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Report of JOGMEC Techno Forum 2015
JOGMEC (President: Hirobumi Kawano) held “JOGMEC Techno Forum 2015” at Palace
Hotel Tokyo on October 28 and October 29, 2015.
This forum was the third forum following JOGMEC Techno forum 2013, 2014 and a total of25 speeches were presented by domestic and foreign companies such as Minister of Oil andGas, Sultanate of Oman, Dr. Daniel Yergin, Vice Chairman, IHS Inc. Furthermore, a total of 23
exhibits were displayed by Japanese companies and research institutions etc. A total of 1,800
people participated throughout the two days.
JOGMEC Techno Forum holds its purpose of strengthening the relationships between Japanesecompanies holding cutting-edge technologies and resource developing countries whom expect
much in these technologies. This is the third year for JOGMEC to hold this forum.
【Overview of JOGMEC Techno Forum 2015】
Date： October 28 (Wed) and October 29 (Thu), 2015

Venue： Palace Hotel Tokyo (1-1-1 Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-0005)

Speeches： 25 speeches from NOC, IOC, Japanese companies etc.

Exhibition： 23 booths (29 companies in total) of Japanese companies holding cutting-edge
technologies.

Participations ： More than 1,800 in total
For the detailed program and Exhibition companies, please check the website below.
http://www.techno-forum2015.jp/english【Day1】As an opening on Day-1 of Techno Forum 2015, representatives from the Minister of Oil and Gas,
(Sultanate of Oman), and Abu Dhabi National Oil Company and Total, gave speeches about theiractions and future strategies in national resource development. In the afternoon, personnel fromJapanese oil producing/engineering companies and Dr. Daniel Yergin, Vice Chairman, IHS Inc.
gave speeches about the technologies and business strategies needed in Low Oil Price Markets.
The session was followed by a panel discussion on the same topic. By welcoming Dr. Yergin as a1

moderator and Japanese companies and government official as panelists, each member gave
various opinions from their point of view.
【Day2】On Day-2, a session titled as “Needs & Seeds session” was planned. Guest speakers fromPETRONAS and Canada introduced their R&D challenges and actions on site. Also, personnel fromthe Japanese government official and Japanese companies addressed their cutting-edge
technologies and future actions. In addition, from the high expectation of applying Robotics
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Industry/academia/government gave speeches concerning the current and future status of Robotics.
Furthermore, Total S. A. addressed the possibility of utilizing Robotics to realize unmanned
operation or decreasing the number of staff on site.
In addition to the speeches, exhibitions were held to provide more opportunities to exchange theneeds of oil and gas development and Japanese technological seeds, including Robotics, between
participants, speakers and Japanese companies. The forum ended on a high note and manyfavorable comments were expressed from the participants.
Through the “Technical Solutions Project*” including this forum, JOGMEC is committed to matchthese innovative, cutting-edge technologies of Japanese companies with the technological needs.

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Hirobumi Kawano

H.E. Dr. Mohammed bin Hamad Al Rumhy

President, JOGMEC

Minister of Oil and Gas, Sultanate of OmanOpening Remarks

Market Share - Is it a fair argument?

Mr. Yasser Saeed Al Mazrouei

Dr. Yves Guenard

Abu Dhabi National Oil Company（ADNOC)

Total S.A.

Contribution to Sustainable Development

Technological Innovation at TOTAL E&P

Mr. Nobuo Tanaka

Dr. Daniel Yergin

President, The Sasakawa Peace Foundation

Vice Chairman, IHS Inc.

Stormy Energy Future and Role of Sustainable Nuclear PowerTechnical & Business Innovation in the Low Price Environment

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Mr. Handan Ramli

Mr. John Brogly

PETRONAS

Canada’s Oil Sands Innovation Alliance (COSIA)

Acid Gas Development in a Mature Environment

Accelerating Environmental Performance–Driving and Enabling the Development of Contaminated Gas

Improvement in Canada's Oil Sands

Resources in Sarawak from Malaysian Regulator's Perspective

Mr. Paul Jeakins

Mr. Ken Paulson

BC Oil & Gas Commission

BC Oil & Gas Commission

Successes & Challenges

Managing Water Use– Unconventional gas development in B. C.

– Unconventional gas development in B. C.

Exhibition of Japanese technologies

Mr. Kris Kydd, TOTAL S. A.
Robotics Approach & Strategy in E&P

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