The 28th Annual Middle East Petroleum & Gas Conference (MPGC 2020) returns to Kingdom of Bahrain

• Opening Address by His Excellency Shaikh Mohamed Bin Khalifa Al-Khalifa, Minister of Oil
• Dr. Dawood Nassif, Chairman, Board of Directors BAPCO, and Dr. Fereidun Fesharaki, Chairman of FGE to Co-Chair
• Star-studded cast of more than 30 speakers comprising Global visionaries, CEOs of NOCS, super majors and IOCs, leading Wall Street analysts, and industry experts from over 20 countries
• Keynote Addresses by Presidents of Supply & Trading from BP plc, TOTSA, ADNOC and Vitol Asia

The Kingdom of Bahrain is set to host the 28th Anniversary of The Middle East Petroleum & Gas Conference (MPGC 2020) from 30-31 March 2020, under the patronage of His Excellency Shaikh Mohamed Bin Khalifa Al-Khalifa, Minister of Oil.

After an 8-year hiatus, MPGC 2020, which is the longest running annual oil and gas conference in the Middle East, returns to Bahrain to be hosted and sponsored by the National Oil & Gas Authority, nogaholding, and The Bahrain Petroleum Company. MPGC 2020 is organised by Conference Connection and will take place following the March 2020 Formula One race.

Commenting on Bapco’s role as host of the event, Dr. Dawood Nassif said, “Bapco, NOGA and nogaholding are very pleased to be able to host and sponsor MPGC once again on the occasion of its 28th Anniversary. The oil and gas sector is still the main contributor to the national economy of the Gulf region and this conference will discuss the new challenges and opportunities in this vital sector. We are committed to the Kingdom’s Economic Vision 2030 and the conference will serve as the perfect platform for promoting our vision to provide the major investments in the country. Our support of the event reinforces our commitment to further develop the Middle East oil and gas industry.”

Dr. Fereidun Fesharaki, Chairman of FGE, a leading oil industry consultancy advisors on the Middle East and Asia said, “MPGC 2020 brings to the industry a mix of insightful comments about the Global Oil and Gas Markets together with key issues impacting the Middle East industry from geopolitics to crude oil production, refining and petrochemicals to the key financial issues such as Aramco IPO. Yet again MPGC 2020 reiterates the commitment of the organizers to deliver the highest quality of content at the conference”.

MPGC 2020 will convene under the theme “The Middle East Oil & Gas Markets: Vision 2020 & Beyond” and will address the continuing uncertainty faced by the global oil markets, in the relationship between OPEC, US oil production and geopolitical tensions in the Middle East. Refining margins, the quality and pricing of HSFO, VLSFO, and MGO in the wake of IMO 2020, changes in the global LNG market with Middle East countries looking for a large portfolio of both LNG imports and trade, will underscore discussions at MPGC 2020.

The following distinguished personalities from the Middle East and International energy industry are expected to chair and address MPGC 2020 in the agenda:

• Eng. Ebrahim Talib, Deputy Chief Executive, The Bahrain Petroleum Company (Bapco), Kingdom of Bahrain
• Mr. Alan Haywood, Chief Executive Officer, Integrated Supply & Trading, BP plc., London, UK
• Mr. Thomas Waymel, President, Trading & Shipping, TOTSA Total Oil Trading, S.A., Geneva, Switzerland
• Mr. Philippe Khoury, Executive Vice President, Trading & Sales, ADNOC, Abu Dhabi, UAE
• Mr. Mike Muller, Head of Trading, Vitol Asia, Singapore
• Mr. Waleed Khaled Al-Bader, Chief Executive Officer, Kuwait National Petroleum Company, Kuwait
• Mr. Marco Villa, President Onshore-Offshore EMIA, Technip FMC, Italy
• Mr. Juan Llado, CEO & Vice Chairman, Technicas Reunidas, Spain
• Mr. JaeHoon Choi, Executive Vice President, Chief Marketing Officer, Samsung Engineering Co., Ltd, Korea
• Mr. B. Anand, Chief Executive Officer, Nayara Energy Ltd, India
• Mr. Hashem Al Refaei, Advisor, Marketing Supply & Trading, Marketing, Supply & Trading Directorate, ADNOC, Abu Dhabi, UAE
• Mr. Khalid Buhazza, General Manager Marketing, The Bahrain Petroleum Company (Bapco), Kingdom of Bahrain
• Mr. Andreas Schwingshackl, Senior Vice President, Crude Supply & Trading, OMV Refining & Marketing GmbH, Austria
• Ms. Carrie Eppelheimer, Vice President, Strategy & Marketing, UOP Honeywell, USA
• Dr. Jeffrey R. Currie, Global Head of Commodities Research, Goldman Sachs International, London, UK
• Dr. Edward L. Morse, Global Head of Commodities Research, Citigroup, New York, USA
• Dr. Paul Horsnell, Head of Commodities Research, Standard Chartered, London, UK
• Mr. Harry Tchilinguirian, Head of Commodity Research & Senior Oil Analyst, Markets 360 - BNP Paribas, London, UK
• Dr. Andrew Walker, VP Strategy & Communication, Cheniere Marketing Ltd London, UK
• Mr. Patrick Dugas, Vice President LNG Trading, Gas Division, Total Gas & Power Ltd, Geneva, Switzerland
• Mr. Rashid Al Mazrouei, VP Strategy and Corporate Development, ADNOC LNG, Abu Dhabi, UAE
• Mr. John Roper, CEO Middle East, Uniper Global Commodities SE, Dubai, UAE
• Mr. Dave Ernsberger, Global Head of Commodities Pricing, S&P Global Platts, London, UK
• Mr. Abdulaziz Al Attar, Team Leader Market Research, Kuwait Petroleum Corporation, Kuwait
• Dr. Jeff Brown, President, FGE Singapore
• Mr. Shahriar Fesharaki, Executive Vice-Chairman and Managing Director, FGE USA
• Dr. Iman Nasseri, Managing Director of Middle East, FGE London

MPGC Week 2020 will be sponsored by leading global oil market brands including, Saudi Aramco, Chevron, Vitol, Bapco, Samsung Engineering, The Dubai Mercantile Exchange, BGN, Technicas Reunidas, and Uniper. More than 450 global brands have supported MPGC in its 28 year’s history. The 2020 event is also supported by the Gulf Downstream Association and MEGA.

MPGC Week 2020 running from 29 March-2 April 2020, will also bring together six activities such as optional conferences, executive briefings, courses and technical workshops. These activities will run back-to-back in one location within the one week, delivering extensive learning, knowledge sharing and networking opportunities to the MPGC community that meets annually.

For full conference agenda please visit www.mpgc.cc

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