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Yuriy Rubin, Chief Financial Officer, Irkutsk Oil Company

Irkutsk Oil Company has enjoyed great success recently, with a growth rate of 65 percent for the last five years, and 2.3m tonnes of liquids produced in 2012, double that of the previous year. Chief Financial Officer Yuriy Rubin outlines some of the key details of its expansion, with the acquisition of licenses in east Siberia and new plans for the highly productive Yaraktinsky field, and how this has gone hand-in-hand with a commitment to increasing efficiency and reducing waste.

Vlad Voskoboinikov and Vasily Mozgovoi, Tatneft

Russia was the second largest producer of crude oil in 2011, with production averaging more than 10 million barrels per day. Vlad Voskoboinikov and Vasily Mozgovoi of Russian operator Tatneft discuss the company’s origins and prospects, and outline the tax incentives available for oil companies in Russia working on hard to recover oil reserves.

Omran Abukraa, General Manager, Arab Drilling and Workover Company (ADWOC)

Libya’s oil production has been approaching pre-revolution levels much faster than expected – but has the recovery stalled amid new unrest? Omran Abukraa discusses the security threat to Libya’s plans to grow oil output 40 percent in three years, ADWOC’s investments in new technology, and the company’s plans for expansion into Iraq and Syria

Pham Tien Dung, President and CEO, PV Drilling

Oil and gas production in Vietnam enjoyed compound annual growth of 3.7 percent in 2000-09, and is expected to grow 2.8 percent a year over the next two decades. Pham Tien Dung discusses PV Drilling’s origins as a domestic competitor in a multinational-dominated jurisdiction, the importance of using the latest, most efficient technology, and how giving something back to the nation is imperative for the company.

Chris Faulkner, CEO, Breitling Oil and Gas

The huge increase in shale gas production in recent years has turned the market on its head. The US in particular has transformed from the world’s biggest importer of natural gas to a sizeable exporter, after discovering 200 years-worth of reserves. At the the forefront of developing, acquiring and exploring emerging basins is Breitling Oil and Gas. CEO Chris Faulkner explains the emerging global trends in natural gas production, and the factors that make it a worthy investment.

Paddy Padmanathan, CEO, ACWA Power

ACWA Power manages a $15bn portfolio of power generation and water production assets in the GCC region, providing electricity and desalinated water to Saudi Arabia, Oman and Jordan. Paddy Padmanathan explains why this region’s young population and booming economies are creating strong growth in the utilities sector; and why sustainable operations and good corporate governance are so important when dealing with resources that are vital to human life.

Juan José Suárez Coppel, CEO, Pemex

As a state-owned enterprise, Pemex’s responsibilities to the people of Mexico – economically, environmentally and developmentally – are the foundation of its operations. For decades the Cantarell field was strategically vital to the company and the country, but in recent years production has rapidly declined. Juan José Suárez Coppel discusses Pemex’s strategies to maximise the output from its 30 years of proven reserves, and the exploration to secure a further 30 years of hydrocarbon prosperity for Mexico.

Juan Bautista Ordóñez, Director of Institutional Affairs, YPF SA

As Argentina’s leading energy company and one of the largest employers in the country, YPF takes its corporate social responsibilities very seriously. Juan Bautista Ordóñez discusses how YPF’s first CSR activities started 90 years ago, decades before the phrase was even coined, and continue strong to this day; with 61 initiatives supporting communities all across Argentina, in everything from health to education to culture.

Murat Kutluturk and Candas Gulez, ETRM Energy Consultancy and Risk Management

ETRM is a global energy consultancy, working at every level – from generation and transmission to distribution and service – across the wholesale, retail and utility sectors. Murat and Candas explain how the company works to internationalise best practice, Turkey’s new pricing mechanism for renewable energy, and its role as a bridge between eastern suppliers and western consumers.