Gas Processing: LNG Processing

Location: Pakistan PEGASUS CONSULTANCY 2nd Floor, Business Centre, Mumtaz Hassan Road, Karachi,

Date: 5/19/2010

Organizer: Pegasus Consultancy (Pvt.) Ltd

Tel: 0092 21 111 734 266

Fax: 0092 21 241 0723

URL: http://www.pogee.com.pk/

POGEE 2010 POGEE, featuring Oil & Gas Pakistan and Power Technology Pakistan exhibitions, has established itself as the premier event catering to the Oil, Gas & Energy sectors. It serves as a convergence point for national and international companies to explore business opportunities in Pakistan.

POWER TECHNOLOGY PAKISTAN 2010 Power Technology Pakistan serves as a comprehensive showcase of latest equipment and technology related to the energy sector. It offers substantial opportunities to the local and international companies to promote their products and services to their target markets. Please Click to Download Brochure

OIL & GAS PAKISTAN EXHIBITION 2010 Oil & Gas Pakistan is geared to be an exclusive trade exhibition, showcasing state-of-the-art equipment and machinery providing its participants with a comprehensive technical insight into the regional Oil & Gas industry. Please Click to Download Brochure

POGEE 2009 - SHOW HIGHLIGHTS:

• 243 leading companies from the Oil, Gas & Energy sectors with dedicated pavilions for Chinese and Iranian companies

• Representation of 28 countries

• Inaugurated by Dr. Asim Hussain, former Advisor to the Prime Minister for Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Resources

• Attended by more than 10,000 trade professionals

• Actively supported by the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Resources, Board of Investment, Mines and Minerals Development Department (Government of Sindh), Engineering Development Board, Pakistan Petroleum Dealers Association and CNG Dealers Association of Pakistan

• 5th Pakistan Oil, Gas & Energy Conference with the theme “Pakistan s Energy Security: Prospects & Challenges” held in concurrence with the show

• Special Buyer Program in order to ensure and facilitate the participation of key decision makers at the event

• Extensive coverage by print and electronic media

For more information please contact: info@pogee.com.pk

15th Annual Maintenance Management Conference 2009

The 15th Maintenance Management Conference is designed to develop maintenance managers understanding on maintenance management concepts and to build their competencies in overcoming obstacles and devising maintenance strategies and plans.This year – in addition to the two day conference, we are running a three-day training course which will enable delegates gain a Certified Maintenance Management Professional. More...

MENA Natural Gas Distribution Summit 2010

Gas Processing: Gas Treating

Location: Egypt Cairo

Date: 1/18/2010

Organizer: Fleming Gulf FZ LLC

Tel: 0091 80 4050 9936

Fax: 0091 80 4050 9933

URL: http://www.fleminggulf.com/conferences/utilities/Natural-Gas-Summit-2010

What is Natural Gas?

In recent years, a lot of activities have focused on supplying natural gas to Middle East s growing downstream market. City Gas Project s aim is to supply the growing urbanized population of MENA with an efficient, yet clean and environmentally-friendly energy. These projects focus upon distribution and utilization of natural gas for:

• Natural gas vehicles (CNG vehicles)

• Residential use

• Commercial use

• Industrial use

Application of natural gas

• Power Generation

• District Cooling/Co-Generation

• Natural Gas Vehicles

• Heating Systems (Boiler, Oven, Furnace, Stove, Heater etc)

• Heating and Cooking in Commercial and Residential Applications

Event Summary:

MENA Natural Gas Distribution Summit shall discuss about predominance of Natural Gas as a fuel for city energy purposes internationally, due to below reasons.

o Firstly, Natural Gas is a more economical alternative

o For industrial customers Natural Gas offers a 20% cost benefit in energy terms

o Natural Gas is a clean fuel. When Natural Gas burns it creates lesser pollutants as compared to traditional fossil fuels

o And finally, natural gas as a fuel is extremely efficient, when the entire cycle of producing, processing, transporting and using energy is considered, natural gas is delivered to the consumer with a "total energy efficiency" of about 90 percent, compared with about 27 percent for electricity

WHY EGYPT?

Egypt was one of the leading countries which chose to utilize natural gas as an abundant, clean and friendly fuel in most of the major economic sectors since the early seventies and as a fuel for vehicles at the beginning of the nineties. Egypt has very ambitious plans to increase 3.3 million existing customers to 5.5 million customers for City gas by 2012. It has 16,800 km City Gas pipeline, has 118 fuelling stations, 106,000 CNG vehicles.

Industry Forecast supports our Conference:

• Country-wise, Iran, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the UAE have the second, third, fourth and fifth largest natural gas reserves in the world.

• With the increasing concern worldwide of the environment, climate change issues and the adverse impact of pollutants emissions, Currently, there are 116 CNG fuelling stations serving more than 95 thousand vehicles.

• SEWA s unique experience of having the only natural gas distribution network in the UAE and the GCC region with a total length 1200 km and customer satisfaction of 95,000 consumers.

• Gasco said last year it was investing $25 billion in gas processing plants and pipelines as it develops gas supply to meet surging demand.

• Abu Dhabi holds most of the UAE s oil and gas reserves. The UAE sits on the world s fifth-largest reserves but has failed to develop them quickly enough to meet domestic gas needs and imports the shortfall from Qatar.

• Abu Dhabi is also seeing the rapid adoption of centralised gas networks for developments such as those on Yas and Saadiyat islands. Lootah BCGas is involved in the Emirate through Q Energy, a JV with Al Qudra Holdings. It has completed design work for networks on many of the major projects in the emirate and is also involved in developing a network of CNG stations for fuelling vehicles.

Middle East City Gas Conference will include key topics as below:

• Fiscal & Regulatory aspects

• Adequate & consistent availability of Natural Gas

• Elements necessary to build and operate an effective natural gas utility

• Health, Safety, Security and Environment (HSSE) compliance

• Infrastructure/Retrofitting for CNG Network issues

• Designing efficient networks

• Importance of Biomethane as a fuel for vehicle transport

CONFERENCE SPEAKERS

Khalid Awadi, Gas Operations Manager, Emarat UAE

Dr Hamed Korkor, Chairman Assistant for Studies & Research, EGAS, EGYPT (tbc)

Dr. Pramod Paliwal, Deputy Director, Institute of Petroleum Management

John Baldwin, Managing Director, CNG Services Ltd

Rob Bennett, Technical Director, TAQA Arabia Gas Group

Richard C Ford C.Eng, Vice President - Strategic Projects, GL Industrial Services, Oil and Gas

Howard Nisbet, PMC Project Manager, Elixier 2 Project, Gasco

Who should attend:

CEO s, Managing Directors, Gas Distribution Consultants, Project Designers/Engineers, Network operators, Distribution Directors, Feasibility consultants, Financial Institutions, Gas suppliers/ Gas authorities, Engineering Directors, Contractors and Construction companies, Operations Directors, Regulatory Affairs directors, Feasibility Consultants, Contract Directors, Project Directors, Construction planning directors

Industries Involved:

Gas Distribution Consultants, Feasibility consultants, Gas suppliers/ Gas authorities, Sustainable design consultants, Pipe manufactures, Gas measuring and regulating devices manufacturers, Engineering Consultants, Gas Valves, Pipe Design, plastic pipe systems for the gas, Gas Equipment trading companies, energy solutions company, polyethylene distribution lines in a City Gas Distribution network, network engineering contractors, equipment providers, metering and metering services companies, gas storage operators, Specialist Fittings & Equipment for the Gas, Information technology solution provider/data management for gas companies.

For more information please visit our website or contact Fleming Gulf on Tel: +91 80 4050 9936 e-mail: david.smith@jacobfleming.com

Gas Processing: Gas Treating

World Oil Demand - Nov 09

Source: OPEC_RP091106 11/11/2009, Location: Europe

Financials and Investment

World oil demand in 2009

The US oil demand remains the major factor in this year s world oil demand growth. Despite the improved performance in late summer, recent data points to a contraction in demand in October. Growth in new vehicle sales can be seen in some of OECD countries as a result of various stimulus plans which have increased transport fuel consumption. However, a drop in industrial fuel usage is keeping total oil demand unchanged. While non- OECD demand has shown a steady performance in September, the decline in OECD consumption is offsetting this increase.

Although certain signs are indicating stronger oil demand, weak consumption in the US along with a declining dollar is likely to suppress positive performance in oil demand in the fourth quarter. Hence, world oil demand is forecast to show a decline of 1.4 mb/d in 2009 to average 84.3 mb/d, unchanged from last month.

OECD – North America

Along with the economic slowdown, higher gasoline prices have had a minor effect on US consumption, putting October demand at a negative 4.4% y-o-y. Gasoline usage, which has been growing rapidly since June to reach as high as 6.7% in September, flattened out in October. The same slowing trend applies to all products, especially industrial ones. The economic slowdown has badly eroded US oil demand for both this year and the last. It is expected that total US oil consumption will end the year with a massive decline totaling 0.65 mb/d. Canada and Mexico are in the same situation with consumption in both countries forecast to be in the red this year.

However, Mexican oil demand stopped its five-month long decline and managed to inch up a little in September. Supported by strong growth of 70% in fuel oil, the country s total oil demand grew by 3.8% y-o-y in September. As expected, all other products were in the red, accumulating a total loss of 43 mb/d, leaving total average demand at 1.8 mb/d. However, the sudden growth in Mexican oil consumption was not expected. Mexican oil demand lost 87 tb/d or 4.7% in the first three quarters of the year. It is forecast that the country s oil demand will decline by 5 tb/d this year.

Should the weather be normal, North America s fourth quarter oil demand is forecast to not only halt the decline but also show a slight gain. North America oil demand growth is forecast to decline by 0.7 mb/d y-o-y in 2009 to average 23.4 mb/d.

OECD – Europe

Despite the new car sales increase in Europe as a result of various stimulus plans, the continent s oil demand is on the decline. The European Big Four (Germany, France, Italy and the UK) have caused the majority of the decline in Europe s oil consumption. Oil demand of the Big Four plunged by 8.7% or 0.65 mb/d in August y-o-y averaging 6.84 mb/d. In the first three quarters, the Big Four oil demand lost 3.3% of its annual consumption, the same percentage as in North America. Despite the turbulence in Germany s oil demand in the first three quarters of this year, the country s oil demand is expected to be almost flat for the same period.

France, the second largest oil consuming country in Europe, follows the same trend as Germany. France s August oil demand declined by 7% as a result of very low usage of industrial fuel. It is forecast that oil demand in France will decline by 65 tb/d this year. Italy, which suffers the worst economic crisis among the Big Four, has a GDP of minus 5%. The country s oil demand is expected to decline the most reaching a minus of 0.1 mb/d this year. New auto sales (especially SUV), have declined strongly in Spain pushing the country s transport fuel to the negative. Spain s August gasoline demand declined by 4.5% and the jet fuel plunged by a strong 12% in the same month y-o-y.

The economic crisis in the EU is worse than expected. With an estimated negative GDP of 3.9%, the EU oil demand is estimated to decline by the same percentage. Given this dim picture of the European economy, OECD Europe oil demand growth was revised down by another 50 tb/d to show a total decline of 0.6 mb/d y-o-y in 2009.

OECD - Pacific

As a result of the continuous decline in oil demand, Japan s September oil imports showed a double digit decline, reaching minus 18% y-o-y. The country s oil consumption declined by 0.28 mb/d in September following minor growth in August. Japan s monthly oil demand has seen a massive decline which bottomed out last February at minus 1.2 mb/d.

Japanese s oil demand has been on the decline for the past few years. In addition to the current economic crisis which has negatively affected oil demand, other factors play a major role in the country s energy usage such as efficiency programmes, a movement to smaller vehicles and an aging population. Japan s oil demand for this year is forecast to decline by 9% y-o-y, following a 5% decline in 2008.

Contrary to Japan, South Korea has been showing increased oil demand since last June and this trend has been sufficient to offset the decline seen in the first half of the year. South Korea s oil demand is expected to grow by 35 tb/d this year.

As a result of a 9% decline in Japan s oil demand, the OECD Pacific oil demand is forecast to decline by 0.4 mb/d in 2009 to average 7.6 mb/d.

Developing Countries

Indian oil demand grew by 3.9% yo- y in September, half of what was seen in the previous month. Contrary to the OECD, Indian oil demand is in line with the country s GDP. Several factors are pumping up the country s oil usage this year. Strong new car registration is one factor, another are low petroleum product prices which have hiked transport and agricultural fuel usage. The Indian economy has been slightly affected by the current financial crisis. Healthy GDP growth of 5.6% has helped oil demand to grow by 5%. As a result of strong transport fuel demand, gasoline and diesel consumption increased, adding an average 40 tb/d to each in September.

Indian oil demand is forecast to grow by 140 tb/d to average 3.0 mb/d in 2009.

Taiwan s oil demand is flattening out following a steep decline in the first seven months of the year. August oil demand managed to show minor growth for the first time this year, reaching 0.4% y-o-y in August. Although the turnaround in the country s oil usage is not expected to level out the current accumulated decline, it will reduce it by a third. Taiwan s oil demand is forecast to decline by 57 tb/d in 2009. Similarly, Singapore s oil demand is expected to be flat in the fourth quarter but with a decline of 55 tb/d for the entire year.

Given better-than-expected Asian oil consumption, Other Asia oil demand was revised up slightly to average 9.5 mb/d in 2009, indicating growth of 0.11 mb/d.

The slight slowdown in Iran s oil demand in the third and fourth quarters was offset by stronger oil demand in Saudi Arabia, keeping total Middle East oil demand intact. Saudi oil demand, the largest in the region, is estimated to grow by 0.1 mb/d in the fourth quarter. Middle East oil demand is estimated to grow by 3% or 0.2 mb/d y-o-y in 2009, which is almost half of what was seen in the previous year.

Given strong Asian oil demand, oil demand growth in the Developing Countries is forecast at 0.4 mb/d y-o-y in 2009 to average 25.6 mb/d.

Despite the 4% decline in the Brazilian economy, the country s oil demand is forecast to grow slightly in 2009. Due to a strong 22% growth in alcohol energy usage, Brazil oil demand grew by 0.7% in September. Brazilian oil usage averaged 1.8 mb/d in the first three quarters of this year.

Argentina s oil demand contracted in September, following positive growth in August. Reduced industrial manufacturing activities caused oil demand to plunge by 3.5%. Argentina s consumption will improve slightly, evening out the decline seen early in the year.

Other regions

Chinese apparent oil demand for September is exceeding all expectation. Although the country s September apparent oil demand grew dramatically, the growth related to actual consumption is estimated at 0.5 mb/d y-o-y. The rest is used to fill the country s strategic storage. Due to better-than-expected economic activities, China s oil demand was revised up by 50 tb/d to show total growth of 0.17 mb/d in 2009. China s economic stimulus plans have pushed the country s oil demand up in the second half of the year. The flood of spending has also supported a double digit increase in new car registrations.

Other Europe oil demand has been on the decline for the whole year, as expected. The region s decline in energy consumption bottomed out in the first half; however it is expected to cut this decline by half later in the year. Bulgaria – one of the largest consuming countries in Other Europe – saw its oil demand dip by 44% in August, with most of the loss in transport fuel. Other Europe oil demand is expected to decline by 4.2% or 30 tb/d, to average 0.76 mb/d in 2009.

World oil demand in 2010

World oil demand in 2010 is forecast to grow at 0.75 mb/d to average 85.1 mb/d. Although most of signs are pointing toward higher oil demand, the downward risk factors are weighing on the forecast. The low base in world oil demand in 2009 is suggesting a stronger increase in oil demand growth for 2010. However, a potentially weak economic recovery along with higher oil prices are the two main factors that may dampen world oil demand in the coming year. Should prices increase and be sustained above the current level, oil demand growth will be pushed down by more than 1% in the OECD countries. Given current oil prices, recent improvement in the GDP forecasts for both OECD and Developing Countries could push oil demand growth 0.5 mb/d higher next year.

Although Japan s oil consumption is expected to cut its losses in half next year as a result of growth in transport fuel, the country s industrial fuel usage is likely to continue the downward trend. Should oil prices maintain current levels, Japanese transport fuel next year is expected to show unusual growth of 2% in 2010.

FUTURES

Shell announces six new biofuels research agreements

Source: www.gulfoilandgas.com 9/17/2008, Location: Europe

Renewable Energy

Royal Dutch Shell highlighted its approach to biofuels innovation, announcing six new research agreements with experts in academic institutions across the world. They are part of a growing programme of agreements designed to complement Shell s own biofuels research and development, and to accelerate results.

The research programme investigates new raw materials and new biofuels production processes, with a focus on improving efficiencies and lowering costs. The research agreements will last between two and five years. They are with:

The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Massachusetts, US; the University of Campinas (Unicamp), Sao Paulo, Brazil; the Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences (IMCAS), Beijing, China; the Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences (QIBEBT), Qingdao, China; the Centre of Excellence for Biocatalysis, Biotransformations and Biocatalytic Manufacture (CoEBio3) based at Manchester University, UK; and the School of BioSciences Exeter University, UK.

This announcement builds on Shell s long heritage in biomass R&D, with continuous investment over thirty years. The dedicated biofuels research and technology team now works out of centres in: Thornton in Chester, UK; Westhollow in Houston, US; Amsterdam, Netherlands; and Bangalore, India.

Dr. Graeme Sweeney, Shell Executive Vice President Future Fuels and CO2 said, “Shell s in-house biofuels R&D is longstanding, leading and globally coordinated. However, we know that adding to our knowledge through genuine and nimble partnerships with top experts worldwide will be critical to speed and success in the fast-moving area of biofuels. We have been working with some partners for a good while already but are delighted to announce these six collaborations today. We welcome both the injection of expertise and enthusiasm.”

Commenting on the collaboration, Professor Nick Turner, Director of CoEBio3 observed, “White biotechnology has traditionally been the preserve of the pharmaceutical and fine chemical industries but is poised to expand dramatically over the next few years. CoEBio3 is extremely excited at the prospect of working with Shell in this innovative programme to further existing techniques in the field and develop new, ground-breaking technology.”

The research agreements announced today also complement Shell s partnerships with five companies working on commercial application of new biofuels technologies. Taken together, all of these collaborations support Shell s drive to develop sustainable biofuels to help address the world s need for more energy and less CO2.