ABCs of GTL: Fundamentals TutorialWorkshop Leader: Dr. Ronald A. Sills, Founding Director, XTL & DME InstituteSM

1.30pm - 6.00pm

11th - 12th

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2015

BENEFITS OF ATTENDING:

• Listen to case studies for GTL projects currently in

construction

• Understand why projects have chosen specific

technologies and how it fits in with the business case

• Look at the advancements of small scale GTL

• Comprehend all products produced from GTL

• Hear from the resource holders and infrastructure

developers to understand the realities of distribution

• Overcome the financial hurdle – clearing the

technology acceptance barrier

• Learn about the key technical and commercial

considerations associated with operating a project

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Exploring the Opportunities and Developments of Gas to Liquids

Gas to LiquidsNorth America

EXPERT SPEAKER PANEL INCLUDES:

• James Davis, Senior Vice President, XTLH, SGCEnergia

• Jeff McDaniel, Commercial Director, Velocys• Rick Smead, Natural Gas Expert, RBN Energy LLC• Sebastien Boucher, Technology Team Manager,

Axens • Liezl Venables, Lead Project Engineer, Refining

and Marketing Technology, BP ConversionTechnology Centre

• Gregory Patience, Professor, Chemical Engineering,Polytechnique Montreal

• Elliot Hicks, Chief Operating Officer, Oberon Fuels• Vishakh Mantri, Lead Chemical Engineer, U.S. Energy

Information Administration• Jan Lerou, Principal, Jan Lerou Consulting LLC• Santosh Gangwal, Director, Business Development,

Southern Research Institute• Raj Suri, President, Corporate & Business

Development, EmberClear• John Bills, Managing Director, BNP Paribas Corporate

and Investment Banking• Don Pierson, Senior Director, Business Development,

Louisiana Economic Development

PLUS AN INTERACTIVE HALF-DAY PRE-CONFERENCE WORKSHOPTUESDAY 10TH MARCH 2015, MARRIOTT WEST LOOP HOTEL, HOUSTON, TEXAS, USA

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8.30 Registration & Coffee

9.00 Chairman's Opening RemarksRick Smead, Natural Gas Expert, RBN Energy LLC

Project updates

9.10 Building Small Scale GTL• 1,100 bbl/day GTL facility in construction at Westlake, LA• Turnaround of existing facility completed in Oct 2014• Structural steel erection underway• SMR revamp completed; equipment installation in

progressJames Davis, Senior Vice President, XTLH, SGC Energia

9.50 Utilizing Small-Scale GTL to Develop New Markets: LaunchingDME in North America• Why DME fuel will be on the road within the next few years• How small-scale projects can catalyse regional market

development• Using scale to address multiple feedstocks and ensure

price stability• Impact of small-scale projects on permitting timelinesElliot Hicks, Chief Operating Officer, Oberon Fuels

10.30 Morning Coffee

11.00 Wasted gas conversion to fuels and power• Produce 10 bbl from 100 MCF• Single vessel: 1000oC to 350oC• cPOX: gauze/fixed bed• Fischer-Tropsch: Fluidized BedGregory Patience, Professor, Chemical Engineering,Polytechnique Montreal

How the technology fits in with the business case

11.40 Advances in the Conversion of Methanol to Gasoline• ExxonMobil’s Methanol-to-Gasoline process efficiently

converts crude methanol to high quality clean gasoline• The current MTG technology is the result of a program

initiated by ExxonMobil in the 1990's that reduces capitalinvestment and operating expenses

• The first 2nd generation MTG plant was started up in ShanxiProvince China by the Jincheng Anthracite Mining Co(JAM) in June 2009. This demonstration plant was designedfor 2,500 B/D of gasoline

• A 2nd Phase for 25,000 B/D of gasoline was approved inSeptember 2011 with the initial engineering phase beingcompleted in 3Q2012

Terry Hilton, Catalyst Product Manager, ExxonMobil Research& Engineering

12.20 Networking Lunch

1.30 Think Smaller; GTL for the mainstream of the industry• Updates on commercial projects across America• Flexible business model to allow more companies to

capitalize on more opportunities• Supply chain development – ramping up for mass-

production• Pilot plant operating at commercial conditions -

supporting sales and deliveryJeff McDaniel, Commercial Director, Velocys

2.10 Gasel®: the Engineered FT Technology for Bankable GTLProjects• R&D Background and Licensing Experience• Fully Engineered and Referenced FT TechnologySebastien Boucher, Technology Team Manager, Axens

2.50 Transformational technologies for the bioconversion ofnatural gas to liquid fuels • Development of transformational energy technologies• Opportunities and challenges for the bioconversion of

natural gas to liquidsRamone Gonzalez, Director Energy & Environment Initiative,Rice University, Programme Director, ARPA-E, US Departmentof Energy

3.30 Afternoon Tea

4.00 Recent Developments in the BP / JM Davy Fixed Bed Fischer-Tropsch Process • New GTL technology developments in BP and JM Davy• Risk management in the deployment of GTL technology• A licensor’s perspective on the GTL marketLiezl Venables, Lead Project Engineer, Refining andMarketing Technology, BP Conversion Technology Centre

4.40 Panel Debate - the Future of GTL in North America?• Competition of GTL against other NGL• Is there sufficient US infrastructure • Small scale vs large• Why do we see large companies pulling out of NAJan Lerou, Principal, Jan Lerou Consulting LLCRoy Lipski, CEO, VelocysJames Davis, Senior Vice President, XTLH, SGC EnergiaRamone Gonzalez, Director Energy & Environment Initiative,Rice University, Programme Director, ARPA-E, US Departmentof Energy

5.30 Chairman's Closing Remarks and Close of Day OneRick Smead, Natural Gas Expert, RBN Energy LLC

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Gas to Liquids North AmericaDay One | Wednesday 11th March 2015

AxensAxens is an international provider of high technology content processes, products and services to the refining,petrochemical and gas industries. Axens is recognized as a worldwide technology benchmark for clean fuelsproduction, aromatics production and purification, conversion processes and sulfur-recovery catalysts via the Clausprocess. Actively preparing for the future, we aim to be a leader in the alternative fuels: vegetable oils to diesel, high-quality distillates from direct coal liquefaction and liquid products through the conversion of synthesis gas from variousfeedstocks (natural gas, biomass and coal). www.axens.net

Ariel CorporationAriel Corporation is the world's largest manufacturer of reciprocating gas compressors. Our compressors are utilized bythe global energy industry to extract, process, transport, store, and distribute natural gas from the wellhead to the end-user. Ariel also provides specialized API 618 reciprocating compressors for the process industry. As a world-classmanufacturer, Ariel sets the industry standard through expert design, manufacturing and quality, industry-leadingresearch and development, and unmatched customer support. www.arielcorp.com

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Gas to Liquids North AmericaDay Two | Thursday 12th March 2015

8.30 Registration & Coffee

9.00 Chairman's Opening Remarks Rick Smead, Natural Gas Expert, RBN Energy LLC

Finance & Economics

OPENING ADDRESS9.10 EmberClear GTL Development in North America

• EmberClear is a leader in North American GTLdevelopment business

• We are simultaneously developing multiple projects inkey US locations

• The opportunity is huge – once in lifetime, but it comeswith its challenges

• The Presentation highlights building blocks and keysuccess factors of this emerging opportunity

Raj Suri, President, Corporate & Business Development,EmberClear

9.50 GTL vs. LNG - What Will the Balance Be?• LNG export economics are still very attractive• GTL is challenged to offer equivalent margins• Examining market trends and dynamics, how might

this change?Rick Smead, Natural Gas Expert, RBN Energy LLC

10.30 Morning Coffee

11.00 GTL - Solving the finance challenge • Overview of project finance • Commercial structures and risk analysis • Project economics • Sources of finance • Financing terms and documentation John Bills, Managing Director, BNP Paribas Corporateand Investment Banking The Economics of Gas-to Liquid

11.40 Conversion Technologies• Natural Gas to Liquids pathways• Competing product to GTL fuels• Markets for Gas to Liquids• Configuration and assumption for GTL plant used in

AEO• Breakeven analysisVishakh Mantri, Lead Chemical Engineer, U.S. EnergyInformation Administration

12.20 Networking Lunch

1.30 Skid mounted to Megaplant - where is the market for GTL?• Describe the main economic market drivers/gas oil

price disconnect• Describe other market drivers - regulatory etc• Capex and opex versus size of plant• Quality of product versus reliability/uptime versus size

of plant• Size/type of market - small scale versus large scaleNicholas Fulford, Head of Global Gas and LNG, Gaffney,Cline & Associates

2.10 US Shale Gas Drives Historic Industrial Growth • Current US energy sector developments • Economic impact and trends • Potential barriers and challenges • Dynamic future requires boosting work force training

capacityDon Pierson, Senior Director, Business Development,Louisiana Economic Development

2.50 Afternoon Tea

3.20 GTL Cost Reduction for Small-Scale Applications UsingAdvanced Process Intensification Approaches• Compact low-cost contaminant-tolerant reforming

reactor/catalyst• Advanced heat-exchange fixed-Bed FT reactor system• Wax-free FT synthesis with novel cobalt-zeolite hybrid

catalyst• Highly selective and high productivity jet-fuel range

liquid hydrocarbon synthesisSantosh Gangwal, Director, Business Development,Southern Research Institute

4.00 Panel Debate - GTL Business Management - what are the key technical and commercialconsiderations associated with projects• Competing with U.S. natural gas prices,

managing the risks• Managing gas price risk• Capital cost considerationsJohn Bills, Managing Director, BNP Paribas Corporateand Investment BankingRick Smead, Natural Gas Expert, RBN Energy LLCRaj Suri, President, Corporate & Business Development,EmberClear

4.50 Chairman’s Closing Remarks and Close of Day TwoRick Smead, Natural Gas Expert, RBN Energy LLC

BPBP is one of the world's leading international oil and gas companies, providing its customers with fuel fortransportation, energy for heat and light, retail services and petrochemicals products for everyday items. BP hasbeen actively developing Gas-To-Liquids (GTL) technology since 1981 and has invested over $500 million todate. BP’s Conversion Technology Centre pursues research and development for conversion of unconventionalfeedstocks, including renewables, into fuels and petrochemicals. Find out more about BP at www.bp.com

VelocysVelocys is the company at the forefront of smaller scale GTL. Velocys technology, protected by over 900patents, is specifically designed for smaller scales, combining super-active catalysts with intensified reactorsystems. Construction of its first commercial plant is on track to enter full production by Q2 2016. Think Smaller™www.velocys.com

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HALF-DAY PRE-CONFERENCE WORKSHOPTUESDAY 10TH MARCH 2015

MARRIOTT WEST LOOP HOTEL, HOUSTON, TEXAS, USA

ABCs of GTL: Fundamentals Tutorial

Dr. Ronald A. Sills, Founding Director, XTL & DME InstituteSM

1.30pm – 6.00pm

WORKSHOP OVERVIEW:This tutorial, led by an expert industry veteran, is anopportunity to learn and understand the “what, who,where, when and why” of the entire GTL value chain,including technologies, commercial activities, marketissues and economics. It provides a forum for discussingrecent developments, trends and lessons learned.

WHY ATTEND THIS WORKSHOP:Gain better understanding and insights regardingrecent global GTL developments, including:• Progress of small-scale GTL projects,• Impact of the shale gas boom in North America• Progress of small-scale GTL projects,• Case studies based on personal knowledge of GTL

commercialization experiences and challenges• Learn about the economics of GTL projects• Derive maximum benefit from presentations given at

2nd SMi GTL Conference

AGENDA:

1.30 Registration and Coffee

2.00 Welcome - Tutorial Objectives

2.15 Overview of GTL Industry • Impact of Shale Gas boom in North America

3.00 About GTL • What is GTL • Commercial Activities

3.45 Afternoon Tea

4.15 Small-scale and large-scale • Products and Market Issues • Technologies and Engineering

4.45 Economics

5.00 Environmental Aspects

5.30 Lessons Learned & Q&A

6.00 Closing Remarks - End of Workshop

ABOUT THE WORKSHOP HOST: Dr. Ronald (Ron) Sills, Founding Director, XTL &DME Institute, is an internationally recognizedexpert and speaker on energy issues. He is aconsultant in conversion technologies andanalyses of the natural gas/coal/biomass toproducts value chain. He has been a

featured speaker at conferences in Paris, London, Brisbane,Stockholm and Rome as well as numerous locations in USA.He was the peer reviewer for the GTL section of IEA 2010World Energy Outlook. Many presentations and articlesfocused on GTL via methanol route, particularly DME andMTG (Methanol-to-Gasoline). Dr. Sills is a board memberand technical advisor for Cool Planet Energy Systems, astart-up company making carbon negative fuels from non-edible biomass, and President of Ronald A. Sills LLC. Beforehis retirement from BP in 2009, he was Gas ConversionNetwork Leader and Engineering Manager in theConversion Technology Centre during the time that BPdeveloped its GTL via Fischer-Tropsch technology. Prior tojoining BP/Amoco in the 1990s, he was manager of Mobil’sResearch Planning and Evaluation Group at the PaulsboroNew Jersey Research Laboratory as well as a member ofthe team for the development and commercialization ofthe fixed-bed MTG process. He co-authored a NationalResearch Council report entitled Fuels to Drive Our Future.in 1991. Dr. Sills is also an honorary member of theInternational DME Association. Dr. Sills holds a Ph.D. andM.S. in Chemical Engineering from MIT and a B.S. inChemical Engineering from Columbia University. He is theco-inventor for 10 patents.

ABOUT THE XTL & DME INSTITUTE: The institute was formed in 2010 to provideeducational and consulting services on allaspects of the XTL supply chain, including

DME as a fuel and chemical feedstock. These servicesare provided by Founding Directors, Dr. Ronald A. Sills,and Dr. Theo H. Fleisch and Director, Dr. Iraj IsaacRahmim. Prior pre-conference XTL tutorials have beenheld in San Diego (October 2014), Houston (May 2014),Ann Arbor (April 2013), Brisbane (July 2011) andStockholm (September 2010). Visit www.XTLinstitute.comfor more information.

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