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CONFERENCE AGENDA
Monday, 2 May 2011
PRE-CONFERENCE WORKSHOP
8.15am Workshop Registration
9.00am – Optional Half-Day Workshop:
1.00pm Evolution of Specifications and
Standards of Mix Designs for
Pavements
Tuesday, 3 May 2011
8.00am Registration and Morning Coffee
9.00am Chairman’s Welcome
Mr. Zakaria Sulaiman, Manager Petroleum
Product Sales, International Marketing, The
Bahrain Petroleum Company, Bahrain
SESSION I: OVERVIEW & GLOBAL PERSPECTIVES
9.10am Crude Oil & Refining 2011 Outlook
• Medium term petroleum supply and
demand outlook
• Evolving shift in Middle East residual oil
balance
• Price and margin outlook
Mr. Michael E. Sarna, Senior Vice President,
Purvin & Gertz Inc, UAE
9.40am Review & Outlook of Residual Fuels
Market
Mr. Paul Young, Executive Oil Pricing Editor,
Asia and ME, Platts, UAE
10.10am Coffee Break Capt. Allen R. Pinto, General Manager
SESSION II: BITUMEN SUPPLY & REFINERS’/
PRODUCERS’ FORUM
Demand is growing in the Middle East and shortages in
recent months call for greater production capacity. A number
of refinery upgrading/new projects are coming on-stream in
the Middle East which will impact bitumen availability. This
session will look at the major suppliers in the region focusing
on their potential production capacity and expansion plans,
various types and grades and future requirements.
10.40am Update on Iran Bitumen Market
Speaker to be advised
11.10am Private Sector & Bitumen in Iran
Mr. M T Fathi, Commercial Director, Fara
Shimi Rooz Co, Iran
11.40am Latest Update on Sohar Bitumen
Refinery
Mr. Bryan Chen, Executive Director, Al
Mashael Group, Oman
12.10pm Lunch
SESSION III: BITUMEN SHIPPING & LOGISTICS
1.45pm Impact of Freight Market on Bitumen
Trade & Shipping in the Middle East &
India
Capt. Allen R. Pinto, General Manager
(Shipping and Logistics), Richmond Mercantile
Ltd FZC, UAE
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2.15pm Bitumen Logistics in the Gulf and
Indian Ocean Area
• Different modes of shipping and packing:
hot ships, bitutainers, drums and bags
• Regional bulk storage facilities for export
and import of Bitumen
• Transportation cost comparison for the
different modes
• Customer demands and preferences
• Future trends
Mr. William G. Vandenberg, Managing
Director, Atracon (S) Pte Ltd, Singapore
2.45pm MEET & GREET (M&G) Session
Unique opportunity for all participants/fellow
industry peers to meet and exchange name
cards in a formalized setting within a thirty-
minute session. These brief exchanges provide
unparalleled networking opportunities for
interaction with other participants to reinforce
and extend business contacts.
3.15pm Coffee Break
SESSION IV (A): BITUMEN MARKETS &
TRADERS’ FORUM
This session will provide an analysis of the state of the bitumen
markets in the following selected countries in Middle East,
Africa and key consuming markets in Asia namely China
and Indian subcontinent. Presentations will cover issues
on supply/demand, outlook and challenges. In particular, it
will include key projects in the pipeline, estimated bitumen
consumption, level of infrastructure support (terminal
location and capacity), major sources of import and future
bitumen growth prospects.
3.40pm UAE & OMAN
(Shipping and Logistics), Richmond Mercantile
Ltd FZC, UAE
4.10pm QATAR
Mr. Samer Amin Al Omar, Assistant
Manager Bitumen Operations, Qatar Fuel
(WOQOD), Qatar
4.30pm Iraqi Bitumen, History and Future
• Review of Iraqi Bitumen and uses through
history
• Existing production and demand
• Future production and demand
• Rule of Iraqi private industry and
possibilities of cooperation with
international players in Bitumen industry
Mr. Sabah A. AL Shammari, Chairman,
SAPCO Group, Iraq
5.00pm Summary of Day One
5.10pm End of Day One
5.30pm Dhow Dinner Cruise
Wednesday, 4 May 2011
8.00am Morning Coffee
9.00am Chairman’s Opening Remarks
Mr. Zakaria Sulaiman, Manager Petroleum
Product Sales, International Marketing, The
Bahrain Petroleum Company, Bahrain
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SESSION IV (B): BITUMEN MARKETS &
TRADERS’ FORUM
9.10am Update on Bitumen Market in Africa &
South Africa
• Supply/demand information for each
African country
• Future bitumen growth prospects for Africa
• Level of infrastructure support – location
and capacity of bitumen terminals in Africa
• Challenges & Conclusions
Mr. Ronnie Muthusamy, Bitumen and
Chemicals Marketing Manager, Engen
Petroleum Limited, South Africa
9.40am Bitumen Market & Outlook in India
- Roads & highways development programs
- Bitumen production and development
- Bitumen price trend
- Bitumen export: opportunities and challenges
- Future outlook
Mr. Mahesh Advani, Head – Direct Sales,
Essar Oil Limited, India
10.10am Pakistan’s Bitumen Market:
Challenges & Opportunities
• Demand & supply
• Major players
• Grades & specifications
• Major projects
Mr. Ziauddin Kirmani, Manager (HSEQ),
Attock Refinery Limited, Pakistan
10.40am Coffee Break
SESSION V: TECHNOLOGY & CLIENTS’/
CONSULTANTS’ PANEL
11.10am Latest Technological Advances in
Bitumen
• Advancements in Bitumen Testing and
Evaluation – The Performance Grading
System
• Bitumen emulsions – Energy and Emission
advantages and latest developments in
emulsions testing.
• Bitumen recycling – Best practices and
assessment of quality of aged bitumen in
RAP
Dr. Hussain U. Bahia, Director, Modified
Asphalt Research Center (MARC), University of
Wisconsin-Madison, USA
11.40am Performance Based Asphalt Pavement
Specifications
Mr. Walter J. Tappeiner, Vice President
– Special Projects, Cytech International, UAE
12.10pm Lunch
1.30pm Use of Warm Mix Asphalt in the
Middle East
• Warm Mix Asphalt (WMA) Technology
• Benefits of WMA
• Adaptation of WMA in the Middle East.
Dr. Mohamed El-Basyouny, Project
Manager/Pavement Specialist, Parsons
International LLC, UAE
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2.00pm Effect of Bitumen Binder Properties
on Performance of Dubai Roads
• Review of current Dubai specifications for
bitumen used in roads pavement
• Advanced test results on modified binder used
• Laboratory evaluation of different mixtures
using different modified binder
• Field trial results of different asphalt mixtures
Mr. Ali Ahmed Elian, Head of Engineering
Materials Laboratory Section, Dubai Central
Laboratory, Dubai Municipality, UAE
2.30pm Panel Discussion: Bitumen
Specifications & Performance in UAE
(Invited: Al Ain Municipality, Abu Dhabi
Municipality, Dubai Municipality)
3.00pm Coffee Break
SESSION VI: MARKETING AND CONTRACTOR’S
PERSPECTIVE ON THE MARKET CHALLENGES
3.30pm Bitumen Marketing
The marketing principles applicable to bitumen
are substantially different from the marketing
of retail products. This brief presentation will
highlight the applicable marketing principle
of both sectors with the emphasis on the
marketing of bitumen and the principle
applicable to the latter.
Mr. Francois Bornmann, Bitumen Manager,
TOTAL Middle East FZE, UAE
4.00pm Contractor’s Role in the Changing
Bitumen Market
Senior Representative, Al Jaber Group, UAE
4.30pm Closing Remarks & End of Conference
Thursday, 5 May 2011
POST-CONFERENCE SITE VISIT
9.00am – Optional Site Visit to Dubai Central
12.30pm Laboratory (limited to 50 attendees)
Schedule of Site Visit to Dubai Central Laboratory
9.00am Departure from Shangri-la Hotel
9.20am Arrival at Dubai Central Laboratory in Al
Karama Area
9.30am – Welcome Remarks and Presentation in
10.30am Faza Hall about General DCL Activities
followed by refreshments
10.30am – Visit to all labs of Engineering Materials Lab
12 noon
12.30pm Arrival at Shangri-la Hotel
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