Main Conference Day Two: Wednesday 29th September 2010

09.00 Chairman’s Welcome Back

09.15 Keynote Address: PROMINP: Oil & Gas Brazilian Industry Mobilisation Programme

• Hear an overview of PROMINP (Programme for Mobilisation of National Oil and Natural Gas Industry) and understand how it was developed in line with the needs of the oil and gas industry in Brazil
• Gain insight into recent developments and successes for PROMINP
• Supplier development and creating successful partnerships

Jose Renato Ferreria de Almeida
Executive Coordinator of PROMINP
Petrobras

10.00 Gain Insight Into Local Content Challenges With The Gbarain- Ubie LPG Plant

• Gain insight into the Gbarain-Ubie LPG Plant, just completed by Shell Production Development Company of Nigeria (SPDC)
• Explore details of key local content issues post construction
• Gain insight into the main challenges now faced with community content

His Excellency Chief Timipre Sylva
Governor, Bayelsa State
Nigeria

11.15 Local Content: A Leading IOC’s Experience In Russia

• Explore how Statoil are working with local suppliers in North West Russia
• Key challenges and opportunities
• Enhancing local content and social impact in Russia

Benedikt Henriksen
Leader, INT EMEA RUS IRP
Statoil

12.00 Gain Insight Into IPEICA’s Work To Drive Social Responsibility

• Explore details of IPEICA’s Social Responsibility Working Group (SRWG)
• Gain insight into the Human Rights Training Toolkit for the oil and gas industry
• Explore key risk areas for the oil and gas industry including transparency, security, risk assessment and management
• Making a community investment sustainable and successful

Hannah Buckley
Senior Project Manager
IPEICA

13.45 Regional Business Card Exchanges

Don’t waste time with needless small talk – these targeted meetings will be hosted according to geographical areas of interest. Meet people who have a specific interest in your region.

14.30 Building The Capacity And Capability Of Domestic SMEs In Malaysia

• Gain insight into SME Corporation Malaysia
• Explore the development of local businesses in the oil and gas industry in this region
• Working with industry to promote competitiveness

En Mahdi Mohd Ariffin
Deputy CEO
SME Corporation Malaysia

15.45 A Local Engineering Services Company’s Experience In Developing Local Content In Nigeria

• Understanding rules and regulation in local content
• Effectively relating with government agencies
• Working with the International Oil Companies

Christian Obianagha
Technical Coordinator
Elper Oilfield Engineering (Nigeria) Ltd

16.25 Understand The Concept, Strategies, Principles, Rules And Regulations Of Local Content In Oil And Gas Producing Countries

• Developmental objectives vs. commercial interest of local content
• Strategies and process to deliver local content goals
• Explore the approach for local content in engineering, procurement of equipment, materials, services and construction
• Local content limitations/exclusions
• Discovering challenges in local content compliance and how to address them

Seyed Ebrahimi
Director of Contractual and Legal Affairs & Board Member, PEDEC
NIOC

16.55 Debate And Closing Discussion Session Local Content: Obstacles, Issues And Opportunities

This is your opportunity to have interactive in-depth discussions in small informal groups that will allow you to put forward any remaining questions, lasting observations, ideas and challenges you have following the discussions that have taken place over the past two days.

1) LC Obstacles: - Dominance of global supply chains; identifying comparative advantage; knowledge and skills gaps; standards; safety and environmental concerns

2) LC Issues: Definition of local content; implications for efficiency; consequences for host country fiscal revenues

3) LC Opportunities: Partnering with multinationals; capacity building; local content regulations; supplier development programmes; development assistance

17.20 Chairman Collates Feedback And Delivers Closing Remarks

17.30 End Of Main Conference