Day Three - Heavy Oil Day - Wednesday 30 May 2012

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09.00	Chairman's opening remarks Ms Tamsin Carlisle Tamsin Carlisle has written about the oil and gas industry for more than 20 years from bases in the Middle East and Canada. She joined the Dubai office of Platts as a senior editor in June, 2011, following a three-year stint in Abu Dhabi heading... more.. › Ms Tamsin Carlisle, Senior Editor, Platts, United Arab Emirates
	NEW TECHNIQUES AND TECHNOLOGIES
09.15	New Technologies; breaking through technological barriers to advance production Mr. Ryan McPherson ITF (Industry Technology Facilitator), is a ‘not for profit’ organisation owned by 28 major global operators and service companies. Key objectives are to identify technology needs, foster innovation and facilitate the development and implementation ... Bridging the gap between knowledge and practice Boosting economic viability of new technologies The importance of investment into R&D to continue to advance production Moving from research and pilot stage to production › Mr. Ryan McPherson, Regional Director, ITF, United Arab Emirates
09.45	Panel: Steam assisted recovery vs cold recovery Mr. Bob Tippee Bob Tippee is Editor of Oil & Gas Journal, a weekly trade magazine, and its web site, Oil & Gas Journal Online. Since joining the Journal in 1977, he has written on all aspects of the international petroleum industry, with special interest in... more.. Understanding which methods can commercially maximise recovery factor Understanding energy requirements Assessing the environmental impact of both Looking at combining thermal and cold recovery techniques   › Mr. Bob Tippee, Editor, Oil & Gas Journal, United States › Mostafa Al Bazergan, Economic consultant and Chairman, IBBIC & IIRC, United Kingdom › Chris Faulkner, CEO, Beitling Oil and Gas, United States
10.30	Refreshments and networking
	UPGRADING, TRANSPORTATION AND REFINING
11.00	Extraction and adsorption techniques for sulfur removal in heavy oil Mr. Isam Al Zubaidy Isam A.H. Al Zubaidy earned MSc in Chemical and Petroleum Process Engineering from Herriot - Watt University, Scotland-UK, 1981, in the field of hydrodesulphurization of gas oil. I worked at the Institute of Technology and University of Baghdad for... more.. Sulfur removal by extraction technology Sulfur removal by absorption technology and use of natural minerals Treated oil specifications De-oiling of spent adsorbent materials › Mr. Isam Al Zubaidy, Chemical Engineering Department, College of Engineering, American University of Sharjah, UAE, United Arab Emirates
11.30	Transportation - increasing heavy oil mobility Technology to monitor flow assurance and transportation The role of diluents; which are most effective and for which reservoir types Pipeline maintenance; heating, lubrication and insulation › Mr. Hussain Ahmed, Team Leader for Petroleum Technology Programmes, University of Teeside, United Kingdom
12.00	Networking lunch
13.30	Exploitation of solar energy for the extraction, dehydration and transportation of heavy oil Dr. Cesar Romero • Graduate of Petroleum Engineer on December 1980, Universidad del Zulia, Venezuela. • Master of Science in Petroleum Engineering on December 1988, Universidad del Zulia, Venezuela. • Trained in INTEVEP(1) during one year as researcher. • Employee... more.. Using solar energy to optimize sustainable heavy oil extraction The effects of using solar steam generation for heavy oil dehydration and transportation How solar panels have increased recovery on the Orinoco Oil Belt, Venezuela › Dr. Cesar Romero, Head of Heavy Oil Research, Universidad Politecnica de la Fuerza Armada Boliviariana, France
14.00	The impact of environmental policies, legislations and investment laws on the development of heavy oil projects in the Middle East › Mostafa Al Bazergan, Economic consultant and Chairman, IBBIC & IIRC, United Kingdom
14.30	Pannel Discussion: Energy resources and maintaining economic growth alongside the use of environmentally friendly production Professor M.R Riazi Prof. M. R. Riazi is currently a Professor of Chemical Engineering at Kuwait University. He was previously an Assistant Professor at Pennsylvania State University (USA), where he also received his MS and PhD. He was also a visiting professor at... more.. Dr. Dandina Rao Dr. Dandina N. Rao is Emmett Wells Distinguished Professor in Department of Petroleum Engineering, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, USA. He previously worked as Principal Petroleum Engineer with TRW/BDM Petroleum Technologies (Formerly... more.. Ms Tamsin Carlisle Tamsin Carlisle has written about the oil and gas industry for more than 20 years from bases in the Middle East and Canada. She joined the Dubai office of Platts as a senior editor in June, 2011, following a three-year stint in Abu Dhabi heading... more.. Managing chemical by products of heavy oil production, upgrading and refining in a cost effective way Opportunities for innovations and new technologies to combat environmental effects of heavy oil production › Professor M.R Riazi, Professor of Chemical Engineering/Editor in Chief, Kuwait University/IJOGCT, Kuwait › Dr. Dandina Rao, Professor of Petroleum Engineering, Louisiana State University, United States › Ms Tamsin Carlisle, Senior Editor, Platts, United Arab Emirates
	TECHNICAL RECOVERY SHOWCASE
15.00	Afternoon break
15.30	Initiation of in-situ combustion projects using steam based ignition operations Mr. Alex Turta Alex Turta is a reservoir engineer. He is a research engineer at the Alberta Research Council (ARC), now Alberta Innovates – Technology Futures. Alex has a Ph.D. in Thermal Methods of Oil Recovery, with an in-depth specialization in in-situ... more.. Optimising heavy oil production using in-situ combustion with steam based ignition operations Assessing the true value of steam based ignition operations in heavy oil projects Comparison of steam based ignition with classical ignition operations and spontaneous ignition › Mr. Alex Turta, Project Leader EOR, Light, Heavy and Extra Heavy Oils, Alberta Innovates Technology Futures, Canada
16.00	The Key Of Success To Managing Shallow Heavy Oil & Unconsolidated Sand Reservoirs › Eslam Hassan Abd El-Hamid Mohamed, Petroleum Engineer, Scimitar Production Egypt Ltd, Egypt
16.30	The application of new gas-assisted gravity drainage EOR methods to heavy oil reservoirs Dr. Dandina Rao Dr. Dandina N. Rao is Emmett Wells Distinguished Professor in Department of Petroleum Engineering, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, USA. He previously worked as Principal Petroleum Engineer with TRW/BDM Petroleum Technologies (Formerly... more.. › Dr. Dandina Rao, Professor of Petroleum Engineering, Louisiana State University, United States
17.00	Chairman’s closing remarks Ms Tamsin Carlisle Tamsin Carlisle has written about the oil and gas industry for more than 20 years from bases in the Middle East and Canada. She joined the Dubai office of Platts as a senior editor in June, 2011, following a three-year stint in Abu Dhabi heading... more.. › Ms Tamsin Carlisle, Senior Editor, Platts, United Arab Emirates