EIN Presswire: Ethanol Featured Press Releases

United Oils Jeff Appel to announce "I Got It" Makes Cents Charity for 2011...

Thu, 22 Sep 2011 08:40:28 +0000

... at Grand Opening of 130th location in Carson, CA. United Oils most unique location to date.

The Community Distribution Center Food Bank has been chosen by United Oil for their 2011 Charity.

/EINPresswire.com/ Gardena, CA - September 21, 2011-- During the grand opening of their new location on
September 23, 2011 at 22235 Figueroa Street. Carson, Ca. 90745, United Oil will announce
at 4pm that they will be donating 2 cents per gallon fueled over the Help Feed the Hungry Weekend, November 4-6, 2011 to this years recipient, the Community Distribution Center Food Bank.
The funds will be used by the Community Distribution Center to purchase a new refrigerated vehicle to increase capacity and to purchase much needed product for the upcoming Thanksgiving holiday dinner. There will also be a can and coin drive at all United Oil locations including their Branded stations and the sale of Hope Thru Water to raise additional funds for local food banks.

About the CDC

The Community Distribution (CDC) is a not-for-profit food bank that serves Southern California. Community Distribution Center (CDC)'s goal is to alleviate hunger by soliciting, collecting and packaging food for distribution through a network of service agencies and programs that serve our target population group.

About United Oil

United Oil, uniting the brands you trust was started over 50 years ago as a small, family owned company operating a handful of gas stations in the Los Angeles market. United Oils first class retail facilities are operated with the belief that it is more important to provide the customer with a pleasant buying experience rather than just another visit to a gas station. Today the company operates over 130 retail stations throughout Southern California, including their own brand, United Oil, Chevron, 76 and Shell stations. While pride of ownership is apparent when you visit any United Oil retail outlet, it is our employees living the "I Got It!" philosophy that truly distinguishes our company as the best in the industry.

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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.

OPIC holds 7th Annual International Investment Conference for SE Asia, May 3-5

Wed, 20 Apr 2011 11:20:11 +0000

Jakarta, Indonesia - May 3-5, 2011, The US Government Agency - OPIC (Overseas Private Investment Corporation) is organizing the "Access to Opportunity in Southeast Asia" conference designed to identify investment opportunities in the region's emerging markets, encourage joint ventures between U.S. and regional businesses, and facilitate support for new investment in Southeast Asia.

OPIC's annual investment conferences provide participants an opportunity to meet personally with a mix of entrepreneurs, financiers and decision-makers who can best enable them to take advantage of the potential in new markets.

Attendees hear presentations by leading investment experts, U.S. businesses currently investing in Southeast Asia, financial institutions operating in the region, and U.S. government officials. Conference sessions will focus on access to credit, private equity, infrastructure, tourism and entrepreneurship. Particular emphasis will be placed on the renewable energy and clean technology sectors.

To register: http://opicevents.linderforms.com
more information on OPIC: www.opic.gov

Ethanol Subsidies on the Chopping Block

Thu, 04 Nov 2010 15:02:52 +0000

Nov. 4, 2010 /EIN Presswire/ -- The word "agriculture" was seldom mentioned in the political campaigns that just ended, but no area of public life may be more affected by the results.

The battle over changes in agricultural programs may begin as early as the lame duck session, during which Congress must decide whether to extend a 45-cent-a-gallon tax credit for ethanol blenders. Cutting the subsidy would directly affect big ethanol producers such as Archer Daniels Midland.

Unless extended, the tax credit for ethanol blenders, a 54-cent a gallon tariff on imported ethanol and a 10-cent-a-gallon small-producer tax credit all expire Dec. 31.

Republicans have pledged to make major cuts in government spending, and agriculture spending looms as a big target.

The five-year farm bill comes up for renewal in 2012 and the new version could look much different. As part of a compromise in the 2008 farm bill, many programs are scheduled to expire in 2012, including all research and crop production for cellulosic ethanol and advanced biofuels.

For more agriculture news, visit Agriculture Industry Today (http://agriculture.einnews.com), an agriculture media monitoring service from EIN News.

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

Gevo Buys Agri-Energy Ethanol Plant

Mon, 09 Aug 2010 16:09:22 +0000

Will use facility to produce isobutanol

Aug. 9, 2010 -- Renewable chemicals and advanced biofuels company Gevo will acquire Agri-Energy's ethanol production facility in Luverne, Minn.

Gevo, which intends to use the facility to produce isobutanol, will begin mechanical retrofitting of the plant upon closing the transaction. Isobutanol production is expected to begin by the first quarter of 2012. During most of the retrofit process, it is expected that the facility will continue to produce ethanol.

"This transaction is another important step in achieving our goal of bringing commercial volumes of renewable isobutanol to the market as soon as possible," said Dr. Patrick Gruber, CEO of Gevo. "The Luverne plant is a very well run facility with a strong operating team. It is a great place to begin our commercialization effort. We expect the facility will be the first among many and want it to be a model project for the future."

Gevo has developed a proprietary process designed to fit into current ethanol production facilities. The process also enables the production of isobutanol from numerous renewable feedstocks including corn, wheat, sorghum, barley, sugar cane and cellulosic feedstocks when biomass conversion becomes commercially available.

For more ethanol news, visit Biofuel Industry Today:
Ethanol news - http://biofuels.einnews.com/news/ethanol-biofuel
Biobutanol news - http://biofuels.einnews.com/news/biobutanol-biofuel

Located at http://biofuels.einnews.com, Biofuel Industry Today is a biofuel news monitoring service from EIN News.

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

Can utilising waste to create sustainable energy be an effective energy source?

Thu, 15 Apr 2010 21:57:23 +0000

/EIN News/ Biogas is heading towards establishing itself as one of the most forward looking forms of renewable energy in the coming years.

SMi's inaugural Biogas 2010 conference will bring together leading industry experts, regulators, financiers and technology providers from all across Europe to help you understand and benefit from the underlying opportunities of Biogas development, especially in the UK.

Hear key insights from speakers such as Dr Bill Barber from United Utilities and Tom Megginson from GWE Biogas who will make sure that you take away all the key business techniques that can help you successfully thrive in the current market.
Hear key topics surrounding Biogas including;

• AD in the UK: Where we are now and where we need to be
• Deploying technology to optimise the profitability of your anaerobic digester
• Evaluating the environmental impact of co-digestion: Experience from the water industry
• Use of Biogas technologies and Biogas upgrading for grid injection
• Renewable heat using the gas grid
• Financing biogas projects
• Energy from Biogas as part of a UK food BioRefinery at British Sugar
So come and join us at Biogas 2010 at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, St. James, London on 15th and 16th June 2010 for this ideal chance to become part of a stimulating conference. Make sure you attend this event and walk away with all the essential knowledge needed to maximise the potential, profitability and sustainability of your business.
Please contact Sam Hunter on +44 (0)20 7827 6115 or e-mail shunter@smi-online.co.uk for more information or alternatively, visit; www.smi-online.co.uk/biogas38.asp

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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

2nd Western Africa Energy Week

Mon, 15 Mar 2010 09:59:08 +0000

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

An invitation to Sponsor & Exhibit at the 2nd Western Africa Energy Week 2010

Hosted By: Global Pacific & Partners

website: 2nd Western Africa Energy 2010

Dear Colleague

Global Pacific & Partners will host its 2nd Western Africa Energy 2010 Conference, over 2nd - 4th June 2010 at the La Palm Royal Beach Hotel, Accra, Ghana, bringing together key Super-Majors, Independents, Government and National Oil Company and Energy Sector senior executives to interface, network and negotiate deals.

It showcases the regional oil/gas and energy game with representatives from Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon, Benin, Sao Tome & Principe, DRC Congo, Senegal, Mauritania, Gabon and Sierre Leone on the Speaker Panel as well as corporate executives from Kosmos Energy, Gazprom International, Tullow Oil, Ophir Energy, Afren, Pride Petroleum, Sogenal Oil & Gas, Sahara Energy, Pan Petroleum that are shaping the fast-moving dynamics in one of the Continent's rapidly growing energy markets - upstream, midstream, downstream, and in gas/power, as well as in renewables and biofuels. Ecowas Bank for Investment & Development, the West African Power Pool, Ghana Investment Promotion Centre, Nigerian Association of Petroleum Explorationists and the African Petroleum Producers Association are all in attendance.

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

Why Sponsor or Exhibit?

Global Pacific & Partners offers high impact promotion solutions for companies looking to reach a senior-level oil and gas audience. By sponsoring this event, you increase your brand and visibility in the region's energy industry.

What are the Benefits?

* Business Leads... sponsoring and exhibiting at our events is an effective way to forge relationships.
* Highly targeted marketing... as a sponsor, you will gain exposure through our in-house database of 35,000+ senior executives.
* Business Deals... our events are recognised world-wide as deal-making forums.
* Networking... with the industry leading Government Officials, Senior Level Delegates and Experts.
* Global Exposure... through our media partnerships around the world and through our targeted industry newsletters

Who should sponsor and Exhibit?

* Oil & Gas Companies with operations in the region
* Ministries, National Oil Companies & State Authorities
* Service & Supply Companies
* Banking & Financial & Investmentl Institutions
* Law Firms
* Engineering & Contracting Firms
* Power and Energy Firms

Contact Us:

Contact us if you would like to sponsor or exhibit at the event and our team will get provide details on opportunities available. Note that Exhibition Booths space is limited and booths should be booked early in advance.

With regards

Jerry van Gessel

Director of Marketing & Publicity

jerry@glopac.com

website: 2nd Western Africa Energy 2010

Tel: + 31 70 324 6154

Latin Oil Week 2010 is a key event for the Latin American Continent

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 10:00:21 +0000

/EIN Presswire/ Now In Its 16th Year, Latin Oil Week 2010 is a key event for the Latin American Continent, focused on the exploration industry, gas-LNG and GTL - with Speakers from Latin America and worldwide on competition, National Oil Companies, strategy and portfolio, new ventures, new hydrocarbon potential, regional risks and management issues, integration in energy markets, domestic and cross-border oil and gas ventures, Independents, basins and acreage, new Bid Rounds, competitor strategies, and the future of Latin American and Caribbean hydrocarbons.

Over 250 senior executives attend annually, with 35+ Speakers presenting and 20+ Corporate and Government exhibitions.

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ROADSHOW: PROMOTION
OPEN ROUND COLOMBIA 2010

The Agencia Nacional de Hidrocarburos (ANH) invites you to attend the OPEN ROUND COLOMBIA 2010
Rio de Janeiro, March 22-24, 2010

Managed by Global Pacific & Partners
During 16th Latin Upstream 2010, Rio Sheraton, Sao Conrado, 22-24th March, 2010

ANH was created by the Colombian Government through Executive Order 1760 of June 26, 2003 as a Special Administrative Unit (UAE) reporting to the Ministry of Mines and Energy. ANH's responsibility is to manage Colombia's oiland gas resources, in order to benefit Colombian citizens. The Agency represents the Colombian government and its citizens when designating exploration areas.

The Roadshow includes two days of Data Rooms: March 22 - 24, 2010
Plus full-day Presentation Session, March 22, 2010.

Contact Duncan@glopac.com or sonika@glopac.com for further information

Key Focus
* Latin American Landscapes: Upstream & Exploration Game
* Key Influences In Latin Hydrocarbons
* Latin Gas-LNG and GTL Ventures
* Government Strategies, Acreage & Assets
* Licensing Agencies
* Reserve & Production Outlook
* Mature Exploration Zones
* Heavy Oil & EOR Potential
* Deepwater Potential & New Frontiers
* Caribbean States & Central Latin America
* Southern Cone Gas
* Hydrocarbon Frontier States: New Plays & Opportunities
* Latin Giants: Venezuela, Brazil, Mexico
* Minnows, Independents & Super-Majors Active In The Region
* Foreign State Players Taking Acreage & Joint Venture Positioning
* Emerging Players - Local and Global Players

15th & 16th February 2010 - London Marriott Hotel, Regents Park, London, UK.

Mon, 15 Feb 2010 15:31:42 +0000

/EIN Presswire/ SMi's Unconventional Gas - Maximising Efficiency, reducing costs, extracting the best value

15th & 16th February 2010 - London Marriott Hotel, Regents Park, London, UK.

To make the most from its underlying commercial opportunities, you must be agile in analysing your business needs and implement robust strategies for harnessing maximum benefit out of these resources. The technologies and the supporting infrastructure have to be both efficient and economically viable at the same time. For this reason, we are organising Unconventional Gas 2010 that takes a practical look at your unconventional gas production challenges, when the pressure is on to reduce costs and still deliver positive results.

SMi have gathered an expert line up for Unconventional Gas 2010 with key speakers including Melvyn Giles, Global Theme Leader - Unconventional Gas, Shell Exploration and Production and Abdulla Al Naim, Vice President - Exploration, Saudi Aramco, who will debate industry issues and address your challenges through strategic examples and practical case studies of their successful unconventional gas projects. Furthermore, they will share their experiences describing lessons learnt from existing projects along with approaches and practices that did and did not work.
To see the full programme for this event please visit; http://www.smi-online.co.uk/ugas1056.asp
Or alternatively contact Andrew Gibbons on Tel. +44 (0) 20 7827 6156 for more information.

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