There is an increasing need by the oil industry and downstream related industries to monitor microbial communities in 'real time' in order to address specific issues such as oil field souring, microbiologically influenced corrosion (MIC) and biofouling. Molecular Microbiology Methods (MMM) can be applied to oil fields (and other oil-related industries) to analyze and quantify the in-situ microbial communities and their activities in response to changing environmental conditions. Such information will help oil companies to employ more directed, cost-effective strategies to prevent the major problems associated with deleterious microbial activities, as well as to encourage beneficial microbes. ISMOS is multidisciplinary, linking chemists, geologists, engineers and molecular microbiologists, and will include a mixture of high profile European and overseas speakers from both industry and academia. The symposia will present the major industrial problems caused by microbes, (e.g. souring, bio corrosion) as well as beneficial activities (e.g. MEOR, upgrading). The main focus of the meeting will be to understand how molecular and microbiological tools can be used to address these issues. The symposium will also include workshops to provide delegates with a 'hands-on' experience of specific molecular techniques and effective off-shore sampling strategies and discussions on how to implement molecular microbiology methods to monitor troublesome/beneficial microbial communities and facilitate a rapid response to troubleshoot oil field systems. Who should attend? This workshop is intended for professionals in the oil and gas industry and in academia who are interested in biological aspects and problems linked to exploration and production activities. The workshop is aimed at people whose principle interest falls into any of the following categories:
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