SMi Group's Gas to Liquids North America 2015 returns for its second year after last year's event sold out, Join us next March in Houston

1. SMi Group are proud to announce its 2nd annual conference...
Gas to Liquids
North America
Marriott West Loop Hotel, Houston, Texas, USA
ABCs of GTL: Fundamentals Tutorial
Workshop Leader: Dr. Ronald A. Sills, Founding Director, XTL & DME InstituteSM
1.30pm - 6.00pm
11th - 12th
MARCH
2015
BENEFITS OF ATTENDING:
• Listen to case studies for GTL projects currently in
construction
• Understand why projects have chosen specific
technologies and how it fits in with the business case
• Look at the advancements of small scale GTL
• Comprehend all products produced from GTL
• Hear from the resource holders and infrastructure
developers to understand the realities of distribution
• Overcome the financial hurdle – clearing the
technology acceptance barrier
• Learn about the key technical and commercial
considerations associated with operating a project
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EXPERT SPEAKER PANEL INCLUDES:
• James Davis, Senior Vice President, XTLH, SGC
Energia
• Jeff McDaniel, Commercial Director, Velocys
• Rick Smead, Natural Gas Expert, RBN Energy LLC
• Sebastien Boucher, Technology Team Manager,
Axens
• Liezl Venables, Lead Project Engineer, Refining
and Marketing Technology, BP Conversion
Technology Centre
• Gregory Patience, Professor, Chemical Engineering,
Polytechnique Montreal
• Elliot Hicks, Chief Operating Officer, Oberon Fuels
• Vishakh Mantri, Lead Chemical Engineer, U.S. Energy
Information Administration
• Jan Lerou, Principal, Jan Lerou Consulting LLC
• Santosh Gangwal, Director, Business Development,
Southern Research Institute
• Raj Suri, President, Corporate & Business
Development, EmberClear
• John Bills, Managing Director, BNP Paribas Corporate
and Investment Banking
• Don Pierson, Senior Director, Business Development,
Louisiana Economic Development
PLUS AN INTERACTIVE HALF-DAY PRE-CONFERENCE WORKSHOP
TUESDAY 10TH MARCH 2015, MARRIOTT WEST LOOP HOTEL, HOUSTON, TEXAS, USA

2. Gas to Liquids North America
Day One | Wednesday 11th March 2015
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8.30 Registration & Coffee
9.00 Chairman's Opening Remarks
Rick Smead, Natural Gas Expert, RBN Energy LLC
Project updates
9.10 Building Small Scale GTL
• 1,100 bbl/day GTL facility in construction at Westlake, LA
• Turnaround of existing facility completed in Oct 2014
• Structural steel erection underway
• SMR revamp completed; equipment installation in
progress
James Davis, Senior Vice President, XTLH, SGC Energia
9.50 Utilizing Small-Scale GTL to Develop New Markets: Launching
DME in North America
• Why DME fuel will be on the road within the next few years
• 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, Chief Operating Officer, Oberon Fuels
10.30 Morning Coffee
11.00 Wasted gas conversion to fuels and power
• Produce 10 bbl from 100 MCF
• Single vessel: 1000oC to 350oC
• cPOX: gauze/fixed bed
• Fischer-Tropsch: Fluidized Bed
Gregory Patience, Professor, Chemical Engineering,
Polytechnique Montreal
How the technology fits in with the business case
11.40 Advances in the Conversion of Methanol to Gasoline
• ExxonMobil’s Methanol-to-Gasoline process efficiently
converts crude methanol to high quality clean gasoline
• The current MTG technology is the result of a program
initiated by ExxonMobil in the 1990's that reduces capital
investment and operating expenses
• The first 2nd generation MTG plant was started up in Shanxi
Province China by the Jincheng Anthracite Mining Co
(JAM) in June 2009. This demonstration plant was designed
for 2,500 B/D of gasoline
• A 2nd Phase for 25,000 B/D of gasoline was approved in
September 2011 with the initial engineering phase being
completed in 3Q2012
Terry Hilton, Catalyst Product Manager, ExxonMobil Research
& Engineering
12.20 Networking Lunch
1.30 Think Smaller; GTL for the mainstream of the industry
• Updates on commercial projects across America
• Flexible business model to allow more companies to
capitalize on more opportunities
• Supply chain development – ramping up for mass-production
• Pilot plant operating at commercial conditions -
supporting sales and delivery
Jeff McDaniel, Commercial Director, Velocys
2.10 Gasel®: the Engineered FT Technology for Bankable GTL
Projects
• R&D Background and Licensing Experience
• Fully Engineered and Referenced FT Technology
Sebastien Boucher, Technology Team Manager, Axens
2.50 Transformational technologies for the bioconversion of
natural gas to liquid fuels
• Development of transformational energy technologies
• Opportunities and challenges for the bioconversion of
natural gas to liquids
Ramone Gonzalez, Director Energy & Environment Initiative,
Rice University, Programme Director, ARPA-E, US Department
of Energy
3.30 Afternoon Tea
4.00 Recent Developments in the BP / JM Davy Fixed Bed
Fischer-Tropsch Process
• New GTL technology developments in BP and JM Davy
• Risk management in the deployment of GTL technology
• A licensor’s perspective on the GTL market
Liezl Venables, Lead Project Engineer, Refining and
Marketing Technology, BP Conversion Technology Centre
4.40 Panel Debate - the Future of GTL
in North America?
• Competition of GTL against other NGL
• Is there sufficient US infrastructure
• Small scale vs large
• Why do we see large companies pulling out of NA
Jan Lerou, Principal, Jan Lerou Consulting LLC
Roy Lipski, CEO, Velocys
James Davis, Senior Vice President, XTLH, SGC Energia
Ramone Gonzalez, Director Energy & Environment Initiative,
Rice University, Programme Director, ARPA-E, US Department
of Energy
5.30 Chairman's Closing Remarks and Close of Day One
Rick Smead, Natural Gas Expert, RBN Energy LLC
Sponsored by
Axens
Axens is an international provider of high technology content processes, products and services to the refining,
petrochemical and gas industries. Axens is recognized as a worldwide technology benchmark for clean fuels
production, aromatics production and purification, conversion processes and sulfur-recovery catalysts via the Claus
process. Actively preparing for the future, we aim to be a leader in the alternative fuels: vegetable oils to diesel, high-quality
distillates from direct coal liquefaction and liquid products through the conversion of synthesis gas from various
feedstocks (natural gas, biomass and coal). www.axens.net
Ariel Corporation
Ariel Corporation is the world's largest manufacturer of reciprocating gas compressors. Our compressors are utilized by
the global energy industry to extract, process, transport, store, and distribute natural gas from the wellhead to the end-user.
Ariel also provides specialized API 618 reciprocating compressors for the process industry. As a world-class
manufacturer, Ariel sets the industry standard through expert design, manufacturing and quality, industry-leading
research and development, and unmatched customer support. www.arielcorp.com

3. Gas to Liquids North America
Day Two | Thursday 12th March 2015
8.30 Registration & Coffee
9.00 Chairman's Opening Remarks
Rick Smead, Natural Gas Expert, RBN Energy LLC
Finance & Economics
OPENING ADDRESS
9.10 EmberClear GTL Development in North America
• EmberClear is a leader in North American GTL
development business
• We are simultaneously developing multiple projects in
key US locations
• The opportunity is huge – once in lifetime, but it comes
with its challenges
• The Presentation highlights building blocks and key
success factors of this emerging opportunity
Raj Suri, President, Corporate & Business Development,
EmberClear
9.50 GTL vs. LNG - What Will the Balance Be?
• LNG export economics are still very attractive
• GTL is challenged to offer equivalent margins
• Examining market trends and dynamics, how might
this change?
Rick Smead, Natural Gas Expert, RBN Energy LLC
10.30 Morning Coffee
11.00 GTL - Solving the finance challenge
• Overview of project finance
• Commercial structures and risk analysis
• Project economics
• Sources of finance
• Financing terms and documentation
John Bills, Managing Director, BNP Paribas Corporate
and Investment Banking The Economics of Gas-to Liquid
11.40 Conversion Technologies
• Natural Gas to Liquids pathways
• Competing product to GTL fuels
• Markets for Gas to Liquids
• Configuration and assumption for GTL plant used in
AEO
• Breakeven analysis
Vishakh Mantri, Lead Chemical Engineer, U.S. Energy
Information Administration
12.20 Networking Lunch
1.30 Skid mounted to Megaplant - where is the market for GTL?
• Describe the main economic market drivers/gas oil
price disconnect
• Describe other market drivers - regulatory etc
• Capex and opex versus size of plant
• Quality of product versus reliability/uptime versus size
of plant
• Size/type of market - small scale versus large scale
Nicholas Fulford, Head of Global Gas and LNG, Gaffney,
Cline & Associates
2.10 US Shale Gas Drives Historic Industrial Growth
• Current US energy sector developments
• Economic impact and trends
• Potential barriers and challenges
• Dynamic future requires boosting work force training
capacity
Don Pierson, Senior Director, Business Development,
Louisiana Economic Development
2.50 Afternoon Tea
3.20 GTL Cost Reduction for Small-Scale Applications Using
Advanced Process Intensification Approaches
• Compact low-cost contaminant-tolerant reforming
reactor/catalyst
• Advanced heat-exchange fixed-Bed FT reactor system
• Wax-free FT synthesis with novel cobalt-zeolite hybrid
catalyst
• Highly selective and high productivity jet-fuel range
liquid hydrocarbon synthesis
Santosh Gangwal, Director, Business Development,
Southern Research Institute
4.00 Panel Debate - GTL Business Management
- what are the key technical and commercial
considerations associated with projects
• Competing with U.S. natural gas prices,
managing the risks
• Managing gas price risk
• Capital cost considerations
John Bills, Managing Director, BNP Paribas Corporate
and Investment Banking
Rick Smead, Natural Gas Expert, RBN Energy LLC
Raj Suri, President, Corporate & Business Development,
EmberClear
4.50 Chairman’s Closing Remarks and Close of Day Two
Rick Smead, Natural Gas Expert, RBN Energy LLC
BP
BP is one of the world's leading international oil and gas companies, providing its customers with fuel for
transportation, energy for heat and light, retail services and petrochemicals products for everyday items. BP has
been actively developing Gas-To-Liquids (GTL) technology since 1981 and has invested over $500 million to
date. BP’s Conversion Technology Centre pursues research and development for conversion of unconventional
feedstocks, including renewables, into fuels and petrochemicals. Find out more about BP at www.bp.com
Velocys
Velocys is the company at the forefront of smaller scale GTL. Velocys technology, protected by over 900
patents, is specifically designed for smaller scales, combining super-active catalysts with intensified reactor
systems. Construction of its first commercial plant is on track to enter full production by Q2 2016. Think Smaller™
www.velocys.com
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4. HALF-DAY PRE-CONFERENCE WORKSHOP
TUESDAY 10TH MARCH 2015
MARRIOTT WEST LOOP HOTEL, HOUSTON, TEXAS, USA
ABCs of GTL:
Fundamentals Tutorial
Dr. Ronald A. Sills, Founding Director,
XTL & DME InstituteSM
1.30pm – 6.00pm
WORKSHOP OVERVIEW:
This tutorial, led by an expert industry veteran, is an
opportunity to learn and understand the “what, who,
where, when and why” of the entire GTL value chain,
including technologies, commercial activities, market
issues and economics. It provides a forum for discussing
recent developments, trends and lessons learned.
WHY ATTEND THIS WORKSHOP:
Gain better understanding and insights regarding
recent global GTL developments, including:
• Progress of small-scale GTL projects,
• Impact of the shale gas boom in North America
• Progress of small-scale GTL projects,
• Case studies based on personal knowledge of GTL
commercialization experiences and challenges
• Learn about the economics of GTL projects
• Derive maximum benefit from presentations given at
2nd SMi GTL Conference
AGENDA:
1.30 Registration and Coffee
2.00 Welcome - Tutorial Objectives
2.15 Overview of GTL Industry
• Impact of Shale Gas boom in North America
3.00 About GTL
• What is GTL
• Commercial Activities
3.45 Afternoon Tea
4.15 Small-scale and large-scale
• Products and Market Issues
• Technologies and Engineering
4.45 Economics
5.00 Environmental Aspects
5.30 Lessons Learned & Q&A
6.00 Closing Remarks - End of Workshop
ABOUT THE WORKSHOP HOST:
Dr. Ronald (Ron) Sills, Founding Director, XTL &
DME Institute, is an internationally recognized
expert and speaker on energy issues. He is a
consultant in conversion technologies and
analyses of the natural gas/coal/biomass to
products value chain. He has been a
featured speaker at conferences in Paris, London, Brisbane,
Stockholm and Rome as well as numerous locations in USA.
He was the peer reviewer for the GTL section of IEA 2010
World Energy Outlook. Many presentations and articles
focused on GTL via methanol route, particularly DME and
MTG (Methanol-to-Gasoline). Dr. Sills is a board member
and technical advisor for Cool Planet Energy Systems, a
start-up company making carbon negative fuels from non-edible
biomass, and President of Ronald A. Sills LLC. Before
his retirement from BP in 2009, he was Gas Conversion
Network Leader and Engineering Manager in the
Conversion Technology Centre during the time that BP
developed its GTL via Fischer-Tropsch technology. Prior to
joining BP/Amoco in the 1990s, he was manager of Mobil’s
Research Planning and Evaluation Group at the Paulsboro
New Jersey Research Laboratory as well as a member of
the team for the development and commercialization of
the fixed-bed MTG process. He co-authored a National
Research Council report entitled Fuels to Drive Our Future.
in 1991. Dr. Sills is also an honorary member of the
International DME Association. Dr. Sills holds a Ph.D. and
M.S. in Chemical Engineering from MIT and a B.S. in
Chemical Engineering from Columbia University. He is the
co-inventor for 10 patents.
ABOUT THE XTL & DME INSTITUTE:
The institute was formed in 2010 to provide
educational and consulting services on all
aspects of the XTL supply chain, including
DME as a fuel and chemical feedstock. These services
are provided by Founding Directors, Dr. Ronald A. Sills,
and Dr. Theo H. Fleisch and Director, Dr. Iraj Isaac
Rahmim. Prior pre-conference XTL tutorials have been
held in San Diego (October 2014), Houston (May 2014),
Ann Arbor (April 2013), Brisbane (July 2011) and
Stockholm (September 2010). Visit www.XTLinstitute.com
for more information.

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6. GAS TO LIQUIDS NORTH AMERICA
Conference: 11th - 12th March 2015, Marriott West Loop Hotel, Houston, Texas, USA Workshop: 10th March 2015
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