PETRONAS to give keynote speech at Offshore Asia

Offshore Asia, the region’s premier conference and exhibition for the offshore E&P industry, has confirmed PETRONAS will deliver a keynote speech at this year’s opening keynote session on Wednesday, February 22, 2012, at the KLCC Convention Centre.

Chen Kah Seong, head of the petroleum engineering division at PETRONAS Development & Production will address the Offshore Asia delegation and joins an excellent line up of key industry professionals at the opening plenary session on February 22, including representation from the Economic Planning Unit, Prime Minister's Department, Malaysia, as well as an Upstream Outlook from Will Rowley of Acteon Group, and an LNG Outlook by Atsunori Takeuchi from Tokyo Gas Co., Ltd.

Offshore Asia recently announced its preliminary conference program, which will discuss the latest issues and technologies covering oil and gas exploration and production as well as the rapidly expanding LNG industry.

David Paganie, conference director, said, “With PETRONAS such a key oil producer in the region, and the national oil company of Malaysia, we are delighted that they will be able to provide the delegation with interesting and sought after information on the plans of the company and the impact on wider industry.

“The Offshore Asia conference is a valuable source of information on new technology and operating expertise for the Asia-Pacific region, which is delivered through high quality presentations by leading international speakers.”

Offshore Asia is anticipated to receive around 5,000 industry professionals, who will gather for three days, February 21-23, at the KLCC Convention Centre, to enjoy the industry’s leading exhibition showcasing the latest technologies, products and services and experience the latest developments and ideas for the future of the Asian offshore E&P sector.

For further details, the full conference program, or to register online, please visit www.offshoreasiaevent.com.