Israeli delegation visit
9-12 March 2015
Insight in the Dutch Gas Sector
Version 5-3-2015
Sunday March 8
Arrival at Amsterdam Schiphol Airport and transfer to hotel in the city of the Hague
Monday March 9
08.20
Welcome by Ms. Marjella Wingelaar, Project Manager Influentials Programme,
Netherlands Enterprise Agency
08.30
Departure for Ministry of Economic Affairs, Bezuidenhoutseweg 73, the Hague
(estimated driving time 20 minutes) (Contact Aad van Bohemen T 06 11377016)
08.50
Ministry of Economic Affairs
09.00
Welcome and introduction to the Dutch Gas sector by Mr.
Maarten Camps, Secretary General at the Ministry of Economic Affairs
09.30
Introduction to the Dutch Gas sector (continued) by Mr. Aad van Bohemen, Energy
Envoy, Ministry of Economic Affairs
10.00
Licensing procedures upstream sector by Mr. Dré van den Elzen, Ministry of
Economic Affairs
10.30
Coffee Break
10.45
Gas Quality issues by Mr. Aurél Kenessey, Ministry of Economic Affairs
11.15
Supervision on health and safety in the upstream sector by Mr. Hans Weenink, State
Supervision of Mines
11.45
Resources revenues and the State budget by Mr. Johannes Hers, Head of Section,
Netherlands Bureau for Economic Policy Analysis.
12.15
Lunch at the Ministry of Economic Affairs
13.00
Taxation of the upstream sector by Mr. Rob den Brabander and Mr. Marco van Driel,
Tax office Upstream
14.00
Departure for GATE Terminal, Maasvlakteweg 991, Rotterdam (estimated driving
time 1 hour) (contact Angelique van Noort T 0181 799 034)
15:00
GATE Terminal
Meeting with Mr. Dick Meurs, Managing Director
Topic: Introduction GATE Terminal
Guided tour with bus
16:45
Departure for Parkhotel, the Hague (estimated driving time 1 hour)
18:00
Network event at Parkhotel
19:00
Evening at leisure
Tuesday March 10
08.20
Check out & Luggage in the bus
Meet Ms. Marjella Wingelaar in the hotel lobby
08.30
Departure from Parkhotel, Molenstraat 53 for the Hague Central Station, the Hague
(estimated driving time 20 minutes) (Contact Aad Correlje T 06 42731689)
09.00
Clingendael (International Energy Programme)
Meeting with Mr. Aad Correlje, Associate Fellow
Topic: Gas Value Chain
11.00
Departure for Hof der Muzen, Muzenplein 117, the Hague
(walking time 10 minutes)
11.45
Lunch at Hof der Muzen
12.50
Departure for Authority for Consumers & Markets, Muzenstraat 41, the Hague
(walking time 10 minutes) (Contact Kirsten Bouwens T 06 11743182)
13.00
ACM (Authority for Consumers & Markets)
Meeting Mr. Marcel Vermeulen, Senior Economist
Topic: Antitrust gas market
Meeting Mrs. Kirsten Bouwens, Economist
Topic: Rate regulation transport
14.30
Departure for Embassy of Israel in the Netherlands, Buitenhof 47, the Hague
(estimated driving time 10 minutes) (Contact Marianne de Jager T 070 376 0509)
14.45
Embassy of Israel in the Netherlands
Meeting with H.E. Haim Divon, Ambassador of the State of Israel in The
Netherlands
15.45
Departure for Groningen (estimated driving time 2,5 hours)
18.30
Check in hotel Schimmelpenninckhuys, Oosterstraat 53, Groningen
19.45
Meet in the hotel lobby
19:50
Departure for restaurant Benz, Pepertstraat 17, Groningen (walking time 10 minutes)
20:00
Dinner at restaurant Benz
Together with:
- Dr. Volko de Jong, Vice President Customer Relations of the Energy Delta
Institute
- Mr. Huub van Haelen, Managing Director of GGNI (T 06 22503633)
Wednesday March 11, 2015
08.10
Check out & luggage in the bus
Meet Ms. Marjella Wingelaar in the hotel lobby
08.20
Departure for NAM (Nederlandse Aardolie Maatschappij), Schepersmaat 2, Assen
(estimated driving time 35 minutes) (contact Aniet Bastiaanse
T 0592368222)
09.00
NAM
Meeting with Mr. Ante Frens, Asset Manager Southern North Sea, Royal Dutch
Shell
Topic: Offshore Regulation, gas storage
10.30
Departure for Gasunie, Concourslaan 17, Groningen (estimated driving time
30 minutes) (contact Ina Bonnema T 06 11005907)
11.00
GasUnie
Meeting with Mr. Hans Coenen, Director Corporate Strategy
Topic: role of Gasunie in the European gas market and market developments
Meeting with Mr. Jan van der Voort, Manager Legal Affairs Projects/Commercial
Director Gasunie Engineering B.V
Topic: Some of the lessons learned by Gasunie in building up a gas market
Including lunch with Mr. Han. Fennema , CEO of N.V. Nederlandse
Gasunie
13.00
Departure for GasTerra, Stationsweg 1, Groningen (estimated driving time
10 minutes) (Contact Imelda Weel T 06 25058823)
13.15
GasTerra
Meeting with Mr. Gertjan Lankhorst , CEO, Mr. Geert Greving, Energy Coordinator,
and Mr. Warner ten Kate, Public Affairs
Topic: Government influence and trading gas
14.45
Departure for DNV-GL, Energieweg 17, Groningen (estimated driving time
15 minutes) (Contact Dave Oesterholt T 06 11771060)
15.00
DNV-GL
Meeting with Mr. Dave Oesterholt, Business Development Manager
15.05
Short Introduction DNV GL by Ben Oudman, Head of Gas Consultancy & Services
15.15
Safety regulation and assessment of industrial natural gas installations by Floris de
Groot, Technical Professional
15.40
Questions
15.45
Start parallel session (split in two groups)
15.45-16.05
New EU directive for safety of offshore gas installations
15.45-16.05
Set up of a fiscal metering/custody transfer system in a natural gas
supply chain
16.05
Laboratory tour
16.40
Networking & drinks
17.00
Departure for Utrecht (estimated driving time 2 hours)
19.00
Check in Park Plaza Hotel, Westplein 50, Utrecht
Time to freshen up
19.30
Departure for restaurant Elvi, Jan van Scorelstraat 21-23, Utrecht (estimated driving
15 minutes)
20.00
Dinner
22.00
Departure for Park Plaza hotel
Thursday March 12, 2015
8.20
Meet Ms. Marjella Wingelaar in the hotel lobby
8.30
Meeting with Mr. Ludwig Hoeksema, Member of the Board at Berenschot
Topic: CAP analyses for Human Capital Development
09.15
Check out & luggage in the bus
09.40
Departure for EBN, Daalsesingel 1, Utrecht (estimated driving time 10 minutes)
(contact Ewout Pikaar T 0653784747)
10.00
EBN
Meeting with Mr. Erik Kreft, Manager Asset Support, and Mr. Ewout
Pikaar, Public Affairs
Topic: Institutional environment and incentive production of small fields.
11.45
Departure for lunch (estimated driving time 8 minutes)
12.00
Lunch at Het Gerecht, Catharijnesingel 81, Utrecht
13.15
Departure for TNO, Princetonlaan 6, Utrecht (estimated driving time 15 minutes)
(contact René Peters T 06 51551566)
13.30
TNO (Netherlands Organisation for Applied Scientific Research)
Meeting with Mr. René Peters, Director Gas Technology and Gert Jan Heerens,
Business Developer
Topic: Innovation and development of NG sector and geological data
15.15
Sightseeing tour through Utrecht with guide.
17.15
Departure for Schiphol Airport
18.00
Arriving at Schiphol Airport