(EnergyAsia, March 26, Wednesay) — ‘SPE EOR Technical Conference’, a conference focused on enhanced oil recovery including chemical, thermal and gas technologies, will be held in conjunction with the ‘Oil and Gas West Asia 2008’ (OGWA) exhibition at the Golden Tulip Hotel in Oman on April 21 to 23.

Organised by the Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE), the event is expected to attract delegates from all over the region.

OGWA 2008, organised by Omanexpo, will feature participants from over 100 local and international oil and gas firms including their overseas principals. Exhibitors include companies from India, Iran, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Bahrain, Germany, Italy, Russia, China, Singapore, Malaysia, France, UK, US and the UAE.

Under an operating agreement between the parties, SPE will organise and manage the conference while Omanexpo will handle the exhibition component. This is expected to raise the standards and regional profile of the biennial event.

Waleed Refaay, managing director of SPE Middle East, North Africa and India, said:
“We are delighted to be part of OGWA 2008 and to lend our expertise in promoting professional excellence and the continuous professional growth of those in the oil and gas industry.

“Our involvement is consistent with our organisation’s mission to collect, disseminate, and exchange technical knowledge concerning the exploration, development and production of oil and gas resources.”

The SPE is a non-profit professional association whose members are engaged in energy resources development and production. The programme committee includes mostly representatives of leading energy companies such as Petroleum Development Oman, Saudi Aramco, Shell, Oman Oil, ADNOC, Halliburton, Adma-Opco, Oil and Natural Gas Corporation of India and Schlumberger. The Oman Ministry of Oil & Gas is also represented.

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