Time to capture
business value at scale
Go Digital Oil & Gas Middle East Summit has one simple goal: cut through the noise and focus on what is impactful. Beyond the digitalisation hype and jargon.
The event is the global meeting point for anyone interested in building meaningful relationships with the regional community in the Middle East.
The programme will focus on industry-specific challenges and use cases for pragmatic innovative solutions.
CENTRAL
THEMES 2020
Capturing real bottom-line value at scale
Building meaningful digital partnerships and ecosystems
Reengineering the operating model and shifting the entire culture
WHY NOW?
The Middle East is on the verge of a massive digital disruption
Many governments, including those of Bahrain, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates, have begun implementation of core digitization initiatives.
Digitalisation will radically change the industry
Dramatic changes in business models, workflows, talent and technology across the hydrocarbon value chain in the Middle East are taking place to improve response to market signals and maximize efficiency.
$450-billion-worth of projects
As the largest oil-producing region in the world, the Middle East currently has over $211-billion-worth of oil, gas and petrochemical projects under execution with a further $242-billion-worth of projects in pre-FID (MEED, 2019)
$1.6 trillion of value
Digitalisation in the oil & gas industry could be worth between $1.6 to $2.5 trillion for the industry, its customers and wider society over the next decade (World Economic Forum, 2019)
Cut capital expenditure by 20%
Digital technologies can help the global oil & gas industry cut capital expenditure by 20% and operating costs by 3 to 5% improving global cash flows to the tune of $300 billion by 2025 (McKinsey, 2019)
Industry overview
FACTS & FIGURES
Learn more about what is going the Middle East Oil & Gas from our industry overview
NEWS
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In UAE skilled labour is the biggest challenge for AI, IoT and automation
May 20, 2019
ENOC partners with Moro to drive the Group’s digital transformation
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This event is part of a global series of business summits
focused on the digital transformation of the oil & gas industry
across the world.
See also: Go Digital Oil & Gas Europe Summit
TRUSTED BY DIGITAL LEADERS
KYLA MOORE
Global Advisory Oil & Gas Sector Resident
EY
“I have to say this was a great conference. The whole team made a massive effort to make us all feel we were part of a cohesive group. You achieved a very different level of interaction from the participants. I feel like I have come away with friends, not just contacts.”
TOM SHANNON
Oil & Gas Industry Solutions Leader
ROCKWELL AUTOMATION
“It was encouraging to see the industry’s activity from end users to suppliers. There are lots of opportunities and challenges ahead and conferences such as this provide the context required to understand what they are.”
