IENE announced today the detailed programme of the “Energy Security and Gas Supply in SE Europe” regional conference which is convening ad hoc in Vienna, on March 12, 2015IENE announced today the detailed programme of the "Energy Security and Gas Supply in SE Europe” regional conference which is convening ad hoc inVienna, on March 12, 2015. The Director of the Energy Community, Mr. Janez Kopac, Dr. Katja Yafimava, Senior Research Fellow of the Oxford Institute for Energy Studies, Dr. Yurdakul Yigitguden, Co-ordinator of OSCE Economic and Environmental Activities, the CEO of the Vienna-based Central Europe Gas Hub (CEGH), Mr. Gottfried Steiner, a senior officer of the International Energy Agency (ΙΕΑ), Dr. Narsi Ghorban, Secretary of Iran’s Environment and Energy Commission of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), Mr. Gohkan Yardim, General Manager of Turkey’s Angorgaz Import Export Wholesale Inc. and Mr. Spyros Paleoyannis, CEO of Greece’s Public Gas Corporation (DEPA) are some of the prominent speakers of this IENE event (see event link from full list of speakers).
Few speakers yet remain to confirm their participation in this important regional conference, which has attracted considerable attention from organizations and think tanks of international standing.
The four sessions of the conference will focus on the following subjects:
- The role of gas in European energy security
- Gas pricing and the European gas industry
- New gas supply sources and transit routes (Current and potential gas supply sources for Europe - gas supply security considerations - CHP outlook in SE Europe)
- The role of gas infrastructure (gas transmission systems, gas storage and LNG) in European energy security
Overall, the purpose of the conference will be to review progress so far and to analyse the impact that specific gas transit projects are going to have on the economies of the region and how these may in the long run affect European energy supply. The meeting will further focus on gas market integration, the uninterrupted flow of gas across borders, the development and operation of new gas transit corridors and gas trading hubs and how these could help further improve the security of gas supply.
The lead conference sponsor is Greece’s Public Gas Corporation (DEPA), while media partners include the Energia.gr and See News portals as well as the New Europe Newspaper.
Further information about the "Energy Security and Gas Supply in SE Europe” conference, including the programme and registration details, are to be found through the conference banner at IENE’s website www.iene.eu.
