PROGRAMME / SYMPOSIUM

Overview Training Symposium         The third and fourth days of Oil & Shipping Africa 2010 will be a dynamic symposium. Oil & Shipping Africa 2010 WEDNESDAY 14 - THURSDAY 15 JULY 2010 A two day high-level symposium focused on marine fuels and shipping, but also covering oil and gas exploration and production, petroleum refining, storage and blending, transportation, and port activities. Please note that the programme below is a preliminary one and may be subject to change. DAY ONE: WEDNESDAY 14 JULY 2010 DAY TWO: THURSDAY 15 JULY 2010 08:00 Registration 09:00 SESSION ONE: OIL & SHIPPING AFRICA 2010 Chairman: Ian Taylor, Editor, Bunkerspot / Director of Publishing, Petrospot Limited Welcome Address Professor William Afiakwah Asomaning, Chairman, Ghana Oil Company Ltd (GOIL)   Oil Sector Overview Developing Africa's newest oil and gas properties Michael N.A. Aryeetey, Senior Geologist, Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (GNPC)   Shipping Sector Overview Leading the recovery in Africa shipping trades Professor Dele Badejo, Representative, Indigenous Shipowners' Association of Nigeria 10:30 Networking Coffee Break 11:00 SESSION TWO: THE BIG PICTURE As Ghana's newly discovered petroleum wealth promises to transform the country, the impact is already being felt across the region's oil and shipping industries, where rapid change is inevitable. Keynote Address Honourable Armah-Kofi Buah, Deputy Minister of Energy, Government of the Republic of Ghana   Overview of Bunkering in Africa Yaw Agyemang-Duah, Managing Director, Ghana Oil Company Ltd   Environmental Issues Jonathan Allotey, Executive Director, Environmentl Protection Agency   Panel Discussion 13:00 Networking Lunch 14:00 SESSION THREE: DEVELOPMENTS IN BUNKERING A look at some of the key changes and initiatives taking place in the operational, technical, commercial and environmental aspects of bunkering. Bunker Quality and Sampling Mike Riby-Smith, Business Development Manager Africa, Intertek   New Bunker Specification ISO 8217 2010 Nigel Draffin, Technical Manager, LQM Petroleum Services   Blending Paul Bagnall, Sales Manager - Africa, Cameron / Jiskoot   Supplying the Military Louis Glass, Business Development Manager, Multi Service Corporation   Panel Discussion 15:30 Networking Coffee Break 16:00 SESSION FOUR: BUNKERING IN WEST AFRICA Representatives of the key bunkering areas in West Africa outline what makes these countries unique. Bunkering in West Africa: An Overview André Baard, Managing Director, South African Bunkering & Trading   Bunkering in Angola Paul Bagnall, Sales Manager - Africa, Cameron / Jiskoot   Bunkering in Ghana Timothy Oklu, Chief Executive Officer, Oils & Lubricants   Panel Discussion All of the above speakers plus the following panelists: Joseph Nyarko, Chairman Operating Committee, Ghana Oil Company Ltd Mike Riby-Smith, Business Development Manager - Africa, Intertek 17:30 Close of Day 1 18:00 until 20:00 Evening Cocktail Reception Sponsored by THE OIL & SHIPPING AFRICA DEBATE: THE CASE FOR A WEST AFRICAN BUNKERING PROTOCOL This debate will bring together many of the leading players operating inshore and offshore West Africa to discuss the possibility of creating a legal and commercial infrastructure for bunkering. 09:15 Introduction to the Debate Ian Taylor, Editor, Bunkerspot / Director of Publishing, Petrospot Limited 09:30 Lessons Learned from Existing Protocols: Singapore, Gibraltar and Chile Nigel Draffin, Technical Manager, LQM Petroleum Services 10:20 The Potential Benefits of a Bunkering Protocol to Local Markets Kwaku Agyemang-Duah, CEO, Association of Oil Marketing Companies 10:40 Networking Coffee Break 11:00 The Debate and Panel Discussion Lead by: Ian Taylor, Editor, Bunkerspot / Director of Publishing, Petrospot Limited 12:30 Networking Lunch 14:00 Close of Symposium   TO REGISTER FOR OIL & SHIPPING AFRICA 2010 JUST CLICK HERE   If you are unable to attend this event, Petrospot Limited run a number of other courses, seminars and events throughout the year. Click here for details.