ADIPEC 2010 (Abu Dhabi International Petroleum Exhibition and Conference) will see heavyweight energy experts come together to present on some of the most topical issues and concerns in today’s energy industry.

A key feature of ADIPEC 2010 is its conference, which is organised in conjunction with the Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE), and has this year been structured around three main themes: Sub-surface, Surface and Vision. Abu Dhabi Company for Onshore Oil Operations’ (ADCO) general manager Abdul Munim Saif Al Kindy, will this year take up the position as conference chairman and is working closely with ADIPEC organisers dmg :: events and SPE to help shape the conference with an inspiring line-up of speakers.

ADIPEC event director Hifazat Ahmad said 262 speakers from 33 countries were taking part in the event, with the central conference featuring Panel, Technical and Poster Sessions, as well as Fields Trips. “The impressive speaker line-up is testimony to the level of interest in this year’s event. ADIPEC sold out as an exhibition eight months in advance and companies have been wrangling for key positions within the event, making this year’s ADIPEC the most anticipated to date,” Mr Ahmad said.

CEO Summit
Running in conjunction with ADIPEC is the CEO Summit (October 31- November1) which will bring together professionals, academics, finance experts and intellectuals under one roof to outline key industry challenges and provide a short-term outlook for the future. The event will endeavour to produce an ‘Abu Dhabi Declaration’ on the basis of discussions carried out at the conference.

Conference Program
Day one of the official Technical Conference will feature an executive plenary session debating one of the industry’s current hot topics, ‘Producing Carbon in a Low Carbon Era,’ with influential professionals taking part from Schlumberger, Exxon Mobil, BP and Total. The first day will also include sessions on New Organisational Capabilities, Energy Efficiency and Emissions Management, Flow Assurance, Exploration and Reservoir Geology, Fractured Reservoirs and Bits and Hole Opening.

Day two of the conference will be led by the plenary sessions Technology & Innovation in the Energy Sector and New Frontier Challenges. Specialist speakers from Weatherford, Exxon Mobil, Baker Hughes, Schlumberger and BP will present individually as part of the plenary, which will then be followed by sessions including EOR Beyond the Next Decades, Technology to Reduce Environmental Footprint, Integrated Facilities Optimisation Development Optimisation I, Artificial Lift, Seismic Acquisition and Processing and Intelligent Energy and Future Operations.

Robert Gales, vice president - geoscience, at Weatherford and speaker in the New Frontier Challenges executive plenary commented: “ADIPEC 2010 will bring together senior executives and experts from the oil and gas industry to share past experiences, discuss current challenges and develop future strategies in order to optimize existing and future fields. ADIPEC 2010 continues to provide the ideal platform to explore new oil and gas business opportunities, introduce and increase visibility for new products and services, and most finally the ability to network, renewing old friendships and building new ones at this important conference and exhibition.”

ADIPEC’s third day plenary sessions include Delivering Mega Projects in a Challenging/Changing Environment and Sustainability & Development of Human Capital. Contributors to these plenary sessions include experts from ADMA-OPCO, Exxon Mobil, BP, Kuwait National Oil Company, Saudi Aramco, Maersk Oil, RASGAS and Dana Gas.

The final plenary session of the conference will be held on Thursday 4th November and will centre on Carbon Management in the Energy Industry presented by president of the board of SCIAR NovaEnergia II, Dr. Carlos Pimenta, the US Department of Energy’s director of coal and power import and export, Barbera Mckee and senior vice president of Statoil, Hege Marie Norheim.

The conference’s popularity is also highlighted with the submission of over 1,000 abstracts, an impressive 30 percent increase on global submissions on 2008 figures. The Middle East’s contribution of abstracts saw a 55 per cent increase, with 48 percent more abstracts submitted from the UAE than in 2008, 44 percent more from Saudi Arabia, and a staggering 66 percent more from Oman, highlighting this region’s growing dedication to industry research and development.