Agenda

  • 08:00 AM - 03:00 PM

  • Workshop 1: Gas Conditioning & Dew Point Control – Kefah A. Al-Faddagh

Instructor
Kefah A. Al-Faddagh
Kefah A. Al-Faddagh

Gas Processing Consultant
Saudi Aramco

  • 08:00 AM - 03:00 PM

  • Workshop 2: Gas Sweetening Processes and Innovations – Amine Experts

Instructor
Michael Sheilan P.Eng.
Michael Sheilan P.Eng.

Senior Principal Engineer
SGS Amine Experts

  • 09:00 AM - 04:00 PM

  • Workshop 3: Sulfur Recovery Technologies and Solutions – Sulfur Recovery Engineering (SRE)

Instructor
Dharmesh Patel
Dharmesh Patel

Sulfur Recovery Specialist
Sulfur Recovery Engineering Inc. (SRE)

  • 08:00 AM - 03:00 PM

  • Workshop 4: Gas and NGL Dehydration – PetroSkills

Instructor
Malcolm Harrison
Malcolm Harrison

Senior Instructor for PetroSkills
Lanzarote, Spain

  • 08:00 AM - 02:00 PM

  • Workshop 5: Advanced Filtration & Separation Applications – Pall

Instructor
Alex Vandeput
Alex Vandeput

Business Development Manager
PALL

  • 08:00 AM - 03:00 PM

  • Workshop 6: Efficient and Reliable Operations in Gas Treatment and Thermal Management: Reducing Solvent Losses, Corrosion and Energy Use

Instructors
Lorenzo Spagnuolo
Lorenzo Spagnuolo

O&G Application Technology Leader
Dow

Ahmad Kadoura
Ahmad Kadoura

DOW

Anmar Balkhair
Anmar Balkhair

Senior Technical Service & Development Specialist
Heat Transfer Solutions

  • 08:00 AM - 02:00 PM

  • Workshop 7: Emissions Management in Gas Plants using Process Simulation – BRE

Instructors
Ganank Srivastava
Ganank Srivastava

ProMax Engineering Consultant
MEI

Mostafa Shehata
Mostafa Shehata

ProMax Engineering Consultant
MEA

  • 07:00 AM – 07:30 AM

  • Conference Registration

  • 07:30 AM – 08:00 AM

  • Guests Arrival

  • 08:00 AM – 08:20 AM

  • VIP Exhibition Tour

  • 08:20 AM – 08:30 AM

  • Inauguration Ceremony for the Conference

  • 08:30 AM – 08:40 AM

  • Opening Remarks: Salem M. Al Qahtani, GPA-GCC Executive Committee and Program Director

Speaker
Salem M. Al Qahtani
Salem M. Al Qahtani

Manager, Upstream Process Engineering Division - P&CSD
Aramco

  • 08:40 AM – 09:00 AM

  • Keynote Speech: Abdulkarim A. Al-Ghamdi, Executive Vice President, Gas, Aramco

Speaker
Abdulkarim A. Al-Ghamdi
Abdulkarim A. Al-Ghamdi

Executive Vice President
Gas, Aramco

  • 09:00 AM – 09:20 AM

  • Keynote Speech: Global Gas, LNG, NGL Market Outlook - Peter Parry, Chairman Global Energy & Natural Resources - Bain & Company

Speaker
Peter Parry
Peter Parry

Chairman Global Energy & Natural Resources
Bain & Company

  • 09:20 AM – 10:20 AM

  • Executive Panel Discussion I: The role of Gas in Energy Transition and Sustainability

Panelists
Hesham A. Al Adel
Hesham A. Al Adel

Senior Vice President, Southern Area Gas Operations
Aramco

Tom Foster
Tom Foster

President, US Operations
Worley

Gregory Joffroy
Gregory Joffroy

Senior Vice President – LNG
Total Energies

Massimo Di Odoardo
Massimo Di Odoardo

Vice President, Gas and LNG Research
WoodMackenzie

Moderator
Nouf Hijazi
Nouf Hijazi

Business News Anchor
Al Arabiya News Channel

  • 10:20 AM – 11:00 AM

  • Sponsors Awarding

  • 11:00 AM – 01:00 PM

  • Prayer & Networking

Energy Transition & Decarbonization
Track Leader:  Dr. Mohammed Sabti , KOC
  • 01:00 PM – 01:20 PM Stage 1

  • CO2 Conditioning Scheme in the Design of Dehydration Units

Speaker
Pierre Yves Lanfrey
Pierre Yves Lanfrey

AXENS

  • 01:20 PM – 01:40 PM Stage 1

  • Sulzer separation excellence for Carbon Capture at scale

Speaker
Thomas Winkler
Thomas Winkler

Sulzer Chemtech Ltd.

  • 01:40 PM – 02:00 PM Stage 1

  • CycloneCC: The Technology to Accelerate Industrial Decarbonization

Speaker
Krishna Kumar
Krishna Kumar

Carbon Clean

  • 02:00 PM – 02:20 PM Stage 1

  • CO2 Pipeline Best Practices and Design for Dense Phase Transportation

Speaker
Ashutosh Nischal
Ashutosh Nischal

Worley

  • 02:20 PM – 02:40 PM

  • Coffee Break

Gas & LNG Processing
Track Leader:  Cicelia Van Rooi , DOW
  • 02:40 PM – 03:00 PM Stage 1

  • Technology and Equipment Advances to Address Market Needs for Large LNG Trains

Speaker
Richard Fong
Richard Fong

Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.

  • 03:00 PM – 03:20 PM Stage 1

  • Design Considerations for Ethane Recovery and Ethane Rejection Capability

Speaker
Galip Guvelioglu
Galip Guvelioglu

Lummus Technology

  • 03:20 PM – 03:40 PM Stage 1

  • Smart Loading Optimizer Engine (SLOpE)

Speaker
Abdullah Khalid Al Oraifi
Abdullah Khalid Al Oraifi

Aramco

  • 03:40 PM – 04:00 PM Stage 1

  • Hybrid Solvent System Design Approach

Speaker
Georg Sieder
Georg Sieder

BASF Middle East Chemicals LLC

  • 04:00 PM – 04:10 PM

  • Lucky Draw

  • 04:10 PM – 04:20 PM

  • Session Wrap-up

  • 08:00 AM – 08:40 AM

  • Guests Arrival

  • 08:40 AM – 09:30 AM Stage 1

  • Executive Panel Discussion II: The Role of Gas technologies in Accelerating Decarbonization and Achieving Net Zero

Panelists
Dr. Ali A. Al-Mishari
Dr. Ali A. Al-Mishari

Senior Vice President, Technology Oversight & Coordination
Aramco

Alessandro Bresciani
Alessandro Bresciani

Senior Vice President, Climate Technology Solutions
Baker Hughes

Ashley Coaker
Ashley Coaker

Vice President, Energy & Chemicals
Worley Consulting

Jim Stian Olsen
Jim Stian Olsen

Chief Technology Officer
SLB Capturi

Moderator
Taghrid Al-Howish
Taghrid Al-Howish

Broadcaster, Presenter
MBC TV Channel

  • 09:30 AM – 09:40 AM

  • Exhibitors Award and 29th Conference Best Papers Award

  • 09:40 AM – 09:50 AM

  • Coffee Break

Technology & Innovation, Digitalization
Track Leader:  Mohammad Al Boobaid , Aramco
  • 09:50 AM – 10:10 AM Stage 1

  • Evaluation of TEG Carryover on Amine-based Acid Gas Removal Units

Speaker
Mohammed Rumaih
Mohammed Rumaih

Aramco

Technology & Innovation, Digitalization
Track Leader:  Abdullah O. AlSwailem , Aramco
  • 09:50 AM – 10:10 AM Stage 2

  • Downtime Avoidance and Inspection Optimization Towards AI Implementation

Speaker
Aysha Abdulrahman Alghailani
Aysha Abdulrahman Alghailani

ADNOC Sour Gas

  • 10:10 AM – 10:30 AM Stage 1

  • Driving Sustainability in Gas Processing: IIoT Models & Strategic Roadmap

Speaker
Mahmoud Zakaria
Mahmoud Zakaria

General Electric (GE)

  • 10:10 AM – 10:30 AM Stage 2

  • Advantages Associated with the Use of 3A Molecular Sieve in Natural Gas Dehydration

Speaker
Nick Hammond
Nick Hammond

Zeochem

  • 10:30 AM – 10:50 AM Stage 1

  • Smart Flare Solution (SFS)

Speaker
Husam Althaaly
Husam Althaaly

Aramco

  • 10:30 AM – 10:50 AM Stage 2

  • Advisory optimization using Reinforcement Learning for the NGL Fractionation

Speaker
Abdulaziz Al Qahtani
Abdulaziz Al Qahtani

Aramco

  • 10:50 AM – 11:10 AM Stage 1

  • SAMREF's Leveraging Optimization Techniques for the SRU Claus Catalyst to Achieve Cost Saving

Speaker
Khalid Samir Ghazal
Khalid Samir Ghazal

SAMREF

  • 10:50 AM – 11:10 AM Stage 2

  • Virtual Analyzer for RVP Prediction in Mina Al Ahmadi Refinery: A Cost-Effective and Efficient Solution

Speakers
Afnan Aldarwish
Afnan Aldarwish

KNPC

Barrak Alkhaldi
Barrak Alkhaldi

KNPC

  • 11:10 AM – 11:30 AM Stage 1

  • Advanced Hybrid Gas Sweetening Technology – Economics Advantages, and Sustainability Benefits

Speaker
Joern Rolker
Joern Rolker

Evonik

  • 11:10 AM – 11:30 AM Stage 2

  • A Smart Operation to Maintain Moisture Specification While Reducing Energy and Emissions from a CO2 and H2 Dehydration System

Speaker
Fabien Bosc
Fabien Bosc

NOV

  • 11:30 AM – 11:40 AM

  • Morning Session Wrap-Up

  • 11:40 AM – 01:00 PM

  • Prayer & Networking

Gas & LNG Processing
Track Leader:  Shadi M. Al Hazmi , Aramco
  • 01:00 PM – 01:20 PM Stage 1

  • An Optimum Design for Controlling Pigging Slug to Achieve Cost-Effective Solution

Speaker
Mohamed Al Qasmi
Mohamed Al Qasmi

PDO

Energy Transition & Decarbonization
Track Leader:  Abdulaziz Zubailah , Aramco
  • 01:00 PM – 01:20 PM Stage 2

  • The Risks and Opportunities of Natural Gas in Energy Transition

Speaker
Conrad Dziobon
Conrad Dziobon

Petro skills

  • 01:20 PM – 01:40 PM Stage 1

  • Reliable and Efficient Heat Transfer Fluid Systems: Fluid Selection and Design Considerations

Speaker
Anmar Balkhair
Anmar Balkhair

DOW

  • 01:20 PM – 01:40 PM Stage 2

  • Utilize excess steam to achieve Sustainability Goals for Decarbonisation

Speaker
Rahma Alameri
Rahma Alameri

ADNOC Gas

  • 01:40 PM – 02:00 PM Stage 1

  • Best Practices for Effective Lube oil Flushing of Large Industrial Turbo Machinery

Speaker
Khalid Mohammed Al Abri
Khalid Mohammed Al Abri

PDO

  • 01:40 PM – 02:00 PM Stage 2

  • Solving the Decarbonisation-Business Performance Dilemma: A Game-Changer for the Energy Transition

Speaker
Colin Elcoate
Colin Elcoate

Levidian Nanosystems Ltd

  • 02:00 PM – 02:20 PM Stage 1

  • Thiopaq O&G Ultra: A New Efficient Biological Process for Sulfur Recovery

Speaker
Rieks de Rink
Rieks de Rink

Paqell BV

  • 02:00 PM – 02:20 PM Stage 2

  • CO2 Transport Specification, Purification & Dehydration Solutions

Speaker
Mohammed Ali
Mohammed Ali

BASF Middle East Chemicals LLC

  • 02:20 PM – 02:40 PM Stage 1

  • Hydraulic and Engineering Analysis for Additional Feed Gas connection from Compressor Stations 9 & 10 to CGP-III

Speaker
Jassim Alsaegh
Jassim Alsaegh

Bapco Gas Company

  • 02:20 PM – 02:40 PM Stage 2

  • Advancing Safety, Energy Transition and Sustainability in KIPIC LNG Import Terminal Flare system

Speaker
Hasan Jaafar
Hasan Jaafar

KIPIC

  • 02:40 PM – 03:00 PM

  • Coffee Break

Gas & LNG Processing
Track Leader:  Ashraf Abufaris , BASF
  • 03:00 PM – 03:20 PM Stage 1

  • Plasma-based H2S Decomposition: A Novel Approach for Acid Gas Treatment

Speaker
Hana S. Alhawaj
Hana S. Alhawaj

Aramco

Energy Transition & Decarbonization
Track Leader:  Hussain Alshammasi , SLB
  • 03:00 PM – 03:20 PM Stage 2

  • Advanced Critical Document Sustainability Process in PDO

Speakers
Daxesh Mistry
Daxesh Mistry

PDO

Sundus Al Kindi
Sundus Al Kindi

PDO

  • 03:20 PM – 03:40 PM Stage 1

  • Transforming Gas Plant Operations Through KNPC and UOP Collaborative Synergies

Speakers
Abdulrahman Al-Sumaie
Abdulrahman Al-Sumaie

KNPC

Avnish Kant
Avnish Kant

UOP

  • 03:20 PM – 03:40 PM Stage 2

  • AGRU Amine Chilling Optimization and Decarbonization through Propane Refrigeration Intelligent Operation

Speaker
Abdulkarim Y Alfhaid
Abdulkarim Y Alfhaid

Aramco

  • 03:40 PM – 04:00 PM Stage 1

  • Lean FLEXORB Optimization

Speaker
Mohammed Nabeel Al Blooshi
Mohammed Nabeel Al Blooshi

ADNOC Sour Gas

  • 03:40 PM – 04:00 PM Stage 2

  • From World-Scale LNG to Large-Scale Liquid Hydrogen: Leveraging Lessons Learned for Super-Cold Rotating Equipment Applications

Speaker
Daniel Patrick
Daniel Patrick

Atlas Copco Gas and Process

  • 04:00 PM – 04:20 PM Stage 1

  • In-House Redesigning of Outdated Equipment for Sustainable Efficiency and Cost Savings

Speaker
Salman Alkandari
Salman Alkandari

Kuwait Oil Company

  • 04:00 PM – 04:20 PM Stage 2

  • A Novel and Innovative Flare Gas Recovery Solution - From Waste to Value

Speaker
Fatma Harthy
Fatma Harthy

PDO

  • 04:20 PM – 04:30 PM

  • Afternoon Session Wrap-up

Technology & Innovation, Digitalization
Track Leader:  Meshal A. Al Harbi , Aramco
  • 08:00 AM – 08:20 AM Stage 1

  • Utilizing ground plastic mat for heavy loading & offloading activities

Speaker
Yousef Aljulaud
Yousef Aljulaud

Aramco

Process Safety, Environmental & Asset Integrity
Track Leader:  George Lu , Environmental Technology Co. Ltd
  • 08:00 AM – 08:20 AM Stage 2

  • Engineering Study for Piping Design Modification for SCH and BBD systems in SRU

Speaker
Alyaziya Abdulla Al Kaabi
Alyaziya Abdulla Al Kaabi

ADNOC Sour Gas

  • 08:20 AM – 08:40 AM Stage 1

  • Iron Sulphides  - Friend or Foe

Speaker
Eng. Michael Sheilan P
Eng. Michael Sheilan P

Sulphur Experts

  • 08:20 AM – 08:40 AM Stage 2

  • Innovative Design Solutions for Ground Flare Challenges

Speaker
Mohammed Y. Al-Hashem
Mohammed Y. Al-Hashem

Aramco

  • 08:40 AM – 09:00 AM Stage 1

  • Mercaptan Removal Options

Speaker
Stijn Pontfoort
Stijn Pontfoort

Worley Comprimo

  • 08:40 AM – 09:00 AM Stage 2

  • Protection of Cryogenic Heat Exchangers

Speaker
Arnab Dutta
Arnab Dutta

CECO Environmental

  • 09:00 AM – 09:20 AM Stage 1

  • Ultrasonic-Shear Wave Technique for Online Valves Inspection

Speaker
Mohammed Alazwari
Mohammed Alazwari

Aramco

  • 09:00 AM – 09:20 AM Stage 2

  • Process Valves Operation & Maintenance to Enhance Asset Integrity, Safety and Reliability of Pipelines Network

Speaker
Mohammad Taqi
Mohammad Taqi

KOC

  • 09:20 AM – 09:40 AM

  • Coffee Break

Competency & Talent Development
Track Leader:  Eid Al-Helal , Aramco
  • 09:40 AM – 10:00 AM Stage 1

  • Empowering Operators: AI-driven Solutions For Enhanced And Future Ready Industrial Operations

Speaker
Kishore Kumar
Kishore Kumar

Honeywell

Process Safety, Environmental & Asset Integrity
Track Leader:  Mohammed Y Saati , Aramco
  • 09:40 AM – 10:00 AM Stage 2

  • Maximizing Gas Value Chain through Effective Over-pressure Control Scheme at NGL Spheres

Speakers
Sultan M. Ahmari
Sultan M. Ahmari

Aramco

Bassel H. Alderhalli
Bassel H. Alderhalli

Aramco

  • 10:00 AM – 10:20 AM Stage 1

  • Empowering the AI Era: Unleashing Digital Dexterity Capabilities

Speaker
Hadla AlFedaghi
Hadla AlFedaghi

KIPIC

  • 10:00 AM – 10:20 AM Stage 2

  • Pulsed Eddy Current Testing of Insulated Piping & Vessel

Speaker
Mohamed Al Harbi
Mohamed Al Harbi

ADNOC Sour Gas

  • 10:20 AM – 10:40 AM Stage 1

  • Bridging Competency Gaps with Systems Thinking: A Holistic Approach to Talent Development

Speaker
Mohammad A. Albuzaid
Mohammad A. Albuzaid

KANZ

  • 10:20 AM – 10:40 AM Stage 2

  • Enhancing Control Systems: DCS Mesh Network Integration

Speakers
Hussain Al-Salman
Hussain Al-Salman

KNPC

Abdulaziz Al-Ajmi
Abdulaziz Al-Ajmi

KNPC

  • 10:40 AM – 11:00 AM Stage 1

  • Digital Platform for Opex Improvement for Operations

Speaker
Clayton Ludik
Clayton Ludik

Worley

  • 10:40 AM – 11:00 AM Stage 2

  • Iron Sulfide Scale Control in Gas Production Systems

Speaker
Tawfik Ghamdi
Tawfik Ghamdi

Aramco

  • 11:00 AM – 11:20 AM Stage 1

  • Empowering Human Capital for Sustainable Success: A Case Study of KIPIC's LNGI Facility

Speaker
Bibi Faras
Bibi Faras

KIPIC

  • 11:00 AM – 11:20 AM Stage 2

  • Transporting Lean Gas and Condensate from KJO to KNPC LPG Plant

Speaker
Naser Doudan Al-Azemi
Naser Doudan Al-Azemi

Kuwait Oil Company

  • 11:20 AM – 11:30 AM

  • Morning Session Wrap-Up

  • 11:30 AM – 01:00 PM

  • Prayer & Networking

MEGA Programs, Construction & Commissioning
Track Leader:  Ayidh A. Al Qahtani , Aramco
  • 01:00 PM – 01:20 PM Stage 1

  • Optimizing Commissioning and Start-Up Strategy: Transitioning from Outsourcing to In-House Sources

Speaker
Ibrahim Al hanshi
Ibrahim Al hanshi

PDO

Downstream Processing
Track Leader:  Anas Safar , Aramco
  • 01:00 PM – 01:20 PM Stage 2

  • Avoid Critical Sour Plant Trip Due To Frequent Utility Nitrogen Trip

Speaker
Saud Abdulaziz Alsaifi
Saud Abdulaziz Alsaifi

PDO

  • 01:20 PM – 01:40 PM Stage 1

  • The Path to Nonmetallic Qualification in Unconventional Gas Fields

Speaker
Abdullah Albassam
Abdullah Albassam

Aramco

  • 01:20 PM – 01:40 PM Stage 2

  • Resolution of Operational Challenges at MEROX Unit for LPG Treatment

Speaker
Muhammad Rizwan Tariq
Muhammad Rizwan Tariq

Aramco

  • 01:40 PM – 02:00 PM Stage 1

  • Production Choke Valve Capacity Upgrade

Speaker
Ahmed Salem Almithn
Ahmed Salem Almithn

Aramco

  • 02:00 PM – 02:10 PM

  • Session Wrap-up and Closing Remarks

  • 02:10 PM – 02:20 PM

  • Conference Closing Remarks by GPA-GCC Chapter

Leveraging Gas toward the Energy
Transition and Sustainability

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