Registration At:
Houston Marriott Westchase
2900 Briarpark Dr.
Houston, Texas 77042

Drive to Baytown, TX

Tour of Jindal Texas Works, Baytown, TX
With one of the widest mills in North America, the Jindal United Steel mill rolls hot-rolled plate widths up to 160 inches (4.1m) and thicknesses up to four inches (102mm) into large diameter pipe similar to the units required by at least three of the leading marine-CNG designers. The mill services shipyards, oilfield fabricators, heavy equipment producers, machinery makers, and other end users and distributors. The SAW Pipes USA mill produces DSAW pipe to service energy and petrochemical markets, including large-diameter linepipe for onshore and offshore use. The mills are affiliated with India's Jindal Group, which has more than 10 million tons of installed capacity worldwide.

High Steel Prices, High Construction Costs and Their Relative Impact on CNG, LNG, Pipelines and GTL
Bob Nimocks, CEO, Zeus Development Corp.
Since 2004 at the time of Zeus' last CNG study, welded-steel pipe prices have climbed from $800 per ton to between $1,200 and $1,500 per ton and EPC cost indices have almost doubled. How has this affected the relative competitiveness of LNG, pipelines, CNG and GTL? This presentation will review this issue.

Marine CNG Case Study: East Africa
Anthony Reinsch, executive vice president, Artumas Group, Inc.
Reinsch will discuss how what started as a modest gas-to-wire project aimed at monetizing gas within Tanzania evolved into what could be one of the world's first regional marine CNG projects based on the company's exploration and development successes in the Mnazi Bay Field and, more broadly, in East Africa's Rovuma Delta Basin. Recently the basin has been compared to, and is found to be geologically analogous to some of the great basins of the world, such as the Niger Delta and the Gulf of Mexico. [Link to story]

Reinsch has been involved with Artumas since its inception in 2000 as a member of the board of directors and joined the company as Sr. VP in October 2006. Tony has been engaged in analysis and operations of the global energy sector for more than 20 years. Before joining Artumas, he was senior director in the upstream practice of PFC Energy, a Washington, DC-based energy advisory. He directed the upstream strategy, performance and petroleum sector risk consulting practice, providing planning and positioning advise to the world's 35 largest oil and gas companies and emerging national oil companies.

Prior to PFC Energy, Tony was senior advisor, planning and strategy, with EnCana Corporation, a position he held with AEC International before the merger with PanCanadian Petroleum. From 1986-1997, Tony was Sr. VP for the Canadian Energy Research Institute (CERI), responsible for supervision of the institute's research activities spanning the energy matrix (oil, gas, coal, electricity), as well as energy-environment and energy integration. Before joining CERI, Tony held senior economist positions with the Government of Alberta, Bank of Montreal, and Ontario Hydro. He holds a B.A. (Hons) and M.A. in economics from the University of Calgary, an M.Sc. in economics from the London School of Economics, and undertook doctoral studies in economics at the University of Western Ontario.

GAS-SUPPLY PANEL: Gas Supply Issues for CNG-Marine Supply Chains
Anthony Reinsch, executive vice president, Artumas Group, Inc.
George Misoyianis, manager of international market development & transportation, Marathon
John Mesko, executive consultant, Stone & Webster Management Consultants
Pat LaStrapes, president, Zeus Development Corp., moderator
Gas supply, especially from medium-sized fields, and transport to shore-side or offshore loading facilities are essential components of the CNG supply chain. The panelists bring considerable experience in the various facets of gas supply contract negotiations and administration, reserves due-diligence, security of long-term supplies, gas production, gas-plant operations and transport. This panel will review how suppliers, investors, lenders, transporters and downstream purchasers view the crucial nature of gas supply.

Jamaica: How a Major Caribbean Market Views the Promise for CNG relative LNG and Pipelines
Clive Mullings, Jamaica's Shadow Minister of Mining, Energy and Telecommunications
Mullings will not only address the value of CNG imports to Jamaica, but he’ll present a clear picture of how the island country gets its fuel to produce power. Mullings will discuss Jamaica's growing power needs, as well as the challenges of supplying that growth in power demand from oil-fired power plants. Why should natural gas play an important future role in the country’s primary energy mix? Mullings will not only address this important question, but he’ll also examine the competing supply-chain options, such as LNG, pipeline and CNG.

LUNCH

Day 3: Thursday, June 28, 2007: Technical Issues

Second Day Introduction

Advancements in CNG Classification and How This Affects the Lead Times for the First CNG Ships
Phil Rynn, senior staff consultant, ABS - Americas
Rynn's presentation will provide the basis of the requirements for classification, mention concepts available and what interaction has been made with governments where the ships intend to be registered. The present state of the CNG Carrier, according to Rynn, is that it is awaiting commitment so the ship construction order can be placed.

Steel Supply Capabilities, Challenges and Price Trends
Russell Dearden, manager linepipe & coatings, Corus Tubes
Russell Dearden is a sales manager for Corus Tubes, a manufacturer of line pipe for the oil and gas industry specializing particularly in deep waters and harsh environments. Russell will firstly review pipe manufacturing principals for DSAW pipe (16"-42" diameter) and will discuss how CNG demand on the horizon is viewed from a manufacturer's perspective. He will
also briefly review how an order for CNG pipes will fit into the company's manufacturing programs, considering current lead times for steel.

Break

Ship Propulsion: Siemens' Perspective
Gerry Dillemuth, vice president, sales, oil and gas, Siemens Industrial Turbomachinery BV
Gas turbines, generators and compressors are essential elements for both onshore and offshore CNG applications as well as ship propulsion. These systems consist of state-of-the-art technology. Dillemuth has been asked to describe the importance of the rotating turbomachinery in the CNG supply chain, lead times and costs.

Panel: Upstream/Downstream Fixed-Facility Requirements
Mike Pugh, executive director, Zeus Energy Consulting Group, moderator
Greg Cano, director, CNG business development, TransCanada/OSG
Gerhard Ohlhaver, executive director, Zeus Energy Consulting Group
Significant investment is required at the loading and offloading points for CNG projects. Depending on the location, available infrastructure, water depth, gas pressure, composition and market load, these facilities can represent as little as 20% and as much as half of the total supply-chain cost, excluding gas-lifting cost.