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Organized by: COURSE MARITIME www.cconnection.org/events/bfb_singapore www.cconnection.org/events/bfb_fujairah BUNKER FUEL BLENDING Learn how to profit, make, and optimize blending formulas Marina Mandarin, Singapore • 8 – 9 November 2018 Al Diar Siji Hotel, Fujairah, UAE • 24 – 25 March 2019

COURSE DIRECTOR: ARA BARSAMIAN Register at the President and CEO Early Bird Rates and Refinery Automation Institute, LLC (RAIL) Save US$240 By September 30, 2018 for Singapore | By January 30 2019 for UAE (see registration form/back page)

Maritime Cluster Fund (MCF) Training Grant is available for eligible participants. Please refer to www.mpa.gov.sg/mcf for more information

WHO SHOULD ATTEND COURSE COURSE HIGHLIGHTS (2 DAYS)

• Fuel Oil / Products Traders Course Highlights for 2020-Compliant Bunker Fuel Blending! • Bunker Marketers / Traders • Blend components for making • Typical ULSFO recipes: • Middle & Senior Managers 0.5%S bunkers (USA, Gulf Coast, Europe/ARA • Business Development • Low Sulfur blend component and Mediterranean, Middle East Managers properties and Fujairah, Singapore) • Trading Managers • Valuation/pricing of low Sulfur • New blend compatibility prediction formulas • Commercial / Chartering blend components Managers • Sourcing of blend components • Hundreds of references: specs, price bulletins, blend • Supply & Operation for making 0.5%S bunkers (USA, W Africa, EU/ARA, Singapore) component data base, list Managers of world oil refineries, other • Blend Schedulers / • Calculation of Price and blending information sources Profitability of ULSFO recipes Specialists • Scrubbers, Yes or No: PLUS! • Process Engineers Calculating Discounted Cash A laboratory visit to see critical • Laboratory Supervisors Flow (DCF) ROI compatibility and viscosity tests • Bunkering Controllers • Cargo Inspector / Surveyors FREE • 500+ Pages Bunker Blending Handbook • 15+ Blending Programs and Exercises • Gasoline and Diesel Blending Optimizer Program (DEMO) • Blending Components Data Base CERTIFICATE OF ATTENDANCE • Specs for Marine Bunker and Gasoil All participants who successfully • And more…… REGISTER complete the seminar will This is the most comprehensive fuel be provided with an official TODAY! Certificate of Attendance blending training available globally.

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REGISTER NOW! Tel: (65) 6338 0064 | Fax: (65) 6338 4090 | Email: [email protected] ABOUT THE COURSEOver the course of two-days, the program will focus on bunker fuel blending techniques concentrating on the creation and optimization of profitable blend formula. In addition to comprehensive analysis of blend components including pricing and the environmental impact, the program will educate participants through real life case studies and exercises.

In order to get the maximum benefits, participants should bring their own Windows-based laptop with Microsoft Excel (2007 or later) with SOLVER add-in software installed for this course.

COURSE COURSE EXPERIENCE (2 DAYS)

• How to calculate blend profitability • Dispute resolution using property Lab measurement • Estimating blend components prices precision • Exploit profitability of calculating non-linear • Compare ISO8217-2017 specifications with 2005, properties 2010/12 and new 2020 global S bunker specs

COURSE DIRECTOR

Ara Barsamian is currently President and Chief Executive Officer of Refinery Automation Institute, LLC (RAIL). A fuels blending automation consulting firm, Refinery Automation Institute specializes in the profitable growth, development, and implementation of blending operations and technology. Previously, he served as a group head of Exxon Research and Engineering Company where he designed, implemented, started up, and commissioned over 20 blending and oil movement systems across the United States, Europe, South America, the Middle East, and Asia. In 1985, he formed 3X Corporation, which was later acquired by ABB, building on his 40+ years of experience in over 60 blending automation and optimization projects. Ara is a member of ASTM, AIChE, ISA, and IBIA. He graduated from the City University of New York with a B.S. and M.S. degrees in Electrical Engineering.

BENEFIT FROM TEAM AND MAX-FLEX FEE FOR BLENDING COURSES BY ARA BARSAMIAN Bunker Fuel Blending (BFB) Gasoline and Diesel Blending 8 – 9 November 2018, Singapore 12 – 14 November 2018, Singapore 24 – 25 March 2018, Fujairah, UAE 19 – 21 March 2019, Dubai, UAE BFB course is held back-to-back with the GDB course, hence companies may nominate different participants to attend BFB and GDB, and benefit from the Special “Max-Flex” Fee per person (minimum requirement of 2 persons from the same company, each attending 1 event).

TESTIMONIALS

• Ara is a great communicator and made this difficult topic on both theories and hand-on practices.” simple, a great course, delivered very well.” (Asst Manager-Distribution Operations, Pertamina) (Mohammed Al Shami, Regional Sales Mgr, Saudi Chevron) • “Ara has a variety of field experiences for oil business, • “I got really good insights into the topic and now have a including blending, analysing and optimization.” better understanding of what blending is all about.” (Senior Manager, SK Energy) (SIBUR International) • “Course is very informative. Ara’s explanation is based on • “I learnt a lot – and was able to tie my previous information experiences and business views.” and knowledge to a more structured format.” (Senior Manager,Idemitsu Kosan) (Engagement Manager, Trident Consulting) • “The course is very detailed & it also provides a macro view.” • “I was deeply impressed how comprehensive, thoroughly (Business Analyst, Singapore Refining Company Pte Ltd) composed and well structured the course was. It was well • “The strengths of the course were a very experienced balance between lectures and exercises” instructor & software materials are perfect” (Expert Marketing, SIBUR International) (Oil Trader, North Energy Trading LLC) • “Truly a pleasure…Thank you for sharing your perspective.” • “The primary strength of the course is excel sheets exercises & (V. Palassana, ExxonMobil) reference information from the instructor.” • “Ara has tremendous knowledge and experience” (Products Trading Operator, Mena Energy) (Regional COO, Mitsubishi Corporation) • “The strengths of the instructor were his experience, handling • “Thank you for the valuable info shared through the course.” objection, and getting team connected.” (Operation Officer, Qaiwan Global Energy DMCC) (Deputy GM, Dorf Ketal Chemicals) • “Ara Barsamian is very knowledgeable, which made it easier • “Great work.” (Neeraj Ramamoorthy, Director, Innova Refining to understand the course.” & Trading FZE) (Operations Coordinator, Aramco Trading) • “Must attend course for ship operators involved in fuel • “The course was very detailed and Ara has much experience blending process” (Capt Ganesh Rajaram, Operations Manager, Akron)

Marina Mandarin, Singapore Al Diar Siji Hotel, Fujairah, UAE 8 – 9 November 2018 24 – 25 March 2019 REGISTRATION: 8.00 a.m | SESSIONS: 9.00 a.m TO 5.00 p.m | LUNCH: 12.30 p.m TO 2.00 p.m Refreshments will be served mid-morning & mid-afternoon

• Introduction to Blending • Quality Assurance, Lab Tests & Critical Tests for • Marine Fuel Specifications, Components & Compatibility and Stability Additives Typical • Economics of Bunker / MGO / MDO • Bunker Blending Schemes • Scrubbers and Economics • Hands-on Demos Using Bunker • Advantages of In-Line Blending of Fuels • Blend Linear and Non-Linear Property Calculations • Lab and On-line Tests, and Precision • Blending Optimization to Squeeze the Most $’s • Q&A Sessions (multiple) • Valuing Blend Component and Estimating Prices • Wrap-up

Conference Connection’s Blending Courses have been attended by traders, refiners, petroleum product blenders and technical professionals annually, from over fifty (50) countries.

BY REGION BY INDUSTRY BY FUNCTION

NOCs/Government & Europe/North & Labs & Service Petroleum Financial Institutions C-Level South America Providers Products Traders/Sales/ Refineries & Marketing & Petrochemicals Bunkering & Biz Dev South Shipping East Asia Senior Mgt

Middle East/ Govt Affairs/ Trading/Storage Engineering/ Africa/India North Asia/ HSE & QC & Products Technical/Ops/ Austrlasia Marine

PAST PARTICIPATING COMPANIES

• ADNOC Refining • Gunvor (S) Pte Ltd • PetroChina International • Aegean Marine Petroleum S.A • Idemitsu Tanker Co., Ltd • PTT International Trading Pte Ltd • Akron Trade and Transport • Intertek • Qaiwan Global Energy DMCC • Allied Enterprises • Innova Refining & Trading FZE • Qatar Navigation (QSC) • Aramco Trading • JX Nippon Oil & Energy Asia • Repsol Trading S.A. • Arkas Bunkering and Trading SA • Kuwait Petroleum Corporation • Sasol Oil • Baker Hughes • Maritime & Port Authority of • Saudi Aramco • Basrah Gas Co. Singapore • Saudi Chevron • BP Singapore • Matrix Pte. Ltd • Shell International Trading Co. • BGN International • Mashreq Petroleum MEE Europe Ltd • Singapore Refining Company • Cargill International Trading Pte Ltd • Mena Energy DMCC • SGS • Chemoil Adani Pte Ltd • Mitsui & Co. Energy Trading • SK Innovation • Chevron Singapore Pte Ltd • Monjasa DMCC • SOCAR Trading • China Aviation Oil (S) Corporation Ltd • Naval Mexicana S A de C V • Star Petroleum Refining Co • Concord Energy Pte Ltd • Oil Marketing & Trading Intl LLC • STX Corporation • ConocoPhillips • Oil Marketing Company (SOMO) • Thai Oil Public Company • Cosmo Oil International • Oman Trading International • TOTSA Total Oil Trading SA • Coral Bunkering • PDVSA • Vitol • DNV Petroleum Services • Pemex Internacional Espana S.A • Vopak • ENOC • Petrobras • World Fuel Services • ExxonMobil • PetroSeraya (Singapore) Pte. Ltd. • Fairdeal Marine Services LLC • Port of Fujairah • WRT Middle East FZE • Fujairah Refinery Company • Pertamina • Geo Chem Middle East • PETCO Trading Labuan Company www.cconnection.org/events/bfb_singapore • Gulf Energy Ltd • Petronas Penapisan (Melaka) Sdn Bhd www.cconnection.org/events/bfb_fujairah

5 EASY WAYS TO REGISTER BUNKER FUEL BLENDING REGISTER EMAIL [email protected] NOW! MAIL PHONE P.O. Box 1736 Raffles City, Singapore Singapore 911758 or (65) 6338 0064 BFB 2018/2019 Secretariat 135 Middle Road, #05-01 FAX Bylands Building, Singapore 188975 Singapore (65) 6338 4090 WEB This Contains Your Unique Registration Reference. www.cconnection.org/events/bfb_singapore Please Do Not Remove Mailing Label. www.cconnection.org/events/bfb_fujairah

DATES & VENUE Registration Conditions • Cancellations, notified in writing, received Singapore: • All registrations must be on the prescribed and acknowledged before 1st cut off date November 12 – 14 2018 form or in writing and will be on a confirmed will be levied an administrative fee of 5% Marina Mandarin Hotel, 6 Raffles Boulevard, basis unless otherwise notified in writing. for paid cancellations and 10% for unpaid Marina Square, Singapore 039594 cancellations. Tel: +65 6845 1233 Fax:+65 6845 1019 • The organizers reserve the right not to Email: [email protected] accept prior and on-site registrations without • Paid cancellations notified between the 1st & Fujairah UAE: payment. Delegates whose payments are not 2nd cut off dates will be given a 50% refund 24-25 March 2019 received before the event are required to and a set of the materials, post-event. Al Diar Siji Hotel, PO Box 1199, Fujairah, UAE. furnish proof of payment on-site. • Unpaid registrations invoiced and cancelled Tel: 971 9 2232000 Fax: 9719 2232111 • Our team at the event will require a credit after 2nd cut off date, 50% of the invoiced REGISTRATION FEES card guarantee without proof of payment. fee will be charged with one set of the course Singapore (A 7% Goods & Services • The organizers reserve the right to impose materials provided post event. Tax [GST] is applicable to all conditions of entry for walk-in delegates. • No refunds for paid cancellations received Singapore based companies) • Access to this event is at the discretion of after the 2nd cut off date but delegates can Full Fee USD$2,395 Conference Connection, who reserve the be substituted if prior notification is received. Early Bird Fee USD$2,155 right to refuse or impose conditions of entry • 2 weeks’ notice of substitution is required for Team Fee* USD$2,155 to any individual or company. visa application / cancellation as the case: Special Max-Flex Fee** USD$4,450 PAYMENTS HOTEL ACCOMMODATION AND VISAS * Team fee only applies after 30 January 2018 and • All payments must be made in US Dollars by Delegates will be responsible for their own hotel for the second and subsequent delegate from Inter-Bank Transfers on receipt of invoice and visa arrangements. Special rates have been the same company and billing address. (bank details will be provided upon receipt secured at the course hotels for all confirmed ** Bunker Fuel Blending Course (BFB) is held of registration). delegates. Please request for a hotel form when back-to-back with the Gasoline and Diesel • Please quote event name, invoice number registering. and delegate name for bank transfers. Please Blending course (GDB) November 2018 and DATA PROTECTION instruct your bank to remit the full amount, March 2019. Nominate different participants to Any client information (name, address nett of bank charges. attend GDB and BFB, in any location and ben- and contact details) obtained during your efit from the Special “Max-Flex” Fee per person CANCELLATION AND SUBSTITUTION POLICY registration/order will be added to our database (minimum requirement of 2 persons from the and may be used by Conference Connection Venues Ist Cut Off 2nd Cut Off same company, each attending 1 event). Fees to provide you with further information include daily luncheon and coffee breaks and Singapore 18 October 2018 25 October 2018 on its products and services. To restrict one set of course documentation. Travel and Fujairah 3 March 2019 10 March 2019 or update your particulars please contact accommodation costs are not included. [email protected] DISCLAIMER – The organizers will not accept liability for non-approval of visas, individual transport delays and transport disruption, and in such circumstances, our normal cancellation rules and penalties apply. Where matters beyond the reasonable control of the organizers impair or prevent the organizers from being able to perform their obligation under this event, the client releases the organizers from any liability, incidental or consequential, to such matters. REGISTRATION FORM Please print in block letters and return to: Conference Connection Pte Ltd Yes! Please register me for the BFB course in: BFB 2018/2019 Secretariat at 135 Middle Road, #05-01 Bylands Building, q Singapore, November 8 – 9 2018 Singapore 188975. q Fujairah, UAE, March 24 – 25 2019 Tel: +65 6338 0064 | Fax: +65 6338 4090 | Email: [email protected] Yes! I / My colleague would also like to register with the Max-Flex Website: www.cconnection.org/events/gdb_dubai discount for: CA/400/18, CC403/19 WB Gasoline & Diesel Blending (GDB) q Singapore, November 12 – 14 2018 First Name (Mr/Ms/Dr)______q Dubai, March 19 – 21 2019 Surname______Please Tick (√) Accordingly: 1. REGISTRATION FEES Job Title______Singapore (A 7% Goods & Services Tax [GST] is applicable Nationality______to all Singapore based companies) Full Fee q USD$2,395 Company______Early Bird Fee q USD$2,155 Address______Team Fee (2nd q USD$2,155 & Subsequent (applies after 30 September 2018 for Singapore and ______Delegate) 30 January 2019 for UAE) Country______Postal/Zip Code______Special Max- Flex” Fee** q USD$4,450 Tel______Fax______All discounts are mutually exclusive and at the discretion of the organizers Email______2. PAYMENT q I am sending payment by telegraphic transfer. 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