Programme Committee

Executive Committee Co-chairmen

Farouk Al Zanki, Chairman & Managing Director, Kuwait Oil Co.
Tony Hayward, Chief Executive Officer, BP plc

Advisor to Executive Committee

Nasser Jaidah, Director Oil & Gas Ventures, Qatar Petroleum

Executive Committee Members

Samir Abdelmoaty, BP Egypt

Ali Al-Jarwan, ADMA-OPCO, U.A.E.
Fahad Al-Moosa, Saudi Aramco, Saudi Arabia
Suleiman Masud Al-Tobi, Petroleum Development Oman LLC, Oman
Kate H. Baker, BP America
David Blanchard, El Paso Production Egypt, Egypt
William (Bill) Bullock, ConocoPhillips, Qatar
Luc Benoit-Cattin, CGGVeritas, U.A.E.
Bernard Duroc-Danner, Weatherford International Ltd, U.S.A.
Gavin Graham, Shell Exploration & Production, U.A.E.
Hosnia Hashim, Kuwait Oil Co.
Abdullah Karim, PETRONAS Carigali Sdn. Bhd., Malaysia
Robert Kewley, Baker Hughes, U.A.E.
Sergio Palma, ENI SpA Div. E&P, Italy
Ladislas Paszkiewicz, TOTAL, France
Chakib Sbiti, Schlumberger, France
Mark Sikkel, ExxonMobil Exploration Co., U.S.A.

Conference Programme Co-chairmen

Samir Abdelmoaty, Exploration Manager, BP Egypt
Hosnia Hashim, Executive Assistant Managing Director-West Kuwait, Kuwait Oil Co.

Conference Subcommittees

Panel Sessions Subcommittee

Chairman
Kate Baker, Distinguished Advisor E&P, BP America

Members
Mohamed Al-Harthy, Petroleum Development Oman, Oman
Abdulsamee Albahbahani, Kuwait Energy, Kuwait
Michel Boucherit, Total, France
Peter Gaffney, Gaffney, Cline & Associates, U.K.
Alain C. Gringarten, Imperial College, U.K.
Pinar O. Yilmaz, ExxonMobil Exploration Co., U.S.A.

Exploration Subcommittee

Cochairmen             
Ali Y. Al-Hauwaj, Area Exploration Manager, Saudi Aramco         
David Blanchard, Country Manager, El Paso Production Egypt         
Joe Reilly, Project Manager, Integrated Seismic Research, ExxonMobil Upstream Research Co.

Members
Khalid Ahmed, Kuwait Oil Co., Kuwait
Ahmad Jaber Al-Eidan, Kuwait Oil Co., Kuwait
Hussain M. Al-Otaibi, Saudi Aramco, Saudi Arabia
Yousuf S. Al-Mehairi, Abu Dhabi Co. for Onshore Oil Operations, U.A.E.
Mohammed Samir Al Silwadi, Abu Dhabi Co. for Onshore Oil Operations, U.A.E.
Bernard Balusseau, Total, France
Brian J. Barley, BP Egypt, Egypt
Atef Ebed, Horizon Energy Co., U.A.E.
John Farre, ExxonMobil Exploration Co., U.S.A.
Dominique R. Guerillot, Saudi Aramco, Saudi Arabia
Ismail B. Haggag, WesternGeco, U.A.E.
Louai Machhour, Total, U.A.E.
Barry Ringer, Furgo Middle East, UAE
Oddvar Skarpnes, Statoil, Norway

Reservoir Subcommittee

Cochairmen
Marc Durandeau, Geosciences Manager - U.A.E., Total          
Neil Humphreys, Assistant Manager Dukhan, Qatar Petroleum        
Khalid Sahouh, Exploration, Undeveloped Fields and Reservoirs and NEB Field Manager, Abu Dhabi Co. for Onshore Oil Operations (ADCO)

Members
Atef H Al-Mohsin, RasGas Co. Ltd., Qatar
Ali S Al-Muallem, Saudi Aramco, Saudi Arabia
Abdulla A Al-Suwaidi, Qatar Petroleum, Qatar
Troels Albrechtsen, Maersk Olie og Gas AS, Denmark
Anna Apanel, ExxonMobil, U.S.A.
John W. Barker, Gaffney, Cline & Associates, U.K.
Ian Beck, Petrofac, UK
Clifford J Black, BP plc, U.K.
Jean P. Camy, Chevron Corp., U.K.
Amran Nong Chik, RasGas Co. Ltd., Qatar
Jan Coremans, Shell, The Netherlands
Julio G. Estremadoyro, Occidental Petroleum Of Qatar LT, Qatar
Bernard Faissat, Total E&P Qatar, Qatar
Alain C. Gringarten, Imperial College, U.K.
John K. Hassall, BP, Oman
Richard R. Jackson, Schlumberger, France
Dexter E. Krol, Shell Intl. E&P BV, The Netherlands
Saad A. Matar, Kuwait Oil Co., Kuwait
Luis Javier Miranda, PDVSA, Venezuela
Nazih Najjar, Saudi Aramco, Saudi Arabia
Waleed K. Naser, Kuwait Oil Co., Kuwait
Raghu Ramamoorthy, Schlumberger, U.A.E.
Fernando V. Samaniego, UNAM , Mexico
Peter M. Schutjens, Shell E&P Co., U.S.A.
Ram V. Seetharam, ExxonMobil Upstream Research Co., U.S.A.

Production Subcommittee

Cochairmen
Ibrahim Abou-Sayed, Vice President and Managing Director, Middle East Region, Advantek International        
Saif Al Hinai, Oil Director - Northern Assets, Petroleum Development Oman        

Members
Ahmed Abou-Sayed, Advantek Intl., U.S.A.
Nasser K. Al-Mossalli, Bahrain Petroleum Co., Bahrain
Bader Naser Al Qaoud, Kuwait Oil Co., Kuwait
Joseph Ayoub, Schlumberger, U.S.A.
Mohammed Azeemuddin, Baker Atlas, U.S.A.
Tom F. Bene, RasGas Co. Ltd.
Stephen Cassidy, Chevron Energy Technology Co., U.S.A.
Joe B. Dillard Jr., Weatherford International Ltd., U.S.A.
Tom L. Gee, Weatherford International Ltd., U.S.A.
Ron E. Gilliland, Qatar Liquefied Gas Co. Ltd., Qatar
Shahid A. Haq, Schlumberger, Qatar
Zara Khatib, Shell Intl. E&P, U.A.E.
Michel Maguerez, Total, France
Joachim G. Puennel, Wintershall A.G., Germany
Snezana Sevic, NIS-Naftagas, Serbia and Montenegro
Nasir Z. Subhani, Occidental Petroleum Qatar Ltd., Qatar
Guy P. Vachon, Baker Hughes, U.S.A.
Mary S. Van Domelen, Halliburton Energy Services, U.S.A.
Liu Yuzhang, RIPED, PetroChina, China

Midstream Gas 

Cochairmen
Saad Al-Turaiki, Executive Director, Southern Area Gas Operations, Saudi Aramco       
Martin Trachsel, Vice President, Middle East Gulf, Shell Intl. Gas & Power        

Members
Michael K. Beladi, Chevron International E&P, U.S.A.
Abdelkader Haouari, Qatargas, Qatar
Pierre Olinger, Total, U.A.E.
Pierre Thiam, Total Gas & Power, France

Over-Arching Industry Issues

Cochairmen
Nehad Al-Farih, Kuwait Oil Co.            
Simon Mitchell, QHSE Manager - Middle East & Asia, Schlumberger         

Members
Ghada Yousef Al Amer, Kuwait Oil Co., Kuwait
Hind Mohammed Al Mohtab, Kuwait Oil Co., Kuwait
Mark A. DeBello, Sakhalin Energy Investment Co., Russia
Carlos Roberto D. Derossi, Petrobras, Brazil
Clive Eckersley, Schlumberger, U.A.E.
Hussein M. El Ghazzawy, Schlumberger, U.A.E.
Ahmed S. Ghoneim, Schlumberger, Azerbaijan
John A. Hall, Halliburton Energy Services, U.S.A.
John Luby, Saudi Aramco, Saudi Arabia
Thomas Nilsen, Statoil ASA, Norway
Michitaka Ohta, Japan Oil Development Co. Ltd., Tokyo
Jean-Yves Ortola, Total, France
John D. Stenson, ExxonMobil Qatar, Qatar
Joe Tan Hook-Laing, Shell, Malaysia
Thor I. Throndsen, Statoil ASA, Norway
Sarvesh K. Tyagi, Hughes Christensen Co., U.S.A.
Jens R. Valeur, Hess A/S, Denmark
Gary Walter, Southwest Research Inst. U.S.A.

Education Week Committee

Co-chairperson
Zara Khatib, Shell E&P Intl.

Members
Waleed Abed, Halliburton Energy Services
Bader Al-Dhafari, Abu Dubai Marine Operating Co.
Jamal A. Al-Khonaifer, Saudia Aramco
Nada Hamed Al-Kindy, Petroleum Development Oman
Ali Ibrahim Al-Lazki, Sultan Qaboos U.
Maitha Al-Marashi, Dubai Petroleum Co.
Mohamed Ibrahim Al-Nakhi, BP
Mohamed R. Al-Zaabi, Abu Dhabi Natl. Oil Co.
Alireza Bashari, Iranian Offshore Oil Co.
Karl Berteussen, The Petroleum Inst.
Franklin Boitier, Total S.A.
Anuj Gupta, The Petroleum Inst.
Jaizan Hardi Mohamed Jais, PETRONAS
Shabir Hussain, Shell E&P Intl.
Annika Joellson, Schlumberger
G. P. Karmaka, Indian School of Mines
Nael Sadek, Lufkin Egypt
Mohamed Taki, Abu Dhabi Men's College, Higher Colleges of Technology
Thani A. Zeyoudi, Abu Dhabi Marine Operating Co.