State collaboration explores possibilities and research needs

O&G industry leaders will gather June 21 in Houston to discuss trends and strategies in oilfield water procurement, M&A and market structure during the "Oilfield Water: Identifying & Financing The Right Solution" conference.

"Water Business Opportunities for 2012 and Beyond" is the theme of this year's WATER EXECUTIVE Forum, slated for March 6-7 in Las Vegas. The sessions will be co-located at the 2012 WQA Aquatech conference in the Las Vegas Convention Center.

Tall Oaks Publishing has resumed publication of INDUSTRIAL WATER TREATMENT magazine. The January/February issue focuses on the topic of Produced Water Treatment. The bi-monthly can be viewed at www.IWTmagazine.com.

With oil reserves decreasing time, Dr. Gede Wenten, Professor at the Institute of Teknologi in Bandung Indonesia believes that oil production will be depleted while produced water generation will rapidly increase.