Committees

Executive Committee Co-Chairmen

Tan Sri Dato’ Sri Mohd Hassan Marican, President & Chief Executive Officer, PETRONAS
Mark W. Albers, Senior Vice President, Exxon Mobil Corp.

Executive Committee Members

Abla N. S. Al Riyami, Petroleum Development Oman
Martinus Brandal, Aker Kvaerner ASA
Martin S. Craighead, Baker Hughes Inc.
Robert P. Daniels, Anadarko Petroleum Corp.
Claiborne Deming, Murphy Oil Corp.
Tor Fjæran, Statoil
Peter D. Gaffney, Gaffney, Cline & Associates
Shokri M. Ghanem, Libyan National Oil Corp.
Andrew Gould, Schlumberger
Greg Hill, Shell EP International Ltd.
Liu Zhenwu, China National Petroleum Corp.
Charles Mattenet, Total
Salvatore Meli, Eni S.p.A.
Maroot Mrigadat, PTT Exploration & Production Plc. Co. Ltd.
Amin H. Nasser, Saudi Aramco
Youchi Norisugi, Japan Oil, Gas and Metals National Corp. (JOGMEC)
Vikram “Vik” Rao, Halliburton
Dave Roberts, Marathon Oil Corp.
Yuji Tanahashi, Japan Petroleum Exploration Co. Ltd.
Jim Umpleby, Solar Turbines Inc.
J Michael Yeager, BHP Billiton Petroleum Inc.

Conference Programme Co-Chairmen

Datuk Abdullah Karim, Vice President, PETRONAS and Managing Director/CEO, PETRONAS Carigali Sdn. Bhd.
Liam M. Mallon, Chairman, ExxonMobil Subsidiaries in Malaysia
Nabeel Al-Afaleg, Acting Manager, Exploration and Petroleum Engineering Advanced Research Center
Saudi Aramco

Panel Sessions Subcommittee

Co-Chairmen:
Nasir Haji Darman, Custodian Engineer, Petroleum Resource Development, PMU, PETRONAS
Pinar O. Yilmaz, Coordinator External Technology, ExxonMobil Exploration Co.

Members:
David S. Ahye, Gaffney, Cline & Associates (Consultants) Pte Ltd
Robert Amin, Curtin U. of Technology
Ian Dunderdale, Harrison Lovegrove Sdn. Bhd.
Emmanuel O. Egbogah, Emerald Energy Resources Ltd.
Phil Rae, InTuition Energy Associates
Sau-Wai Wong, Shell E&P Co.
Wu Qi, PetroChina E&P Co.

Exploration Subcommittee

Co-Chairmen:
Keith Boyle, Chief Petrophysicist, Santos Ltd.
Frederic Reynaud, Exploration Manager, Total E&P

Members:
Bernt S. Aadnoy, U. of Stavanger
Khalid Ahmed, Kuwait Oil Co.
Kamal Azlan, PETRONAS
Dominique Guerillot, Saudi Aramco
Ismail B. Haggag, WesternGeco
Cletus Idiagbor, Nexen Petroleum Intl. Ltd.
Mohd Izham Ismail, ExxonMobil E&P Malaysia Inc
Michael Jellison, Grant Prideco
Louai Machhour, Total
John McPherson, ExxonMobil Exploration Australia
Eugene Murphy, Kenda Capital LLC
Tarek Yehia Nafie, WesternGeco
Guy M. Oliver, Fugro Robertson Ltd.
M Zaki Othman, PETRONAS
James Parry, RAK Petroleum
Bernard J. Pierson, Universiti Teknologi Petronas
David Pitcher, Hess Malaysia
Joe Reilly, ExxonMobil Upstream Research Co.
Robert C (Bob) Shoup, Uzma
Sigit Sukmono, Inst. of Technology Bandung
Sarvesh Tyagi, Baker Hughes - Hughes Christensen Co.
Patrick Wong, ConocoPhillips
Ziqiong Zheng, Baker Hughes INTEQ

Reservoir Subcommittee

Co-Chairmen:
Theo Kortekaas, Shell Intl.
Liu Yuzhang, Vice President, Research Inst. of Petroleum Exploration and Development, PetroChina
Gordon Springate, Technology Manager - Reservoir Management, Chevron

Members:
Abdul Rahman Abdul Rahim, ExxonMobil E&P Malaysia Inc.
Abdullah J. Al-Muraikhi, Saudi Aramco
Anna Apanel, ExxonMobil Production Co.
Mimi Azura, PETRONAS
Tayfun Babadagli, U. of Alberta
John Cluett LeMoine Baker, Bluewater Petroleum Consultants
John Barker, Total SA
Ian Beck, Petrofac Resources Ltd.
Jean Camy, Chevron Business Development
Harry L. Chang, Intratech, Inc.
Wen H. Chen, Chevron Energy Technology Co.
Ghaniya Salem Daaer, Abu Dhabi National Oil Co.
Vilgeir Dalen, Statoil ASA
Julio Estremadoyro, Occidental Petroleum
Doug Finley, WellDynamics
James K. Forrest, Schlumberger
Hussein M. Fouad El Ghazzawy, Schlumberger
Aussie Gautama, Total E&P Indonesia
John T. Han, CAS Intl, LLC
Mohamed N. Hashem, Shell Intl. E&P
John Kenneth Hassall, BP
George J. Hirasaki, Rice U.
Ahmad Hussain, PETRONAS Carigali Sdn. Bhd.
Richard Jackson, Schlumberger
Francois Kalaydjian, IFP
Shiblee Kamal, Aker Kvaerner Geo AS
Jairam Kamath, Chevron
Ekrem Kasap, Petroleum Development Oman
Evgeny Kovalevskiy, Central Geophysical Expedition JSC
Dexter E. Krol, Shell Intl. E&P B.V.
Rajesh Kumar, Oil & Natural Gas Corp. Ltd.
Mridul Kumar, Chevron Energy Technology Co.
Alain Labastie, Total
Paul McElfresh, Baker Hughes Inc.
Haq Nawaz Minhas, PETRONAS Carigali Sdn. Bhd.
Luis Javier Miranda, Petroleos de Venezuela, S.A.
See Hong Ong, Baker Hughes/Baker Atlas
William Rossen, Delft U. of Technology
Richard Russell, Halliburton
Mohamed R. Saleh Efnik, ADCO
Sandeep Sharma, CO2CRC (Secondment from Schlumberger)
Paul N. Smith, Saudi Aramco
Serge Toulekima, Santos Ltd.
Diederik van Batenburg, Shell Intl. E&P B.V.
Hongjie Xiong, ConocoPhillips
Ralph Youie, Lodore Delaware Petroleum LLC

Development and Production Subcommittee

Co-Chairmen:
Michael Economides, Professor, Dept of Chemical Engineering, U. of Houston
Ray Tibbles, Stimulation and Production Advisor, Schlumberger

Members:
Mariam A. Aziz, PETRONAS
Ahmed Abou-Sayed, Advantek Intl. Corp.
Usman Ahmed, Schlumberger
Mohammad R. Al-Khatib, Saudi Aramco
Alex Alexandrou, Protechnics Division of Core Laboratories
Ken Andrus, Easywell
Alasdair S. Brown, Landmark
Ernie Brown, Schlumberger Cambridge Research
James Carr, Blade Energy Partners
Keng Seng Chan, Schlumberger
Maurice B. Dusseault, U. of Waterloo
Angus Ferguson, VICO Indonesia
Ed Hanzlik, Chevron Energy Technology Co.
Shahid Azizul Haq, Schlumberger
Von Henderson, Baker Oil Tools
Jeff Hibbeler, BJ Services Co.
Akim H. Kabir, Curtin U. of Technology
Stu Keller, ExxonMobil Upstream Research Co.
Zoran Krilov, INA-Naftaplin
Kosta J. Leontaritis, Asphwax Inc.
Liu He, Daqing Oilfield Co. Ltd.
Liu Xinghui, Pinnacle Technologies, Inc.
Sonny M. Llave, Multiphase Solutions, Inc.
Ahmad Bazlee Matzain, Multiphase Solutions, Inc.
Billy W (Buddy) McDaniel, Halliburton
A. Marouf Mohamed, Egyptian Petroleum Consultants (EPC)
Edson Y. Nakagawa, CSIRO - Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
Hisham A. Nasr-El-Din, Saudi Aramco
Nor Azlan Nordin, Oilfield Optimization E&P Sdn. Bhd.
Daniel Plathey, Total SA
Martin Rylance, VICO Indonesia
Stephen A. Sakowski, Baker Hughes / Baker Oil Tools
Nobuyuki Samizo, Arabian Oil Co.
Stan Tan, Carbo Ceramics (China) Co. Ltd.
Mary Van Domelen, Halliburton
Brian Ward, Chevron Energy Technology Co.
Rex M. S. Wat, Statoil ASA
Graham Williams, Independent
Don Wolcott, Global Oil Resources Ltd.
Mingdong Yuan, Baker Petrolite

Gas Matters Subcommittee

Co-Chairmen:
Suleman A. Bargan, Manager, Uthmaniyah Gas Plant, Saudi Aramco
Ahmad Marzuki Hj. Ahmad, Senior Manager, Planning Research, MLNG Sdn. Bhd.

Members:
Geoff Barker, RISC Pty Ltd.
Kamel Bennaceur, Schlumberger
Turgay Ertekin Penn State U.
José Biruel Junior, Petrobras – Petróleo Brasileiro S.A.
Zul Nurani, ExxonMobil E&P Malaysia Inc.
Werner Ribul, Shell E&P Asia Pacific
Martin Tiffen, Total E&P Indonesia

Over-Arching Industry Issues – HSE, Security, HR, Business and Social Challenges

Co-Chairmen:
Michitaka Ohta, Deputy General Manager, Technology & Project Planning, INPEX/Japan Oil Development Co. Ltd.
Yiaw-Hin Wee, Managing Director, Sarawak Shell Bhd. 

Members:
Nabil A/Rahman Al-Kharji, Kuwait Oil Co.
Mohammad Berli, Total E&P Indonesia
Maurice Boyle, WellDynamics
I. Pamir Bursin, Schlumberger
Carlos Roberto De Franco Derossi, Petrobras
Mark Anthony DeBello, Sakhalin Energy Investment Co. Ltd.
Ben Gedge, Weatherford Intl.
John Hall, Halliburton
Robert M. Hinkel, Enventure Global Technology
John Podowski, Halliburton
John Luby, Independent Consultancy
Simon Mitchell, Schlumberger
Datin Noor Aizila Mustaffa, PETRONAS
Thomas Nilsen, Statoil ASA
Chris Shinners, Esso Australia Pty Ltd
Colin Stuart, Stuart Wright Pte Ltd
Reddy S. Sunardi, PT Medco E&P Indonesia
Thor Inge Throndsen, Statoil ASA
Jen R. Valeur, Hess Denmark ApS
Gary Walter, Southwest Research Inst.
Nor Hashim Yusoff, PETRONAS Carigali Sdn. Bhd.

Host Committee

Chairman:
Azhar Noordin, Senior General Manager, PETRONAS Carigali Sdn. Bhd.

Publicity/Media Subcommittee Coordinator:
Azman Ibrahim, PETRONAS

Arrangement/Protocol/Security/Social Activities/Sponsorship Subcommittee Coordinator:
Datin Norzita A. Samad, PETRONAS

Education Day/Week Coordinator:
Zamri Abd. Ghapor, ExxonMobil Exploration and Production Malaysia Inc.

Young Professionals Workshop Coordinator:
Muhamad Syahril Hussin, ExxonMobil Exploration and Production Malaysia Inc.

Exhibition Coordinator:
Fong Chee Seng, Talisman