The growing economies of South Asia have increased the energy appetite of the region. Pakistan is strategically placed to meet this as the energy corridor of South Asia.

Pakistan has gas reserves of 52 tcf and so far 19 tcf have been produced. Gas meets 50 % of energy needs of the country. Gas requirement is projected to increase to 4.5 tcf a year in 25 years from the present 1.5 tcf..

Pakistan has large coal reserves of 175 billion tonnes in Thar (400 Km from Karachi). These reserves have to be exploited and best used for electricity generation. Some international companies have already shown interest in this project. There is room for more investors to exploit this huge resource

Chairman:	Mr. Aitzaz Shahbaz, Chairman, Sui Southern Gas Company
1100 hrs	Prospect of Using the Under-utilised Coal Reserves for Energy Speaker: Syed Abbas Ali Shah, Director General, Sindh Coal Authority
1120 hrs	Thar Coal Utilization – Options and Challenges Speaker: Mr. Rashid Hussain Malik, DG Mineral, Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Resources
1140 hrs	Q & A and summing up by the Session Chairman

Pakistan’s total refining capacity is 13.5 million tonnes. The country is seeking investment in refining capacity for meeting growing domestic needs and re-export.

Chairman:	Dr. Hans Heinz Horrak, Director PARCO Board and OMV
1210 hrs	Expansion of Refining Capacities vs. Import of Refined Products Speaker: Mr. M. Rasheed Jung, Managing Director, Pak-Arab Refinery Limited
1230 hrs	Trends in the Global Refining Sector and its Implications for Pakistan Speaker: Mr. Jeffrey Waterous, Chairman, Global Union Energy
1250 hrs	Preparing for Asia’s emerging fuels demand Speaker: Mr. Ashok Dhar, Senior Vice President, Reliance Industries Limited, India
1310 hrs	Q & A and summing up by the Session Chairman
1330 hrs	Lunch break (Lower Marquee)

Pakistan is the world’s third largest user of CNG in the automobile sector. Almost one third of light vehicles use CNG. The government has now allowed the use of LPG for automobiles, which is expected to expand its market rapidly.

Chairman:	Mr. Zaiviji Ismail, Chairman, Shell Group of Companies
1210 hrs	CNG Policy Initiatives of the Government Speaker: Mr. Hilal Raza, Director General, Hydrocarbon Institute of Pakistan
1225 hrs	CNG Business in a Growing Market Speaker: Mr. Muqtadar Qureshi, Manager Supply Optimization, Chevron Pakistan Limited
1245 hrs	Regulating the CNG & LPG Industry Speaker: Mr. Javed Nazir, Senior Executive Director, Oil & Gas Regulatory Authority
1305 hrs	Q & A and summing up by the Session Chairman
1330 hrs	Lunch break (Lower Marquee)

Pakistan is the third largest user of CNG in the automobile sector in the world. Almost one third of light vehicles use CNG. The government has now allowed the use of LPG for automobiles which is expected to expand its market rapidly

The Iranian and Turkmenistan projects have been in a state of negotiation for sometime, with varying levels of progress. Pakistan and India who could be the beneficiaries of these gas pipeline projects are energy deficit at present. Immediate and medium term needs can also be met by importing LNG. Pakistan has already started working on a 3.5 mpta LNG project, the capacity of which would be doubled by 2012.

The government has deregulated oil marketing business and new players are entering the market. At present 11 companies have license for oil marketing. The policy is to encourage entry of more companies to expand the oil infrastructure and increase healthy competition.

Chairman:	Mr. Emmanuel Laurenty, Chief Executive Officer, TOTAL PARCO
1205 hrs	Pakistan’s Initiative & the Way Forward Speaker: AVM Shahid Hamid, Chairman, Pakistan Alternate Energy Development Board
1235 hrs	Q & A and summing up by the Session Chairman
1300 hrs	Lunch