2nd Annual Coal Bed Methane Conference | Event Agenda 18 - 21 August 2009, Marina Mandarin, Singapore Event Agenda Day 1   8.30 Registration & Morning Coffee 9.00 Chairman’s Opening Remarks Rajnish Goswami, Head of Gas & Power Consulting, Asia & Middle East, Wood Mackenzie Global Natural Gas Outlook & Demand 9.10 Global Natural Gas Outlook & Demand Global natural gas demand & trends Kyoto protocol and clean energy LNG market outlook and implications for buyers and sellers Global unconventional gas distribution and exploitation The impact of the economic crisis on the global gas market Short and mid-term trends and dynamics Rajnish Goswami, Head of Gas & Power Consulting, Asia & Middle East, Wood Mackenzie 9.50 Overview of the CBM Industry under the Current Economic Climate Supply and demand of CBM in the region Examining the effects of the recession on the CBM sector in Asia Strategies for survival under current economic conditions Future outlook for the CBM industry Nick Davies, CEO, Arrow Energy Limited 10.30 Morning Networking & Refreshment Break Country Updates on Asia CBM Reserves, Developments & Potential 11.00 Current Situation & Opportunities for China CBM Development - CUCBM’s Restructure & Impact on Foreign Investment & Partnerships Current update on CUCBM’s restructure and the impact on CBM development Strategy to enhance CBM development in China Increasing cooperation with foreign CBM developers Updates on Government policies Guo Benguang, Vice President International Cooperation, China United Coalbed Methane Corporation (CUCBM) 11.40 CBM Regulation, Development & Potential in India: Update on the 10 CBM Areas up for Bid Under CBM IV An overview of the coal sector in India CBM policy in India Status of CBM development in India Status of the 4th round of CBM bidding D.N Prasad, Director (Technical), Ministry of Coal 12.20 Networking Luncheon & Refreshment Break 1.30 Current Update on CBM Developments in Indonesia: South Sumatera & East Kalimantan Regulatory, financial and technical challenges Drilling and production infrastructure Existing pipeline infrastructure Commercializing CBM gas in East Kalimantan and South Sumatera Sammy Hamzah, President & CEO, PT EPHINDO Raising Capital & Mitigating the Risks in the CBM Sector 2.10 Attracting Private Equity Capital in the CBM Sector Investor perspective on the CBM sector in Asia Impact of the current economic climate on the CBM sector What private equity firms are looking for in funding a CBM company Major challenges for the CBM sector Jean Salata, Founder & CEO, Baring Private Equity Asia 2.50 Afternoon Networking & Refreshment Break 3.20 Raising Finance to Survive the Global Economic Downturn Finance issues surrounding CBM companies and projects How has funding been affected with the current global economic situation? Market uncertainty and risks facing the CBM sector Project finance strategies and success factors Pressures and challenges faced by CBM developers and financers The impact of these pressures on project financing and refinancing structures Mid-to-long term outlook for the CBM sector Panelists: Ian Mathews, Executive Director, Project & Structured Finance, ANZ Bruce MacFarlane, Managing Director- Head of Natural Resources Advisory, Asia, ING Bruce Weller, Head of E&C Structured Debt & Head of Project Finance, Asia-Pacific & Japan, BNP Paribas 4.20 Key Commercial, Financial & Regulatory Challenges in the CBM Sector - Developers & Financiers Perspective Key risks and challenges in the CBM sector Challenges in investing in Asian CBM/oil & gas projects Analysis of commercial, financial and regulatory risks Liquidity risks in the current environment and the credit challenge The way forward for developers and financiers Sharad Somani, Executive Director, KPMG Corporate Finance, Singapore Mergers & Acquisitions to Enhance Integration & Synergy in CBM Development 5.00 Successful Mergers & Acquisitions for CBM Development The driving forces for M&A’s in the CBM industry Creating shareholder value Increasing competition and cost-efficiency Enhancing synergy to maximize revenue and cost savings Randeep Grewal, CEO, Green Dragon Gas 5.40 Chairman’s Summary of the Day & End of Conference Day One Day 2   8.30 Morning Coffee 9.00 Chairman’s Opening Remarks John C. Harris, Director Global LNG, Cambridge Energy Research Associates (CERA) Key Learnings & Project Updates 9.10 Exploring, Producing & Distributing CBM Gas in India Understanding India’s energy needs and demands GEECL’s role in the development of CBM in India Developing distribution infrastructure The economics of CBM-CNG Outlook on CNG in India Prashant Modi, President & COO, Great Eastern Energy Corporation Limited (GEECL) 9.50 Molopo Australia’s CBM E&P Experience in the US, Australia, South Africa & China Current updates on CBM projects Comparing regulatory, financial and technical challenges in the US, Australia, South Africa & China Technology applications and solutions Mid to long term outlook on the CBM sector for these geographical markets Stephen Mitchell, Managing Director, Molopo Australia Limited 10.30 Morning Networking & Refreshment Break 11.00 CO2 Injection- Enhanced CBM Recovery: New Opportunities to Create Value in CBM ECBM recovery - technology update and applications in Shanxi province, China and Asia GHG emissions management - an issue for energy corporations as well as countries New and upcoming developments for Enviro Energy’s CBM projects Kenny Chan, Chairman/CEO & David Yip, Corporate Finance Director, Enviro Energy Ltd 11.40 An Insight to Early CBM Exploration at Kaltim Prima Coal (KPC) in East Kalimantan Strategies and approaches Achievements and challenges in meeting set milestones Technical challenges and solutions The way forward Keith Potter, President Director, PT Seamgas Indonesia 12.20 Networking Luncheon & Refreshment Break 1.30 The Narrabri CBM Project - NSW Australia The success of the multi-lateral drilling program Transition to production - getting gas to market Outlook and options for the future David Casey, Managing Director, Eastern Star Gas 2.10 Current Developments in Indian CBM Exploration Essar CBM E&P strategy Current update on CBM blocks and progress Potential for development The way forward for CBM development in India Prem Sawhney, COO- Clean Coal Business, Essar Exploration & Production 2.50 Afternoon Networking & Refreshment Break Evaluating the Economics & Financeability of CBM to LNG Projects 3.20 LNG Availability in Asia: Why CBM? Overview of the global supply and demand of LNG Asia’s access to LNG and at what price CBM’s role in future regional energy supply John C. Harris, Director Global LNG, Cambridge Energy Research Associates (CERA) 4.00 The Economics & Financeability of CBM to LNG Projects Examining the CBM to LNG trends for export Analyzing the economics and financeability of CBM to LNG projects Overview of the mid-scale LNG project in Gladstone, Australia Challenges and achievements experienced so far Maurice Brand, Managing Director & CEO, LNG Ltd CBM Utilization for Power Generation 4.40 CBM Recovery & Utilization Project for Power Generation Overview of the Moonidih and Sudamadih CBM project The economics of CBM utilization for power generation Key learnings from the project A.K. Singh, Chairman & Managing Director, Central Mine Planning & Design Institute (CMPDI) 5.30 Chairman’s Concluding Remarks & End of Conference   Please download free brochure for more details.