24-26 June 2014 •Marriott West Loop, Houston

Oilfield MineralsOutlook 2014Houston

Tel: +44 (0) 20 7779 7222 • Email: stephen.brown@euromoneyasia.com •Web: www.indmin.com/events/OFM-houston

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Exhibitors

Confirmed speakers include:

lStan Kaplan,Director, Office of Electricity, Renewables & Uranium Statistics,U.S Department of Energy,USA

l Jean-Francois Marechal, CEO, Poittemill, France

lRichard Spencer,CEO, South American Silica Corp,Canada

lMike O’Driscoll,Global Head of Research, Industrial Minerals,UK

l Jay Chmelauskas,President, Western Lithium USA Corp,USA

lTom Burkett, Graphite Industry Executive,USA

lAndreas Hensen,Area Sales Manager, Neuman and Esser,USA

lTaylor Robinson,President, PLG Consulting,USA

lBrian Goldstein,Product Director-Propel SSP, Santrol,USA

lSue Shaw, Senior Analyst, Roskill Information Services,UK

lYashwanth Seshama,Managing Director, Garuda Drilling Chemicals, India

lRichard Dodd,President, RDC Logistics,USA

lAri S. Lewis,Principal Scientist, Gradient,USA

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Industrial Minerals Events will once againhost the Oilfield Minerals Outlook inHouston in June 2014. Now in its third year,this event has been established as the leadingconference in its field, bringing togetherindustrial mineral producers and the oil andgas businesses that use their products.

This conference offers a unique forum fordiscussing the production, processing andlogistics relevant to oilfield minerals andhighlights why these materials are anessential part of the framework that supportsthe oil and gas markets.

The conference will focus on the commercialconcerns of oilfield mineral application -answering key questions surrounding howresearch, continuous product developmentand working with your customers or suppliersare the keys to success in this field.

24-26 June 2014 •Marriott West Loop, Houston

Oilfield MineralsOutlook 2014Middle East

“The conference wasamazing and verywell organized” Luis Estrella,Consulting Geologist , Excalibar

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Hear from market leaders aboutwhere the oilfield minerals market isheading over the next few years

Discover the cutting edgetechnology being applied in newproppant techniques

Hear about the planneddiversification of economies in themiddle east, and what this will meanfor oilfield mineral demand

Engage in the debate surroundingthe use of unconventional drillingmethods and their potential benefits tothe US economy

Learn about how oil mineralsuppliers can regain control of theirlogistics costs

Review the development in oil and gas production over the past tenyears-what kinds of drilling productswill these markets demand in 2014 and beyond?

Number of delegates in 2013 by country:

Day one:Wednesday 25 June 2014

08:00 Registration desk opens

09:00 Chairperson’s opening remarks

Mike O’Driscoll, Global Head of Research, Industrial Minerals, UK

Session I: Market overview: an industry in transition

09:15 Examining the status and recent trend in the NorthAmerican energy markets

• What key factors and trends are driving North American energy supplyand demand? • What is the impact of renewable energy on the energy markets as a wholein the US? • How will these markets evolve in respect to petroleum and other sources?

Stan Kaplan, Director, Office of Electricity,Renewables & Uranium Statistics, U.SDepartment of Energy, USA

09:45 Oilfield minerals application

• What is the future of high performance minerals and their application in oilwell drilling? • Will the US oil and gas markets continue to dominate demand? • Is the oilfield services industry headed towards further consolidation? • New technologies: what are the developments that will revolutionisedrilling methods over the next decade? • How can oilfield service companies and mineral suppliers keep up?

10:15 Networking coffee break

Session II: Processing and mineralchemistry

11:00 Case history of a pendulum roller mill upgrade

Andreas Hensen, Area Sales Manager, Neuman and Esser, USA

11:30 Mineral Grinding Technologies

Jean-Francois Marechal, CEO, Poittemill, France

12:00 New hectorite clay products for challenging oilfielddrilling applications

• Organoclay usage is poised for global growth• Design focus on HPHT, Gelfast and Rheoflat characteristics to improvedrilling performance• Details about the new Hectatone organoclay plant, North America'snewest entrant in decades

Jay Chmelauskas, President, Western Lithium USA Corp, USA

12:30 Networking lunch

Session III: Logistics

14:00 Can oilfield mineral suppliers regain control of theirlogistics costs and channels?

• Why changes in infrastructure have hampered the deliverability of commodities • Why logistics still account for the biggest cost in the supply chain • Could consolidation of the frac sand market lead to a more lean meanlogistics machine? • Could the oilfield minerals industry work better with logistics firms topredict demand from consumers and ensure a better service?

Richard Dodd, President, RDC Logistics, USA

Session IV: Raw materials focus

14:30 New technologies for beneficiating barite for oil and gas Industries

Yashwanth Seshama, Managing Director, Garuda Drilling Chemicals, India

15:00 Networking coffee break

15:30 Bentonite

• Outlining the history of the Bentonite market• Why traditional markets are shrinking• Examining the use of organophilic clays and their use in wastewatermanagement; could this be used in environmental applications at oildrilling sites? • Could there be some room for growth for this market as oil based fluidsare preferred in areas like North Dakota?

Sue Shaw, Senior Analyst, Roskill Information Services, UK

16:00 Graphite

• How significant is the oilfield minerals market to the graphite industry? • What role does graphite play in drilling fluids? • Will new nanotechnology developments in the graphite and carbonmarket be used in well drilling applications?

Tom Burkett, Graphite Industry Executive, USA

16:30 Networking drinks and close of day 1

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Day two:Thursday 26 June 2014

Session V: Proppants and unconventionals

09:15 Frac sands-new volumes

• Why record volumes of frac sand are being used in single wells• Will this become common practice? What could that mean for demand? • Is the abundance of frac sand available in the US having an adverseeffect on price? • Does the industry have the capacity to respond to a sudden spike production?

Taylor Robinson, President, PLG Consulting, USA

09:45 Case study: the Vaca Muerta Basin Argentina

• Why this region desperately needs better local sources of frac sands • What are the proppant requirements in Argentina? • Examining frac sand potential throughout South America

Richard Spencer, CEO, South American Silica Corp, Canada

10:15 Networking coffee break

10:45 Ceramics

• Understanding the economics of ceramic proppants • A review of developments in ceramic proppant technology over the lastten years • Global perspectives: why ceramic proppants are used in certain regionsand not in others • Will capacity for ceramic production improve over the next ten years?What will be the key factors that could ramp up production? • Looking at the best possible new locations for ball mills and ceramicprocessing-why the Middle East comes out on top

Session VI: New Technologies

11:15 Self -suspending proppants

• Will this new technology be applicable in both horizontal and vertical wells? • Will this be needed in traditional proppant markets-or simply in specific cases? • What will this mean for frac sand volumes and demand? • Outlining how the materials work-and exploring potential futuredevelopments in this field

Brian Goldstein, Product Director-Propel SSP, Santrol, USA

Session VII: Environmental issues and new legislations

11:45 Regulatory updates for crystalline silica and potentialbusiness implications

• Background on crystalline silica toxicity and exposure pathways• Updates on OSHA’s proposed crystalline silica sule • Issues surrounding hazard classification under the globally harmonizedsystem for classification and labeling• Potential business implications of changing regulations

Ari S. Lewis, Senior Toxicologist, Gradient, USA

12:15 Networking lunch, and close of conference

l3K Boys LtdlACC Resources ColAccenture ManagementConsulting Resources

lAdels ConsultinglAdo Madencilik Elektrik UretimSan. VE TIC. A.S.

lAgendalAMG Mining AGlAnaconda BaritelAnglo Pacific MineralslApprotec Ran-LelAsbury Graphite Mills, InclAshapura Minechem LtdlAthabasca Minerals InclBaker Hughes InclBaramin SA de CVlBlastrite GulflBNP ParibaslBNSF RailwaylBPlBradley Pulvertizer ColBRP LLClBurgess Pigment CompanylBurns IndustrieslCadre ProppantslCandiani MininglCARBO CeramicslCarmeuse Lime & StonelCastata LtdlCCS Silica Solutions-WincoDevelopment LLC

lLone Star GTClLouisville Dryer ColM/G Transport Services LLC

lMarquis Alliance EnergyService

lMatrix Supply & DistributionLtd

lMetso MineralslM-I Swaco LLClMinera BlendzlMinera Loma Negra SA de CVlMineração VarginhalMineralTech/ISPlMississippi Sand LLClMN SandslNamox, S.A. De C.V.lNational Oil Well VarcolNedmag Industries Mining &Manufacturing BV

lNEUMAN & ESSER Grinding &Classifying Systems

lNewpark Drilling FluidslNorthern White Sand LLClOmya InclOmya International AGlOPF EnterpriseslORSlPacific RoadlPanAmerican ChemicalMarketing Ltd

lParsons Terminals lPasek Minerales SAUlPENC SolutionslPenta Energy Group InclCPC Sojitz Mineria S De Rl DeCV

lCRU LogisticslCustom Abrasives LLC

lDaniel Capital Group LLClDavies Public AffairslDelamin LtdlDelion InternationallDesarrolladora E Impulsora DeMinerales Sa De Cv

lDillman EquipmentlECUTEClEirich Machines InclElementis SpecialitieslEP Minerals LLClErnst & YounglEvergreen MaterialslExcalibar Minerals InclFireside MineralslPioneer-MatrixlPoittemilllPossehl Erzkontor NA InclPossehl Mexico SA De CVlPreferred SandslPrince MineralslProdexa De Mexico SA De CVlRDC LogisticslResource Capital FundlRio Tinto MineralslRock Fin Minerals lRockwater Energy SolutionslRockwood AdditiveslRohini Oil Field Chemicals PvtLtd

lRotex InclRP MineralslRusal Global Management BVlSandMold Systems InclSantini & Associates, Inc.

lSBS Mining LtdlSchlumbergerlSeaforth Minerals & OrelSekisui Specialty ChemicalslShakun ResourceslShrieve Chemical ProductslSintex Minerals InternationallSNUMMlSojitz Corporation lSolex Thermal Science InclSouthern Clay Products InclFirst Bauxite CorporationlGaruda Drilling Mud ChemicalsPvt Ltd

lGEA NirolGEA Process EngineeringlGEO Drilling Fluids InclGimpex LtdlGoFrac LLC, USAlGrinding & Sizing ColHalliburton Energy ServiceslHeemskirk Canada LtdlHonghua Group LimitedlHulk Resourcesl IHS Ceral IBC Limitedl IHS Chemicall Imerys Oilfield Mineralsl Imerys Oilfield Solutionsl Indumin Groupl Industrial Mineralsl Industrial Project Solutionsl International Earth ProductsLLC

l Itochu International Inc

l JGM InclK+S North AmericalKerneos InclLhoist GrouplSouthern Ionics InclSouthwest Land & MineralsCorp

lSpike ProductionslSt Cloud Mining ColSteinbock Minerals LtdlSudrill SAlSuperior Graphite ColSuperior Weighting ProductsLLC

lTakamul Investment ColTotem JLTlTotem Marketing Services JLTlTran-Western Materials InclTraxys North America LLClUnimin CorporationlUnited Nations EconomicDevelopment Council

lUS Energy InformationAdministration

lViking Shipping Company(Singapore) Pte Ltd

lViking Shipping Company ASlW.R. Grace & ColWeld, Riley, Prenn & Ricci, SC ,USA

lWestern LithiumlWestern Lithium USA CorplWorld OillZ-Tech LLC

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