Latin America LNG
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- 09:00
- Registration and Breakfast
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- 09:30
- Keynote Session
Marc Ruehs, Senior Account Manager - Latin America,Shell
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- 11:00
- Session 1: Global LNG Market Scenario
- Overview of global LNG supply and demand: How long will the current oversupply last? Where will demand mostly come from? Where are the new trading flows emerging and why?
- Geopolitics: How is the dispute between Saudi Arabia and Qatar shaping the international LNG markets?
- The future global energy mix: How is LNG positioning itself as an environment-friendly fuel? Can the COP21 deal boost LNG-to-power projects? Will LNG be overshadowed by renewables?
Speakers:
Claudio H. Steuer, Senior Visiting Research Fellow, The Oxford Institute for Energy StudiesEmmanuel Delfosse, Chief Infrastructures and Gas Value Chain Officer, Engie
Antonio Barbalho, Practice Manager, Latin America, World Bank
- 11:00
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- 11:30
- Networking Break and Morning Refreshments
- 11:30
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- 12:30
- Session 2: New Production, Chinese Demand and Prices Matthew Monteverde - VP Commodity Markets, Argus
- 12:30
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- 13:30
- Session 3: World LNG Supply - Challenges and Opportunities
Which new projects remain viable in the current pricing scenario? Are small-scale/floating LNG projects becoming more important? How do suppliers see Latin America’s potential as both an exporter and an importer?
Panelists:
Rafael Segovia, Commercial Manager & NBD, Shell Peru
Kenna Bravo, LNG & Gas Market Analyst, Gas Exporting Countries Forum (GECF)
Fred Hutchison, Executive Director, LNG Allies
- 13:30
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- 15:30
- Lunch
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- 17:00
- Session 4: Global LNG Demand
- Japan: What does the world’s most mature LNG buyer expect for the next years?
- China: Will the country’s appetite for LNG continue to grow? Why is LNG becoming so important to the industrial sector?
Speakers:
Akira Miyamoto, Executive Researcher, Osaka Gas
Ramesh Nair, Director - LNG Commercialization Solutions Dept., Wison Offshore & Marine Limited – China
- 17:00
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- 19:00
- Networking Cocktail
- 07:30
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- 09:00
- Continental Breakfast and Exhibits
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- 10:30
- Session 5: Latin America Dynamics and Infrastructure
- Supply and demand in Latin America: How can the region become more integrated? Are there new opportunities to improve local infrastructure?
- Latin American LNG developments: What to expect in terms of small-scale LNG projects in the Caribbean and Central America? How relevant has Panama become as a new player in the region? How is Bolivia’s and Argentina’s natural gas supply could alter the LNG import patterns of the region? What is the new status on Argentina and Chile energy swaps? Is there room for more LNG reliability capacity in Latin America? Is LNG an option to support Peru’s wider use of natural gas?
- The role of FSRU in Brazilian power market: What are the designs and operational descriptions of vessels, containment system technologies and ongoing developments that will optimize LNG operations in Brazil?
Speakers
Carolina Bunting, LNG Account Manager - Latin America, Shell
Gonzalo Ramirez, LNG Business Development Manager, Wartsila
Aziz Bamik, General Manager, GTT
- 10:30
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- 11:00
- Coffee Break and Exhibits
- 10:50
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- 12:30
- Session 6: Brazil
- Brazilian power: An overview of the Brazilian electricity sector. What are the risks and opportunities for the commercialization of electrical energy?
- Gas for Growth: How can this government-led program help ease the bureaucracy and attract investments to the market? What are the main obstacles preventing it from taking off?
- Panel discussion: What will the Brazilian gas market look like after Petrobras concludes its disinvestment program?
Speakers:
Symone Araujo, Natural Gas Department Manager, MME
Álvaro Tupiassu, Gas & Power - Marketing and Trading Executive Manager, Petrobras
Michelle Duarte, Chief of Energy Department, Mitsubishi
Lino Cançado, COO, Eneva
- 12:30
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- 14:30
- Lunch
- 14:30
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- 15:30
- Session 7: Improving the LNG world: Contracts and Infrastructure
- Contracts: What has been changing in terms of contracts flexibility? How are the changes related to spot and long term markets?
- Floating storage projects: What barriers do FSRU projects face? Are there new companies willing to enter the market? Will FSRUs establish themselves as the standard solution for regional regasification terminals?
Speakers:
Dan Rogers, Partner, King & SpaldingMaximilian Dietrich, Business Development Director, Exmar
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- 16:30
- Session 8: Panel discussion - Investments and financing
- Panel discussion - Investments and financing: What is the current appetite of the capital markets for financing LNG projects? Which markets are most likely to grow? Can LNG remain a magnet for global funding at current prices?
Panelists:
Michael DuBose, VP Strategy, Tellurian InvestmentsAntonio Barbalho, Practice Manager, Latin America, World Bank
Tatiana Preta, Director - Project Finance, MUFG Union Bank