The topic for presentation and discussion will be: Multi-national operations in oil and gas production. The speaker is: Mr. Satish Pai, President of Schlumberger Middle East, Africa & Europe. Mr. Pai holds a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology, Madras and was Vice President of Schlumberger Oilfield Technologies with worldwide responsibilities for technology development and product marketing before assuming his current responsibilities . It is our pleasure to welcome Mr. Pai as a speaker to our meeting. Time: 19.00 hrs Members’ arrival and social intermixing 19.30 hrs Welcome by N.V.Varghese, President, IPA 19.40 – 20.15 hrs Presentation by Mr. Satish Pai 20.15 -20.30 hrs Question and answer session 20.30 hrs Discussion continues along with dinner.