09.00 Chairman’s Welcome And Opening Remarks

Asim Al Zarouni
Drilling Manager
ADNOC

9.10 Keynote Presentation: Effective Short And Long-Term Drilling Strategies To Achieve Sustainable Success

• Presenting the managerial aspects of effective short and long-term drilling strategies, including effective decision-making
• Highlighting success achieved
• Identifying key future issues

Asim Al Zarouni
Drilling Manager
ADNOC

9.50 Fostering A Positive HSE Culture To Support Effective Operations

• Emphasizing that HSE is a core business
• Outlining how to manage risk efficiently in operations
• Evaluating Performance-monitoring
• Introducing behavioral safety initiatives

Zaher Ataya
HSE
Middle East NOC

11.00 Discussing AC Drilling Systems And Applications To Enhance Drilling Operations

• Introducing the AC Drilling system designed to minimize operational costs and enhance safety and security
• Highlighting the benefits of Liquid Cooled AC Drilling Drives and Drilling Machines
• Outlining best-practice implementation of AC drilling system in Statoil

Bjorn Sonnervig
Sales / Technology Manager Drilling
ABB

11.40 Introducing The Hydraulic Workover Rig: VERSA RIG 300K

• Outlining the Libyan joint venture Specialized Workover Drilling Oil Services Group (SWDOS) rig’s applications
• Operating in underbalanced wellbore conditions or overbalanced wellbore conditions
• Discussing the full operation and control through hydraulic controls, including slips, bops, travelling system, catwalks, mast positioning, mud pump controls, handling winch etc.

Foroohar Farzadnia
Corporate Marketing and Business Development Director
AlMansoori Specialized Engineering

14.00 Wellbore Stabilization With Drilling Fluids

• Assessing major wellbore drilling issues in the region
• Reviewing drilling fluids for chemical inhibition of shales and their criteria of selection
• Applying geomechanics to define mud weight strategies for stabilizing high angle wellbores

Mohammed Mehtar
Section Leader, Drilling Fluids
ADMA OPCO

14.40 Panel Discussion: Overcoming Industry Challenges To Optimize Drilling

• Comparing Underbalanced Drilling (UBD) with Managed Pressure Drilling (MPD)
• How do formation pressures, wellbore stability and production potential impact the choice of drilling method?
• Discussing strategies to avoid Non-Productive Time (NPT) and its root causes
• Minimizing costs with Multilateral Drilling by maximizing reservoir contact
• Improving drilling precision with LWD Geosteering technology

Panel moderated by:

Mohammed Mehtar
Section Leader, Drilling Fluids
ADMA OPCO and Panelists: Speakers of the day

15.50 Examining The Advancement In Cement Casing For Well Integrity

• Assessing the role and applicability of expanding cement
• Ensuring effective cement case bonding to avoid mud build-up
• Analyzing the impact of expanding cement for enhanced production

Jamal Al Ashhab
Technical Support Team Leader
ZADCO

16.30 Panel Discussion: Sustaining Economic Production

• Reducing the environmental impact of drilling operations – Building an effective waste management strategy
• Successfully implementing workover strategies to sustain economical production
• Discussing the consequences of the economic downturn on research and development of future drilling technologies and personnel development
• Analyzing technology gaps in the region and how the energy industry can collaborate effectively to improve drilling performance
• Assessing the economic and operational viability of artificial islands

Panel moderated by:

Conference chairman and Panelists: Speakers of the day

17.15 Final Comments From The Chair And End Conference Day One