19th World Petroleum Congress – Call For Papers

A chamada dos trabalhos técnicos para o 19th World Petroleum Congress – 19th WPC, a ser realizado no período de 29 de junho a 03 de julho de 2008, em Madri, na Espanha.

Com o lema: “A World in Transition – Delivering Energy for Sustainable Growth”, o Congresso fomentará o debate sobre diferentes assuntos de interesse do setor petróleo e gás.

Estamos certos de que os profissionais da indústria e da comunidade científica brasileira de petróleo e gás em muito poderão contribuir para o êxito do evento, mediante a apresentação de trabalhos técnicos “de ponta”, relevantes para o crescimento desse setor.

. Mais informações pelo telefone: (21) 2112-9086, com Gisele Pereira, ou Instituto Brasileiro de Petróleo e Gás – IBP, Av. Almirante Barroso, 52 / 26º andar - Centro - 20031-000 - Rio de Janeiro – RJ. Telefone: (55 21) 2112-9088 - Fax: (55 21) 2220-1596 - http://www.ibp.org.br

Full Programme Topics for 19th WPC: Block 1 –Upstream *Forums F1 New Frontier Exploration | F2 Increased oil and gas recovery from mature fields | F3 Application of Advanced E&P Technology in challenging field developments | F4 Unconventional PetroleumResources | F5 Reservoir Monitoring | F6 Carbonate Reservoirs. Best Practice Keynotes - BP1 Experience and lessons learned fromlargest hydrocarbon discoveries during the past decades | BP2 Assessment of Global Oil and Gas Resources | BP3 Advanced Drilling and Completion. Round Tables -RT1- Chasing the 3rd Trillion | RT2 Reporting of Reserves and Resources | RT3 Hydrocarbons in Ultra Deep Reservoirs. Block 2 –Downstream * Forums - F7 Latest advances in bottom-of-the barrel conversion processes | F8 New processing routes to re-balance diesel/gasoline at refineries | F9 Latest advances and novel processes for deep desulphurization | F10 Unconventional crude oils and feedstocks to refineries | F11 Refineries in the digital era: what is next in automation, control, optimization | F12 Progress in olefin production. Best Practice Keynotes -BP4 Refinery capacity expansion vs. grassroots capacity | BP5 Motor Fuel quality strategies in Asia | BP6 Novel approaches to improve energy efficiency at refineries. Round Tables -RT4 Motor Fuel Quality: regulators and industry’s views | RT5 Biofuels and oil products: competition vs. Integration | RT6 Refinery SafetyManagement. Block 3 –Natural Gas & Renewables *Forums - F13 Non-conventional Gas (CBM, Hydrates, Gasification of Coal/Heavy-oil bottoms) | F14 State of the Art on Renewable (Wind & Solar) sources of energy | F15 Recent developments in bio-fuels | F16 Natural Gas as a Transportation Fuel | F17 Balancing the Regional Gas Supply & Demand Equations | F18 Monetizing Underutilized Gas Resources (GTL, LNG) | BP7 Role of Renewables in the SupplyMix | BP8 Review of Gas-to-Liquids (GTL) Technologies | BP9 Gas Transportation Challenges. Round Tables -RT7 Hydrogen: Energy for the Future or Not? | RT8 Securing European Gas Supply | RT9 Coal Bed Methane: Addressing Environmental constraints | Block 4 –Managing the industry. Forum -F19 Best Practices in Sustainability Reporting | F20 Challenges and Opportunities in GHG Emissions Trading Markets | F21 HSE Key Issues for the Oil and Gas Industry –IPIECA | F22 Attracting and Retaining Future Energy Professionals | F23 Coping with the Impacts of Natural Disasters –Lessons Learned | F24 Carbon Capture and Storage –Political, Technological and Economical Constraints. Best Practice) - BP10 Insuring the catastrophic risk (risk management) | BP11 Transparency & Openness | BP12 NOCs and IOCs –Competing or Co-operating?. Round Tables - RT10 Environmental Footprint of the Industry | RT11 Perspectives for the Kyoto protocol – what’s next? | RT12 Geopolitics of oil and gas –energy resources as political instruments.