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FCCS CLUB EVENTS
FOCUS MAGAZINE
| Energy / Infrastructure Committee
May 2014
Evolution of the Gas Market in Asia-Pacific: New Opportunities and Challenges After a successful first seminar on unconventional gas in Asia, the Energy / Infrastructure Committee organised a second edition. This exceptional seminar, organised in partnership with the British Chamber of Commerce, brought together 80 participants to discuss the “Evolution of the Gas Market in Asia-Pacific: New Opportunities & Challenges”. For this unique talk, introduced and moderated by Mr Hugo Virag-Lappas, Managing Director, StormHarbour Securities and Co-President of the FCCS Energy / Infrastructure Committee, we had the pleasure of welcoming the following speakers: • Mr Georges Groslière, Venture Director/ Manufacturing Director, ExxonMobil, shared the perspectives of the developer and operator in Singapore of one of the world’s largest ethylene steam crackers; • Mr Yves le Bail, Vice President, Total E&P Asia Pacific, explored the perspectives of a producer of unconventional natural gas in and outside Asia; • Mr Tony Taylor, Research Director & Advisor, IHS, presented the macroeconomic developments of the gas market and gas price trends in the region. These three presentations were followed by a roundtable with the speakers and an active audience on the opportunities and challenges of the regional gas market.This seminar was an excellent opportunity for the representatives of the Oil & Gas sector to understand and share their insights on the gas market in Asia. F
The Fundamentals of Contract Management Any contract management dedicated to international industrial projects has to be driven by three fundamentals: • To protect the initial margin against threats; • To recover it in case of losses; • To improve it thanks to opportunities. Through several examples, Mr Bruno
Gomart, COO, MAREEX, explained and reviewed these fundamentals and gave some tips on how to optimise contract management. This insightful Energy / Infrastructure Committee Meeting concluded with a lively Q&A session between Mr Gomart and participants. F