What Made Flame 2010 The Unmissable Gas Conference For 2010?

Dr. Richard G. Newell, of the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) and Mike Stice of CHESAPEAKE ENERGY shared their thoughts on the development of and prospects for unconventional gas in the USA.

Dr. Richard G. Newell from the EIA delivered a Special Keynote Session on Tuesday March 2nd. His presentation focussed on what is surely one of the most important issues in the global gas industry: "Shale Gas: A Game Changer For U.S. And Global Gas Markets?" Changes brought on by the rapid increase in shale gas reserves and production in the United States are reverberating in both domestic and international gas markets. Dr. Newell reviewed recent shale gas activity in the U.S., the prospects for future production increases, and likely effects on U.S. energy markets. He also outlined the potential for similar increases in shale gas production in other regions including Europe, China and Australia. Finally, he described the likely effects of these changes on global gas markets, including potential increases in gas consumption and likely alterations in global gas trading patterns.

With only one person between Barack Obama and himself, Dr Newell's unique insight into both US energy markets and unconventional gas were a true highlight at Flame 2010.

LNG Summit Day - Monday 1st March 2010 - Key questions discussed included the impact of unconventional gas and new LNG supplies coming online on global LNG flows - will we see the emergence of a mature spot market for LNG? How will unconventional gas affect Summer 2010's LNG flows?
Key presentations included:
• Alaa Abu Jbara, Marketing Director, QATARGAS
• Steve Hamilton, EVP Strategy, GDF SUEZ GLOBAL LNG
• Jean Abiteboul, President, CHENIERE SUPPLY & MARKETING
• Guy Broggi, Head of LNG Supply, TOTAL GAS & POWER
• Simon Bonini, Director LNG, CENTRICA
• Andy Flower, LNG Consultant
• David Wells, VP Global LNG Supply, SHELL GAS & POWER
• Stefan Bürkle, LNG Group COO, E.ON RUHRGAS
• Simon Cattle, Head of Supply & Trading, Gas Trading - Europe and LNG, BP
• David Fuller, Head of LNG, RWE SUPPLY & TRADING
• Thierry Trouvé, Chief Executive Officer, ELENGY
• Gregorio Morales, LNG Trading Manager, STREAM RGN
Trading & Transportation: Updates on European Trends from leading companies including DONG, EON, GTS, GASUNIE, RWE and more!

Expert views were given from companies including: DONG, London Energy Brokers' Association, E.ON Energy Trading, RWE Supply & Trading, GTS, GTE & Gasunie Deutschland

The Impact Of The Economic Crisis On Gas Demand & Pricing: One of the biggest questions on everyone's lips - discussions featured leading companies such as: BP, OIES, ECONGAS, NatGas, The Brattle Group, RWE and more

 

Supply & Demand: Europe’s Future Supply/Demand Balance & Global LNG Flows Given The Impact Of Unconventional Gas
Where Will Europe's Gas Come From? Russia, Qatar, The Netherlands, Norway? How Are LNG & Unconventional Gas Impacting? Come And Listen To:
• Stefan Judisch, Chief Executive Officer, RWE SUPPLY & TRADING
• Rune Bjørnson, Executive Vice President, Natural Gas, STATOIL
• Mike Stice, Senior Vice President , CHESAPEAKE ENERGY
• Kathleen Eisbrenner, Consultant
• Paul Hallas, Director of Gas Supplies, CENTRICA
• Ben Hollins, Head of European Gas & Power Consulting, WOOD MACKENZIE
• Tatiana Mitrova, Head of the Centre For International Energy Markets Studies
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Investment Challenges For European Infrastructure
Where Is The Smart Money Going? Leading investors joined the 2010 expert line up to discuss the future for investment in European energy infrastructure:
• Olivier  Montfort, Director, CITADEL GROUP
• Jeffrey Altmann, Senior Asset Manager, FIRST STATE INVESTMENTS
• Laurence Molke, Managing Director, Europe, ARCLIGHT CAPITAL
• Reinhard Mitschek, Managing Director, Nabucco Pipeline
  
Learn More About Russian, Eurasian & Middle Eastern Gas Markets
Want to know more about gas supplies from Iran, Iraq, Turkmenistan, Russia, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan? Come and get expert views from:
• Ibrahim Al-Marashi, Associate Dean of International Relations, IE University
• Michael Denison, Lecturer in International Security, Leeds University
• Andrew Reed, Oil & Gas Markets Analyst, ESAI
• Andre Mernier, Secretary General, Energy Charter Secretariat
• Plus Fitch Ratings, OIES
    
European Gas Storage & Flexibility Updates
• Jean-Marc Leroy, CEO , Storengy
• Stephan Parthier, Chairman of the Board of Management, E.ON FÖLDGÁZ STORAGE
• Michael Kreuz, Gas Storage Manager, OMV GAS
• Rick Lorio, CEO, INDEPENDENT GAS STORAGE
• Lubor Veleba, Chief Commercial Officer,
  RWE GAS STORAGE
• Paul Grimes, CEO, CANATXX
• James Lawson, Head of Sales and Marketing, CENTRICA STORAGE
• Stephan Dewald, Managing Director Gas Storage, Wingas
  
  
German Market Update: Gas Demand, Merger Of The Gas Areas, Balancing, Storage, Moving Gas Cross Borders and more
• Ulf Kreienbrock, Managing Director, GASPOOL Balancing Services
• Jörg Budde, Head of Division, Gas Procurement & Storage, EWE
• Stephan Dewald, Managing Director Gas Storage, Wingas
• Christian Hövelhaus, Member of the Management Board, NatGAS
• Ruediger Mueller, Director, Global Gas Supply & Portfolio Mgt, EnBW Gas Midstream
FREE Workshop - Harmonisation Of Gas Quality In The EU - on Friday March 5th

Led by Mark van Stiphout, of DG Transport & Energy's Electricity & Gas Unit at the European Commission, the workshop, free for all to attend, will assess the European Commission's policy and action towards Harmonisation of Gas Quality in the EU

New Trading & Risk Management Workshop: led by Mercurious on Monday 1st March 2010

Click on "New for 2010" for more details

Champagne Roundtables - as popular as always, the 2010 champagne roundtables were as popular as ever.

With a variety of topics and expert speakers ranging from Russia and the Caspian to the impact of Unconventional Gas, the Flame Champagne Roundtables are a must attend. Make sure you book early to secure your place at one for 2011!

Interactive Polling Sessions – the results of our real-time polling sessions on pricing, LNG, carbon, the Third Package and much more are available for download for all delegates.

Led by Professor Jonathan Stern, the Flame polling sessions provided a unique insight into current thinking on key trends.

Do you want to get involved in Europe's Premier Gas & LNG Conference?

If so, contact: Katy McDonnell, Director for Flame 2011 on kmcdonnell@icbi.co.uk or 0044 207 017 4299