Middle East Fuels Symposium

Middle East Downstream Week 2009, 23-26 March 2009 covers a full four days on refining and fuels topics including a hands-on, practical Refinery Economics Workshop. Below is the agenda for the Middle East Fuels Symposum, download the PDF agenda on the right for more information on the conference format.

Refinery Economics Workshop: 23 March 2009
Middle East Refining Conference: 24-25 March 2009

THE MIDDLE EAST FUELS SYMPOSIUM
AT MIDDLE EAST DOWNSTREAM WEEK 2009 
THURSDAY, 26 MARCH 2009

08:00 Registration and coffee

09:00 Opening Keynote Address and business card exchange - meet your fellow attendees

His Excellency, Dr Rashid Bin Fahad, UAE Minister of Environment and Water

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09:15 Session one: The Middle East fuels markets: Current and future trends

  • National oil company investments in clean fuel projects. What is the latest?
  • How much of an impact are the price of oil and European fuel quality rules having on the development of the regions clean fuels agenda?
  • European diesel, gasoline and marine markets.
  • How do they compare with Middle Eastern markets?

Overview of the global automotive clean fuel vehicles market and its relevance on the Middle East.

Jose Paul, Consulting Manager, Automotive and Transportation Practice, Middle East and North Africa, FROST AND SULLIVAN

10:30 Coffee break sponsored by AFTON CHEMICAL

11:00 Session two: Tackling the growing regional challenges of the Middle East fuels sector

  • Clean fuel production in Middle Eastern refineries.
  • New specifications, standards and increased demand. How to remain profitable and keep the products available.
  • Improving fuel quality. Fuel quality trends and drivers.
  • Global developments in diesel and opportunities for the Middle Eastern refinery.
  • An approach to alternative fuels for commercial aviation.

David Claydon, Marketing Technical Service Manager, AFTON CHEMICAL

Nicolas Mouney, Alternative Fuels Project Manager,CoC Powerplant, AIRBUS

12:30 Lunch

14:00 Session three: Innovations in meeting the clean fuels challenge within the regions refineries

Case study: overview and update on TAKREER’s green diesel project.

  • A look at catalyst advancements for ultra low sulphur diesel fuels enabling refi ners to increase the reliability and profitability of their operations.
  • The impact of low sulphur bunkers on refinery configuration. With the International Maritime Organisation recently announcing its support to move to a global sulphur specification on bunkers of 0.5wt% we take a look at the impacts this change would have on a typical refinery configuration and operation.

Abdulla Al Mansouri, Senior Project Manager,Green Diesel Project, ABU DHABI OIL REFININGCOMPANY (TAKREER)
Pieter Lusse, Supervisor Technical Services,ALBEMARLE
Mike Stockle, Technology Leader, Refining,FOSTER WHEELER

15:30 Coffee break sponsored by AFTON CHEMICAL

16:00 Session four: Clean fuel projects in and around the region

  • A look at clean fuels projects in and around the GCC.
  • The latest advances in automotive and aviation clean fuel projects.
  • Natural gas as a transportation fuel in vehicles.

Review of both NGV and CNG and a look atthe market drivers for natural gas transportation fuels in Egypt.

Nasser Bader Al Mudhaf, Deputy Chairman and General Manager, KUWAIT AVIATION FUELLING COMPANY
Akmal Zaghloul, Business Development General Manager, TAQA

17:00 Closing address and close of symposium