Opening Ceremony

Monday, 16 April 2012, 0930–1030 hours

Opening remarks by:

• Raoul Restucci, Managing Director, Petroleum Development Oman

Panel Session 1: EOR: Building Towards Sustainable Growth

Monday, 16 April 2012, 1100–1300 hours

Moderator: Ali Al Gheithy, Petroleum Development Oman

There is a great opportunity to use EOR technologies to exploit reservoirs to their full capacities; after all, these are the volumes we have already found. Approximately, 2/3 of the volumes are today not made use of. Many EOR technologies are well-established, for instance, cyclic steam, steam flooding, polymer flooding, and several others are emerging from R&D. The value will come from applying the right technology at the right juncture in order to sustain growth of the dwindling supply of reserves. On the question of “when is the right time” to implement EOR, it can be important to challenge the perception of EOR being an “end-game”, and instead to evaluate early for all field development plans. The EOR processes also offer additional challenges in that they can require longer time to be tried and implemented, they can require more expenditure (and in the case of thermal projects, gas availability), and also more people and skills to manage and operate the EOR developments. The panel will consider: how do we effectively prepare and build towards sustainable growth?

Invited Panelists:

• Amran Marhubi, Technical Director, Petroleum Development Oman
• S.P. Singh, Regional Director – Subsurface Engineering for Occidental Oil and Gas International in Abu Dhabi
• Stuart Clayton, VP Hydrocarbon Recovery Technologies, Shell
• Hosnia Hashim, Deputy Managing Director, Kuwait Oil Company

Panel Session 2: Human Capability Requirements for EOR

Tuesday, 17 April 2012, 1100–1230 hours

Moderator: Andrew Cockin, Technology Leader for EOR, BP

The petroleum industry is going through a human resource crunch worldwide. This problem is exacerbated for EOR projects which are inherently more complex compared to conventional recovery methods. EOR projects are manpower-intensive, requiring highly-skilled professionals to run them. Another issue is the geographical location of this resource. There is an acute shortness of these professionals in the Middle East. For companies that nurture, develop and possess these competencies, implementation of EOR will be easier.

This session highlights will include:

• Present situation of human resources for EOR, both global and local
• Innovative methods to develop human resource capability for EOR projects
• Role of industry, government and academia in nurturing EOR professionals
• Best practices and case studies for recruiting and retaining EOR manpower

Panelists:

• Badria Abdul Rahman, Manager Fields Development (South and East Kuwait), Kuwait Oil Company
• Omer Gurpinar, Technical Director, Enhanced Oil Recovery, Schlumberger
• John McCreery, Partner, Bain and Co.
• Kenneth McKellar, Deloitte

Panel Session 3: Challenges of Implementing EOR Projects (Technical/Operational/Economical)

Wednesday, 18 April 2012, 1530–1700 hours

Moderator: Min-Teong Lim, Development Manager Upstream International Asia, Shell

Implementing EOR requires significant effort in terms of:expertise for screening, design and operation; equipment/temporary facilities particularly for injected fluid and injector wells; injectant supply for steam, gas, chemicals, air, microbes; capital to cover the costs; time to prove the concept works on a particular reservoir; and risks in terms of a new operating/HSE environment, financial viability and in terms of proving it actually works. Panelists will discuss where these particular challenges may be restricting EOR implementation and options for addressing these, along with highlighting industry gaps that need to be filled.

Panelists:

• Madan Mohan, Subsurface Manager, Neelam-Heera Asset, Mumbai High, Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited
• Steve Kelly, Vice President Operation, Occidental of Oman
• Han Peihui, Director/Senior Engineer, Daqing Petroleum Company Ltd., Petrochina
• Alain Labastie, 2011 SPE President, Total