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PROGRAMME
Day 1 – Wednesday 5th September 2007
08.30

Welcome Coffee Service & Registration

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09.30
Official Welcome Address
Mehmet Uysal
A.President, TPAO
İsmail Bahtiyar
President, TAPG
Murat Sungar
First Deputy Secretary General, BSEC
Selim Kuneralp
Deputy Undersecretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Republic of Turkey
10:00
Opening Session
H.E. Dr. M. Hilmi Güler
Minister of Energy and Natural Resources, Republic of Turkey
H.E. Genc Ruli
Minister of Economy, Trade and Energy, Republic of Albania
H.E. Natiq A. Aliyev
Minister of Industry & Energy, Republic of Azerbaijan
H.E. Vladimir Antosii
Minister of Industry and Infrastructure, Moldova
H.E. Yuriy A. Boyko
Minister of Fuel and Energy, Ukraine
Valentin Ivanov
Deputy Minister of Economy and Energy, Republic of Bulgaria
Andre Mernier
Secretary General, Energy Charter Secretariat
Alvaro Silva Calderon
OPEC Former Secretary General, Chairman of WPC Venezuella National Commitee
12:00

BSOGS 2007 Official Exhibition Opening Ceremony & VIP Tour
Delegates will have the opportunity to take part in the opening ceremony of the BSOGS 2007 Exhibition and VIP Tour

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12:30 Lunch
13.30 Session 1: Major Players and Their Strategies
Major players and their strategies, regional cooperation in the development of Black Sea oil and gas reserves, Investment required for the development of the Black Sea’s offshore and onshore natural resources

Chair: Mehmet Uysal
President, TPAO


Rovnag Abdullayev
President, SOCAR
H. Saltuk Düzyol
President, BOTAŞ
Werner Ladwein
Member of the Executive Board, Petrom SA
Thomas Bard
Exploration and New Ventures Manager, Eurasia Business Unit, Chevron Int. E&P Co.
Eurasia Bussiness Unit
15.00

Coffee Break

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15:30 Session 2: New Pipeline Routes
Planned pipeline projects and their role in shaping the regional co-operation, Regional evaluation of energy supply, global demand, transportation options and their effects on the regional oil and gas sectors, Establishing viable and safe pipeline and shipping routes through the Black Sea region, EU’s support for energy transport projects in the region

Chair: Cenk Pala
Head of Strategies and Business Development Department, BOTAŞ


Warren Phillips
Finance Director, AMBO LLC
Emre Engür
Procurist, Nabucco Gas Pipeline International GmbH and Head of Int. Projects Dep., BOTAŞ
Luis Coimbra
General Manager, Eurasia Business Unit, Chevron International E&P Co.
17.00 End of Summit Day 1
19.00 Istanbul Strait Cruise & Dinner ( Semiramis-2 Yacht )
Day 2 – Thursday 6th September 2007
09:00 Session 3: Exploration & Production
Current exploration activities within the Black Sea basin: co-operation between industry and governments in the exploration of Black Sea resources, New drilling projects and updates and latest results of Black Sea exploration, Forming the Rig Club through a Rig Sharing Agreement to serve the need of the major players, New upstream opportunities in offshore acreages

Chair: Hugh G. McDowell
General Manager, BP-Georgia


Gene Van Dyke
President, Vanco Energy Company
Ahmet Faruk Öner
Manager, Exploration Department, TPAO
Hans Hutta
Branch Manager, OMV Bulgaria
Joachim Mueller
Exploration Geologist, Chevron Exploration Technology – New Ventures
10.30

Coffee Break

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11:00

Session 4: Offshore Technology Challenges
Mob/De-mob through the Istanbul Strait, Drilling the deep prospects, Effective production of oil and gas, Crossing the Black Sea with Blue Stream pipeline, Safety and risk systems of drilling and production facilities, Avoiding gas hydrates, Seismic surveys in deep waters

Chair: Vedat Aydemir
Project Manager, Exploration Department, TPAO

Ed Palmer,
Region Geophysics Manager, Europe, WesternGeco
Chris Carstens,
Manager Drilling Engineering, Chevron International E&P Company
Günay Çiftçi,
President, Institute of Marine Sciences and Technology, Dokuz Eylül University
V.Vasili Gladun,
Head of Geology and Wells, Naftogaz of Ukraine

12:30

Lunch

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13:30

Session 5: Environment and Security of the Turkish Straits
Safety of the Black Sea environment: impact of exploration, production and transportation activities, Safety of the Turkish Straits, Environmental debates over the environmental effects of the pipeline construction, Energy Safety and security of supply

Chair:
John A. Connor
General Manager, Chevron International Exploration and Production Company Eurasia Business Unit
Kjell Landin
Marine Representative, Chevron Shipping


Geert Mosterdijk
Managing Director, SeaDarQ A.B.
David Cook
Senior Vice President, Seacor Environmental Services Inc.
Cahit İstikbal
Vice President, International Maritime Pilots' Association (IMPA)
Muhammet Ecel
Black Sea Branch Manager, Bureau of Shore Management, General Directorate of Environmental Management
Onur Sarı
Expert, Under-secretariat for Maritime Affairs, Republic of Turkey

15.00

Coffee Break

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15:30 Session 6: Regional Cooperation and EU Relations
Analysis of oil and gas demand in European markets and the role of Black Sea suppliers, Producers, transporters and consumers of Black Sea oil and gas, Inter-regional cooperation through EU initiatives, Strategic location of Turkey as a country bridging East and West

Chair: John Roberts
Energy Security Specialist, Platts


Eugene Khartukov
General Director, Center for Petroleum Business Studies &
Gürbüz Gönül
Expert, Energy Charter Secretariat
Burçin Pamuksuz
Sector Manager, Energy, Delegation of the European Commission to Turkey
17:00 End of Summit Day 2
19.00

Gala Dinner

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