Dubai, UAE:—The 11th edition of the SPE/IADC Middle East Drilling Technology Conference and Exhibition will be held from 29–31 January 2018 at Jumeirah at Etihad Towers in Abu Dhabi. This well-established event is one of the biggest drilling conferences in the region and will provide an unprecedented platform for drilling professionals from around the globe to meet, network, and expand their current knowledge base.
The opening ceremony will include keynote speeches delivered by key figures in the industry, including A. Salim David Khemakhem, Conference Co-Chair and Global Subsurface Technical Manager, ExxonMobil; Sami Al-Nuaim, 2019 SPE President; and Jim Thorn, IADC Division Vice President, International Onshore.
"This year’s edition will provide the only forum in the Middle East for operators, service companies, drilling contractors, and manufacturers to share their latest technologies, challenges, and future needs in the world of drilling, completions, workovers, and well integrity, under harsh market conditions, to provide the industry the services it needs", said Khemakhem.
An executive plenary session titled “What Does Efficiency Mean?” will also take place on the first day. Speakers will include Khalid Al-Abdulgader, Chief Drilling Engineer, Saudi Aramco; Fahed Al Ameri, Senior Vice President, Drilling, ADNOC Offshore; Hans-Christian Freitag, Global Vice President—Integrated Technology, Global Products and Services, Baker Hughes, a GE Company; Christopher P. Papouras, President, Nabors Drilling; and David Reid, Chief Marketing Officer, NOV.
The conference programme will also include two panel sessions “The Risk of Getting Efficiencies Wrong” and “Building on Today’s Efficiencies for Tomorrow’s Market”, a special session on women in E&P, and 22 technical sessions. The accompanying exhibition will host companies showcasing the latest technologies, products, and services.
Sponsors for this event include ADNOC (Titanium and Exclusive Delegate Bags Sponsor), Saudi Aramco (Platinum Sponsor), Shelf Drilling (Gala Dinner Sponsor), ExxonMobil and Schlumberger (Silver Sponsors), OiLSERV (Exclusive Conference Programme Sponsor), NOV (Exclusive Coffee Breaks Sponsor), Baker Hughes, a GE company (Exclusive Stationery Sponsor), Halliburton (Author Gifts Sponsor), and Turbo-Chem (Associate Sponsor).
To find out more, visit www.spe.org/events/medt.
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