Title	:	PAJ Oil Spill Symposium 2007 "Oil Spill Risks - Old and New"
Date	:	February 22, Thu. & 23 Fri. 2007 (AM 9:00 Front desk Open)
Venue	:	Keidanren Kaikan (at "Golden room", 11F)(Cloak 1F Lobby) 1-9-4, Otemachi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-8188, Japan Tel: +81-3-5204-1500 Fax: +81-3-5255-6233
Objectives	:	PAJ Major Oil Spill Response Programme, Triggered by the Exxon Valdez incident, now marks its seventeenth year. During that time, it has gained experience through several major oil spill incidents, such as Nakhodka, Erika and Prestige, and a series of international systems and cooperative frameworks has been developed. Preventative measures include reinforcement of PSC and accelerated implementation of double-hull tankers have been promoted. Also, for the compensation regimes related to oil spills, an additional oil-spill compensation fund went into effect in March 2005 with maximum limit of 750 million SDR. Oil spill response strategies are changing on a company to company basis with more concentrated resources targeting regional preparedness based on past experiences and changing risks. Regional Seas Programs include North West Pacific Action Plan as the inter governmental action under UNEP and oil industry spill response organizations have emerged in line with the requirement of changing strategy. Recent activities of hydrocarbon exploitation are taking place in very remote areas, a long way from these industry spill response organizations or OSR centers and the companies involved are inclined to set up their own resource centers in the vicinity of their activity to cope with regulatory requirements of the areas, to respond quickly in case of emergency. This symposium focuses on "Oil Spill risks - Old and New" in the context of an overview of the entire oil spill situation including some remarks to the recent spill incident in Philippines, with the aim of contributing to the activities of relevant organizations.
Language	:	English and Japanese With simultaneous interpretation
Organizer	:	Petroleum Association of Japan (PAJ)
Supporter	:	Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI)
Secretariat (contact)	:	Oil Spill Response & Industry Support Department, Petroleum Association of Japan, 1-9-4, Ohtemachi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-0004, Japan (Mr.Kenji Tawa, General Manager of Oil Spill Response Office, PAJ) TEL: +81-3-3279-3819 FAX: +81-3-3242-5688

ＰＲＯＧＲＡＭＭＥ Day1 Thursday February 22，2007

		Symposium Coordinator: Minoru Tsunoda General Manager, Oil Spill Response & Industry Support Dept, PAJ
10:15		Opening Address Mr. Kazuo Suzuki Chairman of Transportation Committee of PAJ Vice President, TonenGeneral Sekiyu K.K
10:30		Speech by the Honorable Guest Mr. Shuzo Takada Director, Petroleum Refining and Reserve Division, Agency of Natural Resources & Energy, METI
		Keynote Speech
10:40		IMO's Response to Current Oil and HNS Spill Risks Mr. Miguel Palomares Director, International Maritime Organization（IMO）
11:15		Recent Activities of the IOPC Funds Mr. Willem Oosterveen Director, International Oil Pollution Compensation Fund（IOPCF）
11:50		Industry's Responsibility in Coping with New Oil Spill Risks Mr. Archie Smith Chief Executive and Director, Oil Spill Response and East Asia Response Limited（OSRL/EARL）
12:25 -13:35		Lunch
13:35		Defining Best International Practices for Oil Spill Response Planning Dr. Edward Owens Principal, Polaris Applied Sciences, Inc.
14:10		Oil Spill Response Considerations in a Multinational Oil Company Mr. Bernard Bennett BP E&P Oil Spill Advisor, BP North Sea Crisis Manager (BP)
14:45 -15:00		Coffee Break
15:00		Current Situation and Issues of Preparedness to Oil and Chemical Spills Mr. Mitsuyoshi Nomata Director, Marine Environment Protection and Disaster Prevention Division, Guard and Rescue department, Japan Coast Guard (JCG)
15:35		Indonesia Response Strategy to Oil Spill Disaster Mr. Bayu Satya Branch Manager, Leadership Limited
16:10		End of the Day 1

ＰＲＯＧＲＡＭＭＥ Day2 Friday February 23，2007

10:00		The Removal of Oil from Sunken Wrecks Including SOLAR 1 --- Some Technical Considerations Mr. Hugh Parker, Technical Team Manager, International Tanker Owners Pollution Federation (ITOPF)
10:35		The Recent Activities of IPIECA with Special Focus on ASIA Mr. Chris Morris, General Secretary, International Petroleum Industry Environment Conservation Association (IPIECA)
11:10		Tier 2 Response Requirements in the FSU (Former Soviet Union countries) Mr. Paul Shapiro, Senior Banker, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)
11:50 - 13:20		Lunch
13:20		The BTC Pipeline Project in Turkey Mr. Bulent Inanc, Director, HSE, BOTAS International Limited
14:00		Strategy for Enhancement of Oil Spill Response Capability Mr. Nick Glover , Crisis Management ＆ Emergency Response Team Leader, Supreme Petroleum Council, Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC)
14:35		Closing Remarks Mr. Kazuo Suzuki Chairman of Transportation Committee of PAJ Vice President, TonenGeneral Sekiyu K.K
14:45		End of the 2007 Symposium