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HSBC's Global Banking and Markets is an emerging markets-led and financing-focused wholesale bank that provides tailored financial solutions to major government, corporate and institutional clients worldwide.
HSBC oil and gas specialists are based in London, Dubai, New Delhi, Hong Kong and New York, as well as partners in other regional and country offices. These specialists have a wealth of transaction experience from across the industry and globe. Our global sector approach combined with our local presence in many markets allows us to source opportunities and execute transactions for the benefit of our clients.
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Providing Energy for Human Progress
Chevron is one of the world's largest integrated energy companies. Headquartered in San Ramon, California, we conduct business in more than 100 countries. We are engaged in every aspect of the oil and natural gas industry, including exploration and production, manufacturing, marketing and transportation, chemicals manufacturing and sales, geothermal, and power generation. We're also investing in renewables and advanced technologies.
Our diverse and highly skilled global workforce consists of more than 59,000 employees and about 5,800 service station employees. In 2007, Chevron produced 2.62 million barrels of oil-equivalent per day. About 70 percent of that volume occurred outside the United States and in more than 20 different countries. Chevron had a global refining capacity of more than 2 million barrels of oil per day at the end of 2007. Our marketing network supports more than 25,000 retail outlets on six continents. And we have invested in 15 power-generating facilities in the United States and Asia.
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Ernst & Young is a global leader in assurance, tax, transaction and advisory services. Worldwide, our 135,000 people are united by our shared values and an unwavering commitment to quality. We make a difference by helping our people, our clients and our wider communities achieve their potential.
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Sponsors
StatoilHydro is an integrated technology-based international energy company primarily focused on upstream oil and gas operations. Headquartered in Norway, the company has more than 30 years of experience from the Norwegian continental shelf, pioneering complex offshore projects under the toughest conditions. StatoilHydro’s culture is founded on strong values and a high ethical standard. The company aims to deliver long-term growth and continue to develop technologies and manage projects that will meet the world’s energy and climate challenges in a sustainable way. StatoilHydro is listed on NYSE and Oslo Stock Exchange.
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Since its establishment in 1934, Kuwait Oil Company a subsidiary of Kuwait Petroleum Corporation is at the forefront of Oil exploration, development and production of all hydrocarbon resources in the State of Kuwait. The company is on a major drive culminating in year 2020 to maximize their production capacities while developing their extensive reserves of oil and natural gas resources.
To achieve their goals the company are enhancing leading edge technologies in all areas, while seeking and providing development opportunities to all their existing and future employees to meet and exceed regional and world demands placed upon this vital industry.
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Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation
In addition to its exploration activities, the Corporation was given powers and operational interests in refining, petrochemicals and products transportation as well as marketing. Between 1978 and 1989, NNPC constructed refineries in Warri, Kaduna and Port Harcourt and took over the 35,000-barrel Shell Refinery established in Port Harcourt in 1965.
In 1988, the NNPC was commercialised into 12 strategic business units, covering the entire spectrum of oil industry operations: exploration and production, gas development, refining, distribution, petrochemicals, engineering, and commercial investments.
In addition to these subsidiaries, the industry is also regulated by the Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR), a department within the Ministry of Petroleum Resources. The DPR ensures compliance with industry regulations; processes applications for licenses, leases and permits, establishes and enforces environmental regulations. The DPR, and NAPIMS, play a very crucial role in the day to day activities throughout the industry.
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Total is a leading multinational energy company with 96,400 employees and operations in more than 130 countries. Together with its subsidiaries and affiliates, Total is the fourth largest publicly-traded integrated international oil and gas company in the world1. Total reported sales of €158.7 billion in 2007.
Total is the world’s fourth-largest publicly-traded integrated international oil and gas company1, with operations in more than 130 countries spanning all aspects of the petroleum industry, including Upstream operations (oil and gas exploration, development and production, LNG) and Downstream operations (refining, marketing and the trading and shipping of crude oil and petroleum products)
World GTL strives to be the ideal partner of countries and companies around the world who want to unlock the potential of their undervalued hydrocarbon resources while at the same time producing environmentally friendly and high value fuels and other products.

Simmons & Simmons is a leading international law firm with 22 offices in key business and financial centres in Europe, the Gulf and Asia. We have over 1,900 people including more than 1,000 legal staff.
Energy & Infrastructure is one of four core sector groups which our firm has selected to focus on. This enables us to better appreciate the environment in which our clients operate and to work with them to achieve their objectives. Our Energy & Infrastructure Group worldwide has more than 80 legal staff of whom 30 are partners. The Group advises on some of the world’s largest and most complex oil and gas projects including upstream, LNG and petrochemical projects and on multi-million pound downstream transactions including refinery sales.
We are experienced in advising both project sponsors and financiers on the structuring, development, financing and documenting of major oil & gas projects worldwide. We pride ourselves on having industry specialists who understand the international business environment.
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Punj Lloyd Group is a diversified global conglomerate providing integrated design, engineering, procurement, construction and project management services in Oil & Gas, Infrastructure and Petrochemicals, with interests in Defence, Aviation, Marine and Upstream sectors. 16 international offices and entities across the Middle East, the Caspian, Asia Pacific, Africa, South Asia, China and Europe, have established Punj Lloyd as a proven and reputable Group.

Linklaters global energy & utilities group offers dedicated strength in depth across the key global jurisdictions and specialises in the full range of energy and utility related transactions, understanding both the commercial and the technical issues faced by our clients. The group draws on dedicated energy specialists from across the spectrum of our practice areas and geographic regions, ensuring that we are able to provide experienced lawyers and teams with the right blend of legal and commercial skills and geographical coverage to meet requirements of both specialised and local advice and for international projects.
As an international practice, our work is characterised by:
- Global industry knowledge and expertise across the complete energy value chain
- A creative, client facing, solutions driven approach
- Cutting edge emerging markets expertise
- Strength in depth
Whilst many of our competitors can offer routine energy advisory and regulatory services, we believe our established track record of leading on the highest profile international, cross border transactions sets us apart and underpins our offering. We are not only advising on a high volume of deals but are increasingly acknowledged as the adviser of choice on the most innovative and cutting edge deals that are driving the market forward.
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Bringing the best solutions to our clients
Gas Strategies is a specialist professional services organisation providing commercial gas advisory services globally.
We operate in all sectors of the supply chain: upstream, midstream and markets, and cover the full LNG Value Chain.
We offer a strong business model, in which our integrated service lines synergise to bring powerful solutions to our clients, meeting their specific needs through Consulting, Training, and Information Services.
We provide advisory services in:
- Business Strategy Development and Implementation
- Regulation, Restructuring and Liberalisation
- Competitor Analysis and Benchmarking
- Gas Market Supply, Demand and Pricing Analysis
- Commercial due diligence, Project Evaluation and Feasibility
- Contract Advice, Negotiation and Valuation
- Monetisation Strategy for Gas Exploration & Production
OFS Portal is an organisation with a non-profit objective consisting of diverse supplier members with activities in the upstream oil and gas sector, who are committed to promoting eCommerce to reduce costs and increase efficiency. OFS Portal brings its members’ intimate knowledge of the industry to the worldwide effort to develop data and business process standards suitable for the upstream oil and gas industry.
OFS Portal operates a shared platform for the publication of catalog content from its supplier members using open and uniform electronic data standards, and offers as an option to interested buyers and suppliers, the service of transmitting business documents via our Transaction Messaging Services (TMS). The OFS Portal community includes ~ 50 major, independent and national oil companies.
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