International Downstream Week 2018: equipment and service providers as well as independent consultants, to review the current IDW 2018, incorporating IDTC and BBTC, was challenges, exchange opinions on the future Event Highlights held from 22-25 May in Prague, the beautiful outlook of the industry and discuss opportunities capital of Czech Republic, and was proudly for future growth and partnerships, especially in co-hosted by UNIPETROL, Czech Republic's the context of current pressing regulations and crude processor and main petrochemical decreasing margins refiners face. New producer, and a major industry player in Central achievements, exciting projects, as well as the and Eastern Europe. importance of innovation and technology advances were also among the main themes of This prestigious and established event attracted the conference. over 250 high-level delegates from over 25 different countries across 4 continents. IDW 2018 once again offered access to unrivalled industry knowledge, a unique atmosphere, relaxed For yet another successful year International premium networking opportunities and memorable Downstream Week provided a platform for social functions. Thank you to all attended who once industry parties - producers and operators, again made this event a very nice experience to licensors, EPC contractors, technology, remember!

Sponsored by: IDTC 2018 18th International Downstream Technology & Strategy Conference

Mr. Krzysztof Zdziarski, CEO & Chairman of the Board of IDTC 2018 took place on 22-23 May. The DERMOTT, EVONIK, JOHNSON MATTHEY, UNIPETROL presenting a keynote programme commenced with a welcome PETROCONTROL, PSE, ASE, VGM contributed address by Mr. Miroslav Vrba, Energy Advisor greatly to a current and stimulating dialogue. to the Deputy Minister of Industry & Trade of Czech Republic, and a keynote speech by Mr. The highlight of IDTC 2018 was a Live Krzysztof Zdziarski, CEO & Chairman of the Interactive Discussion session between the Board of UNIPETROL. audience and leading industry experts. By Interactive Voting system the delegates were The event covered important downstream able to express their views on the pressing industry trends and offered to its audience subjects and view the voting results on the Mr. Miroslav Vrba, Energy Advisor to the Deputy Minister innovative strategies for remaining competitive screens. The discussion revolved around the of Industry & Trade of Czech Republic welcome address in the challenging market environment. main challenges which currently face the Speakers from MOL GROUP, TOTAL ZEELAND industry including the impact of Electric , ROLAND BERGER STRATEGY Vehicles on the refining industry and the rising CONSULTANTS, PETROCHEMICALS EUROPE, competition between different regions of the UKPIA, WOOD, AXENS, HONEYWELL UOP, GTC world. TECHNOLOGIES, EURO PETROLEUM CONSULTANTS (EPC), NESTE ENGINEERING SOLUTIONS, HOERBIGER, ALFA LAVAL, MC Expert's Interactive Discussion Session www.europetro.com BBTC 2018 16th Bottom of the Barrel Technology Conference

BBTC 2018 took place on 24-25 May. BBTC 2018 WIKA GAYESCO, MOGAS and once again proved commenced with a welcome address and keynote the growing importance of residue upgrading for speech by Mr. Ivan Souček, Director of SCHP ČR refiners. (Association of Chemical Industry of Czech Republic). The event once again proved the The highlight of BBTC 2018 was in Exhibitor growing importance of residue upgrading for Showcase - a designated programme session refiners. The only conference focused solely on during which exhibitors had the opportunity to maximising the bottom of the barrel included demonstrate & promote their products and presentations by EUROFUEL, THE EUROPEAN impress all attendees. HEATING OIL ASSOCIATION, NIS PANCEVO , UNIPETROL UNICRE, EURO PETROLEUM CONSULTANTS (EPC), AXENS, HTI, CRITERION CATALYSTS & TECHNOLOGIES, ENI, WOOD, IPCO, CHEVRON LUMMUS GLOBAL, KBR TECHNOLOGY & CONSULTING, HONEYWELL UOP, SINOPEC EUROPE, QUADRISE FUELS, SAINT-GOBAIN NORPRO, FLUOR, GULFTRONIC ELECTROSTATIC SEPARATORS, ALFA LAVAL,

www.europetro.com Networking Functions IDTC 2018 Gala Dinner BBTC 2018 Gala Dinner Exhibitor Showcase IDTC 2018 delegates and their spouses came BBTC 2018 delegates and their spouses had the For the first time at an EPC conference, IDW 2018 together for an unforgettable evening at U Pavouka opportunity to enjoy a luxurious dinner at introduced the Exhibitor Showcase. This traditional medieval tavern. Immersed in this harsh Lobkowicz Palace at Prague Castle, one of the innovative conference session was held in the and yet romantic atmosphere, there was plenty to most beautiful and most significant cultural Exhibition Area itself and facilitated greatly see, plenty to hear and most importantly plenty to monuments in Europe. Built in the middle of the communication and information exchange taste with an abundance of local dishes and 16th century, the palace offered a unique between attendees and exhibitors. drinks, accompanied by rich entertainment networking Gala Evening experience including a programme. private tour to the Lobkowicz family collections as well as breathtaking views of the city of Prague.

www.europetro.com Exhibitors Several industry leaders chose IDW 2018 to display their products & services to potential clients at the events, including:

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www.europetro.com Our Delegates about IDW 2018

“Very useful and well-organised event with high level “Congats to the EPC team for the organisation of this sucessful representatives. It provides a forum for discussion of both event, interesting presentations, great networking opportunities and scientific and applied content.” a team always there to help.” Ilshat Sharafutdinov, Anne-Sophie Amiot, Principal Process Engineer - Chairman of the Management Board, Downstream Process Technology & Consulting, LUKOIL NEFTOCHIM REFINERY WOOD “'IDW is always a great event with diverse insights into trends “Professional organisation.” from our industry. It is an appropriately created meeting place Krzysztof Łuszcz, that serves as continuos knowledge sharing centre through live Hydrocracker Department Manager, discussions and networking.” GRUPA LOTOS Igor Šepić, Director of Energy, INA-INDUSTRIJA NAFTE “Interesting topics and high techical content make it the best BBTC event, which cannot be missed.” “As ever excellent and professional organisation and delivery of Filomena Del Greco, Senior Process Engineer, the event, good hotel choice - central city; and good event space FLUOR layout. Keep up the great work!” Mike Whittling, “It was a well-organised professional conference.” Group Manager of Asset Operations Consulting, Nevin Gürçay, WOOD Business Optimization and Business Intelligence Supervisor, PETKİM PETROKİMYA HOLDİNG “I liked the event and Gala Evening very much, thank you for organising it! I hope in the future, with EPC's help, the industry “The conference was a very good focus on how the European experts gathering for this event would continue to work refinery community is recognizing and addressing upcoming hand-in-hand for a better future for us all!!!” challenges.” Rolandas Ladyginas, Head of Production Unit, Glen Hay, Vice President Business Development, ORLEN LIETUVA VGM “As usual EPC have done excellent organisational job with “I rarely attend such impressive events - well-organised and full of International BBTC. The Exhibitor Showcase was new and business purpose! Congratulations! You are just great!” worked well.” Atanas Ivanov, Chief Technologist, David McNamara, LUKOIL NEFTOCHIM BURGAS REFINERY Senior Principal Researcher, Residue Upgrading, CRITERION CATALYSTS & TECHNOLOGIES “Overall presentations were very good and the presenters were very engaging. I especially liked the Exhibitor Showcase as it's a good “Well organised and structured.” way to hear about their message and products. ” Ventsislav Mishev, Group Expert, Blaine Holmes, Profitability Engineers Department, Principal Technologist, Resid Upgrading, OMV CRITERION CATALYSTS & TECHNOLOGIES www.europetro.com AIR LIQUIDE E&C Companies Attending IDW 2018 ALFA LAVAL H-TEC HEAVY OIL PKN ORLEN ART HTI PSE ENTERPRISE ASE ENGINEERING COMPANY HYUNDAI OILBANK QUADRISE INTERNATIONAL LIMITED AXENS IMI Z&J REPSOL AXENS NA INA INDUSTRIJA NAFTE REPSOL PETRONOR BECHTEL BHTS IPCO ROLAND BERGER STRATEGY CONSULTANTS CEPSA JOHNSON MATTHEY SAINT-GOBAIN NORPRO CHEMICAL ASSOCIATION OF CZECH REPUBLIC KBR TECHNOLOGY & CONSULTING SARAS CHEVRON LUMMUS GLOBAL LUKOIL NEFTOCHIM BURGAS SARLUX REFINERY CRITERION CATALYSTS & TECHNOLOGIES MAGNETISCHE PRUEFANLAGEN SHELL GLOBAL SOLUTIONS CRYSTAPHASE McDERMOTT SILURIA TECHNOLOGIES ENI MINISTRY OF INDUSTRY & TRADE SINOPEC EURO PETROLEUM CONSULTANTS (EPC) MOGAS S-OIL EUROFUEL MOL CZECH REPUBLIC TECHNOEXPORT EVONIK MOL GROUP TOTAL REFINING & CHEMICALS FFS REFINERS MOL HUNGARY TOTAL ZEELAND REFINERY FLUOR NESTE ENGINEERING SOLUTIONS TREIBACHER INDUSTRIE AG GLOBAL BIOENERGIES NESTE R&D TRIPLAN TECHNOLOGY GRACE CIS NICKELHUETTE AUE UKPIA GRUPA LOTOS NIS NOVI SAD UKRGASVYDOBUVANNYA GTC TECHNOLOGY NIS PANCEVO REFINERY UKRTATNAFTA GULFTRONIC ELECTROSTATIC SEPARATORS NOMURA JIMUSHO UNIPETROL HEATMATRIX GROUP OMV UNIPETROL UNICRE HOERBIGER ORLEN LIETUVA VMG HONEYWELL UOP PETKİM PETROKİMYA HOLDİNG A.Ş. WIKA GAYESCO HOOVER FERGUSON PETROCHEMICALS EUROPE (CEFIC) WOOD hte PETROCONTROL ZYME FLOW DECON TECHNOLOGY Please refer to our website for the full attendee list: www.europetro.com IDW 2018 Statistics 52% END USERS AT IDTC CANADA RUSSIA 40% END USERS AT BBTC UNITED STATES BELGIUM SWEDEN

THE NETHERLANDS AUSTRIA 50 SPEAKERS GERMANY SPAIN 13 SESSIONS FRANCE HUNGARY 15 POLAND EXHIBITION FINLAND I TALY FINLAND STANDS CROATIA TURKEY 16+ UNITED KINGDOM CZECH REPUBLIC HOURS OF INFORMATIVE SOUTH AFRICA UKRAINE PRESENTATIONS SERBIA SOUTH KOREA 4 LITHUANIA GALA EVENINGS JAPAN & NETWORKING COCKTAILS

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Industry Associations 2% Industry Consultants 7% Industry Associations Technology/Catalysts Digitalisation Suppliers 20% Solutions Providers 3% Industry Consultants

EPC Contractors 8% Digitalisation Solutions Providers EPC Contractors

Equipment Providers Service Providers 6% Government Officials Equipment Providers 10% Producers R&D 2% R&D

Government Service Providers Officials 1% Technology/Catalysts Suppliers

88% of attendees 80% of attendees would recommend this rate this event as superb Producers 41% event to a colleague & exceeding expectations

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