Gold Sponsors


Schlumberger integrated production chemical technologies and services provide tangible benefits and assurance to oil and gas operations worldwide.
Our global footprint and dedicated service delivery help maximize production safely and reliably, regardless of system complexity or geography.
Experienced specialists deliver targeted, integrated strategies that anticipate, address, and decisively remedy production issues in a complex and multifaceted international industry.
We use production chemistry technologies – pioneering chemical and process solutions, equipment, and software – aligned under the PREVENT, PERFORM, and CURE segments.
Address: 5950 North Course Drive, Houston, TX 77072.
Tel: +1 (281) 561-1300 .

Dow combines the power of science and technology to passionately innovate what is essential to human progress. The Company is driving innovations that extract value from the intersection of chemical, physical and biological sciences to help address many of the world’s most challenging problems such as the need for clean water, clean energy generation and conservation, and increasing agricultural productivity. Dow’s integrated, market-driven, industry-leading portfolio of specialty chemical, advanced materials, agrosciences and plastics businesses delivers a broad range of technology-based products and solutions.

IRIS AS – International Research Institute of Stavanger – is a recognized research institute with high focus on applied research, equally owned by the University of Stavanger and the regional foundation Rogaland Research.


Silver Sponsor

Microbial Insights, Inc. (MI) is a woman owned small business specializing in the development and application of cutting edge molecular biological tools (MBTs) to describe and quantify microbial communities. MI is dedicated to providing superior genetic and chemical diagnostic tools to aid our clients in understanding and managing biological processes for a wide range of areas including environmental remediation, microbial induced corrosion, and microbial source tracking.


Bronze Sponsor

Nalco Champion, an Ecolab company, provides safe, sustainable chemistry programs and services to the upstream and midstream oil and gas industry, refineries and petrochemical operations. Through onsite problem solving and the application of innovative technologies, we maximize production, optimize water use and overcome complex challenges in the world’s toughest energy frontiers.

Genome Alberta is a publicly funded not-for-profit corporation which initiates, funds, and manages genomics research and partnerships. We strive to be the leading source of information and administration related to genomics, metabolomics, bioinformatics, bioethics, and other omics-related research in Alberta.

DNV GL is a leading provider of risk management, technical advisory and technical assurance services to the oil and gas industry, specializing in challenging operating environments and mediums in both onshore and offshore applications. Our science and engineering expertise can be applied to a wide range of disciplines related to materials / technology (testing, selection, verification), degradation (including MIC and biofouling), integrity management, flow optimization, forensic investigation and management systems. DNV GL maintains a highly skilled and experienced staff backed by one of the premier materials testing laboratories in North America. We help operators implement and optimize internal corrosion management practices, including biocide and inhibitor selection and advanced monitoring technologies, including molecular microbiological methods.


Lab Tour Sponsor


Advancing genomics for better life.
Translating scientific breakthroughs into breakthrough products Synthetic Genomics Inc. (SGI) is a global leader in the fields of synthetic biology and synthetic genomics utilizing our foundational intellectual property in these rapidly evolving disciplines to design and build biological systems to solve global sustainability challenges.


Poster Prize Sponsor


Springer Nature is the world’s largest academic book publisher, publisher of the world’s most influential journals and a pioneer in the field of open research. The company numbers almost 13,000 staff in over 50 countries and has a turnover of approximately EUR 1.5 billion. Springer Nature was formed in 2015 through the merger of Nature Publishing Group, Palgrave Macmillan, Macmillan Education and Springer Science+Business Media.


Best Presentation Award


CRC Press/Taylor & Francis is the leading publisher of engineering, science, and technology books. See our references, textbooks, and professional works in materials science and chemical engineering, including cutting-edge titles on corrosion, oil, and gas, at www.crcpress.com.