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Day One: Tuesday 22nd November 2011
| Day One | Day Two |
8.30
Registration and coffee
9.00
Opening remarks from the Chair
9.10
MINISTERIAL ADDRESS
Galilee Basin resources on centre stage for world energy markets
Hon. Stirling Hinchliffe MP, Minister for Employment, Skills and Mining, Queensland Government
9.30
Keynote Presentation
Alpha Coal and Kevins Corner project updates
Paul Mulder, Managing Director – Coal, Hancock Prospecting
10.00
From pit to port – A vertically integrated resource development project in the Galilee Basin
  • The Carmichael coal mine – Update on drilling to date, mine plans and design
  • Railway infrastructure – Common user infrastructure versus privately owned rail corridors
  • Abbott point and Dudgeon Point coal export terminals – Timelines and export capacity
Jignesh Derasari, CEO - Australia, Adani Mining
10.30
Morning tea
11.00
The China Stone Project
  • Drilling conducted to date
  • Environmental and pre-feasibility studies
  • China Stone coalmine development plan
  • Port & rail projects to support 60 million tonnes per year export from 2015
Michael Li, Chief Representative, MacMines Austasia
11.40
Blackwood Coal: South Pentland project update
Todd Harrington, Chief Executive Officer, Blackwood Corporation
12.20
The enormous potential of CSG to deliver a cleaner energy future
  • Vast untapped potential of CSG within the Galilee Basin
  • Creating a regional gas hub to supply mining energy requirements
  • Reviewing geological and geophysical studies within the two tenements
  • Cultural heritage and landholder negotiations
Dr Julie Beeby, Chief Executive Officer, Westside Corporation
1.00
Lunch
2.00
What's driving offshore investment interest in Galilee Basin coal development
  • The Asian investment dollar is following insatiable Asian demand
  • The next generation of owners are the new generation
  • Infrastructure led development is bringing in new players
  • Challenges for these world class projects
John Snelling, Executive Director,  ANZ Institutional Bank
TRANSPORT & INFRASTRUCTURE
2.40
Development of the Galilee Basin – An opportunity for a collaborative approach
  • Update on the South Galilee project
  • Infrastructure and collaboration
  • Opportunity for regionalisation
Rob McNamara, General Manager - Project Development, AMCI Investments
3.00
Delivering Galilee coal to world markets - Building a world-class supply chain
  • Designing and developing a new rail network for the Galilee Basin
  • Integrating the new network with existing lines to ensure multiple port delivery
  • Aligning rail infrastructure corridors to export coal to global markets in shorter timeframes
  • Working as an integrated supply chain to maximise throughput
Marcus McAuliffe, Executive Vice President and CEO Coal Operations, QR National
3.30
Afternoon tea
4.00
Port developments
Exporting Galilee Basin coal – Abbott Point project update and future expansions to meet increasing demand
  • Expansion plans for Abbott Point
  • Assessing preferred developer status at various ports
  • Future North Queensland port developments
  • New entrants into the coal and port markets and how they will impact capacity
Gary Campbell, General Manager Port Development (Abbot Point), North Queensland Bulk Ports
5.20
Networking drinks
 
Day Two: Wednesday 23rd November 2011
| Day One | Day Two |
8.30
Morning coffee
9.00
Opening remarks from the Chair
A REVIEW OF PROJECTS AND EXPLORATION IN THE REGION
9.05
KEYNOTE PRESENTATION
China First project
Clive Palmer, Chairman, Mineralogy
9.45
Outlook for the Dugulla tenement in the Galilee Basin
  • Vale Global Coal – How does Degulla Fit?
  • Vision for Degulla Project
  • Challenges facing Degulla
  • Industry/Government collaboration –How do we make the Galilee Basin work?
Jason Economidis, Director Growth Projects, Vale Australia
10.25
Morning tea
10.50
The Hughenden White Mountain project
Mark Turner, Chief Operating Officer, Guildford Coal
11.20
Comet Ridge: Oil & gas opportunities in the Galilee Basin
Tor McCaul, Managing Director, Comet Ridge
11.50
Exploring for coal seam methane and petroleum in central Queenslands Galilee Basin
  • History of CSG exploration in the Galilee basin
  • Recent CSG activity
  • Unique features of the region
  • Potential markets for natural gas
Glenn Haworth, CEO, Galilee Energy Limited
12.30
Lunch
1.30
Galilee Gas project - Coal seam gas and shale gas potential within Australia’s newest energy frontier
Rob Crook, CEO, Exoma Energy
2.00
Advance technology for reducing hydrocarbon footprint in the mining industry
  • Challenges faced by miners
  • Case studies showing products & technology available to mining industry to assist reducing with their hydrocarbon footprint
Darren Barwick , Technical Mining Team Manger (East), Shell Australia
GEOTHERMAL
2.30
Geothermal energy potential in Central Queensland
  • Evidence for a major geothermal heat source under the Galilee basin
  • Supercritical CO2 Geothermal Siphon proposal to exploit this source
  • Synergy with a future coal- or gas-fired power plant in the Basin
  • Future opportiunities
Hal Gurgenci, Director, QGECE Queensland Geothermal Energy Centre for Excellence
3.00
Afternoon tea
COMMUNITY ISSUES
3.30
Property Update / Land releases
Ed Wood, Director and Principal, Belyando Livestock and Property
REGIONAL COLLABORATION
4.00
Local government perspective – Infrastructure requirements to support the forthcoming projects
Rob Chandler, Mayor, Barcaldine Regional Council
4.30
Fly-In Fly-out Workforce – Meeting the need for skilled employees
  • Training and development – Identify and solving the challenges associated with training an entirely new workforce
  • Automation – Developing the skills to operate the most advanced automation equipment in Australia
  • Attracting and retaining skilled staff
  • Developing a sense of community
David Kippin, CEO of Townsville Enterprise
5.00
Close of conference
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