Cairo - Decypha: A two-day symposium, organized by the Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE), will be held in Basra, Iraq, from 15–16 March 2017, under the patronage of Jabbar Ali Hussein Al-Luiebi, the Minister of Oil.
The SPE Symposium themed “Iraq—The Petroleum Potentiality and Future of Energy” will focus on Iraq’s vision of future developments, targets for oil and gas exploration, oil production and exports, and the potential for the development of new cross-border fields and major downstream projects.
Key note speakers include the Minister of Oil, the Symposium Chairman Iqdam Al-Shadeedi, and the Director General of Reservoirs and Fields Development Directorate in the Iraqi Ministry of Oil.
Agenda is several by many industry experts and leaders, including: the Ministry of Oil, BP, Eni, ExxonMobil Iraq, Gaffney, Cline & Associates/Baker Hughes, Henri Poincare Associates, Kuwait Energy, OiLSERV, Petrofac, Petronor, Shell Iraq, University of Technology, Baghdad, Uruk Group, Weatherford, and WorleyParsons.
Panel sessions are planned to address specific issues related to ongoing projects, including the investment and the economics of achieving the future vision such as development costs and oil prices, challenges in financing new projects, tax and duties, capturing and utilizing gas under existing gas agreements.
Another important topic for discussion will be the aspiration to introduce a legal framework that governs the energy sector in all its aspects in addition to the role and responsibilities of the local governments to support the petroleum industry
The symposium is open to mid-level to C-level oil and gas professionals from multidisciplinary sectors including projects and facilities, production and operations, legal consultancies, contracts, risk assessment, finance and investment, government, policy and legislation, infrastructure, technology, drilling and completions, HSSE, IT, research and development, and reservoirs.
Sponsors and supporters of this event include the Ministry of Oil, Iraq and SPE Baghdad Section (Host Organisations), OiLSERV and Shell (Titanium Sponsors), ExxonMobil (Gold Sponsor), Petronor (Dinner Sponsor), Petrofac (15 March Luncheon Sponsor), and Kuwait Energy (16 March Luncheon Sponsor).
The Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) is a not-for-profit professional association whose members are engaged in energy resources development and production. SPE serves more than 164,000 members in 143 countries worldwide.
