Dubai, United Arab Emirates, 19 May 2009: International Quality and Productivity Center (IQPC), the global provider of tailored, industry-driven conferences, announced today the partnership with Procurement and Sourcing Institute Asia (PASIA) for the 3rd Annual Oil and Gas Procurement Summit 2009. The two-day conference, with three interactive workshops, will take place in Abu Dhabi from 14 - 17 June 2009 at the Millennium Hotel Abu Dhabi.

The Procurement and Sourcing Institute Asia is endorsing the summit and the chairman Mr. Charlie Villaseñor will facilitate a workshop on Recession Management. Mr. Charlie Villaseñor commented on PASIA's involvement in the 3rd Annual Oil and Gas Procurement Summit 2009: "We target that the involvement of the Procurement and Sourcing Institute of Asia will established the linkage between of the fastest growing regions in the globe and expound on best practices, knowledge sharing and the professional standards of the procurement and supply management practice---never been done before"

Conference Director Sandra Hijnen says: "We are very pleased to have the Procurement and Sourcing Institute Asia endorse the summit. The summit will be a crucial opportunity for local and international operators to share best-practices and to network with industry peers enabling them to improve procurement processes and strategies to effectively minimize costs."

The expert speaker panel will address the importance of procurement processes and strategies to their organization. According to Sharifa Marhuba, Team leader Supplier Support at Petroleum Development Oman (PDO): "Although it is non-core to most businesses, procurement forms a crucial part of most companies. Conventionally, procurement is labour intensive without bringing in any revenue. E-enabling procurement streamlines the process, reducing transaction costs, whilst keeping pace with the e-world.

The workshop will provide the opportunity for delegates to interact and share experiences with an e-Procurement professional from Petroleum Development Oman, a company leading in Online Bidding in the whole of Shell."

Geoff Blanford, BSC MBA Procurement Advisor and former Procurement Manager at Umm Al-Jawaby Oil Services Co. Ltd said: "During a downturn in economic activity, when profits start to fall, procurement suddenly receives a great deal of management attention, which it is usually ill-equipped to handle, being normally a neglected area of a business. Managers, buyers, specifying engineers and maintenance managers should learn how to take advantage of buying strategy through good times and bad and to ensure that the procurement process is supported at the highest level of a business."

Ph D J. Samuel Armacanqui, Head ESP Contract at Petroleum Development Oman reflected on the value of the conference: "This is an excellent venue where Contract Engineers, Contract Holders, Cost Control Engineers and other Professionals from the Supply Chain and Procurement Teams of the main Oil/Gas and Heavy Industry Companies come together to share about faced challenges and the utilized approach to land to best solutions. Apart from the networking opportunities it is a good tool for regional benchmarking and to capture some global trends. All this has to do with careful expending and therefore it supports our day to day tasks."

Gary Gribben, E-Procurement Project Manager at BAPCO reflected: "eProcurement will enable your organization to reduce costs and if implemented effectively will also promote long-term economic development and prosperity in the region.  This conference will show you how to achieve both objectives."

Oil and Gas Procurement 2009 will bring together international key speakers to share best-practice implementations of procurement processes and strategies. Highlights include a case study presentation by Rakesh Edavalath, supply Chain Manager at Crescent Petroleum on Crescent Petroleum's supply chain strategies for a fast track project. Ahmed Al-Sibani, Head of Procurement at Oman Refineries and Petrochemicals Company LLC will speak on centralizing supply chain management practices to minimize costs. How to manage the financial global crisis through optimization of procurement processes and strategies will be discussed by Nasser Al-Shahrani, Manager Procurement and Contract at National Petrochemical Industrialization Company (TASNEE).

The expert speaker panel at Oil and Gas Procurement 2009 includes:

Geoff Blanford, Procurement Advisor and former Procurement Manager, Umm Al-Jawaby Oil Services Co. LTD; Sharifa Marhuby, Team Leader Supplier Support, Petroleum Development Oman; Dave Wallis, Representative Europe-Africa-Middle & Far East, OFS PORTAL; Nasser Al-Shahrani, Manager Procurement and Contracts, National Petrochemical Industrialization Company (TASNEE); Ahmed Al-Sibani, Head of Procurement, Oman Refineries and Petrochemicals Company LLC; Gary Gribben, E-Procurement Project Manager, BAPCO; Samuel Armacanqui, Head ESP Contracts, Petroleum Development Oman; Rakesh Edavalath, Supply Chain manager, Crescent Petroleum; Saleh A. Hassoubah, Contract, Purchasing & Warehouse Manager, Saudi Aramco Mobil Refinery Company; Osama Khairat, Contracts & Purchasing Manager, ENAP Sipetrol; Ashwin Ravikumar, Solutions Manager - MESA, EVALUESERVE; Dr. Amin Habboub, Scholar, Project & Procurement Management of the capital-facilities industry; Maged S. Amin, Founder of Gulfoilandgas.com portal; Dr. Mohammed Dulaimi, Supply Chain Specialist, British University in Dubai and ADICOE; Roberto Wik, Regional Vice President, Quadrem Middle East.

Further details can be obtained at www.procurementoilandgas.com.

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