Oil & Gas Lebanon's National Wealth Forum 1 May 9, 2014 ESA (Ecole Supérieure des Affaires) Beirut, Lebanon

1. Dear All,
On behalf of The Forum for National Dialogue - A Makhzoumi initiative (FFND),
Ecole Supérieure des Affaires de Beyrouth (ESA) and Mouvement des Entreprises
et Représentations Economiques Françaises au Liban (MEREF), it is my great pleasure
to welcome you to the first “Oil & Gas: Lebanon’s National Wealth Forum.”
When FFND set out to hold and host this forum, it was guided by a one-and-only
sublime principle: Making the Lebanese public aware of the reality of their
new-found national wealth, so that its good hopes are well placed and met.
We envision this forum to be the first of a series of initiatives duly supporting the
development of this vital, viable, and lucrative Oil & Gas sector in Lebanon.
Once developed and enhanced, the sector will touch and impact the lives of the
entire Lebanese population and its future generations in unimaginable ways.
With a dense and highly focused agenda, and a distinguished list of delegates and
supporters, we are certain that the recommendations of this forum will play an
important role in the way the emerging Oil and Gas Industry of Lebanon could
evolve.
In closing, I would like to thank Front Page Communication for helping us organize
it, and very warmly the media for their invaluable support.
Thank you!
Fouad Makhzoumi
President,
FORUM FOR NATIONAL DIALOGUE
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2. 08:00 – 08:30 GET-TOGETHER & REGISTRATION [08:15 AM: Arrival of the Officials]
08:30 – 08:35 OIL & GAS FORUM OPENING
Welcome: Mr. Stéphane Attali
MC: Mr. Camille Menassa
08:35 - 08:45 OPENING NOTE
H. E. Mr. Arthur Nazarian, Minister of Energy & Water, representing H. E.
the President of the Republic of Lebanon, General Michel SLEIMAN
08:45 – 09:00 “THE VISION FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE PETROLEUM SECTOR IN LEBANON”
Speaker: Dr. Nasser Hoteit
09:00 – 09:45 “DEVELOPMENTS AND PROSPECTS OF THE OIL & GAS INDUSTRY IN THE EASTERN
MEDITERRANEAN SEA”
Speakers:Dr.NicolasSarkis+Dr.AliHaidar+Mr.WissamChbat
SessionChairman:Prof.FadiGeara
09:50 – 10:45 “EVOLUTION OF THE LEBANESE OIL & GAS SECTOR: AN ECONOMIC PERSPECTIVE”
Speakers: Mr. Roudi Baroudi + Dr. Marwan Iskandar + Mr. Wissam Zahabi
Session Chairman: Mr. Alain Bifani
10:45 – 11:00 COFFEE BREAK
“OIL & GAS: LEBANON’S NATIONAL WEALTH FORUM”
Hosted by Forum for National Dialogue
In joint cooperation with ESA and MEREF
At E.S.A. – Beirut
PROGRAMME
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ABOUT FPI
Founded in 1984 in Dubai UAE, Future Pipe Industries (FPI) has rapidly grown to become a global
leader in anti corrosive fiberglass pipe system design and manufacturing.
With the largest product portfolio of large diameter, high pressure, high-temperature, fiberglass
pipe systems, FPI is the only company in the world that provides bespoke solutions across the
three product segments; Water, O&G and Industrial.
Managing a unique global delivery model, driven by engineering excellence, and committed to
customer needs, FPI’s Vision is to deliver water and energy to the world in the most efficient way.
With the world large diameter pipe demand projected to exceed USD150 billion, FPI has already a
focused dominant global footprint with a presence throughout the Middle East, Africa, Europe,
North America and Asia. The company employs an extensive global network, operating 13 facto-
ries in UAE, Oman, Qatar, Egypt, KSA, Lebanon, USA, The Netherlands, Spain and India and 20
offices in 16 countries including Lebanon, UK, France, Singapore and Pakistan, mobilizing over
3500 members of staff around the world including.
FPI facilities are state of the art. With advanced manufacturing, testing and process control systems
spreadover700,000squaremetersFPIoperates49productlinesandwithmorethan60,000kilometers
installed worldwide, FPI serves more than 300 international major O&G operators, municipal authorities
and industrial facilities. FPI has produced enough pipes to circle the globe more than 4 times.
As the leading global integrated solution provider in the large diameter anti corrosive fiberglass
pipe market, FPI has gained stellar reputation in offering quality and reliable bespoke fiberglass
pipe solutions, through design and engineering, manufacturing and in house testing to installation
and onsite training and supervision.
All FPI products are manufactured in accordance with stringent customer specifications and the most
demandinginternationalstandards,usingthe latesttechnology,FPIoffersthe largest and most versatile
large diameter fiberglass pipe product range in the market today. With diameters ranging from 12mm
up to 4000mm, with an ability to withstand immense pressures of up to 3000 PSI, FPI’s fiberglass
composite non corrosive pipe systems can transport water, oil, gas and petrochemicals including H2S.
FPI’s promise of excellence has led to an impressive list of accreditations and certifications by major
independent international bodies in the fields of safety, quality and environmental protection. FPI was
the first manufacturing company in the Middle East to be awarded the service quality certification
Kitemark accreditation which is most frequently used to identify products where safety is paramount.
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3. 11:05 – 12:05 “LEGAL CHALLENGES OF THE OIL & GAS INDUSTRY”
Speakers: H.E. MP Yassine Jaber + Mr. Gaby Daaboul + Mr. Dani Kabbani + Ms. Tonje Gormley
Session Chairman: Mr. Rayan Kouatly
12:10 – 13:00 “INFRASTRUCTURE AND LOGISTICS”
Speakers: Mr. Fuad Jawad + Mr. Imad Makhzoumi
Session Chairman: Dr. Fadi Comair
13:00 – 14:15 LUNCH AT ESA
14:15 – 15:00 “OIL & GAS INDUSTRY: THE JOB CREATION ASPECT & RELATED SUBJECTS”
Speakers:Dr.KamalHamdan+Prof.PatrickGougeon
SessionChairman:Dr.MohammadAhmad
15:00 – 15:40 “THE MONETARY AND FINANCIAL IMPACT OF OIL & GAS FOR LEBANON”
Speaker: Dr. Jihad Azour
Session chairman: Mr. Camille Menassa
15:45 – 16:30 “GEOSTRATEGIC IMPLICATIONS FOR LEBANON”
Speaker: Mr. Fouad Makhzoumi
Session Chairman: Dr. Ghazi Wazni
16:30 - 17:00 COFFEE BREAK
17:00 - 18:00 STUDENT / PANEL Q&A EXCHANGE, STARTING WITH A 10-MIN. BRIEFING BY LPA
Panelists: Dr. Nicolas Sarkis, Mr. Roudi Baroudi, Dr. Nasser Hoteit, Mr. Fouad Makhzoumi,
Prof. Patrick Gougeon, LPA Members
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Le MEREF - Mouvement des Entreprises et Représentations Economiques
Françaises au Liban
Lieu d’échange et de partage de connaissances, le MEREF est un groupement d'entités
économiques françaises et libanaises implantées au Liban qui œuvrent pour un rapprochement
économique et culturel entre les deux pays. Il est né de l'initiative conjointe de chefs d'entreprises
français et libanais et du Service Economique Régional près l'Ambassade de France á Beyrouth.
Le MEREF, club d’affaires franco-libanais, est composé des filiales, des bureaux de représentation,
des agents et des franchises des entreprises françaises présentes au Liban, ainsi que d'entreprises
libanaises ou étrangères.
Depuis sa création en 2008, le MEREF s’est développé pour regrouper en 2014 près de 120
entreprises issues de tous secteurs. A l’écoute de ses membres, le MEREF prône la diffusion de
l’information, en organisant des séries de conférences sur le milieu des affaires au Liban. Considéré
comme un outil de rassemblement, le MEREF sollicite la présence de ses membres mais aussi de
nouvelles entités potentielles autour de salons professionnels, conférences, déjeuners ou diners
conviviaux : le réseau du MEREF prospère ainsi grâce à l’échange de connaissances et
d’expériences de ses membres.
Les membres du Comité Directeur
ATTALI Stéphane (Ecole Supérieure des Affaires - ESA) - Président
ASSAD Mustapha (Corporate Strategy Communication) - Vice-Président
BEKDACHE Malek (L’Oréal Liban) - Secrétaire Général
FAWAZ Imad (Fawaz Holding) - Trésorier
SOUPLET Jacques (Total Liban)
DAGHER Assad (Société d’Importation et de Distribution Automobiles SIDIA)
MENASSA Camille (Front Page Communication)
Coordinatrice : SAIKALI Marie-Hélène (Ecole Supérieure des Affaires - ESA)
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1- THE VISION FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE PETROLEUM SECTOR IN LEBANON
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Mr. Stéphane ATTALI
Stéphane Attali graduated from Paris Dauphine University and Institut d'Etudes Politiques de Paris
(Sciences Po).
After starting his professional career in the private sector in a consulting firm in Paris, he joined the
International Department of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Paris (CCIP) in 1999. From
2002 to 2007, He was posted to Beirut at the Ecole Supérieure des Affaires (ESA), Business school
created by Lebanese and French governments and managed by the CCIP. He has been in charge of
the development of academical programs as for as programs for ESA Executive Education. Then he
joined ESCP Europe, Graduate school of Management of the CCIP as Deputy Managing Director in
charge of general affairs.
In January 2009, Stéphane Attali was appointed Dean-Director General of the Ecole Supérieure des
Affaires (ESA) in Beirut.
Stéphane Attali is also the chairman of the MEREF (Movement of French Enterprises and Economic
representations in Lebanon) established in 2008 at the initiative of French and Lebanese
companies directors, with the support of the Economic Mission of the French Embassy in Lebanon.
The MEREF currently has over one hundred members and regularly hosts various meetings and
events in Lebanon.
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Dr. Nasser HOTEIT
Dr. Hoteit has been involved in the Energy Sector for close to 30 years.
He started as researcher and design engineer with a major petroleum company. Afterward, he
joined the nuclear industry as Geoscientist and head of Geosciences Directorate covering Geology,
Geophysics, Geomechanics, Geotechnics, Geochemistry, Oceanography and Climatology.
His activities that involved Experts, senior engineers and PhD students at Polytechnic School and
Mining school of Paris, helped to drive forward the knowledge of Conventional and
Unconventional Hydrocarbon Reservoirs.
Parallel to these activities, Mr. HOTEIT was board member of nuclear public agency and senior
expert at the international Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA) of the Organization for Economic
Co-operation and Development (OECD).
After Nuclear, Mr. HOTEIT joined back the petroleum industry to become Expert and Technical
Authority for the design and the construction of Liquefied Natural Gas Plants. Before joining the
Lebanese Petroleum Authority, Mr. HOTEIT contributed to the development of hydrocarbon fields
in arctic regions. He has been a part of several patents and has authored numerous scientific
publications. During his industrial career, Mr. HOTEIT has also acted as Associate Professor at
Paris-Tec, Polytechnic School, Grenoble and Lille Universities.
Mr. HOTEIT has an engineering degree, MPhil, and PhD from Polytechnic School of Grenoble,
Certification of arctic engineering from Alaska University, and MBA from HEC-Paris. He is a
Certified Petroleum Engineer and Member of Society of Petroleum Engineers.
Currently, Mr. HOTEIT is the president of Lebanese Petroleum Authority.
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ESA Presentation
Established in 1996 following an intergovernmental agreement between France and Lebanon, ESA
is a Business School dedicated to the education of executives and managers in Lebanon and the
Middle East and managed by the Paris Ile-de-France Regional Chamber of Commerce and Industry.
With its mission to form the elite of Lebanon and the region into the leaders of tomorrow, ESA has
become a beacon of academic excellence within Lebanon, and a platform for interaction and
meetings between Europe, the Middle East and Lebanon.
Paying keen attention to businesses and their needs, ESA assists them in developing their visions,
and helps them better achieve their objectives by training and coaching their executives and
managers.
Situated in the center of Beirut, and at the heart of the Middle East, ESA asserts its reach as an
important international school, combining the talents of high-level learners and professors who
rank among the world’s most preeminent specialists.
THE STRENGTHS OF ESA
Programs and courses made to measure, to train executives and managers, in accordance with the
needs of the international workplace.
A faculty composed exclusively of professors drawn from the best business schools in Europe,
particularly from ESCP Europe and HEC Paris.
Two international certifications, to validate each academic path: the ESA Degree and the Degree
from its prestigious partner school.
Flexible schedules, allowing for both training and professional lives to be combined.
An influential international network, accessible by joining the ESA Alumni Association, which is
linked to and a key associate of the ESCP Alumni Association.
An advantageous place for business encounters, ESA organizes regular seminars and panel confer-
ences with international speakers.
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2- DEVELOPMENTS AND PROSPECTS OF THE OIL & GAS
INDUSTRY IN THE EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN SEA
a. Overview with specific emphasis on Lebanon
• Estimates of reserves belonging to the exclusive economic zone of different countries’ shores
• Existing drilling and transport infrastructures in the Eastern Mediterranean region
• Domestic energy needs vis à vis available quantity for exports
•Potential conflicts
b. Cyprus and Israel cooperation: Impact on Lebanon’s future gas development
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FORUM FOR NATIONAL DIALOGUE (FFND) IN BRIEF
Forum for National Dialogue / A Makhzoumi Initiative was established in late 2013 as a non-
political, non-profit society under official advice No. 2219 dated 4th December 2013.
FFND aims at:
Firstly: Encouraging dialogue among the Lebanese citizens
Secondly: Contributing to the preparation of political and strategic studies and research papers,
and communicating with the decision-makers for discussions there-about, in addition to setting up
and conducting training programs, workshops, round tables, forums and conferences, and holding
lectures and activities in the areas of dialogue, economics, culture and science.
Thirdly: Contributing to the hosting of lecturers and analysts and other pundits concerned with
political and strategic issues, be they local, regional, or international, in addition to holding and
sponsoring local, regional and international conferences.
Fourthly: Cooperating with the civic society organizations and civil institutions which share FFND’s
objectives in full or in part.
The key projects which FFND plans to implement in 2014 are “Oil & Gas: Lebanon’s National
Wealth Forum” which is set for 9th May, and “The Alphabets’ Dialogue” which is an initiative
unique in nature innovated by FFND for the purpose of reinforcing the dialogue among various
cultures of the world, with Beirut as its base and its timeframe of execution falling prior to the
year’s end.
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• Economic & Financial Expert, Director of Financial and Economic Bureau (F. E. B)
• Advisor of Parliamentary Finance Committee
• Former Associate Professor of Finance and Economics
• Docteur en "Performances Economiques et Financières" Paris IX Dauphine
• Former Banker
Dr. Ghazi WAZNI Dean of the Faculty of Engineering at Saint-Joseph University (USJ).
Director of Ecole Supérieure d’Ingénieurs de Beyrouth (ESIB).
PhD in Structural Engineering and PhD in Mechanical Engineering from Ecole Centrale de Paris.
Master degree in Steel Structures from Centre de Hautes Etudes du Metal (CHEM - France) and a
Master degree in « Structures and Methods » from Université Pierre et Marie Curie (Paris VI - France).
He has a large number of publications in Earthquake engineering, seismic design of structures and
steel constructions.
He is a member of many local and international committees.
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Professor Fadi A. GEARA
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Dr. Nicolas SARKIS
Dr. Nicolas Sarkis est un économiste libano-français spécialisé dans les questions pétrolières et
énergétiques.
Education : Dr Sarkis détient une licence en droit de l’USJ de Beyrouth (1956), et un doctorat ès
sciences économiques de l’Université de Paris (1961). Sa formation universitaire a été complétée
par une spécialisation bancaire à la Deutsche Bank, Düsseldorf, en Allemagne (1962-63).
Carrière : Il a fondé en 1965 et a dirigé jusqu’en 2012, à Beyrouth puis à Paris, l’Arab Petroleum
Research Center ( APRC) qui a lancé six publications en anglais, en français et en arabe sur
l’industrie des hydrocarbures au Moyen-Orient et en Afrique. Il a en même temps travaillé comme
conseiller pétrolier pour plusieurs pays (Algérie, Irak, Angola, Congo Brazzaville, MITI japonais,
etc.). Avec son associé Abdallah El Tariki, ancien ministre saoudien du Pétrole, il a été l’un des tout
premiers avocats de la nationalisation de l’industrie des hydrocarbures dans les pays arabes.
Publications : Dr Nicolas Sarkis a publié quatre livres sur le pétrole et le gaz naturel ainsi que des
dizaines d’articles parus dans les publications de l’APRC et dans la presse internationale.
Conférences : Parallèlement aux activités de l’APRC, Dr Sarkis a organisé à Paris, en association
aveclaChambredeCommerceFranco-Arabe,neufséminairessurlesrelationspétrolièresfranco-arabe.
Il a également fondé Solarmed qui a organisé en 2011, au Palais des Congrès de Paris, la première
conférence/exposition internationale sur le développement de l’énergie solaire dans les pays
riverains de la Méditerranée.
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• Member of the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) (2009)
• Member of the Middle East Board of the S. Olayan Business School at the American University of Beirut (2011)
• Member of the De Gasperi Foundation (2012)
• Member of the Board of Trustees of the Buck Institute (2013)
Mr. Makhzoumi has made a great many contributions and appearances in the print and broadcast media,
including the “Alhiwar” newspaper which he founded in 1999 which was the first to issue a daily electronic
newspaper, in English and Arabic, which is the “Mirror of the Arab Press".
He sponsored a study on “Harnessing Trade for Development and Growth in the Middle East”, prepared by a
group of experts selected by the US Council on Foreign Relations.
Humanitarian and Philanthropic Activities
Mr. Makhzoumi devotes much of his time and resources to charitable deeds. In 1997, he founded the Makh-
zoumi Foundation, a private Lebanese non-profit organization that contributes through its vocational
training, health care and micro-credit programs to Lebanese civil society development. In 1998, a sister
Foundation,“MakhzoumiFoundation(USA)Inc.”,wassetuptogiveawidersupporttotheLebaneseFounda-
tion.
The Micro Credit Loan program provides small loans to individuals in order to help them finance their own
sustainability in life. This program has already provided over 6,500 loans to underprivileged Lebanese
families to start or expand small businesses through capital loans made on the basis of their sound planning
rather than financial collateral. The micro credit loan program is carried-out with, primarily, the financial
support of the Founder, Mr. Makhzoumi, and of international organizations, such as USAID and LIM. In
addition to this vibrant loan program, the Makhzoumi Foundation operates vocational centers in which
thousands of Lebanese citizens are provided with training in languages, computer skills, as well as internet
skills, hardware repairs, hairdressing, barbering, beauty, photo and video shooting, plus other vocational
skills. It provides also health care through its clinics across the country. Moreover, the Foundation imple-
ments different projects related to environment and sustainable development. Any Lebanese citizen is
eligible for these programs and acceptance criteria are based on the basis of ”need, not creed”. So far, over
250,000 people have benefited from the Foundation’s Programs.
Mr. Makhzoumi has forged strong relationships with a number of leading educational institutions and has
established a number of endowments, including: at the University of Alberta, Canada, the “Makhzoumi
Lebanese Studies Endowment” (2009); at the American University of Beirut, the “Rami Makhzoumi Chair in
Corporate Governance” and at the International College in Beirut yearly awards for Leadership and
Excellence (2012).
www.futurepipeindustries.com
www.futuregroup.com
www.makhzoumifoundation.com
www.fouadmakhzoumi.com
www.alhiwar.com
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Dr. Ali HAIDAR
Dr. Ali Haidar received his Ph.D. from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich (ETHZ) in
Natural Sciences. He also made his post-Doctoral work at the same Institution.
He attended over 23 courses of specialization (in US and European Universities) in different
disciplines, including isotope geochemistry, palynology and kerogen analysis, Biostatistics,
biostratigraphy of calcareous nannofossils, Risk analysis and Management, etc.
He is currently teaching a wide variety of petroleum courses at the American University of Beirut.
His intervention at this forum carries the title “Petroleum Prospects of Lebanon.”
Mr. Fouad MAKHZOUMI
Mr.FouadMakhzoumiwasborninBeirut,Lebanon.Hereceivedhispreliminaryandsecondary
educationattheInternationalCollegeinBeirutandthenheobtainedundergraduate(1974)
and Master of Science degrees (1975) in Chemical Engineering from Michigan
Technological University, in Michigan, United States of America. Mr. Makhzoumi
was appointed a Commander of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Italy in 2013.
In 1975, Mr. Fouad Makhzoumi, a new graduate and confident young man, sought an
opportunity to make his fortune in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. In the world of business,
hehasshownimagination,initiative,areadinesstotakeboldstepsandtoundertakeadventurous
projects. In Saudi Arabia, Mr. Makhzoumi played a strategic role in developing one of largest private
industrial group of companies.
In 1984, a company controlled by Mr. Fouad Makhzoumi, acquired a substantial interest in a UAE based pipe
manufacturing and trading business. Under Mr. Makhzoumi's leadership and industrial expertise what became
the Future Pipe Industries Group, which is now wholly owned by Future Group Holdings, has grown into one of
theworld’slargestproducersofcompositepipesystemsandisnowglobalinitsscopeofactivitieswithspecialized
subsidiaries throughout the world. As well as Future Pipe Industries, Mr. Makhzoumi controls a diverse portfolio
of investments including: engineering; industrial; commercial; research; real estate; security; information;
multimedia and publishing businesses. Together, these companies employ more than 3,500 people across the
world, in countries including: Lebanon, United Arab Emirates, Egypt, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Italy, France, The
Netherlands, Germany, UK, Spain, Morocco, U.S.A., Thailand, India, Indonesia and Singapore.
Mr. Makhzoumi has been the Executive Chairman of Future Pipe Industries since 2003 and he is also currently
its Chief Executive Officer. He has also been the Executive Chairman of Future Group Holdings since 1982.
Public Activities
In addition to his achievements in the world of commerce, Mr. Makhzoumi has throughout his career
participated in a wide range of public and political activities. He believes his economic and business experience
gives him particular insight as to political and social situations, not only in Lebanon but also in the Arab World
in general and he has long been a prominent figure in international, political and diplomatic circles. His
involvement in public affairs intensified after the Lebanese civil war ended and in 2004 he founded the National
Dialogue Party in Lebanon, of which he has acted as its Secretary General since its foundation.
Other key public activities include:
• A member of the Board of the US Middle East Project (USMEP) (1994)
• President of the International Desalination Association (1995-1997)
• Vice Chairman of the Institute for Social and Economic Policy in the Middle East at the John F. Kennedy School
of Government at Harvard University (1995-1998)
• Member of the International Board of the Council on Foreign Relations: US/Middle East Project (1996)
• Member of the Board of the Arab Reform Initiative (ARI) (2006)
• Member of the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) (2008-2010)
• Member of the Board of the International Council for Middle East Studies (ICMES) (2009)
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Wissam E. Chbat has 17 years experience in the oil and gas E&P.
Wissam holds a B.E in Electrical Engineering from the AUB and a Masters in Finance from the ESA
Beirut and ESCP-EAP Europe.
He joined Schlumberger oilfield services in 1997 and held various field operations, operations
management and business development positions with wide exposure to under-balanced, HPHT
and deep water operations.
He worked in Venezuela, Indonesia, Congo, Cameroon, Ivory coast, equatorial Guinea, Gabon,
Ivory coast, Algeria and India gathering wide international experience before becoming the
upstream advisor to the Minister of Energy and Water late 2009.
Since the 4th of December, 2012 he is the head of the Geology and Geophysics department at the
Lebanese Petroleum Administration and a member of the board of directors.
Mr. Wissam CHBAT
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8- GEOSTRATEGIC IMPLICATIONS FOR LEBANON
• Political / Geopolitical
• Economic
• Military
• Pacts, Aliances and Groupings
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H.E. Dr. Jihad AZOUR
Jihad Azour is Managing Partner of Inventis Partners - a Private Equity Firm, with investments in
MENA and Europe. Until recently, he was a V.P. - Senior Executive Advisor at Booz & Company,
actively involved in consulting governments, public sector organizations, central banks, financial
sector and institutions, and large international corporations.
Since 2009, Jihad Azour is member of the IMF Advisory Group for the Middle East – MEAG. He was
recently appointed by the Board of the World Bank, member of the Independent Panel of Experts
to review a broad range of issues around the Doing Business and Global Competitiveness. He also
chaired the G8-MENA Ministerial Group for 2006–2008, which regroups ministers of Finance and
central bank governors of the G8 and MENA countries.
Prior to taking up this position, he was the Minister Finance of Lebanon for three years (2005 - 2008).
Spearheaded the economic and financial program of the Lebanese Government, and coordinated the
implementationofthevariouspoliciesandreforminitiatives.Ledthepreparationandtheimplementation
of the Paris III International Conference for Lebanon, gathered more than 45 countries and IFIs, and raised
USD 7.6 billion of support.
Jihad Azour also conducted a comprehensive modernization and reform agenda in the Ministry of
Finance. The reform program was granted in 2007 the prestigious “United Nations Public Service Award”.
He occupied senior positions in government, UNDP, and in leading private sector companies
(including McKinsey and Company, Booz Allen Hamilton, and Compagnie de Saint-Gobain). He also
consulted for the IMF, the World Bank and theEU. He published more than five books and several
articles on economic and financial issues in international publications and academic journals, and
has a long teaching experience at the American University of Beirut.
Jihad Azour sits on the board of various companies, universities and social institutions, among
them the CMA – CGM Group (third largest international shipping company), the Lebanese Ameri-
can University (board of International Advisors), Universite La Sagesse - Lebanon. He has also
pioneered various projects and initiatives, among them the Young Entrepreneurs Program -
BADER, to support Lebanese entrepreneurs. He is a Chevalier dans l’Ordre National de la Legion
d’Honneur en France.
Jihad Azour obtained his PhD in international finance from Harvard University and the Institut
d'Etudes Politiques de Paris, France. Dr. Azour also holds an M.Phil. (DEA) in international finance
and a master's in applied economics from University Paris IX - Dauphine, France.
3- EVOLUTION OF THE LEBANESE OIL & GAS SECTOR:
AN ECONOMIC PERSPECTIVE
• Differing calculations of the Exclusive Economic Zones in the sea to be resolved
• Two key pieces of legislation need to be passed by the Council of Ministers for the bidding
process by the 46 qualified foreign companies to start. When this happens, what would the
Goverbnebt’s timetable for the coming years be? And how long will it take for an Oil & Gas
industry in Lebanon to develop from then on?
• Should Lebanon ultimately apply cheap local prices of petrol?
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Mr. Alain BIFANI
Education
2011-present PARIS I LA SORBONNE, Paris
PhD. Economics, (Thesis preparation phase)
1992-1994 ECOLE DES HAUTES ETUDES COMMERCIALES, Paris
Business Administration. Major in finance.
1989-1992 ECOLE SUPERIEURE D’OPTIQUE, Paris
Engineering. Optics, Electromagnetism & Telecommunications
1986-1989 LYCEE LOUIS-LE-GRAND, Paris
«Mathématiques Supérieures et Spéciales» (Maths & Physiques)
Key qualifications
• Strategic Management & Planning
• Organizational reform
• Legal Reform
- Director General of the Lebanese Ministry of Finance
- Permanent board member of the capital markets steering committee
- Member of the Board of the Central Bank (Banque du Liban)
- Member of the Higher Court of Banks
- Member of the Open Market Committee
- President of the National Social Security Fund’s Financial Committee
- Alternate Governor, International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (World Bank)
- Lebanon’s Deputy Governor for the Arab Fund for Economic & Social Development and
the Arab Bank for Agricultural Development
Positions held
2000 – Present:
- Managing the Ministry of Finance, including Treasury, taxes, national budget, commitment control,
public expenditure, public accounting, administration & human resources, and public debt including
issuing Eurobonds, swaps & portfolio risk management.
- Successfully managed several crises in 2005 (political assassinations, capital outflow ), 2006
(destructive war and blockade), 2008 (civil unrest), and institutional paralysis (2005-2009)
- Oversaw the modernization plans for the Ministry of Finance toward an efficient, effective
and transparent organization
- Successfully introduced the Value Added Tax in Lebanon (2002), restructured the tax administration
and introduced a function-based organization in 2003 by creating the large taxpayers office, salaries
and wages department, and the Taxroll Dept., introduced a research and tax policy unit, initiated a full
review of Lebanon’s tax system (2011), implemented e-taxation (2012) and e-filing (2013)
- Initiated the merger of the LTO and the VAT Directorate
- Initiated and implemented new procedures for Quality Assurance Systems and Total Quality Management
- Awarded highest evaluation rating by the Central Inspection Board
- Drafted and introduced major laws, such as Insider Trading (2000), Securitization (2001), Social
Security (2004), Pension reform (2005), Bankruptcy (2005), Offshore (2007), the Tax Procedure
Code (2007), Capital Markets’ Watchdog (2010), Organic budget law (2011),
Public Debt Directorate (2011), Higher Council for the Debt (2011).
Mr. Camille Gabriel MENASSA
EDUCATION
BACHELOR OF LAW - Saint Joseph University, Beirut, Lebanon
PROFESSIONAL HISTORY
• January 2005 – Present: CHAIRMAN
Front Page Communication S.A.L.
Public Relations Company
•1981-2003: FOUNDER & CHAIRMAN/GENERAL MANAGER
«Les Editions L’Orient Le-Jour» Newspaper
• 1995 – 2001: EDITOR IN CHIEF
Murr TV (MTV), News and Political Programs
• 1985: NEWS EDITION TRAINER
Training the LBC News Team
• 1973-1990: MIDDLE EAST CORRESPONDENT
“La Suisse” Newspaper
• 1978 – 1983: PRODUCER
“Hazal Ousbouh (This week)” Weekly Political TV Program on Lebanese Television (T.L.)
• 1967-1976: MIDDLE EAST CORRESPONDENT
Radio Monte Carlo Europe (RMC)
• 1970-1972: MIDDLE EAST CORRESPONDENT
ABC American TV Network
• 1967-1971: HEAD OF PROGRAMS UNIT
Radio Lebanon
• 1960-1971: EDITOR IN CHIEF
Lebanese Television (T.L.) News and Political Programs
• 1961-1967: FOUNDER AND DIRECTOR
“Centre du Cinéma et de la Télévision »
• 1960-1964: MIDDLE EAST CORRESPONDENT
O.R.T.F. (Office de la Radio et de la Télévision Française)
EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES/AFFILIATIONS
• President of the Lebanese Businessmen Association (RDCL)
• Member of the Lebanese Press Order Board - Present
• Member of the Arab Working Group for the Christian-Muslim Dialogue - Present
TEACHING
Lecturer in Communication and Journalism, MBA Level, at the faculty of Human Sciences
Saint Joseph University - Present
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OF OIL & GAS FOR LEBANON
• Inflationary risks
• Managing the balance of payment and the domestic FC market
• Reducing public debt and improving its management
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2005: Board member of the International Monetary Fund (Alternate Governor for the MENA region).
2004: Member of the Experts’ Panel of the International Monetary Fund (Fiscal Report on Standards
and Codes in Algeria for the upgrading of transparency and good governance).
2002 - 2003: Chairman of the Intergovernmental Group of Twenty-Four on International Monetary
Affairs and Development (Group of 24).
2000: Consultant at the United Nations Development Program (Lebanon)
1999 - 2000: Director at Thomson Financial Bankwatch
1998 - 2000: Founder President of Pitch s.a.l. (Lebanon)
1995 - 1997: ABN AMRO Bank (Lebanon/Dubai) Corporate banking officer
1994 - 1995: Arthur Andersen (France) - Audit and financial consulting for the banking sector
Associations & Awards
2012: President of CREDAF (The Association of the Francophone tax authority in the world)
2007: Winner of the United Nations Public Service Award in the category of “Improving
Transparency, the Delivery of Services” for “Taxpayer Service”
2005: Decorated by the Republic of Lebanon for exceptional services rendered: Commandeur de
l’Ordre du Cèdre
2002 - 2004: Member of the organization committee and head of the financial committee of the
Arab head of States summit, the Francophone head of states summit, the Francophone
summit for the youth and sports, the Arab Women summit and the joint Arab Finance
Ministers/ IMF meeting
2004: President of the “Colloque du Trésor” (for the francophone countries) in Beirut
2002 - Present: Member of the World Association for Debt Management
Other assignments
2010: La Sagesse University, Beirut - Investor Strategy professor, EMBA level
1995 - 2002: Université Saint-Joseph, Beirut - Finance professor (senior, masters, and “DESS” levels),
Faculty of Economics - Strategic Management professor, Faculty of Management
1996 - 1997: L’Orient-Express - Responsible for the Economics section
1995 - 1999: The Lebanon Report - Member of the editorial committee
1992 - 1995: Author of studies on developed economies’ competitiveness
Languages
Proficient in Arabic, French, English & Spanish
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Professor Patrick GOUGEON
Doctor in Economics, Professor
Director of the ESCP Europe London Campus
Scientific Director of the Executive Specialized Master in Energy Management, Finance
ESCP Europe - Campus : London
Professor Patrick Gougeon is Director of the ESCP Europe London Campus. In the course of his
career with the school he has occupied several positions in France and abroad. In Asia he was the
Director of the School of Management at the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT, Bangkok,
Thailand); in Paris he was the Director of MBA programmes.
Professor Gougeon has also contributed to the development of various international programmes,
such as recently the MEBF (Master in Economics of Banking and Finance, Hanoi & Ho Chi Minh
(Vietnam), an ESCP Europe/Paris Dauphine joint programme; he holds the position of academic
co-director.
His research activities were first in the field of insurance and risk management. More recently he
has also developed an expertise in the field of energy management with a particular focus on
international project finance. Presently he is co-director of a Specialized Master programme in
«Energy Management» launched in partnership with IFP school (Institut Français du Pétrôle) and
BI Norwegian School of Management in Oslo.
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Mr. Roudi BAROUDI
In more than a decade as a senior adviser and consultant to the Government of Lebanon, he established
the foundations for a national energy policy, many parts of which remain in effect, or awaiting
activation when political conditions permit. In 1993-94, for example, he designed the architecture
for a proposed natural gas industry to support electricity generation in Lebanon, identifying appropriate
sites and routes for gas entry and exit points, storage facilities and both onshore and offshore
pipelines.
From 1996 to 1998, he negotiated with Qatar’s Ras Laffan LNG Company for the annual supply of
2-3 million metric tons of LNG for Lebanon’s power stations. In 1997-98 Baroudi represented
Lebanon’s Ministry of Electricity and Water (MEW) in negotiations with a consortium of M.W.
Kellogg and Elf Aquitaine for the construction of an LNG supply facility at Zahrani. At the same
time, he finalized a Heads of Agreement (HoA) between Ras Laffan LNG and the M.W Kellogg
consortium for the LNG contract. He also supervised the “Lebanon Gas Supply Project” (U.S. – TDA
98-10016A), a study published by the US Trade and Development Agency in March 1998.
In 2004, Baroudi served as Task Team Leader, conducting and supervising the “Lebanon Hydrocarbon
Study” on behalf of both The Word Bank and the MEW. In addition, he sat on a variety of
ministerial/parliamentary bodies that drafted several pieces of key legislation governing
Lebanon’s energy sector, including the Gas Pipeline Law, the Hydrocarbon Law, the Petroleum Law,
the Electricity Law and the Arab Mashreq Energy Interconnection.
He has since become a major proponent of establishing a gas sector in Lebanon and the rest of the
Mediterranean. Baroudi also has helped to form energy and Environment policies for countries
across the Middles East and North Africa region, as well as the Euro-Med area. He participated in
preparations for the Euro-Med Energy Free Trade Zone, and in the Euro-Med Regional and Euro-med
Government negotiations. He also advised the European Commission and its partners on energy
and transportation policy between the Barcelona and Trieste declarations in 1995-96 and 2004.
Baroudi is the author and co-author of numerous books, articles, studies and research reports on
political, economic, climate change and other matters associated with energy. His insights on these
and related issues are frequently sought by local and international companies, governments, and
media outlets. He is also a regular lecturer on global energy and transportation affairs.
Mr. Baroudi is CEO of Energy and Environment Holding, an independent
consultancy based in Qatar.
A veteran of more than 35 years in the energy industry in the U.S., the
Middle East, North Africa and Europe. He has extensive experience in both
the private and public sectors. Baroudi’s long career has included work in
oil and gas, petrochemicals, power generation, electricity reform, energy
security, environment, carbon trading, privatization and infrastructure.
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Dr. Kamal HAMDAN
Dr. Kamal Hamdan is Executive Director at the private Lebanese consulting firm
the “Consultation and Research Institute” (CRI) - established in Beirut in 1977.
During more than 35 years of work in CRI, he has supervised and coordinated a
wide range of studies and projects covering social and economic issues, for local
and international entities in both private and public sectors.
He contributed as senior consultant to many research studies conducted by international
institutions, including the World Bank, EU institutions, UNDP, ILO, UNICEF, UNESCWA,
UNRISD, UNFPA, UNESCO and UNURWA. He also worked with the private sector on many market and financial
feasibility studies, in addition to specific issues related to the competitiveness of micro and small enterprises.
Backed with a highly diversified carrier path, he served as senior consultant to the Prime Minister Office and
several Lebanese ministerial committees for economic evaluation and reform purposes, focusing mainly on
the production, management, distribution, and financing of main public services. His expertise spanned
over several fields, among which the most important are health, education, insurance, wage adjustment
policies, poverty alleviation and urban planning. His major areas of interest lie in macroeconomics, employment
and labor economics, social insurance schemes, and social development. He has published several books
and articles in well-known Lebanese, Arab and international economic reviews and periodicals.
Hamdan is a member of many professional bodies, among which: the Economic and Research Forum for the
Arab Word. Turkey and Iran (ERF- Cairo), the Arab Organization for Economic Research (Cairo), the Lebanese
Economists Association (Beirut), and the Union of the Lebanese Writers (Beirut).
Membership of professional bodies:
• Consultation and Research Institute (CRI) – Beirut
• Economic Research Forum for the MENA Region – Cairo
• Arab Organization for Economic Research – Cairo
• Union of the Lebanese Writers
• Lebanese Association of Economists
Kamal Hamdan has thirty five years of experience in directing studies spanning a variety of subjects including the
economy, urban planning, the labor market, local development, poverty, inflation, education, health, etc. He is
member of the Lebanese Economists Association and a founding member of the Economic Research Forum. He has
acted as a consultant to several economy and finance ministers on a variety of issues including competitiveness,
taxation, development, and urban planning among others. He has also held consultant positions in a number of
internationalorganizationssuchastheWorldBank,UNDP,theILO,UNICEF,UNRISD,andmanyothers.Hisextensive
experience has earned him recognition as a reference in the fields of Economics, Finance and Social Development.
In his capacity as Managing Director of the Consultation and Research Institute, Dr. Hamdan has led the
institute’s study team on a number of urban planning projects including the following:
• Master Plan of Damascus City, Khatib & Alami, 2009-2012 (English – Arabic)
• Cultural Heritage and Urban Development (CHUD) – WB, 2008-present (English)
• RevisingandUpdatingtheMasterPlanfortheCityofAmarah,Iraq,forYear2030,Daral-Handasah,2007(English-Arabic)
• Revising and Updating the Master Plan for the City of Hilla, Iraq, for Year 2030, Dar al-Handasah, 2006 (English)
•RevisingandUpdatingtheMasterPlanfortheCitiesofHodeidahandMukalla,Yemen,forYear2025,Daral-Handasah,2005(English)
• Master Plan of the Lebanese Territories, CDR – Dar al-Handasah – IAURIF, 2002 (French)
• Cultural Heritage and Tourism Project in the Old Town of Tripoli, Tabet & Debs Architectes, 2002 (French)
Dr. Marwan ISKANDAR
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Marwan Iskandar is a Lebanese economist who studied at Oxford University and the American
University of Beirut.
Since well over thirty years, he has been chief economic commentator at An-Nahar, Lebanon’s
leading newspaper. Between 1968 and 1974 he edited a weekly financial and economic review for
An-Nahar.
He has advised the ruler of one Arab country and the ministries of finance and information of three
other Arab countries.
Intermittently, he has advised three Lebanese prime ministers, and politico-economic major
events in the Middle East.
From 1981 till 2005 he edited and published 25 yearly reviews of the Lebanese economy committees
(1984 and 1992) that prepared macro-economic programs for adjusting and improving the performance
of the Lebanese economy.
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Mr. Wissam ZAHABI
Prior to his appointment at the LPA Wissam was working as an Energy Advisor at the office of the
Prime Minister in Beirut since 2003 as part of the UNPD team.
Wissam was actively involved in the energy sector; he was part of team that drafted the petroleum
policy, the offshore petroleum law and the petroleum activities regulations. Wissam has been
involved with all aspects of energy chain (Hydrocarbon Strategy, gas infrastructure, LNG project,
feasibility study of the refinery, gas sales agreements).
Wissam has a master degree in engineering from the AUB and an MBA in Finance from HEC
Montreal and has publications on Energy resource allocation using multi-objective goal programming.
Dr. Mohammad AHMAD
Dr Mohammad Ahmad is an Associate Professor in Chemical Engineering at The American Univer-
sity Beirut (AUB). Before joining AUB, Dr Ahmad started his career at Queen’s University Belfast in
1995 as an Assistant Professor and in 2000 he was promoted to Associate Professor.
Dr Ahmad was the Head of Chemical Engineering at Queen’s University Belfast. Dr Ahmad has also
worked in ICI Fertilizers, Belfast, UK between 1992 and 1995. He obtained research funding form
research councils (Government) and Industry during his career at Queen’s University Belfast.
His total research income is around 2 Million US $. Dr Ahmad’s research areas include: solid waste
management; biofuels production from solid waste, production of activated carbons from solid
waste; Heterogeneous catalysis and simulation and modeling. Dr Ahmad supervised more than 25
PhD students and over 60 MSc and MPhil research projects.
He has also been external and internal examiner for a large number of PhD students. He has given
plenary talks and presentations at International Conferences Worldwide. Dr Ahmad is acting as
referee for a number of high impact International journals in areas related to his research. These
include Industrial Engineering Chemistry Research, Biofuels, Renewable Energy, Bioresource
Technology, Chemical Engineering journal Biotechnology Progress.
He has also been acting as a referee to international research funding bodies in Canada, Saudi
Arabia and the UK. Dr Ahmad has published over 60 papers in high impact journals.
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6- OIL & GAS INDUSTRY:
THE JOB CREATION ASPECT & RELATED SUBJECTS
• Estimates of job creation in the Energy sector
• Know-How Transfer
• Education
• Capacity Building Vocational Training Job Rehabilitation
• Work opportunities inside the country VS. Emigration/Brain Drain
• Lebanese Talent Repatriation / Brain Drain Reversal
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LEGAL CHALLENGES OF THE OIL & GAS INDUSTRY4-
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Mr. Rayan KOUATLY
Rayan Kouatly is Managing Partner – Kouatly & Associates - Attorneys.
Specialized in international law and Arbitration, Rayan is the managing partner of Kouatly &
Associates, a law firm focusing its practice on Corporate and Oil and Gas laws.
Rayan has more than 20 years of experience in downstream activities. He’s advised the Lebanese
Parliamentarian Committee for Energy on all legal issues pertaining to the industry and is the Vice
President of the Beirut Bar Association Committee on Oil and Gas.
Rayan’s experience covers the region where he represented many multinational companies in
cross-border operations. He is often nominated by International Institutions to resolve, as an
arbitrator, big commercial litigations.
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Mr. Imad MAKHZOUMI
Born in 1964, Imad Makhzoumi has a Bachelors of Science in civil engineering from the University
of Southern California, Los Angles and a Post Graduate Diploma in Management from Mc Gill
University in Montreal Canada. Born in Beirut, Lebanon, lived in Lebanon, the UK, USA and Canada
and currently based in Dubai. Started his career in the pipe business early and during his education
in the USA and in Canada by working through various disciplines, departments and ranks until he
joined Future Pipe Industries in Dubai in 1989.
His experiences in various aspects of the pipe business from engineering site services to operations
provided him with an in depth knowledge of the pipe market and covered multiple disciplines. He
was appointed as Vice president in 1994, and led the Group’s sales team of Future Pipe Industries
from the GCC, one of the largest fiberglass growths market in the world.
He also managed to expand the business into new segments and territories, in Asia and the GCC
particularly in the Oil and Gas, Industrial and Municipal sectors. He has supported the growth of
the company not only through sales but through development of various ventures to produce pipe
across the world.
He played an integral role in the development of the engineering Group Dynaflow International which
was part of the Holding company as the Executive Vice President responsible for its development and
integration within the pipe division offering a complete solution to both Oil & Gas and Industrial sector.
He served as the COO of FPI during 2009-2011 during which the Group was going through two
major initiatives the Revolution@ and the Evolution@ which lead to the expansion of the group
and its preparation for the contemplated IPO on both the DIFX and the LSE. He participated and
supported the CEO in the preparation of the IPO process and was an active team member during
the road show.
He is currently serving as the Executive Vice President for Asia and he is a member of the Board of
Directors for Future Pipe Group assisting the CEO and Chairman in developing new Joint ventures
in Asia and across the world.
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19. Mr. Fuad JAWAD
Mr. Fuad Jawad is a Petroleum Geologist and a graduate of the University of Texas, USA. He has
expertise in Subsurface Structural Geology to identity Petroleum Systems. He had worked in the
USA for over 20 years in different aspects of the industry, from the Exploration and Exploitation of
Oil & Gas fields to the business negotiation and supply of Oilfield Equipment & Services.
Mr. Jawad is a member of the Honorary Society for American Petroleum Geologists
(Epsilon/Gamma), AAPG, an Honorary Member of the Business Advisory Council of Texas, and a
member of the Institute of Explosive Engineering related to the use of Perforation Equipment in
Down-Hole Completion of Oil & Gas Wells. He has strong affiliation with Exploration & Production
and Oilfield Service Companies in the USA and Europe.
Mr. Jawad is the Founder of PetroServ International, a company based in Cyprus, and a co-Founder
of the National Oil & Gas Company of Lebanon (NOGCL), a privately-held company registered in
Lebanon. Both companies are dedicated to the support and development of Oil & Gas in the
Levant Basin (mainly Cyprus and Lebanon) and North Africa. Mr. Jawad is currently involved in Oil
& Gas Leadership program(s).
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H.E. MP Mr. Yassine JABER
From city of Nabatieh – South Lebanon, born in 1951
Married to Miss Wafaa Mohamed Al Ali, with 4 children Kamel, Sara,
Tamara, Naêl.
He Studied in the International College (until 1970), American University
of Beirut (1973). He has a B.A. in Economics and Business Administration.
While in AUB, served as a member of student council, and President
of Business Students Association.
Career :
- Former Minister of Public Works and Transport (2004-2005).
- Former Minister of Economy and Trade (1995-1998).
- Member of Parliament of the South ( Nabatieh ) 1996 till todate.
- Member of Parliamentary Committee for Finance, and Committee for Foreigns Affairs.
- President of Parliamentary Committee for the Lebanese-Japanese Friendship.
- President of Parliamentary Committee for the Lebanese-British Friendship.
- President of Parliamentary Committee for the Lebanese-Irish Friendship.
- President of Parliamentary Committee for the Lebanese-European Parliament Friendship.
- Member of Parliamentary Committee for the Lebanese-French Friendship.
- Member of Parliamentary Committee for the Lebanese-Belgian Friendship.
- Head of the Committee for Economic, Financial, Social and Education Affairs in the Euro-Med
Parliamentary Assembly representing the Lebanese Parliament.
-HeadoftheLebaneseBranchfollowingtheArabCommonMarketwithintheArab ParliamentaryAssembly.
- Former member of steering committee for Beirut Stock Exchange.
- Former Board member of Casino du Liban.
- Founder and President of Kamel Jaber Cultural and Social Center in Nabatieh- South Lebanon.
- President of Association for supporting public schools in Nabatieh region.
- Honorary President of Al-Ahli Football Club - Nabatieh.
- Chairman of Center Basketball Club – Nabatieh.
- Member of Board of Trustees of Islamic Association for Higher Education And scientific guidance.
- Member of Board of Directors of British-Lebanese Association in London.
- Former President of AUB Alumni Association (U.K.) (1992-1995).
- Vice President of Entrepreneurial training Foundation - LEBANON.
- Honorable Member of American Alumni Association of Lebanon.
- Member of Board of Trustees of American Community School - Beirut
- Member of Board of Trustees of Arab Forum for Environment and Development (AFED)
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Dr. Fadi Georges COMAIR
Dr. Fadi Georges Comair, diploma from Texas and Harvard and French universities: Ecole Nationale
des Ponts et Chaussées, and University of Claude Bernard de Lyon I, Ph.D. Civil Engineering, Hydrau-
lics and Energy (High Honors).
Dr. Fadi Georges Comair started his career in 1986 at the French Government as a leader of Techni-
cal services in the French Ministry of Industry, and was charged of managing five European Techni-
cal Committees related to Water and Energy utilities.
Dr. Comair returned back to Lebanon in 1993 to be nominated as President of the Board for the
Litani National Water Authority. He later occupied the position of the General Director of Hydraulic
and Electrical Resources at the Ministry of Energy and Water, Director of the Water Energy and
Environment and Energy Research Center (WEERC), and professor at Notre Dame University
(NDU).
Dr. Comair is currently the Honorary President of the MENBO (Mediterranean Network for Basin
Organizations), the Vice President of SEMIDE (Système Euro Méditerranéen d'Information sur les
savoir-faire dans le Domaine de l'Eau) since November 2005, and a member of the water initiative
of the Union for the Mediterranean (UfM). He also launched the Solar Mediterranean Plan (SMP)
for the Union for the Mediterranean (UfM). He published several books and articles related to
these subjects. He is an active member at the EWRI-ASCE, and got the honorific title of Diplomat,
Water Resources Engineer (DWRE) given by the American Academy of Water Resources Engineers
(AAWRE) for the fist time to a non United States citizen.
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Mr. Gaby Fouad DAABOUL
Law Diploma (License en droit) 1993- Lebanese University
Diploma in Petroleum Policy and Resource Management – PETRAD – Norway 2007
1988 – 2002: Journalist and Reporter at “Al Anwar” newspaper
1994- present: Member of Beirut Bar Association
2007- 2008: Member of the governmental committee in Lebanon establishing and drafting
the Petroleum Policy
2008- 2012: Drafting Team (Ministry of Energy and water) drafting the Offshore Petroleum
Resources Law, Decrees and Regulations for Lebanon
2011 – 2012: Legal advisor to the Ministry of Finance on Petroleum legislations
2011 – Present: Official legal expert in bankruptcy cases
2012- Present: Head of the Legal Department – Petroleum Administration
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5- INFRASTRUCTURE & LOGISTICS
• Avoiding “Dutch Disease” and more of the unproductive features of the Lebanese economy
• Estimates of infrastructure costs and potential flow of gross and net revenues
• Potential utilization of revenues; Instituting a special committee mandates with overseeing the
use of the oil and gas revenues
• Increasing the competitiveness of the Lebanese industrial sector
• Potential development of a chain of derivative and related industries
(services companies; environment; safety; pipe manufacturing/fittings/valves; etc.)
• Distributing the expected resulting improvements in the standards of living efficiently;
Stimulating increases in the overall productivity of the Lebanese economy
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Ms. Tonje P. GORMLEY
Tonje P. Gormley is a Senior Lawyer at Arntzen de Besche Law Firm.
Gormley has worked with legal issues related to the petroleum industry both in the public and the
private sector, including as an in-house lawyer in an IOC.
With substantial international petroleum law experience, she acts as advisor to NOCs/IOCs and
governments. Gormley advises NOCs/IOCs on legal issues related to petroleum activities including
negotiations of PSAs, JOAs, gas transportation and processing contracts and other contractual and
regulatory issues. She advises governments on inter alia policy, structuring and drafting of
legislation, regulations and PSAs as well as on tender rounds and other regulatory and contractual
issues related to petroleum resource management. She also advices on transparency and
accountability, anti-corruption measures and health, safety and environment. She is a frequent
speaker at seminars and conferences and a regular author of petroleum law articles.
After over 40 years of cooperation with oil companies, contractors and petroleum authorities,
Arntzen de Besche law firm have Norway’s strongest team of lawyers in the oil and energy sector.
“We draw from a wealth of experience from the Norwegian continental shelf and the
international petroleum industry. Our oil and energy team has experience from working in over 35
countries in Africa, Asia, Europe, the Middle East and South America.”
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• ORYX GTL Project (a joint venture between Qatar Petroleum and Sasol) - on the financing and
construction of a US$900m gas-to-liquids plant in Ras Laffan Industrial City for the conversion of
gas into environmentally friendly fuels production of 34,000 barrels/day of GTL fuels.
• Qatar Petroleum on its joint venture with Japan Drilling Company for the incorporation of Gulf
Drilling International and the financing, construction and operation of drilling rigs in Qatar and the
region.
• Qatar Petroleum on its joint venture with Qatar Nitrogen and Air Liquide to incorporate Gasal for
the provision of Oxygen and Nitrogen to local industries in Ras Laffan and Mesaieed Industrial
Cities.
• Qatar Intermediate Industries Holding Limited (a fully owned QP affiliate) on its joint venture for
the development of a Gas Cylinders Plant.
• Qatar Petroleum on its joint venture for the financing, construction and operation of an
Aluminium Smelter (Qatalum) with Hydro in Mesaieed Industrial City.
• Qatar Intermediate Industries Holding Limited (a fully owned QP affiliate) on its joint venture for
the development of a Float Glass Plant.
• Qatar Intermediate Industries Holding Limited (a fully owned Qatar Petroleum affiliate) on the
MOU and subsequent joint venture agreement for the development of a US$5.5bn petrochemical
complex with Honam Petrochemical Corporation in Mesaieed Industrial City.
• Gulf Drilling International (a QP and Japan Drilling Company joint venture) on its various term
loan facility amounting to more than US$ 1bn for the purchase and refurbishment of various rigs.
• Gulf International Services on the acquisition of Japan Drilling Company’s shares in Gulf Drilling
International
• A major Qatari conglomerate on its joint venture for the construction and financing of a Helium
plant with LNG Japan and Iwatani in Ras Laffan Industrial City.
• Advising on the farmout of interest in PSAs for oil and gas concessions in North Africa.
• A major chemicals company in relation to its plant in Ras Laffan Industrial City.
• A major Qatari industrial group in relation to its joint venture with KLJ Polymers & Chemicals Ltd
for the construction, procurement and financing and of a ferro-silicon plant in Messaeed
Industrial City.
•A major regional LPG distribution company on its joint venture agreement.
•Qatar Solar Technologies on its industrial licensing and requirements under its joint venture
agreement.
Mr. Dani KABBANI
Dani is a partner in Eversheds’ International Corporate Commercial Group and he practice
focuses on energy, projects and M&A transactions.
Before joining the firm, Dani was with an international firm based in Doha and has 17 years
of experience in the oil and gas sector.
He previously worked for Qatar Petroleum's Legal Department in the Projects section for
seven years (2000-2007) and before that acted as Manager of the Legal Department of
Doha Bank. Dani has extensive experience working with government bodies and international
companies
on a wide range of commercial and corporate matters including joint ventures and mergers and
acquisitions and has advised on tax related issues including tax and customs exemptions. Dani has
also extensive experience advising industrial, construction and oil and gas companies on project
finance, project agreements including industry joint venture, production sharing and sale and
purchase agreements and has assisted numerous joint venture companies in their negotiations
with both the private and the public sector.
Dani also advises sovereign funds in relation to international acquisitions.
Dani acted as the Secretary of the Board of Directors ORYX GTL (a joint venture between Qatar
Petroleum and Sasol) and Gulf Drilling International (a joint venture between Qatar Petroleum and
Japan Drilling Company).
His experience includes advising:
• Qatargas II LNG Project (a joint venture between Qatar Petroleum and Exxon Mobil) - on the
financing and construction of two LNG trains, the acquisition of tankers to transport LNG from
Qatar to the UK and the construction of an LNG receiving terminal in the UK. At US$11.2bn this was
the largest energy project financing at the time and the first with an Islamic tranche.
• Ras Gas II - a joint venture between Qatar Petroleum and Exxon Mobil on the financing of its
expansion, which involved the development of five gas trains.
• Q-Chem II (a joint venture between Qatar Petroleum and Chevron Phillips Chemicals
International) and QATOFIN (a joint venture between Qatar Petroleum and Total ) - on the
financing and construction of a petrochemical plant in Mesaieed, together with a new large scale
ethane cracker to be built in Ras Laffan Industrial City. The complexity of the financing
arrangements and intercreditor arrangements won this project 'Project Finance Deal of the Year'.
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