THE 1st UKRAINIAN GAS FORUM

SECOND UKRAINIAN GAS FORUM

12th-13th October

The Intercontinental Hotel
Kyiv, Ukraine

General sponsor

Генеральний спонсор

ENERGY RESOURCES OF UKRAINE - сompany with foreign investments that specializes in development of energy projects in Ukraine. The company combines over 30 years of international energy development and management expertise with in-depth understanding of local market. Our objective is to bring best international practices to energy investments in Ukraine. The director is Andrew Favorov

Генеральний спонсор

Polish Oil & Gas Company (PGNiG SA) is the leader in the Polish natural gas market. The company’s business comprises exploration for and production of natural gas and crude oil, import, storage, sale and distribution of gas and liquid fuels, as well as heat and electricity generation. PGNiG SA holds equity interests in almost 30 subsidiaries, including providers of specialist geophysical, drilling and well services. PGNiG SA has its representative offices in Ukraine as well as in Russia, Belgium, Pakistan and Belarus. PGNiG SA is also the sole owner of PGNiG Upstream International AS (formerly PGNiG Norway AS), a company engaged in exploring and operating deposits on the Norwegian Continental Shelf and the Norwegian Sea. It also owns POGC - Libya BV, PGNiG Sales & Trading GmbH based in Munich, and PGNiG Finance AB based in Stockholm.

Sponsors

The Regional Gas Company unites under its brand about 20 Ukrainian gas distribution companies. The goal of company is to upgrade gas distribution networks, to implement advanced technologies as well as higher level of customer services quality. The company delivers natural gas to 8,000,000 households, hundreds of thousands business and social facilities. This requires daily work to ensure the safe distribution through 250,000 km of distribution gas lines

CMS Cameron McKenna in Kyiv provides access to more than 25 domestic and internationally qualified lawyers, who combine their understanding of the Ukrainian market with the requirements and expectations of global organisations and investors. Our lawyers specialise in key sectors of the Ukrainian economy, including energy.

Our energy practice group in Kyiv is the leader in the Ukrainian energy sector and the team has been ranked as the Top energy practice in the country (Chambers Europe 2012-2016, Legal500, 2015-2016 and Ukrainian Law Firms 2009-2016). Also according to Chambers Europe, Vitaliy Radchenko, partner, is recognised by the same directories as a Band 1 lawyer in Energy and Natural Resources for Ukraine with commentators identifying him as "a standout figure for energy law in Ukraine".

ENGIE is a global energy player and an expert operator in the three businesses of electricity, natural gas and energy services. No. 1 independent power producer in the world, no. 1 gas buyer and no. 1 transport and distribution network in Europe, no. 1 LNG importer in Europe, no. 1 energy efficiency services provider in the world. 69.9 billion euros in revenues (2015). 155 000 employees in more than 70 countries. In 2015, Engie became the biggest supplier of gas to Ukraine from the West. In 2016, the Group is expanding its activities in Ukraine and will now supply natural gas to companies through a local legal entity.

JKX Oil & Gas plc are an upstream oil and gas exploration and production company with significant oil and gas assets in Russia and Ukraine. Headquartered in London, the company has been listed on the London Stock Exchange since 1995. 
Our two key assets are our Gas Processing Facilities in Ukraine and southern Russia. 
We have produced and sold gas, oil and condensate in Ukraine since 1995 and commenced commercial production in southern Russia in 2012. 
We also have interests in oil and gas assets in Hungary and Slovakia. 
We want to be the leading independent upstream exploration and production company in central and eastern Europe. 
Our current focus is to maximise value from our oil and gas fields in Russia and Ukraine where we have significant production and reserves.

Burisma, founded  in 2002, is an independent oil and gas exploration and production company operating in Ukraine, Italy and Kazakhstan.
In Ukraine, Burisma is a market Leader with annuaLized natural gas production circa 1,5 BCM and over 30% market share.
Burisma is striving to become an active market player across Europe, as well as worldwide, and to stand out by virtue of its values and experience.
Burisma is seeking to strengthen its role in the field of global energy development, with an emphasis on exploiting new technology.

The Association of Gas Producers of Ukraine is the biggest industry union of the national gas producing companies of both private and state ownership. Founded in December of 2015. The Association has seven Ukrainian member companies: UkrGazVydobuvannya, DTEK Oil and Gas, Burisma, Geo Alliance Group, Smart Energy, KUB-Gas, and Poltava Petroleum Company. Our goal is to promote strengthening of energy and economic security of Ukraine by providing the state its own energy resources, implementing the best practices in technology, social responsibility and corporate governance

IP Systems provides business software solutions for the liberalized electricity & gas market players. We develop, implement and support IT platforms which shape the future of the energy transport, trading & storage management all around the world. Our applications support energy system operators in merchandising their gas or electricity transport and distribution infrastructures as a service. Energy traders also enjoy the resort to these services, enabled by IP Systems’ solutions. Our applications for traders support the business with contract and portfolio management, forecasting, nomination and scheduling, allocation and accounting. Our IT Platforms, TPA (Third Party Access) systems and other applications for system operators support the business with sales of capacities, nomination, allocation, accounting.

Arawak Energy is an independent upstream company, which engages into exploration, development and production of oil and gas in Ukraine, other CIS countries, as well as Middle East and North America. Arawak is a subsidiary of Vitol, the world’s largest independent oil trader. In Ukraine, jointly with EastOne, Arawak owns, manages and develops the oil and gas fields of Geo-Alliance, which in 2015 produced 271 million cubic meters of natural gas and 51 thousand tonnes of liquid hydrocarbons (gas condensate, and crude oil) in 2015, making it the largest independent gas condensate producer and third largest independent natural gas producer in Ukraine.