KHOBAR, Saudi Arabia, May 24, SPA -- The Saudi Section of the Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) held recently its annual Technical Symposium entitled “The Ultimate Challenge: Unlocking Hydrocarbons through Optimum Exploitation Strategy.” The event has evolved into a major technical exchange that attracts petroleum engineering professionals from around the world. The meeting, held at an al-Khobar hotel, kicked off with a note of greeting and appreciation from SPE technical symposium chairman Dr. Hamoud Al-Anazi. Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman Al-Saud, Assistant Minister of Petroleum Affairs in the Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources, delivered the first keynote speech, including an overview of the energy industry and the ever-growing need for energy resources around the world. He emphasized the benefits achieved by empowering national oil companies, of which Saudi Aramco is a good example. The Assistant Minister commended the upstream petroleum engineering experts, whom he referred to as the unknown soldiers in the effort to meet global demand. --MORE
