9.00 Chairman’s Opening Remarks
Dave Mathew, Executive Director-China, Arrow
Energy Limited
China CBM Outlook & Demand
9.10 Overview of CBM Potential & Natural Gas
Demand in China
- Outlook on China’s natural gas demand and
domestic consumption trends
- Evolution of China’s CBM industry and recent trends
- Brief case study on Far East Energy experience and progress
- Perspective on the industry in China under the
current economic climate
- The role of CBM in China’s future energy supply
Michael McElwrath, CEO & President, Far East
Energy Corporation
Open Playing Fields, Foreign
Cooperation & Partnerships
9.50 Overlapping Title Issues & Suggested Solutions
in China
- Issues of rights and ownership of CBM Areas in
China
- Suggested solutions to resolve these issues
- Pursuing degasification contracts
- Working with coal mines
Dave Mathew, Executive Director- China, Arrow
Energy Limited
10.30 Morning Networking & Refreshment Break
11.00 Successful & Strategic Partnerships for CBM
Development in China
- Developing unparalleled knowledge and networks in
the Chinese CBM market
- Key considerations for developing successful
partnerships with the Chinese Government, local
communities and third parties
- Actively engaging with national, provincial and local
communities
- Overcoming the legal, financial and technical
challenges associated with local partnerships and
CBM development
- Current update on CBM projects
Frank C. Ingriselli, President & CEO, Pacific Asia
Petroleum
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11.40 Legal Framework & Economic Incentive
Policies for CBM/CMM Development in China
- Understanding the legal framework and economic
incentive policies for CBM/CMM
- Overview of the CBM/CMM resources in China
- Latest developments in underground CMM drainage
- Technologies and applications for CBM recovery with surface wells
- CBM/CMM utilization in China
Huang Shengchu, President, China Coal
Information Institute
12.20 Networking Luncheon
Project Updates & CBM Developments
1.30 The Commercialization of CBM Developments
in China
- The transition from a by-product of the coal industry to an independent clean-energy industry
- Market evolution and pricing positions
- Technological challenges
- Valuations of CBM assets in China
Steve Zou, President, Asian American Gas
2.10 Common Challenges for Early Stage &
Emerging CBM Developments in China
- Commercial viability for CBM development
- Overview of key projects, achievements and
challenges in meeting set milestones
- Raising capital
- Current outlook and future direction
Stephen J Lyons, Managing Director, Sino Gas &
Energy
2.50 Afternoon Networking & Refreshment Break
Climate Change & Investments In
Environmentally Friendly Energy
3.20 Capitalizing on the Clean Development
Mechanism Scheme: Extracting Methane Prior
to Mining
- Climate change and environmental protection
influences on investment decision making
- Understanding the clean development mechanism
scheme
- What are the benefits?
- Increasing criticism
4.00 Chairman’s Summary of the Day & End of Pre-
Conference Special Focus Day |
