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FRP Training Courses Slated for Houston and Frankfurt

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 16:11:40 +0000

/EINPresswire.com/ St. Louis, Missouri - February 7, 2012- The Materials Technology Institute (MTI) is sponsoring a two-day training program on Inspection of New FRP Equipment & Piping March 5-6 in Houston, Texas and a one-day session in Frankfurt, Germany March 26. These unique programs will provide a comprehensive overview of the areas that are of critical importance for evaluating the quality and conformance of new FRP equipment and piping.

The classroom sessions are intended for personnel who are professional inspectors, but have little or no background in FRP inspections. An engineering degree or certificate and/or experience in fabrication, repair, or inspection of FRP equipments are recommended prerequisites.

"While there are quite a few public courses, seminars, and training classes to help younger and less experienced Inspectors develop inspection competencies for metallic equipment, the same does not apply for fiberglass reinforced plastic (FRP) equipment," points out Hardin Wells, Sr. Advisor - Mechanical Tech Service at Albemarle Corporation and MTI Project Champion. "The membership of the Materials Technology Institute recognized the lack of similar training for FRP equipment. The MTI FRP Inspector training class is designed as a first step towards filling that void.

"Unlike metallic equipment, where the raw materials (plate, pipe, fittings) are homogeneous and built in accordance by others per longstanding industry standards, the FRP materials used for FRP equipment are very much non-homogeneous, and are created by the fabricator as the equipment is being produced," explains Wells. "These features create significantly greater inspection challenges than are present for metallic equipment, where the inspector must validate both the creation of the raw material alongside creation of the equipment."

Presenter and FRP inspection expert Juan Bustillos, Bustillos & Associates, LLC, will cover the following topics in the training sessions:

• FRP Materials - Resins, Reinforcements & Cure Systems
• FRP Manufacturing Methods Overview
• Manufacturing Specifics - Vessels & Piping
• Inspection & Testing
• Inspection Safety
• Applicable Codes & Standards
• Flaw Definitions - Descriptions of all common flaws
• FRP Flaws & Imperfections
• Dual Laminates (Frankfurt session only)

In addition to classroom training, attendees will receive a CD including all course materials and presentations. Upon completion of a comprehension test (Houston-only), attendees will also receive a certificate.

For more information or to register for the Houston event, contact Lori Elgin at lelgin@mti-global.org. For the Frankfurt session, contact Katherine Reinecke at kreinecke@mti-global.org. Please be aware that space for these sessions is limited.

About MTI: Founded in 1977, MTI is a unique, not-for-profit technology development organization representing private industry. It sponsors projects focused on both developing new technology and transferring existing knowledge to day-to-day practice. Practical, generic, nonproprietary studies are conducted on the selection, design, fabrication, testing, inspection, and performance of materials of construction used in the process industries. The scope of work includes evaluation of metallic, and nonmetallic materials, optimum design applications, fitness-for-service, mechanical integrity and life cycle determinations, and economic factors affecting performance of vessels, tanks, piping and other components. For more information, visit www.mti-global.org.

FIND HIGH PRESSURE VALVES AND COMPONENTS 24/7, ONLINE, FASTER AND EASIER

Fri, 06 Jan 2012 18:50:05 +0000

/EINPresswire.com/ Haskel International Inc., manufacturer of BuTech high pressure valves, fittings and tubing, has announced the launch of an interactive e-catalog, comprised of a comprehensive product catalog and configurator. The e-catalog features the complete selection of standard BuTech high pressure valve and component products.

The e-catalog's intuitive navigation menu walks users, step-by-step, through a selection process using formula-assisted parameter selection, full/partial product number, or description/ keyword. It also includes side-by-side comparison functionality, downloadable product details pages, and an RFQ Cart. The self-service eCatalog is available at butechvalvecatalog.haskel.com.

Using their website to better serve prospects by allowing design engineers, product specifiers, distributors and end users, a convenient, hassle-free way to intuitively discover, evaluate, and select the exact BuTech valve components they need for their application is part of Haskel's strategy to make BuTech products easy to buy and easy to sell. Within the next 12 months Haskel plans on integrating 3D CAD models into the e-catalog to further enhance its capabilities.

Since establishment in 1973, BuTech has become a leading source for high pressure valves, fittings and tubing. BuTech became a part of Haskel International, Inc., a world leading manufacturer of highly engineered, high pressure liquid and gas handling equipment, in 2000. BuTech products include both, standard off-the-shelf, to fully customized, high pressure needle valves, ball valves, check valves, and components, for a variety of industries, including the oil and gas industry.

Contacts:

Haskel International, Inc. USA
sales@haskel.com
Erie, Pennsylvania
Tel + 1 814 833 4904
Fax + 1 814 833 2612
Burbank, California
Tel +1-818-843-4000
Fax +1-818-556-2549

Haskel Europe Ltd.
sales@haskel.co.uk
Tel: 44-191-549-1212
Fax: 44-191-549-0911

Haskel Asia
sales@haskel.com.sg
Tel: 65-6455-7559
Fax: 65-6455-2841

Haskel Middle East
sales@haskel.ae
Tel: 971-4886-2686
Fax: 971-4886-2684

Lobbyist Compliance Services, Inc.

Tue, 01 Nov 2011 12:42:40 +0000

/EINPresswire.com/ Corporations, trade associations, and government affairs professionals will be excited to learn that finally there is a compliance firm that deals exclusively with lobbying registration and reporting.

Lobbyist Compliance Services, Inc., was established by Scott Stetson, an attorney who practices exclusively in political activity law.

Unlike other firms where compliance is one item on an overcrowded menu, and clients are billed for every phone call, every email, or every mention of the clients name constitutes a billable discussion...Lobbyist Compliance Services, Inc. focuses exclusively on lobbying activity and bills a flat fee that is paid in monthly retainers.

Because lobbying activity is our only focus, we have expert knowledge of the subject and provide each client with expert counsel and guidance at rates far less then large firms.

Lobbyist Compliance Services Inc., is located in Akron, Ohio and may be reached at 330-869-2051 or by email, scott@lobbyistcompliance.com and on the Web at www.lobbyistcompliance.com.

8th MidEast North Africa Upstream 2011

Mon, 30 May 2011 09:12:52 +0000

13th-14th June 2011
Four Seasons Hotel des Bergues, Geneva, Switzerland
http://petro21.com/events/?id=590
Contact: babette@glopac-partners.com

15% Discount for EIN subscribers

The 8th MidEast-North Africa Upstream 2011 Conference in Geneva is part of our worldwide suite of senior management conferences that we have conducted annually for over two decades. It showcases the regional exploration, oil/gas-LNG and energy game in the Middle East-Central Asia and North African arena, and focuses on the governments, state oil firms and corporate players now shaping the fast-moving dynamics in this rapidly growing upstream world and key anchor in world oil/energy markets.

The Conference, recognised as a business-led, deal-driven and high-level event, focuses on the exploration and development ventures of national oil companies, governments and companies in the region where large oil and gas reserves remain, acreage leasing is accelerating, new gas-LNG ventures are afoot, and investment opportunities have attracted greater commitments from Super-Majors, a growing suite of Independents, including local oil firms, and increased positioning by National Oil Companies from around the world.

Key themes include: state oil/gas policies, discoveries and development, regulation and interventions in the oil/energy market, strategies of oil/energy investors, private upstream investments and joint-venture interests, corporate assets/portfolio and strategies, bid rounds, licensing, new ventures, business development, OPEC reserves, plus critical market issues impacting the Middle East and North Africa.

The Conference features a Special Roadshow on the Eastern Mediterranean sponsored and hosted by CGGVeritas.

Energy Data Storage

Thu, 12 Aug 2010 08:44:43 +0000

3rd & 4th November 2010, Copthorne Tara Hotel, London,UK

SMi's Energy Data Storage conference is the perfect opportunity for the oil & gas and utility sectors to determine the tangible value of their IT strategies. Whether companies follow Shell's lead and turn their IT divisions into profit centres or BP, who have opted to outsource these functions, managing the various IT infrastructures enables these assets to become a competitive advantage.

This conference forms a platform for the energy sector as a whole to discuss and compare a range of unique digital data storage needs. Various issues associated with business continuity and information security will be incorporated into this two day event to illustrate how these contribute to consolidating a data storage strategy.

With our expert speaker line-up this really is a fantastic opportunity to find out all the relevant data storage information and network with some of the industries leading figures. Speakers include; Amr Morsy, Data Management Specialist for KUWAIT OIL COMPANY, Mark Ossel, Vice President of ECHELON ENERGY AND UTILITY, Duncan Sedgwick, former CEO of ENERGY RETAILERS ASSOCIATION and many more.

For more information, a full programme and the opportunity to register online for this unmissable event, please visit http://www.smi-online.co.uk/energydatastorage15.asp
Or alternatively contact please contact Andrew Gibbons on Tel. +44 (0)20 7827 6156 or Email. agibbons@smi-online.co.uk

Coal Mining Industry News Service Expands Coverage

Wed, 11 Aug 2010 11:37:53 +0000

Coal Mining Industry and Coal Mining Companies Under Pressure

Washington D.C. / August 11, 2010

Mining companies continue to be under pressure world-wide as alternative energy initiatives expand. From China to Cameroon, governments and the public are weighing the costs and benefits of damage to the environment vs. creating new "clean energy jobs".

The coal mining industry, coal mining companies and the mining industry are all re-establishing their relationships with the societies they serve. This re-alignment is creating new threats and new opportunities.

Stay abreast of the challenges facing the mining industry with EIN News. EIN News' energy media-monitoring services include in-depth coverage from the world's top news sources. Covering more than 5,000 key world sources, EIN News' Mining Industry Today is a key resource for many of the world's leading companies and institutions and is used widely by governments.

Key coverage areas include:

Coal Mining: http://mining.einnews.com/archive/coal_mining

Mining Companies: http://mining.einnews.com/category/mining-companies

Mining Markets: http://mining.einnews.com/category/commodity-market

Mining By Country: http://mining.einnews.com/all_countries.php

According to David Rothstein, EIN News' Chief Executive Officer, "We monitor a wide range of news sources from large and well-established outlets to small and regional sites. We are a front line resource for both analysts and top level executives who need constantly updated information in a easy, quick platform."

Hundreds of mining topics can be researched at http://mining.einnews.com. The entire EIN News portfolio of industry websites can be found at http://www.einnews.com/media-monitoring.

About EIN News

EIN News is a pioneering innovator of proprietary news technology. Combining both intelligent search technologies and the human element, EIN News stands above the rest as the most efficient, yet personalized, news service available anywhere. Established in 1995, EIN News began by supplying business professionals and individuals with relevant and interesting news products. It has grown to become the largest digital news provider in Europe.

Contact: David Rothstein at http://www.einnews.com/contact

Personalized Toy Boxes Are a Cherished Gift

Fri, 28 May 2010 07:26:10 +0000

Gift giving is a timeless tradition, and the most meaningful gifts are personal, useful, and long lasting. Custom toy chests or wooden toy boxes can often make the most purposeful gift that will grow with a person throughout his or her life, and can be custom engraved to create the most meaningful gift possible.

/EINPresswire.com/ BISMARCK, ND - For those shopping for the perfect gift, Wood Creations, Inc. offers a smart solution for any situation or special event. Trying to find something that is as classy as it is useful? How about a top quality, hand crafted custom toy box that is entirely customized with a personal phrase, name, or other design engraved on the front?

Wooden toy boxes have always been tasteful and decorative ways to provide storage in any room - and have long been a popular item used for keeping the most commonly messy room (a child's playroom or bedroom) picked up and clean. Wood Creations, Inc. has taken this traditional gift to a higher level of timeless by offering custom engraved wooden toy boxes.

These can make the perfect Mothers Day or baby shower gift, and are especially popular as a gift for toddlers. Typically, customers can contact WoodToyBox.com with a design idea to be engraved on a high quality wooden toy box, and the company will work closely with customers to finalize the design. Once a design has been approved, advanced technology is used to customize a high quality wooden toy box (available in Cherry, Espresso, or Oak) with the design chosen. From the name and birth date of a child to clip art or graphics that symbolize their unique interests or personality… a custom toy chest becomes a lasting keepsake sure to accompany young children throughout each step of their lives, from kindergarten to college and beyond.

The imagination holds no limit to what can be engraved on a wooden toy box, as a variety of clip art designs are currently available, along with several options for lettering. Without any doubt, this is the longest lasting, most personal gift that any child could ever hope to receive!
However, customized wooden toy boxes are not just for children and toys. A personally engraved wooden storage box also makes the perfect gift for any special occasion, including Weddings, Retirement, Graduation, and more. For more information, or to submit a design and begin customizing a wooden storage or toy box, please visit Wood Creations, Inc. at www.WoodToyBox.com.

About Wood Creations Inc.:
Wood Creations Inc. is a family-owned business that produces handcrafted toy boxes and chests. Operated by Bob and Julie Beck, the business started many years ago after creating toy boxes for friends and relatives who had children and has further expanded since then. With a multitude of various toy boxes and chests with either special designs or personalized lettering offered on the site, Wood Creations has something for everyone.

Media Contact:
Bob Beck
Wood Creations Inc.
4600 W. Roundup Rd
Bismarck, ND 58503
701-214-1520
Sales@woodtoybox.com
http://www.woodtoybox.com/

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Energy companies face increasing pressure to mitigate risk

Wed, 28 Apr 2010 19:22:27 +0000

/EIN Presswire/ The energy industry is undergoing some active transformations in the current marketplace. Key decision makers need to fully understand the opportunities & complexities arising out of these changes in order to protect themselves against any commercial, legal or operational risks.
SMi's 5th annual Energy Risk Management conference on the 21st and 22nd June at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, St. James, London, is an unmissable event for Chief Risk Officers, Chief Financial Officers, Risk Managers and Risk Analysts working in the energy sector. Renowned experts will address major concerns that are facing the industry and talk about unique techniques to help the sector overcome any potential risk.

Key Topics Include:

• Exploring hedging strategies for a volatile wholesale energy market
• Credit risk in energy trading: A practical approach
• Effects of the recent proliferation and strong growth of exchanges in energy trading
• Former Soviet Union energy markets: Risks
• Decarbonising power: Risks and Opportunities
• Commodity Risks in Oil and Gas
• Managing risks arising out of global regulatory developments
• Contract risk management in LNG Projects
• Options and their usage
• The importance of Risk management for Major Project(s) & Portfolios
• Understanding credit risk for trading counterparties.
This conference will offer you the unique opportunity to hear from some of the leading authorities, share their experiences and learn best practice techniques of managing risks in the current economic climate.

To book your place, please visit; http://www.smi-online.co.uk/10energyrisk28.asp

Alternatively please contact Marta Szymaniak on Tel. +44 (0)20 7827 6180 or E-mail. mszymaniak@smi-online.co.uk

Energy News Roundup: Siemens Calls for Green Energy Investment; Sony's Power Cut in Venezuela; Rise in US Nuclear Support

Mon, 22 Mar 2010 15:24:07 +0000

March 22, 2010 /EIN PRESSWIRE/ Here are today's top energy news stories from the EIN News media monitoring service:

Siemens Chairman Sees Future Full of Alternative Energy
Chairman of Seimens Australia & New Zealand Albert Goller introduced the company's "Picture the Future: Australia" report, a $60 billion initiative for sustainable energy. Calling "Picture the Future" a report for both the nation and for his own company, Goller said the technology for a sustainable future already existed and that governments and corporations needed to invest in it. He predicted that coal and oil companies would support such an initiative.

Read more at Renewable Energy News Today:
Australia Renewable Energy News - http://renewableenergy.einnews.com/australia/

Venezuela Punishes 80 Firms, Including Sony, for Power Use
Venezuela announced 24-hour power cutoffs for companies that failed to reduce energy usage during the country's current electricity crisis. Among the abusers was Sony Corp's Venezuelan unit. The country is suffering from severe drought that has hampered hydroelectric power, from which the Venezuela gets 70% of its electricity.

Read more at Electric Power News Today:
Venezuela Electric Power News - http://electricpower.einnews.com/venezuela/

Poll: 3 in 5 Americans Support Nuclear Energy
A new Gallup poll shows that support for nuclear power is at an all-time high in the US. The latest survey shows that 62% of Americans are in favor of using nuclear energy as an electricity source. Of the respondents, 28% "strongly favor" nuclear power.

Read more at Nuclear Power News Today:
United States Nuclear Power News - http://nuclearpower.einnews.com/unitedstates/

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2nd Western Africa Energy Week - 2nd - 4th June 2010

Mon, 22 Mar 2010 13:17:57 +0000

2nd Western Africa Energy Week

/EIN Presswire/ 2nd - 4th June 2010, La Palm Royal Beach Hotel, Accra, Ghana

Organised & Hosted By: Global Pacific & Partners
Contact: babette@glopac.com or sonika@glopac.com

Date: 2-4 June 2010

Venue: La Palm Royal Beach Hotel, Accra, Ghana

Website: www.petro21.com or http://www.petro21.com/events/index.cfm?id=505

Registration Fees: Conference Fee: USD 1,495 Briefing Fee: USD 995 Combined Fee: USD 1995 PetroAfricanus Dinner: USD 250

Pre-Registration Discount: 10% discount on registration fees valid until 31 March 2010 only. Fees exclude Travel and Accommodation. Right of Admission

Global Pacific & Partners will host its 2nd Western Africa Energy 2010 Conference, bringing together key Super-Majors, Independents, Government and National Oil Company and Energy Sector senior executives to interface, network and negotiate deals. The Conference showcases the regional oil/gas and energy game and focuses on the corporate players (private and state entities) shaping the fast-moving dynamics in one of the Continent's rapidly growing energy markets - upstream, midstream, downstream, gas/power, as well as in renewables and biofuels.

The Conference is supported by HE Dr Joe Oteng Adjei, Honourable Minister of Energy, Ghana.

Confirmed Speakers Include

* Dr Duncan Clarke, Chairman & CEO, Global Pacific & Partners
* Hon Dr Joe Oteng-Adjei, Minister, Ministry of Energy, Ghana
* Senator Lee Maeba, Federal Republic of Nigeria, Chairman, Nigeria Senate Committee on Upstream
* Martial-Rufin Moussavou, Exploration Director, Direction Generale des Hydrocarbures, Gabon
* Jean Pierre Loule, Director, Petroleum Information Centre, Societe Nationale des Hydrocarbures, Cameroon
* Brian Maxted, COO & Founding Partner, Kosmos Energy
* Dr Alan Stein, Managing Director, Ophir Energy
* Boris Ivanov, Managing Director & CEO, Gazprom EP International
* Senior Executive, Tullow Oil
* Galib Virani, Head of Acquisitions & Investor Relations, Afren, London, UK
* Dr Tim Okon, Group General Manager, Planning & Strategy, Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation
* Engr Babtunde Adeyemo, Director of Information & Coordination Centre (ICC), West African Power Pool, Benin
* Coty Ibrahim Diakite, Chairman & Managing Director, Pride Petroleum SA, Nigeria
* Jean David BILE, General Manager, AES-SONEL, Cameroon
* Dr Alfred Ofosu Ahenkorah, Executive Secretary, Energy Commission Ghana
* Godwin Ugah Unimke, Program Director, Council For Renewable Energy, Nigeria
* Thierno Bocar Tall, Head of Project, ECOWAS Bank for Investment & Development (EBID), African Bio-Fuels and Renewable Energy Fund
* Djibril Amadou Kanoute, General Manager, Petrosen, Senegal
* Emmanuel Fosu Forson, Investment Officer, Financial Services, Ghana Investment Promotion Centre
* Professor Abubakar S Sambo, Director General, Energy Commission of Nigeria
* Tonye Cole, Director, Sahara Energy
* Luis Prazeres, Executive Director, National Petroleum Agency, (ANP-STP), Sao Tome & Principe
* Joseph PILI-PILI Mawezi, Directeur Chef des Services des Projects, Ministere des Hydrocarbures, DR-Congo
* Ousseini Assane Boureima, Chef de a Division, Ministere des Mines de l`Energie, Niger
* Ahmed Salem Ould Tekrour, Technical Advisor To The Minister, Ministry of Mines & Industry, Mauritania
* Dr Gabriel Donsou Lokossou, Executive Secretary, African Petroleum Producers Association
* David Hicks. President, Africa, Middle East & Asia Pacific, TGS-NOPEC
* Otunba Funso Lawal, Chairman, Sogenal Oil & Gas & Vice President, Nigerian Petroleum Club
* Austin Avuru, Managing Director, Platform Petroleum Ltd
* Nishant Dighe, Chief Operating Officer, Pan-Petroleum
* Muttaqha Rabe Darma, General Secretary, Petroleum Technology Development Fund, Nigeria
* Tomas Nhabay, Acting Director General, Petroleum Resources Unit, Sierra Leone
* Dr Layi fatona, Managing Director, Niger Delta E&P
* Afe Mayowa Lawrence, Chairman, University Assistance Program, Nigerian Association of Petroleum Explorationists

Themes covered include: Government policies, state interventions in the oil/energy market, oil/energy companies, energy investments and interests, corporate portfolio and strategies, new entrants, competition and regulation, inter-fuel issues, product pricing, taxation and the financing of non-hydrocarbon ventures, plus critical issues impacting the Western African Energy future.

On 3rd June we will host our 32nd PetroAfricanus Dinner, with Guest Speaker: Dr Alan Stein, Chief Executive, Ophir Energy

Inside the week is a special and unique 4th Petroleum Industry Fundamentals Industry Training Workshop presented by Dr Duncan Clarke, Chairman & CEO, Global Pacific & Partners, the world's leading authority on African oil and gas and global national oil companies, as well as the author of the widely-acclaimed Crude Continent: The Struggle for Africa's Oil Prize (Profile, 2008). The Workshop provide unique Presentations and management insights on world and African oil industry architecture and petroleum economics fundamentals, essential for oil players in Africa, with lessons for African Governments, providing critique of the so-called "oil curse" and identifying the African hydrocarbon future, and emerging world oil paradigms, including shifting relationships with corporate oil players.

Babette van Gessel
Group Managing Director - The Hague
Global Pacific & Partners
babette@glopac-partners.com
Tel: +31.70.324.6154

15th Asia Oil Week - 20th - 22nd April 2010

Mon, 22 Mar 2010 09:53:43 +0000

/EIN Presswire/ 20th - 22nd April 2010, Orchard Hotel, Singapore, Singapore

Asia's Premier Annual Exploration & Management Strategy Conference , Now In Its 15th Year

Building Asian Portfolio, Asian Landscape: Governments & State Players, Competition Strategy In Asian Gas

Organised & Hosted By: Global Pacific & Partners
Contact: amanda@glopac.com

Date: 20-22 April 2010

Venue: Orchard Hotel, Singapore

Website: Download Brochure or Register Online: 15th Asia Oil Week 2010

Registration Fees (Separately Bookable) Conference Fee: USD 1312 Briefing Fee: USD 1,121 Combined Fee: USD 1871

Right of Admission. Fees exclude Travel and Accommodation.

Our 15th Annual Asia Oil Week 2010 will take place in April 2010 and will have an intensive high-level Program of Asia's and the world's leading Speakers, and is the key upstream management event in and on Asia and Australasia, with numerous senior executives attending annually.

The 15th Annual Asia Upstream Conference 2010 (21 + 22 April) focuses on upstream Asian oil, gas-LNG and the region's exploration and development future, and looks forward at the coming decade across the Asian onshore and offshore, providing perspectives from Companies, Governments and National Oil Companies. The Conference reviews diverse upstream ventures, acreage opportunities, changing corporate strategies of Super-Majors and Independents, National Oil Companies and Government, investments, oil and energy finance, and the service and supply industry.

The 19th Asian Petroleum: Strategy Briefing 2010 (20 April) provides an in-depth examination of the upstream oil and gas-LNG strategies in exploration and development in Asia, and the strategies of key players, Governments and National Oil Companies, Licensing Agencies. Presentations are by Dr Duncan Clarke (Chairman & CEO, Global Pacific & Partners) in an intensive and interactive forum, providing a seasoned diagnosis based on 30 years upstream Advisory Practice in Asia and on Six Continents.

Raise your profile across Asia by being a Sponsor or Exhibitor at our 15th Asia Oil Week 2010.

Focus On

* Asian Upstream Landscapes
* Key Influences In Asia-World
* Giant Oil States & Mature Exploration Zones
* Asian Outlook, Oil Risks, Threats & Future
* Inter-State Projects & Hydrocarbon Drivers
* Licensing Rounds, Acreage & Asset Markets
* Leading Corporate Players & Future Outlook
* Regional & Worldwide Independents In Asia
* Growth & Regional Investment
* Joint Ventures in Asian Oil/Gas
* National Oil Companies: Strategy & Growth
* Building Portfolio through Acquisition & Joint Ventures
* Domestic/Foreign E&P
* Gas Industry Prospects & Asian Gas Markets
* Building In LNG & Methanol
* Governments & Future Upstream Direction

Confirmed Speakers Include

* Dr Duncan Clarke Chairman & CEO, Global Pacific & Partners
* Michael G. Cousins Vice President, Asia Pacific & Middle East, ExxonMobil
* Audie Setters Vice President & General Manager, Business Development, Chevron
* John Bates General Manager, Marathon International Petroleum Indonesia
* Hidenobu Teramura Director Petroleum Policy, Ministry of Economy, Trade & Industry METI, Japan
* Rui Soares Director, Exploration & Production, Autoridade Nacional do Petroleo, Timor Leste
* Clovis T Tupas Vice President & General Manager, operations, PNOC Alternative Fuels Corporation
* Mortuza Ahmad Faruque Managing Director, BAPEX
* Dr Duncan Clarke Chairman & CEO, Global Pacific & Partners
* Lukman Mahfoedz Corporate Project Director, PT Medco Energi Internasional Tbk
* John Mebberson General Manager, Exploration, Roc Oil
* Jurgen Hendrich Managing Director & CEO, MEO Australia
* Ian Cross Managing Director, Moyes & Co.
* Prashant Modi President & COO, Great Eastern Energy Corporation Ltd (GEECL)
* Stephen Mitchell Managing Director, Molopo Australia
* Randeep Grewal Chairman & CEO, Green Dragon Gas (Greka)
* Alan Charuk President & CEO, CBM Asia Development Corporation
* Dr Duncan Clarke Chairman & CEO, Global Pacific & Partners
* Robin Allan Director, Asia, Premier Oil
* Peter Botten Managing Director, Oil Search
* James Menzies CEO, Salamander Energy
* Richard Lorentz Director, Business Development, KrisEnergy, Singapore
* Jon Pattillo Head of Exploration, Nido Petroleum
* Alex Parks CEO, Mosaic Oil
* Alan Fernie Exploration Manager, Horizon Oil
* Phil Mulacek CEO & Chairman, InterOil
* Doug de Filippi Managing Director, International, Scotia Waterous

Amanda Wellbeloved
General Manager, JHB & Int'l Events - Johannesburg
Global Pacific & Partners
amanda@glopac-partners.com
Tel: +27.11.880.7052

30th PetroAfricanus Dinner - 13th April 2010, Radisson Edwardian Mountbatten Hotel, London

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 13:50:40 +0000

30th PetroAfricanus Dinner - 13th April 2010, Radisson Edwardian Mountbatten Hotel, London

/EIN Presswire/ Exploration For Africa

Guest Speaker

Dr Peter Dolan, Advisor to the Board of Directors, Ophir Energy and author of a landmark geoscence work on Western Africa (Mauritania to Namibia): 100 Years Of Oil & Gas Sub Surface E&P Activity

Organised & Hosted By: Global Pacific & Partners

Contact: Babette van Gessel: babette@glopac.com or Tel: + 31 70 324 6154

Date: 13 April 2010 Time: 18h30 Pre-Dinner Drinks: 19h30: Dinner Begins

Venue: Radisson Edwardian Mountbatten Hotel, 20 Monmouth Street, Covent Garden, London Business Attire

Website: Register for the 30th PetroAfricanus Dinner: 13th April, London

Registration Fees: Corporate Members £ 150 (+ 17.5% Vat). Non Members: £ 250 (+ 17.5% Vat).

African Petroleum Forum (13th April, Geological Society) Delegate fees (£ 495+ 17.5% Vat) includes attendance at the 30th PetroAfricanus Dinner: Register for the 7th African Petroleum Forum

We are pleased to advise that our Guest Speaker at the 30th PetroAfricanus Dinner on Tuesday 13th April in London will be Dr Peter Dolan, Advisor to the Board of Directors, Ophir Energy.

Ophir Energy has emerged in the last few years since formation in 2004 as one of the key deepwater players in West and East Africa, with large and prospective acreage held in a range of blocks in the AGC, Congo, Equatorial Guinea (with gas discoveries made there), Gabon, Nigeria-Sao Tome JDZ, Western Sahara (SADR), Somaliland, and in Tanzania. The Company has long had African investors, plus acquired new investors such as Mittal, and it also remains a rightholder in the Ibhubezi gas field offshore South Africa's west coast. Peter Dolan has had a long and distinguished career in the global and African oil industry. He was the Inaugural Nominee for the Conrad Gerber Award 2009 given by the African Institute of Petroleum for "Outstanding Contribution to Africa", and is the author of a landmark geoscence work on Western Africa (Mauritania to Namibia): 100 Years Of Oil & Gas Sub Surface E& P Activity, done just over a decade ago for Ikoda. Prior to engagement with Ophir, he was active in African E&P in a number of frontier-breaking corporate ventures, notably in the creation of deepwater portfolio in Northwest and Western Africa. Later he was instrumental in the formation of Ophir Energy, the shaping of its strategy in and across Africa, as well as in guiding the Board of Directors over the years since inception.

The Dinner will follow our 7th African Petroleum Forum 2010, to be held at the Geological Society on the same day, and delegates to the Forum, with 13 Speakers, may attend this PetroAfricanus Dinner as part of their registration fee, while it may also be separately booked.

PetroAfricanus has established a worldwide reputation as a key private network for management, African deal-making in oil and gas, and new business relationships for the Continent - supported in Year-2010 by our Corporate Patron Preng & Associates. PetroAfricanus Dinners take place in a private and unique setting. Available places are limited, and early booking is always recommended. Machiavelli's Rules. No Press.

We hope to see you there

Babette van Gessel

Group Managing Director Global Pacific & Partners

Babette van Gessel
Group Managing Director - The Hague
Global Pacific & Partners
babette@glopac-partners.com
Tel: +31.70.324.6154

7th African Petroleum Forum - 13th April 2010, The Geological Society, London, UK

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 13:50:16 +0000

7th African Petroleum Forum - 13th April 2010, The Geological Society, London, UK

/EIN Presswire/ Organised & Hosted By: Global Pacific & Partners
Contact: Babette van Gessel: babette@glopac.com - or Tel: + 31 70 324 6154

Date: 13 April 2010

Venue: Geological Society, London, Burlington House, Piccadilly London WiJ 0BG, United Kingdom

Website: Registration for African Petroleum Forum One Day Meeting & Dinner Right of Admission

Registration Fee: £ 495 + 17.5% Vat (includes attendance at the 30th PetroAfricanus Club Dinner)

Dear Executive,

Please be advised of our upcoming one-day Africa Program with 13 Speakers, for our 7th African Petroleum Forum 2010, to be held on Tuesday 13th April, at the Geological Society, London plus our 30th PetroAfricanus Dinner on the same evening (13th April, Radisson Edwardian Mountbatten Hotel in Covent Garden). You may attend the Conference and Dinner together for GBP 495-00 (+ 17.5 VAT) or register for the Dinner separately bookable at GBP 250-00 (+ 17.5% VAT). PetroAfricanus Club Members GBP 150 + 175% Vat

We look forward to seeing you at this key one-day Africa meeting, to review the state of Africa in oil, gas and LNG, and/or the PetroAfricanus Dinner (for which numbers are limited).

Our Guest Speaker at the 30th PetroAfricanus Dinner is Dr Peter Dolan, Advisor to the Board of Directors, Ophir Energy. Peter Dolan has had a long and distinguished career in the global and African oil industry. He was the Inaugural Nominee for the Conrad Gerber Award 2009 given by the African Institute of Petroleum for "Outstanding Contribution to Africa", and is the author of a landmark geoscience work on Western Africa (Mauritania to Namibia): 100 Years Of Oil & Gas Sub Surface E& P Activity, done just over a decade ago for Ikoda. Prior to engagement with Ophir, he was active in African E&P in a number of frontier-breaking corporate ventures, notably in the creation of deepwater portfolio in Northwest and Western Africa. Later he was instrumental in the formation of Ophir Energy, the shaping of its strategy in and across Africa, as well as in guiding the Board of Directors over the years since inception.

African Petroleum Forum: One Day Executive Meeting On Africa: 13th April 2010

With Focus On

* Corporate Strategy
* Africa's Oil & Gas Future
* Hottest Plays In Africa
* Hunting Grounds & New Ideas For Africa
* Shaping the Continent's Oil/Gas & Economic Future
* Hunting Grounds & New Ideas For Africa

Confirmed Speakers Include

* Dr Duncan Clarke Chairman & CEO, Global Pacific & Partners
* Lukoki Sebastiao Vice President, Angola, Statoil
* Robin Sutherland Exploration Manager, Tullow Oil
* Kamal Fadel SADR Petroleum Authority, Western Sahara
* Ousseini Assane Boureima Chef de a Division, Ministere des Mines de l`Energie, Niger
* Roger Welch Manager, Africa, TGS-NOPEC
* James Spear Executive Vice President E&P
* Andrew Lodge Director & Member of the Board, Premier Oil
* Todd Stevens Vice President Sub Saharan Africa, ExxonMobil Upstream Ventures
* Paul Welch Chief Executive Officer, Chariot Oil & Gas
* Nana Asafo-Adjaye Managing Director, Ghana National Petroleum Corporation, Ghana
* Edwin Bowles President and CEO, RJ Energy
* David Lloyd, Managing Director, Preng & Associates
* Radwan Hadi, Chief Operating Officer, Victoria Oil & Gas, Nigeria

We hope to see you there,

Babette van Gessel
________________________

Visit Petro21.com or contact babette@glopac.com:

Mark Your Diary: Upcoming 2010 Africa Events include

* Eastern Africa Energy Week: 10-12 May 2010: Nairobi, Kenya
* 2nd Western Africa Energy Week: 2-4 June 2010: Accra, Ghana
* 8th Maghreb & Mediterranean Oil & Gas: 20-22nd September 2010: Cairo, Egypt
* 17th Africa Oil Week 2010: 1-5 November 2010: Cape Town, South Africa

Babette van Gessel
Group Managing Director - The Hague
Global Pacific & Partners
babette@glopac-partners.com
Tel: +31.70.324.6154

3rd Petroleum Industry Fundamentals in Conjunction with the Eastern Africa Energy Week 2010

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 13:27:00 +0000

3rd Petroleum Industry Fundamentals

Management Workshop

10th May 2010: InterContinental Hotel, Nairobi, Kenya

Registration Fee: USD 995-00 per person (Group Discount Fees available)

Registration: www.petro21.com or babette@glopac.com

In Conjunction with the Eastern Africa Energy Week 2010: 11-12 May 2010, Nairobi, Kenya: View Conference Program

About the Workshop:

Our 3rd Petroleum Industry Fundamentals Workshop is presented by Dr Duncan Clarke (Chairman & CEO, Global Pacific & Partners), a leading global strategist, writer, speaker and thinker on the world upstream and Africa's oil/gas and author of the widely-acclaimed Crude Continent: The Struggle for Africa's Oil Prize, The Battle For Barrels and Empires Of Oil, copies of which will be provided to Delegates.

The Workshop contains unique management insights on world and African oil industry architecture and petroleum economics fundamentals - identifying the African hydrocarbon future, emerging world oil paradigms, and shifting relationships bewteen corporate oil and state players.

This timely Workshop for corporate and State players seeking a future in the industry provides:

* clear insight into the fabric of the global oil/gas, game
* the evolving industry structure
* key nomenclature in use
* the basic economics and models driving the oil industry
* issues impacting Africa's past, present and future, including claims of a "Continental Oil Curse"
* thorny questions of world oil resource endowment and reserves (including peak oil debates)
* and critical images on the emerging world oil future relevant for large and small companies, state-owned entities and Governments shaping the current and future oil and energy game.
* Delegates access Presentations online, plus benefit from oil/energy industry networking in an interactive and intensive forum.

This Management Training Workshop is designed for those involved in oil and gas seeking deeper understanding of this complex industry:

* Oil & Gas Companies
* Exploration & New Ventures
* Midstream & Downstream
* Government Officials In Energy
* Ministries & National Regulatory Authorities
* Petrochemical Companies
* Refiners and Suppliers
* Traders & Oil Products
* Shippers/Brokers
* Environmental Agencies
* Banking and Financial Institutions
* Energy Law Firms
* Engineering & Contracting Companies
* Consultancies
* Associations
* Unions
* Media

For The Benefit Of:

* Chief Executives & Managing Directors
* Managers & Team Leaders In Oil & Gas
* Government Representatives
* Policy Planners
* Embassies & Trade Delegations
* Contract Managers
* Auditors & Risk Assessors
* Investment Bankers
* Private and Public Investors
* Project Finance & Advisors
* In-House Legal Counsel
* Energy Lawyers
* Marketing Executives

We hope to see you there,

Babette van Gessel

___________________

Sonika Greyvenstein
Senior Executive, International Events - Johannesburg
Global Pacific & Partners
sonika@glopac-partners.com
Tel: +27.11.880.7052

Eastern Africa Energy Week - 10th-12th May 2010, InterContinental Hotel, Nairobi, Kenya

Mon, 15 Feb 2010 12:06:51 +0000

/EIN Presswire/ Eastern Africa Energy Week
10th-12th May 2010, InterContinental Hotel, Nairobi, Kenya

Upstream * Midstream * Downstream Oil/Gas, Power, Energy, Furure Fuels

Organised & Hosted By: Global Pacific & Partners
Contact: Sonika@glopac.com or Tel: + 27 11 880 7052 or Tel: + 31 70 324 6154

Date: 10-12 May 2010 Venue: InterContinental Hotel, Nairobi, Kenya

Website: www.petro21.com or Eastern Africa Energy 2010 Conferene or email: babette@glopac.com or sonika@glopac.com Right of Admission

Registration Fees: Petroleum Industry Fundamentals Workshop: USD 995 Conference: USD 1,295 PetroAfricanus Dinner: USD 150 Combined Fee: USD 1 , 795 (Including Dinner)

The Eastern Africa Energy Conference 2010, is part of our worldwide suite of senior management events in/on Africa that we have conducted annually for over 16 years, and is Endorsed by the Ministry of Energy, Kenya and the National Oil Corporation of Kenya . It showcases the regional oil/gas and energy game in Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, DRC, Sudan, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Somalia, Seychelles, Madagascar and Mocambique, and focuses on the corporate players (private and state entities) that are shaping the fast-moving dynamics one of the Continent's rapidly growing energy markets - upstream, midstream, downstream, and in gas/power, CBM/CTL, as well as in renewables and biofuels. On the first evening of the Eastern Africa Energy Conference we will host our 31st PetroAfricanus Dinner, with Guest Speaker: Jeff Hume, Managing Director, Upstream Petroleum Consultants

Our 3rd Petroleum Industry Fundamentals Workshop will be presented by Dr Duncan Clarke (Chairman & CEO, Global Pacific & Partners), a leading global strategist, writer, speaker and thinker on the world upstream and Africa's oil/gas and corporate strategies and author of the widely-acclaimed Crude Continent: The Struggle for Africa's Oil Prize (Profile Books, 2008), and The Battle For Barrels (Profile, 2007) and Empires Of Oil (Profile, 2007). This timely Workshop for management and players seeking a future in the industry provides clear insight into the fabric of the global oil/gas, game, the evolving industry structure, key nomenclature in use, the basic economics and models driving the oil industry, issues impacting Africa's past, present and future, including claims of a "Continental Oil Curse", thorny questions of world oil resource endowment and reserves (including peak oil debates), and critical images on the emerging world oil future relevant for large and small companies, state-owned entities and Governments shaping the current and future oil and energy game.
Confirmed Speakers Include

* HE Kiraitu Murungi Minister of Energy, Ministry of Energy, Kenya
* Mwendia Nyaga Managing Director, National Oil Corporation of Kenya
* Richard Schmitt President & CEO, Black Marlin Energy
* Dr Duncan Clarke Chairman & CEO, Global Pacific & Partners
* Peter Clutterbuck President & CEO, Orca Exploration
* Joseph PILI-PILI Mawezi Directeur Chef des Services des Projects, Ministere, DRC
* Robert Kasande ag.Assistant Commissioner, Geology, Petroleum & Exploration Department, Uganda
* Ian Cloke Exploration Manager, Uganda, Tullow Oil
* Dr Mike Fischer Director Operations, Ophir Energy
* Sujata Venkatramen President, Dynamic Global Advisors
* Izael Da Silva Director, Centre for Research in Energy & Energy Conservation, Uganda
* Joseph Brandt President & CEO, ContourGlobal
* Kaburu Mwirichia Director General, Energy Regulatory Commission, Kenya
* Dita Bronicki Chief Executive Officer, Ormat Technologies
* Gregor von Drabich-Waechter Chairman, Green Power Holding AG, Germany
* Professor Maggie Kigozi Executive Director, Uganda Investment Authority
* Wayne Hartmann General Manager, International Business, Engen Petroleum
* Fausto Cruz Chief Exeutive Officer, OilMoz
* Tepal Srinivas Dora Manager Business Analysis, Group Strategic Planning & Business Development, ENOC, Dubai
* Joeli Lalaharisaina Deputy Director General, OMNIS
* Jeff Hume Managing Director, Upstream Petroleum Consultants
* Manoj Ramdin Group CEO, Galana Distribution Petroliere SA
* Eng Nuno de Oliveira CEO, Petromoc
* Vivienne Apopo Director General, East African Development Bank
* Yussuf Uwamahoro Energy Sector Coordinator, Ministry of Infrastructure, Republic of Rwanda
* Damien Riragonya General Director of Energy & Mines, Burundi
* James Phillips Vice President, Exploration, Africa Oil Corporation
* Felix Majekodunmi Chairman, PIEA & Managing Director, Total Kenya Ltd
* John Mruttu Chief Financial Officer, Kenya Peroleum Refineries Ltd
* Senior Executive Seychelles Petroleum Company
* Suresh Vishwakarma Principal Engineer, Public Utilities Corporation
* Orison Amu Chief Program Officer, Rwanda, African Development Bank
* Yona Killagane Managing Director, Tanzania Petroleum Development Corp.
* Alec Robinson President & CEO, Centric Energy
* Colin Wilson Sales & Marketing Manager, Emerging Markets Africa, FMC Technologies
* Senior Executive GE Energy

Conference Focus:

* Government Oil/Energy Strategies: Growth & Future
* COMESA: Regional Oil/Gas-Energy Infrastructure For Development
* East African Hydrocarbon Potential
* Exploration Potential & Corporate Strategies
* East Africa's Energy Infrastructure & Investment Needs
* East African Energy Crisis - Challenges & Solutions
* Regional Energy Environment & Emerging Energy Markets
* East Africa's Downstream Markets & Future Development
* Pipeline Requirements/Options
* East Africa's Gas/Power Markets
* Power Sector Development
* Foreign Players In Eastern Africa
* Energy Development & Future Fuels
* Sustainable Energy Programs: Diversification & Alternative Power
* Renewable Energy Technologies In Eastern Africa

Sonika Greyvenstein- Johannesburg
Global Pacific & Partners
sonika@glopac-partners.com
Tel: +27.11.880.7052