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ENERGY DIALOGUE: “STATE OF ENERGY INDUSTRY AND ITS FUTURE”

ENERGY DIALOGUE: “STATE OF ENERGY INDUSTRY AND ITS FUTURE”

04.11.2020 by USRCC2019 in

ENERGY DIALOGUE 

“STATE OF ENERGY INDUSTRY AND ITS FUTURE”

 

On November 17, 2020, the USRCC held the Energy Dialogue titled “State of Energy Industry and Its Future.” 
 
The Energy Dialogue was moderated by John W. Gibson, President and CEO of Flotek Industries, Former Chairman of Energy Technology at Tudor, Pickering, Holt & Company and Honorary Consul of Kazakhstan.
 
The following executives participated in the Energy Dialogue:
 
  • Mark A. Gyetvay, Chief Financial Officer and Deputy Chairman of the Management Board, PAO NOVATEK;
  • Cederic Cremers, Executive Vice President and Country Chair – Russia, Shell;
  • Sandy Esslemont, President and Chief Executive Officer, Parker Drilling Company; and
  • Matthew J. Sagers, Executive Director, Oil and Gas, IHS Markit.
 
The panelists discussed several topics, including, global LNG demand, energy sustainability, energy affordability and security, energy transition, OPEC+, and the future of the Oil and Gas industry.
 
Lively discussion among the panelists also centered around the following:
  • What can make energy industry stronger?
  • What will be the growth rate of alternative energy sources? 
  • How to bring investors back into upstream?
 
Over 120 registrants participated in a well moderated Q&A session. Representatives from the following companies were among the attendees: Shell, LITASCO, Gazprom Neft, Halliburton, Parker Drilling, Rosneft, ConocoPhillips, National Oiwell Varco, Volga-Dnepr, Caterpillar, NEK Group, Sulzer GTC Technology, Lummus Technology, Texas Governor Office, OGT Inc., Derrick Corporation, Marubeni Corporation, LYNDEN International, and others.
 
Testimonials:
 
“The subject is very relevant to the current times. It is just unbelievable that USRCC could hold such a successful panel discussion in the current environment of the pandemic. The panelists assembled are all leaders in their companies and fields and very informative. They provided a very positive view of the challenges and the resources that we have to meet the challenges. Please keep up the good work, USRCC.” Nagraj Eleswarapu, Sugar Land Consultancy, Owner.
 
“Great and detailed presentations.” Tom Ford, Moody Rambin, Vice President.
 
“Extremely useful.” Tad Pilinski, AUTUS Corporation, President.

PANELISTS:

MARK GYETVAY
 
CFO & Deputy Chairman 
of the Management Board,
PAO NOVATEK
 
To read the full bio click here.

 

CEDERIC CREMERS
 
Executive Vice President 
and Country Chair – Russia, 
Shell
 
To read the full bio click here.

 

SANDY ESSLEMONT
 
President and CEO,
Parker Drilling Company
 
To read the full bio click here.

 

MATTHEW J. SAGERS
 
Executive Director, Oil and Gas, 
IHS Markit
 
To read the full bio click here.

 

MODERATOR:

JOHN W. GIBSON, JR.

 

President and CEO, Flotek Industries

Former Chairman of Energy Technology at Tudor, Pickering, Holt & Company

Honorary Consul of Kazakhstan

 

To read the full bio click here.

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Webinar: 4th Logistics, Transportation and Customs Conference “Projects During COVID-19: Challenges and Opportunities”

Webinar: 4th Logistics, Transportation and Customs Conference “Projects During COVID-19: Challenges and Opportunities”

01.09.2020 by USRCC2019 in
On October 2, 2020, the USRCC hosted its 4th Logistics, Transportation and Customs Conference “Projects During COVID-19: Challenges and Opportunities” in the webinar format. Over 110 registrants were engaged in this event, which covered logistics, transportation, and customs issues during COVID-19 as well as sanctions, industry response to current challenges and future outlook. 
 
The following speakers covered these topics and shared their experience with attendees: John A. Moseley, Chief Commercial Officer, Port Houston; Rick Shannon, Member of the Board of Directors, Atlantic Ro-Ro Carriers, Inc.; Eileen Albanese, Director of National Security and Technology Transfer Controls, Bureau of Industry and Security, U.S. Department of Commerce; Nikolai Belikov, Operations Director, “NEK” JSC; Anton Posner, Chief Executive Officer, The Mercury Group.
 
John Moseley provided participants with Port Houston prospective and COVID-19 impact and emphasized continuous growth of the U.S.-Russia trade. Rick Shannon shared Atlantic Ro-Ro Carriers experience of 25 years in being a leading U.S.-Russia shipping company and addressed COVID-19 related shipping challenges. Eileen Albanese updated audience on the 2020 U.S. sanctions on Russia. Nikolai Belikov made a detailed presentation about Eurasian Economic Union challenges and opportunities, and Anton Posner addressed dry bulk trade and freight related issues.
 
The Conference ended with a lively Q&A session moderated by U.S.-Russia Chamber of Commerce. The attendees presented questions about import and export opportunities, trade blockchain implementation, U.S. sanctions and export compliance challenges, as well as U.S.-Russia trade outlook and top trading commodities with Russia and Eurasian Union customs, compliance and trading realities.
 
The event received very good feedback from the attendees reflecting on the coverage of all logistics and customs questions and COVID-19 impact on transportation and high caliber of the speakers and presentations. 
 
“The event was very informative and provided fresh outlook on the Logistics and Transportation industry and the US-Russian Trade relations. The lineup of the speakers was excellent.” Oleg Efimochkin, Vice President, Middle Market Banking, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.
 
“Being a new member Chamber, we found the event informative on doing business in Russia. We look forward to other opportunities the Chamber has to offer.” Matthew Bailey, Senior Application Engineer, Optimized Gas Treating, Inc.
 
WE WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE EVENT SPONSOR
ATLANTIC RO-RO CARRIERS, INC.

SILVER SPONSOR:

ATLANTIC RO-RO CARRIERS, INC.

SPEAKERS:

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John A. Moseley
Chief Commercial Officer,
Port Houston
 
To read the full bio click here.
 
Rick Shannon
Rick Shannon
Member of the Board of Directors,
Atlantic Ro-Ro Carriers, Inc.
 
To read the full bio click here.
 
 
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Nikolai Belikov
Operations Director,
“NEK” JSC
 
To read the full bio click here.
 
Posner

Anton Posner
Chief Executive Officer,
The Mercury Group
 
To read the full bio click here.

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Webinar: “INVEST IN THE U.S.A. – THE LAND OF OPPORTUNITIES”

Webinar: “INVEST IN THE U.S.A. – THE LAND OF OPPORTUNITIES”

01.09.2020 by USRCC2019 in
On September 22, 2020, the USRCC hosted the “Invest in the U.S.A. – the Land of Opportunities” Conference using the online platform. Over 100 registrants from Russia, CIS, U.S.A. and Australia were engaged in this event, which was targeted to assist foreign companies to learn about legal, tax, real estate, insurance, banking, operational, and economic development issues they should consider while starting operations in the U.S.A. The following speakers covered these questions and shared their experience of doing business in the United States: Michael Treyger, Deputy Director,
Business and Community Development, Economic Development and Tourism, Office of the Governor, State of Texas; Clif Edwards, Director of Logistics & Special Projects, Office of Commissioner Jack Cagle, Harris County Commissioner Precinct 4; Piotr Galitzine, Former Chairman and CEO, TMK IPSCO; Andrew A. Pidgirsky, Partner, Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP; Rolando Garcia, JD, CPA, Shareholder, Doeren Mayhew CPAs; Mark H. Wood, Senior Vice President, Moody Rambin; Tom Ford, Vice President, Moody Rambin; J. R. Love, Jr., JD, Vice President, Brightline Insurance; Eric D. Geisler, President, Economic Incentive Services, LLC (EIS); Oleg Efimochkin, Vice President, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.; John P. Dennis, III, Managing Partner, WoodRock & Co.
 
Topics covered during the Conference included “The Texas Advantage,” “Harris County – the Land of Opportunities,” “Running a US Subsidiary of a Russian Manufacturer: Discovery and Learning,” “Legal Considerations of the Foreign Investments in the USA,” “Structuring U.S. Investments by Foreign Taxpayers,” “Navigating Real Estate Market in the US,” “Insurance Needs for the Foreign Companies Starting Business in the U.S.,” “Government Incentives for New Operations in the US,” “Banking of Foreign Entities in the USA,” “US Capital Markets and Industrial M&A Opportunities.” 
 
The Conference ended with lively Q&A session moderated by U.S.-Russia Chamber of Commerce. The attendees asked questions about opportunity zones, future of energy, operational challenges of opening a company in the USA.
 
The event received a good feedback from the attendees reflecting on the coverage of all aspects needed for the companies entering US market and high caliber of the speakers and presentations. The webinar provided a macro view about doing business in the U.S.A. and in Texas in particular. Attendees received very useful information about the investment opportunities. 

SPEAKERS:

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Michael Treyger
Deputy Director,
Business and Community Development, Economic Development and Tourism,
Office of the Governor, State of Texas
 
To read the full bio click here.
 
Clof Edwards
Clif Edwards
Director of Logistics & 
Special Projects, 
Office of Commissioner 
Jack Cagle, 
Harris County Commissioner Precinct 4
 
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Andrew A. Pidgirsky
Partner,
Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP
 
To read the full bio click here.
 
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Rolando Garcia, JD, CPA
Shareholder,
Doeren Mayhew CPAs
 
To read the full bio click here.
 
Oleg.Efimochkin

Oleg Efimochkin
Vice President,
JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.
 
To read the full bio click here.

Mark Wood
Mark H. Wood
Senior Vice President,
Moody Rambin
 
To read the full bio click here.
 
Tom Ford
Tom Ford
Vice President,
Moody Rambin
 
To read the full bio click here.
 
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JR. Love, Jr., JD
Vice President,
Brightline Insurance
 
To read the full bio click here.

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Eric D. Geisler
President,
Economic Incentive Services, LLC (EIS)
 
To read the full bio click here.
 
John Dennis
John P. Dennis, III
Managing Partner,
WoodRock & Co.
 
To read the full bio click here.
 
Piotr_Galitzine

Piotr Galitzine
Former Chairman and CEO,
TMK IPSCO
 
To read the full bio click here.

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Virtual USRCC Booth at Summer NAPE 2020

Virtual USRCC Booth at Summer NAPE 2020

22.07.2020 by USRCC2019 in

U.S.-Russia Chamber of Commerce participates

in the Summer NAPE 2020.

 

 

Summer NAPE goes virtual this time on the new NAPE Network — the platform for connecting the energy industry online —

and you’ll want to be front and center to it all.

Access the oil and gas prospects / producing properties, education, networking and dealmaking opportunities found only at NAPE —

all at your fingertips.

Please find U.S.-Russia Chamber of Commerce at the Virtual Summer NAPE.

 

The virtual attendee pass includes 2-week access to all Summer NAPE content and NAPE Network features!

 

Summer NAPE 2020

More information about Summer NAPE 2020 and registration for the event are available via link above.

Join us online and register now.

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Webinar: Digital Technology Advancements in the Aerospace Industry

Webinar: Digital Technology Advancements in the Aerospace Industry

01.07.2020 by USRCC2019 in
On July 25, 2020, the USRCC and its Technology & Innovation Committee hosted the Webinar “Digital Technology Advancements in the Aerospace Industry”. This annual event was held using the on-line platform. The following speakers provided an overview of the global situation in the aerospace industry, technology development, digital technology advancement, and covered other important questions that industry leaders are currently facing: Nathan Holyoak, Senior Principle Engineer of Northrop Grumman; Dr. Michel Izygon, CTO of Tietronix; Rick Murphy, Senior Vice President of Saratech; Fedor Antonov, CEO of Anisoprint. Topics covered during the Webinar included “Latest news in Aerospace Industry”, “AR/VR Advances in Aerospace Application”, “AI Applications in Aerospace”, “Extracting Value from Product Lifecycle Management (Digital) Deployment” and “Advances in 3D Printing”.
 
Over 50 attendees representing aerospace, education, finance and oil & gas industries were engaged in a lively Q&A session moderated by Kenneth Scherwinski, Technology & Innovation Committee Chair.
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Mr. Kenneth Scherwinski is currently the president of CTRL2GO, Inc which is the U.S. office of a global technology company that creates digital solutions to improve management efficiency. Ken holds a BSEE and an MBA from the university of California, Irvine and started his career as an engineering draftsman in industrial and aerospace applications. 
 
To read the full bio click here.
Holyoak
Nathan Holyoak is a Systems Engineer currently working for Northrop Grumman Corporation in the solid rocket motor division.  Nathan holds a B.S. and M.S. in Mechanical Engineering as well as an MBA. He has over a decade experience in process and product lifecycle management. He and his team began leveraging CAD solid models to improve design efficiencies and reduce product defects. 
 
To read the full bio click here.
Izygon
As the CTO of Tietronix Software, Dr. Michel Izygon is in charge of defining the technologies to be used in the support of the business strategy. Currently Tietronix Software Inc. is focused on delivering advanced software technologies services to NASA/Johnson Space Center as well as to commercial customers in the Medical device space, and Oil and Gas industry. 
 
To read the full bio click here.
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Rick Murphy’s proven leadership, market expertise, and results orientation come from over 34 years of engineering and software industry experience in the manufacturing (Aerospace, Automotive, etc.), chemical, Clinical Healthcare, and Life Science markets. 
 
To read full bio click here. 
Antonov

Fedor Antonov, CEO of Anisoprint, Ph.D. in Fundamental Mechanics, 10+ years of academic and industrial experience in design and optimization of composite materials and structures. 

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U.S. Ambassador to the Russian Federation Honorable John J. Sullivan and Russian Ambassador to the U.S. Honorable Anatoly I. Antonov Key Note Presentations and Texas – Urals Regional Virtual Trade Mission and Business Dialogue

U.S. Ambassador to the Russian Federation Honorable John J. Sullivan and Russian Ambassador to the U.S. Honorable Anatoly I. Antonov Key Note Presentations and Texas – Urals Regional Virtual Trade Mission and Business Dialogue

10.06.2020 by USRCC2019 in
On June 30, 2020, the USRCC in partnership with the U.S. Commercial Service hosted a webinar with the U.S. Ambassador to the Russian Federation Honorable John J. Sullivan and the Russian Ambassador to the U.S. Honorable Anatoly I. Antonov who provided key note presentations and addressed trade related questions from about 140 webinar attendees representing US and Russian companies from oil and gas, finance, logistics and transportation, manufacturing, aerospace, and other industries. Webinar also featured Texas – Urals Regional Virtual Trade Mission and Business Dialogue, which included the following speakers: Michael Treyger, Deputy Director, Business and Community Development, Economic Development and Tourism, Office of the Governor, State of Texas; Aleksey Orlov, First Deputy Governor, Sverdlovsk Region; Andrey Panteleyev, Deputy Governor, Tyumen Oblast; Viktor Koksharov, Rector, Ural Federal University (UrFU); Paul A. Pavlou, PhD Dean, Cullen Distinguished Chair, C.T. Bauer College of Business, University of Houston; Andrey Besedin, President, Ural Chamber of Commerce and Industry; Dmitriy Kamerlokher, Owner, the Sibeko Group; Anton Druzhinin, Director Operations, CIS, IG Metran / Emerson LLC; Svetlana Strelnikova, Executive Director, SKB-Kontur; John W. Wallace, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, DeGolyer and MacNaughton; Natasha Robarge, Vice President for Operations and Business Development,TechTrans International Inc. (TTI).
 
Speakers discussed business opportunities between the State of Texas and the Urals Region.
The USRCC and the U.S. Commercial Service joint Virtual Trade Mission and Business Dialogue (the “VTM”) is a reliable and convenient alternative to in-person trade missions. By organizing VTM, USRCC is building efficient interaction between the U.S. and Russia business communities. VTM provided USRCC members and partners with a unique opportunity for business introduction, presentations, and connections in a particular region that they may be interested in doing business. 
Honorable John J. Sullivan was nominated as the U.S. Ambassador to the Russian Federation by President Donald J. Trump on October 11, 2019; confirmed by the Senate on December 12, 2019; and sworn in by Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on December 23, 2019. Ambassador Sullivan previously served as Deputy Secretary of State from May 24, 2017, until December 21, 2019. He served as acting Secretary of State from April 1 to April 26, 2018. 
 
Prior to joining the Department of State, Ambassador Sullivan was a partner in Mayer Brown LLP, and co-chair of the law firm’s national security practice. From 2010 to 2016, he was the Chairman of the U.S.-Iraq Business Dialogue, a governmental advisory committee on United States economic relations with Iraq. 
 
To read the full bio click here.
His Excellency Anatoly I. Antonov was appointed Ambassador of the Russian Federation to the United States of America and Permanent Observer of the Russian Federation to the Organization of American States in Washington, D.C., by the Executive Order of Vladimir Putin on August 21, 2017.
 
Previously, Ambassador Antonov served as Russia’s Deputy Foreign Minister from 2016 to 2017, Deputy Defense Minister from 2011 to 2016, Director of the Department of Security and Disarmament of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs from 2014 to 2011, Ambassador-at-Large of Russia’s MFA from 2002 to 2004.
 
To read the full bio click here.
 

SPEAKERS:

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Amy Storrow
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James Golsen
Commercial Counselor – Senior
Commercial Officer Embassy of the United States of America
in Moscow
 
To read the full bio click here.
Amy Storrow
Consul General in Yekaterinburg,
United States
 
To read the full bio click here.
Michael Treyger
Deputy Director, Business and
Community Development,
Economic Development and
Tourism, Office of the Governor,
State of Texas
 
To read the full bio click here.
Besedin
Panteleev
Orlov
Andrey Besedin
President, Ural Chamber of Commerce and Industry
 
To read the full bio click here.
 
Andrey Panteleyev
Deputy Governor, 
Tyumen Oblast
 
To read the full bio click here.
 
Aleksey Orlov
First Deputy Governor,
Sverdlovsk Region
 
To read the full bio click here.
 
Koksharov
Druzhinin
Strelnikova
Viktor Koksharov
Rector, Ural Federal University (UrFU)
 
To read the full bio click here.
 
Anton Druzhinin
Director Operations, CIS
(IG Metran / Emerson LLC)
 
To read the full bio click here.
 
Svetlana Strelnikova
Executive Director, SKB-Kontur
 
To read the full bio click here.
 
Pavlou
WallaceRT
Natasha
Paul A. Pavlou
PhD Dean,
Cullen Distinguished Chair,
C.T. Bauer College of Business, 
University of Houston
 
To read the full bio click here.
 
 
John W. Wallace 
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of DeGolyer and MacNaughton
 
To read the full bio click here.
Natasha Robarge
Vice President for Operations and Business Development at TechTrans International Inc. (TTI)
 
To read the full bio click here.
 
 

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The 4th Annual Senior Executive Knowledge Sharing Series Live Webinar

The 4th Annual Senior Executive Knowledge Sharing Series Live Webinar

04.06.2020 by USRCC2019 in
On June 25, 2020, the USRCC and its Young Professionals Committee hosted the 4th Annual Senior Executive Knowledge Sharing Series Live Webinar with William Marsh, Chief Legal Officer & Board Member, Baker Hughes.
 
This annual event was held using the on-line platform.  During the webinar Mr. Marsh addressed the new ways of doing business, future of the work place, business risks and opportunities in oil and gas industry, and the strategies to build a successful career.  About 30-40 attendees were able to get engaged in a lively Q&A session moderated by Ilya Aranovich, Young Professionals Committee Chair.

Will Marsh was the Chief Legal Officer at Baker Hughes since the merger of Baker Hughes with the GE Oil & Gas business in 2017 through April 2020.  Prior to his that, Marsh served as Vice President and General Counsel of Baker Hughes Incorporated starting in February 2013.

Marsh joined Baker Hughes in 1998 and has served in various executive, legal, compliance and corporate roles, including Vice President of Legal, Western Hemisphere from May 2009 to February 2013 and Director of Enterprise Risk Strategies from March 2006 to May 2009. As Director of Enterprise Risk Strategies, he designed and implemented Baker Hughes’ Enterprise Risk Management program to assist in strategic planning and the Board’s oversight of risks.

Marsh is currently a member of the BJ Services Board of Directors and was formerly a member of the Board of Directors of Peoples Utah Bancorp.

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The 3d Annual Young Professionals Speed Mentoring Session & Networking Event

The 3d Annual Young Professionals Speed Mentoring Session & Networking Event

19.02.2020 by USRCC2019 in

The U.S.-Russia Chamber of Commerce held “The 3d Annual Young Professionals Speed Mentoring Session & Networking Event”.

 

Speed Mentoring is a great opportunity for young professionals ages 21-40 to get advice from a number of experienced professionals in the most time-efficient manner. 

The attendees had a chance to get an objective analysis of their professional strengths and weaknesses, to ask questions outside their current employment, to build connections and to get insight into the industry of their interests or a career changes.

The Mentors of the 3rd Annual Speed Mentoring Session were: Annie Yang, Economic Development Director in Harris County; Tom Ford, Senior Vice President at Moody Rambin; Jason Brummerhop, Senior Vice President and Relationship Manager at Global Trade Solutions for the Global Banking Team of Amegy Bank; Kevin Pennell, Pertner in Pennel Law Firm PLLC.

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Doing Business with Russia: Risks and Rewards

Doing Business with Russia: Risks and Rewards

19.02.2020 by USRCC2019 in

The U.S. – Russia Chamber of Commerce 

in partnership with the U.S. Commercial Service held the business seminar

“Doing Business with Russia: Risks and Rewards”

Over 1,000 American firms of all sizes continue to do business in Russia, including Boeing, GE, United Technologies, Honeywell, 3M, John Deere, Procter & Gamble, ExxonMobil, Chevron, and others. Hundreds of Houston based companies are engaged with Russian businesses.

Houston is responsible for 20 percent of the overall U.S.-Russia trade. In addition to the energy sector, several other industries hold considerable opportunities for US companies in Russia, including agriculture, chemicals, IT, machinery, healthcare, and metals. During the seminar, participants were provided with an overview of the current business climate in Russia and the available resources to assist them.

More photos from the business seminar are on our facebook page.

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