Coal Bed Methane / Coal to Liquids / Underground Coal Gasification
11-12 June 2012 | Radisson BLU Hotel, Sandton Johannesburg
Coal Bed Methane (CBM or Coal Seam Gas) has become a great asset due it its abundance and the fact that it burns cleaner than natural gas. CBM is now a valuable contributor to the world’s energy portfolio, and is becoming increasingly important.
Africa’s abundant CBM reserves are largely untapped. With the region’s appetite for gas growing annually we are set to see a rise of the CBM sector over the next 10 years that will see market capitalization of independent CBM operators exploding in the region.
Project developers and the South African government are working together to facilitate the best use of this critical resource as well as on finding end markets for the extracted CBM.
Current speaker line-up includes:
Tertius Kruger, Project Manager, Gas Energy, Exxaro
Andy Lambert, Managing Director, Kinetiko Energy Ltd (South Africa)
Ian Tchacos, Chairman, Instinct Energy Limited (Namibia)
Andrew Elf, General Manager – Drilling Services, Mitchell Drilling Services
Michel Thuysbaert, Managing Director, Cobramar Ltd
Dr. Lin Tu, Executive Director, Clean Coal Technology South Africa
Prof Philip Lloyd, Energy Institute, Cape Peninsula University of Technology
Alan Golding, Director, Analytika Holdings
Professor Danie Vermeulen, director of the Institute for Groundwater Studies, University of the Free State (UFS)
Conrad Kahts, Managing Director, Aqua Alpha
Gabriel Canahai, Golder Associates Africa (Pty) Ltd
Tebogo Segwabe, Geological Survey, Botswana
Steve Martin, Group CEO, Kalahari Energy Botswana
Andrew Leibovitch, Executive Director, Sunbird Energy Ltd
Oliver Barker, Director, Banzi Geotechnics
Join local and international industry leaders at CBM Africa to hear key topics surrounding CBM in Africa, including:
Overview of potential CBM projects in Southern Africa
Market outlook & opportunities - Can Southern Africa become the next hotspot for the CBM, CTL & LTL industry? What will it take?
Funding and banking projects
Infrastructure needed to develop South Africa’s natural gas potential
Exploration & development showcase - opportunities, exploration, potential, Lessons learnt to date
UCG, tight & shale gas
CBM & UCG – Developing an integrated energy industry
Overview of potential CBM projects in Botswana
Site selection, drilling & well completion
Unlocking the potential of unconventional energy resources - Creating value from stranded coal
Groundwater studies for CBM
The evolution of dewatering systems for CBM/CSG applications – past, present and future
Shale gas, hydraulic fracturing and addressing concerns surrounding fracking
If you would like to:
Contribute towards the program as a speaker, please contact Alexandra Bennet at alex.bennet@informa.com.au or call +61 (0)2 9080 4315.
Find out about sponsorship and exhibition opportunities, please contact Deen Haniff at deen.haniff@informa.com.au or call +61 (0)2 9080 4357.
