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8:00am
NETWORKING WELCOME BREAKFAST
8:40am
WELCOME REMARKS
Speaker
8:50am
WHAT IS PREVENTING THE MEXICAN NATURAL GAS MARKET FROM BECOMING TRULY COMPETITIVE?
● Have CRE’s monthly price reports provided enough transparency for the market?
● Are CFE and PEMEX “playing fair” in their gas capacity auctions?
● Are FERC- regulated pipelines creating obstacles in the ability for U.S. producers and marketers to compete in the market?
● Is CRE’s inability to regulate CFE International becoming a barrier to a truly competitive market?
Q&A
Moderator
Panelists
9:50am
UPDATE ON REFINED FUELS MARKET IN MEXICO. WHERE ARE WE AT? WHERE ARE WE GOING?
● Update on new retailers and fuel suppliers
● Is this new “gold rush” seeing an increase in developer interest in midstream and downstream projects?
● How will favoritism towards Pemex be monitored and controlled?
● How are the financial mechanisms Pemex have deployed this year affecting price competition in Mexico?
● How are new suppliers handling the issue of storage?
● How do new suppliers see the lack of port access as detrimental to their businesses and the opening of the fuels market?
● Do we truly have an open market currently?
Moderator
Panelists
10:35am
NETWORKING COFFEE BREAK
11:00am
FUELS INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECT DEVELOPMENTS, FACILITIES AND TERMINALS
● What are some of the regional obstacles that new developments will need to be wary of?
● How are terminals handling the influx of new providers delivering fuel into the country?
● What are terminal facilities doing in order to combat the issue of lack of storage?
● When will we start to see gas trading cross-border?
● How are suppliers confronting the wide-spanning concerns regarding development of new pipelines due to social issues?
Moderator
Panelists
11:45am
WHAT IS THE FUTURE OF THE SYMBIOTIC U.S.-MEXICO NATURAL GAS RELATIONSHIP?
● Will Mexico continue to rely on U.S. natural gas imports or will we see an increase in domestic production?
● What role does NAFTA play in the ability to get U.S. natural gas across the border?
● Will shale gas mark an end to the dependency on U.S. natural gas imports? How far away is that reality?
● What potential impact can the Mexican elections have on U.S.-Mexico energy trade?
Q&A
Moderator
Panelists
12:45pm
TOPICAL ROUNDTABLES
1:45pm
NETWORKING LUNCH
3:15pm
HOW DOES MEXICO SCORE WHEN IT COMES TO INTERNAL RATE OF RETURN (IRR) ON MIDSTREAM PROJECTS?
● How have construction delays impacted developers and who ends up footing the bill?
● Have there been any success stories to date?
● What have been some of the added costs from local government, indigenous and land right issues that developers have had to endure?
● What has kept potential pipeline bidders from participating in auctions?
Q&A
Moderator
Panelists
4:15pm
WHAT DOES THE FUTURE HOLD FOR THE STORAGE MARKET?
● How will the opportunities differ from region to region?
● How do investors view storage opportunities?
● Are there potential political and legal challenges ahead from local governments and activist groups?
● What is the timeline for storage to become fully developed in Mexico?
Q&A
Moderator
Panelist
5:15pm
¿CUÁL SERÁ EL IMPACTO DE LAS ELECCIONES PRESIDENCIALES EN LA REFORMA ENERGÉTICA?
THIS PANEL WILL BE IN SPANISH – SIMULTANEOUS TRANSLATION AVAILABLE
● ¿Cuáles son algunos de los retos que enfrentará el nuevo gobierno en materia de energía?
● ¿Qué impacto tendrán las elecciones en inversiones existentes y futuras del sector energético?
● ¿Cuál es la visión de cada grupo representado en el panel sobre los sectores principales de la industria energética en México? ¿Cómo visualizan serán desarrollados en los próximos seis años?
Q&A