Transportation, storage and transhipment of crude oil, liquefied gases and oil products - Oil TERMINAL 2008 - III International Congress 27 - 28 November 2008, Saint-Petersburg, Russia

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Transportation, storage and transhipment of crude oil, liquefied gases, and oil products -
Oil TERMINAL 2008

27-28 November 2008
St. Petersburg, Russia

The Congress has earned a reputation within the industry as the best source of information on transportation routes (pipelines, railways and shipping) and storage for the development of crude oil and products exports. It looks for solutions to the logistical problems associated with the storage and transshipment of crude oil, products and LPG.

Thanks to a thorough programme and excellent speakers, the Congress enables participants to gain an in-depth knowledge of trade flows in the CIS and in Europe, identifying the prospects of various markets and informs delegates of new transportation and infrastructure developments. The event also delves deeply into the economic issues surrounding different types of transportation and investment in oil transshipment and tank storage facilities.

Among the participants of the year 2008 are senior representatives from European ports (Port of Rotterdam, Port of Amsterdam, Port Autonome de Marseille, Port of Gdansk, Port of North Cape and others), management of Russian ports (Port of Saint-Petersburg, Port of Novorossiysk, Port of Vysotsk, Port of Vyborg, Port of Taganrog, Port of Taman, White Sea Complex B.V., Miusskiy sea port), Russian Ministry of Transportation, Latvian Ministry of Transportation, Estonian Transit Association (TRASS), Ministry of Energy and Ministry of Finance of Russia, Federal Tariff Service, Russian Railways, Ukrainian Railways. Other participants include about 30 oil, products and LPG terminal representatives, plus oil trading, exporting and transportation companies and oil refineries: Rosneft, StatoilHydro, TNK-BP, AGIP, Antipinsky Refinery, Efremov-Kautschuk (Tatneft), Vitol, Lukoil, Impex-Plus, Sintez Petroleum, Karachganak Project Development, Moscow Refinery, Galneftegas, Baltic Fuel, Emco Wheaton, RN-Nakhodka NefteProducts, Eesti Chem OU, Eoil, NefteTransService, Transport & Services, Nordic Storage, Oiltanking, Oteko, Vopak Chemicals, Logistics Finland OY, Hellenic Petroleum S.A., St. Petersburg Oil Terminal , Ingosstrakh, Uzhpromsnab, Nord Gas (Letofin), Synergy, Nar Oil, InterCapital, GAZEXPORT, Primorsk Spetsmornefteport, VNT SA, LUKOIL-II Terminal, Neste Oil, Alemtransoil, Scandinavian Tank Storage AB, KPO, Siemens Belgium, Carbovac, SBM, Wood Mackenzie, Flowserve Corporation, Port Storage Group, KANON Loading Equipment BV, TOTAL OIL TRADING SA, AS Oiliken, Ust-Luga Bunkering Terminal, Allrus, BaltTransServis, Gazprom Export, GAC Shipping and Logistics, North-Western Alliance and many others.  

The event programme includes:
• 2 day International Congress
• Workshop and briefing on oil terminals and port construction and development with a senior representative of the Ministry of Transportation of the Russian Federation
• ‘Tank Farms and Oil Terminals’ - Mini-exhibition on specialised technology and equipment
• Plenary sessions for technical directors and chief engineers - Covering the issues of technology implementation and the use of equipment for construction and operation of tank farms and terminals
• Technical Visit to LUKOIL-II Terminal on Vysotsk Island.

Master Class and Briefing: A master class and information briefing with A.J. Panerny, Director General of federal state enterprise ‘Directorate of State Contracting Authority for Marine Transport Development Programmes’ will be held on 27 November. The subjects to be discussed at the briefing are as follows:
• Marine Port Law
• Approval of port master plans and building of terminals in practice
• Problems related to the transfer of land intended for the construction of port facilities, including oil terminals.
• Pass office points, boundaries of water basins and terminal territories, etc.
• Safety requirements for cargo handling, safety passports, handling restrictions for certain oil products according to the new version of technical regulations.

Specialised Exhibition: An international specialised exhibition of technologies, equipment and services of service companies intended for oil tank farms and oil and gas loading terminals entitled ‘Expo Terminal’ and a Plenary Meeting on issues regarding the use of up-to-date technologies and equipment in designing, construction and operation of oil tank farms and terminals will be organised as part of the Congress

Technical Visit to LUKOIL-II Terminal on Vysotsk Island: This visit to the oil product transshipment and loading complex LUKOIL-II on Vysotsk Island in the St. Petersburg Region will take place on 29 November. In terms of technical equipment and ecological safety, the complex, one of the largest of its kind in Europe, is among the most modern terminals in the world. The terminal was awarded winner of the Breakthrough of the Year category at the International OIL TERMINAL 2006 Awards Ceremony.

DAY I: 27 NOVEMBER 2008

09:00 Registration of delegates. Tour of ‘Tank Farms and Oil Terminals’ specialised technology and equipment miniexhibition

09:30 – 11:00 Workshop and briefing
Lecturer: A. Paperny – General Director, State Purchases Office for Marine Transportation Development Programmes, Ministry of Transportation of the Russian Federation

Agenda: 

• Approval procedures for general layouts of ports and terminal construction
• Issues related to cession of land for construction of port facilities including oil terminals
• Border checkpoints, boundaries of water areas and terminal sites, etc
• Safety requirements for cargo transhipment operations, safety passports, limitations on transhipment of certain oil products under new technical regulations

11:30 OPENING OF THE CONGRESS:
Welcome speeches by representatives of the Ministry of Transportation of the Russian Federation, the Ministry of Transport of Latvia, and the Federation of European Tank Storage Associations

11:40–13:00 Session I: Geopolitical impact on shipping routes

Strategy of Russia in development of its oil terminals
Anatoly Paperny – General Director, State Purchases Office for Marine Transportation Development Programmes, Ministry of Transportation of the Russian Federation

Latvian facilities in crude oil and oil products transit
Andris Maldups – Head of Transit Policy Department, the Ministry of transport of Latvia

Providing resources and infrastructure for the development of oil transportation projects in North West Russia
Mikhail Grigoriev – Member of the Energy Consulting Board, PLENIPOTENTIARY REPRESENTATION OF THE PRESIDENT OF RUSSIA IN THE NORTH-WESTERN FEDERAL REGION, and Director, GECON

Estonian terminals development trends and capacity utilisation outlook. Issues of co-operation with Russia in areas of crude and oil products transhipment
Andrus Kuusman– Executive Director, Transit Association of Estonia

Discussion: Transit routs through CIS and Baltic countries. Perspectives of oil terminals of the Russian neighbours

13:00 – 14:00 Lunch

Session II: Rail way and pipelines transportation. Competitiveness of export routes and impact of rail tariffs and customs duties

Implementation of new pipelines projects by Transneft and Transnefteprodukt. Calculation of transportation costs
Philipp Nikonov – CEO, NefteTrans Service

Crude oil transportation via the Transneft pipeline. Baltic Pipeline System-2
Olga Vronskaya – Chief Specialist, Division of Oil & Gas Industry Monitoring, CDU of the Energy Sector

Crude oil transportation development from Russia to Caspian Sea region. Burgas-Alexandrupolis project Christos Dimas – Director, Burgas-Alexandropolis Pipeline Project, Hellenic Petroleum S.A.

Diversification of transportation routes for shipments of Russian crude and oil products. Development trends and outlook for Russian oil terminals
Alan Lushnikov – Department Head, Federal Rail Transport Agency

Crude and oil products transportation by rail. Tariff policy of Russian Railways, reduced tariffs, discounts and rules of application
Alexander Sinev – Deputy Head, Transport Regulation Unit of FTS; Deputy Head, Infrastructure and Rail Transportation Unit, Russian Rail Ways

Insuring oil and products during transportation and storing
Maxim Alekhin – Head of Industry Insurance department, Ingosstrah

15:40 – 16:10 Coffee break. Tour of the exhibition

Escalation of competition between terminals of the Baltic Sea region. Will growing capacities to be guaranteed by the export routes?
Alexander Mikhailov – CEO, St. Petersburg Oil Terminal

Discussion: Will growing capacities to be guaranteed by the export routes? Terminals Competitiveness and its driving factors
Moderator: Philipp Nikonov – CEO, NefteTrans Service
Participants: Representatives of St. Petersburg Oil Terminal, Lukoil Vysotsk II RPC, Odessa Sea Port, IPP, Spetsmornefteflot Primorsk, Ventspils Nafta Terminals, Klaipedos Nafta, RNArkhangelsknefteprodukt, RN-Tuapsenefteprodukt, Baltic Oil Terminal

Session III: Evolution of crude oil and products supply and demand

Future evolution of oil product supply, demand and trade flows from CIS countries to international markets and implications for oil terminal development
Ben Holt – Vice-President, Wood Mackenzie

European demand for ultra-low sulphur fuels
Sergey Lukyanov – Project Manager, TNK-BP

Export tariffs and customs duties. Impact on oil products pricing
Alexander Sakovich – Deputy Head, Customs Fees Division, Ministry of Finance of Russia

Russian taxation policy influence on production development and oil products trading on domestic and international markets
Anna Borodacheva – Marketing expert, refining and Petrochemistry Department, Moscow Refinery

Growing role of small refineries in assisting large refiners with meeting fuel supply needs for the bunkering sector
Michael Turukalov – columnist, NGV

19:30 – 23:00 Cocktail-reception – best time for efficient informal communication and networking with industry colleagues

DAY II: 28 NOVEMBER 2008

09:00–10:30 Session IV: European experience in development of oil ports and infrastructure

Analysis of the Independent Tank storage Industry
Frits R. Ploeg - Managing director, PortStorage Group B.V.

Developing infrastructure on and around storage terminals to support growth: Capacity constraints vs. development need; Improving turnaround rates; Maximizing efficiency and means of production; Port infrastructure (Tank jetties, Loading bays, Piping and barging infrastructure)
Ruud van Straalen – Commercial Manager, Oil & Chemicals, Port of Amsterdam

Rising transshipment of Russian crude oil and products in port of Rotterdam and its role in Europe oil supply. Oil terminals’ and port’ joint efforts to maximize efficiency and means of production
Louis Monninkof – Senior Project Manager, Industrial Development, Port of Rotterdam

Overview of the Port of Gdansk oil and gas facilities
Krzysztof Anzelewicz – Strategy Department Manager, Port of Gdansk

The oil terminals of the Port of Marseilles-Fos. Deballasting in the Mediterranean and pipeline networks between Eastern and Southern Europe
Geraldine Planque – Head of the Strategy department of the Port Marcelle

Reloading of petroleum products from Russia to international markets at Port of North Cape, today’s possibilities and future options
Steinar Hansen – Harbour Master, Port of North Cape

Loading/ reloading equipment and new technologies for safety transshipment of oil products
Anna Bekker – Sales Department Head, Emco Wheaton GmbH

Discussion 3: Implementation of private-public partnership programmes and joint efforts of ports authorities and terminals to expand their oil handling capacities
Moderator: Anatoly Paperny – General Director, State Purchases Office for Marine Transportation Development Programmes, Ministry of Transportation of the Russian Federation

Coffee break. Tour of the exhibition

Session IV: Transportation and transhipment of liquefied gases

Fundamental analisys of LPG supplu and demand in Russia
Konstantin Kovalenko – Head of competitor analysis, Tatneft

Topicality of construction of LPG storages
Dmitry Sakharov – Production and Sales Director, Uralhimmash

Experience of an LPG terminal construction by a trading company
Valter Aman – Member pf the Board, Nord Gas

Experience of an LPG terminal construction
Fernando Machinena – President, Oteko

Lunch

Offshore terminals for crude oil and products transhipment. Their application, advantages and disadvantages
Michael Nikolaevsky – General Director, MS Technologies

Single Point Mooring Terminals
Roman Almakaev – Sales & Management Specialist, SBM Inc.

Vapour recuperation systems on offshore terminals
Vitaliy Sysoy - Engineer of the Commercial Department, CarboVac

Risk evaluation of emergency situations when insuring Oil Terminals and its minimization
Sergey Zadorozhko – Director of engineering centre, Ingosstrakh

Coffee break. Tour of the exhibition

Closing of the Forum

Technical Visit to LUKOIL-II Terminal on Vysotsk Island:
A technical visit to oil product transhipment and loading complex LUKOIL-II on Vysotsk Island in the St. Petersburg Region will be organised on 29 November. In terms of technical equipment and ecological safety the complex, one of the largest of its kind in Europe, is among the most modern terminals in the world. The terminal was awarded by International OIL TERMINAL 2006 Award as a winner for the Breakthrough of the Year.