Middle East Energy 2009

The Politics of Investment and Supply

Monday 9 February 2009
to Tuesday 10 February 2009

Location

Chatham House, London

Book by Tuesday 9 December 2008 to benefit from an early booking discount.

The Facts Behind the Headlines on Energy Supply

The early part of 2008 saw oil prices rise dramatically, creating international concern about oil supply. Prices have eased in the context of global financial turmoil, but what are the immediate and long-term futures for oil price and supply?

This conference will ask whether supply and capacity in MENA countries can be increased. Are the obstacles to increased supply political, economic, or technical?

Senior figures from governments and industry in the MENA region, national and international oil companies, and expert commentators will discuss:

• The future for oil price and supply
• The necessary conditions to increase investment
• Whether political uncertainties in the MENA region, and between MENA and other countries, will affect investment decisions in the short term, and what impact uncertainty will have on perceptions of supply security
• How MENA energy consumption will affect exports
• In-depth sessions on Saudi Arabia, Iran and Iraq

Keynote Speakers

HE Mohamed bin Dhaen Alhamli
Minister of Energy
United Arab Emirates
HE Abdalla Salem El-Badri
Secretary General
Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries
HE Dr Hossein Noghrehkar Shirazi
Deputy Minister for International Affairs
Ministry of Oil
Iran

Other Speaker Highlights

Raad Alkadiri
Senior Director, Markets and Country Strategies
PFC Energy
Ali Ansari
Associate Fellow
Chatham House
Markus Brokhof
Head of Gas Supply Division & SEE Division
Member of Executive Management
Elektrizitäts-Gesellschaft Laufenburg AG
Sir Richard Dalton
Former British Ambassador to Iran
Bassam Fattouh
Consultant Senior Research Fellow
Oxford Institute of Energy Studies
Amy Myers Jaffe
Wallace S. Wilson Fellow
James A. Baker III Institute for Public Policy, Rice University
USA
Dominique Lallement
Energy Consultant
The World Bank
Tim Niblock
Professor of Arab Gulf Studies
University of Exeter
Sir Bob Reid
Chairman
ICE Futures Europe
Tariq Shafiq
President
Petrolog & Associates
Yahia Said
Middle East/North Africa Director
Revenue Watch Institute
Gareth Stansfield
Associate Fellow
Chatham House
Jonathan Stern
Director, Gas Research
Oxford Institute for Energy Studies
Ian Taylor
President and CEO
Vitol Group of Companies

Media Partners

Sponsorship opportunities are available at this event. To discuss these, contact Alison Archer on aarcher@chathamhouse.org.uk

Register now for this international conference, and join top level policymakers and leading experts in debate about the current and likely future state of oil and gas investment and supply in the MENA region.

Booking

Major Corporate Member Rates*	Before 09 December 2008		After 09 December 2008
All major corporate members:	£305.00	+ VAT = £358.38	£355.00	+ VAT = £417.13
Corporate Member Rates**	Before 09 December 2008		After 09 December 2008
Commercial Organizations:	£995.00	+ VAT = £1,169.13	£1,195.00	+ VAT = £1,404.13
Government Departments:	£575.00	+ VAT = £675.63	£675.00	+ VAT = £793.13
NGOs and Institutions:	£305.00	+ VAT = £358.38	£355.00	+ VAT = £417.13
Standard Rates	Before 09 December 2008		After 09 December 2008
Commercial Organizations:	£1,145.00	+ VAT = £1,345.38	£1,345.00	+ VAT = £1,580.38
Government Departments:	£650.00	+ VAT = £763.75	£750.00	+ VAT = £881.25
NGOs and Institutions:	£345.00	+ VAT = £405.38	£395.00	+ VAT = £464.13

* Delegates must be an employee of a Chatham House major corporate member organization. List of major corporate members.

** Delegates must be an employee of a Chatham House corporate member organization. List of corporate members.