Advisory Board

 Michael Turner
Michael Turner
HSE Manager
ORYX GTL
 Abdulla Helmi El Sherif
Abdulla Helmi El Sherif
Mechanical Engineering Team Leader, Discipline Engineering Division
ADMA OPCO
 Hussein Holla
Hussein Holla
Maintenance General Manager
Petrozeit

Controling cost and budget during unplanned shutdowns

The 2nd Annual Shutdown and Turnaround Summit’s agenda is currently in production. If you would like to take part on the “Advisory Board” or participate in the programme please reach out to Karl Klimos, Conference Director – Energy at karl.klimos@iqpc.ae.

Following the great success of the Shutdown and Turnaround Summit 2012, IQPC is pleased to announce the dates for the 2nd Annual Shutdown and Turnaround Summit taking place from 1 - 4 September 2013 in Abu Dhabi.

The 2nd Annual STO MENA 2013 Summit will discuss how using cost monitoring programs can manage budget and reduce cost during shutdown, ensure safety of operations by identifying risks prior to a shutdown and develop a contingency plan to handle unplanned shutdowns. This two day conference will discuss the upcoming and current projects, technical and planning aspects and will include in-depth case studies, keynote presentations, panel discussion, one-to-one networking opportunities and an exhibition to feature the latest solutions available. In addition to the conference, the event will feature two interactive workshop days which will uncover in more detail practical solutions to the most critical issues faced by the industry

Maintenance and Shutdown experts will discuss past, ongoing and future STO events, exchange best practices and benchmark available solutions to ensure effective and quality shutdown projects in the GCC and the region.

Industry professionals will discuss key topics such as:

  • Realizing the importance of pre-planning a shutdown and discovering its key aspects
  • Executing a shutdown and turnaround in the planned time and discovering steps to minimize downtime
  • Learning how to secure the right resources for a shutdown or turnaround activity
  • Demonstrating how to be prepared for unplanned shutdowns

What are the benefits of attending?

  • Discover the best practices in the region for turnaround management
  • Get insights into the most innovative and efficient maintenance strategies
  • Pick up tips and tricks from industry experts on how to successfully integrate systems  
  • Interact and network with industry experts from leading NOCs, IOCs, petrochemical companies and oil and gas solution providers

This year’s conference will bring together regional and international oil, gas and petrochemical professionals from the following departments:

  • Shutdown 
  • Turnaround
  • Reliability
  • Integrity
  • Maintenance
  • HSE
  • Operations
  • Scheduling
  • Planning
  • Production

Past attendees say it best! Hear what was said about previous Shutdown and Turnaround Summits:

Very valuable from a knowledge and lessons learnt perspective'Mekriban Kaziyeva, BP (Caspian Sea) Exploration Ltd
A very good conference. Very good to share issues and solutions'William Cochill, Petrofac
An excellent opportunity for exchanging ideas and transferring knowledge about an important topic’Consultant, SAUDI ARAMCO

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