1. business and industrial
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3-5 March 2014
2014
CONFERENCE & EXHIBITION
“‫”اإلستعـدادت اإلقليمية لمنع التـسـربات النفطيـة‬
“Regional Oil Spill Prevention & Preparedness”
Offshore Arabia Conference & exhibition is considered the largest oil spill management event in the region. For the past 8 years, the
event has succeeded in attracting the world’s key experts in the Oil & Gas Industry to Dubai to share their experiences, voice their
thoughts and contribute to the solutions that would have major input in ensuring sustainable energy and cleaner environment for our
future generation.
H.E. Dr. Rashid Ahmad bin Fahad , Minister of Environment and Water Inaugurated the eighth edition of Offshore Arabia Conference & Exhibition
which was held under the patronage of H.H. Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the United Arab
Emirates and Ruler of Dubai. Offshore Arabia was held this year under the theme “Regional Oil Spill Prevention & Preparedness” and was held from
3rd to 5th March at the Dubai International Convention and Exhibition Centre.
Offshore Arabia 2014 Exhibition showcased the innovations in Oil Spill Response , Oil Spill Recovery , Safe Tanker Operations, Cutting Edge Emergency
Response Procedures and Products, Oil Spill Preparedness , Response and Subsea well intervention, Oceanography equipments.
The three day exhibition brought fruitful results to all the participants – Exhibitors , Visitors, Conference Speakers and Delegates and has recorded
high quality participation .
Overall , both exhibitors and visitors met their purposes and expectations by meeting the key players and decision makers in the industry. The event
kindled new friendship and partnerships thus creating a synergy to the cause of a cleaner environment for future generations.
The conference was well attended over the three days with more than 300 delegates benefiting from 27 lectures presented by more than 30 regional
and international speakers. The conference was a great platform for sharing valuable information and updating knowledge related to Oil Spill field. The
conference attendees were extremely satisfied with the comprehensive scientific program and activities offered this year.
Topic Highlights from the Conference
Ready for Anything: Best Practices for Oil Spill Response Planning
Review of Oil Spill Remote Sensing
Oil Spill Dispersant Use at the Deepwater Horizon Incident
Developing a Focussed Response Strategy
Rough Water Oil Skimmer Vessel
Design of an AUV Deployed Pipeline Leak Containment System for Offshore
Pipeline Leak
Crisis Communications: Critical Tools to Enhance Oil Spill Prevention & Response
Environmental Excellence - Saudi Aramco’s Manifa Megaproject
Design and Development of an Innovative Airborne Laser Oil Fingerprinting
System for Real Time Characterization of Oil Spills
Saudi Aramco was Recognized for its Commitment to Sustainable Buildings and
Environmental Stewardship by Receiving a Leadership in Energy and Environmental
Design (LEED) Platinum Certification Accreditation
Overview of the American Petroleum Institute (API) Joint Industry Task Force
activities on the Use of Chemical Dispersants for Oil Spill Response
Innovations as Applied to Oil Spill Recovery & Response at KJO
The Benefits of a Regional Aerial Surveillance Service for Monitoring and
Quantification of Marine Oil Spills
Recent advances on the operational use of SeaSonde HF radar technology by the
Oil & Gas Industry
Optimization of Response Strategies through Laboratory and Pilot Scale
Experiments: Assessment of Dispersants and in Situ Burning Efficiency in
Combination with Oil Weathering Studies
Operational Automated Scene Analysis in Airborne Oil Spill Remote Sensing
Recent containership incidents – The ITOPF
Development of a National Oil Spill Contingency Plan for the United Arab Emirates
Improvements in Intervention and Response since Macondo
Trial Application of Satellite-based Synthetic Aperture Radar for Oil Spill
Monitoring over Australian Waters
Risk Assessment of Oil and Gas Pipelines
Summary of API JITF - Evaluation of Shoreline Protection and Cleanup Technologies
Predicting the Movement of Marine Oil Spills, Petroleum Gases and Hazardous
Vapours to Support Spill Response Planning and Operations
In-Situ Burning: An Introduction
The Value of Dispersant Use for Offshore Spill Response
Risk Assessment of Response Preparedness
Visitor Breakdown by Industry
Visitor Breakdown by Designation
19% Oil Industry Professionals
3% Petrochemical Facilities and Refineries
5% Technical Consultant
2% Plant Manager
13% Shipping Industry Professionals
4% Storage Facilities
4% Managing Director
5% Senior Technician
9% Environmental Organizations
3% Pipeline Operators
3% Business Development Manager
3% Bio Medical Engineer
7% Port Organization
6% Consultants
3% Chief Executive Officer
5% Engineer Planning & Estimation
Salvage Companies
Pollution response equipment suppliers
12% Procurement Manager
5% Repair Service Director
2% Marine Scientists and Researchers
5% NGO's
4% Project Engineer
3% Senior System Engineer
3% Response Specialists
2% Universities
2% Operations Manager
8% Marketing Manager
2% Community and Public Interest Group
2% Satellite Communication Companies
2% President
9% Sales Manager
7% Attorneys / Engineers / Insurance Agents
1% Municipalities
2% General Manager
12% Maintenance Manager
5% Well Control Companies
1% Military / Navy / Airforce / Police / Coast Guard
/ Emergency Response Departments
2% QA / QC Engineer
5% Chairman
2% Electrical Engineer
3% Regional Manager
3%
3%
Visitor Breakdown by Region
53%
GCC
4%
Europe
25%
Middle East outside GCC
3%
USA
10%
Africa
5%
Indian Subcontinent
Industry Giants Exhibit at Offshore Arabia 2014 Exhibition
Offshore Arabia 2014 exhibition brought together government agencies, contractors, researchers, Oil & Gas Industry giants
and other stakeholders to work together towards mutual objectives, through the exchange of ideas and lessons learned
from actual spill responses and research around the world. During the course of three days of the exhibition experts from
various companies presented their views on handling offshore and onshore oil production , safe tanker operation at sea
and terminals , emerging response procedures , personal safety & enforcement and new technologies.
Memorable Experience for Offshore Arabia 2014 Exhibitors
Offshore Arabia Exhibition was attended by over 100 exhibitors from 23 countries whom were keen to display and share
latest technologies ensuring sustainable energy and clean environment for our future generation.
90% of exhibitors confirmed their interest in participating at the 2016 edition of Offshore Arabia
87% of the exhibitors regarded Offshore Arabia as an important platform to show their environmental commitments for
the region
25% indicated interest in increasing their exhibit space for the next edition
68% of the exhibitors rated the attendees to their stand as high quality leads
51% of the exhibitors made more than 10 percent of their annual business in 3 days of the event
Parallel to the conference, the Environmental Awards ceremony was held at the Armani Hotel in Burj Khalifa as part of a
prestigious dinner that played host to regional and international VIP’s, dignitaries and prominent leaders of the industry. The
‘Environmental Awards’ provide an opportunity to honor companies that have contributed towards the protection, safety and
betterment of the environment. These awards have received acclaim on both regional and international levels.
Award for Best Practices in Excellence in Environmental Projects & Products
Saudi Aramco Power Systems
Renewable Department
First Place
Bahrain Petroleum Company
(BAPCO)
Rutter Inc. Company
Third Place
Second Place
Award for Best Practices in Excellence in Environmental Applications
Saudi Aramco Marine Department
First Place
Enviro Voraxial Technology Inc.
Second Place
Saudi Arabian Chevron Inc.
Third Place
Award for Best Practices in Capability and Response
Qatar Petroleum Company -Oil Spill
& Emergency Response Department
First Place
Kuwait Oil Company
Second Place
Award for Best Practices in Excellence in Environmental Technology
Saudi Aramco
Manifa Production Unit
First Place
Vikoma
Second Place
Petroleum Development Oman
(PDO)
Third Place
The Offshore Arabia Environmental Photography Awards was included this year with a vision to involve the society in raising awareness of our
mission and desire for a cleaner and sustainable environment. Various Photographers from the region were selected and awarded .The award
categories were Wildlife, Coastal / Arid, Landscape, Aerial Landscape, Under Water, Above Water & Urban.
Offshore Arabia Environmental Photography Awards 2014
Testimonials
“We are pleased to
be participating in
this important event
and to be sharing
our knowledge and
experience and also
learning from our peers.”
Andrew Pearce
Head of Health, Safety, Security, Environment and
Quality at MAERSK Oil
“The Offshore Arabia Conference
has become a premier event
which aims to raise awareness
on all aspects of oil spill
management from prevention
through combating an oil spill
effectively in order to prevent
catastrophic consequences. The
Gulf region is one of the most
important and significant contributor in terms of oil supply
to the global market, therefore the Gulf waters see daily oil
tanker movement which is unprecedented, obviously this
huge movement of oil not only brings economic benefits to
the region but also presents a significant risk of oil pollution
from off-shore platforms, leaks, pipeline failures, and tanker
collisions etc.”
“The offshore Arabia is
an excellent platform
that helped Drydocks
World to be in touch
with
its
regional
Oil, Gas and Energy
business
partners.
Drydocks
World
had an opportunity to
express its readiness and willingness to cater for its
partners engineering and offshore solutions. We also
could showcase our initiatives related to the Green
Engineering and Technology and could generate
positive leads that we will follow closely in the near
future.”
Ijaz Ashraf
Vice President - Business Development &
Commercial Dubai Drydocks World
Chairman – RECSO Technical Committee Coordinator
Environmental Management Systems Development
The Bahrain Petroleum Company
Eng. Ali AlSuwaidi Bsc.
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