The ADIPEC Technical Conference is the world’s largest technical meeting place for oil, gas and energy engineers worldwide, providing unprecedented access to the latest industry knowledge, technical expertise, applications, products, solutions and services.
Organised by the Society of Petroleum Engineers, the technical conference sessions, cover a wide and diverse range of technical and engineering insights that will drive ideas, overcome challenges, create new value and highlight innovation.
The Technical Conference programme comprises of 135 technical conference sessions and 6 technical panel sessions, presented by more than 900 expert speakers, providing the right platform to source the knowledge, technology, innovation and partnerships required to ensure future operational and technical resilience.
ADIPEC 2022 Technical Conference Categories
1. AI and Digital Transformation
- Talent in the AI and Digital Domain
- Applications of AI in HSE
- Edge Computing, Smart, Low Power, and Remote Sensors
- Applications of Computer Vision, Audio, and NLP Applications in the Oil and Gas Domain
- AI Applications Toward Green Operations, Sustainability, and Energy Transition
- Data Governance, Privacy, and Data Sharing Challenges
- Oil and Gas 4.0 Innovative Use Case, Successful Digitally Transformed Businesses
- Autonomous Operations/De-Manning of Oil Fields, and UAV Deployment
- Quantum in Oil and Gas
- Connected Worker and Mobility
- Digital Twin Applications
- Blockchain in Oil and Gas
- Incubation and Acceleration in Oil and Gas Industry
- Additive Manufacturing Applications in Energy
- AR/VR and Mixed Reality Applications
- Breakthrough Technologies
2. Drilling
- Drilling Automation and Artificial Intelligence in Drilling and Well Completion
- Advances in Directional Drilling
- Drilling Performance and Efficiency
- Breakthrough Technologies
- Real-Time Monitoring and Drilling Optimisation
- Drilling Environment Challenges
- Advances in Drilling Fluids
- Advances in Drilling Bit Technology and Deployment
- Managing Wellbore Stability in Challenging Environments
- Advances in Well Integrity Technology
- Advances in Well Intervention
- Well Control and Rig Equipment
- New Completion Technologies and Techniques
- Advances in Well Completion Performance
- Advances in Surface and Downhole Completion Systems
- Upper and Lower Completion Design for Life Cycle
- Artificial Lift
- Sustainability and Environment—Reducing CO2 Footprint
- Process and Contracting Strategies
3. Energy Transition and Decarbonisation
- CO2 Emissions Reduction in Drilling Operations
- Methane Monitoring and Reduction
- Social Responsibility and Policies
- E&P Data Management, IT Infrastructure Excellence, and Sustainability
- Oilfields Electrification
- Energy Efficiency and Sustainability
- Carbon Footprint Traceability and Management
- CCUS/CCS
- Blue, Grey, and Green Hydrogen Development
- Renewable Technologies: Geothermal; Solar; Battery Storage; Green Hydrogen, Biomass
- Refining and Oil and Gas Transport Sustainable Management
4. Field Development
- Oil Development Plan Optimisation and Project Economics
- Advances in Water Flooding Management and Opportunities for Mature Reservoirs
- Challenging Oil Developments: Marginal Fields, Complex Reservoirs, and Mature Fields
- Gas Development Plan Optimisation and Project Economics
- Development Challenges of Sour Gas, HP/HT Reservoirs, and Complex Gas Reservoirs
- Reservoir Modelling and Simulation: Challenges and Opportunities
- Data-Driven Applications in Field Development Domain
- Fluid Characterisation, PVT, and SCAL Case Studies
- Getting the Most from Fields Surveillance, Well Testing, Production Measurements
- Advances in Carbonate Stimulation and Rigless Intervention
- Integrated Asset Modelling Applications and Value Added
- Chemical EOR and Low Salinity Applications
- EOR CO2, Other Gases Injection Applications
- Novel EOR Technologies and Research Advancement
- Breakthrough Technologies to Unlock Opportunities and Maximise Recovery Factors
5. Geoscience
- Advances in Regional Geology (Sedimentology, Biostratigraphy, Basin, and Structural Modelling)
- New Exploration Plays (Subtle Traps, Deep Plays)
- Making Better Decisions: Role of Geoscience in Uncertainty Assessment
- State of Art in Reservoir Characterisation (SCAL, RRT, Core Integration, PNM, Digital Rock Physics)
- Structural Geology, Rock Physics, and Geomechanics
- Making Better Decisions: Data-Driven Analytics Application in Geoscience
- Advances in AI and Machine Learning in Geoscience Applications
- Advances in Seismic Acquisition and Processing
- Advances in Seismic Reservoir Characterisation (Inversion, 4D)
- Open and Cased Logging Technologies and Interpretation Methods
- Emerging Logging Technologies and Interpretation Methods
- Role of Geoscience in Energy Transition
- Geostatic and Geological Modelling
- R&D: Geoscience Technology Development and Deployment
- Case Studies: Example of New Technology in Geoscience
- Breakthrough Technologies
6. Health and Safety
- Human Factors in HSE Performance
- Integrating Asset/Operations Integrity, Process Safety, and HSE Management
- Accident Prevention and Lessons Learnt
- Best Practices in Gas Flaring and Emission Reduction
- Artificial Intelligence and Work Management System
- Innovation in Environmental Protection
- Barriers, Controls, and Risk Management
- Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) to Improve HSE Performance
- Advances in Road Safety
- Preventing Major Accidents
- Managing Occupational Health Risk
- Breakthrough Technologies
7. Operational Excellence
- Marine Engineering and Naval Advanced Technologies—Ship Energy Management Systems and Decarbonisation
- Marine Engineering and Naval Advanced Technologies—Ships and Rigs: Modern Designs, Construction, and Optimised Operations
- Offshore Engineering—Projects and Case Studies
- Offshore Engineering—Underwater Technologies: Diving, Survey, and ROVs
- HSE, Security, and Sustainability—Protecting Environment: Barriers, Controls, and Risk Management
- HSE, Security, and Sustainability—Advanced Security Systems and Data Management
- Integrated Shipping and Logistics—Big Data Analysis
- Managing Process Safety Through Effective Integrity Management
- Safety-Critical System Integrity Management Best Practices
- Predictive Analytics and Decisioning System
- Realising a Step-Change in Operating Costs
- Automation of Exception Based Workflow
- Energy Optimising Through Advanced Process Controls
- Innovative Approach to Water Management
- Innovative Solutions to Overcome Flow Assurance Challenges
- Topsides: New Technologies Driving Cost Down
- Advances in Technology and Solution for Well integrity in Low-Cost Era
- Intelligent Pipelines and Facilities Management Systems
- Energy Transition and Integrity Management
- Innovation in Reliability, Availability, Maintainability, and Inescapability
- Surface and Subsurface Integration and Optimisation
- Using the Latest Technology to Improve Facility Performance During the Life Cycle
- Surface Pressure Boosting Technologies for Production Enhancement
- Advances in Facilities Separation Technologies
- Innovative Solutions to Overcome Production Constraints (Oil, Gas, and Produced Water Handling)
- Unmanned Operation of Production Facilities at Onshore and Offshore
8. People Development
- Breakthrough Strategies for Staff Development
- Instilling Work Ethics in the Workplace
- Effective IOCs Strategies for Staff Development While Collaborating with National Companies
- Effective Nationalisation Strategies
- Organisational Development
- Gender Balance and Women Advocacy
- Building the Next Generation of Petro Technical Professionals
- Leadership Development and Succession Management
- The Value of Diversity as a Workforce Strategy
- Managing Change Through Effective Knowledge Management
- Developing Capability for a Continuous Improvement Culture
- Competency and Professionalism in a Changing Industry
- Cost-Effective Training and Development
- Effective Knowledge Management Strategies
- Talent Acquisition Strategies
- Workforce Engagement Strategies
- Assessing Our Recruiting Habits in Oil and Gas
9. Project Management
- COVID-19 Challenges and Opportunities in Projects
- Using Synergies from O&G Project Knowledge to Foster and Advance Hydrogen Projects
- Emissions Reduction Challenge in New Investments (e.g. Decision Parameters, New Technologies, Risks, Strategies)
- Smart Field Technology/Automation and New Technologies Applied to Projects
- Realising Strategic/Economic Benefits of Standardisation and Early Booking of Project Long-Lead Materials
- Technical and Assurance Challenge Associated with Different Partnership Models on Projects (e.g. BOT, 3rd Party Projects)
- Engineering, Procurement, Construction, Management: Strategies for Successful Project Execution
10. Unconventional Resources Development
- Technical and Operational Challenges in Developing Unconventional and Tight Hydrocarbon Reservoirs
- Exploration and Appraisal in the Middle East
- Drilling and Completion Challenges and Lessons Learnt
- AI/ML Role in Characterisation and Development of Unconventional Reservoirs
- Geomechanics
- Well Placement and Geosteering
- Advances in Understanding of Shale Gas Transport and Simulation Modelling
- Recovery Enhancement of Unconventional Reservoirs
- Geological and Geophysical Characterisation
- Advanced Petrophysical Characterisation and Modelling
- Economics, Uncertainties, and Risk Analysis Involved with Unconventional Development
Technical Programme 2022 Committee
CHAIRMAN OF ADIPEC 2022 TECHNICAL PROGRAMME COMMITTEE

Mohamed Al Marzouqi
Senior Vice President, Development Function
ADNOC
AI and Digital Transformation
- Khaled Al Blooshi, ADNOC, Co-Chairperson
- Salem AlGharbi, National Center for Artificial Intelligence, Co-Chairperson
- Barry Grant, ABB
- Elfadl Z. Ibrahim, ADNOC
- Richard Mohan David, ADNOC HQ
- Maged Mabrook Yaslam, ADNOC HQ
- Mohamad Awad , Baker Hughes
- Mohammad Ayoub , Baker Hughes
- Yunhua Ge, CNPC Engineering Technology R&D Company Limited
- Marco Leone, Eni
- Azer Abdullayev, Halliburton
- Said Al Balushi, Occidental Oil and Gas International LLC
- Steve Johnson, Petrofac
- George Eapen, Petrofac
- Anurag Sharma, Schlumberger
- Rajesh D. Sharma, Schneider Electric
- Atul Vispute, Weatherford
- Mohamed Alloghani, ADNOC
- Yassir Miladi, ADNOC
- Youssef Tamaazousti, ADNOC AIQ
- Arlen Bolat Sarsekov, ADNOC Offshore
- Mouza Sulaiman Al Houqani, ADNOC Offshore
- Antony John, ADNOC Sour Gas
- Francesco Cannarile, Eni
- Jankovic Ilija, Eni
- Allen Roopal, Halliburton
- Wassim Ghadban, KENT
- Mohamed Mahmoud, KFUPM
- Salaheldin Elkatatny, KFUPM
- Ahmed Dabbagh, MBZUAI
- Hosni Ghedira, MBZUAI
- Solomon Almadi, Saudi Aramco
- Bader Otaibi, Saudi Aramco
- Naveen Kashyap, Yokogawa Electric International
- Khalid Ateeq, OXY
- Martin Piesker, Siemens Energy
Drilling Domain
- Muna Al Marzouqi, ADNOC Upstream, Co-Chairperson
- Dennis Heinisch, Baker Hughes, Co-Chairperson
- Asif Khan, ADNOC
- Jane Mason, ADNOC
- Mohamed Ahmed Almulla, ADNOC Offshore
- Zohaib Channa, ADNOC Offshore
- Adelson Jose Calleia De Barros, ADNOC Offshore
- Alexandre Bezerra de Melo, ADNOC Offshore
- Luis Ramon Baptista Peraza, ADNOC Upstream
- Lee M. Smith, Alaskan Energy Resources
- Mortadha Turki Alsaba , Australian University
- Mahmoud Alraheb, Baker Hughes
- Besmir B. Hoxha, Baker Hughes
- Corrado Leali, Eni
- Enrico Maria Pollini, Eni
- Carmen Repetto, Eni
- Luppina Salvatore, Eni
- Lucio Guido Pietro Bertoldi, Eni SpA – Natural Resources
- Stephen Ashley, ExxonMobil
- Mahmoud Nour, Halliburton
- Mena Nasrallah, Halliburton
- Nour Hariri, Halliburton
- Mahmoud ElGizawy, K&M Technology Group, Schlumberger
- Moetaz Mamdouh Mahfouz Abdelghany, NOV
- Ricardo Cesar Bezerra de Melo, Repsol
- Euan Murdoch, Saudi Aramco Overseas
- Martijn Bogaerts, Schlumberger
- Ashu Dikshit, Schlumberger
- Mohamed Al Lawati, Occidental Oil and Gas International LLC
- Salim Taoutaou, TCOFS LLC
- Karine Orski, Total Energies
- Fikri Irawan, Weatherford
- Daniel Richardson, Wintershall Dea
- Edgar Echevarria Garnica, Schlumberger
- Nabila Labbassen, ADNOC - Upstream
- Vanessa Herrera, Baker Hughes
- Wael Abdelhamed, ADNOC
- Fahad Mustfa Ahmed Al Hosani, ADNOC Upstream
- Issam Rezk Mefleh, ADNOC Upstream
- Emad Mohamed Diab, Halliburton
- Alexey Ruzhnikov, Schlumberger
- Gehad Hegazy, The American University in Cairo
- Mahmood Amani, Texas A&M University at Qatar
- Farrukh Azeem Khan, Wintershall Dea
- Oumer Tahir, Hunting International
- Syed Zahoor Ullah, Schlumberger
Field Development
- Maged Mabrook, ADNOC, Co-Chairperson
- Qun Li, CNPC, Co-Chairperson
- Sulaiman Salem Al Jaberi, ADNOC
- Helal Ali Mohamed Abdulla Al Dhanhani, ADNOC Offshore
- Khuloud Al Khlaifi , ADNOC Offshore
- Sami Bahri, ADNOC Offshore
- Mubashir Ahmad, ADNOC Onshore
- Mark Grutters, ADNOC Onshore
- Mustapha Adli, ADNOC Upstream
- Mohamed Nounou , Baker Hughes
- Malvika Nagarkoti, Baker Hughes
- Victoria Rodrigues, BP
- LI YONG, CNPC
- Waleed Alameri, Khalifa University
- Emad W. Al Shalabi, Khalifa University of Science and Technology
- Annalisa Di Zillo, Eni
- Lorenzo Osculati, Eni
- Damiano Pastore, Eni
- Francesco Sacco, Eni
- Nadir Husein, Geosplit
- Jose Rodriguez, Occidental Oil and Gas International LLC
- Luky Hendraningrat, PETRONAS
- Nasser Azri, Petroleum Development Oman
- Elin Haryanto, Schlumberger
- Kristian Mogensen, ADNOC
- Carolina Romero, ADNOC Onshore
- Wen Shi, ADNOC Onshore
- Ali M. AlSumaiti, ADNOC Upstream
- Mohamed Ibrahim Al Hammadi, ADNOC Upstream
- Eric Delamaide, IFP Technologies (Canada) Inc.
- Hussein Mustapha, Schlumberger
- Siddharth Jain, Sharjah National Oil Corporation
- Izwan ADNAN, Dragon Oil
Geoscience
- Abdulla Al Neyadi, ADNOC, Co-Chairperson
- Abdulla Seliem, Oxy, Co-Chairperson
- Kevin Michael Torres Carpio, ADNOC
- Abdelwahab Noufal, ADNOC
- NASHAT ABBAS HASSAN ALI, ADNOC Offshore
- Fathy El Wazeer, AlMansoori Specialized Engineering
- Ahmet Aki, Halliburton
- Wael Fares, Halliburton
- Sanjeev Kumar, KUFPEC
- Mohammed Razik Shaikh, KUFPEC
- Nicholas Whitcomb, Occidental Oil and Gas International LLC
- Makky Sandra Jaya, PETRONAS
- Ernest Jones, PETRONAS Research
- Zahie Anka, TotalEnergies
- Aly Bassiouny Abdelkader Abdelkarim, Weatherford
- Ibrahim Abdelgaffar Seddik, ADNOC
- Mariam Mohamed Aljneibi, ADNOC
- Mohamed Braik Al Ameri, ADNOC
- Mohamed Mahgoub, ADNOC
- Mohamed Tarik Gacem, ADNOC
- Olivier H. Kirstetter, ADNOC
- Osama Saeed Alzinati, ADNOC
- Russell George Farmer, ADNOC
- Samir Said Bellah, ADNOC
- Subrata Chakraborty, ADNOC
- Tsuyoshi Shikama, INPEX/JODCO
- Elham AlSharif, Tatweer Petroleum
Health and Safety
- Muhammad Tayab, ADNOC, Co-Chairperson
- Amal Salim Mousa Alhalyan, ADNOC Onshore
- Karim Pachiyanakis, AlMansoori Specialized Engineering
- Haitham Ghaith Al Yahyai, Petroleum Development Oman
- Muna AlBlooshi, TotalEnergies
- Rey Rehman, OXY
- Abdulla Alsaif, ADNOC LNG
- Suhail kunnath valappil, ADNOC Onshore
- Zubair Jan Awan, ADNOC HQ
- Mohannad Talib Khreis, AlMansoori Specialized Engineering
Operational Excellence
- Faisal Masoud Al Alawi, ADNOC, Co-Chairperson
- Ali Abduljalil Shehab, DNV, Co-Chairperson
- Masroor Ahmad, ADNOC Onshore
- Andrey Yugay, ADNOC Onshore
- Gervasio Pimenta, ADNOC Onshore
- Luigi Italo Colombo, Eni
- Marco Montini, Eni
- Antonio Torsello, Eni
- Mohamed Adel Mohamed Elsayed Elhabbal, Enppi
- Nawin Singh, McDermott International Inc.
- Daniel Boyde, Scaled Solutions Ltd
- Ajit Rodrigues, TotalEnergies
- Mohammed Ghaleb, TotalEnergies
- Harendra Singh, NPCC
- Said Wailly, Petroleum Development Oman
- Mohamed Farouk Abdelazim, ADNOC
- Shahin Abdelsamad Eisawy, ADNOC
People Development and Diversity
- Robert Merill, ADNOC, Co-Chairperson
- Basak Torun, Halliburton, Co-Chairperson
- Abdalla Rahuma, AlMansoori Specialized Engineering
- Eyas Qatanani, Baker Hughes
- Bushra Al Ali, Occidental Oil and Gas International LLC
- Mahmood Al-Oraimi , Petroleum Development Oman
- Zakeyya Al Moosa, TotalEnergies
Project Management
- Najem Abdulla Qambar, ADNOC, Co-Chairperson
- Werner Rohracher, Androna Limited, Co-Chairperson
- Ali Al Khabouri, Oxy
- Amr ElNimr, ADNOC HQ
- Richard Wood, ADNOC HQ
- Jawed Ismael, ADNOC OFFSHORE
- Mohamed Nounou, Baker Hughes
- Rolf Baumgartner, Technip Energies
Energy Transition and Decarbonisation
- Lingli Wei, ADNOC, Co-Chairperson
- Ali Razouki, AWS Energy, Power and Utilities, Co-Chairperson
- Muhammad Tayab, ADNOC
- Jessica Raines, Baker Hughes
- Mohammed Al-Habib , Baker Hughes
- Alina Pomar, Eni
- Hiroshi Okabe, JOGMEC
- Mani Sarathy, NEOM Energy and Water
- Abdullah Al Hadhrami, Petroleum Development Oman
- Mohammad Azizur Rahman, Texas A&M University at Qatar
- Joseph Reid, Halliburton
- Mohammad Abu Zahra,
Unconventional Resources Development
- Aamer Al Bannay, ADNOC, Co-Chairperson
- Hadi Belhaj, Khalifa University, Co-Chairperson
- Aurifullah Vantala, ADNOC
- Md Motiur Rahman, Khalifa University
- Mathew Paredes, Packers Plus Oilfield & Natural Gas Equipment Trading LLC.
- Thierry PIGEAUD, TotalEnergies
- Renny A. Ottolina, Halliburton
- Ziad Aljalal, TAQA
- Abhinandan Tripathi, SCHLUMBERGER
ADIPEC 2022 TECHNICAL CONFERENCE IN NUMBERS:
4,148
ABSTRACT SUBMISSIONS
729
SUBMITTING COMPANIES FROM 72 COUNTRIES RESULTED IN 135 TECHNICAL SESSIONS
1,068
ABSTRACTS SELECTED
(540 TECHNICAL AND 528 E-POSTER)
FROM 235 COMPANIES AND 47 COUNTRIES
141
TECHNICAL CONFERENCE SESSIONS
(135 TECHNICAL SESSIONS AND 6 TECHNICAL PANEL SESSIONS)