«Global Oil & Gas Black Sea and Mediterranean Conference 2015» to Focus on Latest Regional Hydrocarbons Activity and Developments

«Global Oil & Gas Black Sea and Mediterranean  Conference 2015» to Focus on Latest Regional  Hydrocarbons Activity and DevelopmentsAll the latest hydrocarbon activity and developments in the Black Sea, East Med, Ionian and Aegean Seas will be covered in the Global Oil & Gas Black Sea and Mediterranean Exhibition and Conference (www.global-oilgas.com) to be held in Athens, Greece, on 23 - 24 September, 2015. Jointly hosted by ITE Group plc, the London-based global leader in conferences and exhibitions and Greece’s leading event organizer, ROTA SA, this major exhibition and conference event will have the Institute of Energy for SE Europe (IENE) as its official Partner

All the latest hydrocarbon activity and developments in the Black Sea, East Med, Ionian and Aegean Seas will be covered in the Global Oil & Gas Black Sea and Mediterranean Exhibition and Conference (www.global-oilgas.com) to be held in Athens, Greece, on 23 - 24 September, 2015. Jointly hosted by ITE Group plc, the London-based global leader in conferences and exhibitions and Greece’s leading event organizer, ROTA SA, this major exhibition and conference event will have the Institute of Energy for SE Europe (IENE) as its official Partner.

The outline agenda of the conference covers the following key areas:

SOUTH EASTERN EUROPE ENERGY OVERVIEW

  • The Commercial & Strategic Landscape of Upstream Development in South Eastern Europe
  • The Turkish Stream and the Caspian/East Mediterranean Producers: Competitors or Complimentary Suppliers?

THE BLACK SEA

  • Panel Debate: A Renaissance for Black Sea Developments: Prospects for Offshore Romania
  • The New Royalties System in Romania and What it Means for the Industry
  • The Turkish Black Sea: Positive Opportunities in E&P beyond 2015
  • Bridging the Black Sea: Gas Exploration and Transmission Dilemma
  • Evaluation of Geological Conditions In Discovery of Hydrocarbon Fields in Georgia’s Offshore Region
  • Panel Debate: The Challenges of Ultra-Deepwater: Can Black Sea become the next Caspian or North Sea?
  • TANAP’s Current Progress, Challenges, and Prospects

THE EAST MEDITERRANEAN

  • Overview of the East Mediterranean Landscape – Game-Changing Possibilities and Growth to Drive Energy Self-Sufficiency for the Region
  • The Levant Basin: The Tamar and Leviathan Discoveries, Progress to 2020
  • The Opportunities for Lebanon and Future Developments of Local Resources

NORTH AFRICA

  • North African & Southern Mediterranean: Future Prospects for E&P
  • Future for Egyptian Hydrocarbons Exploration and Production

GREECE

  • The Aegean & Ionian Seas: Opportunities, Projects and Growth
  • Floating LNG: Options, Economics and Opportunities
  • Natural Gas & LNG Supply, Transmission & Shipping: Getting New Hydrocarbons to Markets

NORTH MEDITERRANEAN

Panel Debate: West Balkans and Adriatic Sea: New Frontiers and Development Prospects

Senior executives and energy professionals from the region’s major oil and gas companies, academics, as well as policy-makers from different countries in SE Europe, the East Mediterranean and the Black Sea will participate as speakers in the conference to be chaired by Costis Stambolis, IENE’s Executive Director:

  • Dr Sofia Stamataki, President, Hellenic Hydrocarbons Resources Management SA, Ministry of Environment, Energy and Climate Change, Greece
  • Magsud Mammadov, External Relations Director, TANAP
  • Solon Kassinis, Chairman, Kassinis International Consulting Company
  • Sergiy Oleksiyenko, Senior Adviser to the Chief Executive Officer, Naftogaz
  • Dimitrios Manolis, Deputy Head - International Activities, DEPA
  • Ioannis Gregoriou, Mining Engineer and Geophysicist & Director of Hydrocarbons Research and Production Department, Hellenic Petroleum
  • Michael Gardosh, Head of Geology and Geophysics Department, Israeli Ministry of National Infrastructures, Energy and Water Resources
  • Dr Charles Ellinas, Chief Executive Officer, Cyprus Natural Hydrocarbons Company
  • Tor-Ivar Guttulsrød, Director FLNG, American Bureau of Shipping
  • Dr Hans Hutta, General Director, International Center for Petroleum and Industrial Management (ICM)
  • Chris Schenk, Task Director, U.S. Geological Survey
  • Arve K. Thorsen, Product Line Manager LWD / FE, Baker Hughes
  • Dr. Konstantinos Nikolaou, Petroleum Geologist and Member of the Board of Directors, IENE
  • Ahmed El-Demerdash, VP Business Development, Europe, Sub - Saharan Africa, Halliburton
  • Ilia Gjermani, Head, Regulatory & Management, Petroleum Sector, Ministry of Economy, Trade & Energy, Albania
  • Endri Puka, Chief Executive Officer, Albpetrol
  • Dragos Ionut Neagu, Head of Engineering & Fabrication Department Managing Director, Marine Offshore Consultants
  • Gorkem Yusuf Topcu, Energy Expert, Petroleum Engineer, Energy Market Regulatory Authority of Turkey
  • Mohamed Farouk, Chief Executive Officer, ADES
  • Matthew Milne, Subsea Product Line Manager ECIS, Expro North Sea
  • Prof. Georgi Georgiev, Department of Petroleum Geology, Sofia University
  • Dimitra Valavani, Energy Advisor for Greece and Romania, Bucharest
  • Soso Gudushauri, Chief Geologist, Georgian Oil & Gas Corporation

This major exhibition and conference event is organized under the aegis of the Greek Ministry of Reconstruction of Production, Environment and Energy.

The Global Oil & Gas: Black Sea & Mediterranean Exhibition and Conference will be held at the Metropolitan Expo conference and exhibition centre, nearby Athens International "Eleftherios Venizelos”Airport.

For more information and for participation, please contact Mr. Christos Karamanos

Tel.: +30 2 111 801 801

+30 2 111 801 801

e- mail:c .karamanos @rota.gr

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