Recent independent market research has identified the Middle East as having the fastest digital oilfield adoption (DOF) rate.

In his keynote speech at the Second International Energy Forum (IEF) NOC-IOC Forum here April 7, President and CEO Khalid A. Al-Falih stressed the need for petroleum companies to "revisit our concept and philosophy of business."

New dates for the Middle East Oil & Gas Show and Conference (MEOS 2011) have been set by the Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) and Arabian Exhibition Management (AEM) which met with the MEOS Executive Committee on 21 March to finalise new dates for the event.

Taking to the podium at Gastech 2011 in Amsterdam, Wood Mackenzie’s Noel Tomnay, Head of Global Gas Research, outlined the future interdependencies of regional markets and the implications for pricing in the global gas market over the next decade.

The keynote address for the 7th International SOGAT Conference will be given by Saif Al Ghafli, CEO of Abu Dhabi Gas Development Co. Ltd (Al Hosn Gas).  Moreover senior personnel from Al Hosn Gas will give an up to date overview of the Shah Gas Project and its HSE considerations.