Agenda timing is Australian Central Standard Time – ACST
2021 Agenda
8:45
OFFICIAL OPENING | NT Resources Week
Alexandra Bennet, Conference Director, Informa
8:50
Welcome to Country
8:55
OPENING | Opening remarks from the Chair
Shaun Drabsch, Chief Executive Officer, Department of Industry, Tourism & Trade, Northern Territory Government
9:00
NORTHERN TERRITORY CHIEF MINISTER’S ADDRESS
Hon Michael Gunner MLA, Chief Minister, Northern Territory
ECONOMIC OUTLOOK & THE ENERGY TRANSITION
9:15
Australian Economic Update – Bouncing Back from COVID-19
Justin Smirk, Director – Senior Economist, Westpac Institutional Bank
9:35
Growing the NT Economy – What Needs to be Done?
Andy Cowan, Territory Investment Commissioner, Department of the Chief Minister and Cabinet, Northern Territory Government
10:00
PANEL DISCUSSION | The Energy Transition, Electrification, Decarbonisation and the Future for the Resources Industry
Laura Hillis, Director, Climate Action 100+, Investor Group on Climate Change
Saul Kavonic, Head of Oil, Gas and Energy for Australia, Credit Suisse
This concludes our Day 1 joint Plenary session and I now welcome you to attend our concurrent sessions at SEAAOC, Mining the Territory and Environmental Management at NT Resources Week
10:30
Networking and refreshment break
11:00
Welcome remarks from the Chair
Shaun Drabsch, Chief Executive Officer, Department of Industry, Tourism & Trade, Northern Territory Government
11:10
KEYNOTE ADDRESS Santos
Kevin Gallagher, Managing Director and CEO, Santos
11:40
KEYNOTE ADDRESS Sustainable Energy, for the Long Haul
Chris Wilson, Senior Vice President Operations, INPEX
DEVELOPMENTS IN THE MARKET AND THE ROLE OF GAS IN A CARBON CONSTRAINED WORLD
12:10
Investing in Traditional Energy and the Energy Transition – A Fund Managers Perspective
James Hood, Senior Analyst, Energy, Regal Funds Management
12:30
Accelerating Growth and a Clean Energy Future with Natural Gas
- The strong demand outlook for gas is an immense opportunity for the NT
- More gas will get Australia and the world to net zero faster and deliver more jobs, more growth
- Unlocking this potential need stable policy, efficient regulation and the right investment settings
Andrew McConville, Chief Executive, APPEA
12:55
Networking and Lunch break in the exhibition
Chair: Cassandra Schmidt, Director, Northern Territory, APPEA
ONSHORE – BEETALOO, AMADEUS AND MCARTHUR BASINS UPDATE
1:50
Origin Energy Onshore Activities
Chris White, General Manager, Exploration and New Ventures, Origin Energy
2:10
Macarthur Oil and Gas
Brad Lingo, Chief Executive Officer, Armour Energy
2:30
Empire Energy’s Unconventional Petroleum Project in the McArthur Basin
Alex Underwood, Managing Director, Empire Energy Group Limited
2:50
Accelerating to ‘First Gas’ in the Core Beetaloo
Joel Riddle, Managing Director, Tamboran Resources
3:10
Central Petroleum: Delivering in 2021…
Ross Evans, Chief Operating Officer, Central Petroleum
3:30
Networking and refreshment break in the exhibition
3:55
Mosman Oil and Gas
Dr Julie Daws, Geological Advisor, Mosman Oil and Gas Limited
ONSHORE – INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENTS AND PARTNERSHIPS
4:05
Power and Water Corporation – Supporting Development in the North
Antoni Murphy, General Manager Gas Services, Power and Water Corporation
4:20
APA – Supporting Beetaloo Development
Darren Rogers, Group Executive Operations, APA Group
4:35
Bringing the Beetaloo to Market: Midstream and Upstream Collaboration to Develop Australia’s Most Promising Gas Resource
David Green, General Manager Strategy & Business Development, Jemena
4:50
CLOSING | Closing remarks from the Chair
5:00
Networking Drinks in the exhibition halls
6:30
NT RESOURCES WEEK GALA DINNER
Mindil Beach Casino & Resort
8:45
OPENING
Alexandra Bennet, Conference Director, Informa
8:50
MINISTERIAL ADDRESS | Northern Territory Government’s Renewable Hydrogen Strategy
Hon Eva Lawler MLA, Minister for Renewables and Energy, Northern Territory Government of Australia
9:05
Opening remarks from the Chair
Fiona Park, Executive Director Investment Attraction Investment Territory, Department of the Chief Minister and Cabinet
9:15
Setting the conditions for investment – Regulatory reform for sustainable growth in the Territory
Shaun Drabsch, Chief Executive Officer, Department of Industry, Tourism & Trade, Northern Territory Government
9:35
FEDERAL MINISTERIAL ADDRESS
Hon Keith Pitt MP, Minister for Resources, Water and Northern Australia
9:45
CLOSE OF PLENARY
This concludes our joint Plenary session. Concurrent sessions starting in 5 Minutes.
- SEAAOC
- Mining the Territory
- Environmental Management
Chair – Fiona Park, Executive Director Investment Attraction, Investment Territory, Department of the Chief Minister and Cabinet
HYDROGEN
9:50
PANEL DISCUSSION | Hydrogen – The role of Gas Networks, Future Initiatives and Opportunities
- The shift to hydrogen by big oil and engineering peers – a remarkable re-positioning
- What trials and initiatives are we seeing around Australia?
- What might this mean for NT opportunities?
- Using gas networks to scale up hydrogen
- The important role of gas infrastructure in delivering reliable, lowest-cost decarbonisation
- The longer term vision for the sector
Dr Dennis Van Puyvelde, Head of Gas, Energy Networks Australia
Lianne Grove, Chief Operating Officer, Hexagon Energy Materials Ltd
Gerard Reiter, Co-Founder & CEO, Aqua Aerem
OFFSHORE
10:30
Melbana Energy – Update on 4 Well Drilling Program
Andrew Purcell, Executive Chairman, Melbana Energy
10:50
Networking and refreshment break in the exhibition
Chair: Jason Howe, Executive Director, Gas Taskforce Department of the Chief Minister and Cabinet, Northern Territory Government
11:20
Neptune Energy Update and Petrel Gas Field Development
Janet Hann, Managing Director, Neptune Energy Australia
11:40
Barossa LNG update
John Chambers, Vice President for Offshore Upstream, Northern Australia, Timor Leste and PNG, Santos
12:00
Creating Opportunity from Transition – Decommissioning Australia’s Offshore Oil and Gas Sector
Dr Francis Norman, General Manager Decommissioning and Strategy, NERA
DECARBONISATION, CCUS AND THE POTENTIAL FOR MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES IN THE NT
12:20
PANEL DISCUSSION | The CO2 Opportunity – The Role that CCUS can Play in Decarbonisation
Alister Trier, Chairman – Gas Taskforce, Department of the Chief Minister and Cabinet, Northern Territory Government
Brett Woods, COO, Midstream Infrastructure & Clean Fuels, Santos
Phil Grainger, General Manager Strategy & Commercial, INPEX
David Byers, Principal Advisor, CO2CRC Limited
Alex Zapantis, General Manager – Commercial, Global CCS Institute
1:10
Networking and Lunch break in the exhibition
2:00
PANEL DISCUSSION | Darwin’s Potential for a Gas Based Manufacturing Industry
- What’s needed to turn Darwin into a “manufacturing powerhouse”?
- Plans to diversify and grow the existing Northern Territory’s LNG industry
- Creating a new gas demand centre to develop a range of gas processing and manufacturing industries, research and cluster centres
- Darwin’s ideal position in terms of supply and market
Simon Flowers, Project Director – Middle Arm Sustainable Development Precinct, Department of Infrastructure, Planning and Logistics, Northern Territory Government
Dr Howard Smith, Director Middle Arm and Gas Manufacturing, Gas Taskforce Unit, Department of the Chief Minister and Cabinet, Northern Territory Government
Robert S Malabar, Director, Middle Arm Petrochemicals Pty Ltd
FUEL SECURITY AND STORAGE
2:40
Providing Liquid Fuel Security to the North and Value Adding to a LNG By Product Currently Exported
Tony Debenham, Managing Director, Darwin Clean Energy
3:00
The potential for a New Fuel Storage Facility at Darwin Port
Hannah Barraza, Business Director, Land Development Corporation
3:20
CLOSING | Closing remarks from the Chair & End of Conference
4:30–7:30
NT RESOURCES WEEK SUNSET HARBOUR CRUISE
Departing from Stokes Hill Wharf