Background Paper
“The Natural Gas Sector in SE Europe”

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SESSION I

The role of gas in European energy security

• Overview of latest developments in gas supply and infrastructure in SE Europe
• The post South Stream environment and alternative plans for routing Russian gas to Europe
• Can the South Corridor be expanded?

Moderators: Mr. Costis Stambolis, Executive Director, IENE and Dr. Hans Hutta, General Manager, International Center for Petroleum & Industrial Management (ICM), Vienna, Austria

Introductory Remarks by Mr. Costis Stambolis, Executive Director, IENE

• Mr. Janez Kopac, Director, Energy Community, Vienna, Austria
• Ms. Beate Raabe, Secretary General, Eurogas, Brussels, Belgium
• Dr. Katja Yafimava, Senior Research Fellow, Oxford Institute for Energy Studies, Oxford, UK
• Dr. Andrey Konoplyanik, Advisor to the General Director, Gazprom Export/Professor, Chair “International Oil & Gas Business”, Russian State Gubkin Oil & Gas University, Russia
• Dr. Yurdakul Yigitguden, Co-ordinator of OSCE Economic and Environmental Activities, Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), Vienna, Austria

SESSION II

Gas pricing and the European gas industry

• Towards Competitive Gas Pricing
• Oil Index versus Market Price
• The Role of Gas Hubs in Improving Energy Security

Moderator: Dr. Hans Hutta

• Mr. Gottfried Steiner, Chief Executive Officer, CEGH, Vienna, Austria
• Mr. Costis Stambolis, Executive Director, Institute of Energy for SE Europe (IENE), Athens, Greece

SESSION III

New Gas Supply Sources and Transit Routes

• Current and potential gas supply sources for Europe
• Gas supply security considerations
• CHP outlook in SE Europe

Moderator: Dr. Dimitrios Kokkinos, Chairman IENE Geopolitics Committee

• Mr. Gokhan Yardim, General Manager, Angoragaz Import Export Wholesale Inc., Ankara, Turkey
• Dr. Narsi Ghorban, Secretary, Environment and Energy Commission of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), Tehran, Iran
• Ms. Anca Mihalache, Senior Analyst, Energy Policy Group (EPG), Bucharest, Romania
• Ms. Eugenia Gusilov, Director, ROEC, Bucharest, Romania
• Dr. Anita Orban, Former Ambassador at Large for Energy Security, Budapest, Hungary
• Dr. Lachezar Matev, Ambassador at Large for Energy, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Sofia, Bulgaria

SESSION IV

The role of Gas Transmission Systems, Gas Storage, LNG and Co-Generation in European Energy Security

Moderator: Mr. Gokhan Yardim, General Manager, Angoragaz Import Export Wholesale Inc., Ankara, Turkey

• Mr. Chris Walters, Managing Consultant, Gas Strategies, London, UK
• Dr. Michalis Thomadakis, Member of the Board, Regulatory Authority for Energy (RAE), Athens, Greece
• Mr. Vladimir Durovic, Manager Development Division Department, Plinacro, Zagreb, Croatia
• Mr. Costas Theofylaktos, Senior Research Associate, IENE, Athens, Greece

Closing of Conference- Concluding Remarks by the organisers