From left: David Humphries, Sales Vice President of Technip E&C Limited; Dr. Basel Abu Sharkh, Managing Director of IDEA Polysilicon Company; and Alberto Piroso, Saudi Arabia Country Manager, Middle East region. THE 18th Middle East Oil & Gas Show and Conference (MEOS) will take place on March 10-13, 2013 at the Bahrain International Exhibition and Convention Centre under the patronage of the Prime Minister of Bahrain Prince Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa. Organized by the Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) and Arabian Exhibition Management (AEM), MEOS continues to be one of the largest and best attended technical events of its kind in the region. The agenda includes 36 technical sessions with more than 140 presentations and more than 50 poster presentations on topics covering exploration and appraisal; drilling and completions; reservoir engineering; production and facilities; and health, safety, security and environment. The 2013 MEOS conference chairman, Saudi Aramco's Abdulaziz Al Abdul Karim, praised the program committee in selecting the papers submitted. — SG“The committee's efforts and firm approach in the selection process has ensured technical integrity to this program which will attract oil and gas professionals from around the world. This guarantees the program is unmatched in quality and sets a high benchmark for papers presented in future events.” A key highlight of the conference program, the executive plenary session, will involve leading industry figures discussing the conference theme “Transforming the Energy Future”. — SG
