2nd Annual Balkans Oil & Gas 2013 Summit - Athens 24-25th September

2nd Annual Balkans Oil & Gas 2013 Summit – Athens 24-25th September

June 26, 2013 by AEA in Events, News

Oil & Gas licensing rounds and pipeline projects in the Balkan

At the end of May, leaders from Albania, Boznia-Herzegovina, Montenegro and Croatia signed an agreement about the construction of two new pipelines, the Trans-Adriatic (TAP) and the Ionian-Adriatic (IAP). Being a point of discussion for many years, the two pipeline projects will carry natural gas from the Caspian basin, starting from Greece via Albania and the Adriatic Sea to Italy and Western Europe. The significance of the two projects is high as the TAP pipeline alone is anticipated to offer capacity for gas export volumes from Azerbaijan to Europe for a period of 25 years.At the end of May, leaders from Albania, Boznia-Herzegovina, Montenegro and Croatia signed an agreement about the construction of two new pipelines, the Trans-Adriatic (TAP) and the Ionian-Adriatic (IAP). Being a point of discussion for many years, the two pipeline projects will carry natural gas from the Caspian basin, starting from Greece via Albania and the Adriatic Sea to Italy and Western Europe.

Balkans is one of the most upcoming and promising regions that holds major proven reserves but remains underexplored. The region’s economy is now booming with new opportunities in infrastructure, transportation and of course, energy projects.

The oil and gas sector is the most promising industry in this prosperous business environment within Europe, and with Romania leading the oil and gas sector in the Black Sea, the 2nd Annual Balkans Oil & Gas 2013 Summit is here to cover the entire region with exclusive discussions among the key players of each country, with case studies demonstrating real examples of success stories in Croatia, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Romania, Serbia, Albania and Greece.

The 2nd Annual Balkans Oil & Gas Summit will take place on 24th-25th September and will be a unique opportunity to network with the oil and gas companies that operate in the region, and get to have one-to-one meetings with the regional Ministries that will be attending speaking and are supporting the Summit for the second consecutive year.

The expert Speaker Faculty that will present on the upstream and downstream opportunities in the Balkans region will include:

Alen Leveric, Assistant Minister of Economy, Croatia
Vladan Dubljevic, Deputy Minister for Mining and Geological Researches, Ministry of Economy, Montenegro
Giannis Maniatis, Head of Sector, Former Minister of Environment, Energy and Climate Change, Greece
Erdal Trhulj, Federal Minister of Energy, Mining & Industry, Bosnia & Herzegovina
Max Torres, Exploration Director, Repsol, Bulgaria
Ervin Lula, Country Manager, San Leon energy, Albania
Yannis Grigoriou, E&P General Manager, Hellenic Petroleum S.A.
Eugenia Gusilov, Managing Director, Romania Energy Centre, Romania
Leonidha Cobo, General Director, Bankers Petroleum, Albania
Nikos Psyngkas, Head of Commercial Division, DEPA
Lilit Cota, Exploration Projects Director, INA-Industrija Nafte d.d., Croatia
Dimitrios Kardomateas, Division DirectorStrategy, Development & Regulation, DESFA S.A.
Sotirios Kapotas, CEO, Stream Oil & Gas, Canada & Albania