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At the Baker Institute conference on "The Changing Role of National Oil Companies (NOCs) in International Energy Markets: Implications for the Middle East," government leaders as well as industry and academic specialists will address the changing strategies of the national oil companies in the Middle East and their impact on both their sponsoring societies and the global energy scene.

We will present our major Baker Institute study investigating the long-term geopolitical and economic implications of the growing influence of national oil companies on global energy markets. This special event, organized to enhance participation from across the Middle East, is designed to give study researchers and authors the opportunity to hear the views of senior industry leaders on the role of the national oil company and to provide input and feedback on the study before it is finalized as a book volume.

The Baker Institute study on national oil companies focuses on the changing strategies and behavior of NOCs and the impact NOC activities will have on the future supply, security, and pricing of oil.  The goals, strategies, and behaviors of national oil companies have changed over time and understanding this transformation is important to understanding the future organization and operation of the international energy industry.

Monday, 12 March 2007

Moderator: Amy Myers Jaffe, Wallace S. Wilson Fellow for Energy Studies, Baker Institute
Opening Keynotes 9:00 am
	Ambassador Edward P. Djerejian Founding Director, James A. Baker III Institute for Public Policy
	Keynote Address
	Understanding the Importance of NOCs in International Energy Markets The Honorable James A. Baker III Honorary Chair, James A. Baker III Institute for Public Policy
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	Energy Markets, Security of Supply & Successful Collaborations between NOCs & IOCs H.E. Abdullah Bin Hamad Al-Attiyah Second Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Energy & Industry, State of Qatar
	Collaborations Between NOCs and IOCs H.E. Mohamed Bin Dhaen Al-Hamli Minister of Energy, United Arab Emirates and President, OPEC
Morning Session Keynotes 9:45 am
	Importance of Collaboration between Major IOCs and the NOCs in Changing World Economic and Energy Relations R. Casey Olson President, OXY Oil & Gas--Eastern Hemisphere
	Developmental Challenges Facing NOCs and their Effect on NOC Partnering David Asmus Senior Partner, Baker Botts, L.L.P.
Coffee Break 10:45 am
Morning Session 11:00 am
	NOC Perspectives: Strategic Goals for a Successful NOC Sheikh Nawaf Saud Nasir Al-Sabah Deputy Managing Director and General Counsel, Kuwait Petroleum Corporation
	Key Findings of the Baker Institute Study on National Oil Companies Amy Myers Jaffe Wallace S. Wilson Fellow in Energy Studies, Baker Institute
	Key Findings
Lunch 12:00 noon
Afternoon Session I: Presentation of the Baker Institute Study Findings 1:30 pm
	IOC/NOC Economic Issues: Efficiency, Priorities and Comparisons Peter Hartley Baker Institute Rice Scholar and Professor of Economics, Rice University
	IOC/NOC Economic Issues
	The Gist of Japan's New National Energy Strategy and NOCs Akira Hanzawa Deputy Director, Research and Planning Department, JPEC
	JPEC Conclusions