NOGA Announces Major Oil and Gas Events for the Second Half of 2014
The National Oil and Gas Authority (NOGA) has lined up six major events scheduled to be held in the second half of 2014. This is part of the efforts of NOGA to promote Bahrain as a key destination for specialised international conferences and exhibitions, hone the skills of the technical workforce in the oil and gas sector in Bahrain, boost the national economy and revitalize trade and hotel occupancy.
NOGA will either organise or support six specialist oil events during the second half of 2014. Already in the pipeline is the first international conference on good governance, which will be held on September 17-18, 2014 at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, organized by Business Event Management in coordination with NOGA.
The Operational Excellence Middle East Conference will be organised next on September 28-30, organised by Energy Exchange –the World Refining Association in cooperation with NOGA.
It will be followed by the Middle East Ethylene Conference and Exhibition, scheduled for October14-21 at the Gulf International Convention Centre, Gulf Hotel, organized by the Saudi branch of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers in cooperation with NOGA. The theme of the conference will be ‘Meeting Technical Challenges in the Ethylene Industry through Efficient & Sustainable Technology’. Major local and regional companies specializing in global production of ethylene will participate.
The 3rd International Laboratory Technology Conference & Exhibition (LABTECH2014) will the fourth event scheduled for the second half of this year. The Saudi Arabian International Chemical Sciences Chapter of the American Chemical Society will organise the event on October 28-30 in collaboration with the University of Bahrain, in coordination with NOGA at the Gulf international Convention Centre, Gulf Hotel. Several important topics will be discussed in the conference sessions, including developments in the petrochemicals and hydrocarbons field, water testing and quality management, recent developments in environmental monitoring, occupational health, safety management and quality systems.
The fifth event will be the 2nd Middle East Artificial Lift Conference, organized by the International Society of Petroleum Engineers in cooperation with NOGA on November 26 and November 27 at the Radisson Blu Hotel in Bahrain.
The next major conference will be the 3rd Middle East Maintenance Conference & Exhibition 2014 (MAINTCON), which will be held from December 7 to 10, at the Gulf International Convention Centre-Gulf Hotel, organized by the Bahrain Society of Engineers in coordination with the Gulf Society for Maintenance Professionals in collaboration with NOGA. This conference and exhibition is held every two years in the Kingdom of Bahrain, with the participation of several large oil companies from European countries, the Middle Eastern and the Gulf.
Content last updated: 13 Aug, 2026