#####Iraq Future Energy: Sheikh Nahayan bin Mubarak Al Nahayan, UAE Minister of Culture, Youth and Community Development to deliver keynote

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Apr 24 2013

Abu Dhabi Chamber of Commerce and Industry

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Business and Investment Opportunities in Iraq's Oil and Gas Sectors
The UAE Minister of Culture, Youth and Community Development, H.H.
Sheikh Nahayan bin Mubarak Al Nahayan, will deliver the opening keynote
address at the upcoming Iraq Energy 2013/14: Business and Investment
Opportunities in Iraq's Oil and Gas Sectors conference in Abu Dhabi from
22-24 May.

Iraq Energy 2013/14 event Director, Jinanda Sheth says: "We are
honoured that H.H. Sheikh Nahayan will grace us with his presence and
insight. He will be joined by the Iraqi Minister of Oil, H.E. Abdul
Karim Al Luaibi, the Governor of Basra, H.E. Dr. Khalaf Abdul Samad
Khalaf and the Chairman of the
Abu Dhabi Chamber of Commerce and Industry
, H.E. Mohamed Thani Murshed Ghannam Al Rumaithi, for a truly
high-level keynote session, focusing on the increasing business and
investment opportunities in Iraq's burgeoning oil and gas sectors.
She continues: "UAE-based companies have featured heavily in the
rebuilding of Iraq's oil and gas sector in recent years and have
established the UAE as an oil and gas hub with exceptional readily
available products and services that Iraq can easily access."

Increasing UAE footprint in Iraq
Iraq Energy 2013/14
is a key industry meeting will bring together organisations looking to
increase their footprint in Iraq's lucrative oil and gas market.
Attending will be Iraq Ministry of Oil officials, IOC country heads and
project leaders, technology, service and equipment providers, EPC
contractors, supply chain logistics experts, financiers, lawyers,
consultants and security and risk analysts.
Other confirmed speakers at the event are:

• H.E. Dr. Mehdi Hafedh, Member of Parliament; Former Minister of Planning, Iraq
  
  
• H.E. Ibraheem Al Baghdadi, Chairman, Iraqi National Business Council
  
• Hamdiyah Al Jaff, President and Chairman, Trade Bank of Iraq
  
• Andrew McAuslan, Vice President - Negotiations, Upstream Business Development, BP
  
• Gati Al Jebouri, Senior Vice President, LUKOIL Overseas
  
• Qian Mingyang, President Assistant,PetroChina Iraq
  
• Omar Moussa, Vice President Iraq, Schlumberger
  
• Hans Nijkamp, Vice President and Country Chairman Iraq, Shell
  

This event is co-hosted by The Energy Exchange and The Iraqi Business
Council Abu Dhabi (IBCAD) and furthermore has the official support of
the Embassy of the Republic of Iraq Abu Dhabi. The
Abu Dhabi Chamber of Commerce and Industry
is the official Platinum Sponsor.
More programme highlights:

• Increasing Iraq's Oil Production for Export to International Markets
  How
  are the IOCs progressing and are they nearing production targets? Gain
  insight into the latest on the ground developments, the project phases,
  contractual commitments and timelines and understand where future
  opportunities lie for service providers.
  
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• Foreign Investment Requirements and Preferred Financial Models to Fund Growing Production and Infrastructure Demands
  - The immediate requirements for building capacity to meet increasing production demands and export requirements
  - The financial scenarios for funding multi billion dollar projects and attracting foreign direct investment.
  
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• Project Highlight: Basra - Aqaba Pipeline. Development Plans and Associated Opportunities
  Hear
  a detailed update on the US $18 billion pipeline, to export crude oil
  from Basra to Jordan's port city of Aqaba. Understand and plan
  strategies around next steps, timelines and opportunities that will be
  discussed.
  
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• Identifying Critical Investments Required in Iraq's Downstream Sector and Project Opportunities in Refineries
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  With US $30 billion of funding allocated by the government, gain
  insight and understanding of the roadmap and timelines of the Ministry
  of Oil's downstream strategy to doubling refining capacity and reducing
  reliance on imported refined products. How can IOCs help rebuild the
  downstream sector?
  - Bridging the gap between maintenance,
  modernisation and technology. Will the focus be on modernisation and
  upgrade plans for Iraq's 8 existing refineries? Or will the Ministry
  push for new state of the art facilities in their aims to increase
  refining capacity from 600,000 barrels per day to 1.5 million barrels
  per day by 2017?
  
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• Highlighting Key Petrochemical Opportunities Enabling Iraq to Compete on an International Scale
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  Is there a need for joint ventures and public/private partnerships to
  forge ahead with petrochemical projects? What is the scale of
  investment needed to improve the state of the downstream sector?
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  Will there be a feedstock subsidy and incentive scheme for investors?
  Understand how the Investment Commissions can help foster and facilitate
  foreign investment, from new company registrations to signing contracts
  

Location: Sofitel Abu Dhabi Corniche, Abu Dhabi, UAE

Event website: www.theenergyexchange.co.uk/iraqenergy




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