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2010 Conference programme

10 - 11 November 2010
The Maya Hotel,
Kuala lumpur, Malaysia

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Day 1: Wednesday 10th November
TANK STORAGE STREAM
BIOFUELS STREAM
SESSION ONE: Market outlook for Asia

09.00 Chairman’s opening remarks:
Ben Holt, Vice President, Downstream Consulting, Wood Mackenzie

09.15 Malaysia as an emerging storage hub
  • Developments at Independent Oil Terminal at Assar Senari Industrial Complex
  • Advantages of third party storage in Malaysia
  • Storage capacities and availability across Asia
  • Infrastructure challenges
  • Impact of mandatory biodiesel blends
Mohd Aiman Abdullah General Manager, Independent Oil Terminal Kuching

09.45 Legal aspects of mergers and acquisitions and project financing
  • Advice for making terminal acquisitions in Asia
  • Project finance and structured commodity finance
  • Equity regimes for foreign ownership
  • Advantages of investing into existing facilities versus Greenfield development
Damian Adams, Partner, Watson, Farley & Williams, Singapore

10.15 Drivers of revenues in the petroleum storage sector
  • The objectives of the various classes of players (independent operators, oil companies, traders, funds and banks)
  • Trends in industry restructuring
  • Outlook for the sector
Ben Holt, Vice President, Downstream Consulting, Wood Mackenzie

10.45 Tea/coffee break in exhibition hall

11.15 Security risks and challenges of tank storage in the oil and gas industry
  • Deter, Detect, Delay and Respond
  • Policy and regulations that shape commercial operations and impact security
  • Protecting terminals against threats
  • Securing critical infrastructure assets
  • Realising vulnerabilities and damage control
Cdr. Jasbir Singh Solanki, Head Critical Infrastructure Group, Mahindra SSG

11.45 Turning risk based asset management into a strategic capability
  • The changing role of tank storage in the petrochemical supply chain
  • What do these new challenges ask of tank operators?
  • How can a risk based approach help deliver maximum value from new and existing assets
Wijnand Moonen, Global sector leader for downstream sector services, Lloyds Register Asia

12.15 The role of benchmarking in terminal performance improvement
  • Advantages of benchmarking terminals for annual operational efficiency
  • Assessing terminal performance
  • Cutting costs and reducing manpower
  • Case study: Results from a terminal project
Brad Wood, Vice President of benchmarking, Juran Institute

12.45 Lunch in the exhibition hall

SESSION TWO: Tank integrity & maintenance

2.00 Chairman’s welcome back:
Ben Holt, Vice President, Downstream Consulting, Wood Mackenzie

2.15 Oil&Gas downstream business: perfect order-to-cash processes
  • Optimising the dispatch process from order taking to billing
  • Terminal management
  • Integration of terminals, refineries and service stations
Anthony Lim, Director, Implico

2.45 How to safely move a tank and repair foundations
  • Evaluation of stresses from tank lifting
  • Avoiding tank failures
  • Tank modelling
Alex Fereidooni, Teng

3.15 Tea/coffee break in exhibition hall

4.00 Overfill protection
  • Complying with API 2350 and IEC61508/11
  • How to improve safety at the terminal
  • Past incidents, could this happen to you?
Volker Schulz, Tank and Terminal Management, Endress+Hauser

4.30 Alternatives to steel - HDPE
  • Benefits versus steel
  • Technical specifications
  • Rheomax applications
  • Case studies
Glyn Owens, Commercial Director, Franklin Fueling Systems

   SESSION ONE: Market outlook for Asia

09.00 Chairman’s opening remarks:
Nicholas Ashby, Celadon Capital (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd

09.15 Biofuel: an Asian perspective
ONG Eng Tong, Business development, Asia Pacific, Mabanaft, Singapore

09.45 Producing biofuel from coconut and plantations in the Philippines
  • Local market demand and government regulations
  • Biofuels Act of 2007 and the impact of compulsory blending
  • Challenges of producing coconut-based biodiesel
  • Biodiesel trade throughout Asia
Yuji Taniguchi, CEO, Pacific Bio-Fields Holdings

10.15 Tea/coffee break in exhibition hall

10.45 Beyond Ethanol: challenging an industry and setting new standards
  • Future of the ethanol industry in Asia
  • New technologies impacting the market landscape
Kevin Snowdon, Chief feedstock manager, Pure Power Global

11.15 The future for biodiesel in Singapore
  • Incentives and support mechanisms
  • Key industry challenges
  • Pricing strategies for biodiesel
  • Market demand and future market outlook
  • Producing biodiesel economically and sustainably
  • Developing a viable production model
  • Potential of biodiesel from waste in Singapore
Allan, Lim, CEO, Alpha Biofuels

11.45 Global Overview of the biofuels markets worldwide
  • Trade flows
  • Production capacities by country
  • Government targets
  • Feedstock options
Florence Kosmala, marketing director, Hart Energy Consulting

12.15 Future of biofuels in the aviation sector
  • Current trends and Developments in aviation fuels
  • Bio fuels to suit current designs in Aviation Turbines
  • Aero engine trends and design limitations , fuel consuming giants
  • Aero Derivative Power Plants / Power Plants of future on Bio-fuels
  • Expected Performance of using biofuels
Syed Nadeem Ahmed, Senior Power Plants Engineer, Pakistan International Airlines

12.45 Lunch in the exhibition hall

SESSION TWO: Improving plant profitability

2.00 Chairman’s opening remarks

2.15 Overcoming the challenges of producing biodiesel in Indonesia
  • Background of biofuel policy in Indonesia
  • Supply & demand in Indonesia
  • Ehanol production capacity in Indonesia
  • Future feedstock options
  • Market outlook for Asia
Immanuel Sutarto, President, PT Eterindo

2.45 Securing project finance for biofuel projects
  • Bioethanol & Biodiesel Fundamentals
  • Risk Mitigation Challenges
  • Renewable Energy & Sustainability Legislation
  • Key factors for a Bankable Biofuels Project
  • Investment opportunities in Asia
Ian Cogswell, Natixis Global Head of Natural Resource Project Finance

3.15 Tea/coffee break in exhibition hall

4.00 The impact of biodiesel on raw material pricing
Charlie Simpson, Economist, LMC International

4.30 Managing price risk exposure
  • Risk management analysis
  • Commodity demand across Asia and the tools available for risk management
  • Liquidity and pricing
Avtar Sandu, Manager - Asian Commodities, Phillips Futures Pte Ltd

5.00 Close of day 1: Drinks reception in exhibition hall

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Day 2: Thursday 11th November
TANK STORAGE STREAM
BIOFUELS STREAM
SESSION THREE: Creating value in storage

09.00 Chairman’s opening remarks:
ONG Eng Tong, Business development, Asia Pacific, Mabanaft, Singapore

09.15 Storage opportunities, business case challenges and regulatory hurdles in Indonesia
  • Business challenges
  • Capacity levels and new investment
  • Overcoming regulatory hurdles
  • Market outlook
Jeff Wilson, Director, Synergy Downstream

09.45 Refinery capacity outlook for Asia and the impact on trade flows and storage capacities
  • Comparing current storage capacity with required future capacity
  • Upcoming refining investments
  • The role of floating storage in meeting demand
  • Crude production outlook
Auden Kaehler, Downstream manager, PFC Energy

10.15 Tea/coffee break in exhibition hall

11.00 Considerations when planning, designing, building or expanding a marine liquid terminal
  • Site selection criteria
  • Front End Engineering Design (FEED) Guidlelines
  • Case studies across Asia: leading storage Terminal operators
  • Development opportunities for storage operators
  • Local challenges in Asia
Kathleen Koh, Deputy Managing Director, BMT Asia Pacific

11.30 Securing project finance for terminal expansions and acquisitions
  • The impact of the economic crisis
  • Structuring a bankable deal
  • Alternative funding sources
  • Case studies for storage operators across Asia
Daniel Klinger, Head of Project Finance, Renewable Asia, Natixis

12.00 Networking lunch in the exhibition hall

SESSION FOUR: Best practices for terminal operators

2.00 Chairman’s welcome back:
ONG Eng Tong, Business development, Asia Pacific, Mabanaft, Singapore

2.15 Product blending, homogenisation And bottom sludge control
  • New concepts for tank mixers Protecting the tank from corrosion
  • Projected flow patterns
  • The use of software packages to determine equipment positioning
Rob O’Brien, International Sales Manager Mixing Solutions

2.45 Ensuring tank integrity through tank floor scanning
  • Method limitations and its impact
  • Corrosion pattern and how it impacts tank integrity
Muhammad Rudaini Ahmad Zaki, Rosen Inspection

3.15 Networking break in exhibition hall

3.45 New developments in tank gauging technology
  • Future outlook of tank gauging requirements
  • Case studies on installations in Asia
  • Breakthrough unique design of radar gauges
  • New levels of SIL approved safety and tank overfill protection
Johan Sandberg, Rosemount Tank Gauging

4.10 Using climate control equipment to Enhance interior blasting and lining applications
  • Using dehumidification technology
  • Keeping corrosion in check
David Simkins, Business Development Manager, Munters Moisture Control Services

4.35 Tight control of terminal operations
  • Reducing the risk of environmental contamination and human errors
  • Safety features for emergency management
  • Preventing unpredictable costs and reputation risks
Koen Druyts, Account Manager, Siemens - Industry Division

   SESSION THREE: Meeting international standards

09.00 Chairman’s opening remarks:
Per Dahlén, Partner, Portelet Asia

09.15 Opening up trade opportunities to Europe
Vincent Piket, Ambassador-Head of Delegation of the European Union to Malaysia

09.45 Development of sustainability criteria for biofuels
  • Making sure biofuels meet European RED Requirements
  • Experiences from the certification of sustainable biofuels according to RED criteria
  • Preparation for biofuel producers to receive the certification
Elena Schmidt, Certification auditor for the Energy Directive, TÜV SÜD Industrie Service

10.15 Networking break in the exhibition hall

11.00 Confirming with the EU Renewable Energy Directive
  • Challenges faced by the Biofuels industry to meet the new requirements, including custom duties
  • Recognition process by the European Commission
  • Commission communications
  • requirements
Hubert de Bonafos, Global product manager, Forests products and sustainable management, Burean Veritas Certification, France

11.30 Opening up feedstock possibilities Processing palm fatty acid distillate to biodiesel or biomass from empty fruit brunch
  • Case study: biodiesel plants already using the technology
  • Reducing production costs
  • Working with jatropha
Rodolfo Cruz, Grand Inizio, Malaysia

12.00 Is there a future in biodiesel from algae in Asia?
  • Advancements in algae production systems
  • Economics of algae biofuel
  • Commercial strategies and progress report
  • Improving algae productivity and processing efficiency
Mr Syed Isa, CEO Algaetech

12.30 Networking lunch in the exhibition hall

SESSION FOUR: Asia’s biomass and ethanol markets

1.45 Chairman’s welcome back

2.15 Potential of biofuel production from biomass in Asia
Haruo Tarui, Satake Corporation, Japan

2.45 Evaluation of anaerobic digestion process using sectional tanks & covers
  • Types of digestive processes in the market – especially for palm mills
  • By-product uses (i.e. benefits, biogas, biomass)
  • Sectional tank design
  • Cover selection criteria
Pat Howell, Market development manager, CST Industries Bioenergy Technology Group

3.15 Networking break in exhibition hall

4.00 Optimising the economic potential of Malaysia biomass Industries
Dato' Leong Kin Mun, Technical Advisor of the Sustainable Production (SP) of the Biomass Industries in Malaysia (Biomass-SP) Project.

4.30 Realising the potential of anaerobic digestion through correct supply chain management
Gary Little, Director, Biodome Asia

5.00 Close of conference

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