The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) has one of the highest proven reserves of both oil and natural gas worldwide. Fortune Business Insights states that asset integrity for oil fields alone could be worth $22.87 billion by 2027.
Some of the biggest Middle East oil and gas projects that are underway are Upper Zakum Production Capacity Enhancement, UAE; Ruwais Refinery Complex, UAE; Ras Laffan – Qatar Gas – NFE, Qqatar; Al Zour Refinery, Kuwait, Marjan Oil Field Expansion, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and more.
Considering the growth of the industry, the Middle East Asset Integrity Management Conference and Showcase focused on best practices featuring how to effectively manage assets to deliver value, as well as showcased the latest technological advancements, innovative solutions to tackle current and future challenges on major incidents causing safety, environmental, and fiscal risks.
It also highlighted sessions on various topics, including asset criticality analysis, augment reality, business intelligence tools for improving machine reliability, drones inspection, emergency response, fatigue analysis & asset lifecycle management, integrity assessment, performance tracking of assets, and more.
The conference took place at Rixos Marina Abu Dhabi, UAE from May 16 to 18, and brought together 600 best minds in the field of oil and gas, petrochemical, nuclear, and energy sector from 10 countries, from more than 40 companies to share their knowledge, experiences, and insights.
As a flagship event that provides a platform for professionals to connect, network, and exchange ideas on the latest developments, advancements, and trends in these fields, the conference featured keynote speeches, technical presentations, panel discussions, workshops, and exhibits by leading companies in the Oil and Gas Industry.
Attendees had the opportunity to interact with leading companies, start-ups, and researchers in the field and learn about the latest products, services, and innovations.
Some of the key participants were Adnoc, Aramco, Bentley Nevada, Sabic, Petronas, Tasnee, ENPPI, Marafiq, Sharq, and Khalifa University.
Key exhibitors included Hitachi Energy, Ankaa Consulting, Hint Global, Velosi Asset Integrity, SGS- Middle East, eSolutions, Quartzelec, Rina, Distran, Sigma Enterprises, Fluke Corporation, and AMPP.--OGN