MANAMA: Saudi Arabia will host an international Carbon Capture, Utilisation and Storage (iCCUS 2020) conference and exhibition on February 25-26.
Saudi Energy Minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman Al Saud and Bahrain’s Oil Minister Shaikh Mohammed bin Khalifa Al Khalifa will patronise iCCUS 2020, which will be held at the Four Seasons Hotel.
iCCUS 2020 is among the most important specialised events aimed at exchanging information and expertise, as well as showcasing latest technology in this vital field.
Shaikh Mohammed valued highly the joint organisation of the major event aimed at consolidating CCUS technology to combat climate change and increase oil production, which will benefit the economy.
He asserted that the event’s organising committee has attracted major companies and prominent senior officials from the oil and environmental sectors, including Opec secretary general Mohammed Sanusi Barkindo, Japan’s Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Hiroshi Kajiyama and United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change executive secretary Patricia Espinoza in addition to a number of ministers from the GCC and countries all over the world.
Organised by DMG, in collaboration with the Saudi Energy Ministry and Bahrain’s National Oil and Gas Authority, and support of Saudi Arabia’s Armco, Bahraini oil companies and global oil companies, the event brings together world energy leaders, including ministers, senior executives from major energy and industry players, policy makers, financiers and renowned scientists, to discuss the role of carbon capture, utilisation and storage in enabling a circular carbon economy.
An exhibition showcasing latest hydrogen technologies and products will be held concurrently at the venue.
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