The document summarizes an upcoming conference on oil and gas transportation in the United States. It provides details on the focus day and main conference days, including speaker biographies and session topics. The focus day will provide opportunities for participants to discuss issues and solutions related to improving efficiency in crude by rail operations through the use of new technologies, data management, and other strategies. The main conference days will feature panels and presentations on key challenges in the US transportation scenario, safety regulations and emergency response, comparisons to the aviation industry, and leveraging opportunities in heavy oil markets. Attendees will learn about overcoming infrastructure bottlenecks from industry experts.
www.powerlogisticsasia.com is an annual project logistics event which is taking place in Singapore. The event brings together the heavy transport and lifting industry that is catering to the oil, gas, heavy engineering, power, mining and other related industries. It offers a great opportunity for participants to hold up the flag in the South East Asian project cargo market. It comprises of educational workshops, conferences, seminars and an exhibition.
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A presentation by Karl Socikwa, chief executive, Transnet Port Terminals, South Africa. Presented during African Ports Evolution 2015 in Durban, South Africa.
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A presentation by Dr Andrew Shaw (Associate Director: PWC) at the Transport Forum SIG 21 April 2016 hosted by T-Systems SA Pty)Ltd. The theme for the event was: "Innovation in Transnet" and the topic of the presentation was: "Innovation in Transnet"
Market gyrations, changes in freight rates and services levels can leave supply chain officials feeling anxious in their efforts to produce and distribute goods to domestic and international markets. In this fast-paced, interactive session, explored how changes in the container freight sector could impact future supply chain and logistics practices. By looking back, participants learned to gauge when their current tactics may have run their course and when it is time to adjust tactics. The session touched on planning best practices and how to leverage containerized logistics options and service providers to drive immediate improvements.
Transnet freight rail corridor development programme and road to rail strategyTristan Wiggill
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The theme for the event was: "Transport Corridors". The topic of the presentation was: "Transnet Freight Rail Corridor Development Programme and Road-to-Rail strategy."
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www.powerlogisticsasia.com is an annual project logistics event which is taking place in Singapore. The event brings together the heavy transport and lifting industry that is catering to the oil, gas, heavy engineering, power, mining and other related industries. It offers a great opportunity for participants to hold up the flag in the South East Asian project cargo market. It comprises of educational workshops, conferences, seminars and an exhibition.
www.powerlogisticsasia.com
A presentation by Karl Socikwa, chief executive, Transnet Port Terminals, South Africa. Presented during African Ports Evolution 2015 in Durban, South Africa.
More like this on www.transportworldafrica.co.za
A presentation by Dr Andrew Shaw (Associate Director: PWC) at the Transport Forum SIG 21 April 2016 hosted by T-Systems SA Pty)Ltd. The theme for the event was: "Innovation in Transnet" and the topic of the presentation was: "Innovation in Transnet"
Market gyrations, changes in freight rates and services levels can leave supply chain officials feeling anxious in their efforts to produce and distribute goods to domestic and international markets. In this fast-paced, interactive session, explored how changes in the container freight sector could impact future supply chain and logistics practices. By looking back, participants learned to gauge when their current tactics may have run their course and when it is time to adjust tactics. The session touched on planning best practices and how to leverage containerized logistics options and service providers to drive immediate improvements.
Transnet freight rail corridor development programme and road to rail strategyTristan Wiggill
A presentation by Ms Nisha Jones (General Manager: Commercial: TFR) at the Transport Forum special interest group in collaboration with MCLI in Mbombela on 4 February 2016.
The theme for the event was: "Transport Corridors". The topic of the presentation was: "Transnet Freight Rail Corridor Development Programme and Road-to-Rail strategy."
Find more like this on www.transportworldafrica.co.za
Expert insights on Port Trends were presented at the 11th international Intermodal Conference in Port Elizabeth, South Africa in November 2013.
Presented by Siyabulela Mhlaluka, General Manager; Eastern Cape Region, for Transnet Port Terminals, this presentation offers critical insights into the Maritime Logistics industry.
On 10 February, the Durban Chamber Port Committee and Western Area Forum met to hear a presentation by Warwick Lord, CEO of the Cato Ridge Logistics Hub.
On 22 February the Durban Chamber's Trade and Investment forum met to hear Willie Coetsee, the head of strategy for Transnet’s 16 port terminals address the forum on TPT's role in facilitating Trade in South Africa.
PLG Consulting Predicts Up To 740 Kbpd Of Crude To Be Bottlenecked In The Permian By September Of 2019. Pipeline Capacity In The Permian Basin Is Approaching Maximum Capacity. Even With The Smart And Creative Use Of Crude By Rail (CBR) Or Trucking Logistics, We Predict Takeaway Constraints Will Leave Billions Of Dollars Of Crude In The Ground And Shippers Struggling With Production Over The Next 16 Months.
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A presentation by Nozipho Mdawe, secretary general, PMAESA at the 2nd Annual Africa Ports & Rail Summit held in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania on 2 and 3 December 2015.
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Hinterland Connectivity - Bangkok,ThailandCorin Tan
Asia heavily relies on its maritime gateways to the international economy for sea borne trade. Ports are a vital source of economic development for the countries in which they are located. Importance of hinterland connections has been recognised as one of the most critical issues in port competitiveness and development in most ports around the world. Efficient hinterland transport routes are in the vital interest of major seaports.
For registration/inquiry, please contact:
Corin Tan
Project Manager - Marketing
Tel: +603-2775 0000 (ext 510)
Email: corint@trueventus.com
Port cost as a component of total supply chain cost Tristan Wiggill
A presentation by Ms Brenda Horne-Ferreira (CEO: SASTaLC), at the Transport Forum SIG: "Driving down cost in the Supply Chain" on 3 September 2015 in Durban, hosted by Transnet. The topic of the presentation was: "Port Cost as a component of total supply chain cost".
Presentation of the CEC Secretariat's report on sustainable freight transportation in North America: Destination Sustainability. Executive Director Evan Lloyd presented findings and recommendations of the report on May 5, 2011 at the Toronto offices of Pollution Probe.
This presentation is a visual demonstration of my
experience.
It contains photographs of some of the exciting projects
I have had the privilege of being involved in and details
of some of the employers I have had the pleasure to
work for.
Due to continually increasing volumes of crude supply from shale plays, increasing demand for flexible and immediate rail takeaway, changing crude prices, pipeline delays and rapidly changing rail car regulations, the lucrative Crude By Rail industry is in a perpetual state of change.
Crude By Rail now stands at an important juncture of growing opportunity and uncertainty. It is only by being at the forefront of current trends and industry specific updates in terms of Crude By Rail safety regulations, regional production forecasts, takeaway capacity and terminal expansions, crude pricing and permitting regulations that E&P and Midstream executives can fully capitalize on the growing crude by rail takeaway industry.
DETERMINING THE IMMEDIATE & LONG TERM VIABILITY OF CRUDE BY RAIL
The Second Annual Flagship Crude by Rail 2014: Rail Car Availability, Market Opportunities And Capacity Expansion Summit, taking place this October 29-30 in Houston will once again bring together the key stakeholder representatives of the Crude by Rail industry to share exclusive insights with a brand new agenda.
As the original senior-level Crude By Rail Series, the forum's volume of returning decision maker attendees and quality content have fostered its leading reputation as the industry's foremost platform for fostering business partnerships in the sector.
Expert insights on Port Trends were presented at the 11th international Intermodal Conference in Port Elizabeth, South Africa in November 2013.
Presented by Siyabulela Mhlaluka, General Manager; Eastern Cape Region, for Transnet Port Terminals, this presentation offers critical insights into the Maritime Logistics industry.
On 10 February, the Durban Chamber Port Committee and Western Area Forum met to hear a presentation by Warwick Lord, CEO of the Cato Ridge Logistics Hub.
On 22 February the Durban Chamber's Trade and Investment forum met to hear Willie Coetsee, the head of strategy for Transnet’s 16 port terminals address the forum on TPT's role in facilitating Trade in South Africa.
PLG Consulting Predicts Up To 740 Kbpd Of Crude To Be Bottlenecked In The Permian By September Of 2019. Pipeline Capacity In The Permian Basin Is Approaching Maximum Capacity. Even With The Smart And Creative Use Of Crude By Rail (CBR) Or Trucking Logistics, We Predict Takeaway Constraints Will Leave Billions Of Dollars Of Crude In The Ground And Shippers Struggling With Production Over The Next 16 Months.
The Future of the port industry in Eastern & Southern AfricaTristan Wiggill
A presentation by Nozipho Mdawe, secretary general, PMAESA at the 2nd Annual Africa Ports & Rail Summit held in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania on 2 and 3 December 2015.
More like this on www.transportworldafrica.co.za
Hinterland Connectivity - Bangkok,ThailandCorin Tan
Asia heavily relies on its maritime gateways to the international economy for sea borne trade. Ports are a vital source of economic development for the countries in which they are located. Importance of hinterland connections has been recognised as one of the most critical issues in port competitiveness and development in most ports around the world. Efficient hinterland transport routes are in the vital interest of major seaports.
For registration/inquiry, please contact:
Corin Tan
Project Manager - Marketing
Tel: +603-2775 0000 (ext 510)
Email: corint@trueventus.com
Port cost as a component of total supply chain cost Tristan Wiggill
A presentation by Ms Brenda Horne-Ferreira (CEO: SASTaLC), at the Transport Forum SIG: "Driving down cost in the Supply Chain" on 3 September 2015 in Durban, hosted by Transnet. The topic of the presentation was: "Port Cost as a component of total supply chain cost".
Presentation of the CEC Secretariat's report on sustainable freight transportation in North America: Destination Sustainability. Executive Director Evan Lloyd presented findings and recommendations of the report on May 5, 2011 at the Toronto offices of Pollution Probe.
This presentation is a visual demonstration of my
experience.
It contains photographs of some of the exciting projects
I have had the privilege of being involved in and details
of some of the employers I have had the pleasure to
work for.
Due to continually increasing volumes of crude supply from shale plays, increasing demand for flexible and immediate rail takeaway, changing crude prices, pipeline delays and rapidly changing rail car regulations, the lucrative Crude By Rail industry is in a perpetual state of change.
Crude By Rail now stands at an important juncture of growing opportunity and uncertainty. It is only by being at the forefront of current trends and industry specific updates in terms of Crude By Rail safety regulations, regional production forecasts, takeaway capacity and terminal expansions, crude pricing and permitting regulations that E&P and Midstream executives can fully capitalize on the growing crude by rail takeaway industry.
DETERMINING THE IMMEDIATE & LONG TERM VIABILITY OF CRUDE BY RAIL
The Second Annual Flagship Crude by Rail 2014: Rail Car Availability, Market Opportunities And Capacity Expansion Summit, taking place this October 29-30 in Houston will once again bring together the key stakeholder representatives of the Crude by Rail industry to share exclusive insights with a brand new agenda.
As the original senior-level Crude By Rail Series, the forum's volume of returning decision maker attendees and quality content have fostered its leading reputation as the industry's foremost platform for fostering business partnerships in the sector.
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Through our relationship with Landstar, we have access to one of the largest portfolios of global logistics options in the industry. One call to our office is all it takes to arrange a shipment, whether you’re shipping cross-country or across a continent.
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You will learn how
top experts…
See the latest DOT
regulations on rail cars and
are organizing themselves to
comply with new rules
Increase their margins by
optimizing their logistics and
transportation functions
Choose among the latest
technologies to increase
safety, control and profit
margins
Overcome key
infrastructure bottlenecks
Develop their strategy
for light and heavy oil
transportation
Leverage the heavy
products market
November 17–19, 2014 • InterContinental New Orleans
New Orleans, LA
Hear from our Expert Speakers
and Thought Leaders:
REGISTER TODAY! www.OilandGasTransportationUSA.com • 1-800-882-8684 • enquiryiqpc@iqpc.com
Christopher A. Hart
Vice Chairman
National
Transportation Safety
Board
James Cairns
VP - Petroleum &
Chemicals
CN
Mark Luitwieler
VP Operations and
Co-Owner
Peaker Energy
Chris Faulkner
Chief Executive
Officer
Breitling Oil & Gas
Joe Kiely
VP of Operations
Ports to Plains
Alliance
Mark Freed
Chief Commercial
Officer
BOE Midstream
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Interactive roundtables addressing your key
technology challenges
Industry Panel giving the whole value chain take on
the American transportation scenario
An entire focus day to develop a process excellence
plan
A cross industry benchmark with the safety and
production processes of the aviation industry
Sponsors: Media Partners:
2014 Highlights:
Unparalleled interaction and
networking opportunities through
panels and roundtables
Getting logistics and transportation issues on the right
track to maximize margins and overcome key regulatory
and industry challenges
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Dear Colleague,
Today, 70% of oil & gas products in the US are shipped by pipeline, 23% are on
tankers and barges over water, 4% by truck, and only 3% are shipped by rail. Yet,
amid a North American energy boom and a lack of pipeline capacity, crude oil
shipping on rail is not only increasing exponentially, but also becoming the industry’s
solution for one of the most limiting bottlenecks it is facing.
As expected, for every solution, there is a new challenge: In 2013, more crude oil was
spilled in U.S. rail incidents than in the previous 37 years. Ensuing regulations impose
new guideline and challenges to transportation companies, which in turn cannot
respond accordingly to the O&G market demands.
Under this complex scenario, Upstream, Downstream and Midstream companies
are trying to be creative as to how they are going to transport all their material
from drilling site to refineries, while at the same time being process-efficient due
to the huge operational and logistics costs of running these facilities. IQPC’s O&G
Transportation & Logistics summit will not only address key issues but also offer
solutions to the industry based on practical case studies and commercial approaches.
Attendees will benefit from:
• A focus day entirely dedicated to help creating a strategic plan to improve efficiency
and assess ROI of technologies that help increase profits
• A panel with the industry’s take on regulatory main concerns and short-term
solutions
• An exclusive technology-focused interactive session so producers, refiners and
transportation companies can learn about the newest technologies to improve their
day-to-day work
• Peer-to-peer interactive roundtables focused on specific challenges and potential
solutions.
Join us in New Orleans in November for a 3-day event packed with exclusive
information, and unprecedented networking opportunities!
With best regards,
Beatriz Singer
O&G Divisional Director
PS: Don’t miss our in-depth
roundtables addressing key gaps
and respective solutions!
IQPC and the Oil & Gas
IQ provide educational
conferences, training
courses and expositions
for oil & gas executives to
network and learn the latest
developments and trends
occurring in organizations
today. Oil & Gas IQ
concentrates on creating
an interactive experience
featuring practical, objective
and up-to-date insight from
leading oil & gas sector
professionals, engineers,
project managers, directors,
executives and regulators.
November 17–19, 2014 • InterContinental New Orleans
New Orleans, LA
Getting logistics and transportation issues on the right track to maximize margins and
overcome key regulatory and industry challenges
Who Should Attend?
About the Organizers:
• Transportation & Logistics
• Operations
• Supply Chain
• Rail, Trucking, Pipeline
• Crude Operations
• Fleet
• Infrastructure
• Transportation/Logistics Safety
Senior leaders from the C-suite
through to VPs, Directors,
Managers from Upstream,
Downstream and Midstream
companies in the areas of:
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Focus Day
Transportation Performance Improvement Monday, November 17th
Overview:
This all-day Workshop provides a unique opportunity to meet, listen to and
discuss relevant issues with Crude By Rail industry experts in Rail Logistics, New
Technology, Safety Management, Engineering, Information Technology, Process
Improvement and Regulatory Compliance, including the member companies of
the Crude Oil on Rail Enterprises (CORE) alliance.
As the Crude By Rail business matures, opportunities arise for improvement in
existing processes and tools, in the use of new measurement and car location
technology, in enhanced engineering, construction and safety practices and in
the comprehensive use of information to improve safety and efficiency in rail car
handling and movement.
These topics, as well as others, will be presented in a practical, action-oriented
setting where discussion is encouraged.
9:00 AM Welcome and Introductions
Jim Benedict
President
GeoMetrix Rail Logistics Inc.
www.geometrix.com
Crude Oil on Rail Enterprises (CORE)
Alliance www.crudeoilonrail.com
9:10PM Driving Efficiency, Safety and Technology in Crude By Rail
As the Crude By Rail business matures, opportunities arise for improvement in
existing processes and tools, in the use of new measurement and car location
technology, and in the use of available information to improve safety in rail car
movement. Jim Benedict will explore available time-saving and money-saving
opportunities in all aspects of rail car transportation of crude oil and other
hydrocarbons, and provide an introduction to the day’s speakers and topics.
Jim Benedict
President
GeoMetrix Rail Logistics Inc.
www.geometrix.com
9:40PM New Technology in Crude By Rail
New technologies being developed in the transloading and railway industry
that will assist in our daily operations, as well as an update on newly-approved
offloading facilities in the US.
Marvin Trimble,
Director, Business Development
Strobel Starostka Transfer Canada
www.sstenergycanada.com
10:20PM Coffee and Networking break
10:40PM Movement of Logistical, Measurement and Transactional
Data Through the Truck and Rail Terminal System
A study of the following:
• Collecting the logistical data about the rail tank cars arriving at the rail
terminal, obtaining the tank car attributes, and transferring the rail logistic
data to the measurement loading system;
• Manual validation of the rail tank car logistical data, safety permissives
checks, tank car heel determinations, and preset mass/volume calculations at
the measurement load points;
• Migrating measurement data through the system and concentrating multiple
measurement points to a central location where it’s then distributed to the
logistics system and other back office applications; and
• Master meter proving and interfacing meter factors to the measurement load
points.
Mike Rogi
Fluid Transport Solutions Mgr.,
Spartan Controls Ltd.
www.spartancontrols.com
11:20PM The Evolution of DOT-111 Tank Cars and
Service Equipment
With or without pending regulatory changes, the tank car business is
changing. Joe Becherer will trace the evolution of the DOT-111 and other
tank car designs from inception to present day, and provide an update on
what to expect with newer design standards, such as the 1232 and the
evolving DOT-117. Included will be a discussion on the impact of mandated
rail car modifications on repair shops and how this will affect takeaway
capacity.
Joe Becherer
Railcar Equipment and Services Engineer
Transquip USA
www.transquip.com
12:00PM Networking Lunch
13:00PM Optimizing the Crude By Rail Supply Chain
The panel of three presenters will speak to opportunities available to improve
and better manage all aspects of the Rail Supply Chain. Improvements can
be achieved in process, performance, tools, use of available technologies, etc.
The panelists will speak to their own areas of expertise in this regard, as well
as areas of mutual involvement.
Jim Benedict
President
GeoMetrix Rail Logistics Inc.
14:00PM Design and Operation of Transloaders for
Hydrocarbons
John will discuss design considerations for various hydrocarbon transloading
applications, safety system components and considerations, and the
resolution of measurement issues associated with WCSB heavy oils.
John Forchuk
Measurement Applications Manager,
Sky Eye Measurement Inc.
www.skyeye.ca
14:45PM Coffee and Networking break
15:00PM Cross Border Crude Shipments; Minimizing Costs
and Risks
As trans-border rail shipments increase, shippers are looking for methods and
tools to help them minimize shipping costs, reduce administrative work and
ensure complete compliance with Canada and US Customs. This presentation
will focus on processes and services available to manage these risks and
reduce costs.
Robert Miller
Edmonton, AB Branch Manager
JORI International Ltd.
www.jori.ca
15:30PM What Have We Learned/Wrap Up
Jim Benedict and the other presenters will continue to pursue the theme
of Driving Efficiency, Safety and Technology in Crude By Rail by providing
examples of the money-saving and time-saving improvements that can be
achieved in Crude By Rail terminal, transloading and rail operations.
Jim Benedict
President
GeoMetrix Rail Logistics Inc.
www.geometrix.ca
16:00PM Focus Day Ends
4. 4 REGISTER TODAY! www.OilandGasTransportationUSA.com • 1-800-882-8684 • enquiryiqpc@iqpc.com
Main Conference Day 1 Tuesday, November 18th
8:00AM Registration and Coffee
8:45AM Chairperson’s Opening Remarks
9:00AM US O&G Transportation scenario: Assessing
infrastructure bottlenecks and how to overcome
the obstacles
As oil prices go down, transportation prices are going up and
new pipelines are being built with stricter regulations for tank
cars. In this panel we will discuss how today’s transportation
market will impact the O&G industry over the few next years,
and what can producers, refiners and transportation companies
do to make sure they maximize results
Oil continues to accumulate on the Gulf Coast and Houston’s
reserves become more saturated and yet one main logistics
question remains: Where can all that oil go? How to take them
from A to B? New standards for tank cars together with general
public opinion are pushing back on rail cars, making it harder
to lease, especially car tanks carrying light oil. There’s a current
shortage of trucks and barges. There’s the possibility of using
insulated car tanks. Still, the infrastructure is not fully built and
we face the problem of matching up the whole logistic chain. In
this session we will discuss possible solutions to overcome these
challenges now:
• Infrastructure current overview and planned constructions
over the forthcoming years
• Getting “creative” in transportation solutions
• Managing costs associated with the lack of infrastructure
• Solutions to improve efficiency
Mark Luitwieler
VP of Operations and Co-Owner
Peaker Energy
10:00AM The Safety Issue: Proper emergency response
strategies, car replacements and logistics action
plans
Following several catastrophic accidents and derailments of
trains carrying crude oil in the last few years, the National
Transportation Safety Board are recommending that oil carried
on trains should be treated as dangerous material. As such,
railroads should be required do develop emergency response
plans to reduce the impact of a derailment, look for alternative
routes to avoid circulating in highly populated areas, and old
tanks be replaced by new ones. They also recommend limiting
the size of trains as well as reducing speed limits. It is imperative
that improvements in rail transport of crude oil hastily become
safer. This session is intended to provide involved parties with an
action plan to tackle the upcoming challenges. We will address:
• Building a preventive action plan
• Building a responsive action plan
• Cross-industry best practices for transporting hazardous
materials
• Key technical issues that railcar owners should look at
implementing now
Craig Carpenter
Manager Western Operations
Gibson Energy
Tentative
10:45AM Networking & Refreshment Break
11:15AM PANEL DISCUSSION
Crude-by-Rail in North America: An industry
update on the business opportunities and
challenges facing this rapidly growing industry
As much flexibility and cost-saving qualities rail can offer
crude oil clients, regulatory changes are increasing scrutiny
on this channel and opening up opportunities for pipeline
companies to capitalize on these uncertainties. In this panel,
we invite the full value chain to discuss the regulatory impact
rail companies are facing, and challenges and opportunities
that have arisen from this context:
• Infrastructure landscape and upcoming changes
• The refiner perspective
• The midstream perspective
• The producer perspective
• The rail perspective
• The terminal perspective
• Rail vs. Pipeline deliberation
PANELISTS:
Chris Faulkner
CEO
Breitling Energy
Gurpreet Khaira
Managing Director of ECP
Canadian Pacific Railway
Mark Freed
Chief Commercial Officer
BOE Midstream
12:45PM Lunch
2:00PM CROSS INDUSTRY BENCHMARK
Improving Transportation Safety and
Productivity Through Collaboration
Since the mid 1990’s, the U.S. commercial aviation industry
has been using an industry-wide collaborative process for
identifying, prioritizing, and addressing potential safety
issues. The collaboration has had several significant results.
It reduced the industry’s fatal accident rate by more than
80% in only 10 years – an amazing reduction considering
how safe the industry was considered to be when the
collaboration began. Contrary to conventional wisdom that
improving safety generally results in reduced productivity,
the collaboration also resulted in improved productivity and
although the industry is highly regulated, the collaborative
process did not generate any new regulations. Changes in
complex systems often cause unintended consequences,
but collaboration minimized the likelihood of unintended
consequences. The collaboration involved key participants
in the industry, including the airlines, the manufacturers,
the pilots, the air traffic controllers, and the regulator. In
as much as these participants often have very different and
sometimes competing interests, and getting the participants
to collaborate was not a trivial undertaking. This presentation
is about the challenges in establishing an industry-wide
collaborative process and how the aviation industry overcame
those challenges to accomplish the win-win of improving
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Day 1 Continued
both safety and productivity. Key action points include:
• Collaboration has been a powerful tool for improving
aviation safety
• Collaboration also improved productivity at the same time
• Everyone who is involved in the problem should be involved
in the solution
• Getting parties with differing/competing interests to
collaborate is not trivial
• Collaboration can improve both process safety and
workplace safety
Christopher A. Hart
Vice Chairman
National Transportation Safety Board
Christopher A. Hart is a Member and Vice Chairman of the
National Transportation Safety Board, having been nominated
by President Obama and confirmed by the Senate in 2009.
The NTSB investigates major transportation accidents in
all modes of transportation, determines probable cause,
and makes recommendations in an effort to prevent
recurrences. He was previously a Member of the NTSB
in 1990, having been nominated by (the first) President
Bush. Mr. Hart’s previous positions have included: Deputy
Director, Air Traffic Safety Oversight Service, Federal Aviation
Administration, Assistant Administrator for System Safety,
Federal Aviation Administration, Deputy Administrator for
the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA),
Deputy Assistant General Counsel to the Department of
Transportation, Managing partner of Hart & Chavers, a
Washington, D.C., law firm, and Attorney with the Air
Transport Association.
2:45PM How refiners can take advantage of the crude
on rail boom to leverage the heavy products
market
New shale crude oils and hydrocarbons being used by refiners
are challenging the lubricants, heavy oil, asphalt and other
heavy products’ market. That’s because a lot of railcars
who used to be on the heavy products’ business has been
converted to crude oil cars. As refiners put in different units
and change the way they refine crude oil, less and less heavy
product is available in the market. From the heavy products
industry, the scenario is not promising. Not only is the
product harder and harder to find, but also one needs to go
further and further away to purchase the material needed to
run the business. In this session we will discuss the impact of
the crude on rail revolution over some of the O&G clients,
how they are preparing themselves to a shortage of supply,
and why this secondary market should be part of the refiners’
strategies:
• Leaning on storage as an insurance of supply
• Better planning of rail and truck
• How some refineries are taking advantage of this scenario
and are strategically positioning themselves to cover this
secondary market
3:30PM Demo Drive* + Networking & Refreshment
Break
*IQPC’s exclusive Demo Drive allows participants and
sponsors to fully interact and get to know each other’s
businesses in order to facilitate match-making between end
users and vendors. Small groups of participants will rotate
and visit every booth!
4:15PM Running an efficient purchasing operation and
planning for storage, transportation, logistics
and distribution across multiple sites and
plants
The purchasing operation is key to optimize the company’s
profits. This session intends to shed a light into key
functionalities and point out where are the opportunities to
save on costs.
• Transportation pricing and negotiation
• Pondering storage solutions investment and strategy
• Key infrastructure investments and ROI
Please email Brittany.Hicks@iqpc.com for speaking
opportunities
5:00PM End of Main Conference Day One
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“The networking opportunities were excellent.
The presenters were knowledgeable and
passionate about the oil & gas industry.
–Trinity Industries
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Main Conference Day 2 Wednesday, November 19th
8:30AM Registration and Coffee
8:50AM Chairperson’s Opening Remarks
9:00AM Energy Industry and Federal Transportation
Reauthorization: What Is at Stake?
Transportation and logistics costs are affected by the quality
of the transportation system. Poor roads, congestion delays,
and failure to maintain and expand the transportation system
in production areas, results in safety issues and higher costs.
What is the outlook for long term transportation funding and
reauthorization? What role should the transportation and
logistics industry, and the energy industry as a whole have in
communicating its interests with Congress?
• The long term scenario for funding and reauthorization
• The active role players must play in communicating with
Congress
Joe Kiely
VP of Operations
Ports to Plains Alliance
9:45AM Tank car loading, offloading and transportation
compliance: How to properly secure a tank car
and prevent compliance violations
Proposed testing and classification requirements for Class 3
Flammable liquids
Due to the rapid increase of tank car shipments of petroleum
products, specifically crude oil, existing and new requirements
of hazmat transportation rules may be overlooked at tank car
loading and unloading sites. The USDOT has also proposed
new testing and classification requirements for flammable
liquids. This session will go over some key processes that
shippers must enforce in order to avoid penalties for
compliance failure. The session will also discuss the proposed
rules for the testing and classification of flammable liquids.
• Engaging loading personnel in tank car securement and
inspection processes prior to offering for transportation
• Avoiding common failures of compliance with tank
car fittings; valves, plugs, caps, manways and leak
prevention requirements
• Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (HM-251); High Hazard
Flammable Trains
• New testing and classification guidelines for Class 3
Flammable liquids
Todd Thompson
Hazardous Materials Transportation Consultant and
former Railroad Safety Investigator-HazMat with the Texas
Department of Transportation
Rail, Water, Land Services Group
10:30AM Networking & Refreshment Break
11:00AM New technologies for achieving greater
relevant data availability and accuracy
The majority of the information that is used every day by
companies trying to effectively manage their rail movements
come from the railway itself. Depending on an ancient Car
Location Message-gathering technology made available by
railroads will only do so much. First responders have been
requesting more information, such as loaded/empty, product
on board, volatility, emergency response telephone numbers,
among others, about rail shipments coming their way (not
after the fact), so they can anticipate issues. In this session
you will learn how to improve the quality of the information
received and become more railroad-independent when it
comes to data.
• The impact that quality information can have in the O&G
transportation and logistics market
• What are the information needs of shippers and logistics
players on a day-to-day basis, and are these needs being
satisfied?
• New solutions and technologies available to enhance
information usage
• Managing implementation costs
• Will upcoming / ongoing regulatory changes drive a greater
need for relevant railcar information?
Please email Brittany.Hicks@iqpc.com for speaking
opportunities
11:45AM Why rail, and while now? Comparing
transportation of light and heavy crude
from the economic perspective: Industry
Implications
The first wave of crude by rail was born out of necessity;
there simply was not sufficient pipeline capacity to handle
the growth in production from enhanced oil recovery
technologies and practices employed in formations like the
Bakken. The second wave of crude by rail was driven by price
differentials. Railways allowed producers to access tidewater
markets not connected by pipe. The price differential between
WTI and Brent made tidewater markets lucrative destinations
for previous “captive” production. In this session we will
discuss:
• Shifting market overview and the impacts to railways and
refiners
• Demand for heavy crudes and bitumen by refineries with
cokers, and requirements of dilution to ship via pipeline
• Crude by rail expansion driven by growth in heavy oil
production in Canada: an economic alternative offering
producers new takeaway capacity and access to tidewater
markets.
• Safest railcars for heavy crude
James Cairns
VP - Petroleum & Chemicals
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Day 2 Continued
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12:30PM Lunch
1:45PM INTERACTIVE ROUNDTABLES
Our peer-to-peer roundtable sessions are designed to provide
an open forum to discuss key challenges and potential
solutions. Roundtables are the perfect way to dig a little
deeper into topic and learn new strategies through sharing
ideas in interactive groups.
A – Rail safety best practices
B – Logistic performance optimization
C – Obtaining and filtering relevant data
D – Latest technology for monitoring and tracking
E – Innovative storage solutions
Please email Brittany.Hicks@iqpc.com for speaking
opportunities
3:00PM Networking & Refreshment Break
3:30PM Maximizing road safety through in-vehicle
monitoring and driver behavior assessments
As the DOT-111 new requirements are put in practice, an
increase in number of trucks on the road is expected to
make up for the lack of railcars available to transport crude
oil. However, moving crude by truck is considered more
dangerous than by rail as it is more prone to human errors. In
this session, learn from a major upstream company measures
to increase truck safety through in-vehicle monitoring and
driver behavior assessments.
• Setting strategic directions for purchasing Road
Transportation Safety technologies and systems
• Creating and maintaining technical solutions in support of
a unified compliance structure
• Allocate resources in response to the demand of tasks
concerning In-Vehicle Monitoring Systems (IVMS), Fleet
Management, Driver Management Systems, and other
technical systems
• Creating a unified approach to technical solutions for
land transport safety through communication, training,
coaching, and motivation
Julian Serfontein
Lead - Land Systems and Technology
Shell Upstream (tentative)
4:15PM WRAP UP PANEL
Lightning Talks: Exploring the market’s
potential and mitigating setbacks
An open session with the event’s chairman and selected
executives from the audience to informally discuss the
summit’s key take aways and create best practices to ensure
transportation & logistics professionals perform at their best
given the current economic and regulatory scenario.
5:00PM Chairperson’s Closing Remarks
5:15PM End of Main Conference Day Two
Very informative presentations, bringing new awareness to industry. – Statoil