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Upstream Geopolitics: Axis of
... Oil?
Bringing hydrocarbons to the
markets is a big adventure with over 100 years of history. The dynamics of
geopolitics are changing and so are market regimes and investment
frameworks. The trend towards resource nationalism was tangible in the 20th
century over a number of oil crises. Climate change and peak oil debates
have brought the global energy security challenge to the forefront of
international relations.
1) What policies are to be taken
by the stakeholders to manage the current geopolitical trends in the energy
sector? How will the current trend of the IOC-NOC power shift affect energy
geopolitics?
2) What are the implications of
protectionism measures in the EU and re-nationalization in the energy
sector in other regions for the global energy scenarios?
3) Free market or political
market? Can high prices direct investments as efficiently as markets would
like to?
Discussion Leaders
Ilham Aliyev, President of Azerbaijan
Chen Tonghai, Chairman, China
Petroleum & Chemical Corporation (Sinopec), People's Republic of China
Mohamed Bin Dhaen Al Hamli, Minister of Energy of the United Arab Emirates
Georgina Kessel, Secretary of Energy
of Mexico
Alexander Medvedev, Deputy Chairman of
the Executive Board, Gazprom, Russian
Federation
H.E. Sheikh Ali Jarrah Sabah
Al Sabah, Minister of Energy of Kuwait
Hussain Al Shahristani, Minister of Oil of Iraq
Jeroen van der Veer, Chief Executive, Royal Dutch Shell, Netherlands
Experts
Fatih Birol, Chief Economist and
Head, Economic Analysis Division, International Energy Agency, Paris
Kenneth Rogoff, Thomas D. Cabot Professor of Public Policy and
Professor of Economics, Harvard
University, USA
Daniel Yergin, Chairman, Cambridge
Energy Research Associates, USA
Moderated by
Lord Browne of Madingley, Group Chief Executive, BP, United Kingdom
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