AAPG – Asia Pacific

IPTC 2007 Special Events Offer Unique Opportunities

Online registration is now available for the International Petroleum Technology Conference (IPTC) being held 4-6 December 2007 in Dubai, UAE. Register now at http://www.iptcnet.org .

IPTC presents opportunities to learn about advances in the industry through more than 300 technical presentations and 5 panel sessions focusing on exploration, production, reservoir, midstream gas, and over-arching industry issues. In addition to a strong technical program, IPTC offers various special events including

• Opening ceremony under the patronage of HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President of UAE and Ruler of Dubai
• Keynote session themed “Energy Issues for a Changing World” featuring international industry executives
  - Daniel Yergin (moderator), Chairman, Cambridge Energy Research Associates
  - Fu Chengyu, President, China National Offshore Oil Corporation
  - Chad Deaton, Chairman of the Board and CEO, Baker Hughes
  - Abd Allah S. Al-Saif, Senior Vice President E&P, Saudi Aramco
  - Red Cavaney, President and CEO, The American Petroleum Institute
• Special session titled “Climate Change and Spirit of the Desert”
• Field trips visiting
  - Wadi Jizzi ophiolites in Oman
  - Sabkha – modern carbonate-evaporite depositional environments of Abu Dhabi
• Awards banquet recognizing the winners of the “Excellence in Project Integration” award

Hotel Accommodations
The IPTC hotel booking forms are now available online at http://www.iptcnet.org . The deadline for hotel bookings is 1 October 2007, after which rooms and rates will be subject to availability.