Very useful — Inter Maritime Services Ltd

An excellent forum to see the “Big Picture” — Consultant, Superheat F&H LTD

The shortest way to meet decision makers or influential people from the downstream business — Lohrmann International GMBH

Global Refining Summit 2012 was the best event so far in all our years attendance at previous events – a definite for 2013! — Market Specialist, Philidelphia Mixing Solutions Limited

Valuable and dynamic — Commercial Manager, SC IPIP SA

Excellent platform to liaise with colleagues, clients and partners — Business Development Manager, Yokogawa Europe Solutions BV

We had excellent access to delegates who were appropriate to our scope of supply and services — Technical Director, Brasseur Olivier

It is a meeting point for leading technologies and refining industry managers — Executive Vice President, Soteica

Very well managed event — Global Head – Energy Downstream, Tata Consultancy Services

A useful event that brings together influential members of the global refining community — Marketing Manager, Grace

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Last Updated: 04 March 2008

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“Fruitful opportunity to exchange views and learn new ideas for optimising refinery operations.” — Senior Expert, Refining, Organisation of Arab Petroleum Exporting Countries (OAPEC)

“This Summit is a good update giving you the latest about the conditions and enviroment of refining.” — Business Development Coordinator, Petroplus Refining Cressier S.A

“Great opportunity to meet and learn from other refining people who share their views and approaches to current and future challenges.” — Head of Technical Services, Petrobrazi Refinery, OMV Petrom

“Interesting combination for networking and information.” — Technical Manager, Petroplus

“An opportunity for keeping up with technology and learning.” — Commercial Planning & Biofuels, Compañia española de Petróleos, S.A. (CEPSA)

“An exciting event with all facets covered to give a good impression of what is happening in the business.” — Learning Advisor, Training Event Management BV (Shell)

“This Summit is a good way to meet others in a professional manner.” — Operation Manager, Samir Refinery

“It was a good Summit.” — Process Engineer, Petrobras

“The presentations were interesting.” — Head of Production Section, Compañia española de Petróleos, S.A. (CEPSA)

A great opportunity to see how others are approaching the difficult economic situation — Engineering Manager, Petroplus Refining Antwerp

Eventful and enlightening — Hydroskimming Plant Manager, Tema Oil Refinery

Good speakers, it was good — Kuwait National Petroleum Company

There were some very interesting presentations — Statoil Hydro

A very good means to exchange ideas and learn about the industry from the points of view and different outlooks on the industry by participants — Advisor, Arab Petroleum Training Institute/OAPEC

Very helpful, and it touched on my day-to-day activities — Process Engineer, Refinery Operation Engineering

A refinery/contractor market with a wide offer of useful scenarios and information and interesting tehcnical proposals — Production Manager, ISAB/ERG

I was one of the luckiest people to attend this well-organised and varied summit. It certainly broadened my knowledge spectrum — Specialist Planning,, KNPC

Presentations were educational and networking was excellent — Executive Director of Supply & Trading, Jordan Petroleum Refining Company

Excellent conference! Gives the opportunity for refiners to meet and discuss current & future challenges — Team Leader, Kuwait National Petroleum Company

Excellent and well-organised. Provided an opportunity to link with refining leaders — Business Development Manager, Oman Oil Company

Thank you for this great event, with its very enriching, focused topics and wonderful networking opportunities — Planning Engineer, Saudi Aramco

Well-organised, diversified, insightful and fruitful — Executive Director of Marketing & Distribution, Jordan Petroleum Refining Company

Both the presentations and interactive sessions are fantastic, knowledgeable and well-arranged — Manager, NNPC

A great gathering of refining giants — Technical Assistant, NNPC

The summit was well-organised. It has afforded me the opportunity to discuss extensively with equipment service providers on operational/maintenance problems facing our refineries — Engineer, NNPC

The right mix of refiners, EPC contractors & suppliers — Manager of Technology, AMEC

The right mix of refiners, EPC contractors & suppliers — Manager of Technology, AMEC

A great opportunity to meet key influencers in client and supplier organisations — Downstream Strategy Manager, AMEC

Really interesting from a technical point of view, and also from a personal contacts point of view — Technical Development Specialist, Preol AS

A great event, which allowed me to find out what is new in the industry — General Manager (Production), Tema Oil Refinery

Insightful; rich in broad refining business experiences. A must attend event for senior industry executives — Refinery Shift Manager, Tema Oil Refinery

I was not that enthusiastic coming to the summit as I thought it would be the same old thing. However, all that has now changed! — Operations Engineer, Saudi Aramco

Exceeded expectations! — Upstream Commercial Support Manager, ExxonMobil

Excellent! — Senior Process Engineer, Kuwait National Petroleum Company

Great opportunity to generate new business and develop our knowledge and be updated on all the latest in refining — Presidential Advisor, Petroleos Paraguayos

Interesting gathering of oil industry professionals. The Summit provides you with good networking opportunities and useful presentations — Technology Manager, Independent Belgian Refinery

The oil companies presentations give a good overview of the current state of the business and plans for the future — Principal Process Engineer, Fluor

Exceptional occasion to make contacts and share information. — Research Analyst, Hart Energy

A comfortable, interesting & valuable Summit — ISAB

The perfect way to get to get latest updates and vision of the future of refining in Europe — Head of Business Development, BP Oil Spain – Castellon Refinery

Summit is great for networking with experts. It is a gathering of experts under one roof. — Yanbu Refinery / Engineering Division Superintendent, Saudi Aramco

I think the event is important because there are many specialists that attend. The event also covers many differing subjects. — Senior Process Engineer, Petrobras

An executive summit of oil refiners, decision makers and technology providers aimed to improve overall profitability — Executive Vice President

Richard Jones
Marketing Manager
Tel: +44 (0)20 7202 7690
E-mail: richard.jones@wtgevents.com

Conference Content & Speaking:
Mariya Kovalyova
Producer
Tel: +44 (0)20 7202 7622
E-mail: Mariya.Kovalyova@wtgevents.com

Sponsorship Enquiries:
Dan Drori
Group Sales Director
Tel: +44 (0)20 7202 7690
E-mail: Dan.drori@wtgevents.com

Marketing & Media Enquiries:
Richard Jones
Event Marketing Manager
Tel: +44 (0)20 7202 7574
E-mail: richard.jones@wtgevents.com

Operations and logistics Enquiries:
Laura Kill
Operations Manager
Tel: +44 (0)20 7202 7690
E-mail: Laura.kill@wtgevents.com

Hesperia Tower
Gran Via, 144. 08907 Hospitalet de Llobregat. Barcelona (Spain)
Tel. +34 934135000
Fax: +34 934135010
Email: hotel@hesperia-tower.com
Web: www.nh-hotels.com

Accommodation
As an attendee at the summit, World Trade Group is pleased to offer a preferential accommodation rate at Hesperia Tower. Rooms are available inclusive of breakfast from just €130.00 per night, excluding VAT and city tax. To reserve a room at this discounted rate, please use the link below:

http://www.nh-hotels.com/events/en/event-detail/18447/global_refining_summit_2013.html

Travel Information
By car

Coming from Estació de Sants / Plaça dels Països Catalans, keep strait ahead by Passeig de Sant Antonio.
Turn right on (Calle de Tarragona) till Plaça Espanya.
At the roundabout (Plaça Espanya), take the 2nd exit and continue along Gran Via de les Corts Catalanes.
Follow directions to Fira Montjuïc 2/ Aeropuerto.
After 2km and passing by Plaça Cerda, you will see the intersection with IKEA on your left hand side.
At this point stay on the right lane till the second exit.
At the roundabout, follow exit Campus UB / Ciutat sanitaria and you will see the hotel on your right hand side, (Gran Vía 144, Barcelona-aeropuerto, L’Hospitalet).

Public transportation

Subway: Blue line number 5 at Sants Station till Plaça de Sants. Switch onto red line number 1 until Hospital de Bellvitge station.

From the airport

Hotel shuttle service Hesperia Tower – El Prat Barcelona International Airport
7:00 AM / 7:40 AM / 8:20 AM / 9:00 AM / 9:40 AM / 11:40 AM / 4:40 PM / 6:00 PM / 8:40 PM

Please email laura.kill@wtgevents.com or call +44 (0)207 202 7690 if you have any questions.

One-to-one meetings are the heartbeat of the Global Refining Summit.
The agenda is organised around a schedule of highly targeted, pre-arranged one-to-one meetings between key corporate buyers and service providers.

Each meeting is pre-planned and based on the detailed profile information supplied by each attendee and the sponsors. Meetings address the specific challenges or service requirements that our attendees face in their businesses. Which provide the ideal platform for summit attendees to do business and are at the heart of what makes the Global Refining Summit distinct from other exhibitions, trade shows and conferences.

All attendees are screened and are restricted to senior and key decision makers in their fields.
Our powerful meetings software ensures that only mutually-matched meetings take place, maximising meeting time and accelerating business opportunities. Upon arrival to the summit both attendees and sponsors will be provided with detailed schedule of meetings, with timings, and detailed profile information about who they are meeting.