Agenda |
Topic | Speaker |
Opening Remarks | H.E. Dr. Chakib Khelil, Minister of Mines and Energy, Algeria (French) Peter Woicke, Executive Vice President, International Finance Corporation H.E. Dr. Cherif Rahmani, Minister for the Environment and Regional Planning |
Session 1: Keynote Presentations |
| The Algerian Experience | Mohamed Meziane, CEO, Sonatrach (French) |
| Key Lessons Learned | Rashad Kaldany, Director, OGMC, IFC/World Bank |
Interim Session |
| Satellite Remote Sensing of Gas Flares | Chris Elvidge (NOAA) |
Session 2: Associated Gas Utilization (Chairperson: Tom Theriot, ExxonMobil; Vice Chairperson: Bent Svensson) |
| Overview of Equatorial Guinea | H.E. Dr. Cristobal Manana Ela, Minister for Energy and Mines, Equatorial Guinea |
| Iran: Gas Injection Programs to Reduce Flaring | H.E. Dr. Nejad Hosseinian, Petroleum Deputy Minister for International Affairs, Iran |
| Gas Sector Reform in Nigeria | E.A. Olukoga, GGM LNG, NNPC |
| Associated Gas Utilization Opportunities in Algeria | Mohamed Raafa Babaghayou, Senior Vice President, E &P, Sonatrach |
| Innovative Ways of Utilizing Flare Gas | David Nagel, Country President, BP |
| Associated Gas Utilization in Cameroon | Paul Ngii Nag, Head of Gas Department, SNH |
Session 3: A Global Standard on Flaring: (Chairperson: E.A. Olukoga, NNPC; Vice Chairperson: Jacob Broekhuijsen) |
| International Oil Company Perspective | Catherine Tanna, Director for Americas, Shell International Gas Ltd |
| A GGFR Partner Country Perspective: Nigeria | Abiodun Ibikunle, Office of the Presidential Adviser |
| State Oil Company Perspective | Terje Halmø, Statoil |
Session 4: Stick or Carrot (Chairperson: James Ball; Vice Chairperson: Sascha Djumena) |
| Success Story Flare Regulation in Alberta | Arden Berg, Board Member, AEUB |
| A Country View of Fiscal Incentives and Regulations | Oystein Kristiansen/Stig Svalheim, Norwegian Petroleum Directorate |
| The Role of Fiscal Incentives | Bill Cline, Gaffney, Cline and Associates |
Session 5: CDM and Carbon Credits: (Chairperson: Edwin Aalders, IETA; Vice Chairperson: Calliope Webber) |
| Carbon Financing for Flare Reductions | Torleif Haugland, ECON |
| Indonesia: A Country Perspective | Agus Sari, Pelangi |
| An Algerian Project | Rabea Ferroukhi, OME and Paul Parks, ECON |
| A Company Perspective | Guiseppe Iorio, ENI |
Session 6: Best Management Practices to Reduce Gas Flaring (Chairperson: Eva Ljosland, Norsk Hydro; Vice Chairperson: Bent Svensson) |
| The BP Experience | Iain Wright, BP |
| The Halliburton Experience | Robert Sherman, Halliburton |
| The ChevronTexaco Experience | Audie Setters, ChevronTexaco |
Session 7: Achieving Global Flare Out? (Chairperson: James Ball) Panel Discussion |
| Closing Session | H.E. Dr. Chakib Khelil |
| Side-Event: Overview of Algerian CDM Project (French) 1 / 2 |