| PROJECT STRUCTURING WORKSHOP |
| Chair: Todd Alexander, Partner, Chadbourne & Parke (USA) |
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| 9:00 a.m. |
Welcome, Introduction - Presentation of the workshop business case and objectives:
Case: 40,000 bpd capacity plant, $4.5b capital expenditure, $400m annual cashflow.
Objectives: Sharing speakers’ experience in CTL and similar operations to increase the
chances of project success. |
| 9:10 a.m. |
Project first options
- Partnership structuring
Jack Kenny, Chief Executive Officer, Secure Energy (USA)
- Site selection: key criteria
Jon Doyle, Chief Executive Officer, DKRW Advanced Fuels (USA)
- Project Lifecycle Planning
William Davey, Group Leader, Gasification and CTL, Hatch (Canada)
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| 10:30-11:00 a.m. |
Morning Networking Break |
| 11:00 a.m. |
National and local stakes
- New US political and fiscal environment
Patrick Raffaniello, Principal, Raffaniello & Associates (USA)
- Applicable fiscal regulations and incentives
Hugh Tucker, Partner, Baker Botts (USA)
- Locally required actions
Benjamin Kelahan, Senior Vice President, Saint Consulting (USA)
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| 12:30-2:00 p.m. |
Lunch |
| 2:00 p.m. |
Financing
- Financial Options and Challenges
Peter Balash, Senior Analyst, National Energy Technology Laboratory, United States Department Of Energy (USA)
- Equity
James Guidera, Managing Director & Group Head, Calyon Americas
- Indebtedness
Michael Pantelogianis, Executive Director Global Energy, WestLB Capital Markets (USA)
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| 3:30-4:00 p.m. |
Afternoon Networking Break |
| 4:00 p.m. |
- Guarantees: CTL specific issues
George Gruber, Technology Manager, Gasification, Syngas, Synfuels, Black & Veatch
(USA)
- A commercial case: AEC’s Coal-to-Urea operation
Dick Lyon, Global Project Director, Australian Energy (USA)
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