Khobar, Rajab 8, 1436, Apr 27, 2015, SPA -- Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, Deputy Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources, opened here today the International Experts Workshop on Carbon Management and its Implications as well as the First Global Methane Initiative (GMI) Workshop and Exhibition in the Middle East. In a speech during the opening ceremony, Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman said that Carbon management is a cornerstone of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia's strategy in the field of energy, noting that the Kingdom joined the initiative in January 2014. During the event, participants will consider inter alia: operational safety and energy security via methane emissions management; flare mitigation programme activities in Saudi Arabia; methane emissions and mitigation opportunities; methane emissions inventory experience in the middle east; and methane emissions detection and measurement techniques, equipment and costs. --SPA 19:33 LOCAL TIME 16:33 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/w