EGYPS 2021 | 7 - 9 June 2021

About the Conference

Spanning the entire oil and gas value chain, EGYPS 2021 Technical Conference has been created after a thorough two-stage review by the Technical Committee, comprising of 89 oil and gas specialists.

The conference programme features 152 experts speaking at 40 sessions, covering the latest research findings, industry trends and challenges, new project developments, state of the art technologies, as well as industry best practices. The topics range from exploration, field development and drilling to project management, operational excellence and HSE, not forgetting refining and petrochemical developments, biofuels, gas processing, offshore and marine, people development, finance and digitalisation.

2020 has brought an unprecedented set of challenges to all industries globally. In the energy industry, the risks and uncertainties experienced, coupled with decreased oil demand and a low price environment have challenged and changed businesses and operations around the world.

The EGYPS 2021 Technical Conference convenes the industry’s oil and gas professionals, providing the opportunity to learn how to stay technically relevant, digitally competitive and business resilient, fully embracing the new normal and the constantly evolving market landscape.

Download the EGYPS 2021 Technical Conference Brochure to see what you can expect. To join us, register your attendance via egyps.delegate@dmgevents.com

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EGYPS 2021 TECHNICAL CONFERENCE Agenda

14:00 - 15:10

Session 1: Improving sustainability and tackling climate change

Health, Safety and Environment (HSE)

CO-CHAIRS:

Irene Eleftheriou, HSE/Project Engineer, Cyprus Hydrocarbons Company

Alex Roberts, HSE Manager, Schlumberger

Sustainability and circular economy: How supply chain can contribute to improving KPIs

Tiziana Paolicelli , Strategic Account Executive , Schneider Electric, Italy
Assessment of public awareness of climate change impacts on marine environment in Egypt

Mohamed A. Hamza , Section Head of Products Blend and Storage , Alexandria National Refining and Petrochemicals Co. (ANRPC), Egypt
Development of national strategy for circular economy implementation in Egypt based on catch up growth and technology approach

Mohamed Fathy Tash , Environmental Compliance Executive General Manager , Egyptian Natural Gas Company (GASCO), Egypt

14:00 - 15:10

Session 2: Tackling project execution challenges

Project Management and Execution (PM)

CO-CHAIRS:

Mohamed El-Reedy, Projects Planning General Manager, Gulf of Suez Petroleum Company (GUPCO)

Mahmoud Galal, Planning Department Manager, PETROJET

Towards a sustainable project procurement management system - an innovative blending of classical project management and supply chain technology

Liudmila Prozorova , CEO , Apex International Consultancy, United Arab Emirates
Impact of implementation strategy on achieving successful projects

Mohamed Sameh Seddik Abdellatif , Director Engineering and Projects , Dragon Oil, United Arab Emirates
The impact of design changes on project performance in the oil and gas industry

Khaled El-Sherbiny , Senior Instrumentation Engineer , EniProgetti, Egypt

14:00 - 15:10

Session 3: Smart digital solutions

Digitalisation of Oil and Gas (DIGI)

CO-CHAIRS:

Wael Korosh, Drilling and Completions Technical Advisor, Halliburton

Ahmed Sameh, Exploration Data Solutions Delivery Manager, Schlumberger, Egypt

Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) data integration while mitigating cybersecurity risks

Islam Zaki Ibrahim , Instruments and Control Maintenance Section Head , Egyptian Projects Operation and Maintenance (EPROM), Egypt
Transforming digital twins through innovation

Saifuddin Sheikh , Director - Solution Consulting , Aspen Technology, United Arab Emirates
Creating trust and value from digital twins

Kjell Eriksson , Vice President Digital Partnering , DNV GL, Norway

14:00 - 15:10

Session 4: Innovative technologies for field development

Oil and Gas Field Development (FD)

CO-CHAIRS:

Ramy Kotb, TSS - Technical Professional, Halliburton

Walid Eid, Subsurface Development Manager - PhPC, BP

Cost effective solution for metering flowrates in wet gas wells (subsea or topside)

Dr Bruno G. Pinguet , International Business and Technical Manager , TUV SUD National Engineering Laboratory, Malaysia
PDO implementation of the newest generation of Autonomous Inflow Control Device (AICV) to control excessive water production within a major Oman oilfield

Mahmoud Abd El-Fattah , Principal Reservoir Engineer , InflowControl AS, Saudi Arabia
Development of a methodology for applying dynamic production logging technologies to regulate oilfield development and to improve hydrocarbon recovery

Nadir Husein , General Manager MENA , Geosplit, Russian Federation

15:10 - 16:20

Session 5: Reducing the carbon footprint

Health, Safety and Environment (HSE)

CO-CHAIRS:

Irene Eleftheriou, HSE/Project Engineer, Cyprus Hydrocarbons Company

Alex Roberts, HSE Manager, Schlumberger

Fugitive emissions reduction using OGI technique – Zohr case study

Eiman Hamdy , Environment and Sustainability Leader , Ieoc - Eni, Egypt
Rashpetco’s energy management and GHG reduction journey

Mohamed Omran , Environment Section Head , Rashid Petroleum Company (RASHPETCO), Egypt
Flare gas recovery and utilisation

Youmna Medhat Youssef , Process Engineer , Egyptian Projects Operation and Maintenance (EPROM), Egypt

15:10 - 16:20

Session 6: Efficient project management

Project Management and Execution (PM)

CO-CHAIRS:

Mohamed Mokhtar, Safety and Emergency Response Leader, Eni

Mohamed Atwa, Senior Production Technology Manager, Kuwait Energy Company, Egypt

Schlumberger delivers remote project of Lebanon first well as the main supplier during the pandemic

Shihan Mohamed , Project Integration Manager , Schlumberger, Egypt
Challenges and solutions for project management completion during an unforeseen global emergency

Nayana Kundilepath , Supply Chain Lead , Novomet, Kuwait
Efficient cost-effective material selection techniques in fast-track EPC projects

Ahmed Ibrahim Khalil , Senior Engineer , National Petroleum Construction Company (NPCC), United Arab Emirates

15:10 - 16:20

Session 7: Optimisation and efficiency through digitalisation

Digitalisation of Oil and Gas (DIGI)

CO-CHAIRS:

Ahmed Sakr, IT and Digitalisation Manager, Wintershall Dea

Wael Korosh, Drilling and Completions Technical Advisor, Halliburton

Using a combination of Artificial Intelligence with traditional reservoir physics to optimise production in a mature water flood in Argentina

Carlos Mario Calad Serrano , Senior Vice President Business Operations , Tachyus, Argentina
The digital twin strategy for the ultimate CAPEX and OPEX efficiency

Ahmed Wafi , Director, Petrochemicals Business – EMEA , Schneider Electric, France
Computing the effects of artificial lift system on reservoir dynamics through data analytics and Artificial Intelligence

Jawad Ali Khan , Reservoir Engineer , Oil and Gas Development Company Limited (OGDCL), Pakistan

15:10 - 16:20

Session 8: Reservoir engineering case studies

Oil and Gas Field Development (FD)

CO-CHAIRS:

Mahmoud Sobhy Fayed, Reservoir Engineer Department Head, Gulf of Suez Petroleum Company (GUPCO)

Gareth Smith, Subsurface Lead, Energean

An integrated study for sand production management: Gulf of Suez case study

Mohamed Ameen Abdel Ghani Saad , Senior Reservoir Engineer , General Petroleum Company, Egypt
Developing a full chain industrial carbon capture and storage to decarbonise and enhance hydrocarbon production in a mature field

Ibrahim Abdelsamad , Senior Exploration Geologist , Badr Petroleum Company (BAPETCO), Egypt
A smart novel approach to produce sour hydrocarbon in harsh offshore environment: Case study from GOS

Mohamed Abd El-Aaty Saber , Petroleum Engineering Head , Petrozenima Petroleum. Egypt

16:20 - 17:50

Session 9: Offshore and marine technologies

Offshore and Marine Technology and Operations (MAR)

CO-CHAIRS:

Mohamed Aly, Senior Subsea Project Engineer, Pharaonic Petroleum Company

Hesham Khafif, General Manager, Petrobel

Insights on subsea compression technology and development

Wael Tantawi , Assistant General Manager – Offshore and Subsea Engineering , Enppi, Egypt
Long step out subsea production systems

Kjell Garvik , VP Africa Development , Aker Solutions, Norway
Successful reinforced thermoplastic pipe (RTP) insertion for an offshore application

Azlan Abu Bakar , Technical Professional, Offshore Installations , PETRONAS, Malaysia
Red Sea smart artificial islands construction for offshore fields development

Mohamed Nabil Ammar , Section Head of Petroleum Engineering , El-Mansoura Petroleum Company, Egypt

16:20 - 17:50

Session 10: Economic trends within oil and gas

Oil and Gas Economics, Concession Agreements and Project Finance (FIN)

CO-CHAIRS:

Abdelkader Elbadry, Head of Planning and Contracts Department, Petrobel

Nevine Hussein, Head of Planning, Kuwait Energy Egypt Company

Egypt energy hub capabilities to enrich IOCs' energy transition projects portfolio

Mohamed Ibrahim Sabry Sayed Mohsen , Maintenance Manager , Gulf of Suez Petroleum Company (GUPCO), Egypt
What does Egypt need to consider to secure its LNG supplies to Europe?

Mustafa Adel Amer , Researcher in Energy Economics and Forecasting , Gas Exporting Countries' Forum (GECF), Qatar
The transformation from royalty and tax to hybrid agreements

Amr Elsayed Hassan Khalafalah , Agreements Department Manager , Egyptian General Petroleum Corporation (EGPC), Egypt
The effects of the pandemic on the execution of the international petroleum contracts

Mohamed Mohamed Mohamed Gomaa , Judge at the Court of Appeal , Egyptian State Council, Egypt

16:20 - 17:50

Session 11: Successful digital transformation case studies

Digitalisation of Oil and Gas (DIGI)

CO-CHAIRS:

Ahmed Sakr, IT and Digitalisation Manager, Wintershall Dea

Hamdy Mokhtar, HSE Planning, Control and Reporting Coordinator, Eni

Khalda Management Studio (KMS) - 'Apache JV' case study

Amr Gharieb , Senior Reservoir Engineer , Khalda Petroleum Company, Egypt
Asset Performance Management (APM) for the oil and gas: Maximising ROI by reducing time to value generation

Marko Mijatovic , Business Development Manager - Digitalisation , Siemens Energy, United Arab Emirates
Towards digital companions for geoscientists: Facilitating petroleum geoscience workflows with deep learning technologies

Antoine Bouziat , R&D Geoscientist , IFP Energies nouvelles, France
Egypt Upstream Gateway – digitally transforming Egypt’s petroleum industry

Ahmed Sameh , Exploration Data Solutions Delivery Manager , Schlumberger, Egypt

16:20 - 17:50

Session 12: New norms for people development

People and Talent Development (PPL)

CO-CHAIRS:

Mohamed Raafat, HR Services Manager, Schlumberger

Darien Sharaf, Senior HR Business Partner, Baker Hughes

Leadership huddle board

Abdelrahman Molham , Head of Learning and Career Development , Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources, Egypt
Impact of employees’ performance management system to achieve organisations’ objectives

Mohamed Shehata Azz ElDin Mahmoud , Operation Project Manager Subsea Production System - Zohr , OneSubsea, a Schlumberger Company, Egypt
The role of human capital to achieve sustainability in the oil and gas sector in Egypt

Reham El-Khadrawy , Tenders and Studies Assistant General Manager , Egypt Gas Company, Egypt
Leadership impact on employee productivity and engagement

Nermeen Kamel , Assistant General Manager - Organisation and Methods Department , Enppi, Egypt

10:00 - 11:30

Session 13: Advancements in downstream refining

Downstream: Refining Technology, Operations and Marketing (REF)

CO-CHAIRS:

Michail Papazoglou, Refineries Planning & Optimisation Director, Hellenic Petroleum S.A.

Mahmoud Ahdy, Process Engineer, Middle East Oil Refinery (MIDOR)

Overcoming obstacles to improve energy efficiency

Attilio Donarelli , Senior Consultant , Solomon Insight, United Kingdom
Digital energy optimisation and decarbonisation strategies

Eric Koenig , Strategy VP, Oil, Gas and Petrochemical , Schneider Electric, France
The impact of IMO 2020 sulphur regulation on refineries and related industries

Dr Ahmed Abd Elwahed , Assistant General Manager , Egyptian General Petroleum Corporation (EGPC), Egypt
Drivers behind the cooperation between OAPEC’s NOCs and IOCs in the downstream industry

Dr Samir Elkareish , Director of Technical Affairs , OAPEC, Kuwait

10:00 - 11:30

Session 14: Operational innovations in Gas/LNG

Gas/LNG Processing, Transportation, Operations and Technology (GAS)

CO-CHAIRS:

Hamada Ahmed Mohamed, Department Manager, Egyptian Natural Gas Holding Company (EGAS)

Ehab El Gayesh, Senior Contract Performance Manager, Baker Hughes

Materialising innovation ideas in testing and loading dehydrators desiccants

Ahmad Zaki , Senior Process Engineer , Saudi Aramco, Saudi Arabia
Mechanical fatigue stress and piping vibration

Kamal Ahmed , Senior Reliability and Condition Monitoring Engineer , Petrobel, Egypt
Fiberglass pipelines application growth and challenges in Egypt

Mohamed Atwa , Senior Production Technology Manager , Kuwait Energy Company, Egypt
Improving the waxy crude oil flows by using innovative polymer as pour point depressant

Dr Chem Hassan Elnagar Hassan , Assistant General Manager of Operation , Alexandria National Refining and Petrochemicals Co. (ANRPC), Egypt

10:00 - 11:30

Session 15: Innovative drilling solutions

Drilling (DR)

CO-CHAIRS:

Mohamed Elmashad, Technical Manager, Halliburton, Egypt

Ashraf Hussein, Senior Reservoir Engineer, Schlumberger

A case study demonstrating the utilisation of novel approach to successfully cement the long horizontal liners in gas fields of Saudi Arabia

Wajid Ali , Client Solutions Specialist , TAQA Sanjel, Saudi Arabia
Tailored fibrous slurry design with embedded elastomers enhanced cement bond log results across permeable sands: Case studies from the Western Desert Egypt

Ahmed Morsy , Technical Professional Leader, Cementing , Halliburton, Egypt
The new Iron Roughneck reduces drilling time and improves safety of the drilling crew

Fanil Gatiatullin , Technical Analysis Engineer , Rimera Group, Russian Federation
Drilling the undrillable: A case study of the Bela field in Makran accretionary prism

Umair Ahmed Baig , Senior Drilling Engineer , Pakistan Petroleum Limited, Pakistan

10:00 - 11:30

Session 16: Upstream geotechnology developments

Geoscience: Upstream Technology Developments (GEOT)

CO-CHAIRS:

Mohamed Fahmi, Asset Subsurface Manager -BEA, Kuwait Energy Egypt Company

Mohamed Said, Reservoir Technical Services manager (RTS), Baker Hughes

Miocene reservoir seismic characteristics and AVO response for gas and brine sands at the East Mediterranean basin, Egypt

Mahmoud Said Eloribi , Senior Geophysicist , Dana Gas, Egypt
Influence of seismic wave modelling on high-resolution subsurface imaging for complex structures

Yasir Bashir , Assistant Professor , Universiti Sains Malaysia, Malaysia
Pulsar multifunction spectroscopy service for complete cased hole formation evaluation

Aly Morad , Petrophysics and GeoSteering Team Lead , Schlumberger, Egypt
The Importance of Big Data and data analytics for planning international exploration wells

Christie Lindemann , FEA G&G Operations Earth Scientist , Chevron, United States of America

11:30 -13:00

Session 17: Improving downstream economics

Downstream: Refining Technology, Operations and Marketing (REF)

CO-CHAIRS:

Mohamed Ibrahim, GM Assistant, Process Technology Division, ENPPI

Ayman Abd Al Hamid, Manager - Distribution of Refining Products, Egyptian General Petroleum Corporation (EGPC)

Design of central green hydrogen production plant for Al-Alamein refinery and petrochemicals complex

Abdallah El-deeb , Student , Faculty of Engineering, Alexandria University, Egypt
GTL plants next generation - (Siluria) single step methane to ethylene conversion

Mohamed Mohamed Helmy , Electrical & Instrumentation & Cathodic Protection Manager , Egyptian Natural Gas Company (GASCO), Egypt
Applied cognitive cleaning technology to increase refining margin

Ilya Rodin , CEO , Angara Industries, United Kingdom
Unified production optimisation: Improving margins by integrating planning, scheduling and APC

Piyush Jain , Principal Solution Consultant , Aspentech, Bahrain

11:30 - 13:00

Session 18: Tackling gas processing challenges

Gas/LNG Processing, Transportation, Operations and Technology (GAS)

CO-CHAIRS:

Nicolas Droushiotis, Senior Project Engineer, Cyprus Hydrocarbons Company

Aamer Mohamed, Senior Business and Financial Analyst, Apache Egypt

How to reduce gas flaring in Egypt, generate revenue and reduce emissions

Mark Davis , CEO , Capterio, United Kingdom
LNG processing, transportation, operations and technology

Ehab Elghayesh , Senior Contracts Performance Manager , Baker Hughes, Egypt
Flare gas recovery – multi approaches

Mohamed Kamal Gaber , Senior Process and Pipeline Design Engineer , PETROJET, Egypt
Agiba successful case study to maximise C2+ in export gas at Meleiha G/P in the Western Desert, Egypt

Mohamed Maghraby , Gas Operations Engineering General Manager , Agiba Petroleum Company, Egypt

11:30 - 13:00

Session 19: Mitigating well engineering challenges

Drilling (DR)

CO-CHAIRS:

Ahmed Nassar, Service Delivery Manager for Drilling Services, Baker Hughes

Mohamed Ashraf, Head of Well Engineering, Wintershall Dea

Innovative approach for drilling highly depleted gas reservoirs in the Mediterranean deep water

Ahmed El Essawi , Drilling Engineer , BP, Egypt
Accurate landing in a challenging reservoir using new rotary steerable system on its first run in the country – a case study in a lump sum turnkey project, Oman

Mohamed Elbeltagy , Solutions Engineering Manager - MENA , Halliburton, Kuwait
Remote well construction operations

Shady AlNofaily , Senior Product Manager , Baker Hughes, Egypt
Applied drilling optimisation approach for delivering low cost horizontal wells based on data analysis, visualisation and best drilling practices

Mohamed Abdelalim Abdelkarim , Senior Drilling Engineer , Wastani Petroleum Company (Wasco), Egypt

11:30 - 13:00

Session 20: New technology case studies

Geoscience: Upstream Technology Developments (GEOT)

CO-CHAIRS:

Mahmoud Gabr, RMT Team Leader, BP

Tarek Moustafa, Deputy Exploration General Manager Gupco, Dragon Oil Egypt

Machine learning for automated data-driven well correlation and classification of seismic facies in a giant mature oil field

Anabell Blanco , Senior Reservoir Engineer , Rock Flow Dynamics, Spain
Capturing heterogeneity in the late Miocene: A NAZ imaging case study in the outer Nile Delta

Lindsey Donaldson , Geophysicist , ExxonMobil, United Kingdom
The role of seismic spectral bluing on de-risking a petroleum prospect

Mohamed Abdelshakor , Senior Geophysicist , Gulf Of Suez Petroleum Company (GUPCO), Egypt
Minimising geologic non-productive time through methodical characterisation of the subsurface from the surface to TD

Amy Osborn , FEA G&G Operations Team Lead , Chevron, United States of America

14:00 - 15:30

Session 21: Shift towards downstream sustainability

Downstream: Petrochemicals Technology and Operations (PET)

CO-CHAIRS:

Sara Mortada, Assistant General Manager - Business Development, Egyptian Petrochemicals Holding Company (ECHEM)

Shaher Reda, General Manager, Corporate Integration Projects, Egyptian Petrochemicals Holding Company (ECHEM)

Effects of nano calcium carbonate and polyethylene maleic anhydride on the mechanical, thermal and physical properties of general purpose polystyrene

Eslam Shehata , Polyethylene Laboratories Section Head , Egyptian Ethylene and Derivatives Company (ETHYDCO), Egypt
Biodegradable plastic: The promising alternative to the conventional plastic

Nora Zidan , Polymers Technology Engineer , Egyptian Petrochemicals Holding Company (ECHEM), Egypt
Influence of incorporating renewable biobased biodegradable polymer and nanoparticles on a high density polyethylene to innovate eco-friendly nanocomposite products

Kareem Mahmoud Hossien Abdelrahman , Head of Polyethylene Labs and Research Department , Sidi Kerir Petrochemicals Company (SIDPEC), Egypt
Toughening of poly lactic acid (PLA) by synergistic effect of rigid fillers and plasticisers

Alshaimaa Samy Moustafa , Assistant Lecturer and PhD Candidate , Institute of Graduate Studies and Research (IGSR), Egypt

14:00 - 15:30

Session 22: Biofuels and synthetic fuels advancements

Biofuels, Alternative Fuels and Renewable Energy (BIO)

CO-CHAIRS:

Mostafa El Assiouty, Environmental Specialist, Eni

Manolis Markakis, Supply and Operations Director, Hellenic Petroleum S.A.

Mechanical reactor design and development of batch stirred biofuel reactor based on thermal pretreatment kinetics of oil feedstock for enhanced liquid fuel production

Hendrex Wycliffe Kazembe Phiri , Deputy Director , Petroleum Engineering Research Unit, Ministry of Agriculture, Malawi
Treatment of organic emulsion at green bio-diesel wash water

Leonardo Franca , Engineering Manager - Chemical Engineering and Science , Baker Hughes, United States of America
Biofuel from renewable sources via hydrocarbon plantation

Esraa Farouk , Research Assistant , Egyptian Petroleum Research Institute (EPRI), Egypt
The effect of cerium oxide nanoparticles addition with recycled waste lubricating oil-diesel fuel blend on a diesel engine performance and emission characteristics

Mohamed Tarek Hamouda Abd El Aal , Technical Support Department Head - General Department of Transportation , Petroleum Arrows, Egypt

14:00 - 15:30

Session 23: Novelties in completions technologies

Completions (COMPL)

CO-CHAIRS:

Marwa Alqutt, Drilling Fluids Department Manager, Agiba Petroleum Company

Mahmoud Sayed, Senior Specialist Production Technology, Kuwait Energy Egypt Company

A low hazard in-situ acidising/bio-polymer breaker pill to free a stand alone sand control screen stuck in an open hole section while running in hole to TD

Ralph Harris , Senior Director of Technology , Cleansorb Limited, United States of America
Application of innovative resin-cement blend to improve wellbore integrity: A case study from Saudi Arabia

Wajid Ali , Client Solutions Specialist , TAQA Sanjel, Saudi Arabia
Productivity enhancement by perforating combining flowing and dynamic underbalance first time using e-coil

Mahmoud Koriesh , Senior Petroleum Engineer , Dragon Oil, Egypt
Successful installation of thru-tubing gravel pack using coiled tubing downhole telemetry

Kareem Badrawy , Production Engineer , Schlumberger, Egypt
Unique organic acid stimulation system, superior solution to hydrochloric acid

Mohamed Bahgat , Technical Director , Rosewell Energy - Freezone, Egypt

14:00 - 15:30

Session 24: Tapping into unconventional reservoirs

Upstream: Exploration of Unconventional Resources (UNCONV)

CO-CHAIRS:

Noureldien Darhim, New Technology and Unconventional Resource Lead, Gulf of Suez Petroleum Company (GUPCO)

Ahmed Lotfy, Asset Subsurface Manager, Kuwait Energy Egypt Company

Unlocking the development challenges of unconventional high pour point heavy oil resources - a case study from Egypt

Hamed Abdallah , Lead Geoservices Engineer , Baker Hughes, Egypt
Comparison between conventional and high-resolution measurements for unlocking the thin laminated potential reservoir, a case study
Investigating the performance of complex fracture systems compared to simple fracture systems using RTA and PTA techniques

Ahmed Farid Ibrahim , Reservoir Engineer , Shear Frac, United States of America
A novel approach of numerical simulation of multi-phase flow in nano-, micro-, and macro scales in tight unconventional reservoirs

Mohammed Ali Aldhuhoori , Student , Khalifa University, United Arab Emirates

15:30 - 17:00

Session 25: Petrochemical supply chain management and new technologies

Downstream: Petrochemicals Technology and Operations (PET)

CO-CHAIRS:

Ayman Aboshloa, PPS-Sr. Technical Professional, Halliburton

Mohamed Yakan, General Manager, Technical Affairs and Technology, Egyptian Petrochemicals Holding Company (ECHEM)

Maximising the profitability of Egyptian natural gas using gas to liquid GTL technology

Waleed El-Sayed El-Araby , Canal Area, Operation Department Manager , Egyptian Natural Gas Company (GASCO), Egypt
Challenges and opportunities in supply chain management: A petrochemical industry analysis

Lebogang Census Khumalo , Principal Risk Engineer , OCS-MOG Consulting, South Africa
Application of blockchain technology in the petrochemical industry

Abbas Ezzat , Petrochemicals Professor and Petrochemicals Engineering Section Head , Pharos University, Egypt
Evaluation of carbon steel corrosion inhibitor using amino derivatives in different corrosive aqueous media

Nasser AbdelRaheem Soliman Hussien , QHSE General Manager , Egyptian Natural Gas Company (GASCO), Egypt

15:30 - 17:00

Session 26: Successful renewable energy projects

Biofuels, Alternative Fuels and Renewable Energy (BIO)

CO-CHAIRS:

Eiman Hamdy, Environment and Sustainability Leader, Ieoc - Eni, Egypt

Bassem Embaby, Digital Sales Lead – Egypt, Sudan and East Mediterranean, Schlumberger

Dynamic modeling and allocation of controlled geothermal power plant on the distribution network using Artificial Intelligence

Nancy Azazy , Section Head, Energy Efficiency Department , South Valley Egyptian Holding Petroleum Company (GANOPE), Egypt
Clean hydrogen production (ONLY!) from oil reservoirs

Grant Strem , Co-Founder and CEO , Proton Technologies Canada Inc., Canada
Enhancement of pre-existing natural gas pipeline network to hydrogen fuel

Leandro Soares da Costa , Director , Tupi Energy Limited, United Kingdom
Smart grid technologies applied for solar energy integration with existent facility

Mohamed Abdelrazek , Electrical and Automation Department Section Head , Middle East Oil Refinery (MIDOR), Egypt

15:30 - 17:00

Session 27: Addressing completions challenges

Completions (COMPL)

CO-CHAIRS:

Mohamed Khadr, HCT - Account Rep BD, Halliburton

Fajhan Al-Mutairi, NME Completions Domain Champion, Schlumberger

Case study of liquid clay control and methanol based gelled fracturing fluid application in a gas producer well for the first time in Egypt

Maharaja Palanivel , Technical Manager , Halliburton, Egypt
Production enhancement in subsea fields using intelligent completion

Mohamed Ahmed Taher Shetia , Senior Reservoir Engineer , Rashid Petroleum Company (RASHPETCO), Egypt
Utilising Tubing Disappearing Plugs (TDP) as reservoir barriers in subsea wells completion optimising cost and time. Case study: Zohr subsea wells

Ahmed Shaker , Completion Engineer , Petrobel, Egypt
Application of jet pumping technology for offloading a killed well in a gas condensate field

Shuaib Ahmed Kalwar , ALS Field Engineer II , Weatherford, Pakistan
Optimising brine formulation to minimise formation damage in sandstone reservoir

Mohamed Elmashad , Technical Manager , Halliburton, Egypt

15:30 - 17:00

Session 28: Technology applications for unconventional exploration

Upstream: Exploration of Unconventional Resources (UNCONV)

CO-CHAIRS:

Hamed Abdallah, Lead Geoservices Engineer, Baker Hughes, Egypt

Dr Tharwat Hassane, Head of Petrophysics, BFA (BeicipFlanLab) Asia, Malaysia

Applications of geochemistry in oil and gas shale for hydrocarbon productivity and mobility (sweet spots)

Hossam Ali Mohamed Ali , Senior Geochemist , StratoChem Services, Egypt
Viscous oil pump implementation for high viscosity environment

Sebastien Izquierdo , Project Engineer , Alkhorayef Petroleum Company, Colombia
Multi-attribute guided characterisation for fractured basement reservoirs

Hemlata Chawla , Senior Petrophysicist , Schlumberger, India
Thin bed analysis using Thomas-Stieber technique: A case study of Central North Sea wells

Ahmed El-Gamal , Petrophysicist , BP, United States of America

10:00 - 11:30

Session 29: Innovation within HSE

Health, Safety and Environment (HSE)

CO-CHAIRS:

Yasser Nour El Din, VP for HSEQ, Wintershall Dea

Mohamed ElGharbawy, Regional SSH&E Field Advisor, ExxonMobil

Reutilisation of waste CO2 from oil fields by biological conversion into biofuels utilising microalgae; A feasibility study in Bapetco

Ahmed Elmezain , Well Drilling Engineer - Site Supervisor , Badr Petroleum Company (BAPETCO), Egypt
Facilitated safety training featuring virtual reality

Moataz El Sherif , HSE specialist , Schlumberger, Egypt
A smart safety helmet using a "smart plug" for fast accident detection

Abdalla Allam , Management and Technical Support , Smart Safety Systems, Egypt
Improvement of contractors HSE performance through digitisation

Ahmed Mohamed El Ghadban , HSE Engineer , Ieoc, Egypt

10:00 - 11:30

Session 30: Asset maintenance and integrity

Operational Excellence (OpEx)

CO-CHAIRS:

Mostafa Attya, Senior Facilities Engineer, Apache Egypt

Mahmoud Hegazy, Head of Operations, Kuwait Energy Egypt Company

The overlooked condition monitoring technique – multiple case studies on critical rotating machinery

Nicolas Peton , Machinery Diagnostics Services Global Director , Bently Nevada, Baker Hughes, France
Assets and inventory preservation using vapor phase corrosion inhibitor technology

Mohamed Ali Abd Elaziz , Egypt Team Leader , Cortec Middle East, Egypt
Establishing a model between safety critical equipment for integrity assessment of oil and gas facilities

Abdalla Aboualy , Senior Asset Integrity Engineer , RINA Consulting S.p.A., Egypt
New techniques for sulfate scale removal and control in production lines and well-bore case study

Mohanad Salah , Technical Analyst Section Head , Sidi Kerir Petrochemicals Company (SIDPEC), Egypt

10:00 - 11:30

Session 31: Addressing reservoir characterisation challenges

Upstream: Exploration of Conventional Resources (CONV)

CO-CHAIRS:

Dr Ahmed Sultan, Petrophysics Department Manager, Tharwa Petroleum Company

Dennis Anestoudis, Exploration Manager, Energean

A new chapter in the Gulf of Suez seismic exploration: Seismic simulation of a joint ocean bottom node and towed-streamer acquisition

Abdalla Abouelela , Geophysics Lead, Middle East and North Africa , Schlumberger, Egypt
An innovative integrated seismic processing approach for imaging complex reservoirs from the Middle East

Adel El-Emam , Senior Specialist , Kuwait Oil Company, Kuwait
150 million years of punctuated sediment delivery to the Mediterranean: Re-visiting the Matruh Canyon, offshore Egypt

Andrew Madof , Senior Geologist – Egypt Frontier Exploration and Appraisal , Chevron, United States of America
Challenges of combining field outcrops and e-logs to improve oil recovery in Cenomanian reservoirs - WD

Diana Mohamed Helmy Mohamed , Instructor , Sunreeja Oil & Gas, Egypt

10:00 - 11:30

Session 32: Developments in Enhanced Oil Recovery

Oil and Gas Field Development (FD)

CO-CHAIRS:

Hossam El Sherif, Asset Subsurface Manager - ERQ, Kuwait Energy Egypt Company

Darius Shahsavari, Senior Vice President, IPR Energy

Maximizing CSS effectiveness by group steaming in fractured dolomite reservoirs

Waleed Kortam , Reservoir Engineer , Scimitar Production, Egypt
Polymeric surfactant stabilised nanoemulsion property investigation for Enhanced Oil Recovery

Narendra Kumar , Senior Research Fellow , Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Dhanbad, India
Utilising the Microbial Enhanced Oil Recovery (MEOR) technology to gain extra 20% in rigless oil production

Hossam Eldin Salem , Business Development Manager , Ajal Petroleum & Environment Integral Services, Kuwait
Enhanced Oil Recovery using calcium carbonate and silica nanoparticles

Amna Al Rasbi , Chemical Engineer Graduate , National University of Science and Technology, Oman

11:30 - 13:00

Session 33: Successful waste management case studies

Health, Safety and Environment (HSE)

CO-CHAIRS:

Mohamed Adel, Safety and Sustainability General Manager, Gas Regulatory Authority (GasReg)

Wael Amin, Head of HSE, Kuwait Energy Egypt Company

Recovery of water to reduce waste

Allan Mahoney , CEO , Haetch2Oh Group , Canada
Exercise Giftun – a global response

Mark Wentworth , Regional Emergency Preparedness & Response Adviser , ExxonMobil Corporation, Egypt
An innovative approach in the oil and gas waste treatment

Michael Psaromichalakis , R&D Manager , Fairdeal Group, United Arab Emirates
EU-technology verification - natural treatment of produced water and other form of wastewater

Jorgen Logstrup , Founder and CEO , Danish Rootzone Technology, Denmark

11:30 - 13:00

Session 34: Reducing costs, enhancing performance

Operational Excellence (OpEx)

CO-CHAIRS:

Abdelaziz Fadel, Op Ex Country Lead, Halliburton

Steve Moore, Chief Growth Officer (CGO), Energean

Using linear regression for calculating Energy Performance Indicator (EnPI) within an Energy Management System (EnMS)

Dr Lamiaa Abdallah , Assistant Professor of Chemical and Environmental Engineering , Alexandria Higher Institute of Engineering and Technology (AIET), Egypt
Run to end: The way we manage our late field life

Fatimah Samsu , Upstream Operations , PETRONAS, Malaysia
Use existing operating Power Dump Flood (PDF) wells to reduce CAPEX and OPEX costs for offset injectors and improve the oil production in sensitive agriculture area

Mohamed El Sayed , Deputy Engineering Manager , Apache, Egypt
Waste energy to power: Two solutions to boost the efficiency of the oil and gas production process

Tommaso Ferrari , Sales Engineer Oil and Gas and Combined Cycles , Turboden SpA, Italy

11:30 - 13:00

Session 35: Rock physics insights

Upstream: Exploration of Conventional Resources (CONV)

CO-CHAIRS:

Aristotelis Pagoulatos, Head of Geoscientists, Hellenic Petroleum S.A.

Amr Moukhtar, Geoscience Advisor, Halliburton

Comparison between three methods for bypassed oil detection in thin laminated sand environments

Renata Gomes , Senior Petrophysicist , Schlumberger, Egypt
Pre-Messinian seismic characterisation: Is a bright-spot presence still possible? A recent unexpected finding

Bruno Garcea , Lead Senior Geophysicist , Edison E&P, Italy
New formation evaluation technique from LWD (gamma ray and resistivity only) of all kind of petroleum wells, especially high risk wells

Samir Shehab , Exploration Studies Assistant General Manager , Western Desert Operating Petroleum Company (WEPCO), Egypt
Revealing behind casing hydrocarbon potentials in naturally fractured carbonate reservoirs: An innovative integrated workflow, Chiapas-Tabasco basin, South Mexico

Ahmed Elfaramawy , Senior Petrophysicist , Cheiron Petroleum Corporation, Egypt

11:30 - 13:00

Session 36: Unlocking the potential of mature fields

Oil and Gas Field Development (FD)

CO-CHAIRS:

Shaheen Shaheen, Chairman’s Assistant, IPR Energy

Ahmed Rabie, Senior Specialist Reservoir Engineering, Kuwait Energy Egypt Company

Rejuvenation of a mature field through STOIIP validation using an integrated 3D geo-cellular dynamic model for a heterogeneous multi layered reservoir

Mostafa Mamdouh Mohammed , Senior Reservoir Engineer , Dragon Oil - GUPCO, Egypt
Economic exploitation of Egypt’s mature fields post-pandemic

Darius Shahsavari , Senior Vice President , IPR Energy
The implementation of subsea retrievable instrumented choke technology to enable production enhancement, optimisation and flexibility, and deliver lowest total cost of ownership throughout the life-of-field

Thomas McIlroy , Subsea Engineer , OneSubsea, A Schlumberger Company, United Kingdom
Comparative modelling study between fishbones and hydraulic fractured wells in a low-quality reservoir

Alberto Diaz , Mathematician , Rock Flow Dynamics, Spain

14:00 - 15:30

Session 37: Advancements in occupational health and safety

Health, Safety and Environment (HSE)

CO-CHAIRS:

Walid Eltaweel, Joint Ventures HSE Manager, Eni

Wael Amin, Head of HSE, Kuwait Energy Egypt Company

Maintaining mental health and wellbeing during pandemics

Walaa Awad , Health Science Program Director , Higher Education, United States of America
My personal HSE commitment program – a valuable web portal to improve HSE leadership at a workplace

Mohamed Mokhtar , Safety and Emergency Response Leader , Eni
Effective management of safety critical elements and performance standards

Amr Abbas , Safety Department Head , Rashid Petroleum Company (Rashpetco), Egypt
Schlumberger SAFE goes digital

Ayat Magdy , HSE Manager , Schlumberger, Egypt

14:00 - 15:30

Session 38: Enhancing efficiency and productivity

Operational Excellence (OpEx)

CO-CHAIRS:

Ahmed Ibrahim, JV HSE Follow-up Coordinator, Ieoc – Eni

Diaa Soheil, Environmental and Regulatory Manager, ExxonMobil

Energy Service Company (ESCO) business model for fostering Energy Efficiency (EE) in the Egyptian petroleum sector

Tarek El Shennawy , Electrical Engineering Sector and Energy Manager , Alexandria National Refining and Petrochemicals Co. (ANRPC), Egypt
Efficiency of oil and gas production recovery in depleted reservoirs with the best techniques available taking into account significant reduction in operating costs

Lorenzo Verna , Operation Engineer Well Production Services , Bonatti SpA, Italy
Booming mature oil field production during the pandemic shock on the oil and gas industry via strategic-technical approach - success model from the offshore environment, GUPCO/Dragon Oil - Egypt

Eman Shahin , Senior Petroleum Engineer , Dragon Oil, Egypt
Innovative energy efficiency in the Egypt's oil and gas sector: Application of Organic Rankine Cycle (ORC) waste heat recovery in the Dahshour gas compression station

Marco Morando , Energy and Resource Efficiency Manager , RINA Consulting S.p.A., Italy

14:00 - 15:30

Session 39: Innovation in prospect evaluation

Upstream: Exploration of Conventional Resources (CONV)

CO-CHAIRS:

Ahmed Hamouda, Country OFS Leader - Egypt and Sudan, Oilfield Service, Baker Hughes

Moataz Nady, Senior Explorationist (New Ventures), Eni

New opportunities in an old play: The Western Desert offshore extension

Stefaan Van Simaeys , Geoscientist , ExxonMobil, United Kingdom
Flash on the exploration process, Messinian sand reservoir, Nile Delta, Egypt

Dr Amgad Soliman , Nile Delta Exploration Team Leader , Eni - Ieoc, Egypt
Egypt offshore the Mediterranean: New strategy and insights to accelerate exploration and development cycle

Ahmed Eid , Principal Exploration Geoscientist , Schlumberger, Egypt
New insight on the biogenic gas occurrence at NW Peloponnese, Western Greece

Ioannis Oikonomopoulos , Senior Geochemist , Hellenic Petroleum, Greece

14:00 - 15:30

Session 40: Integrated development planning

Oil and Gas Field Development (FD)

CO-CHAIRS:

Mahmoud Naguib, Base Management Team Leader, BP

Ramzy Sawiris, Commercial & Engineering Manager, Chevron

Enhancing ultra-long-distance tiebacks of deepwater gas fields with subsea multiphase gas compression

Christophe Vielliard , Integrated Field Development Lead , OneSubsea, a Schlumberger Company, France
Quantifying the formation damage due to drilling through constructing an electro-facies model from RFT data and a suite of well logs: Case study, Sitra field, Western Desert, Egypt

Ibrahim Mabrouk , Petrophysicist , Badr Petroleum Company (BAPETCO), Egypt
Fast track development of conventional oil discovery asset in the Western Desert of Egypt

Hossam Kamel , Reservoir Engineer Oil Coordinator , Ieoc
The strength of RTA in the oil field development having mutli-layers stratigraphic reservoirs

Mohamed Gallab , Reservoir Engineer , Apache, Egypt