Sour oil and gas leaders to descend on Abu Dhabi

The countdown to the region’s most important sour oil and gas technology conference has begun. March 26 will see the week-long SOGAT 2013 conference, hosted once again by ADNOC get underway, and the region’s thought leaders descend on Abu Dhabi to indulge in the world’s most comprehensive dedicated sour gas management event.

The conference and workshop format has been specifically designed by the members of the International Advisory Committee, and will commence with seven concurrent separate workshops featuring Filtration & Separation, Sour Oil & Gas Process Optimisation, AGI , H2S Safety, Sulphur Forming & Handling, Maximising Crude Oil Recovery during Sour Well Testing & Intervention and Catalyst Management Optimisation for Sulphur Recovery with each workshop providing an in-depth review of the latest findings .

30 technical presentations from around the world will be made during the 9th International SOGAT Conference and together with the SOGAT exhibition featuring 42 exhibitors from some 20 countries.

“SOGAT 2013 will serve to give the expected 300 international participants a complete appraisal of the latest in all aspects of sour oil and gas processing,” revealed Dr. Nick Coles, founder and conference organiser of the SOGAT conference .

“Highlights of the conference programme this year include current developments at the Shah Field , the start up of Habshan’s 5 SRU, new aspects of PDO’s ongoing sour field program, and we will hear about solutions to particular problems at Saudi Aramco and Qatar Petroleum,” he added.

Conference delegates will also benefit from presentations on CO2-EOR safety and high pressure compressor concerns, materials management aspects in sour field management both onshore and offshore and several presentations on new and developing techniques to handle all elements of acid and sour gas treatment.

The workshop sessions will commence on Sunday 24 March, running through Monday 25. The 9th International Sour Oil and Gas Advanced Technology conference begins on March 26 through March 29. All session will be held at the Beach Rotana Hotel, in the heart of Abu Dhabi.