Friday, October 29, 2010

Prime Minister to Inaugurate International Conference Petrotech 2010



Under the aegis of Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas the 9th Petrotech International Oil & Gas Conference and Exhibition, is being held at New Delhi from 1st November to 3rd November, 2010. The conference will be inaugurated by the Prime Minister of India, Dr Manmohan Singh on 1st November 2010.



‘Global Energy Equilibrium’ is the theme for PETROTECH–2010 with five technical sub – themes i.e. i) Exigent Hydrocarbon, ii) Greening the Hydrocarbon Value Chain, iii) Managing Uncertainty in the Hydrocarbon Business, iv) Energy Next and v) Non–Conventional Hydrocarbon. It aims at sharing of knowledge and expertise within the global oil industry.



Shri Murli Deora, Minister for Petroleum & Natural Gas will inaugurate the exhibition on 31st October 2010 at Hall No 18, Pragati Maidan. The exhibition will be a complete green event wherein materials which consume minimum energy and leave minimum carbon footprints viz. recycled wood, recycled carpet for flooring, CFL or LED bulbs for lighting, etc. will be extensively used. Over 350 exhibitors including more than 200 International companies will occupy 7700 sq metres space in the exhibition. Ten Country Pavilions that of Russia, Malaysia, Canada, China, Kazakhstan, Qatar, Holland, Denmark, UAE and Indonesia will be on display at the Exhibition.



While carrying forward the legacy of a world-class platform for exchange of knowledge, this 9th edition of Petrotech is different in many respects:



•It is the first carbon neutral event in the country. The CO2, emissions have been mapped by M/s Deloitte and will be written – off by ONGC. This will entail an emphasis on minimizing use of paper, group transportation solutions using CNG, an omnibus resource website, minimum travel in organizing the event and redesign of the sponsorship package from the print medium to the visual and electronic medium.



•It is the first PETROTECH event that has a very strong focus on CSR and is billed as a ‘No – Bags’ conference. In-lieu of each delegate bag; six school bags are being distributed to children from underprivileged sections of society. Each delegate still gets a customized gift pack manufactured by Tribes India, an institution focused on improving the livelihood of tribal crafts-persons of India.





•‘Training for Teachers’ Center is being set – up with an investment of 25 Lakh. It will train teachers who will then impart educations to children in remote and inaccessible locations.



•It is also for the first time that PETROTECH is being associated directly with the World Petroleum Council (WPC). After Beijing and Paris, the 3rd WPC Youth Forum is being organized as a parallel Track to PETROTECH – 2010 on Nov 2nd 2010. The program has been designed to implement the WPC Youth Committee’s agenda of inculcating values of sustainable development, CSR, ethics & corporate governance and gender sensitivity amongst the youth associated with the hydrocarbon industry. Two pre–conference events on Shale Gas and Oil – Spill Response are also being co–organized with the WPC on Oct 30th 2010.



•It is also for the first time that a conscious attempt has been made to reach out to the Indian populace directly through pre-conference events such as organizing a Walkathon, Students Essay and Quiz Competitions, an in-depth study and tabling of report on making India a global hub for manpower export for the hydrocarbon industry and televised panel discussions.



•The event format also has been re-designed around panel discussions instead of speeches so that the program becomes dynamic, interactive and interesting for the audience and also generates many new perspectives for legacy creation.



Around 4000 delegates and speakers and exhibitors are expected to attend this conference and deliberate on how the global energy markets operate through three panel discussions - the CEO’s Panel, the Ministerial Panel and the Thought Leaders’ Panel. On Nov 2nd 2010, five technical sub – themes will be discussed threadbare by domain experts and industry stalwarts in five plenary sessions, even as 448 technical papers are presented in concurrent break-out sessions. The Policy Shapers Panel on Nov 3rd 2010 will discuss the ‘connect’ between policy formulation and growth of the industry while the conference declaration will be formally announced in the valedictory session.


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