CONFERENCE PROGRAMME

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3rd Basra International Oil and Gas Conference and Exhibition

6-9 December 2012 / Basra, Iraq

 

3^rd Basra International Oil &Gas Conference and Exhibition will be held from 6th to 9^th December 2012 in Basra International Fair Ground after the great success of the first & second editions of the event event which were held in Basra in 2010 and 2011.

This Event, through its Conference, will enable the Explorationists, Geoscientists and Engineers from the Oil and Gas Industry, Service and Manufacturing Companies, Finance, Universities and R & D institutions, to share their expertise, exchange ideas and experiences, update their knowledge and skills and discuss the latest progress and challenges facing the Petroleum Industry as well as, of course, networking and relational development.

3rd Basra International Oil & Gas Conference will be managed by Mr. Falah Al-Khawaja after the great impression of the previous editions. As being a highly experienced and well known industry expert in Iraq Oil & Gas Industry, Mr. Falah’s guidance and contribution in the conference about the current & future of Iraq Oil & Gas industry will attract great interest of all delegates as in last year.

Falah AL-KHAWAJA Mr. Falah Al-Khawaja is an independent Petroleum & Engineering Consultant working on Retainer Basis since his retirement from the Iraqi Government Energy sector in August 2008 after a service lasting 42 years. His last positions included:

• Director General of State Company of Oil Projects (SCOP)


• Director General of Administration & Legal Affairs in the Ministry of Oil


• Commercial Manager of the Ministry of Oil

He is a Chartered Engineer and a Fellow of the British Institution of Electrical Engineers (FIEE). He holds a BSc. (Honors) in Electrical Engineering (1965) and a Post Graduate Diploma in Telecommunications Technology (1972). He started his working life as a Project Engineer for the 160 MW Daura Power Station in Baghdad, then joined the now called North Oil Company (NOC) in Kirkuk working on Telecoms and Management. He returned to Baghdad, after 32 years as an Expert in the Ministry of Oil in 1999. He has authored many papers on Telecoms, HR Incentives, Oil Strategies, and Politics. He is a regular writer for MEES.

4^th Basra International Oil and Gas Conference
6-7 December 2013, Basra / Iraq

Conference Theme: “IRAQ: OPTIMIZING OIL EXPORTS WITH LOCAL LINKED INDUSTRIES”
Main Topics/Sessions

 

Conference Day One — 06 / December / 2013
• Opening Remarks • Panel of keynote speakers
Session 1: Iraq O&G production, export and exploration targets and progress
• Production and Exports 2014-2020 • Actual fields development 2013-2014 • Exploration targets • EOR/IOR • Recovery factor
Session 2: World Oil & Gas supply and demand
• Predictions until 2030 • Iraq and OPEC share in meeting demand • Oil quality: share of heavy oils • Effect of USA self-reliance with China & India dependence
Session 3: Progress in Infrastructure and Storage
• Transportation networks • Storage facilities • Water demand • Electric power
Session 4: Drilling and Services
• Update and targets in drilling & work over • Role of the service companies • Overcoming logistics handicaps

Conference Day Two — 07 / December / 2013
Session 5: Management of Oil Revenues
• Planning Strategy • Developing the value chain • Diversification of the economy • Resource funds • Other countries experiences
Session 6: Panel on the Integrated Energy Strategy
• Highlights of the strategy • Gas utilization • Petrochemicals • Linked & Energy intensive industries
Session 7: Technology and Training
• Advances in technologies • Technology transfer • Training & filling skills gaps
Session 8: Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)
• CSR in other countries • What local societies need and want • What the contractors have done and will do
Session 9: HSE
• Environment Impact Assessment • Safety considerations • Overcoming health hazards

SUBMISSION GUIDELINES
1- Abstract
Papers presented at the Conference will be selected on the basis of Abstracts submitted, therefore extreme care and clarity of information must be exhibited in the preparation of the Abstract highlighting the followings: - Indicate the topic/s in which the paper subject is adequately covered - Abstract text should be no more than 300 words - Author/s are requested to provide full biography, company, university & contact details as shown below. Your abstract will constitute the basis for the paper evaluation and in case it is approved to be presented during the conference, it will be used in the digital and printed conference proceedings without any additional permission from the authors. When authors fill and resend us this form, it will be assumed that they had accepted this term.
2- Presentation
Power point presentation should be no more than 15 slides delivered in 15-20 minutes followed by 5 minutes Q&A at the end of the session.
KEY DATES
First call for papers : 1st February 2013 Second call for papers : 1st March 2013 Last call for papers : 1st April 2013     Deadline for Submission of Abstracts : 1st June 2013 Deadline for Submission of Presentations : 15th July 2013 Declaration of Conference Program : 1st September 2013