Fifth edition of Offshore Arabia 2010 'Change and Challenges' starts tomorrow

The Offshore Arabia Conference and Exhibition,2010 to be held from 29 to 31 March at the Dubai International Convention and Exhibition Center (Sheikh Maktoum Hall and Sheikh Rashid Hall) under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, and the slogan of the Conference in its fifth session a "global partnership for energy and the environment - change and challenges," and surpass all past events with the support and participation of the Organization of producing and exporting countries of OPEC and oil companies and oil tankers in the Region States and the Organization of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization and the United Nations Environment Program and the United Nations University for Water, Environment and Health organizations at regional and global institutions.

The conference will discuss during the 3 days the most important issues of oil, energy, environment and sustainable development, the most important hubs of global energy scenario (supply and demand) and energy security from the perspective of regional and international supplies and climate change, energy, environment, transport and marine pollution, renewable energies and energy saving, diversification and maintenance.

Khamis Juma Buamim Chairman of the Conference said: "Offshore Arabia 2010 Conference and Exhibition is different in its fifth session from earlier sessions we have worked to induct the best ideas and practices for energy, the environment and our depth in terms of content and output, we knew that the correlation between energy and the environment are the secrets of sustainable development and the secured future for all mankind. On this basis we develop the themes to encourage future work for the development and strengthening of resources and the security of energy supplies and response and control and protection of the marine environment, whether from oil or chemicals or other harmful substances. There is a huge collection of papers that shed light on the change and challenges in terms of oil, gas, energy and the environment".

"This year will be different from last years for Offshore Arabia in terms of participation from leading companies, organizations and entities from around the world. And for the first time, new equipments and state of the art technologies in marine and environment pollution as well as equipments for sea cleaning and sustainable energies will be showcased. On the other hand, the exhibition space has increased in size by 20% compared to last year"

said Mr. Abdul Salam Al Madani, president of Index Holding, organizer of the event.

Speakers include Mr. Mohamed Hussein, Deputy Chairman and Deputy Director General for Planning and gas, Kuwait Oil Company and Mr Mr. Brahim Aklil Senior Oil Price Analyst, Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) Mr. Hedayat Omidvar,Head of Communication Affairs with Science & Research Centers, National Iranian Gas Company, Islamic Republic of Iran, and Prof. Dr. Hani Moubasher, Professor of Environmental Microbiology, Director of Basel Convention Regional Centre for Training and Technology

Transfer for the Arab States, HE Dr. Walter Erdelen Director-General for Natural Sciences of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and Dr. Dr. Martin Lees, Secretary General Club of Rome, Switzerland and the chief scientific adviser to the Chinese government on climate change and energy issues and Colonel Suleiman Mohammed Al Busaidy, Superintendent General Pollution Control, Ministry of Environment & Climate Affairs, Sultanate of Oman, Mr. Tarek El Sayed, Principal, Booz & Company and Mr. Ray Noble, Director Solar & BIPV (Romag & Gulf International Trading Group)- Advisory Board Member of Renewables to the UK Government and Mr. Paul Holthus, Executive Director, World Ocean Council, United State of America, His Excellency Shaikh Khalifa bin Ahmed Al Khalifa, the General Committee for the Protection of Marine Resources, Environment and Wildlife, Kingdom of Bahrain and Mr. Fadhil Buresli, Manager- Export & Marine Operations, Export & Marine Operations Group, Kuwait Oil Company, State of Kuwait, and Dr. Ahmed Abdel-Fattah Mahdi economic experts Suez Canal Authority of Egypt and Dr. Ali Hamad Al-Mulla Manager of Environment and Sustainable Development Department, Qatar Petroleum, Qatar and HE Prof.

Dr. Ziad Abu-Ghararah secretary-general of the regional organization to preserve the environment of the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden, Saudi Arabia, Mr. Saleh Abdul Rahman Al-Shamekh, the President of the National Navigation Company in Saudi Arabia and Dubai, and Chairman of oil and gas, Mr. Salem Abdul Rahman Al-Wohaibi, Manager Mesaieed Port, Qatar Petroleum, State of Qatar and Zaid Al-Shukaily, Terminal Operations Manager, Petroleum Development Oman, Sultanate of Oman.