About PetroICT Summit’08

PetroICT Summit 2008 - the premier networking and business opportunity for the Oil, Gas, and Petrochemical industries ICT Buyers and Suppliers organised onboard Star Cruise SuperStar Virgo, Asia Pacific’s best and biggest luxury cruise line.

A unique opportunity to network with ICT Buyers from Middle East & Africa, Suppliers from worldwide, experts and peers in the petroleum industry through formal and informal dialogue.

PetroICT Summit 2008 is the way most serious, time starved smart business people prefer to meet and discuss their requirements. This unique event enables local and international oil & gas ICT Buyers and Suppliers to have a face-to-face meeting in a relaxed and distraction free atmosphere onboard a luxury cruise to discuss business opportunity and catch up with the latest technology and services.

Attend PetroICT Summit 2008 and promote your products and services to a wide regional and international audience with the power to recommend, specify and purchase ICT supplies and services for the Oil & Gas industry, in a series of one-to-one business meetings that are pre-arranged prior to your attendance.

Our research has proved that PetroICT Summit 2008 saves your time and money when compared to attending traditional exhibitions and physical market penetration activities. It is the most efficient and effective investment of time and money for acquiring new business and developing sound business relationships.

Venue: SuperStar Virgo Cruise, Hong Kong.
Date: 22 - 25 June, 2008

Why PetroICT Summit 2008?

Information and Communications Technology (ICT) provides the ideal medium to the Oil and Gas industry to conduct exploration and development activities in an optimal manner. The oil and gas industry requires reliable computing and communication systems for mission-critical operations.

The petrochemical industry, Oil and Gas CIOs and Senior IT decision makers are always being asked for the value addition to their decision made on IT investment and the challenges that lie ahead. Is this the right solution for your requirements? Have you chosen the right partners? Are you getting the value for your investment?

The petroleum industry well understands that by wholeheartedly embracing the use of information and knowledge it will continue to drive improvements in general productivity and industry growth. The increased use of technology, in particular, provides a competitive advantage for the industry. 

Digital oil fields, electronic operation, remote monitoring and control, virtual onshore support teams, extensive content management systems and seamless integration of IT systems would enable production at substantially reduced cost, while maintaining or exceeding applicable requirements.

Today, most companies are focusing on doing more with less and reduce cost through systems and process automations. Meeting the challenges of global energy supply and demand depends on integrated business processes, breakthrough innovations and rock-solid business relationships. The Oil and Gas industry needs innovative mission-critical solutions that capitalize on hardened technologies that are easy to use and integrated by design, such as collaborative workflow; business intelligence, analytics and unified communications. Addressing the industry challenges and aspirations through cost-effective, standards-based solutions that capitalize on existing IT assets and establish the foundation for next-generation technologies which can support their drive for excellence, gain insights, and significantly impact business performance.

“Spending on enterprise application software (EAS) expanded substantially across the Arab Middle East and Africa. Oil and gas conglomerates are all investing significantly in software applications. Application data growth, hardware proliferation, dispersed management tools, and organizational change and development have combined to fuel the need for regional organizations to better control data and storage infrastructure for the Oil & Gas field.” – IDC Middle East

The major development projects in Middle East & Africa are valued at billions of dollars focused on:

• Expanding oil and gas production and processing, both onshore and offshore.
• Introducing new maintenance and refurbishment programmes.
• Constructing hundreds of kilometres of new pipelines and metering systems.
• Expanding refining and storage capacity.
• Building new petrochemical plants.
• Introducing enhanced recovery techniques.
• Implementing new clean-up and environmental programmes.

Furthermore, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, UAE and Qatar, also have substantial expansion programmes in the oil and gas sector. African region is also gearing to major expansion plans apart from the ongoing multibillion dollar investments.

• Wide regional and international audiences with the power to recommend, specify and purchase ICT supplies and services for the Oil & Gas sector will be invited to participate in the PetroICT Summit 2008.
  
  
• Face-to-face discussion with the ICT decision makers of the Oil & Gas exploration companies from Middle East & Africa region.
  
  
• PetroICT Summit 2008 provides the opportunity to showcase your technological advancements and achievements to a highly qualified, multidisciplinary, business and technical audience.
  
  
• We will arrange all your accommodations, meetings, individual itinerary, leaving you absolutely free and comfortable to concentrate on your meetings.
  
  
• Getting the maximum exposure among your Buyers.
  
  
• One-on-one meetings with the Buyers, with prior fixed schedule.
  
  
• Discuss possibilities of contractual benefits with the Oil & Gas industry in Middle East & Africa.
  
  
• Our research has proved that PetroICT Summit 2008 saves your time and money when compared to attending traditional exhibitions and physical market penetration activities.
  
  
• Helps you to find new Buyers or expand the existing business in Middle East & Africa.
  
  
• The best and most cost effective way to do business.
  

Experience the marvels of the high seas - Ideal way to do business with pleasure, as the event  is organized on SuperStar Virgo, the best and the biggest luxury cruise line in the Asia-Pacific – a 3 nights & 4 days thrilling getaway from your routine and hectic work schedule.

Excellent investment; An unparalleled opportunity for you to promote your products, service and solutions to CIOs and Senior IT Managers and decision makers of the Oil, Gas and Petrochemical companies, to be held onboard a Luxury Cruise line for 3 nights & 4 days, get-away-from-it all location creating a professional, distraction free environment.

Multiple benefits; Meet the Buyers who are actively reviewing their current suppliers. High quality meetings - guaranteed.

No missed opportunities; Working continuously, spending quality time with potential clients; from breakfast, during your organised appointments, through lunch, gala dinner and informal after dinner meetings.

Private Meeting; You can arrange a private meeting away from the common meeting area.

Sponsored Private Lunch / Dinner; Suppliers can invite prospective Buyers for a Sponsored Private Lunch / Dinner. Have a relaxed and casual Lunch / Dinner in any of the 10 different restaurants onboard. We will handle the invitations upon your directives.

Networking; Exploit this opportunity to meet other Buyers & Suppliers from different countries all in a relaxed and scintillating ambience, in one of those signature restaurants while sipping a fine cocktail or at our onboard international shows or novelty acts!

Inclusive package; Your fee includes Air fare, pre & post accommodation in Hong Kong, airport-hotel transfers, individual Balcony Class ocean front accommodation onboard luxury cruise, all meals and refreshments throughout, your privately screened meeting area for two days, facilitation and your personalised itinerary. Selected on-board entertainments in the evenings!

Visa; You need to organise your Visas for Hong Kong (Double entry), China and Vietnam (Single entry). Please check with the concerned authorities from your place of origin regarding your Visa requirements.