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SPE conference engages caspian leaders at an important time for the oil & gas industry
London, UK (01 October 2020) – In just over two weeks the Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) will bring together Caspian oil & gas leaders and experts to hold the 7th edition of its celebrated Caspian Technical Conference (CTC). For the first time in its history the event will go online. The last six months have exposed a number of challenging issues across governments and industries therefore the decision was made to adapt to a virtual format whilst preserving the same high-quality content and inclusive learning experience.
The industry has demonstrated resilience to overcoming low oil prices and technological challenges by transforming them into sustainable opportunities. The special focus of the CTC this year will be on disseminating the existing, emerging, and future social, economic and educational needs for the oil and gas sector. Experts will discuss tangible approaches on how oil and gas companies can make organisational, cultural and structural changes, simplifying and localising supply chains, reinventing themselves and putting the purpose and impact at the heart of their activities.
Themed as ‘Competing on a Global Scale: Creating the Right Environment’, the event will present a high-quality peer-reviewed technical programme consisting of an Opening Ceremony, Investor and Operator panel discussions, 2 x keynote panels and 12+ technical sessions. All with interactive Q&A’s.
This year's virtual event provides a unique opportunity to access all of the technical presentations 1 week prior to the conference start date. This gives attendee’s the added benefit of viewing the presentations around their schedules before connecting with the expert speakers during the interactive engagement hub on the 21st and 22nd October.
Over the two days of the conference industry leaders and E&P professionals from across the globe will convene through frank and challenging discussions, inspiring panel sessions, interactive online 1:1 chats and group networking lounges. A perfect opportunity to pose questions to the speakers, share technical knowledge and explore future innovations and challenges.
The conference’s technical programme will feature an enviable line-up of speakers. The Opening Ceremony will be attended by the following oil and gas industry leaders: Murat Zhurebekov, Ministry of Energy; Magzum Mirzagaliev, Ministry of Ecology, Geology and Natural Resources; Zhakyp Marabayev, KMG; Uzakbai Karabalin, KAZENERGY, Nurlan Zhumagulov, KazService and Tom Blasingame, SPE 2021 President.
On the morning of Day 1 you can experience operator and investor panel sessions speaking on ‘Driving Economic Success in Today's Operational Landscape’. This will demonstrate two different perspectives from the investors and operators in the region. Hear from:
Operators Panel:
Richard Howe, Managing Director, NCOC
Zhakyp Marabayev, Chief Exploration and Production Officer, KMG
Edwin Blom, General Director, KPO
Eimear Bonner, General Director, TCO
Investors Panel:
Nicolo' Aggogeri, Managing Director - Agip Caspian Sea B.V., Eni
Marc Payne, Deputy Managing Director, Chevron Eurasia
Olivier Lazarre, VP and Country Chair, Shell
Ahlem Friga-Noy, Total
The plenary panel sessions will cover a number of key topics. The plenary panel on Day 1 will address: ‘Future Energy: Energy Transition 2020 – 2040’ and features expert speakers from Arm Wind, Ministry of Energy, Baker Hughes, Schlumberger and KPO. The Day 2 panel focuses on ‘Hiring to Win: Education, Recruiting, and Talent Management in a More Competitive Energy Market’, presented by expert speakers from NCOC, Colorado School of Mines, Fluor, KPO and KMG.
The full conference schedule can be viewed on the CTC website. Participants will have access to both live and on-demand content for up to 30 days post-event.
The event has the support of a range of leading oil and gas players in the Caspian region, including the host KMG, the Ministries of Energy and Ecology, Geology and Natural resources and KAZENERGY. The official sponsors include NCOC, Tengizchevroil, Chevron, ExxonMobil, Schlumberger, Total, DeGolyer & MacNaughton, Shell and Tachyus.
Reach energy experts from around the world.
To register for the SPE Virtual Annual Caspian Technical Conference, visit: http://go.spe.org/_caspian20
View the full event programme: https://www.spe.org/binaries/content/assets/spe-events/2020/conference/20ctc/20ctce-conference-preview.pdf
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