First Day: 9 April 2012

7:30 – 8:30	Registration
8:30 – 9:00	Opening Ceremony & Welcome Speech
9:00 – 9:15	Address to the Conference By: The Minister of Oil H.E. HANI A. HUSSAIN
9:15 – 9:45	Keynote Speech By: H.E. Ambassador Abdullah Y. Bishara The former Secretary-General of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) President of the Diplomatic Centre for Strategic Studies
9:45 – 10:15	Exhibition Tour
10:15 – 10:45	Break

 

SESSION I: Petroleum Industry Outlook: Future & Opportunities

10:45 – 11:15	Mr. Farouk Hussain Al-Zanki Chief Executive Officer Kuwait Petroleum Corporation (KPC)	The Local Petroleum Industry
11:15 – 11:45	H.E Abbas Ali Naqi Secretary General, Organization of Arab Petroleum Exporting Countries (O.A.P.E.C)	The Petroleum Industry in Arab States
11:45 – 12:10	Break / prayer

SESSION II: Oil Exploration & Production Way Forward

12:10 – 12:35	Mr. Sami Fahed Al-Rushaid Chairman and Managing Director, Kuwait Oil Company. KOC	Oil& Gas Exploration & Production in Kuwait
12:35 – 13:00	Dr. Mohammed Y. Al-Qahtani, Vice President Petroleum Engineering & Development Saudi Aramco	Oil& Gas Exploration and Production in the GCC
13:00 –13:25	Mr. Hashim M. Al-Rifaai Chairman & Managing Director The Kuwait Gulf Oil Company	Offshore Exploration & Production in the GCC
13:25 – 13:50	Dr. A. Hamid Majid Special Advisor to the President Canadian Natural Resources Limited	Heavy Oil Resources of the Middle East
13:50 – 14:10	Questions & Answers
14:10	lunch

 

 

Second Day:10 April 2012

SESSION III: Downstream Industry: Upcoming Opportunities

9:00 – 9:25	Mr. Hussain E. Esmaiel President Kuwait Petroleum International (KPI)	Challenges & Opportunities for Kuwait in the International Downstream Sector - Expansion & Integration in Asia
9:25 – 9:50	Dr. Bharat Srinivasan Managing Director Chevron Lummus Global	Opportunities in International Petroleum Refining: Emerging Future
9:50 – 10:15	Mr. Khalifa A. Al-Sowaidi Chief Executive Officer Qatar Fertiliser Company (QAFCO)	Regional Petrochemical & Downstream Industries: Upcoming Opportunities
10:15 – 10:45	Break

SESSION IV: Partnership

10:45 – 11:10	Dr. Ali F. Al-Modhaf General Manager Public Authority for Industry (PAI)	Environmental Challenges & the Role of Unconventional Fuels
11:10 – 11:35	Mr. Hussain Ali Al-Khurafy Chairman The Kuwaiti Industries Union	Role of the Private Sector to the Petroleum Industries – Challenges and Opportunities
11:35 – 12:00	Mr. Riadh Al Saleh Managing Director Petroleum Coke Industries Company (PCIC)	Role of the Private Sector in the Petroleum Industries – Integration Frontier
12:00 – 12:20	Break & prayer

SESSION V: Environment Challenges & Solutions , Panel Discussion

12:20 – 12:45	Mr. Bader Al-Khashti MD Research & Development & HSE Kuwait Petroleum Corporation (KPC)	The petroleum Industry &Environment Challenges
12:45 – 13:10	Dr. Salah Mudhi Al Mudhi. Director General the Public Authority for Environment (EPA)	Environmental Challenges & Unconventional Fuels
13:10 – 13:35	Dr. Sami Al - Yacoub Environmental Expert The Royal Charity Organization - Bahrain	The Role of Partnership Between the Oil Sector and Kuwait EPA in the Improvement of Environment Quality
13:35 – 14:15	Questions & Answers
14:15	lunch

EXHIBITOR PROFILE :

OIL & GAS( EXPLORATION - PRODUCTION )
PETROLEUM REFINING
PETROLEUM CELLS

Exploration & production operators	Control & safety systems	Corrosion protection
Distribution & Transportation	Environmental services	Field service providers
Fire & explosion safety closing & equipment	Gas processing	Generators
Geology	Geophysics	Instrumentation
International trade association	LNG production , transportation & storage	Marine services & equipment
Measurement systems	Offshore operations	Pipe drilling , fiting & laying
Platifrms	Pumps	Service companies
Software developments	Business & IT systems	Storage
Subsea production systems & equipment	Gas & system turbines	Boilers
Burners	Generators & Co-generators	Heat recovery
Power plant construction & equipment	Heat exchange	Cooling towers
Radiators & systems	Thermal insulation & fire protection	Energy saving systems
Testing equipment	Catalysts and catalysts manufacturing	Petrochemicals manufactures
Plastics compounders	Technology providers & licensors	Environment protection
Additives producers	Fuel transportation	Liquid & solid waste management
Emission control	Analysis monitoring & inspecting equipment	Construction services
Drilling & pipe laying	Heavy oil	Insurance , finance & banking
Oil field operations & maintenance services	Petroleum engineering	Project development
Reservoir characterization	Reservoir management	Resource assessment
Seismic operators	Unconventional oil

Visitor Campaign, GPCE 2012

GPCE 2012 is an excellent platform for specialists to network and communicate. The targeted group:

• Oil & Gas company senior management.
• Petroleum engineers and managers.
• Corrosion control engineers.
• Refinery managers & engineers.
• Chemical engineers.
• Research & development specialists.
• Petrochemical plant managers.
• Pollution control specialists.
• Project construction managers.
• Economists.

Visitor Promotion Activities Include:

• The possibility of arranging meetings with the leaders of Gulf oil sector companies
• Mail campaigns to our extensively researched customer database.
• Media campaign incorporating, daily and weekly advertising and editorial coverage.
• Social events will be arranged to allow the members and guests to interact in a friendly manner.