LONDON, June 27, 2016 /PRNewswire/ --
The dominant European gas player, Russia, is serious about maintaining its
position. Last week, David Campbell,
President of BP Russia and Igor Sechin, Chief Executive Officer at
Rosneft signed final binding agreements to conduct joint
explorations in East and West
Siberia. At the same St.
Petersburg conference rumours were rife that Russian
President Vladimir Putin himself
would try to persuade European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker of the viability of
Nord Stream 2. The expansion
project, led by European heavyweights such as Gazprom, Germany's Uniper and BASF, Engie, Shell and
OMV is meeting strong resistance from a number of CEE countries who
signed an open letter earlier this year objecting to Russia's energy dominance in the region.
Meanwhile, prior to these high-level meetings in St. Petersburg, senior officials including
Greek premier Alexis Tsipras and
European Commission vice-president Maroš Šefčovič inaugurated the
rival Trans Adriatic Pipeline (TAP) in Thessaloniki, Greece, last month. VP Šefčovič
has positioned TAP as "true diversification" of energy supply in
bringing natural gas from new regions through the Southern Gas
Corridor in alliance with his Energy Security Package.
The consequent clash of strategies and vibrancy of new projects
is making the entire European continent one of the most dynamic gas
markets in the world today. Europe's longest running premier gas event,
the European Autumn Gas Conference, will analyse, assess and debate
the ramifications of these market dynamics at The Hague's historic World Forum venue in
the Netherlands. From November 14th-16th the
EAGC will deliver both the Traders Day and Main
Conference programs to debate critical issues and challenge
ideas on natural gas trading, security of supply, demand advocacy
and building new markets following COP-21.
Leading European gas perspectives will be heard from: Marjan van
Loon, President - Director, Shell Netherlands; Keith Martin, Chief Commercial Officer, Uniper
SE; Didier Holleaux, Group Executive Vice President, ENGIE;
Laurent Vivier, President Gas,
Total; Catherine MacGregor,
President Europe & Africa,
Schlumberger; Philippe Vedrenne,
Chief Executive Officer, ENGIE Global Markets; Alex Barnes, Head of Regulatory Affairs, Gazprom
Marketing & Trading; Gertjan
Lankhorst, Chief Executive Officer, GasTerra and many
others. Bringing together all key stakeholders including gas
suppliers, TSOs, regulators, policy makers, commercial executives
and industry consultants, EAGC 2016 will provide an unrivalled
platform for the strategic roadmap to a diverse, secure natural gas
future for Europe as a whole.
Comprehensive updates can be found at: http://www.theeagc.com