Fri, 07 March, 2025
The Non-metallic Innovation Centre (NIC) was represented at the Society of Petroleum Engineers International (SPE) Symposium in Abu Dhabi, UAE.
TWI’s Non-Metallics Technology Fellow and Business Development Manager for the MENA region, Dr Farshad Salamat-Zadeh was joined by TWI’s Project Manager for NIC and Research Projects, Sadik Omairey at the event, which took place at the Abu Dhabi Energy Center from 26-27 February, 2025. The NIC involvement also included ADNOC Group, who sponsored and hosted this event.
The Symposium took the theme of ‘Accelerating Non-Metallics: Building Resilient Energy Infrastructures,’ bringing together stakeholders, including subject matter experts, manufacturers, and operators to share knowledge around the deployment of non-metallics within the energy sector.
The event included expert panel discussions, learning labs, ePoster presentations, and more, providing a platform for attendees to discuss the latest technological developments, challenges, and future ambitions.
Farshad’s involvement saw him act as chairperson for three different discussions and a speaker at another, while he was also invited to give the Symposium closing speech:
- Learning Lab 4: Using Non-Metallics in Onshore and Offshore (Chairperson, Wednesday 26 February)
- Thought Leadership Discussion: Building Tomorrow’s Resilient Energy Infrastructure Today (Speaker, Wednesday 26 February)
- Learning Lab 6: Comprehensive Integrity Management and Fire Engineering in Non-metallic Systems: Inspection, Testing, and Transition Strategies (Chairperson, Thursday 27 February)
- Thought Leadership Discussion 2: Current Challenges and Future Outlook for Non-Metallic Materials in Oil and Gas and Energy Sectors (Chairperson Thursday 27 February)
- Pass the Mic, Closing and Raffle Draw (Closing speech, Thursday 27 February)
Elsewhere, Sadik partook in the ePoster presentations and acted as a speaker at a learning lab discussion:
- ePoster Presentation: Advancing Non-Metallic Technologies: The Need for Training and Certification and Enhanced Inspection and Integrity Monitoring (Presenter, Thursday 27 February)
- Learning Lab 8: Advancing Non-Metallic Energy Infrastructure with Additive Manufacturing, Simulation, and Digital Technologies (Speaker, Thursday 27 February)