How to mitigating Risks and minimizing costs in face of crude price collapse through disciplined strategic sourcing by efficient management over supply chain? The 6th Conference and Exhibition - China Sourcing Summit on Petroleum & Chemical Equipment (CSSOPE 2016) will take place on May 25-26, 2016 in Beijing, China. CSSOPE, the international trade event with the subject of petroleum & chemical equipment procurement, is launched at the backdrop of shaping up new sourcing strategies amid the crude collapse.
Organized by The Oriental Pro-Energy Consulting Organization (Topco) and powered by even stronger faculties, this year's exhibition will focus on the key current issues that concern domestic enterprises trying to develop overseas, such as how to seize opportunities, avoid risk, and develop the market. Speakers and sourcing specialists threw lights on their new findings in elevate returns and margins through supply chain management at a time when bearish crude has squeeze spending. It drew great attention from the industry and promotes the China’s communication to the world.
CSSOPE 2016 will also provide a top-level overview and detailed insight into China's oil and gas equipment supply capacity. It is an essential event and more than 400 international sourcing managers, sellers, buyers, EPC contractors and vendors will attend. There are eight features which can't be missed.
Feature No. 1: CSSOPE Procurement Executive Round Table Forum to Be Launched for the First Time

Chaired by Mr. ROBERT MARTENS, Former Director Global Sourcing and General Manager of HUSKY ENERGY BUSINESS SERVICES, Owner of Rob Martens Consultancy & Training, the CSSOPE Procurement Executive Round Table Forum will be launched on the pre-event day. Oil and gas equipment fabricators are heading for rainy days as the decline in oil price has dimmed the exploration and development prospects around the globe. As venders are vying to boost their order books, optimists believe in sliver line. Sourcing and procurement professionals hold tight to their chest that rescue is on the way through a number of new vehicles that will provide solutions to the current low tide of the industry. The executives from the procurement department from oil companies and chemical giants as well as EPC companies will participate in the round table forum for a brain storming to tackle new complexities in petroleum equipment procurement amid low oil price and new normal economy – global impact with Chinese factor.
Feature No. 2: CSSOPE's Pre-event -- China Sourcing Workshop to Be Delivered in New Style
Mr. LEE CHEE LEONG (JAMES ), Freelance Contract Management & Claims Consultant. Former Corporate Contract Advisor , BOMESC and Former Project Contract Consultant , COOEC , YAMAL LNG Project, will conduct a training with Mr. Ramesh Nair, Head of Commercial, WISON OFFSHORE to share on financial risks in undertaking international construction contracts especially during the slump in oil prices. And a panel discussion will be conducted by the moderator, Dr.Zhang Libin, partner of BROAD & BRIGHT Law Firm and Professor of Energy Law in Beijing University Law Faculty to discuss on the topic of Contract/Financial Risks In International EPC and Sourcing Contracts - Causes, Effects, Solutions And Minimising Impacts.
Feature No. 3: More Communication Chances at CSSOPE's Networking Sessions
There will be more direct communication opportunities at CSSOPE's Networking Sessions such as the Purchaser Night-CSSOPE Gala Networking Reception and the Supplier Night-China Sourcing Cocktail.
Feature No. 4: Icebreaking and NOC/IOC/Chemical Giant Keynotes to Lead the Event
David Jacoby, President, Boston Strategies International, and Ken Tun, CEO of Parami Energy Group of Companies, and Sukumar Narasimhan, Sr. VP Supply Chain (SME Cell), Reliance Industries Limited will lead the keynote presentations at the first two session of the event. A panel discussion attended by executives from SABIC, Fluor, Petrofac, CNPC, SINOPEC will take place on the day-one morning.
Feature No. 5: Sub-forums to Release International Procurement and Bidding Information

There are three paralleled sub-forums including several sessions which conducted by many eminent speakers such as Mr. Eko Hariadi, Head of Muara Bakau Accelerating Unit, SKK Migas., Ibrahim Jamal Khan, Commercial Manager, PETROLEUM EXPLORATION PRIVATE LIMTED, Mr. Lynn Myint,Vice President, North Petro-Chem Corporation(Myanmar)Ltd. Mr. Robert Martens MSc MBA FCIPS, Former Director Global Sourcing & General Manager, Husky Energy Business Services (Shenzhen) Ltd., Mr. Kenichi Motoyama, Deputy General Manager, Procurement Department, JGC Corporation. , Mr. Abdullah Alamri, Quality Management Manager, Aramco Asia, Mr. Kenichi Motoyama, Deputy General Manager, Procurement Department, JGC Corporation, Mr. Johnny Liu, Senior Vice President ,Sales and Marketing, Taiteck Co.,ltd, Sourcing Center of Taiwan CPC etc. The event will be more diversified, reflecting the organizers efforts to provide practical avenues for speakers, sponsors, exhibitors, delegates and visitors to share ideas and seek potential business partners.
Feature No. 6: Diversified Sub-Session Including Valve, Pipeline, Coal Chemical Sector ; Valve, Storage and Logistics & Modular Febrication, EPC, Legal and Finance Sector)
Diversified Sub-Session Including Valve, Storage and Logistics & Modular Febrication, EPC, Legal and Finance Sector) will be attractive and many industry players will attend to have further communication.
Feature No. 7: More Networking Opportunities Available at the 1 to 1 Business Matching Meetings
At the 1 to 1 Business Matching Meetings on the last day of the event, there will be more networking opportunities for suppliers and buyers to communicate for further cooperation.
Feature No. 8: Join the Trading Mission When to Visit Excellent Suppliers after the Event
Many buyers would like to find more excellent suppliers in China to support the international upcoming and ongoing projects. Topco will organize a trading mission to visit Chinese excellent suppliers and manufacturers.
Till now, CSSOPE has been invited buyers from Aramco, SABIC, BASF, BP, ConocoPhillips, Shell, Chevron, Pakistan Petroleum Exploration Co., Northern Petroleum (Burma) Co., CNPC, Sinopec ,CNOOC, China Petroleum Pipeline Material and Equipment Corporation, China Petroleum Engineering Construction Corporation, Sinopec Engineering Incorporation, Sinopec International Petroleum Engineering Company, Petrobras, Petronas, Rosneft, PDVSA, BOMESC, Dow, Dialog Group Asia, Winfield Oil Services Ltd, BHP Billiton, COSL, AMEC China, Luoyang Petrochemical Engineering, China Shenhua, Shanghai Zhenhua, Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding Co., Ltd, CIMC RAFFLES, CSIC, ANTONOIL, HQCEC, Total, Aker, Statoil, Petrobras, BASF, YPF S.A, Saipem, Fluor, Petrofac, WorleyParsons, Technip, Hatch, Husky etc.
Meantime, 4000sqs exhibiting area will get 100 exhibitors such as Bonlok , Stellarpipe Group , Heibei Hongrun Heavy Industry Co Ltd , SHK , ABB , Zhejiang Flowtech Machinery CO.,Ltd. , China Sanbora Valve Co.,Ltd , Kerui Group , Shanghai Mecco Valve Co.,Ltd , KCON Valve Mfg Co.,Ltd , Zhejiang Bnjis Stainless Steel Co.,LTD , Tianjin United Steel Pipe Co.,Ltd , Hengyang Valin Steel Tube Co,. Ltd , Neway Valve , ShangHai Sunyea Valve Manufacture Co.,Ltd. , Suzhou Douson Drilling & Production Equipment, Yantai Jereh Oilfield Services Group, Kerui Group, Shengli Oilfield Highland Petroleum Equipment, Fangzheng Valve Group, SHK Valve Group, Sanbora Valve, Chaoda Valve, Wuzhou Valve, Kaisitong Valve, Zhejiang Stellar Pipe, Zhejinag Jiuli Hi-tech Metals, ZCM,etc.
CSSOPE 2016 is going to attract more than twenty medias such as UPSTREAM, Xinhua News Agency to support the event.