YPF and Y-Tec Confirm Host Partnership for the World Shale Oil & Gas: Latin America Summit

CLAPHAM JUNCTION, U.K. - May 29, 2013 - PRLog -- This exclusive partnership positions the annual Summit as the official meeting place for Latin America’s major resource holders alongside international shale experts.

Programme highlights will centre around the formation of successful long-term strategies in Unconventionals E&P and will focus on the exploration of best available technologies and the enhancement of collaborative learning to accelerate the shale learning curve in the region.

Gustavo Luis Bianchi, Director General of the recently formed Y-Tec shall officially launch this exciting new initiative at the event. Following this keynote announcement, the World Shale Oil & Gas: Latin America Summit will host a series of roundtables, interactive debates, workshops and networking functions designed to enable enhanced dialogue with YPF senior officials on the technical and strategic development of Argentina’s shale resources.

Prestigious keynotes from across Latin America also include Ivan Lanusse, Team Leader – Geological Exploration, YPF; Dr Fluvio César Ruiz Alarcón , Advisor - Member of the Board, PEMEX; Dr Nestor Martinez Romero,  Commissioner, Comisión Nacional de Hidracarburos; Alex Valdéz, Director of Hydrocarbons, Government of Neuquen; Luz Helena Sarmiento, Director of Environmental Licensing, ANLA Colombia.

Last year’s Summit brought together representatives from across the Americas to create a gathering of over 170 senior-level conference participants from 12 countries, with over 30 speakers representing the industry at the highest level.

Dr John Sutherlin, Technical Director from Ximas Oil & Gas Solutions said: “This was the most organized, useful conference I have attended in years”.

In partnership with YPF and Y-Tec, co-sponsored by IGU and supported by OFEPHI, the CWC’s World Shale Oil & Gas: Latin America Summit has established itself as the must-attend event for all major stakeholders, decision makers and technology providers involved in the development of the Latin Shale market.

For more information about the Summit please visit www.world-shale.com/latam