SMi Group in association with Alex Forbes is running a Masterclass entitled Getting to Grips with the Golden Age of Gas. This full day Masterclass will run in both London and Amsterdam this November

1. About this masterclass
The natural gas industry is one of the largest and most
complex in the world. As gas grows in importance in the
global energy mix, more and more businesses are having
to get to grips with its complexities. This masterclass has
been designed to give delegates a head start in
understanding all aspects of the gas value chain, from the
physical dimension (getting molecules from the field to the
customer) to the commercial dimension (how money flows
along the value chain) – all in the context of the political
and regulatory frameworks that set the rules for all the
market players.
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MC336
MC342
2013
CENTRAL LONDON NOVEMBER 25TH
AMSTERDAM NOVEMBER 28TH
OR
Getting to Grips with
‘The Golden Age of Gas’
NOV
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09:30 Registration and coffee
10:00 Context – The role of natural gas in the global primary
energy mix
• An introduction to the global energy industry
• The contribution of natural gas to the primary energy mix
• Outlooks, forecasts and scenarios
10:40 Overview – The natural gas industry “matrix”
• The physical dimension: getting molecules from the field
to the customer
• The commercial dimension: how money flows along the
value chain
• Politics and regulation: setting the rules for the market
players
11:20 Refreshment Break
11:40 The upstream physical dimension
• Exploration
• Development
• Production
• Processing
12:20 The midstream and downstream physical dimension
• Transportation by pipeline
• Transportation by LNG
• Storage
• Distribution
• Metering
13:00 Lunch
14:00 The upstream commercial dimension
• Getting access to resources
• IOCs and NOCs
• Upstream contracts
14:20 The midstream commercial dimension
• Pipeline contracts
• LNG contracts
• Storage contracts
• Traded markets
14:40 The downstream commercial dimension
• Categories of customers
• Electricity generation
• Industrial customers
• Commercial and residential customers
15:00 Refreshment Break
15:20 Politics and policy
• Upstream
• Midstream
• Downstream
• Environmental factors
• Gas advocacy
16:00 Regulation
• Upstream
• Midstream
• Downstream
• Case studies
16:30 Discussion
About your masterclass leader:
Independent journalist and consultant Alex Forbes has been reporting on energy developments and analysing trends for three
decades. His expertise covers the whole gamut of energy – including oil, natural gas, electricity, policy, regulation, climate change and
the geopolitics of energy supply security. His specialisms include unconventional fossil fuels, liquefied natural gas (LNG), gas-to-
liquids (GTL), nuclear power and renewables. 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. As well as being owner and Director of his own company –
Forbes Communications Limited – he is also an Associate Consultant with Gas Strategies, a leading natural gas consultancy. In 2013,
Alex was selected for the annual journalism award presented by the International Association of Energy Economics (IAEE) for
“excellence in written journalism on topics related to international energy economics”.
Getting to Grips with
‘The Golden Age of Gas’
About Forbes Communications
Forbes Communications was established in 1997 as an energy information and analysis company. It provides news, analysis and consultancy services
to a diverse portfolio of clients.
FULL DAY PROGRAMME
Overview
Even before the unconventional oil and gas revolution in North America, natural gas had been increasing its share of the global primary energy mix,
especially in electricity generation, because of its advantages over the other major fossil fuels: oil and coal. There are high expectations that the
technological developments that have unleashed the “shale gale” in North America will be replicated in other parts of the world, creating an abundance
of gas that will make it increasingly affordable. In the context that gas is also the most acceptable of fossil fuels in environmental terms, the
International Energy Agency believes we are on the threshold of “A Golden Age of Gas”. The industry itself has taken on that view and is girding itself
to meet fast-growing demand in all regions of the world. This masterclass is a fast-track introduction to the industry that answers key questions. Why
are we on the threshold of a “Golden Age of Gas”? How is the industry structured? How does it operate? What business opportunities do the latest
developments present? And which are the most exciting sectors?

3. Getting to Grips with ‘The Golden Age of Gas’
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