Dubai, United Arab Emirates
The International Petroleum Technology Conference (IPTC) – one of the world’s foremost technical conferences for the energy industry – is set to begin tomorrow.
Over 3,000 delegates are expected to attend, including representatives from some of the world’s largest oil and gas companies.
The event will combine the strengths of the world’s four largest representative bodies of exploration and production professionals – The Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE), the European Association of Geoscientists and Engineers (EAGE), the Society of Exploration Geophysicists (SEG) and the American Association of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG). It is set to be one of the most substantial gatherings of the energy industry in the region’s history.
The conference will examine critical issues including exploration, environmental issues and solutions for the challenge of energy constraints.
Executive committee co-chairpersons, Farouk Al Zanki, Chairman and Managing Director, Kuwait Oil Co., and Tony Hayward, Group Chief Executive, BP, are both set to speak at the event, and have encouraged fellow professionals to attend.
The opening session of IPTC will include addresses from Al Zanki and Hayward, as well as dignitaries from the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait and Oman. This will be followed by over 50 technical sessions, special panels on climate change, and a series of panel discussions featuring leading industry experts.
“A Changing World – Interdependence, Innovation and Implementation,” will take place 4–6 December 2007at Dubai International Convention and Exhibition Centre.
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