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FIGHTING CORROSION World Petroleum Congress

May 29 - June 1, Stavanger, Norway

The 14th World Petroleum Con-gress, touted by organizers as the largest international fo-rum for the exchange of technical and managerial information about the petroleum industry, is sched- uled to be held in Stavanger, Nor- way from May 29-June 1, 1994.

More than 2,000 people from ap- proximately 70 countries are ex- pected to attend the Congress, which was founded in 1933 and now con- venes once every three years.

Most major multinational oil com- panies, many leading national oil and gas companies and a wide vari- ety of independent companies have contributed speakers and chairmen to the program, which features 90 full papers, 50 poster sessions and 80 plenary sessions.

Papers include "Industry Initia- tives to Improve Environmental

Performance" by Charles J. Di

Bona, president of the American

Petroleum Institute; "World Petro- leum Assessment and Analysis" by

C.D. Masters, U.S. Geological Sur- vey; "Oil Supply and Demand

Through the 90s" by Peter Davies,

BP; and "Long-Term Energy Sup- ply and Demand" by P. Kassler,

Shell International Petroleum.

The Norwegian Prime Minister will head the list of plenary speak- ers. The other plenary speakers will beConstantine S. Nicandros, president and CEO, Conoco Inc. and deputy chairman of Dupont;

Alexander E. Putilov, president of Rosneft (Russia); Dr. Subroto, secretary-general of OPEC ;Helmut

Werner, president and CEO of

Mercedes Benz AG; Serge

Tchuruk, chairman and CEO of

Total SA; andMasamoto Yashiro, executive vice-president, CCP Ja- pan Citycorp/Citybank NA.

The 14th Congress theme is Pe- troleum in a World of Sustainable

Growth - Challenges and Opportu- nities.

The focus will be on the nature, cost and impact of new technology in the oil and gas industries. Spe- cial emphasis will be placed on new investment in Russia and other part of the former Soviet Union.

In addition to the sessions, a large number of technical tours to off- shore platforms and other oil and gas installations have been ar- ranged, together with a wide range of geologist and non-technical tours (including Spitzbergen and the

North Cape).

For more information, contact

Jostein Mykletun, WPC-94 Sec- retariat, 14th WPC, c/o Statoil, P.O.

Box 300, 4001 Stavanger, Norway, tel: +47 5180 6141; fax: +47 5180 60 20.

World Petroleum Congress Forums ond

Review & Forecast Papers

Transportation

Developments as regards transportation of crude oil by ships are reviewed as a first part. Present situation as regards fleet size, age distribution, economics, etc. Future view on quality shipping and by whom. Developments in the institutional legal and economic framework for gas pipeline networks in Western Europe and North America are reviewed as a second part.

Production

This forum focuses on horizontal drilling in Russia and mega-reach extended wells in the North Sea. Rock mechanics developments have improved operational efficiency.

New concepts in well design, construction and production projects, and new partnering concepts are a possible way to unlock more profits. Finally, new downhole telecommunication systems have increased efficiency and operational safety. Ses- sions are: • New Drilling Technology • Increased Primary Recovery through Integration of Exploration and Production • Marginal Offshore Oil Fields - Technology to Develop Offshore and Arctic Fields • Improved Recovery and Heavy Oil • New Evaluation Tools and Methodologies

Environmental

The impact of environmental factors on the global oil and gas industries is reviewed against the principles enunciated by the WPC, the industries own initiatives and specific case-studies with an international comparison of legislation on the environ- ment and the response of the petroleum industry. Sessions are: • Environmental • Safety

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