Carlos Pascual, Former Top U.S. Energy Official, to Keynote IHS Chemical World Petrochemical Conference, March 24-27
March 06 2015 - 8:00AM
Business Wire
Leaders of Chevron Phillips, Braskem Idesa, BASF, ORPIC and
ExxonMobil to provide regional and global perspectives as sector
faces opportunities in midst of volatile market
Carlos Pascual, senior vice president of IHS,
and until recently, a senior U.S. diplomat and the leading energy
official for the U.S. State Department, will provide his unique
insights on the global energy and geopolitical landscape as a
keynote speaker at the upcoming IHS Chemical 30th Annual World
Petrochemical Conference (WPC) and Workshops, March 24 – 27, 2015,
at the Galveston Island Convention Center at the San Luis Hotel in
Galveston, Texas.
Pascual will bring a wealth of experience in
global energy issues and international affairs to his March 25
presentation entitled, “The New Geopolitics of Energy: Seismic
Shifts.” Within that discussion, he will explore key issues,
including:
- The significance of OPEC’s move away
from managing the supply of crude oil
- The implications of lower oil prices
for Russia-Ukraine conflict and European energy security
- Prospects for an international
agreement on Iran
- ISIS and its role in Iraq
- Implications for energy and climate
challenges in China, India and Asia
- Challenges for future global
competitiveness
“I am very pleased to have the opportunity to
speak at the 30th Annual World Petrochemical Conference, which is
recognized globally as the pre-eminent chemical conference,”
Pascual said. ”We will explore the inter-reliance between the
energy markets and the petrochemical industry, as well as discuss
the influences of geopolitics on both of these industries, which
are so critical to global economies.”
As the U.S. energy envoy and coordinator for
international energy affairs, Pascual established and directed the
new Energy Resources Bureau at the State Department and was senior
advisor to the Secretary of State on energy issues. He had
previously been U.S. ambassador to both Mexico and Ukraine, and was
special assistant to the president for Russia, Ukraine and Eurasia
on the National Security Council.
At the State Department, Ambassador Pascual led
energy diplomacy across Asia, Eurasia, Europe and the Middle East,
including on such key issues as Iranian sanctions and the
geopolitical impacts of the shale gas revolution. Ambassador
Pascual had previously established the State Department’s first
comprehensive civilian response capacity to respond to conflicts,
leading to the creation of a bureau to promote sustainable
solutions to conflict and strife. He also served as coordinator for
U.S. assistance to Europe and Eurasia and directed the resources to
help consolidate the independence of the former Soviet states.
Between State Department assignments,
Ambassador Pascual served for four years as vice president and
director of foreign policy studies at the Brookings Institution in
Washington D.C., heading its research on international affairs.
Prior to the State Department, Ambassador Pascual worked at the
U.S. Agency for International Development, where he led national
strategy projects and, among other posts, was chief of strategy and
policy for Africa. His books include Power and Responsibility:
Building International Order in an Era of Transnational Threats. He
is a graduate of Stanford University and the Kennedy School of
Government at Harvard University.
At the WPC, Pascual is replacing Dan Yergin,
IHS vice chairman, as speaker on the agenda. Pascual will be joined
as a speaker at WPC by an international group of industry,
technology and financial leaders—including CEOs and other senior
leaders of the world’s major chemical producers, including:
- Peter L. Cella, president and CEO of
Chevron Phillips Chemical Company
- Roberto Bischoff, CEO of Braskem
Idesa
- Rainer Diercks, president of the
petrochemicals division at BASF
- Musab Al-Mahruqi, CEO of Oman Oil
Refining and Petroleum Industries Company (ORPIC)
- Matthew Aguilar, senior vice president
of ExxonMobil Chemical
Cella will offer his perspectives on managing
North America’s renewed growth in the petrochemical sector, while
Bischoff will discuss the latest developments in Latin America’s
petrochemical market. Representing BASF, the world’s largest
chemical producer in terms of revenue, Diercks will address the
outlook for the European chemical industry as Europe positions
itself for sustainable growth, while Al-Mahruqi will share his
views of the Mideast from the perspective of an integrated chemical
producer.
These executives will join more than 80 other
speakers in offering their insights on the industry’s future
related to the WPC’s key theme, “The New Energy Environment:
Implications for Chemicals Output and Global Supply Chains:
Positioning the Chemical Industry for Profitable Growth.” The
discussions will focus on the petrochemical industry’s sustainable
growth opportunities in light of the new energy environment - the
great deflation era - caused by the dramatic fall in oil prices and
energy market volatility. The WPC will welcome more than 1,200
attendees from more than 40 countries.
Nariman Behravesh, Ph.D., IHS chief economist,
will provide a global economic outlook with a focus on the plunge
in oil price and its impact on the developed and emerging
economies. Behravesh is ranked as one of Bloomberg's Top 10
economists for 2009 and 2010 and is the author of Spin-Free
Economics: A No-Nonsense, Nonpartisan Guide to Today's Global
Economic Debates (McGraw-Hill).
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www.ihs.com/WPC2015.
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