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Hear about upcoming technology and new feedstock options

Conference programme

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

Day 1: Wednesday 10th November
TANK STORAGE STREAM		BIOFUELS STREAM
SESSION ONE: Market outlook for Asia 09.00 Chairman’s opening remarks: 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 12.30 Lunch in the exhibition hall SESSION TWO: Tank integrity & maintenance 2.00 Chairman’s opening remarks 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 Optimising the value of your terminal Discrete event simulation in bulk liquid terminal Design Assessing changing design criteria Using computer simulation to show the impact of different business scenarios Predicting financial and operational impacts such as vessel waiting times and berth utilisation rates Bas Verheul, Consultant Logistics, Tebodin 4.30 Alternatives to steel - HDPE Benefits versus steel Technical specifications Rheomax applications Case studies Glyn Owens, Commercial Director, PetroTechnik		SESSION ONE: Market outlook for Asia 09.00 Chairman’s opening remarks: 09.15 Opening up trade opportunities to Europe by complying with the Renewable Energy Directive Vincent Piket, Ambassador--Head of Delegation of the European Union to Malaysia 09.40 Staying economically viable in the current crisis Mr U R Unnithan, Executive director, Carotino TBC 10.15 Tea/coffee break in exhibition hall 11.00 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 11.30 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 12.00 Case study: The largest cellulosic ethanol refinery in the world Producing ethanol from palm oil waste Market potential in Asia Extra revenue from producing biogas to create electricity Michael Persson, VP finance and corporate Inbicon 12.30 Lunch in the exhibition hall SESSION TWO: Biomass developments 2.00 Chairman’s opening remarks 2.15 Global Overview of the biofuels markets worldwide Trade flows Production capacities by country Government targets Feedstock options Florence Kosmala, marketing director, Hart Energy Consulting 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 Biodiesel production in Thailand Major ethanol and biodiesel producers Biofuel production capacities and demand Investment opportunities for Thailand Thailand Investment board 4.30 The challenge of setting up a biodiesel plant in Malaysia Securing project finance Design challenges Added revenues from glycerin Zainal Iskandar Ismail, Chief operating officer, Markmore biofuels TBC
*5.30 Close of day 1:* Drinks reception in exhibition hall

Day 2: Thursday 11th November
TANK STORAGE STREAM		BIOFUELS STREAM
SESSION THREE: Creating value in storage 09.00 Chairman’s opening remarks: Ben Holt, Vice President, Downstream Consulting, Wood Mackenzie 09.15 09.40 Update on Asia Petroleum Hub Update on the project’s process The concept behind the hub Future outlook for bulk liquid storage in Malaysia and across Asia Zainal Abidin Hamzah, Engineer, Asia Petroleum Hub 09.45 Storage market in Indonesia Business challenges Capacity levels and new investment Overcoming regulatory hurdles Market outlook Jeff Wilson, Director Synergy Downstream 10.15 Tea/coffee break in exhibition hall 10.45 Impact of China's growth in the next 10 years on the liquid bulk trade and the tank storage industry Current and predicted capacities Overcoming local market challenges China latest oil policy and future planning Impact of refinery restructuring Future trade routes Anthonie Versluis, Associate Director – Head Maritime Practice, Arthur D Little 11.15 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 11.45 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 12.15 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 12.45 Networking lunch in the exhibition hall SESSION FOUR: Best practices for terminal operators 2.00 Chairman’s welcome back 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 Tank integrity management: inspection 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 Russ Brown, Global Business Development Manager, Munters 4.35 Keeping tight control of terminal Reducing the risk of environmental contamination Personnel managements Unpredictible costs & reputation risk, the need for insurance Koen Druyts, Account manager, Siemens		SESSION THREE: Improving plant profitability 09.00 Chairman’s opening remarks 09.15 Update on mandatory biodiesel blends Prospective Opportunities & Challenges Minister Tan Sri Bernard Dompok, Plantation Industries and Commodities TBC 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 Tea/coffee break in exhibition hall 11.00 The importance of bioproducts to increase profitability of ethanol production from biomass Producing lignocellulosic ethanol from biomass Creating higher margins from biomaterial co-products such as polyurethane foam Generating energy from biomass Market outlook for ethanol market in Asia David Milroy, Chairman and Chief Executive, Pure Power Global 11.30 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 12.00 Cutting costs in biodiesel production Government initiatives in Indonesia Using process integration to cut costs by up to 70% Financing options for biofuel producers Market outlook for Indonesia Meeting international quality standards and complying with the RED Paulus Tjakrawan, CEO, Indo Biofuels Energy 12.30 Networking lunch in the exhibition hall SESSION FOUR: Future feedstock possibilities 2.00 Chairman’s welcome back 2.15 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 Tony Dowd, Managing director, Supreme Biotechnologies 2.45 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 Beh Seng Kee and IR Jun Cruz, Grand Inizio 3.15 Networking break in exhibition hall 3.45 Potential of biomass and biofuel from oil palm residues Export opportunities for producers Potential of biofuel production from biomass in Asia Maximising economic returns First and second generation biofuels from biomass Speakers from Satake and IPALM 4.10 Optimising the economic potential of Malaysia biomass Industries Biomass-SP (Sustainable production of biomass), Malaysia 4.35 Largescale commercialisation of biodiesel from jatropha Properties of biodiesel from jatropha Jatropha in commercial scale biofuel production Sustainability Future outlook in Asia Christoph Weber , Jatro Singapore
*5.00 Close of conference*

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Conference programme

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

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