| Day 1 - [28 Oct, 2009 - Wednesday] |
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08:00
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Registration & Coffee
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09:00
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Chairman’s Welcome & Introduction
Mr. Peter Bartlett, Senior Staff Consultant
KBC Advanced Technology Pte Ltd
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09:10
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Opening Address: PetroVietnam's Bilateral Cooperation for Sustainable Investment Developments
Dr. Nguyen Quoc Thap, Vice President
Petrovietnam
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09:40
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Road Map to Development - Oil, Gas & Power Industry
- Energy consumption trend - electricity, crude, NG & petroleum products
- Project developments - power plants, new blocks, gas pipeline, oil terminal, etc.
- Strategies to meet challenges & energy demand
Mr. Tran Thanh Tung, Deputy Director General (Department of Energy)
Ministry of Industry and Trade (MOIT)
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10:10
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Exploring the Cuu Long River Delta
- Opportunities & challenges
- Project update & future plans
Dr. Hugh Sykes, General Manager
Salamander Energy - Vietnam
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10:40
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Discussion followed by Refreshment Break
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11:10
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Prospects of Vietnam’s Exploration & Production
Dr. Hoang Ngoc Dang, General Manager, Exploration Division
Petrovietnam
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11:40
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Risk Management & Status of Overlapping Sovereign Claims
- Update on 2009 claims under UNCLOS
- Addressing & limiting risks with due diligence
- Contract & other formal risk management techniques
Mr. James Lockett, Special Counsel
Baker & Mckenzie LLP
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12:10
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Building up the Gas Market Structure & Demand
- Gas price movement & possible review
- LNG master plan & targeted milestone
- Distribution network plans - pipelines & terminals
- Strategy to deploy FSRU
Mr. Bui Minh Tien, Vice President
PetroVietnam Gas Corporation
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12:40
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Discussion followed by Networking Lunch
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14:00
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Chairman’s Remarks
Dr. Hugh Sykes, General Manager
Salamander Energy - Vietnam
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14:10
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Potential Evaluation of Coal & CBM in the Hanoi Basin and Investment Opportunities
- Regulations related to CBM & UCG
- Working area in Northern Vietnam
- Strategies & plans to develop CBM, challenges & solutions
Mr. Pham Xuan Anh, Sr. Geologist
Petrovietnam Exploration & Production (PVEP)
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14:40
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CBM – Market Opportunity & Driving Factors for Development in Vietnam
- Developing CBM projects in Vietnam
- Commercialization of CBM
- Competition with coal & conventional natural gas
Mr. Stuart R Traver, Senior Manager
Gaffney Cline & Associates (Consultants) Pte Ltd
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15:10
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Vietnam's Refining & Petrochemicals Outlook
- Future emerging opportunities
- Petrochemical demand outlook
- Feedstock supply challenges
Mr. Tran Vinh Loc, General Manager (Consulting & Science Research Group)
Petrovietnam Research and Development Center for Petroleum Processing
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15:40
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Discussion followed by Refreshment Break
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16:10
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Defining Optimal Integrated Refinery - Petrochemical Configurations
Mr. Peter Bartlett, Senior Staff Consultant
KBC Advanced Technology Pte Ltd
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16:40
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Unveiling Vietnam’s 1st Bio-ethanol Plant
- Impact on petrol import & production
- Project capacity & design challenges
- Securing feedstock supply - cassava, sugar, etc.
Mr. Vu Thanh Ha, General Director
PetroVietnam Bio-Fuel Company
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17:10
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Discussion followed by End of Day 1
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17:20
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Networking Reception
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| Day 2 - [29 Oct, 2009 - Thursday] |
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09:00
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Chairman’s Remark
Mr. Stuart R Traver, Senior Manager
Gaffney Cline & Associates (Consultants) Pte Ltd
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09:10
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Power Master Plan 7 - The Key Issues
- Government guarantee scheme to attract investments
- Creating a competitive power retail market
Dr. Pham Khanh Toan, Director
Institute of Energy, Vietnam
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09:40
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Underground Coal Gasification to Power Projects – Feasibility & Challenges
- Benefits of UCG pertaining to environment
- Utility of coal as an unrecoverable resource
- UCG technology power generation & GTL
- Future of UCG in Vietnam
Mr. Tran Viet Su, Deputy Director General
VINACOMIN
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10:10
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Discussion followed by Refreshment Break
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10:40
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Producer Hedging - Coal
Mr. Michael Conn, Director - Commodity Derivatives
BNP Paribas
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11:10
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Legal Challenges in Developing a Bankable Power Project
Mr. Kevin B. Hawkins, Senior Associate
Mayer Brown JSM
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11:40
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Supporting Sustainable Infrastructure Investment in Vietnam
Mr. Thomas Oentoro, Sr. Investment Officer
International Finance Corporation (IFC)
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12:10
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Final Discussion followed by Closing Lunch
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