5th Surat Basin Coal & Energy Conference

5th Surat Basin Coal & Energy Conference
23rd – 24th May 2012 | Stamford Plaza, Brisbane

The Surat Basin Coal & Energy Conference is back for the 5th year, taking place on 23rd and 24th May at the Stamford Plaza in Brisbane.

After previous years' success, this original event focusing on all the latest developments surrounding the Surat Basin coal and energy sectors has become an essential meeting point for the industry’s explorers, developers, operators, suppliers and investors.

Confirmed speakers to date include:

• Hon Stirling Hinchliffe, Minister for Employment, Skills & Mining
• Mark Lochtenberg, Managing Director, Cockatoo Coal Limited
• Robert McRuvie, Local Content Lead, Arrow Energy Pty Ltd
• Dr. Rebecca Michael, CEO, Queensland Transport & Logistics Council
• Chris Jury, Director, Castra Consulting
• Nick Jorss, Managing Director, Stanmore Coal
• Colin Randall, Managing Director, Allegiance Coal
• Ray James, Managing Director, Icon Energy Limited
• Matthew Austin, Partner, Mallesons Stephen Jaques
• Mark Browne, General Manager, Infrastructure Development, SunWater Limited
• Mike O'Brien, Chief Executive Officer, MetroCoal Limited
• Jamie Doyle, Exploration and Geoscience Manager, Origin
• Shane Charles, CEO, Toowoomba Regional Enterprise

The 2012 program will feature presentations on key topics including:

• Infrastructure – Upgrading infrastructure to develop the Surat basin
• Staffing requirements
• Working with local communities
• Coal project developments
• CSG/UCG/CTL
• Water management
• Land access
• And much more

Who was there last year? Senior representatives from:
AARC - Abigroup Contractors Pty Ltd - AEC Group Limited – AJM - APT Publications Pty Ltd - Aquila Resources Ltd - Arcadia Energy Trading - Arrow Energy - Bateman Engineering- Baulderstone -Blackwood Corporation Ltd - BMD Constructions Pty Ltd - Busy At Work - CAE Mining – Calibre - Carbon Energy Limited - Centennial Coal - Coates Hire- Cougar Energy Ltd - Daily Mercury -Davis Langdon - DeltaSBD Ltd - Dept of Environment Resource Management - Dept of Transport & Main Road - Dept of Transport & Main Road - Downer EDI Mining- Ecofund Queensland - Energy Publishing - Ergon Energy – Fluor - G&S Engineering – GHD - Gladstone Power Station - Haald Engineering - Hancock Coal - Hastings Deering Ltd - Hyder Consulting - Immediate Assistants - Kellogg Brown & Root Pty Ltd - Knight Piesold- Leighton Contractors - Liberty Resources Limited - Lucas Drilling Services – MacMahon - Mayer International - MetroCoal Limited - Mineral & Coal Investments Pty Ltd - Mining Industry Skills Centre - Minister for Employment, Skills and Mining - New Hope Corporation Limited - Northern Energy - NRW Civil & Mining - Ostwald Bros. Civil Pty Ltd - Pacific National - Parsons Brinckerhoff - Peabody Energy Australia - Port of Brisbane Pty Ltd - QR National - QR National Coal - Queensland Rail - Queensland Resources Council - RPS Australia East Pty Ltd - Runge Limited – Sandvik - Schneider Electric - SGS Australia Pty Ltd - Shadforths Civil Engineering – Shell - Shenhuo International Group - Shift Miner – SKM - SNC Lavalin - Stabilised Pavements of Australia Pty Ltd - Stanmore Coal - SunWater Limited - Surat Basin Rail Pty Ltd - TAFE Qld Regional Network - Terrex Seismic - Thinc Projects - Training Professionals Pty Ltd - Urban21 Property Solutions - Vero Insurance Australia - Western Downs Regional Council - Xenith Consulting – Xstract - Xstrata Coal - Yancoal Australia

If you are interested in:

• Speaking opportunities, please contact Alex Bennet at alex.bennet@informa.com.au or call +61 (2) 9080 4315
• Sponsorship/exhibition opportunities, please contact Shreya Joshi at shreya.joshi@informa.com.au or call +61 (2) 9080 4346
• Receiving the conference brochure, please go here.