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Event A: Energy Storage http://www.infocusinternational.com/energystorage Date & Location: 7 – 9 May 2018, Singapore “Mastering the technology solutions, business considerations and competitive environments of the booming electricity storage market.” Overview This training course provides a comprehensive, business-focused summary of the electricity storage market. It covers the variety of competing storage technologies and describes the wide variety of problems they can address, at a wide range of deployment sizes and timescales. It also considers alternatives to storage and barriers to its market growth, making it essential for those seeking to evaluate risks as well as opportunities. You will leave with a clear understanding of why and where storage markets are ...

Join the best networking opportunity in Mexico delivered by the leading intelligence provider in the region. The Mexican Energy Reform provides unprecedented opportunity for fuel marketer, distributors, infrastructure developers and end-users to benefit from this rapidly changing landscape. The Argus Mexico Fuel Markets Summit, taking place May 8-9 in Mexico City, will help market participants from across the supply chain understand how the market is developing and how to profit from changes. This conference will be delivered in a Spanish/English format with simultaneous translation available.

In light of the successful developments of unconventional reservoirs in the US, and as the era of easy oil and gas production is rapidly moving towards its inevitable end, the oil-reliable Middle East and North Africa (MENA) countries have no choice but to start paying closer attention to the potential of unconventional reservoir in the area. Several MENA countries have already taken the lead and started exploring the potential of unconventional reservoirs, a trend that is expected to increase in the near future and to spread to all other MENA countries. This workshop will provide a platform for experts to present and share case histories, innovations and technologies citing challenges and opportunities faced while exploring for and producing unconventional prospects.

The workshop will provide an open space for coiled tubing equipment and manufactures, as well as downhole tools providers to share their latest advancements, it will also cover the areas of coiled tubing stimulations and extended reach interventions by sharing cases studies in the region, and will bring an interesting discussions into more niche applications as coiled tubing drilling, artificial lift, and production enhancement with coiled tubing, as well as production enhancement interventions.

West Africa LPG 2018 is endorsed by the Ministry of Energy, Ghana, and is the only event in the region organised by a world leader in LPG benchmarking and price reporting. Join us at the first event in the region to provide a strong foundation on which to promote LPG as a modern, clean and convenient fuel for all. The inaugural Argus West Africa LPG conference will take place in Accra, Ghana, on 9 — 10 May 2018. Hear about recent success stories in: Developing new LPG infrastructure Transportation routes and storage Regulatory initiatives and policies Safety standards in distribution Use of LPG Emerging technologies and much more... You can meet decision makers from shipping and logistics companies, LPG suppliers, regulators, trading houses, integrated energy ...

Human Capital, Succession Planning, Talent & Performance Management for Energy Industry http://www.infocusinternational.com/hr Dates & Location: 14 - 17 May 2018, Johannesburg “Building strong competency development, succession planning and talent management programs for your people” Overview This course is the A to Z on strategically managing and optimising your human capital to full potential in today’s difficult business climate. It is a highly practical, hands-on course that shows you exactly how to tackle those intractable HR problems: - resistance from employees - lack of senior executive support for HR - lack of funding - HR not a priority/not taken seriously - favoritism and political games This course will give you the knowledge and tool to ...

The Energy Council’s 3rd Gas-to-Power Africa Congress will once again see over 300 senior executives from along the gas and power value chains, including Governments, Regulators, Upstream E&Ps, Transport, Off takers, Developers, Utilities, EPC Companies, Financiers and Investors come together to discuss the future of Natural Gas and LNG as sources of energy and enabler on the continent. Taking place once again in conjunction with Africa Utility Week, one of the world’s leading energy events which welcomed over 7400 attendees over three days in 2017, the Congress will explore gas pricing and the opportunities related to allocating supply between LNG exports and domestic power markets, developing bankable commercial frameworks, overcoming gas transportation infrastructure challenges and ...

This event will provide an international forum for designers, operators, research organisations and regulators from around the world share their expertise on successes and challenges, plus an excellent place to renew and develop professional and business contacts. As with previous conferences in this series, the event will be complemented by an exhibition in which suppliers of relevant products and services are invited to participate. This year we received a record number of entries, each with notable quality. The extensive programme is now available at http://www.ramtransport2018.com/programme/

Based on the massive success of inaugural Refining & Petrochemical Series Events previously, it is our great pleasure to present the 4th International Refining & Petrochemical Convention China 2018 which is going to be staged on 17-18 May 2018, Shanghai, China with the theme “Innovation, Technology & Strategy for China's Refining & Petrochemical Industry”. This year's high-profile event will bring together 400+ distinguished attendees from global refining & petrochemical industry including Government & Associations, Refineries, Petrochemical Producers, EPCs, Catalyst, Equipment & Technology Providers, investment banks & funds and law firms, etc. China's 13th plan of five - year national development shows the direction of petrochemical in China, which ...