300 firms to take part in Oil and Gas West Asia exhibition

MUSCAT: Tenth edition of the Oil and Gas West Asia (OGWA 2016) exhibition and conference will commence at the Oman International Exhibition Centre on Monday.
The three-day event is being organised by Oman Expo, in collaboration with the Ministry of Oil and Gas. The exhibition will bring together a group of international oil and gas companies and suppliers of technology and services in the industry.
The Oil and Gas West Asia conference and exhibition seeks the participation of companies from the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), Arab countries, Asia, America, Europe and Africa, which represent a fertile market for the products and services of Omani companies operating in the oil and gas sector and promote the production and marketing of their products.
The exhibition will include three events. The first is a ministerial panel discussion, and the second is an oil and gas conference, which will draw the participation of officials and those interested in the industry from official and private entities. The conference will host more than 300 local and international companies.
Saleh bin Ali Al Anbori, director general of Petroleum Investment Management at the Ministry of Oil and Gas, informed that there will be a panel discussion regarding the developments in the international oil and gas markets and matters related to oil and gas industry. Chief executive officers of major international oil companies will discuss these topics and exchange views on the ongoing developments and challenges faced by the two sectors.
He explained that the conference will also present more information in the oil and gas industry with support of from Oman’s Ministry of Oil and Gas, which provides a huge opportunity for the long relationship between various companies and businessmen, who contribute in this area, particularly with regards to the technology that is developing every year to work on advanced scientific grounds.
Sheikh Sultan bin Said Al Shithani, manager of Petroleum Engineering at Petroleum Development Oman (PDO) said the enhanced oil recovery (EOR) conference is one of three conferences held under this theme.
He pointed out that the conference has been constantly improving as is reflected in the number of papers that have been submitted for participation in this conference—431 papers from 64 companies belonging to 40 countries. He added that papers were assessed and only 115 research papers were shortlisted from 49 companies representing 21 countries, in addition to the 20 panel discussions and seminars.
Salim bin Saif Al Salmi, manager of Studies at Oman Occidental said the conference specialises on EOR topics and it will be an opportunity to exchange expertise from within or outside the Sultanate in the field of steam enhanced oil recovery.
A wide range of government and private institutions from around the world will take part in the conference. More than 300 local and international companies representing several countries, including Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, India, Iran, China, Austria, Italy, Belgium, Egypt, France, Germany and Indonesia will take part in the conference. - ONA