About Symposium:
Annual Saudi-Japan Joint Symposium: Online Technology Exchange Workshop Since 1992, Saudi Arabia and Japan have held a joint symposium in Saudi Arabia every year on the main theme of technology related to the oil industry, and have conducted cooperation and exchange activities in the field of research and technology. This year, due to the Covid-19, we will hold an Online Technology exchange workshop.
The importance of oil as the backbone of the energy industry will not change in the future, but looking ahead to the future of the oil industry, it is necessary not only to improve the sophistication and efficiency of oil refining technology, but also to promote carbon recycling and the direct conversion of oil into useful compounds from the viewpoint of reducing carbon dioxide emissions. This Online Technology Exchange Workshop is divided into two sessions under the unified theme of Innovative Refining & Petrochemicals.
In the first section (Refining using molecular modeling and simulation), we will report the results of our research on the use of molecular models to describe heavy petroleum fractions, the applied research using the molecular models and on the use of computer and simulation techniques to speed up and optimize catalyst development. In the second section (Introduction to the research activities, Petrochemicals), we will introduce Saudi Aramco's research activities and report the results of our research on the use of light naphtha as a high value-added petrochemical feedstock.
We hope that this online technology exchange workshop will promote technical and human exchanges between Saudi Arabia and Japan, contribute to the human resource development of young researchers, and strengthen the relationship between the two countries.
Finally, we would like to report that the Annual Saudi-Japan Joint Symposium has been held, jointly hosted by 4 entities: KFUPM, Saudi Aramco, The Japan Petroleum Institute (JPI) and Japan Cooperation Center Petroleum (JCCP) that implement projects to promote cooperation with oil and gas producing countries.
