Over 100 leading experts confirmed their attendance at the SMi’s Gas-to-Liquids North America Summit, taking place in Houston on the 12th-13th of March 2014.

HOUSTON, TEXAS, US , March 4, 2014 /EINPresswire.com/ -- In just 1 week’s time leading industry experts will meet at the SMi’s Gas-to-Liquids Conference (Houston, Texas, USA, March 12-13).

Confirmed attendees include: Ariel Corporation, Bio2Electric, BNP Paribas, BP, Breitling Oil and Gas, Clariant Corporation, EmberClear, Energy Security Partners, Enhanced Clean Fuels, ExxonMobil, G. Butler & Associates, Gas Technology Institute, GE - Oil&Gas, INPEX Corporation, Joakadom Oil Ltd, Pinto Energy LLC, RBN Energy LLC, Sasol North America, SCG Energia, Vue Energy, YakutMinerals, ZeoGas LLC, plus many more at this year's event.

To download the complete list of attending companies please go to the event’s website
www.smi-online.co.uk/gtl-northamerica.com9.asp

The SMi Group is bringing to you the most respected speakers from companies that are currently developing GTL projects in North America. This is a unique opportunity to hear about GTL advances expressed from the resource holders as well as understanding key market challenges, economics, licensing and technology available.

KEY PRESENTATIONS INCLUDE:

Advancing America's Energy Future
Gen. Wesley K. Clark (Ret.), Chairman, Energy Security Partners

Sasol GTL: Projects, Products, and US Perspectives
Mark Schnell, General Manager, Marketing, Strategy and New Business Development, Sasol North America

Developing Distributed Scale Gas to Liquids Facilities in North America
John Baardson, CEO, Pinto Energy LLC

Methanol to Gasoline: An Alternate Route to Liquid Fuel Production
Mitch Hindman, Licensing Manager, ExxonMobil Research AND Engineering

Building Momentum — Recent Developments in the BP / JM Davy Fixed Bed Fischer-Tropsch Process
Paul Langston, Business Development Manager, Conversion Technology Centre, BP

Financing GTL Project- What do you need to do to secure finance?
John Bills, Managing Director, BNP Paribas
Renato Plastina, Managing Director, BNP Paribas

Catalyzing the development of transformational GTL technologies
Ramon Gonzalez, Program Director, ARPA-E, Department of Energy

GTL vs. LNG- Pros and Cons
Rick Smead, Managing Director, Advisory Services, RBN Energy LLC

Viability of GTL in North America- A Resource Holders' Perspective
Chris Faulkner, Chief Executive Officer, Breitling Oil and Gas

Alex Forbes, Director, Forbes Communications, will be hosting the exclusive interactive half-day pre-conference workshop "Gas to Liquds Opportunities Opening Up in North America".

For more information or to register, go to the event's website www.smi-online.co.uk/gtl-northamerica.com9.asp or contact Andrew Gibbons via +44 (0) 207 827 5156 or e-mail agibbons@smi-online.co.uk

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Andrew Gibbons
SMi Group Ltd
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