Fujairah Bunkering & Fuel Oil Forum
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In Conjunction with the Fujairah Bunkering Week Events, 23-27 March 2019 Under the Patronage of H.H. Sheikh Hamad Bin Mohammed Al Sharqi Member of the UAE Supreme Council & Ruler of Fujairah Organised & Managed by: Hosted by: Supported by: MEET LEADING GLOBAL BUNKER PLAYERS THE 11TH INTERNATIONAL FUJAIRAH BUNKERING FUJAIRAH BUNKERING & FUEL OIL FORUM FUJCON & FUEL OIL FORUM 25-27 MAR 2019 Fujairah, UAE www.fujcon.com FUJCON 2019 EVENT GUIDE NEW HORIZONS: THE FUTURE FUEL LANDSCAPE & IMO 2020 SOLUTIONS & ALTERNATIVES 25 - 27 March 2019 Al Diar Siji Hotel, Fujairah, UAE THE BIGGEST & BEST ATTENDED BUNKERING EVENT IN THE GULF/MIDDLE EAST UNDER WITHTHE GRACIOUS THE PRESENCE PATRONAGE OF OF His Highness Sheikh Hamad Bin Mohammed Al Sharqi Member of the UAE Supreme Council & Ruler of Fujairah 2 The Premier Middle East Event for the World Bunker & Oil Storage Markets 3 WITH THE PRESENCE OF His Highness Sheikh Mohammed Bin Hamad Bin Mohammed Al Sharqi Crown Prince of Fujairah 2 The Premier Middle East Event for the World Bunker & Oil Storage Markets 3 WITH THE PRESENCE OF His Highness Sheikh Saleh Bin Mohammed Bin Hamad Al Sharqi Chairman, Fujairah Department of Industry & Economy & Chairman, Port of Fujairah 4 The Premier Middle East Event for the World Bunker & Oil Storage Markets 5 Produced, Organised & Managed by: TABLE OF CONTENTS Information for Delegates 5 FUJCON 2019 Welcome 6 Hosts & Organisers 7 FUJCON 2019 Schedule 8 Thank You Sponsors 10-11 Forum Programme 12-13 Al Diar Siji Hotel Floor Plan 15 Sponsor Profiles 16-19 Offshore Site Visit Schedule 20 INFORMATION FOR DELEGATES This event guide and the conference documentation via an on-line link/mobile app will contain all the information you require for FUJCON 2019. We hope you will utilise the event guide to its fullest effect. This material and your own notes will provide an excellent reference source. However written permission from the organisers and the speakers will be needed for reproduction. Participants for the conference are advised to take full advantage of the time allocated for questions and discussions during each session. In addition, refreshment breaks will allow the opportunity to meet and interact with other delegates. The following information will be useful: An interactive Mobile App is available to For security reasons, you must be registered all registered delegates with the latest and issued with a conference badge for information on the conference & networking with participants. access. Please ensure that your badge is worn Mobile App Delegate at all times during sessions. Badges Complimentary Wi-Fi internet connection is available in the ballroom, foyer and lobby. You will be given an on-line link/mobile app Internet to access speakers’ presentations received to Connection date. The link is provided in the conference folder given to you at registration. When received, late presentations will also be Conference accessible from the same on-line link. Please Kindly complete the conference evaluation Documentation ensure that you are on-line when accessing form provided or on the mobile app. these links. Evaluation Form 4 The Premier Middle East Event for the World Bunker & Oil Storage Markets 5 Produced, Organised & CONFERENCE WELCOME Managed by: FUJAIRAH BUNKERING & FUEL OIL FORUM 2019 Dr Mohammed S. Al Kindi Chairman of the Steering Committee FUJCON 2019 Dear FUJCON Participant It gives me great pleasure to welcome all delegates • The Port’s increased Anchorage positions & state- to the Eleventh International Fujairah Bunkering of-the-art waterfront infrastructure & Fuel Oil Forum (FUJCON 2019), on behalf of the • Storage capacity exceeded 10 million cubic meters Government of Fujairah, UAE, the organisers and in 2018 FUJCON Steering Committee. • The Port’s increased berths, handling vessels from We are privileged to have the continued Patronage 3,000 to 200,000 dwt and support of His Highness Sheikh Hamad Bin Mohammed Al Sharqi, Member of the UAE Supreme • A VLCC jetty capable of handling vessels from Council & Ruler of Fujairah, and the gracious presence 87,000 to 330,000 dwt of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed Bin Hamad Bin • The Port’s capacity to handle 1 million TEUs and Mohammed Al Sharqi, Crown Prince of Fujairah 700,000 tons of general cargo by 2030, as part of and His Highness Sheikh Saleh Bin Mohammed Bin a concession agreement with Abu Dhabi Ports for Hamad Al Sharqi, Chairman, Fujairah Department of containers, general cargo, Roro & cruise ships Industry & Economy & Chairman, Port of Fujairah, at the Forum. Thus growing its services to meet the industry’s needs for bunkering, oil storage, refining and export of crude This year marks the 11th edition of the Forum since its inception in 2000. We have strived to provide and oil product supplies. delegates with an independent platform to discuss The week’s activities include four specialised courses and analyze developments in the bunker & fuel on International Oil Trading, Practical Approaches for oil business, reinforcing Fujairah’s position as a Managing 2020 Bunker Fuels, Refining Economics & market player and the impact of world bunkering Bunker Fuel Blending held earlier in the week, and an developments on Fujairah. With an outstanding panel offshore site visit to sites and installations in Fujairah. of bunkering experts and policy makers hailing from The Eleventh FUJCON continues to draw the best key worldwide bunker destinations, delegates are of the global bunkering and marine industries, assured of an extensive programme, with the latest information, insights & developments in the global gathering 400 delegates from 30 countries. Drawing bunker markets. on its international reputation as one of the world’s leading bunkering events and the premier bunkering The shipping industry is counting down to 1 January event of the Middle East, FUJCON has achieved wide 2020 when IMO’s implementation of sulphur cap limits international recognition. in fuel oil on board ships will be in effect. This promises to be the biggest upheaval for the shipping and refining We acknowledge the support and loyalty of the industries, as well as impacting all stakeholders in the alumnus of speakers, sponsors and delegates for supply chain for the supply of fuel oils from crude oil their regular attendance and contribution in making producers to traders to terminal operators, paving the FUJCON 2019 the premier bunkering conference for way for cleaner shipping operations globally. the region. The presence of senior executives and A total of 3 keynotes and 8 Roundtable Sessions key decision makers provides the most outstanding will cover global market reviews, the impact of new opportunity for creating and building business. sulphur regulations and the resulting opportunities We hope that you will enjoy FUJCON and its social & challenges for the shipping, trading and refining & networking activities, and functions planned for the industries; the growing potential of LNG as a marine conference. fuel; new challenges of marine fuel quality under the Yours sincerely 2020 low sulphur fuel regulations; and updates on legal considerations for the bunker industry. Fujairah continues to position itself as a major bunkering and storage hub, expanding along the Dr. Mohammed S. Al Kindi energy value chain, with:- Chairman of the Steering Committee, FUJCON 2019 6 The Premier Middle East Event for the World Bunker & Oil Storage Markets 7 Produced, Organised & Managed by: FUJCON 2019: HOSTS & ORGANISERS Fujairah Emirate is one of seven Emirates that form the United Arab Emirates State. Fujairah is located on the Indian Ocean, outside the Straits of Hormuz, on the eastern part of the Arabian Peninsula. As an integral part of UAE, Fujairah’s economic policy is essentially based on the concept of free enterprise adopting transparency, openness, freedom, confidence & world class services. The policies of private sector partnerships, incentives of tax free zones, framing investor-friendly roles, regulation & legislation, in addition to its strategic geographical location, have enabled Fujairah to be a leading industrial centre for bunkering, terminals and other downstream oil industries. Port of Fujairah a multi-purpose port, covers a variety of activities including: • Bunkering and Maritime supply through the • Containers Fujairah Anchorage • Bulk cargo • Oil • Grain through conveyor and loading • General and Project cargo discharge arms It operates a strategic position outside the Straits of Hormuz and hosts the Abu Dhabi Crude Oil Pipeline (ADCOP) which is a strategically important facility that allows Abu Dhabi to export its premium crude oil directly to the Arabian Sea via the Emirate of Fujairah. Oil storage in Fujairah started with a storage capacity of 550,000 tons in 1994. In 2018, the storage capacity exceeded 10 million cubic meters. Bunkering within the territorial waters of Fujairah has grown from a modest bunkering Port to one of the top three bunkering hubs in the world. His Highness, Sheikh Hamad bin Mohammad Al Sharqi, Member of the Supreme Council of the UAE and Ruler of Fujairah, promulgated the establishment of the Fujairah Oil Industry Zone (FOIZ) through Fujairah Law (4) of 2011. FOIZ’s purpose is to develop the petroleum strategy for investment in the region, regulate all petroleum and hydro-carbon industries (including oil and gas), and provide administrative services to companies and investors and facilitate infrastructure development within FOIZ under the following headers: • Develop strategies for investment