2nd Industry Advisory Committee Workshop

The Secretary General of the International Energy Forum (IEF) Dr Sun Xiansheng and the President of the Chinese National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC) Research Institute of Petroleum Exploration and Development (RIPED) Dr Zhao Wenzhi welcomed senior representatives from the international energy industry, and high-ranking government representatives of IEF member countries at the 2^nd Industry Advisory Committee that IEF and RIPED co-hosted at the Institute’s Science and Technology Centre in Beijing China on 31 July 2018.

Gathered under the theme “Energy Transformations and Oil and Gas Strategies” participants explored how new technology, innovation and policy evolve and what promise oil and gas strategies and market fundamentals hold for energy market stability and orderly transitions in China and the world.

The role of technology is pivotal to global energy security and network stability. Technology enhances rational development of natural resources, efficiency gains in energy supply chains and enables synergies among flows in industrial clusters to enhance productivity. This enables viable transformations for inclusive growth towards healthy and sustainable futures that rely on both hydrocarbon and renewable sources to work in concert with industry and government stakeholders in ever more interconnected energy markets.

Discussions at the 2^nd Industry Advisory Committee Workshop took place in two panel sessions moderated by Amos Hochstein, Senior Vice President, Marketing, Tellurian and Dr Kamel Ben Naceur, Chief Economist, Abu Dhabi National Oil Company, inviting perspectives from a wide selection of senior government and industry panelists to deepen understanding and strengthen confidence in global energy market functioning.

Discussions were governed by the Chatham House rule, presentations are retrievable below.

Welcome and Opening Remarks

• Dr Sun Xiansheng, Secretary General, IEF
• Dr Zhao Wenzhi, President, RIPED

Special Guests

• H.E. Li Fanrong, Deputy Administrator of the National Energy Administration (NEA), China

Panel Session I - Energy Transformations and Global Oil & Gas Strategies

Moderated by Amos Hochstein, Senior Vice President, Marketing, Tellurian

• Ivan Marten, Senior Partner and Managing Director, Vice Chairman, Energy Practice, The Boston Consulting Group (BCG), IEF Knowledge Partner
• Frank Fannon, Assistant Secretary of State for the Bureau of Energy Resources (ENR), Department of State, United States of America
• Christof Rühl, Global Head of Research, Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA)
• Jerry Kepes, Senior Vice President, Upstream Research and Analysis, IHS Markit
• David Carroll, President and Chief Executive Officer, Gas Technology Institute, Former President, International Gas Union (IGU) (2015-2018)
• Kim Code, Managing Director, Shell China Exploration & Production Co. Ltd.

Panel Session II - China's Oil and Gas Upstream Strategy in a Changing Market

Moderated by Dr Kamel Ben Naceur, Chief Economist, Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC)

• Zhao Wenzhi, President, CNPC RIPED
• Barry K Worthington, Executive Director, United States Energy Association (USEA) 
• Ayed Al Qahtani, Director, Research Division, Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) 
• Xie Yuhong, Chief Geologist, China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) 
• Robert McNally, President, Rapidan Energy Group 
• Laszlo Varro, Chief Economist, International Energy Agency (IEA)

Concluding Remarks

• Dr Kamel Ben Naceur, Chief Economist, Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC)
• Amos Hochstein, Senior Vice President, Marketing, Tellurian
• Dr Sun Xiansheng, Secretary General, IEF

Key Links

• Chinese National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC) Research Institute of Petroleum Exploration and Development(RIPED)

Previous IEF Industry Advisory Committee Workshops

• 1^st IEF Industry Advisory Committee Workshop, 27 February 2018, Washington D.C., USA