The Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) Middle East Artificial Lift Conference and Exhibition comes back in its fifth edition and is themed ‘Make it REAL (Reliable and Efficient Artificial Lift)’.
The event aims to build on the success of the previous editions and bring together artificial lift experts to discuss the latest developments, technological advancements, evolving challenges, and successful case histories.
It will be held at the Gulf Hotel, Manama, Bahrain, from October 25–26, 2022, under the Patronage of Dr Mohamed bin Mubarak Bin Daina, Bahrain’s Minister of Oil and Environment and Special Envoy for Climate Affairs.
The conference offers a high-profile executive plenary session where industry leaders and experts will focus on discussions centered on the theme.
In addition, panel sessions and various technical and ePoster Sessions to cover important topics related to artificial lift and a seminar for professionals to expand their understanding on vital subjects from well-trained instructors.
This event will bring together the industry’s subject matter experts, including operators, and service and technology providers, to share their best practices, cutting edge technologies, business models, and success stories, allowing participants to benefit from this knowledge transfer.
Fahad Al Shinaiber, Conference Chairperson, Head of Artificial Lift Division, says: "This conference is important to our region, as it is a key enabler for us to open many opportunities for the oil and gas industry. SPE and the conference committee seek a diverse range of authors from the industry, to submit paper proposals on artificial-lift-related topics."
He says artificial lift continues to play a key role in production sustainability, and thus its reliability and efficiency is critically important for the oil industry.
"The close collaboration of operators, and service and technology providers is the key to attaining a REAL system," he says, adding, "through this exchange, our goal is to elevate the global artificial lift standard of sustainability, as well as spark inspiration for future innovations."
The fourth edition of the Middle East Artificial Lift Conference and Exhibition attracted 639 professionals from the industry representing 126 organisations and 32 countries.
