confirmed premium conference speakers include
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Confirmed Premium Conference Speakers Include:
Andriy Mokhnyk,
Minister, Ministry
of Ecology and
Natural Resources
Ukraine
Oleksandr Todiychuk,
Deputy Chairman of the
Board, Naftogaz of
Ukraine
Joel Price, Chief
Operating Officer, San
Leon Energy
Marcin Lewenstein,
Director Strategy
Department, PGNiG
Luiz Deza, Head of
Upstream Gas, Enel
Dmytro Kashchuk,
Head of the State
Geological and Mineral
Resources Survey of
Ukraine
Laszlo Varro, Head of
Gas, Coal and Power
Market Division,
International Energy
Alliance
Maksym Karpin, Senior
Deputy Head, the State
Geological and Mineral
Resources Survey of
Ukraine
Rafael López Guijarro,
Exploration Director, R2
Energy
Paweł Chałupka,
Managing Director, San
Leon Energy
Kamlesh Parmar, CEO,
3Legs Resources
Bogdan Popescu,
General Manager, Zeta
Petroleum
Lars Hubert,
Exploration Director,
San Leon Energy
David Messina,
Managing Director,
Hutton Energy
Sławomir Brodziński,
Chief National
Geologist, Polish
Ministry
Auke Barnhoorn,
Assistant Professor in
Petrophysics, TU Delft
Peter Kiernan, Lead
Analyst – Energy,
Economist Intelligence
Unit
Ryan Rauschenberger,
State Commissioner,
Office of State Tax
Commissioner, North
Dakota
Pawel Zuk, Country
Manager Poland,
Hutton Energy
Alexander Fraser, Chief
Financial Officer, 3Legs
Resources
Dr. Hans-Joachim
Kümpel, President,
Federal Institute for
Geosciences and
Natural Resources
Basim Faraj, VP
Business Development,
Tamboran
Resources
Prof Peter Styles,
Applied and
Environmental
Geophysics, Keele
University
Andras Jenei, Advisor,
Ministry of National
Development Hungary
Andrew Costin,
President, Petroleum
Club of Romania
Prof. Fred Worrall,
Department of Earth
Sciences, University of
Durham
Marek Madeja, the
head of the Polish unit,
Cuadrilla Resources
Małgorzata Maria
Klawiter-Piwowarska,
Plenipotentiary for
Shale Gas Pomorskie
Region, Department of
Economic Development
Paul Stevens,
Distinguished Fellow,
Energy, Environment
and Resources,
Chatham House
Viktoras Lokutijevskis,
Head of Oil Geology,
Lithuanian Geological
Survey
Jurga Lazauskiene,
Head of Bedrock
Geology, Lithuanian
Geological Survey
Hubert Kiersnowski,
Head of Shale Gas
Department, Polish
Geological Institute
Duarte Figueira, Head
of Unconventional Gas
and Oil, DECC
Dr Rene Peters,
Director Gas
Technology, T.N.O.
Lars Sørum, Director of
Unconventional Gas,
DNV GL - Oil & Gas
Mike Bradshaw,
Professor of Global
Energy, Warwick
Business School
Drs Ida Rust, Business
Developer Human
Factors in Oil and Gas,
TNO
Dr. Georgii Rudko,
Head of State
Commission on
Mineral Reserves,
Ukraine
Speaker TBC,
Halliburton
Nikolai Yakymchuk,
Director of the
Management and
Marketing Centre in
the field of Earth
Sciences, Institute of
Geological Sciences of
Ukraine
Stanislaw Nagy,
Professor of
Thermodynamics and
Natural Gas
Engineering, AGH
University of Science
and Technology
Dr David Reiner,
Senior Lecturer in
Technology Policy,
Cambridge Judge
Business School
Anatoliy Zolotukhin,
Counsellor,
International Affairs,
Gubkin Russian State
University of Oil and
Gas
Marcin Zieba, General
Director, OPPPW
Mark Ellis-Jones,
Manager (Energy &
Climate Change),
Environment Agency
Volodymyr
Gryshanenko,
Ph.D.Deputy Director of
Research, SE
"Naukanaftogaz" NJSC
"Naftogaz of Ukraine"
Peter Kiernan, Lead Analyst, Energy, Economist Intelligence Unit
25th -26th November 2014 EXPO XXI Centre, Warsaw, Poland
Platinum Sponsor
Gold Sponsors
Silver Sponsors
Associate Sponsors
Exhibitors
DAY ONE, Tuesday 25th November 2014
08:00 Doors open & registration commences Morning refreshments and premium networking
09:00 Conference opening Katya Ushakova, Director, Shale Gas World Europe
09:05 Chairman’s opening remarks Peter Kiernan, Lead Analyst, Energy, Economist Intelligence Unit
EUROPEAN COLLABORATION & INNOVATION
09:10 Panel: Industry collaboration and strategy for moving to a commercially viable European Shale gas industry
Examining European gas supply and demand expectations and the role shale gas can play in
the energy mix
Expediting exploration: how are operators working within complex and varying regulatory
processes to advance exploration?
What effects has the comeback of coal had on the shale gas industry? How is the push for
renewables influencing investment?
To what extent will harmonizing European Energy policy influence industry efforts in shale
exploitation?
Paweł Chałupka, Managing Director, San Leon Energy David Messina, Managing Director, Hutton Energy Bogdan Popescu, General Manager, Zeta Petroleum
Kamlesh Parmar, CEO, 3Legs Resources
09:50 Presentation: Unconventional technologies and their application in Europe Speaker TBC, Senior Representative, Halliburton
10:10 Shale Gas Europe Roundtables: The focus of this session will be operator-led interactive discussions, moderated by license holders or local experts, discussing the specific opportunities and challenges facing operators in the unconventional hydrocarbon baring countries of Europe. Poland Is Poland still Europe’s shale gas hot spot? What has 2013 shown us about Poland’s true commercial potential? Marcin Lewenstein, Director of Strategy Department, PGNiG Sławomir Brodziński, Chief National Geologist, Polish Ministry Hubert Kiersnowski, Head of Shale Gas Department, Polish Geological Institute
Romania How can Romanian shale overcome its battle with environmentalists and create a harmonised environment for exploration? Andrew Costin, President, Petroleum Club of Romania Bogdan Popescu, General Manager, Zeta Petroleum
United Kingdom With Government backing, when will Britain realise its potential as Europe’s new shale leader? What does the investment of large utilities and E&PS mean for the industry? Peter Styles, Applied and Environmental Geophysics, Keele University Mark Ellis-Jones, Manager (Energy & Climate Change), Environment Agency
Spain Can Spanish shale gas provide the security to reduce its dependency imports? With large estimated reserves, what are the next steps needed for exploration? Lars Hubert, Exploration Director, San Leon Energy Luiz Deza, Head of Upstream Gas, Enel
Netherlands When can shale gas exploration in the Netherlands truly take off? Have reports and environmental assessments in 2013 created a more positive outlook for the industry? Dr Rene Peters, Director Gas Technology, T.N.O. Roundtable facilitators invited: Jan Dirk Bokhoven, CEO, EBN
Hungary What is the potential of the Pannonia basin? Can operators find the effective methodologies to overcome the several play types in the Pannonia basin to unlock Hungary’s shale gas potential? Andras Jenei, Advisor, Ministry of National Development Hungary
Turkey What is the true potential of Turkish shale gas? Will Turkish shale boost its position as a leading gas producer? Basim Faraj, VP Business Development, Tamboran Resources
Germany What is the current mood relating to shale in Germany? Is lengthy debate and extensive environmental assessment moving the needle in the right direction? Dr. Hans-Joachim Kümpel, President, Federal Institute for Geosciences and Natural Resources
Lithuania Will the new shale gas laws and tax rates incentivise greater exploration in Lithuania? What are the next steps for Lithuanian players? Viktoras Lokutijevskis, Head of Oil Geology, Lithuanian Geological Survey Jurga Lazauskiene, Head of Bedrock Geology, Lithuanian Geological Survey
Ukraine What is the scale of the opportunity in Ukraine? How can the industry work to move forward more quickly than exploration in Poland? Dmytro Kashchuk, Head of the State Geological and Mineral Resources Survey of Ukraine
Maksym Karpin, Senior Deputy Head, the State Geological and Mineral Resources Survey of Ukraine
Russia Does Russia have the potential to rival the United States in shale production in coming years? What obstacles and prospects do Russian Shale developers face? Anatoliy Zolotukhin, Counsellor, International Affairs, Gubkin Russian State University of Oil and Gas
Denmark Will Denmark use the opportunities from Shale gas? Roundtable facilitators invited: Peter Britze, Head of Reservoir Technology, GEUS
11:00 Refreshments served in the exhibition area & premium networking
EASTERN EUROPE UNCONVENTIONALS: MOVING FROM EXPLORATION TO COMMERCIAL PRODUCTION
12:00 Keynote Interviews and presentations: The State of Play in Poland: A more favourable operating environment and future plans for commercialising Polish shale
What has the industry learned from a year’s further exploration efforts?
Speeding up E&P: What steps are the industry taking to nurture relationships and influence
regulators to improve efficiency in the exploration process?
What does current proposed regulation and legislation including streamlining regulations
and cut tax rates means for operators?
Overcoming the negative public perception: how to get buy in from local communities and
establishing a public engagement effort During this interview we examine an operator perspective on the challenges with legislative process in Poland and what the next steps are for the industry.
Marcin Lewenstein, Director of Strategy Department, PGNiG Pawel Zuk, Country Manager Poland, Hutton Energy
12:20 Keynote Interview and Presentation: Optimising the changes in regulation to gain the most from the shale gas industry in Poland
How is the Ministry of Environment working to create an attractive environment for
operators and incentivise increased exploration efforts?
Assessing the recent changes in incentives for a brighter future for Polish shale:
streamlining regulations and permitting, cutting tax rates and the six year tax free
exploration period
A look in to the future for the potential of the polish shale gas industry – what does the
Ministry hope to see from operators through to 2020?
What would success look like for the Ministry in 2015 and onwards? How can the Ministry
persuade investors this is a market to pursue
During the interview we gain an insight into the recent changes in regulation and what changes to expect in the future for an improved regulatory environment.
Sławomir Brodziński, Chief National Geologist, Polish Ministry
12:40 Keynote Panel: Multi-stakeholder views on next steps for the expediting exploration efforts in Poland
During this session we will invite the Ministry, local operators and outside experts to debate the next steps different stakeholders must take to fully explore in the country, and move towards the goal of commercial production.
Operator perspective: Creating more favourable operating conditions – streamlining well
permitting, and a robust regulatory framework for ramped exploration whilst maintaining
the highest environmental standards
Government perspective: Balancing national and local government, industry and public
considerations
Independent perspective: Why has the shale revolution across the world moved much
faster in other countries, such as Argentina and China?
Marcin Lewenstein, Director of Strategy Department, PGNiG Pawel Zuk, Country Manager Poland, Hutton Energy Marcin Zieba, General Director, OPPPW Sławomir Brodziński, Chief National Geologist, Polish Ministry
13:10 Networking Lunch in the exhibition showcase area
14:30 Shale Gas in Ukraine: Realising the potential of Europe’s next shale hot spot
Quantifying the true potential of Ukraine’s shale gas reserves – is the Ukraine the next big
hope for European shale?
To what extent could Ukraine’s shale opportunity develop greater energy security?
Comparative to other areas in Europe, how supportive is the government to a full scale
exploration effort?
How are the recent geopolitical tensions affecting operators’ ability to operate?
With what are the exploration plans moving forward in Ukraine? What would a successful
exploration programme look like in 2020?
Oleksandr Todiychuk, Deputy Chairman of the Board, Naftogaz of Ukraine
14:50 Romania: Overcoming a hostile environment to explore for national resources
Understanding current estimates of recoverable reserves in Romania to examine the scale
of the opportunity
How are operators tackling the hostile environment from local protestors? What education
and public outreach programmes are planned to influence public perception and promote
the benefits of the shale industry?
How favourable is the current operating environment? How are operators looking to work
with the Government to advance exploration plans?
Bogdan Popescu, General Manager, Zeta Petroleum
Invited speakers: Dumitru Rotar, Company Deputy General Manager, Romgaz Attila Korodi, Minister of Environment and Climate Change, Romanian Ministry
CASE STUDIES: LOCAL CHALLENGES AND WHAT IS WORKING
15:10 Case Study: Results from the latest wells in Poland and next steps in development
What are the most active operators in Poland seeing from their latest wells?
Analysing the geology of well locations and the reasoning behind well placement
What completions techniques are planned on the latest wells? How are decisions on the
most effective completions design being extrapolated from specific shale characteristics?
How are the latest results influencing investment plans moving forward?
Joel Price, Chief Operating Officer, San Leon Energy Invited speakers:
Troy Wagner, General Manager, BNK Polska Wieslaw Prugar, CEO, Orlen Upstream
15:30 Afternoon refreshments & premium networking
16:00 Presentation: Managing risk in exploration Lars Sørum, Director of Unconventional Gas, DNV GL - Oil & Gas
MANAGING RISK AND LEARNING FROM SUCCESS
16:20 Case Study: What does a successful shale play look like in a development scenario?
Learning from the US experience: what does a successful shale gas development look like?
What are the key operational and logistical success factors when developing a shale play
and the increased drilling, water management, proppant logistics and production
considerations?
What are the key regulatory considerations and how have industry and regulators most
effectively collaborated for a smooth transition in to full-scale development?
Ryan Rauschenberger, State Commissioner, Office of State Tax Commissioner, North Dakota
ENERGY OUTLOOK
16:50 Panel: Casting the European unconventionals debate in a global context
Are we moving to a new gas world? How will the gas ratio in the energy mix develop? What
are the implications for climate change?
Examining to what extent the shale gas industry can serve as the bridge to future powered
by renewables
What are the regional and global factors driving the energy markets?
To what extent is shale gas affecting markets dynamics globally?
Laszlo Varro, Head of Gas, Coal and Power Market Division, International Energy Alliance Paul Stevens, Distinguished Fellow, Energy, Environment and Resources, Chatham House Mike Bradshaw, Professor of Global Energy, Warwick Business School
Invited speakers: Peter Zeniewski, Joint Research Centre, European Commission
17:30 SHALE GAS WORLD EUROPE 2014 NETWORKING DRINKS RECEPTION
DAY TWO, Wednesday 26th November 2014
08:00 Doors Open & Registration Commences: Morning Refreshments and Premium Networking
09:00 Chairman’s opening remarks Peter Kiernan, Lead Analyst, Energy, Economist Intelligence Unit
09:05 Keynote address: Andriy Mokhnyk, Minister, Ukrainian Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources
WESTERN EUROPEAN UNCONVENTIONALS: REALISING THE POTENTIAL OF AN UNPRECEDENTED OPPORTUNITY
09:30 Keynote Interview & Presentation: To what extent could Spanish shale gas reduce Spain’s reliance on energy imports and reduce unemployment
Where are the most prospective areas in Spain for exploration? What does the
geology look like? How comparable is it to shale formations across Europe?
Are Government efforts to spur shale-exploration paving the way for an
attempted revolution of Spain’s oil and gas sector?
To what extent could water availability inhibit operations? Will Spain’s well
developed gas infrastructure be a major factor in attracting investment?
During this interview we will examine how operators plan to move forward in exploiting the estimates 50 trillion cubic feet of shale gas in Spain, and the specific challenges the country will face in exploration and production.
Lars Hubert, Exploration Director, San Leon Energy Rafael López Guijarro, Exploration Director, R2 Energy
10:00 Keynote Interview & Presentation: Realising the UK’s potential – Advancing exploration efforts in Europe’s new shale hot spot
What are the drilling plans for operators through to 2020? How long do
operators consider it will take before the first commercial production in the UK?
How have Government incentives for operators and local communities made
exploration more favourable? Is it enough, and what more can be done?
The 14th licensing round – new blocks, new entrants, and new opportunities: will
the long-awaited licensing round kick start the industry?
How is public perception shifting in the UK? To what extent is Government
support and ongoing geopolitical changes affecting support for the UK shale gas
industry
During this interview we will examine how Government support and local community and operator incentives are developing favourable conditions and what the next steps will be, as Europe looks to the UK’s example.
Marek Madeja, the head of the Polish unit, Cuadrilla Resources
This preliminary agenda is subject to change.
10:15 Keynote Interview & Presentation: When will Germany’s shale ambitions become a reality?
Assessing the potential of shale gas in Germany: Analysing available data sources
to quantify reserves
Abiding by the regional bans and environmental procedures: will exploration still
be possible with such restrictions?
Could shale gas help wean Germany of its dependence on coal?
Dr. Hans-Joachim Kümpel, President, Federal Institute for Geosciences and Natural Resources 10:30 Morning refreshments & premium networking
INVESTOR FOCUS
11:40 Investors Panel: Investor perspectives on the current state of European shale gas projects
How do investors see the current European unconventional oil and gas market? Is
exposure to some countries more appealing than others?
What factors are key in financing and investing in unconventional projects? What do
investors look for from government, operators, and the market?
Understanding vehicles for investing and how investors hope to make their return
on investment
How does the investor appetite in Europe compare with oil and gas opportunities
elsewhere? What needs to change to attract greater investment in the European
project?
Alexander Fraser, Chief Financial Officer, 3Legs Resources Invited speakers: Gordon Gray, Global Co-Head of Oil and Gas, HSBC Bank
Haroun van Hövell, Managing Director, Riverstone Jason Kenney, Head of Pan-European Oil and Gas, Banco Santander
TECHNICAL FOCUS
13:00 Lunch served in exhibition showcase area
12.00 Shale Gas Technical Roundtables: The focus of this session will be interactive discussions, moderated by technical experts, discussing the challenges and solution for different specific aspects of the exploration and production life cycle
Water Management Seismic & Evaluations
Infrastructure & Supply Chain Drilling
Environment & Waste Management Reservoir Management
This preliminary agenda is subject to change.
LICENSING FOCUS
14:00 Licence Issuers Panel: Pan-European regulatory insights on progressing exploration to commercial production
Discussing the challenges licence issuers face in permitting and regulating a fast-
growing industry and whilst attempting to meet the needs of operators
What are the ongoing initiatives by regulators in Europe’s shale hotspots?
How is the EU’s regulatory oversight affecting regulators across countries with shale
gas potential?
What are the most effective ways for governments and industry work together
during the exploration phase?
What is the expected stance the European Union take on regulation of fracture
fluids, chemicals additives and other environmental considerations?
Andras Jenei, Advisor, Ministry of National Development, Hungary Mark Ellis-Jones, Project Executive – Onshore Oil and Gas, Environment Agency Sławomir Brodziński, Chief National Geologist, Polish Ministry Duarte Figueira, Head of Unconventional Gas and Oil, DECC Dr. Georgii Rudko, Head of State Commission on Mineral Reserves, Ukraine
ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT AND PUBLIC RELATIONS
14:40 Successful environmental practices and projects
A model for success: what does a successful project look like?
What steps need to be taken as an operator working to the strictest environmental
standards?
How are these processes best managed during appraisal, assessment, drilling and
completions?
What top tips and strategies can be used in future to enhance the success of
environmental practices
Senior representative, GSE Lining Technology GmbH
15:00 Media, Public & Community Relations Panel: Developing a more powerful industry voice
What initiatives are running in Europe for combatting misinformation, promoting
industry messages and swaying various scales of public discontent?
How do cultural and geopolitical differences between regions affect the operating
environment and public and community engagement efforts?
Engage or remain quiet: how should the industry best manage media relations under
constant scrutiny?
What models of community engagement have proved successful and how can they
be replicated? How can companies’ best manage relationships with communities in
which they operate?
Małgorzata Maria Klawiter-Piwowarska, Plenipotentiary for Shale Gas Pomorskie Region, Department of Economic Development Drs Ida Rust, Business Developer Human Factors in Oil and Gas, TNO
Dr David Reiner, Senior Lecturer in Technology Policy, Cambridge Judge Business School
16:00 Afternoon refreshments & premium networking CLOSE OF CONFERENCE
This preliminary agenda is subject to change.
Technical Seminar Programme
25th -26th November 2014 EXPO XXI Centre, Warsaw, Poland
*Invited
08:00 Doors open & registration commences Morning refreshments and premium networking
09:00 Conference opening
Day I Joint plenary session
Day II Joint plenary session
09:05 Industry collaboration and strategy for moving to a commercially viable
European Shale gas industry
09:05 Western European unconventionals: realising the potential of an unprecedented opportunity
Morning break Morning break
DRILLING & COMPLETIONS
WASTE & WATER MANAGEMENT
11:00 BAKER HUGHES 11:00 GOLDER ASSOCIATES
11:20 TENARIS 11:20 URS
11:40 VALLOUREC 11:40 PROF. F. Worall, DURHAM UNIVIRSITY
12:00 Call for papers! 12:00 Call for papers!
GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICAL EVAULATION
EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES
12:20 GGS 12:20 HALLIBURTON
12:40 STATE SERVICE OF GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF UKRAINE
12:40 PROF. V. Gryshanenko, NAUKA NAFTOGAS
13:00 GEOPHYSICAL TURON 13:00 PROF. S. Nagy AGH UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
13:20 ALL UKRAINIAN ASSOCIATION OF GEOINFORMATICS
13:20 Call for papers!
13:40 PROF. P. Styles, KEELE UNIVERSITY 13:40 Call for papers!
14:00 GEOKRAK 14:00 Call for papers!
14:20 Auke Barnhoorn, TU DELFT 14:20 Call for papers!
14:40 GEUS* 14:40 Call for papers!
15:00 POLISH GEOLOGICAL INSTITUTE 15:00 Call for papers!
15:20 LITHUANIAN GEOLOGICAL SURVEY
15:40 GEOLOGICAL INSTITUTE OF ROMANIA*