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SMi present their 5th annual conference...
Gas Storage 2011
Extracting Commercial Value from
Gas Storage in a Security of Supply World
Monday 27th and Tuesday 28th June 2011
Millennium Gloucester Hotel, London, UK
KEY SPEAKERS INCLUDE
• James Lawson, Head of Sales and Marketing, Centrica Storage Ltd
• Giuseppina Squicciarini, Head of Regulatory Economics (GB
Markets), OFGEM
• Christina Barrasi, Senior Manager Legal & regulatory Affairs, Eurogas
• Thierry Rouaud, General Secretary, Cedigaz
• Willem Coppoolse, Head of Capacity Development Transmission Storage
and LNG Terminals, GDF Suez
• Bruno Leray, Managing Director, Storengy
• Daniel Urban, Manager Regulatory Affairs, RWE Gas Storage s.r.o
• Adri Pols, Commercial Manager Bergermeer Gas Storage, TAQA
• Grayson Nash, Executive Chairman, Independent Resources PLC
• Dr Thomas Starlinger, Attorney at Law, Fiebinger Polak Leon
Rechtsanwalte
• Howard Rogers, Senior Research Fellow, Oxford Institute for Energy
Studies
• Andrew Moorfield, Director Oil & Gas, Lloyds Banking Group
• Keith Bainbridge, Partner, RS Platou LLP
• Steven Robertson, Director, Douglas Westwood
• Eric Amantini, Head of Subsurface Technologies, GEOSTOCK
Key topics to be addressed:
• The market dynamics and future of gas storage
• Assessing the effects of seasonal fluctuations in demand and future
storage capacity
• Regulatory considerations including regional approaches
• Financing the security of supply and funding long term gas shortage
• The LNG angle
Sponsored by
PLUS A HALF DAY INTERACTIVE
POST–CONFERENCE WORKSHOP
Gas Storage and Structured Finance:
Working capital and Investment
Wednesday 29th June 2011, London, UK
8.30am – 12.30pm
In association with Lloyds Corporate Markets Oil & Gas Group
REGISTER ONLINE AT:
www.gas-storage-event.com
Alternatively fax your registration to +44 (0) 870 9090 712
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2. GAS STORAGE 2011
Day One | Monday 27th June 2011 www.gas-stora
OVERVIEW
With the importance of securing reliable energy sources the value attached to gas storage facilities will continue to rise. The focus of this
conference will allow you to gain an understanding of the key developments in gas storage in areas such as: engineering, commercial
prospects, development of infrastructure, regulation and the energy supply outlook. Join and network with your peers and experts at the
5th annual Gas Storage conference for interactive debate and in-depth discussion of the most pressing issues facing the industry.
8.30 Registration and Coffee Developing Onshore Storage Assets
9.00 Chairman’s Opening Remarks 1.50 Case study: The Rivara Project Moves Ahead
Howard Rogers, Senior Research Fellow, Oxford Institute for Energy • Market dynamics: The Italian energy land-bridge
Studies • Merchant Storage: Value and Performance is crucial
• The future of Rivara
Grayson Nash, Executive Chairman, Independent Resources PLC
9.10 OFGEM KEYNOTE: Storage Development and Investment in the
Current Economic Climate The Legal Perspective
• The risks and opportunities
• Regulation and its impact on the investment 2.30 Legal Aspects of Gas Storage in a Changing Environment
• Market related prerequisites for facilitating investment • Developments in European gas storage legislation
• What makes storage competitive? • Update on storage contract law
Giuseppina Squicciarini, Head of Regulatory Economics (GB Markets), • How the third package will affect European operators
OFGEM Dr Thomas Starlinger, Attorney at Law, Fiebinger Polak Leon
Rechtsanwalte
The Global Perspective
3.10 Afternoon tea
9.50 Gas Storage – the Global View
The European Outlook
• Global trends
• Global Facilities in operation 3.40 Outlook for European Gas Markets – A Scenario-Based Approach
• Future projects by region: • Review of the macroeconomic energy sector drivers
- Europe • Considerations and assumptions – including impact of LNG, Polish
- Asia-Pacific Shale Gas, Nabucco.
- Former Soviet Union • Outlook and implications – expectations for gas markets under each
- The Americas scenario
• Projected industry developments • Conclusions
Thierry Rouaud, General Secretary, Cedigaz Steven Robertson, Director, Douglas Westwood
10.30 Morning Coffee The LNG Perspective
11.00 Flexibility in the Power Markets and the Future Role of Gas Storage 4.20 Does the EU really understand LNG?
• Does the TPA really need to be waived?
• State of the current storage market
• How many more LNG import terminals need to be built?
• Long term storage capacity • Should the IOC's have any control/capacity & what is the optimum
• Increasing flexibility in the relationship between the power markets capacity?
and storage • How does gas storage capacity compare with LNG storage capacity?
Willem Coppoolse, Head of Capacity Development Transmission Keith Bainbridge, Partner Gas, RS Platou LLP
Storage and LNG Terminals, GDF Suez
5.00 Panel Discussion – The Role of Gas Storage in Security of Supply
The Regulatory Outlook • Future supply and ability to fulfil demand
• Seasonality and effect on gas storage
11.40 European Supply & Regulatory Update • Increased use of storage in trading
• Supply flexibility and market liquidity • LNG vs. UGS as a means of securing supply
• Regulatory developments Moderator:
Howard Rogers, Senior Research Fellow, Oxford Institute for Energy
• Central European regional regulatory initiative
Studies
• Ensuring compliance Confirmed Panellists:
• Moving into the open gas market Keith Bainbridge, Partner Gas, Platou LNG
Cristina Barassi, Senior Manager Legal and Regulatory Affairs, Adri Pols, Commercial Director, TAQA
Eurogas Matt Monteverde, Editor European Natural Gas, Argus Media
12.20 Networking lunch – Kindly Sponsored by Storengy 5.40 Chairman’s Closing Remarks and Close of Day One
Register online at www.gas-storage-event.com • Alternatively fax your registratio
Supported by
Energy Global Energy Global
www.energyglobal.com www.energyglobal.com

3. GAS STORAGE 2011
age-event.com Day Two | Tuesday 28th June 2011
8.30 Chairman’s Opening Remarks 1.50 Promoting the Provision of Capacity and Investment
Howard Rogers, Senior Research Fellow, Oxford Institute for Energy • The need for EU gas storage/increased flexibility in the coming
Studies decades
• Parameters driving the decision to build new storage capacity
• How to promote investment in gas storage facilities
9.10 Keynote Presentation:
• Future projects, regional markets and the client case studies
Gas Storage Development and Opportunities in Europe
• Who is going to invest?
• European gas storage market - Overview
Senior Representative, Dong Energy*
• Gas Storage development and opportunities
• European legislative framework Project Case Studies
• European gas storage market: main issues
James Lawson, Head of Sales and Marketing, Centrica Storage 2.30 Developments in the Bergermeer Gas Storage Project
• Background and update on developments
Funding Investments and the Market Perspective • Bergermeer trading products offering explained
• Projected storage capacity and impact on European stocks
• Importance of strategic partnerships in project development
9.50 Accessing Project Funding Streams and Maximising Access to Local
Adri Pols, Commercial Manager Bergermeer Gas Storage, TAQA
Markets
• Current state of global structured finance
3.10 Afternoon tea
• How to access project finance and importance of relationships
• Opportunities & threats in future energy markets 3.40 Future Demand for Gas Storage in Central and Eastern Europe:
• Utilising financial partnerships to access local markets Factoring in Markets, New Pipelines and Security of Supply Policies
• Client case study • How will the increasingly liquid gas markets and new ways of
Andrew Moorfield, Director Oil & Gas, Lloyds Banking Group transporting gas to Europe influence demand for and investment in
gas storage in CEE?
• Stimulating demand by making gas storage more attractive to users
10.30 Morning Coffee
• What will be the impact of the EU’s new security of supply
framework?
11.00 Gas Storage, Economics and Regulation
Daniel Urban, Manager Regulatory Affairs, RWE Gas Storage s.r.o
• The Storengy experience - gas storage developments
• Technical considerations Seasonality and Future Outlook
• The wider economic focus
• Regulatory considerations 4.20 The UK Gas Market - Storage needs for Seasonality and Wind
Bruno Leray, Managing Director, Storengy Intermittency to 2025
• Supply demand outlook and seasonal dynamics.
• The Impact of Demand uncertainty and Global LNG availability
11.30 Case Study: The development of Loenhout UGS
• Seasonal Storage: new capacity vs. reliance on Interconnectors and
• Presentation of Loehnout UGS in Belgium Gas Grid
pipeline import seasonality.
• Historic overview of the facility
• Wind Intermittency: The impact on gas generation and fast acting
• Example of new production wells drilled underbalanced under gas
storage requirements.
• Future development Howard Rogers, Senior Research Fellow, Oxford Institute for Energy
Eric Amantini, Head of Subsurface Technologies, GEOSTOCK Studies
12.20 Networking lunch – Kindly Sponsored by Storengy 5.00 Chairman’s Closing Remarks and Close of Conference
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SPONSORSHIP AND EXHIBITION OPPORTUNITIES
SMi offer sponsorship, exhibition, advertising and branding packages, uniquely tailored to complement your company's marketing
strategy. Prime networking opportunities exist to entertain, enhance and expand your client base within the context of an independent
discussion specific to your industry. Should you wish to join the increasing number of companies benefiting from sponsoring our
conferences please call: Punita Halladey, SMi Sponsorship on +44 (0)207 827 6128 or email: phalladey@smi-online.co.uk

4. HALF DAY POST-CONFERENCE WORKSHOP
Wednesday 29th June 2011
8.30am – 12.30pm
Millennium Gloucester Hotel, London, UK
Gas Storage and Structured Finance:
Working capital and Investment
In association with
Session Overview
This unique workshop, hosted by Lloyds Corporate
Markets Oil & Gas Group will enable the attendee to
explore both the opportunities and benefits of accessing
project finance in the energy sector. Drawing upon Lloyds
extensive experience of project management, technical
and financial support the delegate will be able to explore
both the opportunities and threats to gas storage
developments in the post credit crunch world.
Agenda
8.30 Coffee and workshop registration
9.00 Workshop opens
10.30 How has the debt crunch changed the
structures in the market for new construction
of storage facilities and ongoing capital
expenditure?
11.00 Morning coffee
12.30 What options are available for working capital
or inventory financing for seasonal storage?
12.40 Close of conference
About the Workshop Leader
Andrew Moorfield
Managing Director & Global Head of
Oil & Gas
Andrew joined Lloyds Banking Group in
2006, prior to this he was Managing Director
and Co-Head of General Industrials at Bank of America
EMEA, with responsibility for the Basic Materials sector.
He joined Bank of America in 2001 after working at
Citibank and Diageo plc in Europe and Asia.
Andrew has an Economics Degree (Hons) from the
University of Melbourne and an MBA from the Wharton
School.
About Lloyds Corporate Markets Oil & Gas
Our specialist Oil & Gas team has an outstanding
reputation in this sector, boasting market leading in-
house technical expertise and a principal market position
in the UK North Sea.
We leverage this expertise in order to give you the best
possible quality of service and financial solutions. From
Majors to Independents, Service Providers to Traders, we
have exceptional deal structuring capabilities and are well
placed to help you meet your business goals.
www.lloydsbankcorporatemarkets.com

5. GAS STORAGE 2011
Sponsored by
Storengy UK Storengy, a
subsidiary of GDF SUEZ,
is the second largest
European storage operator.
Storengy UK has started the construction of Stublach
Gas Storage Project in Cheshire, to develop 28 salt
cavities with a capacity of 400 mcm. Storengy UK will
offer a broad range of storage services to interested
parties. www.storengy.com
TAQA (Abu Dhabi National Energy
Company) www.bergermeergas
storage.com is a global energy company
majority owned by the Abu Dhabi
Government. Our activities include oil and
gas, power generation and water
desalination across five continents. In the Netherlands
we are developing the Bergermeer Gas Storage facility,
strengthening the energy security and infrastructure of
Northwest Europe with a reliable supply of natural gas.
www.taqaglobal.com
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7th – 8th February, London
Oil and Gas Pipelines
23rd – 24th February, London
MARCH
Unconventional Gas
16th – 17th March, London
Oil and Gas Field Services
22nd – 23rd March, London
Oil and Gas Telecommunications
23rd – 24th March, London
Legal Issues in Oil and Gas
– The African Challenge
28th – 29th March, London
APRIL
Energy Efficiency
11th – 12th April, London
MAY
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9th – 10th May, London
Nuclear Services and Supply Chain
11th – 12th May, London
European Demand Response and Critical Peak
Pricing Forum
18th – 19th May, London
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6th – 7th June, London
Biogas
13th – 14th June, London
Smart Grids
15th – 16th June, London
Onshore E&P
20th – 21st June, London
Gas Storage
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6. GAS STORAGE 2011
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