DOHA: The 8th LPG Trade Summit is to be hosted by Qatar International Petroleum Marketing Company Ltd (Tasweeq) from November 18 to 20, 2013, with Qatar Petroleum as the platinum sponsor.
The Minister of Energy and Industry H E Dr Mohammed bin Saleh Al Sada, will deliver the opening address. This will be followed by a plenary keynote session presented by Al Kuwari, Ian Taylor, President and CEO of the VITOL Group, and Michael F Conway, President of Shell Trading.
The eighth edition of the summit will focus on “Balancing Global LPG Trade & Shipping Market Dynamic Amidst Capacity Changes”. The event, which is organised by the Centre for Management Technology (CMT), will discuss an array of topics to highlight the growth of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) across the globe and the developmental challenges faced in the pursuit to encourage LPG consumption worldwide.
“At the Summit, you will meet and interact with top level participants worldwide, including LPG producers, petrochemical producers, end-users, global trading companies and marketers, international and national oil companies, as well as charterers, shipping companies and industry experts in the global LPG trade sector”, Saad Al-Kuwari, Chief Executive Officer of Tasweeq, told the media yesterday.
Abdulrahman Abdulla Al Obaidly, Public Relations & Communications Manager of Qatar Petroleum, added, “QP is glad to support this renowned LPG summit as the Platinum Sponsor, thus highlighting the importance of LPG to Qatar’s marketing and export volumes.”
The LPG Trade Summit aims to provide an industry platform for commercial stakeholders and experts in the global LPG trade sector to meet and discuss on perspectives on the current state of the LPG industry. The summit expects a turn-out of at least 300 top-level participants from all over the world.
G Seelan, Managing Director of the Centre for Management Technology (CMT), said: “Following the event’s huge success in 2009, CMT is excited to bring the LPG Trade Summit to Doha once again.
“With the importance that Qatar plays on the international LPG trade, we are very pleased to join hands with Tasweeq to bring to Qatar challenging yet lucrative topics and discussions with renowned energy leaders and speakers. We are also thankful to H E Dr Al Sada for supporting this summit and for agreeing to deliver the Opening Ministerial Address. We are delighted to have Qatar Petroleum as the Platinum Sponsor among other national oil &gas companies. We are certain that this summit will be highly beneficial to all participants and we welcome you to join us in Qatar from November 18 to 20.”
The Peninsula
