19.00

• RECEPTION – WELCOME COCKTAIL, Hosted by the World Bank’s GGFR partnership

8.30

• BREAKFAST AND EXHIBITION

9.00

• WELCOME ADDRESS
  • Khalifa Al Hinai, Technical Adviser to the Minister of Oil and Gas, Oman

9.15

• Keynote Speakers
  • Paulo De Sa, Sector Manager Policy Division Oil, Gas, and Mining, World Bank
  • Sam Nader, Director of Carbon Management Unit, Masdar Carbon
  • Brian Buckley, General Manager & CEO, Oman LNG
  • Ali Rashid Al-Jarwan, GM Abu Dhabi Marine Operating Company ADMA-OPCO (PDF 1.5mb)
  • Sheikh Faisal Al Thani, Acting Managing Director, Maersk Oil Qatar (PDF 816kb)
  • Saif S. Al Naimi, DG HSE Regulations & Enforcement, Qatar Petroleum
  • John Malcolm, Managing Director, Petroleum Development Oman (PDF 852kb)

10.45

• DISCUSSION, Moderator: Jean-Eric Molinard, Sr. Adviser, GGFR

11.00

• COFFEE BREAK

11.30

• SESSION 1: Policy & Regulation: Contractual and fiscal frameworks for associated and non associated gas in the upstream sector in the region
  Moderator: Paulo De Sa, Sector Manager, World Bank Group
  • Fundamentals of Oil vs. Gas (PDF 312kb)
    Charlie Coghlan, Vice President, SCC MENA
    
  • Gas Flaring Worldwide -Policy and Regulation (PDF 404kb)
    Bent Svensson, Program Manager, GGFR
  • Methane to Markets Partnership: An Overview of Opportunities (PDF 820kb)
    Ravi Kantameneni, Principal, ICF
  • Challenges and Solutions of Reducing Gas Flaring in Iraq (PDF 1.3mb)
    Mounir Bouaziz, VP Middle East & North Africa, Shell

12.15

• DISCUSSION, Moderator: Paulo De Sa, World Bank Group

12.30

• LUNCH

13.30

• SESSION 2: Barriers and Challenges of Gas Flaring Reduction Projects
  Moderator: Asri Mousa, Ministry of Oil, Iraq
  • Challenges to Reduce Gas Flaring at Oman LNG (PDF 3.1mb)
    Scott Mills, Technical Services Manager, Oman LNG
  • Challenges and Barriers in the Utilization of Flare Gas for Power Generation (PDF 940kb)
    Thomas Elsenbruch, Marketing Program Manager, GE Energy
  • Problem Gas Solutions (PDF 1.1mb)
    Derek Atkinson, Business Development Director, Oxford Catalysts

14.15

• DISCUSSION, Moderator: Asri Mousa, Ministry of Oil, Iraq

14.30

• COFFEE BREAK

15.00

• SESSION 3: Successful Projects on Gas Flaring Reduction with and without CDM
  Moderator: Bent Svensson, GGFR, World Bank
  • Al-Shaheen Oil Field Gas Recovery and Utilization Project (PDF 336kb)
    Saif Saed Al-Naimi, Director HSE Regulations & Enforcement, Qatar Petroleum
  • Soorosh & Nowrooz Early Gas Gathering and Utilization Project, Iran (PDF 912kb)
    Torleif Haugland, Carbon Limits
  • Greenhouse Gas Emission Reduction through Recovery and Utilization of Flare Gas (PDF 2.7mb)
    Hari Har Sharma, Oil India Limited
  • Akakus Oil Operations Libya/Gas Utilization and Flaring Reduction (PDF 472kb)
    A. Owen, Engineering Manager & Mohamed Amari, Project Manager
  • CDM Methodologies & Validation of Gas Flaring Projects ADGAS & GASCO Projects (PDF 1.1mb)
    Shuvendu Bose, CDM Implementation Manager, Masdar Carbon

16.30

• END OF DAY 1

20.00

• CULTURAL EVENT: Dinner with traditional Salalah dancers

8.30

• BREAKFAST AND EXHIBITION

9.00

• SESSION 4: Update on Climate Negotiations and Future of Market Mechanisms
  Moderator: Heike Lingertat, GGFR
  
  • Update on Climate Negotiations and Future of Market Mechanisms (PDF 940kb)
    Torleif Haugland, Managing Director, Carbon Limits
  • Template for Baseline Setting and Benchmarking (for NAMAs., RMF, etc) (PDF 972kb)
    Christian Ellermann, Ecofys

10.00

• DISCUSSION, Moderator: Heike Lingertat, GGFR

10.15

• SESSION 5: Gas Flaring Reduction Project Development Vehicles
  Moderator: Said Al Maawali, Oman Trading International
  
  • Private Sector: Integrated Models for Profitable Gas Flaring Reduction (PDF 304kb)
    Frederic Boeuf, General Manager of E.ON Masdar Integrated Carbon Ltd.
  • International Organizations: The World Bank Carbon Partnership Facility (PDF 492kb)
    Gael Gregoire, Environmental Specialist, The World Bank Group

10.55

• DISCUSSION, Moderator: Said Al Maawali

11.10

• COFFEE BREAK

11.40

• SESSION 6: Review of Potential Projects, Barriers and Future of Carbon Credit in Middle East
  Moderator: Torleif Haugland, Climate Limits
  
  • IPIECA GHG Emissions Task Force (PDF 360kb)
    Rob Cox, Executive Secretary, IPIECA
  • CDM Development in MENA Region, Current Status, Barriers and Opportunities (PDF 724kb)
    Redouane Haddadji, CDM Implementation Project Manager, Masdar
  • Review of Potential Projects, Barriers and Future of Carbon Credit in Middle East (PDF 816kb)
    Inderjeet Singh, PricewaterhouseCoopers

12.45

• DISCUSSION, Moderator: Torleif Haugland

13.00

• LUNCH, HOSTED BY PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS

14.30

• CLOSING PANEL DISCUSSION: GAS FLARING REDUCTION IN MIDDLE EAST & NORTH AFRICA - WAY FORWARD
  Moderator: Paulo De Sa, Sector Manager, World Bank Group
  
  • Mounir Bouaziz, VP Middle East & North Africa, Shell
  • Sheikh Faisal Al Thani, Acting Managing Director, Maersk Qatar
  • Torleif Haugland, Carbon Limits
  • Bent Svensson, GGFR
  • Saif Al Naimi, Director, HSE Regulations and Enforcement, Qatar Petroleum
  • Derek Atkinson, New Business Director, Oxford Catalysts

15.30

• CONFERENCE CHAIRMAN’S Concluding Remarks from Jean-Eric Molinard (GGFR)

16.00

• END OF THE CONFERENCE