APPEC - AN EXAMPLE OF ACE'S SUCCESSFUL GLOBAL MARKETING & PROMOTION PROGRAMME

Using a global marketing and promotional approach, APPEC 2004 held from 22 - 24 September 2004, attracted more than 2,000 participants to the various networking activities held during that week.

The annual event is considered Asia's premier oil trading event and regularly attracts many of the major international players to Singapore. These include:

1) Oil Majors:
- Shell, BP, ExxonMobil, Chevron Texaco

2) Major Oil Companies:
- Middle East: Saudi Aramco, Kuwait Petroleum,
Qatar Petroleum, Dolphin Energy
- China: PetroChina, China Aviation Oil, Heilongqiang,
Brightway Petrochemicals, BASF-YPC Co,
- South Asia: Reliance, Hindustan Petroleum,
Essar Oil, Oil and Natural Gas Corporation, Ceypetco
- Europe: Statoil, Total, Lukoil
- Asia: Petronas, Pertamina, Samsung Petroleum,
Singapore Petroleum, Kuo Oil,
Teikoku Oil Petron Corporation, Bangchak Petroleum
- South America: Petrobas, Santos

3) Major Oil Traders:
Idemitsu International, Petrofarm, Glencore, SIETCO,
Total Trading, Saudi Petroleum, SK Energy, Trayport

4) Oil Storage Companies:
Vopak, Tankstore, Oiltanking, Petroplus

5) Exchanges:
NYMEX (New York Mercantile Exchange),
International Petroleum Exchange,
Shanghai Futures Exchange, Singapore Exchange

6) International Energy Organisations:
OPEC (Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries),
IEA (International Energy Agency)

7) Others:
MacQuarie Bank, Standard Bank, Commonwealth Bank,
Monetary Authority of S'pore