The key issues of asset life extension and optimisation of maintenance strategies that boosts the integrity and reliability of assets while maintaining production capability and cutting cost will be discussed at a conference in Jubail.
More than 500 attendees, experts from the oil, gas and petrochemical sectors, over 30 speakers, with more than four industry led panel discussions and over 30 exhibitors will be showcasing their products, technology and innovations at the Asset Integrity and Process Safety Conference & Exhibition – KSA Edition.
It will take place from May 2 to 4 at the King Abdullah Cultural Centre, Jubail, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, organised by Great Minds Event Management.
Effective platform
A technical workshop will take place on May 2 while the conference will be on May 3 and 4 at the same venue and will provide an effective platform for Asset Integrity, Process Safety, Reliability, Inspection, NDT & NDE, Corrosion Control, Hazop, Operations and Maintenance professionals to interact, share knowledge, and exchange best practices to effectively manage assets and showcase the latest technological advancements to tackle faced challenges.
Amro Hassanein, Lead Engineer Corrosion & Inspection at Sabic, said: “Asset integrity and process safety are essential for the petrochemical industry to protect personnel, prevent equipment failures, comply with regulations, protect the environment, and preserve assets. Smart inspection techniques are important because they can help organisations improve efficiency, safety, reliability, data quality, and sustainability. Adopting these techniques, organisations can enhance their operations, reduce costs, and improve their overall performance. My session on Smart Inspection will help delegates benefit from staying informed about new technologies, regulations, and best practices, which can help them stay competitive and adapt to changes in their field.”
Dr Husain Al-Muslim, Piping/Pipeline Engineering Consultant at Saudi Aramco, added: “Due to the hazardous nature of most fluid services in the petrochemical, oil and gas sector, ensuring the integrity of critical assists is of paramount importance. A minor leak from a hazardous fluid can lead to major consequences impacting people and assets. Most of the unfortunate incidents in the oil and gas industry could be avoided with appropriate asset integrity management. My session will cover Pipeline Integrity Management and how to utilise the ever-limited resources to achieve spill-free and error-free operation. The presentation will be an overview of the pipeline integrity management system in accordance with international best practice and will also address the role of 4IRC in data analytics, digital twin, and machine learning.”
Process safety
Speaking at the conference will be Syed A. Ghufran, Method & Reliability Management Head at Satorp, who adds: “For the oil and gas industry the main emphasis of process safety and asset integrity is to prevent unplanned releases which may lead to a major incident. In todays’ world, all improvement processes are data driven. Most difficult part in data management is data accuracy and data credibility. My session at the conference will cover data management for maintenance, reliability, and asset integrity. It goes without saying that “you can't improve, if you can't measure”. In this session, I will share our success story in managing maintenance, reliability, and asset data at Satorp.”
The three-day event brings together thought leaders across different sectors and industries.
The interactive conference highlights six main themes that include current market dynamics in asset integrity to increase safety, performance, and profit; international NDT standards and the critical innovations; digitalising asset integrity and process safety to increase efficiency and asset lifecycle; Identifying risks and how to address them with hazard and operability study (Hazop); designing predictive and preventive maintenance programs that suit your facility and mitigating risks through advances in corrosion control.-- TradeArabia News Service
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