Friedrich Portner, Chief Commercial Officer, Maritime Shipping Cluster, AD Ports Group, explains how SAFEEN Group has grown to be an industry leader in maritime services, having identified offshore shipping, marine services and drydocking and repair as focus areas. At the same time, it has experienced accelerated growth by acquiring vessels and creating joint ventures with partners. The company sees the offshore sector as an area of strong growth potential, given the limited supply and increasing demand. Given its roots in the Middle East, it is focusing geographically on the Middle East and GCC, which is currently booming and seeing significant investments. It is also looking at Africa and emerging markets such as Asia and Southeast Asia. The company is now investing in technology and sustainability in line with industry trends, recently launching SAFEEN Green, a remotely-operated vehicle for inspection and surveys, and is also investing in e-tugs.

Kevin Brilz, Technical Sales Manager Middle East at Fishbones and a self-confessed ‘completions technology nerd’, describes how he came to join the company after researching and being impressed by its unique completions technology, which can be enabled across different types of formation. He is highly optimistic about the growth prospects for Fishbones, seeing great results from the implementation of the company’s technology across many dynamic fields through many different countries. With its highly diverse workforce, the company is well placed for further international expansion, he says.

Mohamed Malak, regional sales and business development manager at Fishbones, discusses the company's pioneering role in transforming well stimulation technology. He talks about Fishbones' commitment to helping customers achieve production goals with minimal environmental impact. According to Malak, Fishbones' focus on innovation and customer-first mindset helps deliver practical and high-impact solutions. Malak is expanding Fishbones' presence by building strategic partnerships and demonstrating their value, and is confident in Fishbones' growth prospects as demand rises for cost-effective, sustainable production solutions. He highlighted a recent project where Fishbones enabled a 10-fold increase in production for a customer, showcasing their transformative impact.

Dileep Divakaran, Business Manager, Digital Production, Middle East & North Africa at SLB, discusses the company’s OptiSite solutions, an integrated ecosystem of connected applications across pipelines and facilities enabling operators to maximise production and profits while minimising energy consumption and emissions. Powered by AI and machine learning for advanced and proactive detection of potential equipment downtime, it helps operators to manage operational dynamics while meeting targets. Divakaran outlines the various benefits and applications, noting that OptiSite has saved close to US$20mn in production losses in one example, and highlights the huge demand for the solutions in the Middle East.

Eric Kjol, Business Manager – Process Systems at SLB Midstream Production Systems discusses how the company’s produced water solutions promote responsible water management and minimise environmental damage, with water being treated at the source for reinjection. He highlights how the unique combination of SLB’s separation technologies and production chemistries capabilities provides for optimised solutions, and how SLB is applying digitalisation to capture data to enhance the performance of equipment in the field. He also comments on how its solutions are helping clients in the Middle East, where water cuts and debottlenecking challenges are increasing.