ME-TECH is the premier downstream event in the Middle East, bringing together leading refining and petrochemical professionals to network and share valuable knowledge on the very latest industry innovations, challenges and the opportunities that come with them. Since its inception in 2011, ME-TECH has consistently proved to be the one event not to be missed by both regional and international players doing business in the Middle East.

ME-TECH 2018 will offer delegates the chance to hear high-level strategic keynote speeches by end-users and NOCs, macro-economic scene setting overviews from industry experts discussing the future of the industry, interesting and interactive panel discussions on highly topical subjects and technical presentations from technology companies and solution providers. There will also be a seminar for end-users hosted by Honeywell UOP, hospitality suites for corporate entertainment and one-to-one meetings, an exhibition showcase, roundtables and ample opportunity for relaxed networking at social functions.

For more information, please visit www.me-tech.biz or email the organisers Euro Petroleum Consultants at [email protected]

The annual OTL Africa Downstream Week is the continent’s leading business forum for market insights, emerging opportunities, products’ showcase and recognition of excellence in the African downstream petroleum value-chain. It features a strategic conference, dedicated industry exhibition and the annual OTL Downstream Industry Dinner.  Also called The Africa Downstream Week, it is organised in collaboration with key partners in government and the industry.

Globally acknowledged as the biggest platform for downstream oil and gas networking and businesses on the continent, the event enters its eleventh edition on 22-25 October, 2017 at the Lagos Oriental Hotel.

Trade Iran aims to strengthen economic relations between Iran and other countries.  It targets key sectors or industries which are identified as having the capacity and capability to produce high-quality products for export and are potential areas of investment.

The event will take place on 2-5 December, 2017 at The Khuzestan International Exhibition Fairgrounds in Ahwaz City, Iran.

What better place for delegates to meet for the largest multi-disciplinary geoscience event in the world with the vital theme of ‘Energy, Technology, Sustainability – Time to open a new Chapter’. It is an opportunity for the international geoscience and engineering community to consider the new reality of a persistent low oil price environment and the need to think of new and more efficient techniques and solutions.

EAGE’s annual meeting includes a large conference – in total over 1,000 technical oral and poster presentations – and a technical exhibition presenting the latest developments in geophysics, geology and reservoir/petroleum engineering. Around 6,000 people from almost 100 different countries visit this event annually.

Presented by the International Gas Union (IGU) and run since 1931, the World Gas Conference has 85 years of experience of bringing the gas industry together.

The program benefits from the unrivalled expertise of more than 1,000 industry specialists representing 30 countries of the IGU’s 11 committees and two task forces. This is a unique program amongst other global gas events featuring 500 speakers and designed to attract 4,000 conference delegates and 12,000+ attendees.

The institute mainly focuses on promoting and strengthening a space of business exchange that involves the group of business people who represent the value chain of oil and gas, and related industries, always assuming the commitment of respecting the environment.

The International Oil & Gas Exhibition is considered one of the main events of the hydrocarbons industry in the region.

For its eleventh edition, AOG Expo 2017 expects the participation of 250 companies in an area of 35,000 sqm, with the presence of 20,000 professional visitors.

At the same time, the 3 rd Latin American and Caribbean Congress on Drilling, Completion, Repair & Well Service will take place, counting with the presence of internationally renowned speakers.

Ethics plays an important role in matters related to social responsibility from a Sustainable Development point of view. On this, CSR can have a very positive role in increasing people’s quality of life. On the other hand a commitment to CSR will improve a company or organisation’s reputation and brand as it has in some cases been demonstrated.

The 3rd Iranian Petro CSR Conference will take place on 18-19 July, 2017 at the Shahid Beheshti International Conference Centre in Tehran, Iran.

There will be 65+ technical sessions covering topics including; decommissioning, data, subsea and safety. The exhibition features both global leaders and new innovative companies. New for this year is the decommissioning zone, the zone will feature a specialised exhibition area and a dedicated conference theatre.

The event takes place biennially; the next edition takes place 5 – 8 September in Aberdeen, UK.

Whether experienced or new to the market, Argus Asia-Pacific and Middle East Bitumen 2017 will offer the information and networking opportunities to facilitate your business objectives in 2018.

With more than 250 delegates in attendance in 2016, this iconic conference continues to be a key meeting place for bitumen professionals from around the world. The must-attend event offered all participants ample opportunities to network with other attendees and achieve their commercial objectives. The event will take place on 10-12 October 2017, in Singapore.

The effects the new global sulphur cap will have on the bunkering industry dominated discussions at this year’s conference, themed “Driving Transformation across the Bunker Supply Chain.” A poll conducted at the event showed that 93% of participants expected a fall in fuel oil demand resulting from the new legislation, and the majority agreed that the fuel oil tank operations in Fujairah will suffer.

The International Maritime Organisation, the United Nations agency overseeing maritime safety and pollution from ships, voted in October to decrease the allowed sulphur level in fuel oil from the current cap of 3.5% to 0.5% by 2020. According to Fujairah Oil Terminal’s commercial director Malek Azizeh, “Traders will have to find a source for the low sulphur fuel oil, but then they can carry on bunkering as normal.”

Finding that source may prove difficult; while Middle East fuel exporters have above-average sulphur levels at more than 3.5%, the global average of 2.5% means they wont be alone in their search. Other options discussed include using LNG or marine gasoil as substitutes, or making broader use of scrubbers, systems installed on ships’ engines to remove sulphur. Attendees came to agreement that the economic incentive to install scrubbers would only come about if high sulphur oil were USD 200 per tonne cheaper than low sulphur fuel.

Those in attendance consider themselves lucky that OPEC cuts have brought stability and more room for planning, but were keenly aware that the situation may not remain the same in the near future. Attendees worried about the effects of the USA as a swing-producer, fearing that the resultant increased volatility may introduce greater uncertainty into the bunkering landscape.