APPEA 2012 : Satellite Communication for Petroleum Industries

Online, May 10, 2012 (Newswire.com) - NewSat, the leading independent satellite communications and teleport provider of Australia, will be participating at the 52nd Annual APPEA, to be held from May 13 to 16 in Adelaide, SA. The Australian Petroleum Production & Exploration Association Ltd (APPEA) is the organizer of the 52-yrs old trade event, giving the regional energy industries indispensable learning, business and networking opportunities.

The trade group boasts of 80 company members. These energy producers have strong presence in the region, contributing more than 98% of the total oil and gas output of the country. APPEA 2012 is sponsored by Clough, Schlumberger, the Australian Department of Resources , Energy and Tourism, Exxon Mobil, Conoco Philippis, Total, Beach Energy, Santos and Sasol.

Total Chairman and CEO Christophe de Margerie and South Australian Premier Jay Weatherill will be the keynote speakers on the first plenary session. Federal Resources & Energy Minister Martin Ferguson will also be there. Foreign representatives will grace the succeeding plenary sessions, namely Ali bin Ibrahim Al-Naimi, the Minister of Petroleum & Mineral Resources of Saudi Arabia; Maria van der Hoeven, former Executive Director of the IEA; ExxonMobil Gas & Power Marketing Vice President (Asia-Pacific) Emma Cochrane and Siemen's Executive Vice-President Andrew Logue.
Local industry leaders and specialists will also attend, including Santos Limited Managing Director & APPEA Chairman David Knox, Santos VP Peter Cleary, Chevron Greater Gorgon Area GM Colin Beckett, Origin Energy Limited CEO Paul Zealand, BHP Billiton Petroleum Chief Executive Michael Yeager, National Farmers' Federation VP Duncan Fraser, Deloitte Access Economics Partner Ian Harper, GISERA Director Peter Stone, and Woodside Energy Managing Director Peter Coleman.

Ron Miller and James Hamilton will be the official representatives of NewSat at APPEA 2012, which will run from May 13 to 16, 2012 in Adelaide.