Main Congress Day 1

Faced with a bottleneck in the industry supply chain and emphasis on net-zero carbon, the industry is expected to explore alternative solutions to accelerate production and operations within the region. Held in Singapore, June 2023, FLNG & FSRU Congress 2023 will bring together industry leaders to discuss best practices in Increasing FLNG and FSRU Production Globally to Bridge the Demand and Supply Gap in the Market

9:00 am - 9:05 am Welcome Address by FPSO Network


9:05 am - 9:10 am Opening Remarks by Chairperson


9:20 am - 10:00 am Market Intelligence : Evaluating the Demand Globally for LNG in the Energy Mix

Mangesh Patankar - Director – Gas & LNG Consulting, Wood Mackenzie
  • Understanding the reason of LNG spike  
  • Challenges of coping with the LNG demand  
  • Overcoming shortage of FSRUs and catering to the high demand of LNG  
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Mangesh Patankar

Director – Gas & LNG Consulting
Wood Mackenzie

10:00 am - 10:40 am Bolstering Energy Security in Europe through FSRUs – A Case Study by TotalEnergies

Ronan Huitric - Vice President Business Development, LNG Downstream, TotalEnergies
  • Flexibility and security of supply thanks to strong worldwide LNG portfolio
  • Fast-track implementation of FSRUs, safely and according to regulation and market specificities
  • Future of FSRUs, phasing out coal, balancing renewables developments.
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Ronan Huitric

Vice President Business Development, LNG Downstream
TotalEnergies

10:40 am - 11:00 am Speed Networking Session


11:00 am - 11:30 am Morning Break & Refreshments


11:30 am - 12:10 pm Industry Fireside Chat: Navigating the Supply Chain Bottleneck to Support New Projects

Parth Jindal - Managing Director, Höegh LNG Asia Pte.Ltd
Kjell Wouters - Development Director, EXMAR
  • Shipyards capacity challenges  
  • Identifying alternative ways to overcome supply chain bottleneck 
  • Building opportunities to avoid supply chain bottlenecks 
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Parth Jindal

Managing Director
Höegh LNG Asia Pte.Ltd

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Kjell Wouters

Development Director
EXMAR

12:10 pm - 12:50 pm Case Study – Excelerate Energy

Rifatul Karim Tarif - Operations Manager-Onshore, Excelerate Energy


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Rifatul Karim Tarif

Operations Manager-Onshore
Excelerate Energy

12:50 pm - 1:50 pm Lunch & Networking Break


1:50 pm - 2:30 pm FSRU: Exploring the Dynamics of Global Energy Supply - Demand

Sampe Purba - Expert on Economy of Natural Resources, Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources Republic Indonesia
  • Energy disruption, Geopolitics and economic projection 
  • FSRU – global supply demand  
  • Regional energy competition, challenges and opportunities ahead 
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Sampe Purba

Expert on Economy of Natural Resources
Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources Republic Indonesia

  • Identifying vessels that are ready to be converted
  • Design and engineering elements that are required to complete the conversion 
  • Technologies that can be implemented to optimise vessel operations
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Subodhkumar Borse

Director – Newbuilding and Offshore Projects
Synergy Marine

3:10 pm - 3:40 pm Afternoon Break & Refreshments


3:40 pm - 4:20 pm Reviewing Challenges and Opportunities in Floating Production Project Financing

Dr. Ajay Kumar - Chairman & Managing Director, Fox Petroleum
  • Overview of the challenges in financing floating production projects
  • Key financing options available for floating production projects
  • Outlook and trends in floating production project financing
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Dr. Ajay Kumar

Chairman & Managing Director
Fox Petroleum

4:20 pm - 5:00 pm Fireside Chat: Framing FLNG & FSRU Projects to be More Commercially Attractive and Bankable to Secure Project Financing

Arthur Tay - Director - Project Financing, MUFG
  • Building a vessel that has more than one functions
  • Implementing technologies to allow easy convertible
  • Listing possible challenges in building commercially attractive FLNG & FSRU projects    
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Arthur Tay

Director - Project Financing
MUFG

5:00 pm - 5:00 pm Chairperson’s Closing Remarks and End of Conference Day 1