Qatar to host WPC Second Regional Meeting
Posted: 7 November 2003
Under the patronage of His Excellency Abdullah Bin Hamad Al-Attiyah,
Second Deputy Premier, Minister of Industry and Energy, Qatar Petroleum
will host the World Petroleum Congress Second Regional Meeting between
December 8 and 11, 2003 at the Sheraton Doha Hotel and Resort.
The Second Regional Meeting, under the theme “An Industry
Committed to Excellence”, will bring together leading figures
and key decision makers with the aim of further promoting regional
cooperation and the exchange of views and expertise.
The 4-day conference will host around 50 renowned speakers covering
6 industry specific sessions and is expected to attract about 500
delegates from all over the world.
Leading industry figures who will speak at the meeting include
H.E Abdullah Bin Hamad Al-Attiyah, Second Deputy Premier, Minister
for Energy and Industry, H.E. Eng. Sameh Fahmy Egypt's Minister
of Petroleum, Mr. Robert Card, Undersecretary of the U.S. Department
Of Energy, Mr. M.S. Srinivasan, Additional Secretary at India's
Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas, and Mr. Jim Mulva, CEO of
ConocoPhillips.
The conference agenda comprises presentations of highly important
subjects concerning commercial operations and technical issues related
to the oil and gas industry.
The Doha meeting will deliberate on crucial issues facing the industry
- globalization and the petroleum industry; world oil demand and
supply; environment and sustainable development; managing risk and
uncertainty in the modern petroleum industry; trends in refining
and petrochemicals; and new supplies and markets for natural gas.
A major petroleum and petrochemical exhibition showcasing the latest
technology in the oil and gas sectors will be held on the sidelines
of the conference at the Qatar International Exhibition Center to
consolidate and enhance interaction between all the major players
in the industry.
Qatar was selected as the location for this world-class event,
because of the outstanding developments the country has achieved
in the oil and gas industry in the past decade. Shanghai hosted
the First Regional Meeting in September 2001.
The World Petroleum Congress Second Regional Meeting will also
provide an excellent opportunity for foreign investors to pursue
partnerships with Qatar Petroleum, especially in the gas-related
industries.
The WPC's 59 member countries represent over 90 percent of the
world’s major oil and gas producing and consuming nations
of the world.
This year marks the 70th anniversary of the World Petroleum Congress
and the occasion will be celebrated at the Second Regional Meeting.
Its aim is to provide a forum to discuss issues facing the oil industry
on a worldwide and non-political basis.
For more information see www.qatwpcrm.com.qa.
Posted by Richard Price,
Editor Pipeline Magazine
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