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SHOWCASING THE LATEST DEVELOPMENTS

AND APPLICATIONS IN GAS TECHNOLOGY
The Centres of Technical Excellence (CoTEs) programme comprises of
11 one-day streams during the Gastech Exhibition. This popular technical
seminar series delivers knowledge, education and awareness of technological
developments and applications in the gas & LNG industry.
From 27 to 30 October 2015 at the Singapore EXPO, the CoTEs Programme will provide
technology firms, research institutes, and other technical experts the opportunity to
showcase and discuss developments in gas technology across 80 free-to-attend seminars.
Drop by the Gastech Exhibition and attend as many technical seminars as you wish.

TUESDAY

27 OCTOBER 2015

WEDNESDAY

28 OCTOBER 2015

THURSDAY

29 OCTOBER 2015

FRIDAY

30 OCTOBER 2015

EXHIBITION THEATRE A

GAS
PROCESSING

NATURAL GAS
VEHICLES

OFFSHORE
TECHNOLOGY

EXHIBITION THEATRE B

LNG AS A
MARINE FUEL

LNG & GAS

CARRIER
SHIPBUILDING

LNG FACILITIES
& INFRASTRUCTURE

INFORMATION &
COMMUNICATIONS
TECHNOLOGY IN GAS

EXHIBITION THEATRE C

FLOATING
LNG

LNG
BUNKERING

SMALL &
MID-SCALE LNG

PIPELINE
INFRASTRUCTURE

CENTRES OF TECHNICAL EXCELLENCE (CoTEs) PROGRAMME

GAS PROCESSING
Sponsored
by

Moderated by: John Sheffield, Consultant Instructor,

PetroSkills | John M. Campbell
Why do we need to have gas processing?
John Sheffield, Consultant Instructor, PetroSkills |
John M. Campbell
Sour gas treatment technology selection - pushing
boundaries using novel hybrid processes: Ankur
Jariwala, Senior Product Manager, Cameron
International
Combination filtration for removing divalent salts
and contaminants from monoethylene glycol (MEG)
reclamation units: Barry A. Perlmutter, President &
Managing Director, BHS-Sonthofen Inc.
Desulphurization of lean gas with Thiopaq O&G:
Colin Choong, Licensing Technical Manager, Shell
Global Solutions
Process technology for rich natural gas, NGL and
condensate applications: Zaheer Malik, Manager
of Process Technology, Global Midstream & Gas
Processing, Wood Group Mustang
Commercializing SE Asia & Australia sour gas
resources: Robert Denton, Senior Process Consultant,
ExxonMobil Upstream Research Company
Assuring long term reliability of dry gas seal
in gas compressors: Mohamed Mira, Senior
Rotating Machinery Engineer (Projects &
Engineering), ADGAS
1100 MMSCFD single train AGRU & TGTU for the
giant QatarGas LNG plant: optimized design and
successful operation: Laurent Normand, Business
Development Manager, Prosernat

TUESDAY 27 OCTOBER

DAY 1

NATURAL GAS VEHICLES

WEDNESDAY 28 OCTOBER

Presented
by

THURSDAY 29 OCTOBER

Sponsored
by

Moderated by: Leo Karistos, Global Gas Technology

Market Manager, Lloyds Register
LNG as a marine fuel where technology meets
logistics: James Forsdyke, Asia Marine Sales and
Marketing Manager, Lloyds Register
Trends and adoptive concepts in marine maintenance:
Sren Karlsson, Business Development Manager, Fuel
Gas Handling, Wrtsil
High manganese steel for LNG storage applications:
Kihwan Kim, Senior Principal Researcher, POSCO
LNG Ready solutions using GTT membrane fuel
tank solutions: Arthur Barret, Program Director LNG
Bunkering, GTT
LNG bunkering procedures process and the human
element: Douglas Raitt, Regional Consultancy Manager,
Lloyds Register Asia
A scalable, prismatic pressure vessel with applications
for the LNG infrastructure: Daejun Chang, Chief
Executive Officer, LATTICE Technology
Innovative fuel handling technology for medium
size LNG-fuelled merchant vessels: Mathias Jansson,
General Manager, Innovation & Product Support,
Wrtsil Marine Solutions
Integrated LNG propulsion systems for efficiency:
Case studies analysis: Richard Bowcutt, Senior Vice
President, Asia Pacific, Commercial Marine, Rolls-Royce

LNG & GAS CARRIER SHIPBUILDING

Presented
by

Moderated by: Brenda Smith, Board Member,

NGV Global
The future of NGVs in Asia - a market update:
Brenda Smith, Board Member, NGV Global
The growing importance of natural gas as a
transportation fuel in europe, in particular LNG for
trucks and buses, and LNG for marine bunkering:
Liu Yongxin, Vice President of ENN Group and
President of ENN European Transportation Fuels
Real world comparison of LNG and CNG powered
heavy truck applications: Jeffrey Liu, Chairman,
Universal LNG
Integrated natural gas flow regulation system
including fuel temperature homogenization
for improved engine performance and reduced
emmissions: W. Eric Ehlig, Natural Gas Fuel System
Engineer, Parker Hannifin
Driving global methanol growth in land transport
& marine fuel applications: Dom LaVigne, Director
of Government & Public Affairs - Asia Pacific/Middle
East, Methanol Institute
Optimizing the retail LNG supply chain:
Frederic Legrand, Research Engineer, ENGIE
GLOBAL LNG
Small-scale LNG technology advancements in
China drive vehicle fuel developments in the
United States: Megan Reusser, LNG Process
Engineer, Black & Veatch
LNG vehicle fuelling stations designed to the size
of the fleet: Vaclav Chrz, Director of Technology
Development, Chart Ferox, a.s

Moderated by: James Forsdyke, Asia Marine Sales

and Marketing Manager, Lloyds Register
Evolution of LNG carrier designs with gas turbine
propulsion: Leo Karistios, Global Gas Technology Market
Manager, Lloyds Register
Sloshield: managing sloshing for enhanced LNGc
flexibility & performance: David Colson, Commercial
Vice President, GTT
Development of Cargo Handling System (CHS) in SHI
for LNGC: Weon-Doo Lee, Senior Engineer, Samsung
Heavy Industries
Navigating LNG along the Northern Sea route: Frederic
Hannon, LNG Shipping Projects Manager, TOTAL
When designs outlive their designers: addressing
challenges with FLNG units intended to remain on
station for extended periods: Michael Dickin, Lead
Naval Architect, Lloyds Register
Cargo handling system enhancements: Andrew Scott,
General Manager, Liquid Gas Equipment Ltd
The new era: from LNG steam turbine to diesel
electric plant conversion: Stefano Mori, General
Manager, Wrtsil
Evolution of small to medium sized LNG and multigas carriers and the economic models applicable for
various regional LNG markets: Jeffrey Liu, Chairman,
Universal LNG

OFFSHORE TECHNOLOGY

LNG FACILITIES & INFRASTRUCTURE

Presented
by

FRIDAY 30 OCTOBER

LNG AS A MARINE FUEL

Presented
by

Sponsored
by

FLOATING LNG
Presented
by

Sponsored
by

Moderated by: Conn Fagan, Vice President, Business

Development, DNV GL - Offshore Gas Projects
An economic shallow water LNG concept: Augusto Bulte,
Project Development Manager, Amec Foster Wheeler
Combining shipping and offshore experience in an
innovative terminal design for different LNG applications:
Tore Rysheim, Chief Executive Officer, GraviFloat AS
Innovation: a safer, smarter, greener FLNG for the future:
Richard Whitehead, Vice President, Global LNG Segment,
DNV GL
Process cycle options for FLNG: Annemarie Weist, LNG
Process Engineering Manager, Air Products
Panel discussion: choosing a FLNG pre-treatment
technology:
Frederik Vancraeynest, Senior Design Engineer, UOP LLC
Laurent Normand, Business Development Manager,
Prosernat
Ralf Notz, Senior Technology Manager - OASE Gas Treating
Excellence, BASF SE
Compact equipment technology applications for Floating
LNG: Jason Manning, Principal Process Engineer - Oil & Gas,
Black & Veatch
How to select the optimum liquefaction technology for
FLNG projects: Francesco Criminisi, FLNG & FPSO Proposal
Manager, SBM Offshore

LNG BUNKERING
Presented
by

Moderated by: Anders Mikkelsen, Business Development

Leader, DNV GL Maritime Advisory
LNG fuels and bunker solutions for the shipping industry:
Gerd-Michael Wrsig, Business Director LNG Fuelled Ships,
DNV GL Maritime
LNG bunker vessels: the critical link in the LNG bunker
infrastructure becoming a reality: Bjrn Munko, Sales
Manager, TGE Marine Gas Engineering GmbH
The development of Shell bunker vessel and the role of
regulation for LNG bunkering: Jane Carland, Downstream
LNG Business Development Manager Asia Pacific, Shell
Eastern Petroleum
Developing standards for LNG bunkering in Singapore:
Goh Tiak Boon, Chairman, Technical Committee for LNG
Bunkering, Head of LNG New Business/Vice President, Gas
Marketing, Sales & Development, Pavilion Gas
Panel Discussion: What needs to be done to realise LNG
bunkering in South East Asia?: Parry Oei, Director (Port
Services) and Chief Hydrographer, Maritime and Port
Authority of Singapore; Richard Bowcutt, Senior Vice
President, Asia Pacific, Commercial Marine, Rolls-Royce;
Jane Carland, Downstream LNG Business Development
Manager Asia Pacific, Shell Eastern Petroleum; Gerd-Michael
Wrsig, Business Director LNG Fuelled Ships, DNV GL
Maritime
Update on global development of LNG as marine fuel and
key LNG bunkering operation issues: Elsie Tang, Senior
Maritime Consultant, DNV GL
LNG bunkering solutions for rapid, efficient and
safe operations: Nicolas Duhamel, Director Business
Development, Sales & Marketing for Loading Systems,
FMC Technologies

SMALL & MID-SCALE LNG

Presented
by

Moderated by: Patrick Janssens, Vice President,

Global Gas Solutions, ABS and Mark McNiel, Director
- LNG Business Development, ABS
Developed solutions for offshore LNG transfer:
Nicolas Duhamel, Director Business Development,
Sales & Marketing for Loading Systems, FMC
Technologies
Generic FEED of KSMR LNG FPSO: Chul Gu Lee,
Principal Researcher, KOGAS R&D Division
Rethinking offshore power generation: what, how
& where? Ikshvakoo Vaid, Business Development
Manager Ship Power Solutions (Oil & Gas), Wrtsil
FLNG coming of age as a solution for stranded
gas - a technical and regulatory review: Tor-Ivar
Guttulsrd, Director, Global Gas Solutions, ABS
Gas driven power systems for remote offshore
locations: James Postle, Project Manager, Yanmar
Energy Systems Co., Ltd
Fast-track implementation of LNG FSRU projects:
Don Mackay, Director Commercial Development,
Gas Solutions, BW Maritime
High pressure turret mooring system: a dynamic
process overview: Praveen Babu, Piping/Subsea
Engineer, London Marine Consultants
Effect of cargo tank configurations on sloshing
impacts for LNG-FPSO: Sang Eui Lee, Postdoctoral
Fellow, The Korea Ship and Offshore Research
Institute (KOSORI)

LNG train continuous operations: Awadh Brek

Al Jaberi, Vice President (Operations), ADGAS
Side-streams in large-scale LNG production as power
generation fuel: Kari Punnonen, Business Development,
Wrtsil
Modular approach expedites facility design for
expanded capacity of cryogenic plants: Loren Pieper,
Vice President, Processing & Treating, SNC-Lavalin/
Valerus
Applying coil wound heat exchangers in LNG
liquefaction processes: Christopher Butler,
Manager of LNG Mechanical Engineering, Air Products
License to chill plant solutions for smalland mid-scale LNG: George Arnett, Vice President for
Sales LNG, Chart Industries
NGL plant concept with integrated small-scale LNG
production: Heinz Bauer, Vice President for Technology
Natural Gas Plants, Linde Engineering
A Novel LNG technology for LNG Production:
John Sheffield, Consultant Instructor, PetroSkills |
John M. Campbell
Cryogenic spill protection: An industry response to
a potential show stopper for FLNGs: Robin Wade,
Chartek Segment Manager, AkzoNobel Protective
Coatings

INFORMATION & COMMUNICATION

TECHNOLOGY IN GAS

PIPELINE INFRASTRUCTURE

Enhanced security for oil & gas facilities in a volatile

world: Albert Aspden, Chief Engineer (Telecoms),
SNC-Lavalin/Kentz
Unidirectional security gateways for natural gas
infrastructure: Dimitry Schvartsnman, Director of
Industrial Security, Waterfall Security Solutions Ltd
Determining piping requirements for high pressure
system depressuring using dynamic simulation
software: Angela Stoss, Process Engineer, Black & Veatch
Intelligent knowledge based operations advisory
& training systems to improve LNG operations:
Sankar Selvaraj, HOD - Solutions Research Centre,
BSD/SGDC, Yokogawa Electric International

Towed pipeline production systems: Marin Abelanet,

Engineering Director, Asia and Australia, Subsea 7
Advanced magnetic filtration makes a
clean fuel cleaner: Roger Simonson, President
& Chief Executive Officer, Black Powder Solutions
Evolution of orifice metering: bridging the technology
gap: Simon Blackmore, Product Design & Development
Director, Canalta
Safety first approach & understanding pipe-layer
operations in different environment conditions:
Jaya Sinnathurai, Pipeline Manager Asia Pacific,
Caterpillar

Sponsored
by

Moderated by: James Brown, Regional LNG and Gas

Consulting Manager, DNV GL and Anders Mikkelsen,
Business Development Leader, DNV GL Maritime Advisory
Opportunities for small-scale LNG in APAC: Learning
from the Norwegian experience: Egil Rensvik, Science
and Technology Counsellor, South and South East Asia,
Innovation Norway
Challenges and opportunities in small & mid-scale LNG in
South East Asia: Stphane Maillard, Business Development
Manager, South East Asia, GTT
Standardizing small-scale LNG infrastructure for cost
effective deployment: Derek Thomas, Director, AG&P
Process options for small & mid-scale LNG: Mark Roberts,
Technology Manger, Air Products
Micro LNG technology solutions to eliminate gas flaring:
James Brown, Regional LNG and Gas Consulting Manager,
DNV GL
Small & medium size LNG for power production: Case
study of Tornio LNG terminal: Kari Punnonen, Business
Development Manager, Wrtsil
Innovative solutions for small-scale LNG logistics and
infrastructure: Saunak Rai, Vice President for Operations &
LNG Business Development, Norgas
Technical & commercial aspects of small-scale LNGC &
bunkering vessels: Stephano Y Heo, General Manager,
Product Strategy, Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine
Engineering Co., Ltd (DSME)

SPECIAL WORKSHOPS
PROSERNAT

Tuesday 27 October
16:00 - 18:00 | Exhibition Theatre A
PROSERNAT, advances solutions for oil & gas
processing

ABS Group

Thursday 29 October
16:00 - 18:00 | Exhibition Theatre A
Ship-Shore Interface: What is the other side
doing? Mark McNiel, Director, LNG Business
Development, ABS Group

*Programme correct at time of print

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