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The Programme

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About SOGAT 2009 |
There are many reported sour gas fields in the world with experts citing some
400 locations. Increasing energy demand will mean that these fields will be
considered for development but the technical complexities alongside ecological
constraints will require the resolution of a number of factors to ensure cost
effective and environmentally safe progress is forthcoming.
The current interest in sour field developments in Abu Dhabi will mean that the
UAE, in a relatively short space of time, will find itself the global leader in
the field of sour gas development and cutting edge technology deployment.
The SGD project alone represents a new era in gas development in Abu Dhabi. The
sourness of the feed gases along with the magnitude of the processed gas and
produced sulphur will set a new benchmark for the gas processing and sulphur
recovery industry.
Also the offshore Hail field project with its expected 700 million cubic feet
per day is actively being pursued to obviate any production delays due to ever
increasing gas demand. Moreover, other projects in North America, Russia,
Kazakhstan and China are also giving rise to increased technology developments
to fully understand
the complexities involved in field and platform production systems to properly
manage exploration and well completion technologies, hydrate prevention,
oil-gas-water separation, water treating for disposal, sour gas dew point
control, sour gas compression and reinjection and condensate stabilisation. Also
with respect to gas treating and processing systems, ongoing developments in
feed gas compression, sour gas dehydration, H2S and CO2 removal in varying
degrees of concentration, CO2 recovery and sequestration and potential use in
EOR injection are required to ensure the optimum practices are observed in sour
gas field development.
In all of this, HSE is a major issue and none more so in the areas of Sulphur
Recovery, Processing, Storage and Transfer. Sulphur by-product management is
also an important factor given the supply and demand issues in certain parts of
the world and could have a significant financial role in overall field
development and planning as will the overall issue of long term sulphur storage.
Thus the technical scope of SOGAT 2009 will feature:
Workshops on:
Sulphur Recovery, Processing and Handling March 29
FLEXSORB® Technology and Application
March 30
5th International SOGAT Conference
March 31–April 1
where the technical scope will feature:
Sour Oil and Gas Operational and Development Plans in the Middle East
Sour Gas Management with particular respect to Health, Safety and Environmental
Impact
Sour Gas Processing of Ultra Sour and Low Quality Gas Fields
Sour Gas Reservoir Management and Optimisation
Sulphur Management
Sulphur Markets
3rd International CO2 Forum
April 2
where the scope will cover:
Carbon Management and Economics
CO2 Recovery
CO2 Sequestration
CO2 Injection – Reservoir Management, Benefits and Impacts
Applications, Management Issues and Industrial Experiences
Energy / Emission Management
and the SOGAT International Exhibition
March 30–April 2 |
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