DAY 1

December 5th, 2019

Registration

Opening by Cr. Juan Carlos Herrera, Vice President, ANCAP

Welcome from IN-VR Oil & Gas by Ms. Chryssa Tsouraki, CEO

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Chairman Remarks by Mr. Gabriel Bereziuk, Senior Investment Consultant, Argentina Investment and Trade Promotion Agency (AACI)

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Country Session: Uruguay
 

Presentation: OPEN URUGUAY ROUND: Offshore and Onshore frontier exploration opportunities

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• E&P activity in the last 12 years in Uruguay

• New Open Uruguay Round system: bidding terms and contract model

• Minimum Economic Field Sizes of Onshore and Offshore prospects in the light of the new Open Uruguay Round fiscal regime
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Eng. Santiago Ferro, Head of E&P Administration and Contracts, ANCAP

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Presentation: Oil & gas exploration onshore and offshore Uruguay

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• Petroleum geology onshore and offshore Uruguay

• Plays & prospects.

• Exploration projects: data & case studies
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MSc. Pablo Gristo Savornin, Head of Geosciences, ANCAP

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Presentation: New upstream ventures in Uruguay

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• RUA: updated and sound conditions for exploration

• New contracts

• New projects: underground gas storage in Santa Lucia basin
   

PhD Héctor de Santa Ana, E&P Director, ANCAP

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Presentation: Investment, Export, and Country Brand Promotion Agency Uruguay XXI
 

Mr. Álvaro Brunini, Investment Promotion Manager, Uruguay XXI

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Coffee Break

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Presentation: Analysis of the Hydrocarbon policies in Latin America and Caribbean
 

Ms. Jimena Blanco, Head of Americas, Verisk Maplecroft

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Country Session: Belize

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Presentation: Barbados onshore oil and gas exploration and production and future opportunities

Mr.Christopher Mosley, Geophysicist, Barbados National Oil Company

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Presentation: The Barbados offshore oil and gas programme and licensing rounds
 

Mr.Christopher Mosley, Geophysicist, Barbados National Oil Company

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Presentation: Introduction to Kosmos Energy

• Company History & Focus

• Areas of Operation

Mr. Tom Fauria, Vice President & Country Manager Suriname, Kosmos Energy

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Lunch Break

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Country Session: Argentina

Presentation: Argentina’s pro-business and pro-industry economic reforms; Making investments attractive for international and domestic players in the oil & gas industry. New incentives and benefits

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Mr. Gabriel Bereziuk, Senior Investment Consultant, Argentina Investment and Trade Promotion Agency (AACI)

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Presentation: Reviewing offshore and onshore opportunities. What has been done until now? What are the processes to grant an operators license?

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Mr. Nicolás Quintana, Energy Director, Argentina Investment and Trade Promotion Agency (AACI)

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Presentation: Pluspetrol in Latin America: Building a 100-Year Company

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Trey Meckel, Vice President of Geosciences & Exploration, Pluspetrol

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Coffee Break

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Government Panel Discussion:

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• What it is the hydrocarbons potential in each country?

• How is the approach foreign investment?

• What are the government institutions looking for in their licitation policies in terms of attracting new companies?

• What it is their opinion on their actual strategy for companies entering their country?

• What are the challenges that they are facing when attracting new operators?

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Moderated by Mr. Gabriel Bereziuk, Senior Investment Consultant, Argentina Investment and Trade Promotion Agency (AACI)

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Gala Dinner

DAY 2

December 6th, 2019

Registration

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Chairman Remarks by Mr. Gabriel Bereziuk, Senior Investment Consultant, Argentina Investment and Trade Promotion Agency (AACI)

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Country Session: Brazil

Presentation: ANP: Brazil oil and gas sector: Offshore Exploration enormous potential and the future rounds of licensing:

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• Brazil’s robust petroleum industry and what makes it so attractive to international oil investors


• What are the most prominent blocks available in the current licensing environment? 

• What are the opportunities available for service providers?
   

Ms. Maria Abelha, Superintendent of Exploration, ANP Brazil

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Presentation: ANP: Brazil oil and gas sector

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Mr. Ronan Ávila, Deputy Superintendent of Delimitation of Blocks, ANP Brazil

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Presentation: APEX: Brazilian Trade and Investment Promotion Agency

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• Opportunities and Challenges of the investments in Brazil

• BPP – Brazilian Petroleum Partnership

• Brazilian investment facilitation services regarding Oil & Gas
   

Mr. Carlos Padilla, Oil & Gas FDI Attraction / Infrastructure Investment Division, APEX Brazil

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Country Session: Guyana

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Presentation: Analyzing the Ghana - Guyana technical offshore assistance. How to promote intercontinental collaborations? Establishing joint vehicles to assist in the effective oil and gas revenues. How building legal frameworks for bilateral cooperation could transform Latam & Caribbean Power?

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H.E. Abena P.A. Bussia, Ambassador, Embassy of Ghana in Brazil

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Presentation: CNOOC

Mr. Emilio Acin Daneri, Sr. Commercial Advisor, Global Exploration, Americas, CNOOC International

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Coffee Break

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Country Session: Cuba

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Live Video Presentation: Ministry of Energy and Mines (MINEM) of Cuba: Introduction to the oil industry in Cuba

Mr. Pedro Abigantús León, Investments and Oil and Gas Business Director, Ministry of Energy and Mines MINEM Cuba

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Live Video Presentation: Cubapetróleo (Cupet): Current situation and perspective of the Cuban oil industry

Mr. Osvaldo López Corso, Head of Exploration Group, CUPET, Cuba

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Live Video Presentation: National Office of Mineral Resources (ONRM): The regulations in force for the oil industry in Cuba

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Mr. Maddyel Reyes de Armas, General Director, National Office Mineral Resources ONRM, Cuba

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Live Video Presentation: Ministry of Energy and Mines (MINEM) of Cuba, Cubapetróleo (Cupet), and National Office of Mineral Resources (ONRM) Q & A Session

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Mr. Pedro Abigantús León, Investments and Oil and Gas Business Director, Ministry of Energy and Mines MINEM Cuba
Mr. Maddyel Reyes de Armas, General Director, National Office Mineral Resources ONRM, Cuba
Mr. Osvaldo López Corso, Head of Exploration Group, CUPET, Cuba
Mr. Juan Barrizonte Ballestero, Exploration Director, Comercial Cupet Cuba

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Lunch Break

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Country Session: Belize

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Presentation: The Belize Petroleum Industry and Exploration Opportunities

Mr. Andre Cho, Director, Geology and Petroleum Department, Ministry of Economic Development and Petroleum Belize

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Presentation: The Barbados offshore oil and gas programme and licensing rounds

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Mr. Marlowe Neal, CEO, Belize Natural Energy

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Presentation: Case Study on Oil Spill

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Ms. Lucía Navarro, Regional Representative Americas, Oil Spill Response

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Coffee Break

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Regional Session

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Operating Companies Panel Discussion:

• How do Operators decide on which countries to operate?

• Which are the evaluating factors when considering new licitations?

• Which are the biggest challenges when operating on a country?

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Moderated by Ms. Jimena Blanco, Head of Americas, Verisk Maplecroft

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Chairman’s closing remarks