December 2008

8.00

  • Breakfast and Exhibition, Hosted by Petrobras

9.00

  • Keynote Addresses
  • Unlocking the Value of Wasted Natural Gas
    Somit Varma, Director, World Bank’s Oil, Gas, Mining, and Chemicals Department
    PDF Address 27 KB
    Dan McFadyen, Chairman, Energy Resources Conservation Board, Alberta
  • Clearing the Air: A Role For Us All
    Guy Outen, Shell E&P, Executive VP E&P Strategy and New Business
    PDF Slides 162 KB

10.15

  • Introductory Remarks:
    Robert M. Lesnick, Forum Chairman,
    World Bank Global Gas Flaring Reduction Partnership (GGFR)
    PDF Slides 162 KB

10.30

  • Coffee Break and Exhibition, Hosted by BP

11.00

  • The Role of Market Conditions and Regulation in Gas Flaring and Venting Reductions
    Moderator: Bent Svensson, Program Manager, World Bank GGFR
    PDF Slides 49 KB
  • Market
    Rights to Monetize Gas, Pricing and Access to Infrastructure and Markets in Key Gas Flaring Countries
    • Lew Watts, President and CEO, PFC Energy
      PDF Slides 1.92 MB
  • Regulation
    Challenges and Options in Practical Implementation of Gas Flaring Regulation
    • Murat Rahimbergenov, Chairman, Committee on Environmental Regulation, Republic of Kazakhstan
      PDF Slides 60 KB
    • John Shinn, Advisor, Chevron, USA
      PDF Slides 291 KB
    • Jean Pierre Boussougou, Directeur Adjoint, Direction Generale Des
      PDF Slides 1.06 MB

12.30

  • Lunch, Hosted by ExxonMobil

14.00

  • Emerging Gas Utilisation Technologies: Possibilities and Barriers
    Presentations and panel discussion to identify operational and business strategies to overcome obstacles to small-scale associated gas utilisation
    Moderator: Dr. Mostefa Ouki, Vice President, Energy Resources Nexant Ltd.
    PDF Slides 62 KB
    • About Gas Valorisation Routes
      Jean-Marc Seguineau, Vice President, Africa, Technology & Production, Total E&P
      PDF Slides 836 KB
    • A New GTL, A Better GTL
      Tom Rolfe, President, Synfuels
      PDF Slides 1.6 MB
    • Small-scale LNG
      Halfdan Millang, Technical Director, Hamworthy, Norway
      PDF Slides 1.5 MB
    • Gas to Power
      Dr. Jacob Klimstra, Sr. Energy and Engine Specialist, Wartsila Power Plants
      PDF Slides 2.3 MB
    • Peter Riches, Chief Executive, CompactGTL

15.30

  • Coffee Break, Hosted by StatoilHydro

16.00

  • Session A: Improving Economics of Flare and Vent Reduction Projects
    Moderator: Francisco Sucre, Energy Specialist, World Bank GGFR
    • Oil & Gas Fiscal Framework
      John Griffith, Senior Economist, Gaffney-Cline & Associates
      PDF Slides 64 KB
    • Gas Transmission & Distribution
      Uji Subroto Santoso, Vice President, PT PGN (Persero) TBK
      PDF Slides 1.1 MB
    • CDM in Gas Projects
      Jorgen Keyser, Senior Vice President of Oil & Gas, Sindicatum Carbon Capital
      PDF Slides 76 KB
    • Flare Gas Utilization Projects—Central Asia and Africa
      Bob Schmitz, Associate, Qualitas International
      PDF Slides 115 KB
    • ERCB Tools for Improving Economics of Flare and Vent Reduction
      Michael Brown, Senior Production Engineer, Energy Resources Conservation Board, Alberta
      PDF Slides 113 KB
    • Sabah Gas Conversion Project
      Ajay Mehta, Regional CO2 Focal Point, Shell Malaysia Exploration & Production
      PDF Slides 955 KB
  • Session B: Emerging Gas Utilisation Technologies
    Moderator: Jean-Eric Molinard, Adviser, World Bank GGFR
    • An Economic Solution to Small to Mid Scale Liquefaction
      Paul Emmitt, New Technology Manager, Energy & Power
      PDF Slides 416 KB
    • New Enabling Technology for Converting Flares to Fuel
      Alan Richards, Methion
      PDF Slides 2.3 MB
    • Clearing the Air! Achieving Sustainability and Air Quality with Technology
      Audrey Mascarenhas, CEO, Questor
      PDF Slides 2.0 MB
    • Upstream GTL Solutions for Flaring
      Edward Peterson, Operations Manager, Synfuels
      PDF Slides 332 KB
    • Energy Efficient LNG Technology for Recovery of Flare Gas Technology for Recovery of Flare Gas
      Arne Jakobsen, Business Development Manager, Hamworthy
      PDF Slides 2.11 MB

18.00

  • Forum Chairman’s Day 1 Concluding Remarks

19.30

  • Gala Dinner, Hosted by Shell E&P
    West Indisch Huis (West India House), Herenmarkt 93-99, Amsterdam

Forum Day 2—Friday, 5 December 2008

8.00

  • Breakfast and Exhibition

8.30

  • Successful Application of Gas Utilisation Technologies
    1. Oil and Gas Methane Emissions Reductions Technology Overview
      Roger Fernandez, Team Leader, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency—Methane to Markets Partnership
      PDF Slides 497 KB
    2. Flare Emissions and Efficiency—Past and Current Research
      Dr. Matthew Johnson, Canada Research Chair in Energy and Combustion Generated Air Emissions, Carleton University
      PDF Slides 2.4 MB
    3. Operational Experience with a Gas-Diesel Engine Running on Flare Gas
      Jacob Klimstra, Sr. Energy and Engine Specialist, Wartsila Power Plants
      PDF Slides 416 KB
    4. Case Studies for Utilisation of Recovered Gas
      Moderator: Roger Fernandez, Team Leader, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency—Methane to Markets Partnership
      • Angola: Elimination of Routine Flaring in Angola—The Onshore Solution
        Frank Christiano, Project Engineer, Chevron Global Upstream & Gas
        PDF Slides 932 KB
      • Columbia: Gas Capture, Compression, Utilization, and Linkage to Social Responsibility
        Krish “Ravi” Ravishankar, Director, Worldwide Environmental Affairs, Occidental Oil & Gas Corporation (Oxy)
        PDF Slides 1.0 MB
      • Utilisation of High CO2-Content Flare Gas for Steam and Electricity Generation
        Santiago Pástor Morris, Technical Manager, E&P Ecuador, PESA
        PDF Slides 3.5 MB

11.00

  • Coffee Break

11.30

  • Operational Best Management Practices
    1. Oil and Gas Methane Emission Reductions Best Practices
      Don Robinson, Vice President, ICF International, on behalf of the Methane to Markets Partnership
      PDF Slides 782 KB
    2. Studies for Best Practices for Reducing Vented and Flared Gas
      Moderator: Don Robinson, Vice President, ICF International, on behalf of the Methane to Markets Partnership
      • Micro-turbine and Other Uses for Low-pressure/Waste Gas
        Gordon Smith, Senior Climate Advisor, BP
        PDF Slides 836 KB
      • Oil Production: Spills in the Air—Latest Technology to Identify, Measure and Recover Tank and Facility Emissions
        Larry S. Richards, President and CEO, Hy-bon Engineering Company, on behalf of the Methane to Markets Partnership
        PDF Slides 2.9 MB
      • Advanced Well Completion Technology to Reduce Methane Emissions and Use of Infrared Cameras for Leak Detection
        Phil Snider, Senior Technical Consultant, Marathon Oil Company
        PDF Slides 782 KB
      • Tank Inspection at Shell Refinery, Gothenburg, Sweden
        Johan Tegstam, Product Manager, FLIR Systems AB
        PDF Slides 1.1 MB

13.15

  • Panel Discussion: Institutionalizing Gas Utilisation Technologies and Operational Best Management Practices

13.45

  • Forum Chairman’s Concluding Remarks

14.00

  • Lunch