The Saudi Arabia Oil & Gas Exhibition & Conference (SAOGE) - a major event in 2008 for the international oil & gas industry - to be be held at Dhahran International Exhibition Center, Dammam, Saudi Arabia on Nov. 17-19, 2008 with worldwide participation, ushers in a timely discussion on the present state and future of the energy industry. Eng. Faisal Soliman Abdul-Aziz Al-Rajhi, president of Al-Rajhi Investment Group, who has a joint venture with ElSewedy Cables Holding of KSA - with its new nearly opened factory in Yanbu with a capacity of 34,000 ton of copper & aluminum, with an initial investment of $150 million - said “this exhibition and conference is a great opportunity for the participating national and global companies to exchange information, experiences and economic cooperation.” He added that the participation of ElSewedy Cables as a Gold sponsor “boosts communication with employees and the interested people in this sector, as well as reaching out to the target audience.” Specialized in the manufacture of cables and electrical equipment, ElSewedy Cables has more than 20 factories located in 10 countries in Africa, Asia and Europe, and exports its products to more than 110 countries in the Middle East and Africa (MENA), Europe, North America and Far East. Currently, its new transformer factory is the first-of-its-kind in the MENA region in terms of quality and quantity of production of power transformers and dry type transformers. Rania Farouk, projects manager for International Operations of ElSewedy Cables, underscored the importance of SAOGE 2008, saying that “'it serves as the right forum to show and discuss the highest techniques in the field of oil and gas to serve the best interest of the industry players both locally and globally.” She added that SAOGE is considered as one of the most important specialized exhibitions in the oil and gas sector in the region. Eng. Ahmed El Sewedy, chairman of ElSewedy Cables, said SAOGE 2008 will also contain visionary sessions where high profile speakers will discuss current issues concerning the environmental issues along with the oil and gas industry. He added that the conference will also bring all concerned together as unified leaders to help attain energy and environmental security for the entire region and the world, El Sewedy pointed out. ElSewedy Cables has established high reputation in the industry for its innovation, credibility, reliability and integrity. It is a recipient of many awards and certificates from International Organization for Standardization, from SGS - the world's leading inspection, verification, testing and certification company recognized as the global benchmark for quality and integrity, and from KEMA, a European commercial enterprise founded in 1927, specializing in high-grade business and technical consultancy, inspections and measurements, testing and certification. SAOGE 2008 will exhibit, among others, profiles on drilling & electrical products and services; lifting equipment, cranes and winches; enhanced recovery system; navigation, subsea, R.O.V.; facilities management, maintenance and repair; refining & petrochemical equipment and services; drilling & down hole fluid mechanisms & oil recovery products; geosciences technology and services; health, safety & environmental products and management; instrumentation & control technology; reservoir engineering, evaluation, monitoring and testing. Technologies on display and demonstration range from LNG production technology; marine equipment, diving; offshore platforms, design, piling, floating equipment; pumps, compressors, valves, tanks and storage; oil & gas production technology and services; pipeline products and services; rig manufacture & repair yards; transportation products and services; and well completion and well logging equipment. Hosted and supported by Saudi Aramco, the highly acclaimed conference and exhibition is organized by International Exhibition Services (IES), in association with Dhahran International Exhibitions Company. __
