3 Pipeline Conferences

“Always remember, a cat looks down on man, a dog looks up to man, but a pig will look man right in the eye and see his equal.” -- Winston Churchill (British Orator, Author and Prime Minister during World War II. 1874-1965)

Three pipeline conferences are on the horizon …

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12th Pipeline Technology Conference
2-4 May 2017
 Berlin, Germany
https://www.pipeline-conference.com/

PPIM 2017
Pipeline Pigging and Integrity Management 2017
27.02-02.03 2017
 Houston, USA
http://clarion.org/ppim/ppim17/index.php

Pipeline Life-Cycle Extension Strategies
PPST SEMINAR:
14.02.2017
 Cairo, Egypt
https://www.pipeline-seminar.com/
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Conference Alert: ARTC

“No matter how sophisticated you may be, a large granite mountain cannot be denied - it speaks in silence to the very core of your being” -- Ansel Adams (American Photographer, 1902-1984)

ARTC (Asian Refining Technology Conference) http://artc.wraconferences.com/ is scheduled for Jakarta, Indonesia, March 29-30, 2017. Description appears below.  The description includes a list of key technical themes.

TIP: Pay attention to the conference themes.  Whether or not you attend, the themes may alert you to trends that you will want to follow in the professional literature.

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ARTC
29 - 30 March 2017 | Jakarta, Indonesia
Asia’s most respected event for core refining technology
National Resilience Council Indonesia, PT Kreasindo Resources and Rosneft confirmed to speak at ARTC
Dear Mr Steinhardt,
I’m delighted to give you a preview of the agenda for ARTC taking place on 29 – 30 March in Jakarta, Indonesia. At next year’s 20th annual event we look to the future, including investment to meet Indonesia’s capacity demands, process digitalization and the market outlook for Asian refining’s declining margins.

We have Super Early Bird rates available! Register online before 16th January or email Kelly at kelly.tea@clarionevents.com.
2017 speakers include:
•Lt Gen Nugroho Widyotomo, Secretariat General, National Resilience Council Indonesia
•Dempsy Robby Kambey, GM Asset Management, PT Kreasindo Resources Indonesia
•Didier Casimiro, Vice President for Refining, Petrochemicals, Commerce and Logistics, Rosneft
•Mathew George, Chief Manager, Petrochemicals Marketing, Indian Oil Corporation
•Dr. XU Youming, Regional Representative of Technology and Marketing, SINOPEC
•Mahendra Kumar Rastogi, Vice President Inspection & Reliability, Bharat Oman Refineries Limited
•Asit Das, Head of Refining R&D Centre, Reliance Industries
•Paul Kennedy, Vice President, Asia, Solomon Associates
To find out more, download our first-look agenda.
Key strategic themes to be discussed include: •International investment in Indonesia’s downstream sector
•Upgrade and new builds in tight economic circumstances
•Growth of petrochemicals and biofuels in Asia
•Market disruption such as sulphur stringency restrictions and the rise of electric vehicles
Key technical themes to be discussed include:
•Hydroprocessing
•Energy efficiency
•Feedstock management
•'Bottom of barrel' technology
•Biofuels
•Sulphur reduction
•Petrochemicals
•Process control & optimization
We have Super Early Bird rates available! Register online here before the 16th January or contact Kelly on kelly.tea@clarionevents.com  in order to secure your rate.
Are you a refiner or a petrochemical producer?
The World Refining Association has reserved 50 complimentary passes for refiners and petrochemical producers to attend the ARTC 20th Annual Meeting as our guests.
Places are reserved for Refiners and Petrochemical Producers such as Pertamina, Petronas, Petrovietnam, S-Oil, Thai Oil, Reliance Industries, Singapore Refining Company and will be given on a first come first serve basis.
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Conference Alert: CERAWeek March 6-10, 2017, Houston, Texas

“I humble myself before God, and there the list ends.” -- Sam Houston (1793-1863) American politician and soldier, best known for his role in bringing Texas into the United States.

CERAweek 2017 (https://ceraweek.com/) is scheduled for March 6-10, 2017, Houston, Texas.  You may find it interesting.  From the CERAweek Web comes this list of speakers …

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SPEAKERS (Partial List)
HE Khalid A. Al-Falih
Minister of Energy, Industry and Mineral Resources for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and Chairman of the Saudi Arabian Oil Company (Saudi Aramco) Board of Directors
Robert Dudley
Group Chief Executive, BP plc
Ben van Beurden
Chief Executive Officer, Royal Dutch Shell plc
Patrick Pouyanné
Chairman of the Board & CEO, TOTAL S.A.
John Watson
Chairman & CEO, Chevron
HE Mohammad Sanusi Barkindo
Secretary General, OPEC
HE Dr. Emmanuel Ibe Kachikwu
Honorable Minister of State, Petroleum Resources, Federal Republic of Nigeria
Vicki Hollub
President & CEO, Occidental Petroleum Corporation
HE Shri Dharmendra Pradhan
Minister of State - Independent Charge, Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas, India
Hon. Maroš Šefčovič
VP of the European Commission, Energy Union
HE Seyed Mohammad Hossein Adeli
Secretary General , Gas Exporting Countries Forum
Fatih Birol
Executive Director, International Energy Agency
Lynn Good
Chairman, President & CEO, Duke Energy
HE Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber
Minister of State in the United Arab Emirates, CEO of the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC), Abu Dhabi National Oil Company
Jin-Yong Cai
Partner, TPG Capital
Spencer Dale
Group Chief Economist, BP plc
Isabelle Kocher
Chief Executive Officer, Engie
Claudio Descalzi
Chief Executive Officer, Eni
Randy Foutch
Chairman & CEO, Laredo Petroleum
Hon. James Musoni
Minister of Infrastructure, Rwanda
Michel Hourcard
President & CEO, TOTAL E&P Americas, LLC
Andrew Kamau
Principal Secretary, State Dept. of Petroleum, Nairobi Ministry of Energy and Petroleum
Osmar Abib
Managing Director, Global Head of Oil & Gas, Credit Suisse
Mohamed Al Hammadi
Chief Executive Officer, Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation (ENEC)
HE Suhail Mohamed Al Mazrouei
Minister of Energy, United Arab Emirates
Toby Baker
Commissioner , Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
Jason Bordoff
Professor of Professional Practice and Founding Director, Center on Global Energy Policy at Columbia University

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TIP: Visit the Wikipedia article on CERAWeek’s Energy Innovation Pioneers (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CERAWeek ) for a quick background check to determine whether it is an event that you would want to attend.  Here is an excerpt from the article …

Each year at CERAWeek, the Energy Innovation Pioneer program recognizes companies and entrepreneurs whose technologies and business plans have the potential to transform the energy industry. Companies are selected based on several criteria, including the feasibility of their plan and scalability of their technology, and are presented at an Energy Insight Breakfast session during the conference. In 2014, CERAWeek recognized 24 pioneers.[3]
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CERAWeek