{"version":"1","article":{"id":"uae-gotech-2026-conference-concludes-dubai","slug":"uae-gotech-2026-conference-concludes-dubai","language":"en","url":"https://haberpaper.com/en/news/uae-gotech-2026-conference-concludes-dubai","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/uae-gotech-2026-conference-concludes-dubai?lang=en","title":"GOTECH 2026 concludes in Dubai with more than 2,600 participants from 70 countries","summary":"The three-day oil and gas technology event included 1,206 companies; 250 of about 1,300 technical papers were selected for 52 sessions.","category":"energy","region":"world","topics":[],"published_at":"2026-10-04T22:24:47+03:00","modified_at":"2026-10-04T22:24:47+03:00","publication_basis":"publication-record","event_period":"2026-10-02","event_period_basis":"event-or-reference-period","sources":[{"name":"Emirates News Agency (WAM)","url":"https://www.wam.ae/en/article/17gchj0-gotech-2026-concludes-dubai-attracting-2600","publishedAt":"2026-10-02","checkedAt":"2026-10-04"}],"translations":[{"language":"tr","url":"https://haberpaper.com/tr/news/uae-gotech-2026-conference-concludes-dubai","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/uae-gotech-2026-conference-concludes-dubai?lang=tr"},{"language":"en","url":"https://haberpaper.com/en/news/uae-gotech-2026-conference-concludes-dubai","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/uae-gotech-2026-conference-concludes-dubai?lang=en"},{"language":"ar","url":"https://haberpaper.com/ar/news/uae-gotech-2026-conference-concludes-dubai","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/uae-gotech-2026-conference-concludes-dubai?lang=ar"}],"data_types":[],"data":null,"data_compilations":[],"data_downloads":[],"content":{"paragraphs":["The Gas & Oil Technology Conference and Exhibition (GOTECH) 2026 ended on 2 October after a three-day programme at Dubai World Trade Centre. Emirates News Agency (WAM), reporting that day, said more than 2,600 people representing 1,206 companies from 70 countries attended. The exhibition included 40 exhibitors and 11 sponsors. Organisers received about 1,300 technical papers and selected 250 for presentation and discussion across 52 specialised sessions. These figures describe attendance and the scale of the conference programme; they are not measures of changed technology use or operating performance across the energy sector.","Dragon Oil hosted the event in collaboration with the Society of Petroleum Engineers. The programme covered artificial intelligence, machine learning and digital transformation, alongside well integrity, sustainable well design, water injection, reservoir analysis, carbon-dioxide leakage monitoring and operational optimisation. Final-day sessions discussed possible uses of digital tools to optimise planned shutdowns, assess geothermal potential, detect downhole obstructions in gas wells and identify internal valve leakage. These were applications presented in conference sessions. WAM did not report that a particular method had been deployed in the field or produced measured savings.","The programme also included executive discussions about the direction of oil and gas and global developments, as well as sessions on the future of the Caspian energy landscape with representatives from Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan and Turkmenistan. The International Association of Oil & Gas Producers took part in a session on sustainability challenges, pollution and emissions reduction, and integrated energy systems. GOTECH also ran a three-day programme introducing 30 university students from the UAE to the energy industry. That is evidence of an industry-exposure activity, not a reported outcome in graduation, hiring or the reduction of workforce shortages.","The selection of 250 papers from about 1,300 submissions does not mean that every submitted paper entered the programme. WAM did not explain the selection criteria, whether the presentations underwent peer review or how attendance compared with earlier years. The reported counts of 2,600 participants, 70 countries and 52 sessions therefore describe the scale of the 2026 event. The source documents its knowledge-sharing agenda and topics, but does not establish whether the solutions discussed later led to commercial investment, operational deployment or improved energy-sector performance. Those outcomes would require subsequent project and operating data."],"key_points":[],"sections":[]},"text":"The three-day oil and gas technology event included 1,206 companies; 250 of about 1,300 technical papers were selected for 52 sessions.\n\nThe Gas & Oil Technology Conference and Exhibition (GOTECH) 2026 ended on 2 October after a three-day programme at Dubai World Trade Centre. Emirates News Agency (WAM), reporting that day, said more than 2,600 people representing 1,206 companies from 70 countries attended. The exhibition included 40 exhibitors and 11 sponsors. Organisers received about 1,300 technical papers and selected 250 for presentation and discussion across 52 specialised sessions. These figures describe attendance and the scale of the conference programme; they are not measures of changed technology use or operating performance across the energy sector.\n\nDragon Oil hosted the event in collaboration with the Society of Petroleum Engineers. The programme covered artificial intelligence, machine learning and digital transformation, alongside well integrity, sustainable well design, water injection, reservoir analysis, carbon-dioxide leakage monitoring and operational optimisation. Final-day sessions discussed possible uses of digital tools to optimise planned shutdowns, assess geothermal potential, detect downhole obstructions in gas wells and identify internal valve leakage. These were applications presented in conference sessions. WAM did not report that a particular method had been deployed in the field or produced measured savings.\n\nThe programme also included executive discussions about the direction of oil and gas and global developments, as well as sessions on the future of the Caspian energy landscape with representatives from Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan and Turkmenistan. The International Association of Oil & Gas Producers took part in a session on sustainability challenges, pollution and emissions reduction, and integrated energy systems. GOTECH also ran a three-day programme introducing 30 university students from the UAE to the energy industry. That is evidence of an industry-exposure activity, not a reported outcome in graduation, hiring or the reduction of workforce shortages.\n\nThe selection of 250 papers from about 1,300 submissions does not mean that every submitted paper entered the programme. WAM did not explain the selection criteria, whether the presentations underwent peer review or how attendance compared with earlier years. The reported counts of 2,600 participants, 70 countries and 52 sessions therefore describe the scale of the 2026 event. The source documents its knowledge-sharing agenda and topics, but does not establish whether the solutions discussed later led to commercial investment, operational deployment or improved energy-sector performance. Those outcomes would require subsequent project and operating data.","corrections":[],"editorial_illustration":{"kind":"symbolic-editorial-illustration","documentary":false,"scope":"section","asset_id":"energy","url":"https://haberpaper.com/assets/illustrations/energy-1536.webp","width":1536,"height":1024,"alt":"Symbolic energy landscape with solar panels, wind turbines and transmission lines.","language":"en"},"section_illustration":{"kind":"symbolic-editorial-illustration","documentary":false,"scope":"section","asset_id":"energy","url":"https://haberpaper.com/assets/illustrations/energy-1536.webp","width":1536,"height":1024,"alt":"Symbolic energy landscape with solar panels, wind turbines and transmission lines.","language":"en"}}}