Afghanistan Oil Conference

KEY CONFERENCE HIGHLIGHTS:

Session 1: Overview of Afghanistan Energy Market – Key Trends:

• Afghanistan hydrocarbon resources
• Refining Capacity & Further Development Prospects
• Afghanistan Energy Projects – current outlook and future projects

Session 2: Investment Climate in Afghanistan & Opportunities:

• Afghanistan Government Policies and Regulations for Investments
• Economic Framework & Taxation
• Trade Finance and Banking Regulations in Afghanistan

Session 3: Key Sources & Supply Routes:

• Deliveries from Pakistan
• Important role of the Northern routes for the petroleum supplies to Afghanistan & Supply Sources:
• Russia
  • Turkmenistan
  • Kazakhstan
  • Uzbekistan
  • Azerbaijan

Session 4: Transport Infrastructure of Afghanistan

• Main regional petroleum import and trading hubs in Afghanistan (Kabul, Herat, Mazar-e-Sharif, Kandahar)
• Current transport network and underway projects
• Analysis of tracking logistics capabilities of local transport companies.
• Development of railway network and its vital role in the economy of Afghanistan
• Terminals Capabilities & Storage Capacities
• Safety & Security of Petroleum transportation in Afghanistan
• Introduction of advance (modern) technologies for the control, coordination, management and improvements of logistics services in Afghanistan

Session 5: Oil Trading Market

• Oil Product Demand – Overview of the current market:Diesel
  • Mogas
  • Jet Fuel
  • LPG

• Forecast of Future Demand Change in Afghanistan

• Overview of Afghanistan Domestic Market Structure:
  • Wholesales market
  • Retail network

• Factors affecting the formation and fluctuation of petroleum prices in Afghanistan

• Product Quality Control
  • Afghanistan national standards for quality of imported petroleum products (Afghanistan National Standard Association)
  • Existing quality control system and importance of its development for environmental and consumer right protection