Day 1 - Thursday 1 December 2011

7:45 REGISTRATION & REFRESHMENTS 8:45 Welcome from ICIS 8:50 Moderators' opening remarks and review of the year Ernest Henderson, President, K&E PETROLEUM CONSULTING Gerry Jackson, Vice President, Sales & Marketing, RENKERT OIL LLC 9:00 Keynote paper: The state of the refining industry: potential impact on base oils in the coming 5 years How are fuels refiners responding to economic uncertainty, weak demand growth, and growing biofuels supply? How will these responses affect base oil supply and economics? BLAKE ESKEW, Senior Vice President, PURVIN & GERTZ 9:45 A critical review of lubricants demand and near term base oil supply issues Stephen Ames, Managing Director, SBA CONSULTING LLC 10:30 REFRESHMENT BREAK & NETWORKING 11:00 The naphthenics market in the Pan-American region Past production in the region Current suppliers/ capacities Naphthenic outlook in the region Specialty Product uses for naphthenics John Banach, General Manager, Sales, CALUMET SPECIALTY PRODUCT PARTNERS Larry Buck, International Sales Manager, CALUMET SPECIALTY PRODUCTS PARTNERS 11:45 Next generation Heavy Duty Diesel oils Development of lower viscosity fluids with demonstrated durability and enhanced fuel economy Superior additive chemistry’s role in providing enhanced fuel economy, durability and low temperature pumpability Criticality of base oil selection in formulating for the next generation of HD lubricants Jeff Thompson, Crankcase Lubricant Technologist, INFINEUM 12:30 LUNCH sponsored by Nynas

13:45 Outlook for the lubricants and base oils markets of Brazil Thiago Ferreira Veiga, Development Engineer for Automotive Products, PETROBRAS DISTRIBUIDORA 14:30 The Group II plant Carlos Roberto Martins Barbosa, Commercialization General Manager, PETROBRAS HOLDING 14:45 The re-refining landscape - what does the future hold? Christian Hartmann, CEO, PURALUBE HOLDING 15:30 REFRESHMENT BREAK & NETWORKING 16:00 Roundtable discussion: Quality assurance in the lubricants industry Dewey Szemenyei, Director Customer Technical Services, AFTON CHEMICAL Lal Pearce, President, Global Business Development, AUTHENTIX Kevin Ferrick, Manager, Engine Oil Licensing and Certification System, AMERICAN PETROLEUM INSTITUTE (API) Anwer Hussain, Past President; Member of Board Of Directors, INDEPENDENT LUBRICANT MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION (ILMA) 16:45 Close of day one and drinks reception sponsored by Petrobras

Day 2 - Friday 2 December 2011

8:30 Moderators' opening remarks Ernest Henderson, President, K&E PETROLEUM CONSULTING Gerry Jackson, Vice President, Sales & Marketing, RENKERT OIL LLC 8:45 Group III in the Americas Ed Potter, Sales Manager Americas, NESTE OIL 9:30 Base oil flexibility Neal J. Zuzick, Director of Global Procurement, ASHLAND CONSUMER MARKETS Thom Smith, Vice President, Branded Lubricant Technology, ASHLAND CONSUMER MARKETS 10:15 Synthetic biology to create high performance lubricant base oil Group III/IV drop in renewable high performance base oils Redefining performance for lubricants Jeffrey Brown, Vice President - Lubricant Products, AMYRIS 10:45 REFRESHMENT BREAK & NETWORKING 11:15 Engine lubricant advancements enabling improved vehicle fuel economy Emissions & fuel economy regulations continue to drive vehicle hardware designs and lubricant specifications / technology Lubricants can contribute directly to fuel economy, or can enable hardware changes that improve fuel economy Presentation will discuss evolving lubricant technology (additives & base oils) to meet these challenges, focused on North & South America Gabe Rhoads, Regional Business Manager, Passenger Car Engine Oils, LUBRIZOL 12:00 A glance at the Argentinean lubricant market - base stocks and finished products Monica Vazquez, Technical Services Manager, YPF 12:45 Close of conference and lunch

The organisers reserve the right to change the programme, speakers or venue should circumstances require.