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At a time when Oman is expecting to increase its oil production to nearly 790,000 barrels per day by the end of 2008 - a slight increase from the 2007 output of about 714,000 bpd - and with the various EOR projects taking place at Harweel, Qarn Alam, Marmul and Fahud, using EOR techniques to boost existing wells' production has become a major focus of the region.
Organisations such as Petroleum Development Oman, which contributes 80% of Oman's oil production, invest heavily in EOR and exploration activities to find oil reserves that are said to be approximately 5.506 billion barrels.
The organisation recently announced the discovery of new volumes of oil at the existing Budour Northeast oil field. Petroleum Development Oman's support of the SPE EOR Conference and their contributions to the technical programme signify the importance of this event to the region.
The SPE EOR Conference at OGWA was specifically researched and developed in response to the demand of oil and gas professionals in the region.
The conference provides six technical sessions dedicated to EOR and one plenary session about EOR drivers and challenges.
In addition, the event offers a short course that is a prerequisite for EOR, "Characterisation and Modelling of Waterflood Performance and Remaining Oil Distributions in Carbonate Reservoirs." With sponsors such as Weatherford, Shell,
Adma-Opco, Petrofac and Schlumberger, the conference is a unique international event that will bring regional and international industry experts together to discuss the technological advancements and the most recent developments in the EOR field.
Waleed Refaay, managing director of SPE said,
"The Sultanate of Oman is looking to heavily increase its oil production by 2010, and events such as the Oil and Gas West Asia Exhibition and the SPE EOR Conference play a major role in providing a platform to exchange and share technical knowledge and expertise. It is also an opportunity for major companies
to showcase their technologies and network with international industry leaders who will change the future of the industry".
The SPE EOR Conference Committee held in conjunction with the 6th Oil and Gas West Asia, has strong regional and international representation from major industry players, including Petroleum Development Oman, Saudi Aramco, Shell, Oman Oil, ADNOC, Halliburton, Adma-Opco, Oil and Natural Gas Corporation of India and Schlumberger. The Oman Ministry of Oil & Gas is also represented at the senior level.
Posted by Eman Hassan
