HOSTED UNDER THE PATRONAGE OF

HIS EXCELLENCY SHAIKH MOHAMMED BIN KHALIFA BIN AHMED AL KHALIFA, MINISTER OF OIL, BAHRAIN

MIDDLE EAST
HEAVY OIL
CONGRESS
11 - 12 April 2017 | Gulf Hotel, Kingdom of Bahrain

ACCELERATING GROWTH IN THE HEAVY OIL VALUE CHAIN

INNOVATION • TECHNOLOGY • STRATEGY

CALL FOR PAPERS

Organisers Of Official Publication
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Submit Abstracts at: www.meheavyoil.com/cfp | Submission Deadline: Sunday 9 October 2016

MEHOC 2017 CALL FOR PAPERS MIDDLE EAST
The MEHOC 2017 Conference will feature technical and strategic sessions with over 50 prominent industry speakers and HEAVY OIL
representatives from both the regional and international heavy oil community, providing a unique opportunity to gain insights CONGRESS
into the industry’s entire value chain and to engage with your peers.

Over 2 days of MEHOC 2017, we bring together experts from the entire upstream, midstream and downstream heavy oil value chain providing the opportunity
to share both strategic industry experiences and technical expertise and knowledge exchange offering critical insights into the evolving heavy oil sector.

TECHNICAL CATEGORIES FOR ABSTRACT SUBMISSIONS INCLUDE:

1. Reservoir Prospecting to Well Completion 3. Enhanced Oil Recovery 5. Downstream Processing

Drilling Enhancement and Well Completion
Field Development Case Studies
Reservoir Modelling and Management
Production Operation and Facilities
Fluid Characterisation
Reservoir Engineering, Evaluation, Monitoring
and testing Technologies
Greenfield Characterisation and Optimisation
2. Exploration, Production & Transportation
4. Heavy Oil Technologies
Innovative Strategies in new and existing
Heavy Oil Projects
Seismic Surveys: Imaging and Modelling
Geoscience: Technology Development and
Commercialisation
Geomechanics
Caprock Integrity Analysis and Prediction
Cost Optimisation and Reduction in an E&P
Project
Environment, Health and Safety
Brownfield Modification
Research & Development in Upstream
Operations and Processes
Pipeline Management, Transportation and
Upgrading
Innovation in EOR/IOR technologies and Blended Crude: Marketability, finished
techniques products, ease of transportation
CSS, Steamflood, SAGD, TAGOGD, Refining & Petrochemical Integration,
CHOPS and CO2 case studies in new and Supply Chain Management and Feedstock
existing fields Maximisation
Research & Development in EOR/IOR Efficiency, Optimisation and Profitability
Carbonate and cold production Water Treatment and Management
Holistic approach to EOR and extending Environment, Health and Safety
Reservoir Lifecycle Refining Technology and Processing
Developments: Catalytic and Thermal
Cracking, Hydrocracker Reaction and
Fractionation Units, Delayed Coking Units,
Contaminants Removal, Alkylation and
Big Data: Collation, Management and Analysis Polymerisation, and Isomerisation
Artificial Lift Technologies Resid Conversion in Petroleum Refining
HSE Technologies across Heavy Oil value chain: Flow Measurement and Control of Heavy
Upstream and Downstream Oil Steam in Petroleum Refining Industries
Offshore Heavy Oil Technologies Metal Contamination from Heavy Oil
Emerging Refinery Technologies Processing and its impact on downstream
catalysts
Desalting Refinery Heavy Feeds
Field Storage
Submit Abstracts at: Product Diversification
www.meheavyoil.com/cfp
Submission Deadline:
Sunday 9 October 2016
 CALL FOR PAPERS GUIDELINES
All submitted technical abstracts will be reviewed by the MEHOC 2017 Technical Committee.
Early submission is important to ensure the Committee members have ample time to review the abstracts.
Authors are strongly encouraged to submit their abstracts online
Abstract Submissions
Abstracts should include 300 words and be written in English.
It is critical that all the requested information is provided at the time of your
abstract submission.
You must select from the 5 categories provided to best describe your abstract.
Prior to abstract submissions – management clearance must be obtained. Any
issues concerning clearance should be outlined when the abstract is submitted.
If you have presented this abstract previously, you will need to provide details of
when and where.
Abstract Content
Your abstract should contain adequate information review by the Technical
Committee including:
Description: summarise the scope and nature of the work upon which the
abstract is based
Applications: describe the possible application of the information provided
in the abstract.
Results and conclusions: summarise the results and major conclusions to
be presented in the presentation. State specific conclusions of the work and
how these differ from previous work on the same subject. State whether new
information will be revealed and whether data from the field, lab, refinery,
plant will be included.
Technical contributions: describe the significance of the subject matter in the
abstract by listing up to three technical contributions or additions to the technical
knowledge of the heavy oil industry.
Submit Abstracts at: www.meheavyoil.com/cfp | Submission Deadline: Sunday 9 October 2016
For conference enquiries contact: mehoc.conference@dmgeventsme.com
Technical Categories
Use the 5 technical categories supplied to indicate the category that best describes
your abstract. Abstracts are evaluated based on the following:
The abstract must contribute to upstream, midstream or downstream technology
and should contain significant new knowledge, technical results or experience.
Data in the abstract must be correct in terms of technical applications.
The abstract may present information about equipment and tools to be used in the
upstream, midstream and downstream sectors showing definite applications and
limitations of such equipment, and should avoid undue commercialism and
extensive use of trade names.
Commercialism
Your abstract should avoid the use of commercial trade names, company names or
language that is commercial in tone in the title, text or slides. Use of such terms will
result in careful scrutiny by the review committee and may result in exclusion from
the evaluation process.
Guidelines for Accepted Abstracts
If your abstract is accepted you will be notified at the end of November 2016
Authors of accepted abstracts will be required to provide a manuscript for inclusion
in the conference proceedings.
Detailed instructions on the preparation of manuscripts and presentations will be
sent to all authors once acceptance to speak has been received.
The organiser assumes no obligation for expenses by authors for travel and
accommodation to attend and speak at the event.
 MIDDLE EAST
HEAVY OIL
CONGRESS
11 - 12 April 2017 | Gulf Hotel Kingdom of Bahrain

ACCELERATING GROWTH IN THE HEAVY OIL VALUE CHAIN

•
INNOVATION TECHNOLOGY STRATEGY •
FOR CALL FOR PAPERS ENQUIRIES:
Varkha Israni
Email: varkhaisrani@dmgeventsme.com
Tel: +971 2 697 0504

CALL FOR PAPERS

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