New Sponsor Storengy to Highlight the Conditions for Success in European Gas Storage

LONDON - April 22, 2015 - PRLog -- SMi is delighted to announce that Jean-Marc Leroy, CEO of Storengy, has joined the excellent speaker lineup for SMi’s 9^th annual Gas Storage and Transmissions conference taking place on 17-18 June in London, UK.

The conference programme will feature experts from the field and includes 21 presentations, a panel discussion and an interactive workshop.

Jean-Marc Leroy’s highly topical speech will focus on gas storage in Europe and will discuss the conditions for success in the current market place. He will observe the value of gas storage, analyse the current European market and its impact on storage business as well as look at the conditions for storage in the future.

Storengy is a subsidiary of GDF SUEZ and with nearly 60 years’ experience it is one of the few operators in the world that combines skills such as subsurface sciences, drilling and completion techniques, underground reservoir engineering, operation of surface industrial facilities and industrial safety. Due to its accumulated expertise in the field, Storengy has become one of the world leaders in underground natural gas storage (Storengy, 2015).

Reasons to attend this year’s conference:

This event will provide delegates with the perfect opportunity to gain an overview of the industry in Europe and the UK as well as create a common voice for future progression:

• Discuss the current state of the European Market and security of supply

• Deliberate the continued concerns in Eastern Europe

• Understand the new EU regulations and new network codes

• Hear the latest developments for European and UK gas storage operators

• Create a common platform for the industry to reform and move forward together

• Scrutinise gas transmission systems and how they can support the European markets

Key speakers from this year’s programme:

Alan McFadden, Head of Gas Storage - Commercial, SSE

Andrew Stacy, Director, Stag Energy

Geoffroy Hureau, General Secretary, CEDIGAZ

Craig Dyke, Gas Network Development, National Grid Plc

Mike Madden, Managing Director, MJM Energy

Michael Kohl, Commercial Managing Director, RWE Energie AG

Piotr Kus, Director, Gas Transmission Operator, GAZ-SYSTEM S.A.

Vytautas Ruolia, Commercial Director, Amber Grid

Hans-Age Nielsen, Gas Market Development, Energinet.dk

Keith Budinger, Chief Executive, Halite Energy Group

Attendees of Last Year’s Event Included:

AXIS PED Ltd, CEDIGAZ, Centrica, Energinet.dk, Energy and Utilities Alliance (EUA), Enovos Luxembourg, ENTSOG, G&G International nv, Gas Storage Bergermeer, Gasunie Zuidwending, Geostock, Green Frog Energy, Halite Energy Group, Hydrodynamics, Hydromer Energy Limited, ICIS, Institute Of Materials, Minerals and Mining, Interfax Europe, KYOS Energy Consulting, LNG Shipping News, MAN Diesel & Turbo UK Ltd, MJM Energy, Nafta, National Grid Plc, Platts, RWE Gas Storage, Scotiabank, Shell Energy Europe Ltd, SolTech Projects Inc, SSE, Storengy UK, Tata Chemicals, Wingas Storage UK Ltd.

For those who are interested in attending, there is currently a £100 discount available which expires on 30^th April.

For more information or to register visit http://www.smi-online.co.uk/2015gasstorage16.asp


Alternatively contact Andrew Gibbons on +44 (0) 207 827 6156 or agibbons@smi-online.co.uk