DUBAI, UAE, December 17 /PRNewswire/ -- International Quality and Productivity Center (IQPC), the global provider of tailored, industry-driven conferences, is pleased to announce that leading oil and gas companies, including ADCO, Dolphin Energy Qatar, ADMA OPCO, Qatar Shell, BP Exploration Libya, ADGAS, GASCO and Shell Developments Oman will meet at the 5th Annual Asset Integrity Management Summit to tackle the latest integrity management challenges. The three-day conference, with four interactive workshops, will take place in Abu Dhabi from 21-24 February 2010.

Industry leaders will gather to discuss their achievements in enhancing integrity management to extend the asset life-cycle, prevent accidents, spills, plant shutdown, loss of income and production. The very latest industry challenges will be addressed and attendees can immerse themselves in topical discussions through interactive panel sessions. Attendees will be able to customize their conference experience by attending a tailored Asset or Pipeline Integrity Management program. The summit is supported by the Pigging Products Services Association and by the Libyan Corrosion Society. The program is PD approved by The Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining (IOM3). The world-class speaker panel includes senior representatives from: ADCO, Dolphin Energy Qatar, ADMA OPCO, Qatar Shell, BP Exploration Libya Ltd, ADGAS, GASCO and Shell Developments Oman.

Conference Director Sandra Hijnen says: Integrity Management is vital to an organization, not only to extend the asset life-cycle but also to prevent accidents, spills, plant shutdown, loss of income and production. Integrity Management is a key focus for the region's oil and gas companies which is shown by the positive response received from sponsors and senior level industry experts confirming their participation at the summit. We are delighted to work with industry associations such as the PPSA and the Libyan Corrosion Society to make this a must-attend event.

The conference is chaired by Cees Cornelis Bal, Chief Executive Officer at Linscan; Colin Dyer, Asset Integrity Process Safety Manager at Shell Developments Oman and Dominic Paisley, Integrity Management General Manager at GUPCO who bring relevant experience and expertise totaling more than 90 years.

Other speakers at the 5th Annual Asset Integrity Management Summit include:

Khlefa A. Esaklul, Technical Specialist, BP Exploration Libya; Durga Murti, Superintendent Asset Integrity Division, Chevron Corporation; Mahmoud Selim Nasif, Senior Corrosion and Material Engineer, ADGAS; Romer Gil, Head of Corrosion Inspection, ADGAS; Moh'd Faraj, Inspection Corrosion Section Head, GASCO; Markus Bros, Executive General Manager, ROSEN Group; Dr. Sudhesh K Govindavilas, Structural Integrity Specialist, ADMA OPCO; Dr. Ali Noor Moosavi, Technical Integrity Support Manager, ADCO; Sachin Jain, General Manager - Rajasthan Projects, Cairn India; Nabil Mourad, Integrity Systems Manager, ADCO; Brian Balmer, IMF Project Manager, ADMA OPCO; Jamie Robb, Director IVB Services, ABS Consulting; K.S. Aslam, Head of Performance and Reliability, ADGAS; Ronald B. Alers, General Manager, Sonic Sensors USA; Dietrich Roeben, Head of Maintenance, Qatar Shell; Julien Fisher, Senior Integrity Assurance Advisor IA/1, GASCO; Nick Baker, Sub Sea Asset Manager, Dolphin Energy; Abdul Hameed Bawazeer, Integrity Assurance Division Manager, GASCO; Ijaz Rao, Director, Velosi Asset Integrity ltd; V. Balasubramanian, Inspection Section Head , Ruwais Fertilizer Industries (FERTIL-ADNOC); Stanley Deighton, Senior Manager, Stork; Dr. Hamdi Daghmouni, Teamleader Well Integrity Management Systems, ADCO; MSc. Robbert Berghuis, Technical Support Manager, ADCO; Clement Edwards, Well and Reservoir Manager, Shell; Anne Neville, Director Institute of Engineering Thermofluids, Surfaces and Interfaces (iETSI) School of Mechanical Engineering, University of Leeds; Xinming Xu, Research Fellow Corrosion and Surface Engineering, School of Mechanical Engineering, University of Leeds; James Phipps, Director, ABS Consulting; Adel M. Saleh Al-Terkait, Head of Best Practice PMO, Kuwait Petroleum Corporation; Jassem M. Al-Subaey, Manager - Transmission Distribution Department; Qatar Petroleum.

Further details can be obtained at http://www.assetintegrityme.com

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CONTACT: For more information, please contact Michaela Heidenfelder,Marketing Manager, IQPC Middle East, T: +971-4-4331420, F: +971-4-3631938,michaela.heidenfelder@iqpc.ae