StocExpo 2010 - Programme

This conference attracted terminal operators from all over Europe & allowed them to debate issues concerning terminal operations as well as the latest advances in technology. The concurrent exhibition was an excellent opportunity for equipment & service suppliers to display their products to decision makers in this sector.

Day One – 30 March 2010

Commercial Outlook, Strategy & Industry Development

09.00 Opening Notes from Conference Chair

Ben Holt, Vice President – Downstream, Wood Mackenzie

09.10 Opening Address - Overview of Storage Outlook & Opportunities within the ARA Region

Danny Deckers, Senior Advisor MPC, Antwerp Port Authority

09.40 A New Compulsory Oil Stock Regime for Europe

Adoption and implementation of the New Directive
High risks of supply disruptions impacted needed changes
Main elements of the New Directive
The impact of oil supply security

Klaus-Dietmar Jacoby, Coal and Oil, EC DGTREN, European Commission

10.10 Tea/Coffee Break & Exhibition Showcase for all Speakers & Delegates

10.50 European Refining in a Low Carbon World – Should We Turn Out the Lights and Shut the Door?

Oil is 'dirty', not welcome, or needed?
EU refining faces severe challenge from a number of sources
Process safety costs
Environmental costs on products and manufacturing
Supply/demand imbalance - 'battle of the Atlantic'
Renewables
So, do we have a future?

Chris Hunt, Director General, UK Petroleum Industry Association Ltd

11.20 Measuring and Managing Carbon Emissions in European Chemical Transport: Challenges and Opportunities

How to calculate your transport carbon footprint
How can GHG emissions in chemical logistics be reduced
What regulatory measures can be expected

Jos Verlinden, Director – Transport & Logistics, CEFIC

11.50 Terminal Automation Systems: Where the Industrial and Business Worlds Intersect

The complex, dynamic, highly regulated nature of today’s petroleum product terminals requires a special breed of automation system, combining many (often-conflicting) attributes of both real-time industrial control and safety systems and transactional back office business systems
High-level view of how today’s terminal automation systems are evolving to meet these diverse requirements

Valentijn de Leeuw, Director of Consulting, ARC Advisory Group

12.20 Revamping of Marine Oil Terminals

Improving operational flexibility and safety through a cost effective terminal revamp project
Engineering and construction challenges when revamping operating marine terminals
Case Study: Leixoes Oil Terminal, Porto, Portugal

Liam Knowles, Project Manager, ILF Consulting Engineers, Munich, Germany

12.50 Closing Notes from Conference Chair

13.00 Lunch & Exhibition Showcase for all Speakers & Delegates

14.00 Opening Notes from Conference Chair

Richard Kellaway, Senior Advisor, Global Infrastructure Partners

14.15 Oil Storage Terminals – An Attractive Investment Opportunity?

Oil terminals – a strategic infrastructure asset class
Risk assessment for investors
Attractiveness to investors

Wolfram Schaefer, Managing Director, BMT Transport Solutions GmbH

14.45 Preparing an Underground Cavern for Transit Storage of Crude in the Port of Gothenburg - A Project with a Demanding Schedule & Other Challenges

800,000 cbm cavern idle for decades - considerable equipment condition issues
Environmental implications and solutions
Critical steps including safety considerations

Freddy Tengberg, Project Manager, RSG Nordic AB

15.15 Tea/Coffee Break & Exhibition Showcase for all Speakers & Delegates

16.00 Changing International Crude Oil and Products Trade Flows: Implications for the Storage Industry

Major changes to the established international trade flows of both crude oil and finished products can be expected in the next few years as a result of a combination of factors;

Future oil demand growth being centred on the crude short, but refining long Asia/Pacific region;
The shifting strategy of some Middle East producers towards building export orientated refineries;
Strategic moves by far East NOCs to expand equity crude oil availability west of Suez;
The anticipated closure of significant refining capacity, mainly in the mature oil markets, as a result of the current poor operating environment in the downstream

The dynamics of international products supply will thus be changing
Increasing interest from commercial, strategic and “speculative” players to expand storage capacity in certain key regions of the world

Mark F. Lewis, Managing Director, Energy Market Consultants (UK) Ltd.

16.30 Security of European Oil Supply and Implications for Oil Storage and Infrastructure

Oil supply and demand in europe
Potential for refinery closures
Impact of biofuels
Implications for oil terminals

Ben Holt, Vice President – Downstream, Wood Mackenzie

17.00 Panel Discussion Incorporating all Speakers Day One

17.15 Close of Conference Day One

Followed by Networking Drinks Reception - sponsored by:

Day Two – 31 March 2010

Technical Developments - Tanks, Terminals & Technology - Achieving Efficiency through Best Practice Solutions

The StocExpo Europe Technology Forum is an opportunity to learn, in just one day, about some of the most exciting new technology for the storage & terminal operations sector. Through best practice solutions including a look at terminal automation, tank cleaning, vapour emissions, tank relocation, measurement practices & many other subjects, these leading industry experts will demonstrate how you can achieve better results for your company & ensure greater efficiency.

09.30 Introduction from Conference Chair

Andrew East, Business Development Director, HMT Tanks

09.40 Fuel Logistic and Measurement Solutions - Your "Fiscal" Measurement

Generating useful information along your oil value chain
Loss locations - field layer focus areas from production to distribution, objectives and core concepts
Information reliability, uncertainty and the next pitch on information accuracy

Oliver Joachim, Business Development Manager EH, FMC Technologies Measurement Solutions

10.10 New Trends in Tank Gauging Technologies

Voice of users on future outlook of tank gauging requirements
Importance of scalability, openness and interoperability
SIL safety and overfill prevention considerations
Experience of using wireless in tank farm applications

Rikard Lövdahl, General Manager, Rosemount Tank Gauging

10.40 Tea/Coffee Break & Exhibition Showcase for all Speakers & Delegates

11.20 Order to Cash - Requirements for Terminal Management

Logistic processes: Current situation and optimization potential
Supply: Analysis and business challenges (revenue/planning/transparency/distribution automation/terminal automation)
System integration: The key to optimized processes

Communication with ERP (order-based terminal management)
Examples of highly integrated communication between ERP > terminal automation > truck dispatch > delivery - and back to ERP
SAP integration
Integrated end-to-end solution

Juergen Koenig, Head of Sales Oil & Gas, Implico GmbH

11.50 Product Blending, Homogenisation and Bottom Sludge and Water Control in Large Aboveground Storage Tanks

Issues facing owners of large aboveground storage tanks in refinery mixing
Applications, utilization software packages such as Computational Fluid Dynamics to better determine positioning of equipment
Type of equipment and projected flow patterns to ensure successful mixing results.
How tank mixers can better protect crude oil tanks from corrosion
New concepts for use of tank mixers in product blend tanks

Christopher Hastings, General Manager – Oil Industry, Philadelphia Mixing Solution Limited

12.20 Operational Excellence in Crude Oil Tank Cleaning

Two recent field experiences in Italy with the Blabo Technology

Background and historical information
Project planning
Tank cleaning operations
Key HSE issues
Results & conclusions

Carlos Legorreta, Sales Director, Oreco A/S & Giovanni Aprile, Managing Director, Giovanni Aprile SPA, Italy

12.50 Lunch & Exhibition Showcase

14.00 Introduction from Conference Chair

14.00 CDI-T, 13 years on in Europe

The global growth
The success factors
Terminal performance
Responsible care

Martin Whittle, General Manager, CDI-T

14.30 Protecting Tank Cleaning Vacuum Trucks and Flammable Liquid Distribution Trucks from Static Ignition Hazards with an Onboard Static Earth Proving System

An explanation of how and why static electricity is a flammable ignition hazard
Identifying static hazards in vacuum truck tank cleaning operations and general flammable product transfer operations
Outlining solutions recommended by the API 2219 standard "Safe Operation of Vacuum Trucks in Petroleum Service"
Introduction to a vehicle mounted static earth proving system that protects personnel, trucks and product from static ignitions

Michael O’Brien, Product Manager, Newson Gale

15.00 Marine Loading Terminals – Loading Operations and Effluent Recovery

How to adapt a marine terminal to install VRU
What to do with recovered product
A current case study
Review of legislation

Ties Mulder, CEO & Commercial Director, Carbovac Environmental Services

15.30 Tea/Coffee Break & Exhibition Showcase for all Speakers & Delegates

16.00 The Relevancy of High Quality Input Data for a Condition Assessment of your Tankbottom

The added value of a tankbottom inspection with floorscanners
How to optimize your next in-service period
What determines the quality of the input data for a Remaining Life assessment
Securing your planning with on-streammonitoring

Rick Meyer, Manager Plant & Facility, Rosen Inspection

16.30 Alternative to Steel: HDPE Pipe Systems

Introducing HDPE and its performance
HDPE and steel compared
Areas of application
Case studies
Cost benefit analysis: HDPE vs steel piping

Glyn Owens, Commercial Director, PetroTechnik Ltd

17.00 How to Increase Tank Storage Capacity

Optimisation of existing storage capacity
Relocation of storage tanks in a more efficient way
Efficient modification of existing storage tanks

Herman Buisman, Director - International Projects, Verwater

17.30 CFI Rim Seal Fire Protection Systems

Floating roof storage tank protection
Rapid response
No contamination of product and environment due to clean gas
Easy to mount - even on tanks in service
No moving parts, less maintenance

Marcel van Dijk, Export Manager, Saval BV

18.00 Close of Conference Day Two

Day 3 – 1 April 2010

Regulatory, Safety & Policy Issues

09.30 Opening Notes from Conference Chair

HJP Standaar, Secretary General, FETSA (Federation of European Tank Storage Associations)

09.40 Holistic Safety in Terminal Applications

Safety system standards
The Buncefield recommendations - a review of the recommendations and what do they mean in real life
Integrated holistic safety - A discussion of integrating gauging, safety, security, accounting, customs, loading control, terminal management, planning & scheduling, and inventory management

John Joosten, Radar and Safety Product Manager, Honeywell Enraf