Manama: Scores of officials, experts and key stakeholders from the Gulf and global heavy oil producing countries will gather in Manama later this year for the Middle East Heavy Oil Congress (MEHOC), a forum that will provide a platform for discussion and debate of the latest business issues and technologies of the heavy oil industry.

The Congress and Exhibition on November 25-26 at the Gulf Hotel will be held under the patronage of Energy Minister and National Oil and Gas Authority (Noga) chairman Dr Abdulhussain Mirza.

“As the energy sector is increasingly turning to the exploitation and conversion of their conventional heavy oil resources, the Middle East Heavy Oil Congress provides the perfect regional gathering for the industry to discuss what innovative trends and transformations will define the future of this upcoming sector,” said Noga general secretary Dr Ahmed Al Sharyan.

“On behalf of Noga, we look forward to welcoming you all to Bahrain this November.”

Organisers, DMG Global Energy said the event provides “the perfect platform” for global and regional experts involved in both the upstream and downstream heavy oil sector to share knowledge, review new technologies and discuss business opportunities and challenges with the leading companies involved in this fast evolving sector. 

MEHOC will include topics such as evaluating a holistic approach to extending the reservoir lifecycle, emerging technologies to maximise performance with minimum environmental impact, and technical
heavy oil case studies from across the globe. 

Companies which have already confirmed their participation include Noga, Bapco, Tatweer Petroleum, Saudi Aramco, Kuwait Oil Company (KOC), Glasspoint Solar, Petrospec Engineering, Promore, Innovative Steam Technologies, Nalco Champion, Satorp, Petrochina, Kuwait Institute of Scientific Research and Streamflo.