Under the auspices of ASEAN-IEA energy cooperation, the IEA is facilitating a series of dialogues to discuss the development of a regional gas market, based on the findings of a 2013 IEA study on “Developing a Natural Gas Trading Hub in Asia”. This final dialogue in the series will build on the discussion at the 32nd ASEAN Ministers on Energy Meeting in September 2014 and is expected to initiate and identify next steps and key obstacles towards the creation of a competitive regional gas market. This event is by invitation only.
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| Programme
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| 09:15 – 09:45
| Registration & Networking Session
Refreshments will be served
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| 09:45 – 09:55
| Welcome Remarks by Mr Chee Hong Tat, Chief Executive, Energy Market Authority, Singapore
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| 09:55 – 11:00
| Changing Gas Markets in ASEAN
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The rise of LNG and growing interdependence of gas markets regionally, particularly in Southeast Asia, calls for greater integration of the ASEAN gas markets. Unlike Europe and North America, no natural gas trading hub has developed in Asia. In light of Asia’s growing gas demand, what are the potential areas of collaboration for LNG in ASEAN that would complement the existing Trans-ASEAN Gas Pipeline (TAGP) initiative?
Panel discussion led and moderated by Ms Maria van der Hoeven, Executive Director, International Energy Agency
- Mr Chee Hong Tat, Chief Executive, Energy Market Authority
- Mr Hari Karyuliarto, Gas Director, Member of the Board of Directors, PT Pertamina (Persero)
- Ms Loreta G. Ayson, Undersecretary, Department of Energy, Philippines
- Mr Denis Bonhomme, Senior Vice President, Business Development Asia, GDF Suez LNG
Bringing Gas to Market
11:00 – 12:00
Southeast Asian gas markets are increasingly liberalised. However, countries are still facing the twin challenges of providing a fair return to gas producers while keeping domestic gas prices low. This region could benefit from enhancing the synergies between LNG and pipeline gas. This requires harmonising regulations and developing the infrastructure to boost cross-border trade. Small-scale LNG could also play a role in developing remote demand centres where pipeline infrastructure is less accessible. Amidst the dynamic global gas market and the precedents of North America and Europe gas hubs, there are foreseeable prospects for the establishment of a regional trading hub.
- Mr Steve Hill, President, Global Energy Marketing and Shipping, BG Group
- Dr Phyllis Yoshida, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Asia, Europe and the Americas, Department of Energy, USA
- Dr Petter Nore, Chief Energy Advisor, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Norway
- Dr Liu Qiang, Secretary General, Global Forum on Energy Security; Deputy Director, Energy Economics Division, Institute of Quantitative & Technical Economics, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS)
Moderated by Mr Laszlo Varro, Head of Division, Gas, Coal, and Power, IEA
Lunch Presentation by Mr Alistair Buchanan, Chairman, Power & Utilities, KPMG UK
12:00 – 13:15
Introduction and Q&A session moderated by Mr Pek Hak Bin, Head, Energy and Natural Resources, KPMG