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SPE International Health, Safety, Environment, and
Sustainability Conference and Exhibition

7–9 September 2026 | Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

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Environmental Sustainability: Waste, Recycling, and Circularity

Tuesday, 8 September
Al Ghaf 3&4
Technical Session

The oil and gas industry operates within high-risk, capital-intensive, and geographically dispersed environments where workforce health and well-being are central to safety, productivity, and business continuity.

This session examines how the “Digital Age” is redefining workforce health and well-being management across the oil and gas value chain. With the rise of remote operations, complex exposure risks, and growing awareness of mental health, organisations must adopt more agile, proactive, and data-driven approaches.

We will explore how digital innovations—such as telemedicine, wearable health technologies, artificial intelligence, and integrated health information systems—are enabling a shift towards predictive and preventive health management. These tools are transforming how organisations monitor workforce health in real time, anticipate risks, enhance emergency response, and deliver personalised wellbeing interventions, even in remote and offshore locations.

The session will also address critical implementation challenges, including infrastructure limitations in low-connectivity settings, workforce acceptance, data privacy and cybersecurity concerns, and the need to maintain a human-centered approach in increasingly digital systems.

Through practical insights, industry examples, and emerging best practices, this session will equip leaders and practitioners with strategies to design resilient, scalable, and future-ready workforce health and wellbeing programs that align with both operational demands and employee expectations in the digital age.

Session Chairpersons
Lubna Al Ameri - ADNOC
Vanessa Balwick - bp
  • 1600-1620 233634
    Circular Economy Approach to the Regeneration of Spent Diesel Hydrotreater Catalyst
    A.A. Akinpelu, A.A. Al-Duaiji, Saudi Aramco
  • 1620-1640 233490
    The Effect of Particle Size of Red Mud as a Weighing Material in Drilling Fluids for Reservoir Sections
    M. Al-Mutawa, O.M. Bakri, A.A. Mahmoud, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals
  • 1640-1700 233700
    Waste Minimization and Resource Reuse Via Automated Pneumatic Fluid Recovery at the Shaker Discharge
    J.A. Contreras Obando, A. Gomez Ayala, SLB; I. García Sánchez, ENI Mexico
  • 1700-1720 233565
    Optimizing Waste and Resource Efficiency in Chemical Manufacturing
    K. R, K. Babic, A. Carrasco, Baker Hughes
  • Alternate 233613
    Embedding Circularity In The Lifecycle Of Assets
    K. Lo, Ipieca
  • Alternate 233570
    A Novel Method For Reusing Produced Fluids From Polymer Flooding Oil Fields
    M. Yu, G. Xu, B. Zhang, L. Tie, Y. Sun, S. Song, C. Su, W. Zhang, J. Yang, Z. Chu, S. Zhao, J. Zhao, W. Zhang, Y. Ju, C. Tong, China Oilfield Services Limited, CNOOC
  • Alternate 233518
    Converting Waste to Wealth: A Case Study of the Tire Project Turning Biosolids into a Subsurface Methane Battery for Future Generations
    O. Sameh, I. Mohamed, O.A. Abou-Sayed, Advantek Waste Management Services LLC; A. Zeid, Eternal Energy