Day Two - Heavy Oil Day - Tuesday 29 May 2012

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08.00	Registration and morning refreshments
08.50	Chairman’s welcome address Eng Ali Al Gheithy Ali has been working for PDO since completion of his PhD degree from Imperial College, the University of London in 1993. He has worked on several technical and leadership position including; well site petroleum engineer, reservoir engineering and... more.. › Eng Ali Al Gheithy, Petroleum Engineer Director, Petroleum Development Oman LLC, Oman
	NOC STRATEGIES TO DEVELOP HEAVY OIL RESERVES
09.00	Keynote address – the role of regional governments in developing heavy oil reserves Balancing commercial and national interests with regard to heavy oil investment Government relations with NOCs, IOCs and OSCs The potential of heavy oil reserves in the Middle East › Mr. Hashim Al-Rifaai, Chairman and Managing Director of the Board, Kuwait Gulf Oil Company, Kuwait
09.30	Keynote address - International NOC strategies and lessons in commercializing heavy oil reserves Raising capital for heavy oil projects Developing  infrastructure Successful collaborations with IOCs Current technologies used and looking to develop new technologies Transportation and refining capabilities
10.00	Keynote: The role of IOCs in developing heavy oil reserves in the Middle East Mr. Arnaud Breuillac Arnaud BREUILLAC, 53, is graduated from Ecole Centrale de Lyon in 1981. He Joined TOTAL in 1981 and occupied various positions in the Exploration Production Division in France, Abu Dhabi, United Kingdom, Indonesia and Angola as well as in the... more.. Commercial and national and international interests to get the most out of investment in heavy oil Creating an environment where oil companies can operate robustly, reliably and responsibly to the development of the MENA heavy oil industry Developing the right infrastructure to allow heavy oil projects to develop › Mr. Arnaud Breuillac, Senior Vice President Exploration and Production Middle East, TOTAL Petroleum, France
10.45	Refreshments and speed networking
	NOC-IOC-OSC RELATIONS
11.30	Keynote: The future of heavy oil; why act now? Eng Ali Al Gheithy Ali has been working for PDO since completion of his PhD degree from Imperial College, the University of London in 1993. He has worked on several technical and leadership position including; well site petroleum engineer, reservoir engineering and... more.. › Eng Ali Al Gheithy, Petroleum Engineer Director, Petroleum Development Oman LLC, Oman
	GLOBAL OPERATOR CASE STUDIES
12.00	Panel: A global perspective on heavy oil Mr. Héctor Manosalva Mr. Héctor Manosalva was born in Bogotá, Colombia, graduated as a petroleum engineer at the Universidad America in 1985, with post-graduate studies in Finance at the Universidad EAFIT in 1995 and Senior Management and Administration at the... more.. Mr. Arnaud Breuillac Arnaud BREUILLAC, 53, is graduated from Ecole Centrale de Lyon in 1981. He Joined TOTAL in 1981 and occupied various positions in the Exploration Production Division in France, Abu Dhabi, United Kingdom, Indonesia and Angola as well as in the... more.. Mr KC Yeung Involved in Heavy Oil and Oil Sands Reservoir Engineering, R&D, Project Development in Canada since 1977. Has given heavy oil recovery methods & SAGD courses and lectures worldwide. President of Canadian Heavy Oil Association 2005/2006. Chairman... more.. › Mr. Hashim Al-Rifaai, Chairman and Managing Director of the Board, Kuwait Gulf Oil Company, Kuwait › Mr. Héctor Manosalva, Executive Vice President of Exploration and Production, Ecopetrol S.A, Colombia › Mr. Arnaud Breuillac, Senior Vice President Exploration and Production Middle East, TOTAL Petroleum, France › Mr KC Yeung, Director Oil Sands Technology, Dover Operating Corp., Canada
12.30	Matching reservoirs with extraction technologies to maximize production – A Case study of CSS and SAGD projects in Alberta Mr KC Yeung Involved in Heavy Oil and Oil Sands Reservoir Engineering, R&D, Project Development in Canada since 1977. Has given heavy oil recovery methods & SAGD courses and lectures worldwide. President of Canadian Heavy Oil Association 2005/2006. Chairman... more.. Fully understanding the properties of your resource to find the right technique Understanding reservoir settings to match appropriate technology Working with available infrastructure and resources › Mr KC Yeung, Director Oil Sands Technology, Dover Operating Corp., Canada
13.00	Networking lunch
14.00	Case Study: Nigeria’s heavy oil reserves The potential of heavy oil in Nigeria New technologies for enhancing recovery Refining heavy hydrocarbons in Nigeria › Mr. Philip Chukwu, Group Executive Director Exploration and Production, Nigeria National Petroleum Company, Nigeria
14.30	Case Study: EST project at Italy’s Sannazzaro Refinery Italy’s first scientific and technological discovery in the oil refining sector Working in accordance with the highest technological and environmental standards Using EST technology to transform Sannazzaro into a zero fuel oil refinery
15.00	Case Study: Solar energy as an alternative to natural gas for steam generation Yasser Dib Yasser Dib is Vice President of International Development, Enhanced Oil Recovery at BrightSource Energy. Yasser brings more than two decades of project finance and international development experience to BrightSource Energy, where he is responsible... more.. Case Study: (A case study of one of your projects) How could Middle Eastern NOCs adapt EOR projects to use solar energy Selecting the right technology for solar steam generation for thermal Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR) The costs of sustainable heavy oil extraction Overcoming the difficulties of limited hours of sunlight and potential operational issues, such as damage to solar panels   › Yasser Dib, Vice President of International Development, Enhanced Oil Recovery, BrightSource Energy, United States
15.30	Refreshments and networking
16.00	Heavy Oil & Unconventional Reservoirs Unconventional resources such as heavy oil, extra heavy oil and bitumen are projected to play an increasing role in meeting energy demand in the future Learn where the opportunities are and how to unlock them Understand the technology that will drive the opportunity in Heavy Oil   › Chris Faulkner, CEO, Beitling Oil and Gas, United States
16.30	New technologies in Alberta: heavy oil waterflooding and polymerflooding 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.. Novel Toe-to-Heel Waterflooding (TTHW) process; development and field testing   Waterflooding of heavy oils using horizontal wells Polymerflooding of heavy oils using horizontal wells › Mr. Alex Turta, Project Leader EOR, Light, Heavy and Extra Heavy Oils, Alberta Innovates Technology Futures, Canada
17.00	Panel: Heavy oil - The future of Iraqi oil production Mr. Alaa M. Abdullah Alasady Alaa al-Asadi, oil engineer graduated from the Higher Institute for Energy of Spain ISE in 2009 as Master in the exploration and production of oil and gas and is currently working at the Pipeline Department - North Oil Company in Kirkuk -... more.. The opportunities for developing heavy oil production in Iraq Technologies being used to maximise heavy oil production Refining and upgrading heavy oil in Iraq Transporting and exporting heavy oil from Iraq › Mr. Alaa M. Abdullah Alasady, Senior Engineer/Executive Director, North Oil Company/Eternal Fire Centre for Oil Development and Buildup, Iraq › Mr. Laheeb Jassim Al Salihi, Manager of Pipelines, North Oil Company, Iraq
17.30	Chairman’s closing remarks Eng Ali Al Gheithy Ali has been working for PDO since completion of his PhD degree from Imperial College, the University of London in 1993. He has worked on several technical and leadership position including; well site petroleum engineer, reservoir engineering and... more.. › Eng Ali Al Gheithy, Petroleum Engineer Director, Petroleum Development Oman LLC, Oman