Industry experts will join together to discuss their views on the most pertinent topics of this technical discipline
Dubai, UAE (10 September 2013)
With the theme 'New Approaches in Characterisation and Modelling of Complex Reservoirs',the 2013 SPE Reservoir Characterisation and Simulation Conference and Exhibition (RCSC) takes place 16-18 September 2013 at the Beach Rotana Hotel, Abu Dhabi, UAE.
The opening ceremony taking place 0900-1000 hours on Monday, 16 September 2013 will include remarks by Khalid Sahouh, Senior Vice President (NEB), ADCO and Fareed Abdulla, SPE Regional Director, Middle East, North Africa and India; Senior Vice President, BAB and GAS Asset, ADCO.
Ali Al Muallem, Saudi Aramco and RCSC 2013 Conference Co-Chair said "With more than 300 regional and international industry leaders and professionals with an interest in the reservoir and geosciences discipline expected to attend, RCSC will provide valuable networking opportunities, as well as a first-class learning experience from the technical programme."
Medhat Abdou, ADCO and RCSC 2013 Conference Co-Chair added "A highlight of the conference, the Executive Plenary Session, which is dedicated to the conference theme 'New Approaches in Characterisation and Modelling of Complex Reservoirs' will include expert, keynote speakers from Baker Hughes, ExxonMobil, Stanford University, and The Petroleum Institute."
The conference programme includes three panel sessions titled 'NOC/IOC Service Providers Collaboration for Technology Development', 'Lessons Learnt from Other Industries and How to Apply it to Oil and Gas', and 'How Does Characterisation and Modelling Integrate into the Decision Making Process?' with confirmed speakers from ADCO, ADMA-OPCO, ExxonMobil, Foundation CMG, Maersk Oil, Petroleum Development Oman, Schlumberger, University of Calgary, Weatherford.
Eighteen technical sessions along with knowledge sharing ePoster stations will offer over 100 presentations from more than 50 companies and 20 countries covering topics such as IOR/EOR Modelling, Reservoir Monitoring and Management, Formation Evaluation and Petrophysics, History Matching, Geostatistics and Static Modelling, Integrated Modelling and much more.
An exhibition hosting some of the industry's most renowned regional and international companies will run alongside the conference with participation from ADNOC, Baker Hughes, IFP Middle East Consulting, Ingrain Rocks, Lithicon, Resoptima AS, Schlumberger, Sciencesoft, Weatherford, and Wintershall.
RCSC 2013 sponsors include ADNOC, Baker Hughes and Wintershall (Gold Sponsors), Schlumberger and Weatherford (Silver Sponsors), ADMA-OPCO (Lanyards Sponsor),ExxonMobil (Day One Luncheon Sponsor), OMV (Conference Proceedings Sponsor), and RWE (Conference Programme Sponsor). Media Supporters for this event are DEW Journal and Worldoils.
For more information on RCSC 2013, visit www.spe.org/events/rcsc.
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