SMi Group's leading Gas to Liquids 2015 conference returns for its 18th year this October in London

1. How viable are GTL opportunities in today’s energy price world?
Workshop Leader: Alex Forbes, Director, Forbes Communications
8.30am - 12.30pm
12 -13
OCT
2015
Gas to Liquids
Exploring the future of GTL in the “new reality”
BENEFITS OF ATTENDING:
• Learn about the latest technological developments in
small scale GTL
• Hear from leading experts in the field on long term
trends and drivers
• Discuss the effect of the oil price margin on the GTL
industry
• Understand what makes projects fail and risk mitigation
strategies
• Join topical panel discussions and debates on the
economic and commercial viability of GTL
• Assess the locational aspects of GTL including where,
why and when it works
• Debate the benefits of GTL versus other gas monetisation
options
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KEY SPEAKERS INCLUDE:
• Neville Hargreaves, Business Development Director, Velocys
• Wyoming State Senator Cale Case, Ph.D., Natural Resource
Economist and Consultant
• Narsi Ghorban, Managing Director, Narkangan GTL
Company
• George Boyajian, Vice President of Business Development,
Primus Green Energy
• Mitch Hindman, Licensing Manager, Technology Sales &
Licensing, ExxonMobil & Engineering
• David Small, Vice President of Global Energy Services,
NiQuan Energy
• Elliot Hicks, COO, Oberon Fuels
• Iraj Isaac Rhamim, President, E-MetaVenture, Inc
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PLUS AN INTERACTIVE HALF-DAY POST-CONFERENCE WORKSHOP
Wednesday 14th October 2015, Holiday Inn Kensington Forum, London, UK
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Gas to Liquids Conference 2015
Day One | Monday 12th October 2015 www.gas-to
8.30 Registration & Coffee
9.00 Chairman's Opening Remarks
Alex Forbes, Director, Forbes Communications
SMALL-SCALE GTL
9.10 Keynote Address: Small Scale GTL and the New Paradigm in
the Age of Gas
•The global move to a more distributed production model
for fuels and chemicals
•Weathering the storm - conventional and smaller scale
projects in a low oil price era
•Technology deployment - establishing a smaller scale GTL
supply chain
•Project updates. The joint venture GTL project adjacent to
Waste Management’s East Oak landfill site, Oklahoma City, USA
Neville Hargreaves, Business Development Director, Velocys
9.50 The New Face of Gas To Liquids
•Update on NiQuan Energy GTL project
•Changed dynamics of the GTL business
•GTL on the cusp of re-invention?
•Outlook for medium-scale GTL opportunities
David Small, Vice President Global Energy Services, NiQuan
Energy
10.20 Morning Coffee
10.50 Exploring the Potential of Small Scale GTL as a Solution to
Gas Flare Reduction
•Analysing long term effects of increased feedstock
availability from gas capture technology
•Examining the benefits of monetisation of the gas flares
using small scale GTL technology? Is it economical?
•Assessing alternative gas feedstock options for small-scale
•Updates on the STG+ process
George Boyajian, Vice President Business Development,
Primus Green Energy
11.20 DME Fuel: Utilising Small-Scale GTL to Create a New Market
•The emerging DME fuel market and how it will impact
transportation
•How small-scale projects can catalyse regional market
development
•Using scale to address multiple feedstocks and ensure price
stability
•Impact of small-scale projects on permitting timelines
Elliot Hicks, COO, Oberon Fuels
11.50 Panel Debate - Is Large Scale Viable in
Current Climate? Small Scale vs Large Scale
•Addressing catalyst issues and
technological availability of scale
•Examining the benefits and disadvantages
of each
•What conditions allow for small scale or alternatively
large scale deployment of GTL plants?
Iraj Isaac Rahmim, President, E-MetaVenture Inc.
George Boyajian, Vice President Business Development,
Primus Green Energy
Elliot Hicks, COO, Oberon Fuels
12.50 Networking Lunch
SPECIALITY & ALTERNATIVE PRODUCTS
1.50 The Reality of Alternative Premium GTL products - Exploring
the High Quality Lubes and Waxes Market
•What is the potential for the high quality waxes and lube-oil
market? How big is it?
•Highlight the new opportunities within the field
•Analysis of efficiency in technological capabilities
Iraj Isaac Rahmim, President, E-MetaVenture Inc.
2.20 Advances in Conversion of Methanol to Gasoline
•Routes for synthetic fuels
•Fixed bed MTG process
•MTG commercial experience
•MTG advantages vs. alternatives
•Next generation MTG research
Mitch Hindman, Licensing Manager, Technology Sales &
Licensing, ExxonMobil & Engineering
2.50 Afternoon Tea
RISK & OUTLOOK
3.20 Optimising Project Context/Mitigating Project Risk
•Understanding the inherent ‘change’ agenda in a GTL
project
•Using the change agenda to drive progress
•Managing risk through a proactive corporate affairs
strategy
Malcolm Wells, Director, Malwell Corporate Projects Ltd
3.50 Panel Discussion
- Does GTL Have a Future in the "New Reality"?
•A holistic discussion concerning the
sustainability of GTL in a low oil price environment
•Why do projects fail?
•Discussion of the effect of the oil price and gas price
reliance
•Assessing how the industry can lower construction costs
•Capex versus Opex
•Analysing what conditions are needed to allow for
economically and commercially viable GTL activity
Neville Hargreaves, Business Development Director, Velocys
Malcolm Wells, Director, Malwell Corporate Projects Ltd
George Boyajian, Vice President Business Development,
Primus Green Energy
4.50 Chairman's Closing Remarks and Close of Day One
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Day Two | Tuesday 13th October 2015-liquids.co.uk
8.30 Registration & Coffee
9.00 Chairman's Opening Remarks
Malcolm Wells, Director, Malwell Corporate Products Ltd
9.10 Keynote Address: GTL - the Role of Government
Incentives, Experience From Wyoming, USA
Does GTL development require government subsides
and/or guarantees to offset long-term risk?
•Wyoming has a long history in the area, given the
challenges and opportunities of energy commodity
markets. “Not our first rodeo.”
•House Bill 53: Mineral to value added products
program was pushed forward in the face of declining
economics as prices fell
- Background, history, players, constraints
- A small scale attraction
- Offload risk
- Recent low prices actually may have encouraged
the bill stimulating a need to “value add”
•How it will work: specifics of HB 53
•Results to date
•Consideration in a larger context
Wyoming State Senator Cale Case, Ph.D., Natural
Resource Economist and Consultant
REGIONAL ANALYSIS
9.50 Influence of West Asian politics on GTL investment -
Challenges and Opportunities
•Monitoring the effect of the volatile oil-gas price
margin
•Examining West Asia’s political challenges and effect
on GTL investment
•Exploring Iran as potentially viable future GTL site
•Analysis of Iran’s gas reserves and most economical
gas monetisation options available
Narsi Ghorban, Managing Director, Narkangan GTL
International Company
10.25 Morning Coffee
10.55 Is Mozambique the New Qatar?
•Mozambique is set to become one of the world's
largest exporters of liquid natural gas (LNG), after
recent exploration by oil and gas companies Eni, in
Italy, and Anadarko, in the USA
•Measuring the potential for GTL and liquefied natural
gas products in Mozambique?
•Evaluating the possibility of integrated LNG and GTL
plants
•Ramifications for the liquefied gas industry
Roger Carvalho, Managing Partner, SPTEC Advisory
FINANCE & ECONOMICS
11.30 Prospects for GTL
•GTL: Past, Present and Future
•Factors influencing GTL project viability and FID
I. Why were currently-operating GTL projects built?
II. Considerations for tomorrow’s potential plants
•Project objective
•Location
•CAPEX and OPEX
•Gas Supply – characteristics and price
•Product Mix – markets and pricing
Richard Poole, Technical Director, Midstream and
Downstream, Gaffney, Cline & Associates
12.05 Project Finance for GTL - The Latest Trends
•Project Finance and "Bankability" for GTL
•Project Economics and Lender Risk Appetite
•The Oil and Gas Project Finance Markets
•Future Outlook for the Sector
Robert Clews, Head of Oil, Gas & Petrochemicals,
Project Finance, SMBC Europe Division
12.40 Networking Lunch
1.40 The Impact of the New Oil Order, Where Resource
Availability is No Longer Constrained
What Does This Mean for the GTL Industry?
•The global resource base of oil and gas
•An in-depth look at the key parameters and driving
forces behind the new abundance of oil
•Shedding light on long term oil and gas market trends -
and the impact on feedstock prices
•Evaluating the long term effects of price movements
on the prospects for GTL investment
Ed Osterwald, Partner, CEG Europe
2.15 Panel Debate - Relative Economics of
GTL Versus Other Gas Monetisation Options
•Assessing the pros and cons of each gas
monetisation option
•Understanding where, when and why
each option works
•Critical analysis and comparison of the marketability,
legal compliance and commercial viability of products
produced from each process
Alex Forbes, Director, Forbes Communications
Robert Clews, Head of Oil, Gas & Petrochemicals,
Project Finance, SMBC Europe Division
Ed Osterwald, Partner, CEG Europe
Narsi Ghorban, Managing Director, Narkangan GTL
International Company
Richard Poole, Technical Director, Midstream and
Downstream, Gaffney, Cline & Associates
3.15 Afternoon Tea
GTL PROJECT CONSTRUCTION
3.45 Construction Issues for GTL Projects
•RHI at a glance
•Construction cost optimization
•Construction scheduling
•Construction resources - planning and delivery
•Case studies
Ahmed Abdullayev, Vice President Business
Development, Renaissance Heavy Industries
4.20 Building the GTL Plant of the Future
•Optimize the CAPEX and the OPEX
•Minimize project execution risk
•Efficient engineering, operational and maintenance
strategies
•Easily enable regulatory compliance in operations
John Oyen, Manager of Business Development, ABB
Group
4.55 Chairman’s Closing Remarks and Close of Day Two

4. HALF-DAY POST-CONFERENCE WORKSHOP
Wednesday 14th October 2015
Holiday Inn Kensington Forum, London, UK
8.30am to 12.30pm
How Viable Are GTL Opportunities in
Today's Energy Price World?
Workshop Leader:
Alex Forbes, Director, Forbes Communications
Overview of workshop:
A successful Gas-to-Liquids investment calls for an
understanding of the latest technologies, the economic drivers
behind these technologies, and the challenges of marketing
the end-products – be they fuels, lubricants, waxes or other
speciality chemicals. The oil price plunge of 2014/15 creates
new challenges for developers of GTL projects, raising several
questions. Are we entering a low oil price world for the long
term? What are the prospects for the price of natural gas? Will
there be a sufficient differential over the long term for GTL
projects to be economically viable? This workshop will look at
the GTL technologies that are available, the opportunities they
present to monetise natural gas, and the challenges involved
in implementing GTL projects and marketing their output.
Why you should attend:
This workshop will evaluate the latest GTL technologies and
examine their key economic drivers, focusing on how viable
GTL has become as a natural gas monetisation option in
comparison with other options such as LNG and
petrochemicals. It will summarise the progress of existing
and planned projects, and consider what the future may
hold. It will conclude that in the current energy price
environment, successfully implemented projects will make
very substantial profits for their stakeholders. The key
challenge will remain getting access to proven technology.
The workshop will interest natural gas resource holders,
project developers, technology providers, equipment
suppliers, engineering contractors, financiers and potential
end-use sectors for GTL products, such as the transportation
and petrochemicals industries.
Programme
8.30 Registration & Coffee
9.00 Industry Overview
• What do we mean by GTL?
• The importance of energy price trends
• Why the GTL spotlight has shifted away from
the Middle East
• Large-scale and small-scale GTL technologies
• Overcoming the technical and economic
challenges
9.40 Existing And Emerging Gtl Technologies
• Playing ‘Lego’ with molecules
• The product ‘slate’
• Achievements to date
• Emerging technologies
• Protecting intellectual property - and licensing
10.20 Morning Break
10.50 Economic Viability Of Gtl Projects
• How GTL economics have evolved
• Case studies
• Comparing GTL with other gas monetisation
options
• The economics of developing future GTL
projects
11.20 Taking Gtl Products To Market
• The key markets: transportation and
chemicals
• Demonstration projects - past, present and
future
• Maximising GTL revenues
• The role of policy in GTL development
• The future for GTL
12.00 Discussion & Questions
- A Review Of The Session
12.30 Close of Workshop
About the workshop host:
Independent energy journalist and consultant
Alex Forbes has been reporting on energy
developments and analysing trends for more
than three decades. His expertise covers a wide
range of energy issues – including oil, natural gas,
electricity, renewables and climate change. His specialisms
include unconventional fossil fuels, liquefied natural gas
(LNG) and gas-to-liquids (GTL).
In 2013, Alex received the annual award presented by the
International Association for Energy Economics for
Excellence in Written Journalism.
Alex travels frequently to attend, speak at and chair energy
conferences, to conduct interviews with ministers and
executives, to carry out consultancy assignments, and to visit
major energy installations. Alex also takes on training
assignments and conducts workshops and executive briefings.

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Gas to Liquids Attendees
2012-2014 by Region
Africa 10%
ASIA-APAC 10%
The Americas
22%
Europe 27%
UK 31%
Gas to Liquids Attendees
2012-2014 by Industry Sector
Oil and Gas
Operators 31%
GTL Project
Developers 26%
Technology
Providers 20%
Government
10%
Financial/
Legal 9%
Consultant
4%
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