Jan 29 2008
Epik Energy Solutions announced that it will present at the upcoming Society of Petroleum Engineers’ (SPE) “Nanotechnology in Upstream E&P: Nano-Scale Revolutions to Mega-Scale Challenges” applied technology workshop, Feb. 3-6 2008 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Representatives from the joint venture between NanoDynamics, Inc. and Shell Technology Ventures Fund 1 B.V. will present on overcoming the hurdles in applying nanotechnology solutions to oil E&P issues.
The SPE’s three-day applied technology workshop will provide opportunities for information exchange and collaborative problem solving between the global oil and gas industry’s E&P sector and the nanotechnology community. It is designed to: elevate awareness about nanotechnology in upstream E&P; outline key E&P upstream sector challenges potentially addressed by nanotechnology; examine how to leverage investments in nanotechnology for use in upstream E&P; foster networking between nanotechnologists and E&P technology professionals; translate knowledge from nanotechnology developments in other industries into the oil and gas sector; and develop a high level nanotechnology roadmap for upstream E&P.
“With a rapidly increasing demand for energy across the globe, the time has come for the E&P sector and nanotechnology industry to explore collaborative efforts that address the broad range of exploration and production issues faced by today’s oil and gas industry,” said Keith Blakely, Epik Energy Solutions CEO. “Epik Energy Solutions is excited to share information on the ways in which this is possible for the immediate future, in applications ranging from advanced energy storage and improved down-hole and platform structural materials to new catalyst materials and disruptive water filtration, purification, and treatment materials.”
Matthew Bell, director of Epik Energy Solutions, along with Dr. Alan Rae and Larry Offenbacher, business development consultants for Epik Energy Solutions, will present in several panel and poster sessions during the three-day meeting.