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MG VOWGAS To Host Local Content Delegates At Its Yard

Section: Paid Post · November 15, 2019 · 1 comment |

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MG VOWGAS Group will be hosting a number of distinguished, C-Level Oil Industry Executives at its fabrication yard in Port Harcourt in Nigeria’s Eastern Niger Delta Basin, in early December.

It is the site visit of delegates to the Practical Nigerian Content Forum, organized by the London based CWC Ltd and held annually since 2011. The 2019 fare is the 9^th edition.

The CWC has organized this event, every year, as some form of work shopping through Local content requirements and compliance for companies, in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State Nigeria, in concert with the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB). The dates for this year are December 2-5, 2019.

“Delegates and Oil and gas Industry stakeholders will be visiting the facility at MG VOWGAS state of the arts fabrication yard in Port Harcourt for an opportunity to experience Nigerian Content in Action”, says Godwin Izomor, Group Managing Director of MG VOWGAS Limited. “We are proud to be chosen as the 2019 host of the delegates’ tour of the PNC, a tour known as Nigerian Content in Action”.

Izomor emphasized that MG VOWGAS is ASME certified. (ASME refers to the American Mechanical Engineering Certification).

The company, a wholly indigenous (Nigerian) firm, was incorporated in 2006 with the purpose of providing services in Engineering, Procurement, Installation, Construction, Pipeline Turnkey services and Marine Services.

Izomor says MG VOWGAS is the foremost pressure Vessel and Process plant Manufacturer providing services to the upstream production value chain, to the International Oil Companies and Nigerian Independents. Its services include Dish Head manufacturing and Post- weld Heat Treatment, as well as cold cutting, all done in its Mount Zion Fabrication Yard in Woji, Port Harcourt.

Global Supply-Chain Decommissioning Roadmap: Whitepaper

Section: Events, Paid Post · October 28, 2019 · No comments |

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It’s no secret that the global decommissioning market is hotting up in huge leaps and bounds. With enormous opportunities in the pipeline, contracts are being rolled out across the globe over the next 12 months. DecomWorld has put together a brand-new whitepaper – Supply-chain decommissioning roadmap: Pinpointing contractual opportunities and mobilizing resources across global decommissioning markets. What you can expect in the report:

Pinpointing opportunities: project pipelines– get a list of assets poised to embark on decommissioning within the next 1-2 years across both the GOM and North Sea
AsiaPac – Valued!Get regional market values for decommissioning expenditures across the globe, including AsiaPac and Norway, with insight being shared on when contracts will roll out and when tenders will begin
Global Market Deep Dives: Critical analysis on 6 international markets, including UK, Norway, Thailand and GOM, investigating market value, project pipelines, and market characteristics

Download the report for free here

Any questions, please get in touch with Owen, Project Director at DecomWorld at orolt@decomworld.com

PAID POST: FREE WEBINAR; Beyond Cement- Seeking P&A Alternatives

Section: Paid Post · October 21, 2019 · No comments |

With P&A costs accounting for ca. 45% of total decommissioning spend, developments in plugging technology hold the potential to deliver unparalleled savings at end of life. DecomWorld’s upcoming webinar – Beyond Cement – Seeking P&A Alternatives (30 October, 10am CST) – discusses the potential of alternative plugging materials and shares case study insights into the latest technologies. This webinar features insight from Henry StAubyn, VP Advisory US (PACE) , Paul Carragher, CEO (BiSN), Phil Head, Founder & Director (Panda-Seal) and Prof Richard D. Neilson, Centre Director (National Decommissioning Centre). Register today and come away with your definitive guide to alternate plugging materials:

Evaluate alternatives to traditional cement and bridge plug abandonment

Get in the know on the latest tech developments and understand the potential for new materials to ensure both cost efficacy and environmental safety

Hear how a state-of-the-art barrier verification chamber has the potential to transform the development of cost-effective P&A technologies

If you aren’t able to make the times, that’s no problem- simply sign up and I’ll personally send you the recordings free of charge. The webinar is produced in collaboration with the 12^th Annual Decommissioning and Abandonment Summit, Houston Texas. Any questions, contact Owen, the event director, at orolt@decomworld.com.

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PAID POST: Nigeria in focus at Africa Oil Week

Section: Paid Post · October 15, 2019 · No comments |

Relations between South Africa and Nigeria have been strained in recent months after several days of riots in South Africa in September that mainly targeted foreign-owned, including Nigerian, businesses.

But following a visit to South Africa by Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari tensions havev eased. A further sign of the improving relationship is the visit of Nigeria’s Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Timipre Sylva, to Africa Oil Week, the minister proclaiming himself being excited to be travelling to South Africa.

As the largest upstream event on the continent, Africa Oil Week has enjoyed attendance from the industry’s highest-level decision makers for over 25 years. This year is no different, with Nigeria’s brand new NPCC GMD making his international debut at the 2019 conference in Cape Town this November (4-8).

Mallam Melee Kyari will be setting out the future vision of the NNPC under his leadership and participating in a session titled ‘Atlantic Transform Margin (Liberia to Nigeria)’, where he will provide a deep insight into the current operating landscape in some of the most highly sought-after regions.

Conference organisers say Bold vision promises new dawn for Nigeria’s ailing petrochemical industry”

Below are excerpts from the Press release…

Estimated to hold 37 billion barrels of proven oil reserves, Nigeria is the second biggest oil-rich country in Africa, after Libya. The exploitation of these resources has been in the hands of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) that was established in 1977 as a merger of the Nigerian National Oil Corporation and the Federal Ministry of Mines and Steel. NNPC by law manages the joint venture between the Nigerian Government and international oil companies such as Shell, Agip, ExxonMobil, Total and Chevron.

Despite its rich resources, at present Nigeria’s state-dominated oil industry is declining, afflicted by systemic corruption, starved for international investment, and hit hard by weak oil prices. Despite that malaise, oil remains the country’s chief source of income.

A choice of paths

What many considered a watershed moment for the industry occurred earlier this year in the country’s election with two conflicting strategies for the development of the industry put forward by the two candidates.

The incumbent, Muhammadu Buhari’s planned to retain a nationalized oil industry under the NNPC banner while the vision of his opponent, Atiku Abubakar, was to sell off aging refineries to private buyers to liberalise the economy. In the end Buhari won a tight contest.

The importance of the oil and gas sector for the state cannot be underestimated with more than half of its revenue along with 85 per cent of its export revenue coming from the sector. Despite the 40 billion barrels of oil under its control, Nigeria’s ageing infrastructure can only produce around 2.5 million barrels of crude oil per day.

Adding to this malady is the state of its mid-stream and downstream infrastructure that many believe is in even worse condition than its upstream assets. The refineries dotted around the Niger Delta region are at present producing less than half of the 500,000 barrel per day capacity, with this figure dropping to almost ten per cent late last year.

New beginnings for NNPC

The man charged with implementing the president’s policy is Mallam Mele Kolo Kyari, who took on the role of group managing director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) early this year. He quickly vowed to reverse the trend of petroleum imports into Nigeria by improving the existing refineries and encouraging private sector investment in the refineries.

“We must end the trend of fuel importation as an oil producing country,” he said at a press conference shortly after taking on the role. “We will deliver on the rehabilitation of the four refineries within the life of this administration and support the private sector to build refineries. We will support the Dangote refinery to come on stream on schedule and we will transform Nigeria into a net exporter of petroleum products by 2023”.

He added that the government’s target of raising crude oil production and reserves to three million barrels per day and 40 billion barrels respectively was possible and that he would galvanise the corporation to achieve it by 2023.

When it comes to rooting out the corruption that has plagued the industry in Nigeria he pointed out how much NNPC had changed over the past three years from the old image of a corruption-laden organisation, stressing that he would continue to entrench the culture of accountability in the affairs of the corporation.

“We are going to work to remove every element of discretion from our processes, because discretion is one of the greatest enablers of corruption”, he said. “NNPC will not be opaque, we’ll be transparent to all so that at the end of the day everyone will be in a position to assess us and say what we have done right or wrong”.

Support from OPEC

The Secretary General of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), Mohammed Sanusi Barkindo, has commended the NNPC for its ongoing reforms aimed at changing the fortunes of the corporation for the better.

“I am glad that you continue to march on with your projects despite the downturn in the Industry, he said. “We have seen the Industry globally suffer in terms of contraction in investment which affected capacity. You have not only been able to stay on course, but you also continue with these projects which are critical for the development of the corporation and the industry in Nigeria.”

“To lead such a sensitive and capital-intensive industry like oil and gas, you must have transparency and accountability as one of your core principles in order to drive change. I am glad I have known Mele Kyari for a very long time. He is a very capable and straightforward individual with a high level of integrity even as a very junior officer. So, he has a track record. I remain confident that together with his team, and with the support of government, he will accomplish the task”.

Building a Nigerian giant

Key to this strategy of reducing imports is the Dangote refinery that is under construction near Lagos. The 650,000 barrels per day (bpd) integrated refinery and petrochemical project will be Africa’s biggest oil refinery and the world’s biggest single-train facility upon completion in 2020. The facility will be able to process a variety of light and medium grades of crude to produce Euro-V quality clean fuels including gasoline and diesel as well as jet fuel and polypropylene.

For more information, please contact:

On behalf of Africa Oil Week

Joanna Kotyrba Email: Joanna.kotyrba@hyve.group

About Africa Oil Week

Africa Oil Week is the leading oil and gas event for the continent, with over 1500 key executives attending from around the world to broker new deals. The global E&P community – government, NOCs, international oil companies, independents, investors and service providers – is brought together here like no other event. This unique event is a hub for deal making and building networks with senior decision-makers.

PAID POST: NOGA Awards Celebrates the Top 25 Oil Companies

Section: Paid Post · October 9, 2019 · No comments |

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The Nigerian Oil and Gas Awards NOG A ceremony will hold at the Civic Centre in Victoria Island, Lagos, Nigeria on Friday 27^th March, 2020.

In collaboration with the award-winning Africa Oil+Gas Report, the TOP 25 Oil and Gas companies operating in Nigeria are nominated for the awards in Seven categories following strict performance guidelines.

The Top 25 for year 2019 include oil service companies, both local and international, E&P companies, both indigenous independents, majors and super majors, marine facility operators, shipyards, logistics companies and so on.

The awards are for innovation, Corporate social responsibility, Environmental responsibility and Marine services categories; to mention a few.

In attendance will be the CEOs of these 25 companies along with the Honorable Minister of state for Petroleum Resources Hon. Timipre Silva as the special guest of honor at the event.

The NOGA awards is an annual event which partners with Africa Oil+Gas Report, and the LONDON STOCK EXCHAGE [LSE] (where some of these nominated 25 companies are already listed), to identify, promote and acknowledge the outstanding contributions of organizations and individuals who typify the most admirable business values in Nigeria’s oil and gas industry while contributing to the nation’s economic growth.

Oil Companies Work towards the Industrial State

Section: GAS COMMERCIALISATION, Paid Post · October 7, 2019 · No comments |

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Nigeria’s hydrocarbon sector has largely been about extraction of crude oil for export and importation of petroleum products for consumption.

And when the authorities talk about diversification of the country’s economy, the focus isn’t always about diversification within the hydrocarbon industry itself.

“We should include talk about diversification within the oil industry”, says Ebi Omatsola, founding Chief Executive of Conoil.

This kind of thinking is already enshrined in the draft National Oil and Gas Policies, widely circulated in 2016, but not gazetted.

One company that has actively interrogated the industrial economy through its hydrocarbon assets is Niger Delta Petroleum Resources (NDPR) Limited.

Layi Fatona, who just left the mantle of the CEO, explains in this video.

Petralon Sets the Bar High

Section: Paid Post · August 5, 2019 · 1 comment |

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By Foluso Ogunsan

On a rainy July afternoon in Lagos, the hub of West African commerce, Ahonsi Unuigbe is seated in his office, contemplating the next five years.

The former Citi Bank banker founded Petralon Energy only five years ago, put money into work in buying equity in a marginal field in the east of the Niger Delta Basin and is on schedule to resume crude oil production on the asset in the next month.

But that’s done. Unuigbe has moved on: he’s engaging putative partners for more asset acquisition. He is scaling up.

“Our core focus is to find and unlock oil reserves and oil production in the most cost-efficient way, using the best technology and the most efficient means, primarily in Nigeria to start off, then onwards to the rest of Africa”, he says. “We bring this same focus to our business in the midstream industry which is crude trading and supply”.

Set up in May 2014, Petralon wanted to get involved in the proposed 2013/2014 Marginal Field Bid Round exercise. The round didn’t happen, so in late 2014/early 2015, the company farmed into the Dawes Island Marginal field held by Eurafric, itself an awardee in the 2003 Marginal Field Bid Round.

The capital injected by Petralon was expended in re-entering and side-tracking the existing discovery well drilled by Chevron in 1978. Its total investment from 2014 till present on the 14Million barrel (2P reserves) field is at circa $20Million. Petralon and the Joint Venture contracted a Crude Offtake and Purchase agreement with Shell Trading, but the difficulty of finding a viable evacuation route necessitated the shutdown of production activities until recently, when a new agreement involving an alternative evacuation route, via barging to an FPSO, with the same offtaker, will see the production resume in the month of August 2019. The venture aims to start at 2,000 barrels of oil per day, ramping production to 3,500 barrels of oil per day by 2H 2020.

Petralon aims to grow production seven-fold and net reserves by 500%.

How?

A number of mid-size transactions are at different levels of progression. In one deal-in-the-making, the two subject fields hold 2P reserves of between 30 and 60Million barrels. A second transaction involves a relatively large acreage holding more than 100Million barrels in reserves. Petralon sets its sights on net production of 15,000 barrels of crude oil by year end 2023. Tall order.

Part of the drive to achieve this is assembling a stellar cast of Industry and business personnel on its board. Mutiu Sunmonu, former MD Shell Nigeria Limited is Chairman and shareholder in Petralon Energy. So is Aigboje Imokhuede, former Chief Executive Officer, Access Bank and founder, Coronation Capital, Tunde Folawiyo, an established business leader and head of the Yinka Folawiyo Group. These were all, with Unuigbe, anchor investors in the company.

In June 2017, Petralon partnered with the bespoke construction company Julius Berger Nigeria to provide construction and pre-fabrication works during the Operation and Maintenance stage prior to production of any asset it gets its hand on. They will also be involved in dredging and tug-boating activities for assets located in swamp or shallow water terrains. These roles are complementary to the partnership intention for Julius Berger to participate as an equity investor with shareholder rights in the acquisition vehicles.

Another partnership agreement exists with METSCO Oil, a Swiss-based outfit whose leadership team has extensive working experience in Nigeria with Addax Petroleum on two shallow water leases – OML 123 and OML 126 for nearly two decades. The team oversaw the growth of Addax production peaking north of over 70,000 barrels per day, following its acquisition of the aforementioned assets formerly owned by Ashland. “They understand the stratigraphy as some of the fields they’ve worked on are actually contiguous to the assets we’re looking at now. Same geology, same zones, some straddle zones. They also bring an access to an international European pool of investments to complement again our own alternative local and international investor pool which we have to tap into”, Unuigbe explains.

A third agreement is with a yet undisclosed international oil trader for offtake arrangements on acquired assets in exchange for funding. Petralon Energy would be the operator/ licence holder of all three of these assets.

The assets that Petralon is targeting have different evacuation mechanisms; one asset makes use of the existing Trans-Forcados Pipeline route, the other two will have FPSOs stationed on the block which are in shallow water of about 50 metres. The success with Dawes Island has proven Petralon’s competence is working up a proven, low-risk asset. That’s the first phase.

This second part of its growth is to gain scale by committing acquisition and development capital to mid-sized producing/near term production assets, aimed at materially improving its production and reserve base. For this end, the company has set out to raise capital from the Nigeria market to the tune of $80 -100Million, thus bringing in new shareholders to the company. It has also commenced discussion around credit facilities that are medium-termed structured which tie into the project payback period with two financial institutions. This equity and debt capital mix, complemented by other funding sources such as offtake financing will be used to fund the Company’s acquisition and development funding requirements for the target assets.

CEO Ahonsi Unuigbe’s financial industry background comes to play here. He is a recipient, he says, of the project financing award for the first Reserve Based Lending (RBL) by an indigenous company for OML26 by First Hydrocarbon Nigeria(FHN) which was done in 2011 and later refinanced by Access Bank. “We run sensitivities and scenarios as proper finance people do, looking at the low case scenario and unless a project is sustainable at a low case oil price environment, we do not take it on. All the projects we’re talking about are sustainable at $45 oil per barrel. $40 oil just means the payback period is longer…what you thought was a three to four-year payback becomes a seven to eight year payback”. The acquisition and financing of the three assets is the core focus of the company from this year till the next. Petralon Energy has a financial and technical service role in all three assets it is seeking to operate. The first of the three assets to reach finalization of agreement prior to production will likely be by Q4 2019. Two of those assets presently producing, will be primed for further increase while the third will take a year and half to reach production status.

Born and raised in Lagos Nigeria, Ahonsi Unuigbe schooled in Nigeria, completing his university and higher-level education in United Kingdom. He started off his banking career with Citi Bank, worked and lived in various places – Nigeria, Dakar, Abidjan, Paris. He later joined Standard Bank, where as a General-Manager, he initially led the banks Project and Structured Finance Group and subsequently had responsibility for the Public Sector and International Organisation Coverage within Standard Bank’s subsidiary Stanbic IBTC. He was also seconded by the bank, as an Adviser to the Minister of Finance under the administration of Olusegun Obasanjo, then later as the Pioneer Commissioner in charge of Budget, Planning and Economic Development in his home state of Edo during the first tenure of Adams Oshiomhole. Married with four children, he likes to play tennis.

This young company aims to become a Nigerian operator in the interim and a regional operator subsequently, branching into upstream activities in other West African countries, with an eventual dual listing in a foreign and local bourse. All within his 5-year growth plan. Ambitious target for this driven individual with Pan-African and International aspirations.

A Grip on Oil Flow Rates With Neftemer

Section: Paid Post, Technology · August 5, 2019 · No comments |

It is statistically insignificant to sequentially feed the flow from each oil wellhead once a month, to a central test separator so as to evaluate the well production performance and determine the flowrate of each phase (oil, gas and water) after separation; it is unrepresentative and inaccurate. Wells seldom flow at constant rates and the ‘one-day’ test separator rate is a random sample of one, out of thirty possible rates. This is statistically insignificant.

Neftemer™ is a non-intrusive clamp-on Multiphase Meter that measures unseparated crude oil flow in well flowlines and oil-flow pipelines. It provides measurement of oil, produced water and associated gas in the following units: liquid mass flow, tons/day; gas volumetric flow, m³/day and water cut, mass fraction. Preferably, Neftemer is installed on a vertical section of pipeline with flow upward. When in operation, its parts do not come in contact with the product fluids, do not change its direction, do not produce extra hydraulic resistance, nor does it influence the hydrodynamic characteristics of the flow or the physical and chemical properties of the product fluids. The measurements are taken without conditioning the flow (i.e. without homogenization or separation).

This clearly eliminates the persistent issues associated with back allocation for obvious fiscal reasons. The oil rate is accurately measured directly at the wellhead; the gas flow is not diverted to the flare where bulk of the gas may or may not be measured but the Neftemer measures this volume upstream of the well; also, it accurately captures the water flow rate.

At the separator where BSW is determined, back allocation of gas volume and water rate remain problematic. Moreover, in practice, total Flow-Station rates (fluid flow), are seldom used even when the oil rate injected into a bulk export line is accurately metered e.g. via an available LACT unit. Rather, each contributory flow station is assigned a volume based on a so-called reconciliation factor, determination of which is opaque in most cases.

This practice simply does not make room for a representative and accurate determination of oil, gas and water rates simultaneously; a task required for optimal tuning of the well, and effective reservoir management practices.

How does the Neftemer Multiphase Meter achieve all this seamlessly? The secret is in its construction. It comprises of a gamma-ray attenuation transducer which is located near the wellhead in a hazardous area with secondary equipment comprising a data processing unit located in a safe area in a control or equipment room. A user display (personal computer) and printer may be used for setting this up. The gamma-ray attenuation meter comprises a gamma radiation source mounted in a source housing and a flameproof gamma radiation detector all mounted on a special mounting bracket. The density and composition of the unseparated well fluids as well as gas flow velocities, are determined from the attenuation of gamma radiation.

As a clamp-on device, it can be mounted without cutting the flow line; upstream of the pipeline. The length of straight pipe both upstream and downstream of the gamma ray beam should be not less than 0.5m. It also has other plush parameters including two communication links (see Fig. 1). The DCS link is used to provide measurement results to the customer. Output data will be: oil, water and gas flow rates, water cut, average density of flow. The auxiliary link is intended for downloading data archives by a service engineer.

Finally, production engineers need to know if the well is operating within its performance envelope or not and tune it appropriately. Reservoir engineers need accurate oil, gas and water rates to carry out meaningful material balance calculations and determine total underground withdrawal for each reservoir; run realistic reservoir simulation models and generate meaningful medium and long term production forecasts for the business. Current operations practice and use of ‘one-day’ test separator rates simply do not allow for these essential and critical calculations to be accurately carried out. This practice also leads to endless disputations between the field operator and regulators over what volumes royalty calculations should be based upon. With Neftemer™, however, impactful reservoir management and peace of mind is assured.

This is a paid post, sponsored by Geotrex

Nominees Announced For Nigeria Oil & Gas Awards (NOGA)

Section: Paid Post · July 2, 2019 · No comments |

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A list of nominees has been announced for the four categories listed in the inaugural Nigeria Oil and Gas Awards (NOGA).

The categories include Company of the Year, Award for Innovation, Corporate Social Impact and Woman of the Year.

The ceremony is scheduled to hold at the Intercontinental Hotels in Lagos on the 1st of November, 2019.

“These awards present a significant opportunity to promote and acknowledge the outstanding contributions and excellence of organizations and individuals who typify the most admirable business values in Nigeria’s oil and gas industry while contributing to the nation’s economic growth”, says Naomi Okoja, project coordinator and head of steering committee of the awards.

Eighteen companies have been nominated for these categories following strict performance guidelines.

Niger Delta Exploration and Production, Seplat Petroleum Development Company, ND Western Limited, Aiteo Exploration &Production, Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria, TOTAL Exploration and Production Nigerian Ltd, and Chevron Nigeria Limited are in the running for the Company of the Year Award while the Nigerian Liquefied Natural Gas (NLNG), LEKOIL, WalterSmith Petroman Oil Limited, BakerHughesGE, Petrolex, OilServ, LADOL, and Nestoil are the final nominees in the Award for Innovation category.

The Corporate Social Impact category sees Belemaoil Producing Company, Nigeria Agip Oil Company (NAOC), LEKOIL, First E&P, Waltersmith Petroman Oil Limited, Seplat Petroleum Development Company and the NLNG Limited vying for the top spot.

Brittania U’s Catherine Uju Ifejika, LADOL’s Amy Jaiyesimi (Ph.D), TOTAL’s Barbara Patrick Isicheli, Ashrami Energy Limited’s Olajumoke Ajayi Chevron’s Michelle Obatoyinbo and CONOIL’s Abimbola Adenuga are the nominees in the Woman of the Year category.

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Memo on The Global Energy Village

Section: Paid Post, Petroleum People · June 6, 2019 · No comments |

By Grard Kreeft

Outlining the Vision

In 2020 the Global Energy Village will be celebrating it’s 20th anniversary. We enjoy the institutional support from GIE (Gas Infrastructure Europe) and IGU (International Gas Union). What started in Paris as a gas storage event focusing on the storage operators has now evolved to become an institutional strategic link. Hydrogen storage. The strategic missing piece in the renewable energy and energy transition debate. Battery storage can provide some relief but the huge capacity of the gas storages are in essence the key strategic links in any discussion regarding energy transition.

The Global Energy Village has viewed the gas market unbundling, the evolvement of the storage market, the optimism of gas buyers and sellers, and the pessimism that has clouded the market for the last 5-7 years . Reactions have been mixed. Some storage operators are waiting for a better day; others are beginning to shut their storages down; and still others are merging their activities.

One bright note has been the power-to gas transition: first the discussion of whether the gas networks could tolerate a minimal mixture of hydrogen (H₂). This discussion has evolved to new visions . Not whether natural gas networks can tolerate a minimum amount of H₂ but how in the next 25 years the natural gas networks can be converted to H₂ networks. Witness H21 in Leeds and the plans of Gasunie in the Netherlands. This is the vision.

The technical implementation and roll-out to a critical public are the next vital steps. Technically we are fast approaching acceptance from the energy community. RAG’s Sun Project has demonstrated that hydrogen storage will happen! Further evidence is being shown by the field trials now being carried out by Gasunie. And of course the Leeds H21 project.

The Rollout

The next phase will be the rollout to the Storage Community, both in Europe and Asia. Given its long track record, my consulting company, EnergyWise, can play a serious role. Our staging area is Leeds. In 2019 and again in 2020. Parallel to the European Global Energy Village GEV) we will be also launching a GEV in Japan to coincide with the Japanese 2020 Summer Olympics. The Tokyo Metropolitan Government (TMC) seeks to promote hydrogen fuel cell vehicles (HFCVs) and use the Olympic Games as a springboard.

Japan’s goal is that by 2030, it will reduce its CO₂ emissions 26% below 2013 levels. In 2014 the Japanese Government unveiled its strategic Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Roadmap.

At the last three Global Energy Village venues Kawasaki Heavy Industries (KHI) has presented and updated us on its Green (Hydrogen) Value Chain. The project is focused on the mass production of H₂ utilizing brown coal imported from Australia. The value chain uses similar patterns adopted for Japan’s LNG imports. A long lead time and a project with a long-term perspective (25 years plus). We hope to build on these experiences for our Japanese Global Energy Village.

Phasing

April – November 2019 Marketing and Drafting Programme

Advisory Committee Meetings Europe & Japan

Note: We are looking for industry champions who see this as an opportunity to expand their energy horizons!

December- March 2020 Finalization Programme

Advisory Committee Meetings Europe & Japan

April 2020 Global Energy Village 2020 Summit

September/October 2020 Global Energy Village Summit

Gerard Kreeft, MA (Carleton University, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada) is founder and owner of EnergyWise. The company has since 2001 managed and implemented the Global Energy Village in various European venues. The company has worked throughout the globe: Angola, Brazil, Canada, India, Kazakhstan, Libya and Russia implementing oil and gas conferences, seminars and master classes