Under the patronage of His Royal Highness Prince Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Bahrain The 10 th Middle East Refining & Petrochemicals Conference & Exhibition BAHRAIN INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION AND CONVENTION CENTRE Conference: 26 – 29 SEPTEMBER Exhibition: 27 – 29 SEPTEMBER Teaming Up for Excellence: Industry, Government and Education www.mepetrotech.com CALL FOR ABSTRACTS APRIL Conference theme EXTENDED submission deadline:
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Under the patronage ofHis Royal Highness Prince Khalifa bin Salman Al KhalifaPrime Minister of the Kingdom of Bahrain
The 10th Middle East Refining & Petrochemicals
Conference & Exhibition
BAHRAIN INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION AND CONVENTION CENTRE
Conference: 26 – 29 SEPTEMBER Exhibition: 27 – 29 SEPTEMBER
Teaming Up for Excellence: Industry, Government and Education
www.mepetrotech.com
CALL FOR ABSTRACTS
APRIL
Conference theme EXTENDED submission
deadline:
INVITATION FROM THE CONFERENCE CHAIRMAN
On behalf of the Executive Committee, it is my great pleasure to invite you to attend Middle East Petrotech 2016 in Bahrain.
• All abstracts must be submitted via the website by completing the online submission form at: www.mepetrotech.com
• All abstracts must be submitted under one of the nine technical topics
• Abstracts should be no longer than 1,500 words
• Any illustrations, tables, graphs and references should be included as attachments
• The content of the abstract is the author’s responsibility
• Abstracts are due no later than 27 April 2016
• Authors will be notified of abstract review results by 4 May 2016
GUIDELINES FOR ABSTRACTS SUBMISSIONS
The conference will attract the top scientists and business specialists in their fields, which will encourage business growth, diversification, job creation and career enhancement all for the benefit of the downstream industries.
In challenging economic times, optimising the best return on assets will be a focus of the conference, through energy conservation, new tools for the successful completion of projects, operational excellence and encouraging a culture of reliability and efficient turnaround maintenance.
Of vital importance, is to understand the latest developments and trends in the global economy and future shifts
in market dynamics. Top management and economists will discuss possible ways forward in an uncertain world.
Health, Safety and Environment will also be showcased at Petrotech 2016 in a bid to encourage the creation of a culture of plant safety and environmental practices to help ensure a safer and healthier future for future generations.
Finally, I would like to encourage professionals from the different industries to participate including national and international oil companies, professional societies and universities to have a memorable and rewarding event, and I am confident that we will all benefit from our mutual interaction at Petrotech 2016.
Bakheet Al-RashidiExecutive Committee ChairmanPresident and CEO, Kuwait Petroleum International
EXTENDED SUBMISSION DEADLINE: 27 APRIL 2016
Over the last two decades, Petrotech has developed to become an international platform for industry experts, delegates, visitors, and exhibitors to gather from all over the world to exchange knowledge and ideas.
The conference theme “Teaming Up for Excellence: Industry, Government and Education” is focused on the symbiosis between downstream oil professionals, government officials and those active in the education and training fields. Synergy between these sectors will lead to the advancement of the downstream industries through the maximisation and exploitation of resources, implementation of best practices and benchmarking utilisation.
27 APRIL 2016
DEADLINE
TECHNICAL CATEGORIES FOR PAPER PROPOSALSThe Petrotech 2016 Committee welcomes your abstract submission for oral presentations under the theme of Teaming Up for Excellence: Industry, Government and Education.
The technical programme will cover 9 major technical exchange topics:1. Market Intelligence / Governmental Regulations and Plant Economics
•Impact on refinery economics from regional and global supply-demand dynamics in near term
•North American shale evolution impacting Middle East downstream industry
•Technology options on integration to petrochemicals to enhance competitiveness of Middle East
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Long term capital investment decisions and strategic plans to economically optimise product portfolio and innovate successfully, safely and sustainably
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Insights and workflow tools, industry knowledge, market forecasts and analytics that can support new feed-stocks, supply and distribution value-chain management
2. Energy Management
• Energy performance management
•Process solutions for energy efficiency and conservation
•Utilities systems design and operations optimisation
• Energy recovery technologies
•Large scale energy systems modelling and optimisation
• Electrical energy systems technologies
• Steam-traps efficiency
• Best practices and lesson learnt
3. Operational Excellence
•Maximise performance and return on capital across all assets
•Identify root causes behind process upset, troubleshooting, case study
•Best-in-class standards and systems, standardised and adopted consistently across an entire business
•Increase the reliability and availability of the assets
•Implement changes in leadership thinking and behaviours to support organisational transformation
•Enhance visibility into field operations to mitigate and manage risk
• Performance benchmarking
7. Plant Reliability and Integrity
• Create total plant reliability culture
•Best turnaround practices for long cycle unit integrity
