Production Chemistry Symposium 2026

Andrew has worked on oilfield organic deposits for over 10 years.

He has designed several new testing methodologies and equipment to improve correlation between laboratory testing and field behaviour.

Andrew has authored a number of publications on asphaltenes, wax, naphthenates and mercury phase behaviour, and collaborates extensively across the industry to find solutions to production chemistry challenges.

Martin Kvernland holds a Master degree in Engineering Cybernetics from NTNU.

Martin brings 16 years of experience in the oil and gas industry, covering topside and subsea installations in addition to drilling technology.

Martin has current a role as flow assurance lead in Empig.

Matthew Snape holds a BSc (Hons) in Microbiology and Molecular Genetics from the University of Central Lancashire, specialising in industrial microbiology and oil spill remediation. He began his career in 2002 with Commercial Microbiology (now Intertek CAPCIS) in Aberdeen, supporting global operators with microbial monitoring, contamination control, and advanced surveillance techniques.

In 2006 he joined Champion Technologies (later ChampionX/SLB), spending 15 years as a key technical authority. As Regional Technical Manager for MENA and a Global Subject Matter Expert, he supported international assets with expertise in biocides, H₂S mitigation, reservoir souring, and microbial risk management, leading major chemical treatment program development and deployment.

He is now Senior Technical Commercial Manager – Global Oil & Gas at Vink Chemicals, driving new market growth, global technical strategy, customer engagement, and best-practice application of microbial control and souring solutions.

With nearly 25 years of experience, Matt is recognized as a global authority in oilfield microbiology, H₂S control, MIC, and production chemistry.

Axel holds a Master’s degree in Petroleum Chemistry from the University of Bergen, with research focused on renewable biofuels.

Axel is currently working as a Project Engineer at Clariant, with practical experience from offshore operations.

Dalal is presenting a poster during the symposium

Dalal is currently working at Kuwait Oil Company (KOC) with a 6years of experience, where she support a range of petroleum engineering activities including well completion, testing, stimulation, work-overs, water injection, artificial lift, and production optimization.

Her responsibilities include collecting and analyzing well data, contributing to technical studies, preparing well programs under guidance, evaluating pilot projects, and using engineering software to solve operational problems and generate recommendations. She also apply risk-management principles in day-to-day tasks, ensure compliance with HSEMS requirements, and participate in continuous professional development. Dalal hold a Master’s degree in Petroleum Engineering from Heriot-Watt University, graduating with strong technical and analytical capabilities.

Sobiya has an PhD in Physical Organic Chemistry, Graduated from University of Cincinnati.

She joined the Asset integrity team Aberdeen in 2023 and currently working as a senior chemist.

Shabnam is presenting a poster during the symposium.

I am a PhD Researcher in the Flow Assurance and Scale Team (FAST) at the Institute of GeoEnergy Engineering, Heriot-Watt University, focusing on scale prediction and prevention during geothermal brine production.

I hold a BSc in Chemical Engineering from the University of Tabriz and an MSc from Tarbiat Modares University.

With over eight years of experience in the oil and energy sector, I have led multidisciplinary projects from design and technical supervision to commissioning and post-sales support. I am skilled in process simulation, equipment sizing, technical documentation, and preparing proposals, tenders, and client presentations.

Kristian holds a PhD within chemistry with focus on scale prediction from NTNU.

He worked for soon 19 years in Equinor/Statoil as production engineer, leading advisor and researcher in various positions. Based in Trondheim.

Alessandro is presenting a poster during the symposium

I want to apply the chemical engineering knowledge I acquired during my studies by working in the oil and gas sector (both on offshore platforms, including those outside Europe, and in oil refineries). I want to use my skills to improve the safety and efficiency of production systems, reduce environmental impact and costs, and maintain the highest possible production and profitability.

My soft skills include quick learning, curiosity, stress tolerance, problem solving, social interaction, strong teamwork, and the ability to adapt to multicultural environments.

Khosoro is presenting a poster during the symposium

Khosro is an engineer with approximately 10 years of experience working with oilfield chemicals, a PhD in Petroleum Engineering with 8+ years of research and hands-on experience in the oil & gas industry (upstream). He is currently working with the Petronas Centre of Excellence in Subsurface Engineering and Energy Transition (PACESET), based at Heriot-Watt University UK campus.

Khosros experiences are underlined by a strong academic background, 14 peer-reviewed papers, and has been working on H2S mineralization in the subsurface through the geochemical interaction between H2S and the iron-bearing minerals.

Jens is presenting a poster during the symposium.

Dr. Punase is presenting two posters during the symposium.

Dr. Abhishek Punase serves as the Global Innovation Manager for Flow Assurance in the Application Development group at Clariant Oil and Mining Services and is based in The Woodlands, TX.

He is responsible for leading the innovation projects related to flow assurance topics of asphaltenes, paraffins, and hydrates. He holds a doctoral and Master of Science degree in Petroleum Engineering from Texas A&M University at College Station, US and a Bachelor of Petroleum Engineering degree from Maharashtra Institute of Technology – Pune, India. Prior to his current role, He has worked as a Flow Assurance Engineer and Senior Application Scientist positions within the Deepwater and Global Innovation teams of Clariant. In the last 10 years, he has contributed more than 35 technical papers, two patents and a book chapter to the scientific community. He has also peer reviewed numerous technical articles for international journals such as Energy and Fuel, British Journal of Science and Technology, SPE Production and Operations, and Journal of Applied Chemical Science International. Dr. Punase is a recipient of SPE Technical Reviewer Award twice over (latest in 2023) for his outstanding service to the editorial committee of peer review journals.

Wally is the lecturer of the Short Course to be held in the afternoon of Tuesday 17th of March, prior to the Symposium 2026.

Wally Georgie, has over 40 years’ experience in the oil and gas industry, namely in oil and gas operation, processing, separation, fluid handling and system integrity.

He specializes in Oil Water Separation, Produced Water Treatment and Management, Water Injection systems operation and treatment, Sand and Solid Management, Gas processing and treatment, Flow Assurance, Corrosion Engineering and Integrity, Sour production, all aspects of Production Chemistry Management, Operation Assurance process design review of both Green and Brown field developments.

Wally has an Ph.D. degree in Chemical Technology from Strathclyde University Glasgow Scotland (1977).

Rorys has a BSc in Forensic and Analytical Science BSc.

Rory is currently working in the production maximisation team in Aberdeen as the SME for EVR lab testing, well modelling and product recommendations. I also have experiences working in the field in Europe and the Middle East as a demulsifier formulator.

Neil is an experienced scientist with a wide-ranging knowledge of corrosion mitigation and integrity management in the oil and gas industry.

He has an comprehensive understanding of solutions for corrosion inhibitor, biocide and scavenger applications, together with their chemistry and sources.

Neil has experiences of both onshore and offshore operations throughout the eastern hemisphere.