Ahmad Saif Ahmad Al Sulaiti, Operations Manager of Dukhan Fields, during his keynote address at the ISA Automation Conference at Radisson Blu Hotel in Doha yesterday. Abdul Basit
DOHA: Under the patronage of the Minister of Energy and Industry and Chairman & Managing Director of Qatar Petroleum (QP), H E Dr Mohammed bin Saleh Al Sada, the International Society of Automation (ISA) opened yesterday the ISA Automation Conference 2012 in Doha, marking the first time that the event is held in the Middle Eastern region.
The two-day conference was inaugurated at the Radisson Blu Hotel by Ahmad Saif Ahmad Al Sulaiti, Operations Manager of Dukhan Fields, on behalf of Said Mubarak Said Al Mohannadi, Director Operations of QP.
Also present during the inauguration ceremony were top ISA officials, including Patrick Gouhi, Executive Director and CEO, Leo Staples, ISA President 2011 and Jean Pierre Hauet, Vice President.
In his keynote address, Al Sulaiti said: “I am proud that the State of Qatar has been selected to host this year’s ISA Automation Conference. In view of Qatar’s fast-growing economy and the ongoing major developments in the use of automation systems in oil & gas, petrochemical and energy industries, it is certainly fitting that this regional event for automation professionals in Europe, Africa and the Middle East is being held for the first time here in Doha.”
This year’s ISA Automation Conference has attracted the participation of over 300 delegates from within Qatar and other parts of the world, including France, Belgium, Italy, Spain, Ireland, UK, the US, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates.
The local delegates represent a wide range of major companies, including QP, RasGas, Qatargas, Qatar Fertiliser Company (Qafco), Qatar Fuel Additives Company (Qafac), Qatar Chemical Company (Q-Chem), Oryx GTL, Qatar Petrochemical Company (Qapco), Qatar Vinyl Company (QVC), Dolphin Energy and Qatar Aluminium (Qatalum).
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