Technical Programme

PETROTECH-2012 conference will have a wide range of technical programmes to cover deliberation focussing on the conference theme. There will be about 90 papers (speaking opportunity) to be covered in the Technical Sessions and about 200 posters to be placed in three Poster Sessions.

Abstracts can be submitted on a broad range of topics as given in the “Detailed Areas for Technical Deliberations”. Only online submissions will be accepted (www.petrotech.in).

Technical Sessions

These sessions shall cover the latest technological happenings in downstream, midstream and upstream areas. Four technical sessions, each having five concurrent sessions (total 20 sessions) will be held to discuss current & future technological innovations. Each of these will have at least one invited eminent speaker.

Following 20 Technical Sessions covering the contemporary R&D areas are planned primarily:

• Deepwater & Ultra deepwater Exploration & Production
• Emerging Technologies in E&P
• Smart Well Completion
• Well Completion Technologies
• Flow Assurance & Transportation
• Drilling Technologies and Completion Fluids
• Methods of Production Enhancement
• Heavy Oils and EOR
• Shale Oil & Shale Gas
• Gas based Energy Sources
• Alternative Energy (Hydrogen, Solar, Wind and Tidal)
• CBM / UCG / Gas Hydrates
• Bio-energy Sources & Technologies
• Petrochemicals & Polymers
• Refining Technologies
• Refining/Petrochemical Catalysts
• Fuel and Lubricants
• Safety Issues & Benchmarking in E&P Operations
• Talent Management and Collaborative R&D
• Environmental Issues and Tacking Strategies

DETAILED AREAS FOR TECHNICAL DELIBERATIONS

Hydrocarbon Exploration & Development

• Exploration & Development Geology
• Surface & Sub-surface Geophysics
• Petroleum Geochemistry
• Reservoir - Characterisation, Management & Development
• Brownfield Development & Enhanced Oil Recovery
• Petroleum Economics & Resource Appraisal
• Emerging Technologies in Exploration & Development

Drilling

• Drilling Systems & Technology
• Advances in Drilling & Completion Fluids
• Cementing Technology for Long-term Integrity

Oil & Gas Production Technologies

• Well Engineering
• Stimulation & Water Control
• Transportation of Oil & Gas
• Flow Assurance
• Design & Optimisation of Artificial Lift
• Process Engineering

Deepwater & Ultra Deepwater Exploration & Development

• FPSO Technology
• Deepwater Exploration Technology & Economics
• Sub-sea Engineering & Technology
• Deepwater Production Systems & Facilities

Pipelines & Structural Engineering

• Design, Operation & Maintenance of Pipelines
• Geotechnical Engineering
• Risk & Reliability Analysis
• Sub-Sea Pipeline Engineering
• Composites & Advanced Composite Materials
• Integrity management
• Offshore Technology & Ocean Engineering

Natural Gas Development & Growth

• Natural Gas Business
• LNG Transportation & Re-gasification
• CNG & LPG Storage & Distribution
• Gas-based Economy & Business Strategies

Emerging Energy Options

• Hydrogen Energy, Fuel Cells
• Strategic Storage of crude oil
• Surface & Underground Coal Gasification
• Coal Bed Methane
• Coal to Liquid (CTL) & Gas to Liquid (GTL)
• Shale Oil and Shale Gas
• Biomass Production & Gasification
• Co-processing of Biomass/Pet-coke/Pet Residue/Coal
• Biorefinery concept
• Gas Hydrates
• Hybrid Energy Technologies
• Nuclear, Wind, Solar Energy Options

R&D, Business Strategies and Knowledge Management

• Collaborative Approach for R&D
• Energy Security, Equity & Investment e-business & e-security
• Knowledge & Data Management Energy Models Forecasting
• Talent / Human Resource Management Project Management Techniques
• Total Quality Management

Lubricants & Fuel Technology

• Emerging Technologies in Base Oils and Lubricants
• Lubes, Fuel Additives & Branded Fuels
• Nanotechnology for Lubricants and Fuels
• Fuel Quality & Emission Reduction Technologies
• Analytical Techniques & Tribological Evaluation

Refining Technology & Petrochemicals/Polymers

• Frontiers in Refining & Petrochemical Technologies
• Operation Strategies & Optimisation
• Advances in Refining/Petrochemical Catalysts & Additives
• Refinery Processes for Cleaner Fuels
• Managing Heavy, Sour, Acidic Crudes
• Feedstock options for Petrochemicals
• Advanced Polymeric materials
• Membrane-based Separation Technologies
• Process intensification / Energy Conservation

Health, Safety & Environment

• Ecology & Environmental Concerns
• Process Safety Benchmarking
• Environment Monitoring, Production & Promotion
• Occupational Health & Safety
• Clean Development Mechanism
• Disposal of Spent Catalyst & Oily Sludge
• Handling of Oil Spills
• CO2 capture and sequestration