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19th WPC: Over 100 CEOs confirmed for the World Petroleum Congress
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Petroleumworld.com, June 18, 2008Over 100 CEOs confirmed for 19th WORLD PETROLEUM CONGRESS-WPC Plenaries, Ministerial Sessions, Round Tables and Special Sessions, to take place in Madrid, Spain, from June 19th to 3rd of July.
Deliverability challenges, finding, accessing and reporting reserves, the industry’s water usage, biofuels and motor fuel quality, securing European gas supply, geopolitics, the environmental footprint of the industry, social responsibility, societal expectations and the role of young people are just a few of the topics being addressed by a world-renown panel of industry experts and high-level business leaders.
The official website of the Congress www.19wpc.com lists the nearly 600 speakers who will deliver the latest research and developments in the oil and gas industry, addressing future options of fuel supply and delivery, as well as its impact on people and environment. It also presents 18 countries led by their ministers who will take this opportunity to give us an in-depth view of their national oil and gas industry and announce opportunities for cooperation. Amongst those are the delegations from Algeria, Angola, Canada, Colombia, India, Iran, Kazakhstan, the Netherlands, Nigeria, Qatar, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Venezuela and many others.
The website provides a clear overview of the 88 sessions of the four day Congress, the biggest event for everyone interested in the oil and gas industry in 2008, making it easy to choose amongst the many interesting round tables and forums, the best practice keynote sessions and special sessions run in parallel. Split into four major blocks focusing on upstream developments, downstream and refining, natural gas and renewables and the industry management, the programme includes something of interest to everyone. For full details please go to: http://www.19wpc.com/programme.php
Keynote Speakers Include:
H.M. Juan Carlos I, King of Spain
H.E. Abdullah Bin Hamad Al-Attiyah, Deputy Premier and Minister of Energy & Industry, QatarH.E. Ali Al-Naimi, Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources, Saudi Arabia
H.E. Abdalla Salem El-Badri, Secretary General OPEC
Mr. Yvo de Boer, Executive Secretary, United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCC)
Mr. Sergey Bogdanchikov, President, Rosneft, Russia
Mr. Antonio Brufau, Chairman & CEO, Repsol YPF, Spain
Ms. Linda Cook, Executive Director Gas & Power, Royal Dutch Shell plc, USA
Mr. Chengyu Fu, President, China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC), China
Mr. José Sergio Gabrielli, President, Petrobras, Brazil
Mr. Andrew Gould, Chairman & CEO, Schlumberger, USA
Mr. Tony Hayward, Chief Executive, BP, UK
Mr. Georg Kell, Executive Head, UN Global Compact
Ms. Huguette Labelle, Chair, Transparency International
Mr. Helge Lund, President & CEO, StatoilHydro, Norway
Mr. Christophe de Margerie, CEO, Total, France
Mr. Mohamed Meziane, President and Director General, Sonatrach, Algeria
Mr. James J. Mulva, Chairman, President and CEO, ConocoPhillips, USA
Mr. Carlos Peréz de Bricio, Chairman & CEO, Cepsa, Spain
Mr. Andris Piebalgs, Energy Commissioner, European Commission
Mr. Jesús Reyes Heroles, Director General, Pemex, Mexico
Mr. Francis Saville, Chair of the Board, Nexen Inc, CanadaH.E. Sergey Shmatko, Minister of Energy Russian Federation
H.E. Shri M. S. Srinivasan Secretary, Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas, India
Mr. Nobuo Tanaka, Executive Director, International Energy Agency
Mr. Rex Tillerson, Chairman & CEO, ExxonMobil, USA
Mr. Jeroen van der Veer, CEO, Royal Dutch Shell plc, The Netherlands
Mr. Noe van Hulst, Secretary General, IEF
Mr. John Watson, Executive Vice President, Strategy and Development, Chevron, USA
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