The 20th Annual Middle East Petroleum & Gas Conference MPGC 2012

The 20th Annual Middle East Petroleum & Gas Conference (MPGC 2012), is a prestigious international event focusing on evolving political, economic, commercial and policy trends in the Middle East and World Markets, with the theme: “Middle East Oil & Gas: The Known Unknowns and the Unknown Unknowns”.

The conference will be held on 6-8 May 2012 in the Kingdom of Bahrain, under the Patronage of His Excellency Dr. Abdul Hussain Bin Ali Mirza, Minister of Energy – Chairman of National Oil & Gas Authority, Kingdom of Bahrain with NOGA &Bapco as hosts.

MPGC 2012 will examine the cross currents of fragile demand in the West and robust demand in the East, the role played by OPEC in maintaining and checking market imbalances, shifts in refining economics and shutdowns and its impact on lighter crudes and narrowing the sweet-sour differentials. It will also provide a global perspective on the oil markets, developments in conventional and non-conventional oil production, the role of International Oil Corporations in Iraq, prospects for tight and sour gas, as well as challenges in accessing new investment opportunities in Middle East gas and the emergence of shale gas.

The following prominent personalities from the Middle East & the international energy industry are expected to address MPGC 2012.
- H.E. Dr. Abdul Hussain Bin Ali Mirza,Minister of Energy- Chairman of National Oil & Gas Authority, Kingdom of Bahrain
- Mr. Said A. Al-Hadrami,President and CEO of Aramco Trading, Saudi Arabia
- Mr. Gordon Smith, Chief Executive, The Bahrain Petroleum Company B.S.C. (Closed), Kingdom of Bahrain
- Dr. Fereidun Fesharaki, Chairman, FACTS Global Energy, USA
- Mr. Maurizio La Noce, Chief Executive Officer, Mubadala Oil & Gas, Abu Dhabi, UAE
- Mr. Adel K. Almoayyed, Deputy Chief Executive, Tatweer Petroleum, Kingdom of Bahrain
- Dr. Rajeev Gautam, President & CEO, UOP LLC, A Honeywell Company, USA
- Mr. Ian R. Taylor, President & CEO, Vitol Group of Companies
- Dr. Edward L. Morse, Global Head of Commodities Research, Citigroup, USA
- Dr. Edgard H. Habib, Chief Economist, Chevron Corporation, USA
- Mr. Christof Ruehl, Group Chief Economist, BP Plc, UK
- Mr. Frédéric H. Barnaud,Executive Director LNG, Shipping & Logistics, Clean Energy, Gazprom Marketing & Trading Limited, UK
- Mr. Mehdi Chennoufi, General Manager, Atlantic Basin & Greater Middle East, Shell International LNG Supply (SILS), Dubai, UAE
- Mr. Xavier Préel, Vice President, General Affairs Middle East, TOTAL, France
- Dr. Dawood V. Nassif,General Manager, Strategy & Business Development, The Bahrain Petroleum Company B.S.C. (Closed), Bahrain
-Mr. Jamal E. Al-Loughani,Deputy Managing Director, Marketing Operations, International Marketing, Kuwait Petroleum Corporation, Kuwait
- Mr. Thomas M. Leaver, Chief Executive Officer, Dubai Mercantile Exchange, Dubai, UAE
- Mr. David Fyfe, Head of Oil Industry & Markets Division IEA/OIMD, International Energy Agency, France
- Mr. Hussain Sultan, Chairman, Neptune Energy Trading LLC, Dubai, UAE
- Mr. Shahriar Fesharaki, Chief Operating Officer, FACTS Global Energy, Singapore
- Dr. Awwad A. Alharthi, Corporate Planning, Saudi Aramco Planning Consultant, Saudi Arabia
- Mr. John Roper, Vice President & Head of Middle East, E.ON Ruhrgas, Dubai, UAE
- Mr. Mark Lewis, Group Vice Chairman, FACTS Global Energy, UK
- Mr. Hiroji Adachi, Executive Officer & General Manager, Refining Department, JX Nippon Oil & Energy Corporation, Japan
- Mr. Ivan Sandrea, President, Energy Intelligence, UK
- Dr. Herman Franssen, Executive Director, Energy Intelligence Group, USA
- Mr. Sakura Sakakibara, Director, IRIS Research Institute of Trade & Industry, Japan

In conjunction with MPGC 2012, the Middle East Petroleum & Gas Week (MEOW) events will be held back to back from May 5 – 10, 2012. This features MPGC 2012 as the anchor event, as well as four other pre and post MPGC briefings and conferences. All are individually prices and bookable separately with Joint Attendance (JA) discounts.

1. Middle East Petroleum Insiders Briefing (MPI), 5-6 May 2012
2. Production Sharing Contracts & International Petroleum Fiscal Systems (PSC), 5-6 May 2012
3. Base Oil & Lubes Middle East Conference (BLM), 9-10 May 2012
4. Middle East Gas Insiders (MGI), 9-10 May 2012
5. Gasoline & Diesel Blending Technologies & Economics(GDB), 9-10 May 2012

Please visit http://www.cconnection.org/conference/MPGC/2012/MPGC2012Home.htmlfor further details.

Please contact MEOW 2012 Secretariat at Tel: +65 6338 0064 Fax: +65 6338 4090 or Email: mpgc@cconnection.org to find out more of the events.