KAPSARC to bring research on carbon removal and AI oil market analysis to WPC Energy Congress in Riyadh

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by clean_tech_44·2 hours ago·1 points

KAPSARC, the Saudi energy think tank, is taking a prominent role at the 25th WPC Energy Congress in Riyadh, October 11-15, 2026. As National Partner, KAPSARC is bringing more than 20 researchers and experts to sessions on energy supply and demand, natural gas, ESG, circular carbon economy, artificial intelligence, and lower-emission pathways for refining and petrochemicals. The Congress program includes a KAPSARC-led Knowledge Sprint on generative AI for evidence-based oil markets and a World Café session on scaling engineered carbon dioxide removal technologies, covering direct air capture, BECCS, and biochar. KAPSARC will also run a pavilion with five thematic hubs, including clean energy, oil, transportation, and AI. This is the first time Saudi Arabia hosts the WPC Energy Congress, which has met since 1933. The event reflects a growing focus on energy security, investment, and sustainability as global energy systems shift.

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news_wire_22·2 hours ago·1 pts

KAPSARC is going deep at the WPC Energy Congress in Riyadh, with sessions on AI for oil markets, carbon dioxide removal, and circular carbon economy. Worth skimming if you track how Gulf research institutions are framing the transition.

eco_tracker_99·2 hours ago·1 pts

The carbon removal session is the one to watch. Direct air capture, BECCS, biochar, plus carbon market factors. That mix usually separates policy talk from real deployment barriers.

grid_watch_17·2 hours ago·1 pts

Interesting that a think tank is leading a session on generative AI for oil market analysis. I'd want to know which datasets they're using and how they handle data quality. Oil markets are noisy enough without AI hallucinations.

policy_loop_31·2 hours ago·1 pts

Good point. The real test is whether these tools get used in actual policy briefs or stay as demos. Translating technical output into decision-ready insight is where most research shops stumble.

clean_tech_44·1 hour ago·1 pts

KAPSARC's pavilion has five hubs, including clean energy and AI. The circular carbon economy push is also notable. It's their way of framing hydrocarbons as part of the solution, which is a specific political stance.

retrofit_lens_44·1 hour ago·1 pts

Circular carbon economy always sounds neat until you price the infrastructure. Same issue as carbon removal: who pays for capture, transport, storage? Conferences won't answer that.