Doha: Qatar University’s (QU) Fourth International Gas Processing Symposium will be held on October 26-27 under the theme ‘Natural Gas and World’s Energy Mix’.
This was announced at a press conference where details of the symposium were outlined by College of Engineer Dean, Dr Rashid Alammari, GPC Director, Dr Mohammed Al Marri, QP PRO, Mohammed Rashid Al Khater, ExxonMobil Qatar Inc. Vice-President, Public & Government Affairs, Saleh Al Mana, RasGas Head of Media, Publications and Communications, Fahad Al Buenain, and Oryx GTL DOT Project Director, Rashid Al Fehaidi. The biennial symposium organised by Gas Processing Centre (GPC) and its consortium members, will be held under the patronage of the Minister of Energy and Industry H E Dr Mohamed bin Saleh Al Sada, sponsored by QP, ExxonMobil, Rasgas, Qafac, Oryx GTL and Dolphin Energy.
QU President, Prof Sheikha Abdulla Al Misnad, will join Al Sada along with speakers, including Rasgas CEO, Hamad Rashid Al Mohannadi, ExxonMobil Qatar Inc. President and General Manager, Bart Cahir, Dolphin Energy General Manager, Adel Ahmed Albuainain, ORYX GTL CEO, Abdul Rahman Al Suwaidi, and Qafac General Manager, Nasser Jeham Al Kuwari.
Over 200 delegates from academic, government and industry organisations are expected to attend the event that will feature discussions, technical sessions, workshops and training seminars led by experts. It will also include an exhibition by College of Arts and Sciences, QU’s Environmental Studies Centre, QP, Qapco, Dolphin Energy, Oryx GTL, ExxonMobil and Qafac.
Dr Alammari said the is in recognition of Qatar’s position as one of the leading LNG and GTL exporters in the world, and its commitment to sustainability and diversifying the natural gas market. The symposium is one of our most important events and is an opportunity to bring together key academics and industry experts to address challenges related to accessing, utilizing and processing natural gas.”
Al Khater said the theme is relevant as it emphasises the ever-growing contribution of conventional and unconventional gas resources in helping meet the world’s rising energy requirements. “It also highlights the key role played by Qatar in its enviable position as the world’s No. 1 producer and exporter of LNG liquefied natural gas and the global capital of gas-to-liquids products. QP’s strong support to industry events, such as this symposium, is in line with our commitment to the continued growth of the global oil and gas industry”, he added.
Al Mana said: “At ExxonMobil Qatar, we are committed to supporting the Gas Processing Center and Qatar University in an effort to help develop the next generation of scientists and engineers in Qatar.
“The symposium supports this goal, and also complements our commitment to fulfilling the objectives of Qatar National Vision towards achieving a brighter and more prosperous future for Qatar and its people”.
Al Buenain said RasGas has great pleasure and pride to be a sponsor of the symposium and held under the patronage Al Sada, also Chairman and Managing Director of Qatar Petroleum and Chairman of RasGas.
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