1. Society of Petroleum Engineers
THE 7th MIDDLE EAST HEALTH, SAFETY,
ENVIRONMENT & SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
CONFERENCE & EXHIBITION (MEHSE)
CALL | FOR PAPERS
22–24 September 2014
Qatar National Convention Centre, Doha
PROTECTING PEOPLE, ENVIRONMENT, ASSET,
AND REPUTATION—ARE WE PREPARED?
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2. WELCOME | LETTER
Saif S. Al Naimi
Qatar Petroleum
Conference Chairman
Dear Colleague,
On behalf of the Society Petroleum Engineers (SPE) and the Programme Committee, we are pleased to invite you and your
colleagues to submit proposals for the seventh edition of the SPE Middle East Health, Safety, Environment & Sustainable
Development Conference & Exhibition (MEHSE). This event will take place from 22–24 September 2014 at the Qatar National
Convention Centre.
MEHSE is set to provide an excellent platform to hold dialogue with key stakeholders on HSE standards, address current issues and
potential solutions, as well as share case studies and best practices. A world-class exhibition will run alongside this event to showcase the
latest technological advances and services offered by major representatives from the industry.
This conference will appeal to a wide and diverse range of professionals including HSE experts and managers from energy companies;
consultants and contractors; local, national, and international governmental organisations; regulatory bodies; non-governmental
organisations; academia and R&D; and medical/occupational health, safety, and environmental representatives.
We encourage you to take part and share your expertise by submitting a proposal before 6 February 2014 on any of the topics included
in this brochure. Your contribution will be instrumental towards the success of this event and in helping to increase HSE awareness across
the industry.
Sincerely,
Saif S. Al Naimi
Director, HSE Regulations and Enforcement
Qatar Petroleum
Conference Chairman
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3. TECHNICAL | CATEGORIES
PROTECTING PEOPLE, ENVIRONMENT, ASSET, AND REPUTATION—ARE WE PREPAPRED?
Submit your paper proposals before
6 February 2014 on any of the following categories:
[A] HEALTH
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Access to Medical Health Care
Bio Chemical Radiological and Nuclear (BCRN)
Business Travel
Caring for Your Workforce
Case Management
Challenges of Ageing Workforce
Disaster Preparedness and Response Management
Emerging Health Issues/R&D
Fitness to Work
Food Safety
Health Insurance
Health Integration into the Business
Health Risk Assessment
Infectious Diseases Threat
Living Conditions
Mass Evacuation Management
Medical Emergency Response
Psychosocial Health of Single Workers (Case Studies)
Monitoring Health Performance
Occupational/Industrial Hygiene
Recognition Systems
Stress and Fatigue
[B] SAFETY
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Addressing Siting Risks in Operational Plants
Asset Integrity Management Frameworks
Behaviour Based Safety
Business Continuity Management
Crisis Intervention and Operability Assessment
Critical Equipment and Mechanical Integrity
Effective Emergency Planning—Assessing the Risk
Effective Training in a Diverse Culture
Emergency Preparedness and Resources
Fire Drills—Changing the Culture
Green Hands Management and Impacts of Drilling
Operations
12. H2S Risk Management
13. How to Change Culture to Support Operations
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Effectiveness
HR Support in Safety and Sustainability
Human Error
Land Transport Safety Innovation
Leading Indicators Versus Lagging Indicators
Learning from Major Incidents/Accidents
Line Safety Ownership—Culture Change
Managing Confined Space Entry
Mechanical Lifting
New Work and Induction Process
Process Safety Indicators and Management
Root Cause Analysis in Implementing Corrective
Actions
Safety Assurance Programme
Safety Culture/Climbing the HSE Culture Ladder to
Reaching Sustainability
Shift Work and Shutdown Operations
Shutdown Safety Planning and Management
Synergy in Contractor Safety Management
Well Integrity Assurance
[C] SECURITY
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Access Control
Role of Security in Reducing Land Transport Incidents
Security and Human Rights
Security Risk Management
Security Supporting HSE Initiatives
[D] SUSTAINABILITY AND
CORPORATE SOCIAL
RESPONSIBILITY
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Ethics, Human Rights, and Diversity
Nationalisation—Why and at What Level?
Online/Virtual Training and Education—Community
Involvement?
Training Centres and Local Workforce Programmes
Integrating Social Responsibility into Management
Systems to Mitigate Risks
Interaction of Social Responsibility Issues with Other
Aspects (Natural Resourse Utilisation)
Public Consultation, Engagement of Stakeholders,
Conflict Management, Community Outreach
Social Impact Assessment and Management
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Social Performance Indicators/Reporting for Greater
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Adopting Solutions for the Middle East
Air Dispersion Modelling
Air Emissions Management
Carbon Management
Chemical Management
Climate Change
Ecosystem Approach
Emissions Life Cycle Analysis in Petrochemical Industry
Energy and Resource Efficiency
Environmental Auditing
Environmental Benchmarking
Environmental Best Practices from the Middle East
Environmental Carrying Capacity Studies
Environmental Impact Assessment and Management
Environmental Issues of Unconventional Resources
Environmental Monitoring and Reporting
Environmental Noise Monitoring and Control
Environmental Regulations and Enforcement
Exploration and Drilling in Remote Locations
(Improving Environmental Performance)
Hazardous Waste Management and Solutions (Drill
Cuttings, Mercury, etc.)
Naturally-Occurring Radioactive Material Handling,
Disposal, and Impact
Oil Spill Early Warning and Detection
Process Discharge Management
Produced Water Management (Reuse Challenges and
Solutions)
Soil and Ground Water Remediation Techniques
Solid Waste Reduction and Reuse
Water Conservation
Working in Sensitive Environments (Shallow Waters,
Desert Systems, Deep Waters, etc.)
Zero Flaring and Venting

4. PROGRAMME | COMMITTEE
MIDDLE EAST HSE
ADVISORY COUNCIL
Abdul Hakeem Al Muflehi
ZADCO
Abdulla Al-Marzouqi
ADCO
Abdullah A. Al Ghamdi
Saudi Aramco
Ahmed Abbas Abdel Hussain
Abbas
Kuwait Oil Company
Ahmed Khalil
BAPCO
Elie Daher
United Safety International
Ian Edward Ross
Abu Dhabi Gas Development Company
Juan Carlos Lopez
Schlumberger
Andy Nickerson
Transfield Services
Mohammad A. Husain
Equate
Brent Pasula
Petrofac
PROGRAMME COMMITTEE
HEALTH SUB-COMMITTEE
Conference Chairman
Saif S. Al Naimi
Qatar Petroleum
Health Co-Chairperson
Israr Ahmed
Shell
Conference Co-Chairperson
Brett Doherty
RasGas
Health Co-Chairperson
Rana Labban
Qatar Petroleum
Health Co-Chairperson
Israr Ahmed
Shell
Anitha Vijayakumar
RasGas
Health Co-Chairperson
Rana Labban
Qatar Petroleum
Chiedozi Ajoku
Safety Health and Environment
Limited
Safety Co-Chairperson
Ahmed Telawi
Schlumberger
Claudio Zappador
ENI
Safety Co-Chairperson
Jackie Wessels
Qatar Petroleum
Environment Co-Chairperson
Anibal Troconis
Qatar Petroleum
Environment Co-Chairperson
Mohammed Basser
Total
Sustainability Co-Chairperson
Eric Febbo
ExxonMobil
Sustainability Co-Chairperson
Mahesh Patel
Qatar Petroleum
Jassim Al Qatan
BAPCO
Mahmood Al Jaidah
Qatar Petroleum
Gael Forest
Arcadis Vectra Middle East
Environment Co-Chairperson
Mohammed Basser
Total
Anthony Onerhime
Schlumberger
Jens R. Valeur
Ramboll
Maisoon Al-Riyami
Petroleum Development Oman
Marlene Janse Van Vuuren
ORYX
Arul Ayyaswami
TerraSure (Gannett Fleming, Inc.) Sameh Schoeib
United Safety International
Chioma Smith
M-I SWACO
Dana Nasr
Maersk Oil Qatar
Richard Sims
Oil Spill Response Limited
Safety Co-Chairperson
Ahmed Telawi
Schlumberger
Rustom Mody
Baker Hughes
Niesharsa Triaswari
Statoil Indonesia Karama AS
Karim Sabet
United Safety International
Environment Co-Chairperson
Anibal Troconis
Qatar Petroleum
SAFETY
SUB-COMMITTEE
Co-Chairperson
Eric Febbo
ExxonMobil
Ana Djuric
Halliburton
Dennis Alexandersen
BAUER Nimr
Poorva Kulkarni
Arcadis Vectra Middle East
Natalie Wagner
National Oilwell Varco
Amer Al-Hashimi
Shell
ENVIRONMENT
SUB-COMMITTEE
Stephen Crute
Environmental Resources
Management
Mohied El-Sayed
Saipem
SUSTAINABILITY
SUB-COMMITTEE
Co-Chairperson
Mahesh Patel
Qatar Petroleum
Roland Moreau
ExxonMobil
Raed Al-Nazer
Schlumberger
Safety Co-Chairperson
Jackie Wessels
Qatar Petroleum
Brodie Von Berg
MiX Telematics
Carl Poldrack
Qatar Chemical Company Ltd
Dorcas Erowo Odeinde
Shell
Renaldi M. Nur Fattah
PT Pertamina (Persero)
Rustom Mody
Baker Hughes
Darren J. Franklin
Halliburton
Elie Daher
United Safety International
Sarah Sinjab
Environmental Resources Management
Gareth Roberts
Environmental Resources
Management
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Glenn Pettitt
Environmental Resources
Management
Hamed Abdullah Al-Esry
Petroleum Development Oman
James Hamilton
OPITO
Jassim Al Qatan
BAPCO
Steen Gudmann
Maersk Oil
Umesh Dhake
American Institute of Chemical
Engineers (AlChE)

5. GUIDELINES
Technical and poster presentations for the conference will be selected from paper proposals submitted to the conference programme committee. The programme
committee will consider all abstracts submitted by the deadline of 6 February 2014. Early submission is particularly important to ensure that the committee members
have ample time to review the paper proposals. Late paper proposals will not be accepted. Authors are strongly encouraged to submit their paper proposals
electronically at SPE website www.spe.org/events/mehse.
ABSTRACT CONTENT
A proper review of your abstract requires that it contains adequate information
on which to make a judgement. Written in English and containing 300 words,
paper proposals should include the following:
• Description: Summarise the scope and nature of the work upon
which an accepted paper will be based upon (e.g. field data, lab data,
original analysis, or computer work). If the paper is a review paper,
carefully state the extent of the coverage.
• Applications: Describe the possible applications of the information
provided in the paper or poster.
• Results and Conclusions: Summarise the results and major
conclusions to be presented in the paper/poster and state specific conclusions
of the work and how these differ from previous work on the same subject. State
whether new information will be revealed and whether data from field, lab, or
computer work will be included.
• Technical Contributions: Describe the significance of the subject
matter in the abstract by listing up to three technical contributions or
additions to the technical knowledge base of the petroleum industry.
TECHNICAL CATEGORIES
Use the topics included in this leaflet to indicate the topic that best describes your
paper proposal. A primary choice is required; however, a secondary choice is
optional. Paper proposals are evaluated on the basis of the information supplied
on the paper proposal form in accordance with the following criteria:
1. The proposed paper or poster must contribute to petroleum technology
or be of immediate interest to the oil and gas industry, and should
contain significant new knowledge or experience in the oil and gas
industry.
2. Data in the paper proposal must be technically correct.
3. The proposed paper or poster may present information about
equipment and tools to be used in exploration and production.
Such paper proposals must show the definite applications and
limitations of such equipment and should avoid undue commercialism
and extensive use of trade names.
4. The substance of the proposed paper or poster must not have been
published previously in trade journals or in other professional or technical
journals.
Prior to paper proposal submission, management clearance must be
obtained. Any issues concerning clearance should be outlined when the paper
proposal is submitted.
GUIDELINES FOR ACCEPTED PAPER PROPOSALS
1. Your paper proposal could be accepted for presentation in a technical or poster
session.
2. Authors of accepted paper proposals will be notified on 28 February 2014.
3. Authors whose abstracts are accepted will be required to provide a
manuscript for inclusion in the Conference Proceedings. SPE operates a
“no paper, no podium” policy whereby if a manuscript with the associated
forms is not received by the due date will be withdrawn from the programme
and not allowed to present.
4. Detailed instructions on the preparation of manuscripts and presentations will
be sent to corresponding author of each accepted paper.
5. SPE assumes no obligation for expenses by authors for travel, lodging, food,
or other incidental expenses.
6. Accepted authors will be offered a discounted full conference registration fee.
COPYRIGHT
All authors of papers or posters presented at the conference will be required
to complete and submit a copyright release form to the Society of Petroleum
Engineers or submit the copyright exemption form where applicable.
SUBMITTAL
1. Obtain necessary clearance on the proposed paper from your
management.
2. Completed paper proposal must be received by 6 February 2014.
3. Submit your paper proposal online at www.spe.org. It is critical that
all information requested on the form be provided in full and in
the order requested.
An agreement to present a paper at this SPE conference carries an
obligation to participate in the event. Manuscripts will be required.
Authors whose paper proposals are accepted will be expected to
provide a manuscript for inclusion in the meeting Proceedings.
Authors who do not submit a manuscript and the associated forms
by the due date will be withdrawn from the programme and not
allowed to present.
COMMERCIALISM
Enter a title that is concise, yet descriptive of the primary content, and application
of the proposed paper. SPE has a stated policy against use of commercial
trade names, company names, or language that is commercial in tone in
the paper title, text, or slides. Use of such terms will result in careful scrutiny
by the programme committee in evaluating paper proposals and the presence of
commercialism in the paper or poster may result in it being withdrawn from the
conference programme.
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6. SPE MIDDLE EAST HEALTH, SAFETY, ENVIRONMENT &
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT CONFERENCE & EXHIBITION (MEHSE)
22–24 September 2014, Qatar National Convention Centre, Doha
Society of Petroleum Engineers
PAPER PROPOSALS CAN BE SUBMITTED IN THE FOLLOWING WAYS:
(a) Recommended: Online at www.spe.org/events/mehse–select Call for Papers tab.
(b) Send an email including all the author and paper information outlined below and attach your abstract as a Word document. Send to formsdubai@spe.org. Note that
the abstract must not exceed 300 words and you must indicate at least one primary category to which the paper belongs.
If the paper is selected for the programme, the information submitted on this form will be published in the registration brochure. Please type or carefully print the
following information. SPE will communicate with the corresponding author on all occasions. List authors in the order they should be listed in the programme.
Tick box to indicate corresponding author. In order for authors’ names to appear in the conference brochures, all contact information must be completed.
Author 1
q Corresponding Author
SPE Member Number
Date of Birth
First Name
Last Name
Organisation/University
Job Title
Mailing Address
Are you a Student?
City
q Yes
q No
State/Province Zip/Postal Code
Country Telephone
Fax
Email
Author 2
q Corresponding Author
SPE Member Number
Date of Birth
First Name
Last Name
Organisation/University
Job Title
Mailing Address
Are you a Student?
City
q Yes
q No
State/Province Zip/Postal Code
Country Telephone
Fax
Email
Author 3
q Corresponding Author
SPE Member Number
Date of Birth
First Name
Last Name
Organisation/University
Job Title
Mailing Address
Are you a Student?
City
q Yes
q No
State/Province Zip/Postal Code
Country Telephone
Fax
Email
If there are additional authors, please list their names and contact details on a separate page. In order for authors’ names to appear in the conference brochures, all
contact information must be completed.
Is this material being submitted elsewhere?
q Yes
q No
Has this been previously published or presented?
q Yes
q No
If yes, please indicate place/date_____________________________ SPE number assigned ____________________________
Will your company allow you to present and/or publish all of the information described in your paper proposal?
q Yes
q No
Please indicate which Technical Categories this paper applies to (e.g. A19, C10, G3, etc.):
Primary Category ___________
Secondary Category ___________
Please indicate keyword for OnePetro quick search_______________________
IMPORTANT: No uncoded paper proposals will be accepted—please indicate at least one choice.
This paper proposal should be considered for: q Technical Presentation
q Poster Presentation*
q Either
*Poster presentation may be considered as an alternate in a relevant technical session in the event of a withdrawal of a scheduled paper.
PLEASE ATTACH MAXIMUM 300 WORD PAPER PROPOSAL TO THIS FORM
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PAPER PROPOSAL
DEADLINE:
6 February 2014