The Qatar Section of the Society of Petroleum Engineers (QSPE) has revealed a new initiative to collaborate with the Qatar Geological Society (QGS) to build capacity in the area of geology and to disseminate this information to the local oil and gas community.Â
Due to a lack of capacity in the field of Geology, QGS president’s Saeed Al-Kuwari approached the chairperson of QSPE, Sheikh Faisal Bin Fahad Al-Thani to help boost the capacity of Qatar’s expertise in the field.
Sheikh Faisal and Saeed Al-Kuwari agreed on the initiative and discussed the details of various activities such as the running of a distinguished lecturer programme , field trips, support and cooperation for seminars and technical talks.
Abdulla Al-Sadah, chairperson of the SPE Young Professionals, Fahad Hussain Al-Mussawi, VP of QGS and Jassim Al-Mohammadi, treasurer also participated in the meeting.
During the meeting, Sheikh Faisal emphasised that collaborating with the QGS will further enhance the QSPE’s mission to collect and disseminate technical information and knowledge in the industry.
The QSPE in collaboration with the QGS are organising a Geological trip in Qatar on Friday, 28 January 2011 and 130 participants are expected to attend. Both societies have an exciting range of talks lined up throughout the year 2011.
The Qatar Section of the Society of Petroleum Engineers was registered in 2007 as a professional association, that is responsible for establishing professional societies and private organisations and whose members are serving in the oil and gas industry in Qatar.
The QSPE provides services through local meetings, conferences, forums, technical presentations, Social events and Geological trips.
