The Institute of Energy for SE Europe (IENE) is organizing an Open Forum on “Hydrocarbon Exploration and Production in Greece and the East Mediterranean”, which is to be held on June 10, 2015, in Athens. Main discussion topic of this event will be the strategy for developing Greece’s hydrocarbon resourcesThe Institute of Energy for SE Europe (IENE) is organizing an Open Forum on "Hydrocarbon Exploration and Production in Greece and the East Mediterranean”, which is to be held on June 10, 2015, in Athens. Main discussion topic of this event will be the strategy for developing Greece’s hydrocarbon resources.
High-ranking representatives of Greece’s hydrocarbon sector, senior executives from companies active in oil and gas research in the Eastern Mediterranean, as well as experts and academics, will participate as speakers in this IENE event, mainly covering latest developments in Greece, Cyprus and Israel.
"A Strategy for Unlocking Greece’s Hydrocarbon Potential”, a very
topical study of IENE, will be this Open Forum’ s special feature, to be
presented by its authors Mr. Costis Stambolis (Deputy Chairman and Executive
Director of IENE), Mr. Constantinos Nikolaou (Petroleum Geologist - Energy
Economist , General Director of Kanergy Ltd, Member of the Board of Directors of Cyprus Hydrocarbon Company –CHC, Member of IENE's
BoD), and Mr. Gus Papamichalopoulos (Lawyer,
Partner of KG Law Firm, Secretary General of IENE), with a discussion to
follow.
It has to be noted that IENE over the years has been actively promoting, at an international level, Greece’s efforts on hydrocarbon research and exploration as well as hydrocarbon upstream activity in the East Mediterranean and the Adriatic. Since 2012, the Institute has already organized two special conferences in Athens, namely an International Workshop on «Hydrocarbon Exploration and Production in the East Mediterranean and the Adriatic Sea» (April 26-27, 2012) and the 2nd SE Europe Regional Upstream Workshop on «Hydrocarbon Exploration and Production in the Adriatic, the Black Sea and the East Mediterranean» (October 31 – November 1, 2013), with the participation of specialists, executives from international companies with experience and active presence in the region in the upstream sector, government officials etc.
The Forum will open with a speech by Prof. Apostolos Alexopoulos, Secretary General at Greece’s Ministry of Reconstruction of Production, Environment & Energy. Prof. Sofia Stamatakis, President of the Hellenic Hydrocarbon Resources Management S.A, will refer to the details of the ongoing 2nd International Licensing Round, offering 20 blocks offshore in the Ionian Sea off western Greece and south of Crete. As the deadline for the offers of the Licensing Round has been extended to Tuesday the 14th of July 2015, Prof. Sofia Stamatakis’ presentation is eagerly anticipated.
Seismic research for hydrocarbon exploration in the East Mediterranean and the Adriatic will be presented by Mr. Jevon Hilder, Business Development Manager of Spectrum SA. (UK), which is one of the most active companies in this field in the region.
Dr. Charles Ellinas, CEO of Cyprus Natural Hydrocarbons Company Ltd Research and Production of Hydrocarbons in Cyprus and Israel, will analyze the most significant aspects of research and production of hydrocarbons in Cyprus and Israel.
A roundtable discussion will follow, with the participation of Mr. Ioannis Maniatis (Professor, University of Piraeus, Former Minister of Environment, Energy and Climate Change, Greece), Dr. Spyridon Bellas (Head of Hydrocarbon Directorate, Ministry of of Reconstruction of Production, Environment & Energy, Greece), Mr. Ioannis Gregoriou (Director, Hydrocarbons Research & Production, Hellenic Petroleum SA., Greece), Mr. Mathios Rigas (CEO, Energean Oil & Gas, Greece) and Dr. Elias Konofagos (Executive Vice-President, Flow SA, Greece).
The Open Forum will close with conclusions by the organizers.
