Seminar program
Well attended – and no questions left unanswered
The expo PetroTrans offered genuine added value with a comprehensive range of seminars and specialist lectures delivered by qualified speakers and industry experts. The nine events on offer, which were once again open to all interested trade visitors free of charge, were well-attended.
The following Seminars were held in English:
Friday, September 28th
10.00 - 11.00 a.m.
Karl Christoph Strack. logikcs Logistikberatung – Gefahrgutmanagement
Language: English
"Have a look at product-losses"
A loss of about 50 million liter in Commercial and Retail Market and the Logistics in the Oil-Market is a high number.
Reasons are natural fading caused by physical laws, the technical equipment and the Verification Act as well as theft and pilferage driven by a high product price. This is the ambitious content of a lecture given by logistics supply chain consulting logikcs.
02.00 – 02.30 p.m.
Daniel Dautzenberg, Schrader -T+A- Fahrzeugbau GmbH & Co. KG
Language: English
"Road tankers today and in future"
Broken down into four theme blocks, an overview is provided on the current status of road tanker technology. Starting with the legal requirements according to the ADR, the exacting requirements made by the mineral oil industry and the resulting state-of-the art concepts for improving safety are presented. Finally, the current accident trends are examined, based on examples, and the conclusions to be drawn from them are put forward.
The following Seminars were held in German:
Thursday, September 27th
10.00 - 11.00 a.m.
Marcus Schäfer, Lawyer
Language: German
“Refunding of energy tax where a customer fails to make payment”
The refunding of energy tax where a customer fails to make payment was introduced in the nineties to lighten the burden on the mineral oil sector resulting from the high tax component. Since then, the tax component and therefore the risk have increased. The requirements regarding the conduct of an oil trader in order to benefit from such relief have been tightened through the case-law of the Federal Finance Court and the resulting practice of the chief customs offices, to the extent that the intention to provide a simple refund regulation similar to VAT has been virtually turned on its head.
This talk will attempt to outline the requirements that one must fulfil in order to continue to benefit from the energy tax refund.
It will particularly focus on the new regulation concerning the tax relief in the event of non-payment under Article 60 of the German Energy Tax Act of the Federal Ministry of Finance of 12 March 2012.
10.00 - 11.00 a.m.
Karl Christoph Strack, logikcs Logistikberatung – Gefahrgutmanagement
Language: German
“Have a look at product-losses”
A loss of about 50 million liter in Commercial and Retail Market and the Logistics in the Oil-Market is a high number.
Reasons are natural fading caused by physical laws, the technical equipment and the Verification Act as well as theft and pilferage driven by a high product price. This is the ambitious content of a lecture given by logistics supply chain consulting logikcs.
Friday, September 28th
10.00 - 11.00 a.m.
Marcus Schäfer, Lawyer
Language: German
“Effective receivables management”
The oil trading sector deals with high receivables and a corresponding level of risk, with very small margins. Efficient receivables management is therefore absolutely indispensable to avoid major profit losses due to receivables and small margins. Receivables management will be considered as an entire system, from the moment before the contract is concluded, i.e. the verification of potential customers with regard to their creditworthiness, the possible improvement of the positions through reasonable general business conditions which are actually made a part of the contract, a consistent dunning process, strategies for calling in invoices and of course efficient collection.
The new system of energy trading "energiehandel-effektiv", a black list function for the oil trading sector, will also be presented.
02.00 - 03.00 p.m.
Hans-Jürgen Funke, CEO Verband für Energiehandel Südwest-Mitte e.V.
Language: German
“The RAL certification mark Energy Trading – Show your customers quality and reliability”
This lecture will demonstrate advantages of a RAL certification mark for companies in the energy trading industry which focus on petroleum. With concrete examples it will show how customer loyalty based on documented quality, service and seriousness will pay off.
Saturday, September 29th
10.00 - 11.00 a.m.
Marcus Schäfer, Lawyer
Language: German
“Overfilling damage in light of the new laws”
Overfilling damage occurs over and over again on a daily basis. It is striking that principles that were formulated in case-law 30 (!) years ago are often still not being complied with. Due to the progressive aging of plants and their resulting susceptibility to breakdowns, this can result in a disastrous situation not only for the plant operators concerned, but particularly for the oil traders.
There are also new issues to be considered due to the introduction of the new water act and the Regulation on the Handling of Water-Hazardous Substances, which is in the process of being enacted, and the related technical rules for water-hazardous substances.
