Conference Alert: Russia and Oklahoma

“When the Oakies left Oklahoma and moved to California, it raised the I.Q. of both states.” -- Will Rogers (American entertainer & humorist, 1879-1935)

Two conferences are on the horizon, one in Russia, the other in Oklahoma.  Thanks to Hydrocarbon Engineering (http://www.energyglobal.com/magazines/latestissue/hydrocarbon-engineering.aspx), which has my name on their email list.

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Russia & CIS Executive Summit - Downstream Oil & Gas, 21-23 February 2013, Dubai
Success in a challenging industry and a transnational marketplace depends on knowing the game and the players. To win in a global game of strategy, senior level executives aim to identify the best development opportunities and maximize them.
The 3rd Russia & CIS Executive Summit Downstream Oil and Gas will gather over 200 top executives, involved in developing the strategy for their companies and shaping the industry future in Russia & CIS and the world.

Success in a challenging industry and a transnational marketplace depends on knowing the game and the players. To win in a global game of strategy, senior level executives aim to identify the best development opportunities and maximize them.
The 3rd Russia & CIS Executive Summit Downstream Oil and Gas will gather over 200 top executives, involved in developing the strategy for their companies and shaping the industry future in Russia & CIS and the world.

CALL FOR PAPERS IS NOW OPEN
Key Industry Influencers are Invited to Present and Support this Important Event.

Top Managers from Russia & CIS and also international Oil & Gas companies will reveal their present and planned projects and the challenges they are facing.

If your company would like to contribute to the programme with ideas, suggestions or an intriguing, timely and informative presentation, aimed at a high level audience, please contact us

KEY TOPICS TO BE COVERED:
Markets Trends - The Global and Regional Outlooks
Impact of Shale Gas developments on the Global LNG & Petrochemicals markets
Major Challenges facing Russian / CIS Refiners  & Petrochemical Companies
Ongoing & Planned Projects of the Major Companies
Development of the Petrochemical Clusters
Regulations and their Industry Impact
Expanding Abroad: Opportunities for Acquisitions of Refineries Abroad, M&A Issues
Financing New Projects/ Investing in Downstream Projects
Strategies for Improved Project Implementation Schedules
Existing Assets: Maximizing Efficiency and Margins
Major New Technologies & Optimisation Systems
Large Scale Modernisation Plans
Product Marketing & Trading
Supply Chain Optimisation
Transportation - Issues, Major Projects & their Impact on the Business Logistics

Source: http://www.europetro.com/en/summit13
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Laurance Reid Gas Conditioning Annual Conference
February 24-27, 2013
University of Oklahoma - Norman, Oklahoma
Since 1951 the Laurance Reid Gas Conditioning Conference has been an important forum for communication and transfer of technical information pertaining to the gas conditioning industry.

The 2013 Conference, with an expected attendance of over 300, will be hosted by the University of Oklahoma Outreach and held at the NCED Conference Center and hotel, in Norman Oklahoma..

Poster sessions
Poster sessions are an integral part of the LRGCC Conference program. Papers accepted for the poster session are required to meet the same criteria as papers accepted for the general conference.

At the poster session, text and supporting illustrations will be displayed. Poster authors will be present during the session to discuss their papers and answer questions. The schedule for poster sessions will be announced in the LRGCC program agenda.

The poster sessions will not conflict with the schedule of papers to be presented in the general sessions. All poster papers will be included in the LRGCC Proceedings.

Past topics have included:
•Gas Sweetening
•CO2 Removal
•Solvent Performance in sour gas treatment
•Dehydration
•Tail Gas Cleanup
•NGL Production as it relates to gas conditioning
•Solubility of hydrocarbons in amine solutions
•Sulfur degassing processes
•Catalyst evaluations
•Hydrate formation
•H2S removal
•Operations and recovery improvements
•Solving process problems due to heavy hydrocarbons
•Hannibal (Tunisia) gas plant case study
•Membrane ultrafiltration in hydrogen sulfide removal
•Oxidation in sulfur recovery
•Hazards of molten sulfur storage and handling
•Regulatory C02 Capture
Source: http://www.ou.edu/outreachceap/lrgcc_home.html