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  AUSTRALASIAN OIL & GAS CONFERENCE
FEBRUARY 21 & 22, 2007


PRELIMINARY PROGRAMME
SUBJECT TO CHANGE AND SPEAKER CONFIRMATION


Wednesday 21st February 2007
8:30 Registrations
9:30 Opening address-the Hon. Fran Logan MLA, Minister for Energy; Resources; Industry and Enterprise
10:10 The Right Hon. Mrs. Helen Liddell, British High Commissioner
10:50 Belinda Robinson - Chief Executive, Australian Petroleum Production and Exploration Association (APPEA)
"Australia's Gas: building the bridge to a new energy future "
11:30 Morning Tea
12:00 Wayne Mudge - Geoscience Project Manager, ExxonMobil Australia.
"Outlook for Gas in a Changing Market"
12:30 Ian Tchacos - Managing Director, Nexus Energy
"Gas is First Prize for Nexus"
1:00 Eric Streitberg - Managing Director, ARC Energy Limited
"Meeting the Energy needs of WA - the onshore ARC's role"
1:30 Lunch
2:30 Andrew Blyth, Chief Executive, Energy Networks Association Limited
"Energy networks - Australia's energy backbone"
3:00 Graeme Bethune - Chief Executive, EnergyQuest
"The Changing Dynamics of Australian Oil and Gas"
3:30 Paul Taliangis - Chief Executive, Core Collaborative
"2020 Gas Outlook"
4:00 Ian Matthew - Business Development Manager, Bentley Systems Pty Ltd
"How a major International Oil Company used Managed Engineering Information to deliver a major project on time and within budget"
Thursday 22nd February 2007
8:30 Registrations
9:30 Opening Address – the Hon Ian Macfarlane MP, Minister for Industry, Tourism and Resources - representing the Prime Minister – the Hon John Howard MP
10:00 Rick Newlyn – Assistant National Secretary, Maritime Union of Australia ACTU-ITF,
"Labour participation in LNG Projects-a Trade Union Perspective"
10:30 John Fleming – Chief Inspector, Petroleum and Gas, Queensland Government
"Coal Seam Gas in Queensland"
11:00 Morning Tea

11:30

Dr Harry Butler –Environmental Issues for the Upstream Hydrocarbon Industry

12:00 Ms Adriana Botto – Integrity Team Leader, MCS
"An Integrated Approach to Subsea Integrity Management - The Benefits of Early Planning"
12:30 Rick Webber – President & Chief Executive Officer, Austral Pacific Energy Ltd
"Austral Pacific Energy - A Compelling Investment Opportunity"
1:00 Lunch
2:30 Peter Fox – General Manager Corporate Development, Australian Pipeline Trust
"Achieving Growth through low cost Transportation"
3:00 Stuart Hohnen – Executive Chairman, Dampier Bunbury Pipeline
"Securing Domestic Gas Supplies"
3:30 Hedayat Omidvar, National Iranian Gas Company
"Natural Gas Industry in Iran"

  *Programme subject to change

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