Petrotechnics and Fleming Gulf Announce Strategic Partnership to help Shape Program of Targeted Hazardous Industry Conferences

Petrotechnics (UK), global specialists in transforming frontline operational performance and lowering operational risk in hazardous industries, and Fleming Gulf, specialist providers of business intelligence through industry-specific conferences announce their Strategic Partnership to shape a program of six strategic, highly targeted Hazardous Industry Conferences in 2013 and 2014.

The partnership will focus on several key issues, trends and challenges faced by dynamic modern hazardous industry operating environments including operational risk management, asset integrity risk, work management and policy management. The conference programmes will consider pragmatic, new approaches to more effectively address key issues around how organisations balance workload against risk according to policy to achieve their operational priorities. By promoting thought provoking perspectives and practical examples from industry experts, the programmes will encourage participation and ignite debate to provide individuals with different outlooks on how they can be the catalyst for positive change within their organisations.

Scott Lehmann, VP Product Management & Marketing said: “Working with Fleming Gulf, Petrotechnics will apply our 20 years of industry experience in helping companies improve production efficiency and lower operational risk. The partnership will see us work together addressing industry professionals in key regions globally and deliver the right platform for us to execute thought provoking conferences and to provide industry leaders with the opportunity to share learning”.

John Paul, Business Development Director, Fleming Gulf said: “We ensure our tailored conferences address complex challenges faced by hazardous industries today. With Petrotechnics’ extensive track record and deep domain expertise, the partnership allows us to craft compelling agendas and to promote insightful discussion into optimising safe & efficient operations and mitigating against potential impacts to production”.

The partnership will deliver a series of executive plenary sessions, presentations and workshops; thus providing the right forum for individuals to learn, discuss and participate in a unique learning experience and access to experience hands on practical solutions. The conferences will provide opportunity for individuals to take away specialist insight in understanding how to deliver continuous improvement and work towards achieving operational excellence.

Through a varied programme of tailored conferences Fleming Gulf has brought together approximately  100,000 professionals representing industries including security & defence, finance, human resources, health, safety & environment, life sciences, mining, oil & gas, telecom & IT, transport, utilities and supply chain & logistics.

The first conference, which marks the start of the Partnership is the 9^th Annual HSE Forum in Energy, takes place from September 30^th to October 2^nd in Doha. The Conference Theme is Reflective Practice: Promoting Collective Responsibility. Petrotechnics is presenting on Operational Risk Management: Are we Satisfied with the Status Quo? Or is it something we can improve?

This is followed by the 3^rd Annual Plant Shutdown and Turnaround Conference taking place in Doha from  November 18^th – 20^th, themed on Improving Ground Zero Realities through Effective Outage Management.  Petrotechnics is presenting on annual turnaround schedule adherence and discussing the work management business process and optimising performance.