Baltic Oil and Gas Trading and Transportation Conference is sponsored by Fendercare Marine Ltd. - one of the world's leading suppliers of marine equipment and services.

The conference will take place 19–20 May 2011, St. Petersburg, Russia with support of the Government of St. Petersburg.

Over 70 participants, including Gazpromneft Marine Bunker, Litasco, PKN Orlen, Rosneft, Shell Trading, GAC Shipping, Statoil Hydro, Surgutneftegaz, TNK BP, Turgai Petroleum, Mangistaumunaigaz, Tatneft etc. will gather to assess markets dynamics that are generating or affected by Baltic transit, existing transit and transhipment capacities in the region, commercial factors influencing transit routes, and logistics optimization.

Amongst the speakers of the conference:

Jeffery Piper, International Relations and Enlargement, DG Energy, European Commission

Tatiana Chekalova, Marine Council, Government of St.. Petersburg City

Vyacheslav Kulagin, Institute of Energy Research, Russian Academy of Science

Maria Belova, Institute of Energy and Finance of Russian Federation

Oleg Kolomijchenko, St. Petersburg Antimonopoly Service Administration

Romans Baumanis, Nord Stream AG

Dmitry Belyutin, Marine Bureau "Oil Terminals"

Igor Lobko, Oktyabrskie Railways

Stasis Gudvalis, Lithuanian Railways

Yury Shcherbanin, EATU Centre Consult

Stal Inge & Captain George Mills, Fendercare Marine Ltd.

Vyacheslav Gai, Oil Port Primorsk

OJSC AK Transnefteproduct

and more

Registration deadline – 10 May 2011. Organisers: Confidence Capital Ltd., tel: +44 208 349 1999, fax +44 208 349 2999, e-mail: elena_m@ccapital.co.uk