Maersk Oil Qatar added to Offshore Middle East Advisory Board

To be held at the Qatar National Convention Centre, Doha, on 21-23 January 2013, Offshore Middle East 2013 will continue to provide the best technical forum in the oil and gas exploration and production industry within the Middle East region.

Mr. Andersen joins the Advisory Board, already comprising of members from Qatar Petroleum, ADMA-OPCO, Occidental, GDF Suez, ExxonMobil, Saudi Aramco, Qatar Shell, Total, and RasGas, and is Chaired by Mubarak A. Al-Hajri, Operations Manager, Offshore Fields, Qatar Petroleum.

Offshore Middle East 2013 will gather over 40 speakers from leading organizations around the world expected to present the very latest knowledge and technology within the oil & gas exploration and production industry.

Offshore Middle East 2013 will for the first time include a Gas Industry Operations track providing a comprehensive dual-track conference covering all aspects of natural gas and gas liquids as part of this technical track, parallel with the upstream and exploration emphasis, seen at previous Offshore Middle East events.

The Offshore Middle East Call for Abstracts deadline is fast approaching, with the deadline to submit an abstract set for 22nd November 2011.

Once abstracts are received, Mr. Al-Hajri, Mr. Andersen and their colleagues will meet to discuss these submissions and form the Preliminary Conference Programme, to be announced in 2012.

With the Middle East offshore industry rapidly growing, Offshore Middle East Conference & Exhibition plays an important role in the expanding market and provides an annual forum dedicated to the advancement of the offshore industry, whilst addressing technological challenges associated with safely and cost effectively developing subsea resources.