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GASTECH 85

The

Palais des

Official opening ceremony

Welcome from Conference Director followed by official opening speech by Mr. P. Alby, President du

Conseil a'Administration, Gaz de France.

Session 1 WORLD GAS SUPPLIES

Chairman: E. Rerolle, Vice-President, Chantiers du

Nord et de la Mediterranee, President d'Honneur,

Chambre Syndicale des Constructeurs de Navires et de Machines Marines, Paris

Marketing and the natural gas industry

B.M.C. Fogarty, Shell International Gas, London

Natural gas: which option for developing countries —

LNC or the domestic market?

J.P. Jonchere, BEICIP, Rueil-Malmaison, France

The LNG trades: where are they today and where are they going? — a Panel Discussion with representatives from Producers and Consumers.

Moderator: A. Pastuhov, President, AVP Corporation,

Newbury Port, Mass., USA

Welcome Party for all Delegates, Exhibitors and accompanying Ladies, graciously offered by the City of Nice, in the Foyer Agora (level III) of the Palais des

Congres 'Acropolis', Nice

Session 2 LPG PRODUCTION AND TRADE

Chairman: H.E. Dr. A.H. Faher, Governor, General

Petroleum & Mineral Organization, PETROMIN,

Saudi Arabia

Moderator: S.M. Boushehri, Poten & Partners Ltd,

London

As at previous Gastech meetings, the all-day LPG

Session will bring together the world's leading LPG producers, marketers and traders. Full details will be published nearer the date of the meeting.

Session 3 SAFETY AND TRAINING

Analysis of the LPG disaster at San Juan Ixhuatepec,

Mexico City, 19 November 1984

C.M. Pietersen, TNO-Netherlands Organization for

Applied Scientific Research, Department of Industrial

Safety, Apeldoorn, The Netherlands

Burn-out risk analysis in gas storage plants

M. Huther, M. Zehri, |-P. Gilbert & R. Giribone,

Bureau Veritas. Levallois, France

Development control around LPG installations

Dr. P.J. Crossthwaite, Health and Safety Executive,

Major Hazards Assessment Unit, Bootle, UK

Are the risks in your gas plant being properly managed?

J.G. Sellers and C.J. Luck, Arthur D. Little Ltd., London

Salvage of cargo from the war-damaged "Gaz

Fountain"

Capt. J.A. Carter, Marine Safety Services Ltd., London

N.B. Presentation of this paper is subject to completion of legal arbitration.

BLEVE probability of a 100 Te LPG storage vessel

K.W. Blything, Safety and Reliability Directorate,

Culcheth, Warrington, UK

Thermal radiation from LNG trench fires

Dr. P A. Croce & Dr. K.S. Mudan, Arthur D. Little Inc.,

Cambridge, Mass., USA

Session 4 DEVELOPMENT OF FRONTIER GAS

FIELDS: THE TECHNOLOGICAL CHALLENGE

Moderator: R. Kvamsdal, Kvaerner Subsea Con- tracting A/S, Lysaker, Norway

This will be an informal Workshop Session with a small panel of engineers who are involved in seeking solutions to the problems foreseen in developing gas resources for the 21st century.

Official Gastech Cocktail/Buffet Party for all re- gistered Delegates and Spouses llth International LNG/LPG Conference & Exhibition

Congres 'Acropolis', Nice, France November 12-15, 1985

CONFERENCE PROGRAMME

Session 5 TRANSPORTATION, TECHNOLOGY & OPERATIONS

Chairmen: R.J. Lakey, Robert J. Lakey & Associates,

Inc., Houston, and R.C. Ffooks, Consultant, London

Design, construction and periodical surveys of ships for liquefied gases — a Classification Society's viewpoint

D. McLean & R.M. Cripps, Lloyd's Register of

Shipping, London

U.S.C.G. programme for new and existing liquefied gas ships

Dr. A.L. Rowek & Lt. K.S. Cook, United States Coast

Guard, Washington D.C., USA

Time for a collision-resistant LPG carrier fleet

F S. Harris, Consultant, Norwich, UK

Conversion of the 125000 cu.m LNG carrier "Al

Rawdatain" for the Kuwait Oil Tanker Company for

LNG transportation, storage and vapourisation to serve an electrical power station

H. Ali, Technical Manager, Kuwait Oil Tanker

Company, Kuwait and C. Guyot, NORMED, France

The LNG/LN2 scheme as a transport alternative for

Nqrthern Norwegian gas

J. Bakke & B. Borgaas, Moss Rosenberg Verft A.S.,

Oslo, Norway and R.S. Heiersted, Statoil, Stavanger,

Norway

French containment systems refined:

Technical and economical aspects of GT LNG carriers' containment system enhanced by high standard- isation and automated insulation processes

R. Lootvoet, Gaz-Transport, Trappes, France

The low boil-off Technigaz membrane system: an assessment of safety, reliability and economy

M. Betille & J.M. Lebreton, SN Technigaz, Maurepas,

France

Japanese developments in LNG transportation:

A new generation of LNG carriers for economy and operational flexibility

R. Ogiwara, Kawasaki Heavy Industries Ltd., Kobe

Future LNG carriers

N. Ogawa & T. Akiba, Nippon Kokan K.K., Fokyo

Design and actual service of cargo handling equipment on an LNG carrier

N. Itoyama, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd., lokyo

Session 6 COMMERCIAL, DOCUMENTATION & CONTRACTS

Chairman: J.M. Soesan, Consultant, Coventry,-IJK

Contract protection of recoverable reserves

E.A. Massey, Arent, Fox, Kintner, Plotkin & Kahn,

Washington. D.C., USA

A new concept for gas tanker operators — zero cost ships

Dr. R.J. Stanclift Jr.. Convent Station, N.J.., USA "LPG Pricetag" and the European market 1984/5 K. Potter, Consultant, West Horsley, Surrey, UK

Session 7 GASES AS TRANSPORTATION FUELS

Chairman: T.J. Joyce, T. Joyce Assoc., Fairfax, VA, USA

TNO's experience with natural gas and LPG as a fuel in petrol and diesel engines

P. van Sloten, Research Institute for Road Vehicles.

I NO. Delft. The Netherlands

Research, development and demonstration in Canada of natural gas as an alternative transportation fuel for diesel

J.S. Heenan, Transportation Energy Division, Energy

Mines and Resources Canada, Ottawa, Canada

Natural gas: the ideal fuel for diesel engines

F. Braghini, B t B Engineering Sri, Bologna. Italy

The role played by LPG as a fuel for internal combustion engines in the fight against pollution and for the reduction of fuel consumption

A. Casacci, Sprint Auto S.p.A., Bologna, Italy

Environmental conseauences and advantages when using modern LPG and CNG autogas systems

G. Jager, Vialle B.V., Son, The Netherlands

Session 8 LIQUEFIED GAS TERMINALS AND

STORAGE

Chairmen: A. Pastuhov, AVP Corp., Newbury Port,

USA & R.M.L. Vincent, Gaz de France, Paris

Optimisation of the LNG regasification system used in the Gaz de France terminal at Montoir de Bretagne

B. Lecomte, S. Caudron & J.L. Colonna, Gaz de France

Boil-off gas recovery using reliquefaction in LNG

M. Leray, Gaz de France, M. Gastinne, L'Air Liquide &

M. Gauberthier, Technip, Paris

Offshore loading of LNG. A review of methods, procedures and constructions with emphasis on safety and operability

R.F. Schrader & P.M. Mowinckel, Moss Rosenberg

Verft A.S., Oslo, Norway

Inside an LNG storage tank D.B. Crawford. C.A. Durr & S.E. Handman, M.W.

Kellogg Inc.. Flouston, Texas, USA

LPG and LNG terminals associated with underground storage

J.P. Lagron & A. Boulanger, Geostock, Paris

Construction and operation of an LPG membrane tank

P. Fuvel, Total-C.F.P., Boulogne/Billancourt, France

Commissioning of a new LPG storage system in Le

Havre using semi-buried pressurised cylindrical storage

M. Kotcharian, Temis, Paris

The Cooper Basin liquids project: process design and start up

D.G. Elliot, D.M. International Inc.. Houston, Texas &

D. White-Stevens, Santos Ltd.. Adelaide, Australia

Design and project management aspects of the LPG facilities at Port Bonython, South Australia

J.M. Craker. R.S. Dutton & R.M. Scott. Davy McKee

Pacific Pty. Ltd.. Melbourne, Australia

Session 9 TECHNICAL DEVELOPMENTS AND

MATERIALS

Chairman: W. Brumshagen, Managing Director, LGA

Gastechnik GmbH.. Remagen - Rolandseck, Germany

The Gaz de France cryogenic testing station

J.C. Diraison & P. Bailleul. Gaz de France-DEIN

LNG sampling measurement process

M. Dourche & F. Flesch. Gaz de France-DETN

A new mass flowmeter for LPG and LNG

L.A. Broomhead. Brooks Instrument Division.

Emerson Electric U.K. Ltd., Stockport, Cheshsire. UK

Improvement of gas tanker operating efficiency

F.R. Olschlager, LGA Gastechnik GmbFJ., Remagen-

Rolandseck, Germany FR

Stress corrosion cracking of 3.5 Ni steel in liquid ammonia

L. Cadiou, Societe Creustot-Loire, Le Creusot, France

Improvement in weldability in Fe 36".. Ni alloy for transportation tanks

H. Kanezashi, T. Kanamura, K. Mukai & K. Ohsaki.

Nisshin Steel Co.. Ltd.. Fokyo. Japan

A comparison of various plastic materials concerning their behaviour at cryogenic temperatures

Dr. R. Krause. G I H Montage GmbH, Ludwigshafen am Rhein, Germany FR

The organisers reserve the right to amend this programme if circumstances so require.

REGISTRATION FORM

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