Oilfie d Minerals Out ook

Habtoor Grand Resort, Dubai, 21-23 January 2013

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Drilling minerals • Proppants • Processing Logistics • Market demand

ROUNDTABLE21-23 January 2013, Dubai

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Middle East oilfield mineral demand

Future demand for proppants

Barite supply from India, Iran, & Turkey

Bentonite supply from Azerbaijan, Europe, & India

European bauxite for proppants

Indian proppant development

Innovations in oilfield mineral processing

Key Highlights

SESSION 1: OILFIELD OVERVIEW AND OUTLOOK

08.30 Opening Remarks: Setting the Scene Mike O’Driscoll,

Global Head of Research, Industrial Minerals, UK

09.00 The criticality of oilfield minerals supply in the Middle East market

William Voaden, Director, Castata Ltd, UK

09.30 Demand and outlook for barite and bentonite Darwish Al-Qubaisi,

General Manager, ESNAAD, UAE

10.00 Europe and Middle East: Industrial minerals for drilling today and the outlook for tomorrow

Marianna Voulgari, Global Metallurgy Market Manager, S&B Industrial Minerals SA, Greece

10.30 Coffee

SESSION 2: SOURCES AND SUPPLY OF BARITE

11.00 Indian barite supply and demand K. Rajamohan Reddy,

Managing Director, IBC Ltd, India

11.30 Iran’s barite sources for oilfield markets Alireza Ganji,

Asst. Prof., Postgraduate Dept. of Geology, Islamic AZAD University(IAU), Iran

12.00 Developing barite in Turkey for the Middle East oilfield market

Oytun Suer, Product Manager (Industrial Minerals), Barit Maden Türk A, Turkey

12.30 Lunch sponsored by

SESSION 3: SOURCES AND SUPPLY OF BENTONITE AND HECTORITE

14.00 Bentonite supply from India and its use in the Middle East oilfield market

Tripti Vyas, Chief Executive Offi cer, Shri Vivek Minerals Group, India

14.30 Use of Dash Salakhli natural sodium bentonite in the oil and gas industry

Natig Shirinade, Chairman of Board of Directors, AzRosPromInvest LLC, Azerbaijan

15.00 Hectorite clay for high pressure high temperature (HPHT) drilling

Jay Chmelauskas, President, Western Lithium USA Corp.

15.30 Coffee

16.00 Close of Day 1

DAY ONE: Tuesday 22 January 2013

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Out ookDrilling minerals • Proppants • Processing Logistics • Market demand

Oilfield Minerals Outlook: Middle East

The oilfi eld business of the Middle East is undergoing change. Natural gas security and exploration for unconventional resources are top of the agenda for all the main players.

• How will this influence future demand for oilfield minerals?

• Which will be the main sources of oilfield mineral supply?

• What are the challenges to new supply developments, processing, and logistics?

Whether sourcing minerals for drilling fl uids, cementing, or stimulation, the latest in the Industrial Minerals Roundtable series, Oilfield Minerals Outlook: Middle East, provides a unique forum to acquire answers to these questions.

Oilfield Minerals Outlook: Middle East will avail delegates of fi rst hand knowledge on trends and projections for oilfi eld mineral supply, processing, logistics, and consumption

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DAY TWO: Wednesday 23 January 2013

DUNE DINNER SAFARI

After the conference why not join us for further networking on an Arabian Adventure into the desert, on a Dune Dinner Safari.

This tour will explore the desert combined with Arabic hospitality. It will depart from the hotel in air conditioned 4x4 jeeps for exciting “dune bashing” and with frequent stops for taking in the atmosphere and to see the sun set over the horizon.

After sunset the tour will take us to dinner in a Bedouin camp, where guests will enjoy a traditional bbq dinner, and will have camel rides, and sand boarding, and other Arabian traditions will be enjoyed!

The tour will last approximately 5 hours and the all inclusive price is $99 USD per person.

To book your space on this please contact: Iclarke@indmin.com. Spaces are limited so please book early to avoid disappointment.

CONTACT DETAILS

PresentationsMike O’Driscoll, Global Head of Research, Industrial MineralsMODriscoll@indmin.com • 44 207 827 6444

SponsorshipIsmene Clarke, Advertisement Manager, Industrial MineralsIClarke@indmin.com • 44 207 827 5252

EnquiriesChris Scarlett, Marketing Manager, Industrial MineralsCScarlett@indmin.com • 44 207 779 8298

SESSION 4: PROPPANT MARKET DEVELOPMENT AND DEMAND

09.00 Evolution of fracturing in the Middle East and its influence on proppants

Pickard Trepess, Regional Sales Manager, Sintex Minerals International, Hungary

09.30 The future of ceramic proppants production in India

A.K. Dasgupta, Managing Director, Hallmark Minerals (I) Pvt Ltd, India

10.00 Coffee

SESSION 5: PROPPANT & OILFIELD MINERAL PROCESSING

10.30 Examining ceramic proppant manufacturing processes

A.J. DeCenso, Business Development Manager, Sweco, USA

Joe Roettle, Sales Director, Ecutec, Spain

11.00 Grinding barite and bentonite: differences between a closed loop vs. open loop process

Jean Francois Marechal, Chief Executive, Poittemill, France

11.30 Discussion: Outlook for oilfield supply & demand in the Middle East

12.00 Lunch & Close of Day 2

DUNE DINNER SAFARI see panel right

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