{"id":"2026-oct-gulf-dubai-gotech-2026-conference-concludes-20261002","canonicalSlug":"2026-oct-gulf-dubai-gotech-2026-conference-concludes-20261002","url":"https://wellficent.com/en/news/2026-oct-gulf-dubai-gotech-2026-conference-concludes-20261002","language":"en","title":"GOTECH 2026 closes in Dubai with 2,600 participants","summary":"The three-day oil and gas technology event ended October 1, according to its official programme; WAM reported more than 2,600 participants from 70 countries.","body":["GOTECH 2026, the Gas & Oil Technology Conference and Exhibition, ran from September 29 through October 1 at Dubai World Trade Centre, according to the official Society of Petroleum Engineers programme. Emirates News Agency reported the conference’s conclusion on October 2. Dragon Oil hosted the event with SPE.","WAM counted more than 2,600 participants representing 1,206 companies from 70 countries, along with 40 exhibitors and 11 sponsors. It said organizers received about 1,300 technical papers, of which 250 were selected for presentation in 52 specialised sessions. These are event-reported participation and programme totals.","Sessions covered artificial intelligence and machine learning alongside well integrity, sustainable well design, water injection, reservoir analysis, carbon-dioxide leakage monitoring and operational optimisation. Examples discussed included digital tools for shutdown planning, geothermal potential assessment, downhole obstruction detection and valve-leak identification.","The reports describe topics and examples presented at the conference, not independently validated field performance or commercial deployment. They give no measured savings, accuracy rates, production uplift or emissions reductions attributable to the technologies; the confirmed scope here is the event schedule, attendance and programme."],"keyPoints":["The official programme dates GOTECH in Dubai from September 29 to October 1.","WAM reported over 2,600 participants, 1,206 companies and 70 countries.","Sessions covered AI and oilfield engineering; no quantified technology outcomes were reported."],"sections":[],"text":"GOTECH 2026 closes in Dubai with 2,600 participants\n\nThe three-day oil and gas technology event ended October 1, according to its official programme; WAM reported more than 2,600 participants from 70 countries.\n\nThe official programme dates GOTECH in Dubai from September 29 to October 1.\n\nWAM reported over 2,600 participants, 1,206 companies and 70 countries.\n\nSessions covered AI and oilfield engineering; no quantified technology outcomes were reported.\n\nGOTECH 2026, the Gas & Oil Technology Conference and Exhibition, ran from September 29 through October 1 at Dubai World Trade Centre, according to the official Society of Petroleum Engineers programme. Emirates News Agency reported the conference’s conclusion on October 2. Dragon Oil hosted the event with SPE.\n\nWAM counted more than 2,600 participants representing 1,206 companies from 70 countries, along with 40 exhibitors and 11 sponsors. It said organizers received about 1,300 technical papers, of which 250 were selected for presentation in 52 specialised sessions. These are event-reported participation and programme totals.\n\nSessions covered artificial intelligence and machine learning alongside well integrity, sustainable well design, water injection, reservoir analysis, carbon-dioxide leakage monitoring and operational optimisation. Examples discussed included digital tools for shutdown planning, geothermal potential assessment, downhole obstruction detection and valve-leak identification.\n\nThe reports describe topics and examples presented at the conference, not independently validated field performance or commercial deployment. They give no measured savings, accuracy rates, production uplift or emissions reductions attributable to the technologies; the confirmed scope here is the event schedule, attendance and programme.","category":"energy","region":"world","topics":["oil","gas","ai"],"eventDate":"2026-10-01","eventDateBasis":"source-event","publishedAt":"2026-10-09T21:52:15Z","modifiedAt":"2026-10-09T21:52:15Z","publicationBasis":"first-publication","preparedAt":null,"sourcePublishedAt":"2026-10-02","translatedAt":null,"sources":[{"attribution":"Emirates News Agency (WAM). The WAM terms page read restricts use of WAM marks and logos and governs application use; it does not state a blanket license for reusing news text. WAM reports that Dragon Oil hosted the conference with the Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE).","checkedAt":"2026-10-09","name":"Emirates News Agency (WAM), GOTECH 2026 closing report","publishedAt":"2026-10-02","url":"https://www.wam.ae/en/article/17gchj0-gotech-2026-concludes-dubai-attracting-2600"},{"checkedAt":"2026-10-09","name":"Official 2026 conference programme and dates","url":"https://www.spe-events.org/gotech/technical-programme-2026"}],"translations":{"en":"https://wellficent.com/en/news/2026-oct-gulf-dubai-gotech-2026-conference-concludes-20261002","tr":"https://wellficent.com/tr/news/2026-oct-gulf-dubai-gotech-2026-conference-concludes-20261002","ar":"https://wellficent.com/ar/news/2026-oct-gulf-dubai-gotech-2026-conference-concludes-20261002","fr":"https://wellficent.com/fr/news/2026-oct-gulf-dubai-gotech-2026-conference-concludes-20261002","es":"https://wellficent.com/es/news/2026-oct-gulf-dubai-gotech-2026-conference-concludes-20261002","ru":"https://wellficent.com/ru/news/2026-oct-gulf-dubai-gotech-2026-conference-concludes-20261002","pt":"https://wellficent.com/pt/news/2026-oct-gulf-dubai-gotech-2026-conference-concludes-20261002"},"corrections":[],"locations":[],"type":"news","classification":{"dataKinds":["industry-event"],"evidenceBasis":["reported-observation"],"geographies":[{"countryCode":"AE","role":"event-location","subdivisionCode":"AE-DU"}],"measurementPeriod":null,"version":"1"}}