HELD UNDER THE PATRONAGE OF HIS EXCELLENCY ABDEL FATTAH EL SISI, PRESIDENT OF THE ARAB REPUBLIC OF EGYPT

Egypt International Exhibition Center

12-14 February 2024

Egypt International Exhibition Center

12-14 February 2024

NORTH AFRICA AND THE MEDITERRANEAN:
SUPPORTING SUSTAINABLE GLOBAL ENERGY SUPPLY AND DEMAND

ABOUT THE CONFERENCE

The EGYPES 2023 Technical Conference brings together global oil, gas and energy professionals to showcase the latest technical opportunities and challenges, breakthrough research findings, innovative technologies and industry solutions, creating an excellent learning and networking hub for the industry’s technical experts.

Spanning the entire oil, gas and energy value chain, the Technical Conference has been created from a global industry wide call for papers campaign featuring 19 technical categories and a thorough two-stage Technical Committee review, comprising over 80 industry specialists.

In 2023, the technical programme features over 180 experts speaking at 45 sessions. Across 3 days, our international and regional technical expert speakers will share their wealth of experience and knowledge.

VIEW THE 45 TECHNICAL SESSIONS BY CATEGORY

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Oil and Gas Economics, Concession Agreements and Project Finance (FIN)
Geoscience: Upstream Technology Developments (GEOT)
People and Talent Development (PPL)
Oil and Gas Field Development (FD)
Drilling (DR)
Completions (COMPL)
Gas/LNG Processing, Transportation, Operations and Technology (GAS)
Offshore and Marine Production, Technology and Operations (MAR)
Project Management and Execution (PM)
Operational Excellence (OpEx)
Health And Safety (HS)
Downstream: Refining Technology, Operations and Marketing (REF)
Petrochemicals Technology and Operations (PET)
Hydrogen, Biofuels, Alternative Fuels And Renewable Energy (BIO)
Digitalisation of Oil and Gas (DIGI)
Upstream: Exploration of Conventional Resources (CONV)
Upstream: Exploration of Unconventional Resources (UNCONV)
Midstream: Transportation, Storage And Infrastructure (MID)
Environmental Sustainability, Climate Change And Energy Transition (ENV)
Downstream: Petrochemicals Technology and Operations (PET)
Gas/LNG Processing, Operations and Technology (GAS)

Monday 13 February 2023

Day 1

Tuesday 14 February 2023

Day 2

Wednesday 15 February 2023

Day 3
11:30 - 12:40
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SESSION 1: DIGITAL TOOLS TO IMPROVE HEALTH AND SAFETY

Health And Safety (HS)

CO-CHAIRS:

Wael Amin , Head of HSE , Kuwait Energy Egypt

Benson Egbevurie , HSE Director , Egyptian Liquefied Natural Gas

How to improve health and safety in the energy industry by using connected wearable technology

Samy Karam Gerguis

Samy Karam Gerguis , Regional Sales Manager , Blackline Safety Corp

Using fuzzy logic in risk assessment: application on above ground gasoline tank alarm system

Ahmed Kamel

Ahmed Kamel , Lead Health, Safety and Environmental Engineer , SYSTRA

HSE incident prediction using ai in the oil and gas industry

Ahmed El-Maraghi

Ahmed El-Maraghi , Petroleum Engineer , Qarun Petroleum Company

Panel Q&A

11:30 - 12:40
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SESSION 2: TACKLING PROJECT EXECUTION CHALLENGES

Project Management and Execution (PM)

CO-CHAIRS:

Moataz Dawood , Project Delivery Manager – Harmattan Deep , Shell Egypt

Mahmoud Galal , Executive Assistant General Manager for Development , Petrojet

How to achieve excellence through project execution and cost optimisation

Mohamed Atwa

Mohamed Atwa , Engineering General Manager Technology Manager , Kuwait Energy Egypt

Tackling of Atoll-4 and Qattameya projects challenges

Walid A. Khalek

Walid A. Khalek , Offshore Projects General Manager , Pharaonic Petroleum Company (PhPC)

Agile project management in energy efficiency projects

Ahmed Ali

Ahmed Ali , Department Manager , Egyptian Projects Operation and Maintenance (EPROM)

Panel Q&A

11:30 - 12:50
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SESSION 3: PEOPLE AND TALENT MANAGEMENT

People and Talent Development (PPL)

CO-CHAIRS:

Hesham Kamal , GeoUnit Recruiting Manager , SLB

Mostafa Kortam , Senior Reservoir Engineer , Petrobel

Do not build businesses, build people and people will build businesses

Maha Zahran

Maha Zahran , Risk Management and Strategic Planning Manager , Petrojet

The impact of succession planning on leadership development

Moataz Nassar

Moataz Nassar , Project Director , Engineering for Petroleum and Process (Enppi)

People and talent development

Wafaa Tantawy

Wafaa Tantawy , Head of HR , Kuwait Energy Egypt

Panel Q&A

11:30 - 12:40
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SESSION 4: ENERGY ECONOMICS AND BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT

Oil and Gas Economics, Concession Agreements and Project Finance (FIN)

CO-CHAIRS:

Abdelkader Elbadry , Planning and Contracts Administration Manager , Petrobel

Nevine Hussein , Head of Planning , Kuwait Energy Egypt

Energy hub concept

Amr Mohamed

Amr Mohamed , Project Controls Engineer , Engineering for Petroleum and Process (Enppi)

Techno economic study for flare gas recovery

Omar Abdullazez

Omar Abdullazez , Technical Office General Assistant Manager , ANRPC

Sources of finance to achieve the Egypt 2030 vision

Ibrahim El Sihamy

Ibrahim El Sihamy , Department Manager , ETHYDCO

Panel Q&A

11:30 - 13:00
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SESSION 5: DECARBONISATION AND ENERGY TRANSITION

Environmental Sustainability, Climate Change And Energy Transition (ENV)

CO-CHAIRS:

Mohamed Adel , General Manager , GasReg (Gas Regulatory Authority)

Ahmed Fouad , North Africa Region HSE&C Manager , bp

Reducing carbon footprint and greenhouse emissions: identification and precise calculation of emissions for decarbonisation

Mohamed Sabri

Mohamed Sabri , Head of Controls & Digitalization , Siemens Energy

Technological pathways for decarbonising petroleum refining and petrochemical plants

Francesco Cammarata

Francesco Cammarata , Vice President , Technip Energies

Powering Egyptian petroleum sector with solar energy, opportunities and challenges

Ahmed Serry

Ahmed Serry , Reservoir Engineer , Belayim Petroleum Company (Petrobel)

Net zero carbon intelligent campus

Mostafa Hazem

Mostafa Hazem , Solution Manager , Huawei

Panel Q&A

14:30 - 15:40
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SESSION 6: EMBRACING THE HEALTH AND SAFETY CULTURE

Health And Safety (HS)

CO-CHAIRS:

Rami Khallaf , Senior HSE Manager - SSA Region , Baker Hughes

Lilian Mahfouz , GeoUnit HSE Manager , SLB

Serious injuries and fatalities: a study of data and prevention strategies

David Bibby

David Bibby , Senior Director , ISN

Formulating rescue department for responding to emergency cases during working at height & confined space entry

Fathy Abdelwahab

Fathy Abdelwahab , HSE Representative for Eastern Branch , Egyptian Maintenance Company

BAPETCO food safety and hygiene practice at remote locations

Maha Mohie

Maha Mohie , Occupational Health Section Head , Badr El Den Petroleum Company

Panel Q&A

14:30 - 16:00
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SESSION 7: INNOVATION IN PROJECT MANAGEMENT

Project Management and Execution (PM)

CO-CHAIRS:

Mahmoud Hegazy , Head of Operation , Kuwait Energy Egypt

Sharif Tolba , OFS Account Director , SLB

An expert system for enhanced accuracy of cost estimating in EPC/ turn-key projects

Mahmoud Sami

Mahmoud Sami , Cost Engineer , Engineering for Petroleum and Process (Enppi)

Reduce costs and improve efficiency across the CAPEX lifecycle

Hisham Gouda

Hisham Gouda , Chief Solution Expert , SAP

Building information modelling: project management; design

Queen Lydia Shangu

Queen Lydia Shangu , Founder and Managing Director , Shangu Business Services South Africa

Forward-thinking: security and operations management in a changing world

Amelia Rocos

Amelia Rocos , Senior Risk Management Analyst , Diaplous Group

Panel Q&A

14:30 - 15:40
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SESSION 8: TALENT ACQUISITION STRATEGIES

People and Talent Development (PPL)

CO-CHAIRS:

Hesham Kamal , GeoUnit Recruiting Manager , SLB

Wafaa Tantawy , Head of HR , Kuwait Energy Egypt

How to use latest assessment techniques to develop employees?

Randa Onsy

Randa Onsy , HR Manager , Engineering for Petroleum and Process (Enppi)

The role of technical professional contribution in talent development

Shuhada Md Rifin

Shuhada Md Rifin , Staff (Upstream Production Planning) , PETRONAS

The impact of psychological contract on employee performance in the Egyptian oil and gas companies. A case study in Pharaonic Petroleum Company (PhPC)

Sara Amer

Sara Amer , Payroll Department Head , Pharaonic Petroleum Company (PhPC)

Panel Q&A

14:30 - 16:00
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SESSION 9: UPSTREAM GEOSCIENCE TECHNOLOGY UNLOCKS NEW POTENTIAL

Geoscience: Upstream Technology Developments (GEOT)

CO-CHAIRS:

Moataz Nady , Exploration Geophysical Advisor , Eni

Mohamed Soliman , Lead Technical Sales – Egypt Reservoir Technical Services , Baker Hughes

Unlocking Egypt’s West Mediterranean sea.

Mark Hamilton

Mark Hamilton , Principal Geoscientist , PGS

OBN seismic unlocks new play potential (rejuvenating exploration in the Gulf of Suez through the application of modern wide azimuth OBN seismic technology)

Ayman Rehan

Ayman Rehan , Exploration Manager , Neptune Energy

Seismic data reprocessing to delineate the lower cretaceous complex fault systems using local angle domain migration in Abu Gharadiq basin, Western Desert, Egypt

Ahmed Elbassiony

Ahmed Elbassiony , Depth Imaging Supervisor , PetroTrace GeoScience

Extended elastic impedance and its application in prediction of reservoir and fluid properties for late Messinian reservoir, onshore Nile Delta Egypt

Mahmoud Eloribi

Mahmoud Eloribi , Senior Geophysicist , Dana Gas

Panel Q&A

14:30 - 16:00
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SESSION 10: REDUCING CARBON FOOTPRINT AND GREENHOUSE EMISSIONS

Environmental Sustainability, Climate Change And Energy Transition (ENV)

CO-CHAIRS:

Mohamed Adel , General Manager , GasReg (Gas Regulatory Authority)

Ahmed Fouad , North Africa Region HSE&C Manager , bp

A pragmatic transition to net zero energy production

Yasser Gamal-Eldin

Yasser Gamal-Eldin , Regional Sales Manager, Power Plants – Northeast Africa & Yemen , MAN Energy Solutions – Egypt

Reducing carbon footprint and greenhouse emissions in few steps for quick results and fast ROI

Tiziana Paolicelli

Tiziana Paolicelli , Strategic Account Executive , Schneider Electric

Addressing methane emissions from flaring

Ramy Diaa

Ramy Diaa , Region Manager , Baker Hughes

Considerations when co-firing hydrogen with natural gas or oil for carbon emission reduction

Wassim Moussaoui

Wassim Moussaoui , Managing Director , Babcock and Wilcox

Panel Q&A

10:00 - 11:30
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SESSION 11: TOWARDS A SUSTAINABLE PETROCHEMICAL INDUSTRY

Petrochemicals Technology and Operations (PET)

CO-CHAIRS:

Sara Mortada , Assistant General Manager- Business Development , Egyptian Petrochemicals Holding Company (ECHEM)

Recovering the activity of ammonia synthesis catalysts

Mohamed Abdel Atty Ahmed

Mohamed Abdel Atty Ahmed , Technical Affairs and Development General Manager , Misr Fertilizers Production Co. (MOPCO)

OPEC World Oil Outlook (WOO 2022)

Mohammed Attaba

Mohammed Attaba , Downstream Oil Industry Analyst , Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC)

Optimisation of high density polyethylene (HDPE) reactor using PSDS of chromium catalyst

Haitham Omara

Haitham Omara , Director in Polyethylene Lab , Sidi Kerir Petrochemicals Company (SIDPEC)

Pygas maximise petrochemicals from your steam cracker

Manu Van Leuvenhaege

Manu Van Leuvenhaege , Commercial Director , Sulzer

Panel Q&A

10:00 - 10:50
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SESSION 12: NEW OFFSHORE TECHNOLOGIES RESOLVING OPERATIONAL CHALLENGES

Offshore and Marine Production, Technology and Operations (MAR)

CO-CHAIRS:

Mohamed Aly , Project Manager , Pharaonic Petroleum Company (PhPC)

Mohamed El-Reedy , General Manager , Gulf of Suez Petroleum Company (GUPCO)

Engineering challenges in design of jacket for offshore substation platform in north sea

Jayesh Gandhi

Jayesh Gandhi , Senior Manager , Petrofac International Limited

Improving operational efficiency using a remotely operated pig launcher system

Daniel McKie

Daniel McKie , Senior Systems Engineer , Baker Hughes

A novel approach to unlock production from a highly-challenging well in a deep water mature gas field

Sherif Omar Ibrahim

Sherif Omar Ibrahim , Reservoir Engineer , Rashid Petroleum Company (Rashpetco)

Panel Q&A

10:00 - 11:10
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SESSION 13: WELLBORE STABILITY AND FLUIDS INNOVATION

Drilling (DR)

CO-CHAIRS:

Marwa Alqutt , Drilling Fluids Assistant General Manager , Agiba Petroleum Company

Moataz Moussa , Drilling Manager , Kuwait Energy Egypt

A novel approach to successfully implement the managed pressure cementing technique in narrow pressure window conditions: a case study from Saudi Arabia

Wajid Ali

Wajid Ali , Technical Support Manager - Cementing , TAQA Well Services

The utilisation of mud cooling and managed pressure drilling to drill the deepest onshore high-pressure high-temperature well in the Nile Delta of Egypt

Mahmoud Elhusseiny

Mahmoud Elhusseiny , Drilling Engineer and Rig Supervisor , Egyptian Natural Gas Holding Company (EGAS)

Geomechanics lessons on hole stability management in Kafr El Sheikh shale: experience from Mediterranean, Egypt

Ahmed Baghdadi

Ahmed Baghdadi , Geomechanics Specialist , Baker Hughes

Panel Q&A

10:00 - 11:30
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SESSION 14: INTEGRATING SUBSURFACE DATA TO UNLOCK UNCONVENTIONAL RESOURCES

Upstream: Exploration of Unconventional Resources (UNCONV)

CO-CHAIRS:

Ahmed Lotfy , Deputy Exploration General Manager & Board Member , Kuwait Energy Egypt

Mohamed Said , Reservoir Solutions Manager , Baker Hughes

Effect of stress on permeability using modified-Palmer Mansoori model

Devansh Shrivastava

Devansh Shrivastava , MSc. Petroleum Engineering , University of Aberdeen

New workflow to estimate the permeability and saturation high function by using the rock typing whenever there is a very limited core data

Dr Tharwat Hassane

Dr Tharwat Hassane , Head of Petroleum and Gas Engineering , Egyptian Chinese University (ECU)

Petrophysical characterisation and oil potentialities of unconventional carbonate reservoirs by utilising well log analysis and delta log R technique, Gemsa field, Egypt

Ahmed Rashed

Ahmed Rashed , Petrophysics Department Head , Gemsa Petroleum Company (GEMPETCO)

Re-evaluation of Thebes (carbonate) reservoir and its impact on the productivity and its benefits in adding new producing zones, Gulf of Suez, Egypt

Ahmed Abd El-Gawad

Ahmed Abd El-Gawad , Petrophysics Department Manager , Tharwa Petroleum Company

Panel Q&A

10:00 - 11:30
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SESSION 15: RENEWABLE ENERGY: TECHNOLOGY, OPERATIONS, INTEGRATION WITH EXISTING FACILITIES

Hydrogen, Biofuels, Alternative Fuels And Renewable Energy (BIO)

CO-CHAIRS:

Zacharakis Stathis , Business Development Director , ASPROFOS SA

Nora Zidan , Polymers Technology Engineer , Egyptian Petrochemicals Holding Company (ECHEM)

Designing electric generators to utilise tidal energy for powering conventional offshore oil rigs

Mohamed Elshawaf

Mohamed Elshawaf , Well Intervention Engineer , Khalda Petroleum Company

Solar/diesel hybrid model in the oil and gas sector

Mohamed Amer

Mohamed Amer , Drilling Optimisation and Technology Engineer , Egyptian General Petroleum Corporation (EGPC)

Stability enhancement of wind energy conversion based superconducting magnetic energy storage (SMES) systems using archimedes optimisation algorithm (AOA)

Dr. Hebatallah Khaled Abd El Badie

Dr. Hebatallah Khaled Abd El Badie , Senior Electrical Engineer , Engineering for Petroleum and Process (Enppi)

Panel Q&A

11:30 - 13:00
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SESSION 16: REFINING DEVELOPMENTS AND ADVANCEMENTS

Downstream: Refining Technology, Operations and Marketing (REF)

CO-CHAIRS:

Mohamed Ibrahim , General Manager , Engineering for Petroleum and Process (Enppi)

Mahmoud Ahdy Khairat , Section Head in Operations Department , MIDOR

AET technology reduces greenhouse gas emissions, decreases costs, improves safety, reduces sulfur in fuels

Sumit Agarwal

Sumit Agarwal , Business Development and Operations Director , GE3S & AET

Integrated scheduling including planning targets alignment with operations insights to transform the landscape of supply chain management

Hrishikesh Pandya

Hrishikesh Pandya , Senior Solution Consultant , Aspentech

Unpurged thermocouples for challenging applications such as sulphur recovery units

Islam Heikal

Islam Heikal , MENA Region Technology Adviser , Daily Thermetrics

Predictive modeling and simulation of hydrocracking unit to study vacuum gas oil (VGO), waste lubricating oil (WLO) and waste cooking oil (WCO) co-hydroprocessing

Mohamed Sayed

Mohamed Sayed , Lead Process Engineer , Worley

Panel Q&A

11:30 - 13:00
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SESSION 17: TRANSPORTATION, STORAGE AND INFRASTRUCTURE FOR MIDSTREAM OPERATIONS

Midstream: Transportation, Storage And Infrastructure (MID)

CO-CHAIRS:

Khaled ElGammal , General Manager for LNG/ Gas Export and Import Activities and Facilities Follow-up , Egyptian Natural Gas Holding Company (EGAS)

Hesham Elkhafif , Assistant Chairman for Technical Affairs , Egyptian Company for Gas Services (ECGS)

Local production of poly (m-aminophenol) soluble in the innovative solvent (PONA) as pour point depressant for paraffinic crude oil

Hasan Elnagar Hassan Ibrahim

Hasan Elnagar Hassan Ibrahim , Assistant General Manager , ANRPC

New philosophy for midstream grid development in the East Mediterranean region

Aryeh Nitzan

Aryeh Nitzan , Midstream Technical Manager, Marketing, East Mediterranean Business Unit , Chevron

Hydrogen infrastructure: a review of its opportunities and challenges from project management perspectives

Sujith Pratap Chandran

Sujith Pratap Chandran , Senior Project Management , Wintershall Dea AG

Early detection of broken bar faults in induction motors during the use of optimised stockwell transform and adaptive time frequency filter

Mohamed Esam

Mohamed Esam , Electrical Engineering Department Head , Petroleum Pipeline Company (PPC)

Panel Q&A

11:30 - 13:00
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SESSION 18: DRILLING CHALLENGES AND OPTIMISATION

Drilling (DR)

CO-CHAIRS:

Marwa Alqutt , Drilling Fluids Assistant General Manager , Agiba Petroleum Company

Moataz Moussa , Drilling Manager , Kuwait Energy Egypt

Prediction of downhole drillstring vibrations in horizontal wells by employing machine learning: Middle East case study

Hany Gamal

Hany Gamal , Researcher , KFUPM

Hybrid drill bit technology mitigates drilling issues in Egyptian Western Desert deep wells

Karim Beheiry

Karim Beheiry , Application Engineering Lead , Baker Hughes

Implementation of dynamic flow modeling and simulation of kick tolerance in west delta deep marine concession of Egypt

Hany Metwally

Hany Metwally , Drilling Supervisor/ Well Control Instructor , Agiba Petroleum Company

A real-time machine learning based bit pull advisory system to reduce ILT and NPT events during drilling operations

Michael Behounek

Michael Behounek , Drilling, Completions and Workover Performance Manager , Apache Corporation

Panel Q&A

11:30 - 12:20
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SESSION 19: TAPPING INTO PRODUCTIVITY ENHANCEMENT IN UNCONVENTIONAL RESOURCES

Upstream: Exploration of Unconventional Resources (UNCONV)

CO-CHAIRS:

Noureldien Darhim M , New Technology and Unconventional Resources Lead , Gulf of Suez Petroleum Company (GUPCO)

Dr.Tharwat Hassane , Head of Petroleum and Gas Engineering , Egyptian Chinese University (ECU)

CO2 foam injection in hydrate reservoir for natural-gas production and better subsurface stability

Vishnu Nair

Vishnu Nair , Assistant Professor , Indian institute of Technology, Kharagpur

South Gharib carbonate open door for unexpected unconventional reservoir, Bakr-Amer field, central province, Gulf of Suez, Egypt

Tamer Remaly

Tamer Remaly , Assistant General Manager , General Petroleum Company (GPC)

Challenges in tight carbonates formation evaluation and the role of mud

Ahmed Arafat Algazar

Ahmed Arafat Algazar , Operation Geology Assistant General Manager , Agiba Petroleum Company

Panel Q&A

11:30 - 13:00
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SESSION 20: GREEN AMMONIA AND HYDROGEN PRODUCTION AND USAGE

Hydrogen, Biofuels, Alternative Fuels And Renewable Energy (BIO)

CO-CHAIRS:

Zacharakis Stathis , Business Development Director , ASPROFOS SA

Nora Zidan , Polymers Technology Engineer , Egyptian Petrochemicals Holding Company (ECHEM)

Green hydrogen (ammonia) outlook-Europe Egypt case opportunities and challenges techno-economic, geopolitical, regulatory filling the gaps study

Ahmed Abdelhady

Ahmed Abdelhady , Technology Consultant , Formation et Sensibilisation de Luxembourg

Hydrogen and ammonia: a tale of two gases

Robert Magraw

Robert Magraw , Operations Manager and Principal Consultant , BakerRisk Europe Limited

Prototype of HCNG fuel system

Mohamed Al Naggar

Mohamed Al Naggar , Assistant General Manager , Car Gas

Development of a green ammonia production facility

Mark Baker

Mark Baker , Concept Development Consultant , Petrofac

Panel Q&A

14:00 - 15:30
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SESSION 21: REFINING INNOVATION AND PROFITABILITY

Downstream: Refining Technology, Operations and Marketing (REF)

CO-CHAIRS:

Mohamed Ibrahim , General Manager , Engineering for Petroleum and Process (Enppi)

Mohamed Magdi , Environment & Property Solutions Project Manager , ExxonMobil

An overview of refined product market dynamics in a turbulent world

Younis Ali Hamza Hirz

Younis Ali Hamza Hirz , Senior Consultant / Director , NexantECA

Innovative software improves crude oil logistics scheduling

Aurelio Ferrucci

Aurelio Ferrucci , Executive Vice President , Prometheus SRL

Cost optimisation through the application of high performance surface protection technologies to mission critical equipment in the oil and gas industry

Mohamed Salah AlAhwani

Mohamed Salah AlAhwani , Regional Director - Egypt and North Africa , Integrated Global Services, Inc. (IGS)

Improve refining and olefins margins while reducing carbon emissions

Satyadev Susarla

Satyadev Susarla , Principal Solution Consultant , Aspentech

Panel Q&A

14:00 - 15:30
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SESSION 22: OPERATIONAL SOLUTIONS FOR GAS/LNG PROCESSING

Gas/LNG Processing, Transportation, Operations and Technology (GAS)

CO-CHAIRS:

Hamada Ahmad Frahat , General Manager of Gas Processing Facilities Studies , Egyptian Natural Gas Holding Company (EGAS)

Sally Salah Nasr , Assistant General Manager for NG/LNG Exports and Imports Activities , Egyptian Natural Gas Holding Company (EGAS)

Emissions reductions & improving energy efficiency in ELNG

Bassem Younes

Bassem Younes , Senior Process Engineer , ELNG

Robust Gas-to-Power infrastructure design for increased power generation in Nigeria

Francis Idachaba

Francis Idachaba , PhD Student , University of North Dakota

Innovation of dealing with high wax content in deep water subsea gas un-piggable pipeline

Hassan Mashhour

Hassan Mashhour , Senior Process and FA Engineer , Pharaonic Petroleum Company (PhPC)

Gas storage as a step to enhance Egypt regional gas hub role

Abd El-Rahman Sayed Hassan

Abd El-Rahman Sayed Hassan , Executive General Manager of Economic Studies and Performance Development Follow-up , Egyptian Natural Gas Company (GASCO)

Panel Q&A

14:00 - 15:10
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SESSION 23: PRODUCTION OPTIMISATION THROUGH SMART COMPLETION AND INTERVENTION SOLUTIONS

Completions (COMPL)

CO-CHAIRS:

Mohamed Atwa , Engineering General Manager , Kuwait Energy Egypt

Mostafa Kortam , Senior Reservoir Engineer , Petrobel

Barefoot completion of turonian AR/D tight carbonate reservoir opens a new opportunity in Western Desert, Egypt

Hesham Mokhtar

Hesham Mokhtar , Senior Reservoir Engineer , General Petroleum Company (GPC)

Idle management technology driving surface completion equipment efficiency and reducing emissions

Fabian Bong

Fabian Bong , Manager Business Development , EKU Power Drives

Optimising lower completion in carbonates; barefoot, pre-drilled liner, blank pipe

Ming Lei Yeow

Ming Lei Yeow , Senior Engineer Completion & Lead Well Services, Drilling Department , Mubadala Energy

Panel Q&A

14:00 - 15:30
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SESSION 24: ENHANCED OIL RECOVERY (EOR)

Oil and Gas Field Development (FD)

CO-CHAIRS:

Mahmoud Khalil , Lead Services Specialist - Technical Support, Pressure Pumping Service, , Baker Hughes

Shaheen Shaheen , Chairman’s Assistant , IPR Energy Group

CO2 injection pilot project in north Zelten Field, Libya

Musbah Abusitta

Musbah Abusitta , Senior Reservoir Engineer , Sirte Oil Company

A novel microbial enhanced oil recovery technology in enhancing well productivity

Darius Shahsavari

Darius Shahsavari , Senior Vice President , IPR Energy Group

Integrated multiphase lifting (IML), a combined multiphase pump and gas compressor sperimental technology for enhanced oil recovery

Lorenzo Verna

Lorenzo Verna , Operation Engineer well Production Services , Bonatti SpA

Investigation of biosurfactants production using indigenous bacterial strains isolated from Egyptian oil fields for microbial enhanced oil recovery

Hamed Aboelkhair

Hamed Aboelkhair , Assistant Professor , The British University in Egypt

Panel Q&A

14:00 - 15:30
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SESSION 25: LATEST DEVELOPMENTS IN GREEN HYDROGEN

Hydrogen, Biofuels, Alternative Fuels And Renewable Energy (BIO)

CO-CHAIRS:

Manolis Markakis , Senior Director Supply, Exports & Operations , Hellenic Petroleum RSSOPP

Zacharakis Stathis , Business Development Director , ASPROFOS SA

Green hydrogen in Egypt I Chart new energy future

Mohamed Atia

Mohamed Atia , Process Engineer , Egyptian Refining Company (ERC)

Refinery corrosion challenges when converting from fossil to renewable feedstock

Johan Salwen

Johan Salwen , Technical Marketing Specialist , Alleima

Production of green hydrogen, storage and transport of liquefied hydrogen as futuristic fuel

Pramod Kumar Mallya

Pramod Kumar Mallya , Professor , SNG College of Engineering

Panel Q&A

15:30 - 16:40
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SESSION 26: ADVANCED DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION INITIATIVES

Digitalisation of Oil and Gas (DIGI)

CO-CHAIRS:

Mohamed Sayed Taha , Automation Leader , Engineering for Petroleum and Process (Enppi)

Mahmoud Shihab , Digital & Integration Data Scientist , SLB

Remote digital technologies driving innovation – a case study on subsea operations

Fouzi Bouillouta

Fouzi Bouillouta , Global PMO Digital Leader , Baker Hughes

Additive manufacturing on rotating equipment: innovate to face the challenges of the oil & gas industry

Matteo Delfino

Matteo Delfino , Innovation Product Manager , Nuovo Pignone Baker Hughes Company

Field experience of an innovative downhole wireless communication system

Muhammad Arsalan

Muhammad Arsalan , Petroleum Engineering Specialist , Saudi Aramco

Panel Q&A

15:30 - 17:00
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SESSION 27: GAS /LNG NEW INITIATIVES

Gas/LNG Processing, Transportation, Operations and Technology (GAS)

CO-CHAIRS:

Hamada Ahmad Frahat , General Manager of Gas Processing Facilities Studies , Egyptian Natural Gas Holding Company (EGAS)

Sally Salah Nasr , Assistant General Manager for NG/LNG Exports and Imports Activities , Egyptian Natural Gas Holding Company (EGAS)

The impact of implementing automated monitoring and control systems on improving performance and tightening control and continuous follow-up of transportation and distribution activities in the Egyptian petroleum sector

Mahmoud Mazhar

Mahmoud Mazhar , General Manager Assistant, Support and Follow-Up, Automated Control and Monitoring Systems , General Petroleum Corporation (EGPC)

Simulation of sweetening unit in LNG plant

Moamen Aly

Moamen Aly , Operation Engineer , Alexandria Mineral Oil Company (AMOC)

A multi-layered strategy to manage foaming in ultra-sour gas sweetening units

Mostafa Shehata

Mostafa Shehata , Engineering Consultant , Bryan Research and Engineering LLC

Panel Q&A

15:30 - 17:00
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SESSION 28: RESERVOIR PRODUCTIVITY ENHANCEMENT UTILISING INNOVATIVE AL AND STIMULATION TECHNOLOGIES

Completions (COMPL)

CO-CHAIRS:

Wael Sadek , Lead Application Engineer - CWI , Baker Hughes

Maria Leticia Vazquez , Production Enhancement Business Development Manager , SLB

Innovative foam-assisted gas lift technology for resuscitation of highsalinity and high-GOR oil wells

Himanshu Tyagi

Himanshu Tyagi , Senior Petroleum Engineer , Weatherford

Enhancement in ESP production of depleted oil reservoirs: case study of the application of slimline ESP in marine production wells with slim bore

Bahaa Eldin Elbarky

Bahaa Eldin Elbarky , Completion Engineer , Belayim Petroleum Company (Petrobel)

Unique case study of CO2 energised fracturing to enhance production in depleted unconventional reservoir, North Kuwait

Kutbuddin Bhatia

Kutbuddin Bhatia , Senior Engineer , Halliburton

Revealing the reservoir baffling performance by mimicking the actual reservoir condition into lab scale


Shady Alfy

Shady Alfy , Lead Reservoir Engineer , Cheiron Petroleum Corporation

Panel Q&A

15:30 - 16:40
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SESSION 29: RESERVOIR MONITORING AND SURVEILLANCE

Oil and Gas Field Development (FD)

CO-CHAIRS:

Hatem Darwish , Digital Operations Solutions Business Development Manager , SLB

Darius Shahsavari , Senior Vice President , IPR Energy Group

Role of geomechanics and integrated reservoir characterisation in production enhancement from a heterogeneous carbonate reservoir: a success story from Kuwait

Ahmed Baghdadi

Ahmed Baghdadi , Geomechanics Specialist , Baker Hughes

An integrated approach for the analysis of high rate production data using rate transient analysis on the north west shelf of Australia

Shareefa AlRashid

Shareefa AlRashid , Petroleum Engineer , Kufpec

ESP performance enhancement and premature failure reduction through esp equipment reliability project in a West Kuwait field - case study from Kuwait

Mohamed Hassan

Mohamed Hassan , Senior Petroleum Engineer , Kuwait Oil Company

Panel Q&A

15:30 - 16:40
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SESSION 30: BIOFUELS TECHNOLOGY, PRODUCTION AND USAGE

Hydrogen, Biofuels, Alternative Fuels And Renewable Energy (BIO)

CO-CHAIRS:

Manolis Markakis , Senior Director Supply, Exports & Operations , Hellenic Petroleum RSSOPP

Zacharakis Stathis , Business Development Director , ASPROFOS SA

Households biogas unit

Haytham Dbouk

Haytham Dbouk , Founder and CEO , Innovating Green Technology

Improvement of biogas production using nanoparticles

Eman Bedair

Eman Bedair , Administration Manager , PetroGas

Panel Q&A

10:00 - 11:30
15

SESSION 31: DATA SCIENCE, PREDICTIVE ANALYTICS AND ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE

Digitalisation of Oil and Gas (DIGI)

CO-CHAIRS:

Mahmoud Shihab , Digital & Integration Data Scientist , SLB

Mohamed Sayed Taha , Automation Leader , Engineering for Petroleum and Process (Enppi)

State-of-the-art reservoir properties prediction using log and core based machine learning

Siti Najmi Farhan Zulkipli

Siti Najmi Farhan Zulkipli , Petrophysicist , Petronas Carigali Sdn. Bhd

AI powered thermography system for the detection of potential corrosion under insulation (CUI)

Ayman Amer

Ayman Amer , Engineer I , Saudi Aramco

Machine learning to predict geological facies in complex carbonate reservoirs

Ibrahim Milad

Ibrahim Milad , Senior Petrophysicist , bp

Utilizing Satellite Imagery and Data Analytics for the monitoring of emissions from methane intensive industries in support of the energy transition

Lola Odunsi

Lola Odunsi , International Sales Director , GHGSat Inc.

Panel Q&A

10:00 - 11:30
10

SESSION 32: COST OPTIMISATION AND ASSET INTEGRITY

Operational Excellence (OpEx)

CO-CHAIRS:

Mohamed Ehab , Transformation and Value Capture Lead , Shell Egypt

Diaa Soheil , Egypt Venture Operations Manager , ExxonMobil

Reducing failure rates for tubing and sucker rods using an innovative solution for coupling coatings

Nicolae Ionut Octavian Sarbu

Nicolae Ionut Octavian Sarbu , Technical Sales Engineer , Tenaris

Remediation of oil field fouling through the development and qualification of multifunctional products for simultaneous control of scale, corrosion and iron sulfide

Narayan Bhandari

Narayan Bhandari , Lead Chemist , Championx

Successful implementation of gas driven electric power grid project for wells and facilities electrification, yielding GHG emissions and cost benefits

Mohamed Abdelmonsef

Mohamed Abdelmonsef , Production Manager , Kuwait Energy Egypt

Panel Q&A

10:00 - 11:30
1

SESSION 33: INNOVATION IN PROSPECT EVALUATION

Upstream: Exploration of Conventional Resources (CONV)

CO-CHAIRS:

Fareed Ali , Asset Subsurface Manager , Kuwait Energy Egypt

Amr Taqey , Senior Geophysicist , SLB

Open acreage deep water exploration potential in the Levantine basin, Egypt

Gebril Saleh

Gebril Saleh , Senior Exploration Geologist , Egypt Upstream Gateway

Hydrocarbons characterisation, 1D basin modelling and structural restoration along a 2D seismic regional transect. Abu Qir area, Western Nile Delta-offshore Egypt

Matteo Minola

Matteo Minola , Senior Exploration Geologist , Energean

Success story driven by understanding of HC migration mechanism in Western Desert, Egypt

Amr Hamza

Amr Hamza , Explorationist , Eni Ieoc

Hydrothermal venting across the Western Desert - insignificant or very significant?

Anne Constant

Anne Constant , Principal Geophysicist , Capricorn Energy

Panel Q&A

10:00 - 10:50
4

SESSION 34: UNLOCKING THE POTENTIAL OF MATURE FIELDS

Oil and Gas Field Development (FD)

CO-CHAIRS:

Hassan Gheith , Senior Concept Engineer , Shell Egypt

Titkoon Goh , Vice President Reservoir Management, Development & Engineering , Wintershall Dea

Executing a Subsea Multiphase Compression Project – an Ormen Lange Phase3 Case Study

Diane Pichon

Diane Pichon , Regional Sales Manager & Global Account Manager , OneSubsea

Improving existing perforations efficiency with innovative dynamic underbalance implosion technique, enhances productivity in Ras Budran field, Egypt

Maria Leticia Vazquez

Maria Leticia Vazquez , Production Enhancement Business Development Manager , SLB

Panel Q&A

10:00 - 11:10
Environment 38X35

SESSION 35: CARBON CAPTURE, UTILISATION AND STORAGE (CCUS)

Environmental Sustainability, Climate Change And Energy Transition (ENV)

CO-CHAIR:

Ahmed Ibrahim , Sustainability / Business Integration & MEL Coordinator , Eni Ieoc

Techno-economic comparative feasibility study for carbon dioxide emissions sequestration in Egypt - application in an oilfield in the Western Desert

Ahmed Elmezain

Ahmed Elmezain , Senior Engineer , BAPETCO

A simulation study of the effect of post-combustion amine-based carbon-capturing integrated with solar thermal collectors for combined cycle gas power plant

Amir Ayyad

Amir Ayyad , DCS Operator , Egyptian Methanex Methanol Company

Nonthermal plasma to enhance capture and utilisation of carbon dioxide from ambient air

Mohamed El Shaer

Mohamed El Shaer , Professor , Zagazig University

Panel Q&A

11:30 - 13:00
15

SESSION 36: CYBER SECURITY, SAFETY AND AUGMENTED REALITY

Digitalisation of Oil and Gas (DIGI)

CO-CHAIRS:

Mahmoud Shihab , Digital & Integration Data Scientist , SLB

Mohamed Sayed Taha , Automation Leader , Engineering for Petroleum and Process (Enppi)

Staying ahead of the attackers - managed industrial cyber security

Sam Miorelli

Sam Miorelli , Head of Industrial Cyber Security , Siemens Energy

Blockchain, metaverse and AI technologies in equipment engineering and maintenance

Ammar Hussein

Ammar Hussein , Founder , TRAIVIS

Industrial cybersecurity mistakes to avoid in the new normal

Mohammed Adel Saad

Mohammed Adel Saad , Global Senior Director OT Cybersecurity , Honeywell International Inc

Building an effective OT SOC

Hassan Mourad

Hassan Mourad , Security Services Leader , IBM Egypt

Panel Q&A

11:30 - 13:00
10

SESSION 37: MAINTENANCE AND ASSET INTEGRITY

Operational Excellence (OpEx)

CO-CHAIRS:

Mohamed Abdelmonsef , Production Manager , Kuwait Energy Egypt

Mark Doran , Shell Egypt

Practical approach towards sustainable risk based asset integrity management

Ahmed Sakr

Ahmed Sakr , Asset Integrity Consultant , Det Norske Veritas (DNV)

Cumulative risk evaluation approach for safety critical barriers status

Abdalla Aboualy

Abdalla Aboualy , Senior Asset Integrity Engineer , RINA Consulting S.p.A.

Operations excellence journey – Egyptian LNG case study

Sherif Elbadaly

Sherif Elbadaly , Assistant Manager, Operations Improvement , Egyptian LNG

Energy Efficiency as a tool for effective maintenance and asset integrity

Moustafa Elshaarawy

Moustafa Elshaarawy , Electrical Department Manager , ANRPC

Panel Q&A

11:30 - 13:00
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SESSION 38: ROCK PHYSICS INSIGHTS

Upstream: Exploration of Conventional Resources (CONV)

CO-CHAIRS:

Fareed Ali , Asset Subsurface Manager , Kuwait Energy Egypt

Dr Ahmed Sultan , Petrophysics Department Manager , Tharwa Petroleum Company

Improved seismic imaging and interpretation of deep-water oligo-miocene reservoir fairways in the Nile delta – the case for seismic reprocessing

Edward Habgood

Edward Habgood , Geoscientist (Technical Team Lead) , ExxonMobil

Delineating potential hydrocarbon reservoir using seismic avo inversion and reservoir properties prediction. A case study from Marib field, Yemen

Aya Ibrahim

Aya Ibrahim , Reservoir Geophysicist , SLB

Maximising hydrocarbon play segment boundary in Bakr-Al Hamd offshore brownfields, Gulf of Suez

Mayada Sayed

Mayada Sayed , Geological Regional Studies Section Head , General Petroleum Company (GPC)

Late cretaceous inversion tectonic evolution and structure configuration in Silah oil field, Western Desert, Egypt

Nesma Mostafa

Nesma Mostafa , Geology Department Section Head , Petrosilah

Panel Q&A

11:30 - 12:40
4

SESSION 39: PRODUCTION OPTIMISATION AND ENHANCEMENT

Oil and Gas Field Development (FD)

CO-CHAIRS:

Hatem Darwish , Digital Operations Solutions Business Development Manager , SLB

Ahmed Rabie , Senior Specialist Reservoir Engineering , Kuwait Energy Egypt

Practical and economical methodology of H2S content reduction in mature water supported field: a case study in Gulf of Suez, Egypt

Mohamed Abdulmageed

Mohamed Abdulmageed , Senior Production Technologist , Gulf of Suez Petroleum Company (GUPCO)

Application of a flow improver to increase production, reduce operating cost and carbon emission at a mature oilfield in the Western Desert Egypt

Tri Phan

Tri Phan , Senior Staff Engineer , ChampionX

Optimising CAPEX and OPEX for high CO2 and H2S field by using mechanistic corrosion modelling approach

Ahmad Fahdlam Saleh

Ahmad Fahdlam Saleh , Staff (Corrosion Engineering) , PETRONAS

Panel Q&A

11:30 - 12:40
Environment 38X35

SESSION 40: CIRCULAR ECONOMY CASE STUDIES

Environmental Sustainability, Climate Change And Energy Transition (ENV)

CO-CHAIRS:

Dr Nicolas Droushiotis , Senior Project Engineer , Cyprus Hydrocarbons Company

Ahmed Ibrahim , Sustainability / Business Integration & MEL Coordinator , Eni Ieoc

Diversify petrochemicals resources, maximise circularity of plastics: how to close the loop?

 Ihab Yahia

Ihab Yahia , Products Survey and Pricing Sector Head , Sidi Kerir Petrochemicals Company (SIDPEC)

Waste plastic to low sulphur fuel

Mohammed Amir El Hawary

Mohammed Amir El Hawary , Petroleum Engineering Department Head , Gemsa Petroleum Company (GEMPETCO)

Renewable monomers and circular solutions: closing the loop with circular and bio sourced carbon

Nicolas Menet

Nicolas Menet , Business Development Manager , Axens

Panel Q&A

14:00 - 15:30
15

SESSION 41: DIGITAL TWINS AND IOT

Digitalisation of Oil and Gas (DIGI)

CO-CHAIRS:

Mahmoud Shihab , Digital & Integration Data Scientist , SLB

Mohamed Sayed Taha , Automation Leader , Engineering for Petroleum and Process (Enppi)

Integrated online production management system: enhancing the digital oilfield space in India

Anshu Kumar

Anshu Kumar , Executive Engineer (Electronics) , Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC)

IoT supported continuous emission monitoring systems industrial plants

Ahmed Morsi

Ahmed Morsi , Instrument and Control Senior Engineer , ANRPC

Digital transformation satisfying OT and IT convergence in oil and gas Industry

Wang Hao

Wang Hao , Managing Director for Energy Sector North Africa Region , Huawei

Panel Q&A

14:00 - 15:10
10

SESSION 42: INTELLIGENT SOLUTIONS AND THE ROLE OF TECHNOLOGY TO ACHIEVE OPERATIONAL EXCELLENCE

Operational Excellence (OpEx)

CO-CHAIRS:

Mohamed El Guindy , Design Engineer, Productions Systems , SLB

Ahmed Maher , Operation Integrity and HSE Advisor , ExxonMobil

More efficiency and less power consumption by using permanent magnet motor as an optimised surface drive technology for PCP wells in a Romanian field

Gustavo Andres Ariza Gonzalez

Gustavo Andres Ariza Gonzalez , Global Product Line Champion – Progressing Cavity Pumping Systems & COROD Continuous Rod , Weatherford

Multi-phase virtual flow metering: a step change in production management

Shaksham Mishra

Shaksham Mishra , Production Operations Engineer , Schlumberger

Inspecting flarestack while operational - How drones are increasing flare stack inspection efficiency and reducing downtime

Rabih Bou Rached

Rabih Bou Rached , CEO & Founder , FEDS drone Powered Solutions

Integrated technologies for improving asset integrity and production enhancement

Aarti Dange

Aarti Dange , Customer Experience Leader , Emerson Automation Solutions

Panel Q&A

14:00 - 15:10
1

SESSION 43: ADDRESSING RESERVOIR CHARACTERISATION CHALLENGES

Upstream: Exploration of Conventional Resources (CONV)

CO-CHAIRS:

Dr Ahmed Sultan , Petrophysics Department Manager , Tharwa Petroleum Company

Amr Taqey , Senior Geophysicist , SLB

Improving oil recovery in cenomanian reservoirs – Western Desert (case study)

Diana Helmy

Diana Helmy , Technical Instructor , Haward Technology

De-risking of reservoir uncertainties for multi-stacked channels, captured in 3D geological model: a case study from Simian field, offshore Nile delta, Egypt

Rehab Yousry

Rehab Yousry , Production Geologist , Rashpetco

A novel approach to define and quantify porosity system in heterogeneous carbonate reservoirs through textural analysis using high resolution resistivity image in bassein formation of Mumbai offshore basin, India

Suraj Kumar

Suraj Kumar , Senior Petrophysicist (Wells) , Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC)

Panel Q&A

14:00 - 15:30
4

SESSION 44: INTEGRATED RESERVOIR CASE STUDIES

Oil and Gas Field Development (FD)

CO-CHAIRS:

Mahmoud Sobhy Fayed , Field Studies and Reservoir Engineering Lead , Gulf of Suez Petroleum Company (GUPCO)

Titkoon Goh , Vice President Reservoir Management, Development & Engineering , Wintershall Dea

A collaborative approach to unlock marginal fields offshore Egypt

Mohamad Farid

Mohamad Farid , Global Director - Systems Engineering , Baker Hughes

Extensive years of experience after QPC waterflooding. One of the greatest water flooding project in North Africa. What has been learned?

Ahmed Hamdy

Ahmed Hamdy , Engineering Manager , NORPETCO

A multiperiod optimisation framework for field planning and development decision-making

Kevin Wade

Kevin Wade , Director Oil & Gas Production Systems , Siemens Process Systems Engineering Limited

Applications of geochemistry to reservoir continuity and allocation of commingled production

Hossam Ali

Hossam Ali , Senior Geochemist , StratoChem Services

Panel Q&A

14:00 - 15:30
Environment 38X35

SESSION 45: TECHNOLOGY TO ENABLE ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY

Environmental Sustainability, Climate Change And Energy Transition (ENV)

CO-CHAIRS:

Mohamed Adel , General Manager , GasReg (Gas Regulatory Authority)

Ahmed Fouad , North Africa Region HSE&C Manager , bp

Enabling technologies for transitioning to a circular economy

Faisal Baksh

Faisal Baksh , Principal Solution Consultant , Aspentech

Open innovation platforms for better sustainable business and SMEs’ benefit, master thesis research with Dresden University in Germany

Abdalla Elsayed

Abdalla Elsayed , Europe Environment, Safety, Health and Quality Responsible , ENEL X WAY

An integrated “zero liquid discharge (ZLD)” system

Ahmed Barakat

Ahmed Barakat , Senior Operations Engineer , Cairo Oil Refining Company (CORC)

Desalination of Brackish water by using RO membranes fabricated from ecofriendly materials

Dr Amira Salah Mahmoud

Dr Amira Salah Mahmoud , DoD of Environmental Affairs , APRCO

Panel Q&A