UPSTREAM - THE FINAL FRONTIERS? (En: 94th International Petroleum Week. Westminster, London, 18-21 February 2008)

The 2008 programme examines how the national and international oil companies are facing the challenges of investment in new technologies; development of skills and new infrastructure through innovation and collaboration. In doing so we bring some new topics to the IP Week calendar of events which are key issues industry executives need to understand to create new opportunities.

The main topic of this conference is Upstream.

<U>CONTENTS</U>:

<B><OL><LI>Environmental aspects of Oil and Gas exploration in the Arctic</B> Max Rowe, North Sea Technology Manager, ConocoPhillips

<B><LI>What price exploration? Current challenges to value creation through exploration</B> Alan Murray, Exploration Service Manager, Wood Mackenzie

<B><LI>The Cold Thaw: Competing claims and exploration and production over the Arctic</B> Chris Flynn, Senior Associate, Ashurst

<B><LI>Mouchel - Excelerate Energy. Teesside GasPort Project</B> Colin Brewster, Project Director, Mouchel and Tony Voss, Engineering Director, Mouchel.

<B><LI>North West Greenland exploration and new frontiers</B> Dave Lewis, Exploration Team Leader, Chevron

<B><LI>Financing new E & P entrants</B> Andrew Duncan, Director for European upstream business, Royal Bank of Scotland

<B><LI>Platts capital expenditure forecast for global hydrocarbon demands through 2030 - White Paper</B> Larry Chorn, Chief Economist, Platts

<B><LI>A forecast of capital requirements for the Oil and Gas industry through 2030</B> Larry Chorn, Chief Economist, Platts