Facial Biometrics for Oil & Gas: RecFaces to Host Expert Panel for MENA Security Leaders

Why Facial Biometrics Is Becoming Essential for MENA
Oil & Gas Operations

Oil & Gas facilities throughout the Middle East and North Africa operate under some of the world’s most demanding security and compliance requirements. Refineries, upstream production sites, pipelines, compressor stations, LNG terminals, and corporate campuses must manage thousands of employees, contractors, and visitors — many requiring temporary, rotating, or site-specific access privileges.

At the same time, operators face increasing pressure to maintain regulatory compliance, meet health and safety standards, and improve workforce accountability. Security teams need accurate, real-time visibility into who is on site, where they are located, and whether they are authorized to access restricted areas.

Traditional identification methods such as access cards, PIN codes, and manual attendance logs often create security gaps, administrative burdens, and opportunities for human error. As a result, organizations across the energy sector are increasingly adopting facial biometric solutions and integrated video surveillance systems to strengthen physical security and streamline workforce operations.

The Oil & Gas sector presents a unique combination of security, compliance, and operational challenges that traditional identification technologies struggle to address. Across the region, operators are looking for solutions that not only strengthen physical security but also provide verifiable, real-time workforce visibility. This panel is designed to share practical knowledge from projects and market conversations happening across MENA today, helping security leaders and system integrators understand where facial biometrics delivers measurable business value.

What Attendees Will Learn

The expert panel will examine the security and workforce management challenges facing MENA Oil & Gas organizations and demonstrate how facial biometric technologies can address them.

Attendees will gain practical insights into real-world use cases, including:

• Biometric perimeter security and restricted zone access control
• Contractor attendance tracking and workforce verification
• Watchlist management and real-time security alerts
• Incident investigation using facial recognition search
• Emergency mustering and personnel accountability
• Biometric workforce management for large, rotating workforces
• Integration of facial biometrics with video management systems (VMS)

Participants will also receive a live walkthrough of the integration between RecFaces’ biometric solution Id-Guard and Milestone Systems’ XProtect video management platform, along with a first look at Id-Time, RecFaces’ new biometric attendance solution for large rotating workforces. The session will show how organizations can strengthen security through a unified technology ecosystem that combines video surveillance, facial recognition software, access control systems, and workforce management.

The event will feature leading experts from the biometric security and video surveillance industries:

• Eugenia Marina, Business Development Director for the MENA region, RecFaces
• Mohammed Bajarsh, Vice President of Products, RecFaces
• Llewellyn Davies, Senior Solution Engineer, Milestone Systems
• Shashi Kumar Yadav, CEO, Startologic Technologies

The discussion will also explore how regional modernization initiatives, including Saudi Vision 2030, UAE Vision 2031, and other national digital transformation programs, are accelerating the adoption of intelligent security technologies, smart infrastructure, and biometric authentication systems throughout the energy sector.

Many organizations still rely on fragmented processes that make it difficult to verify identity, investigate incidents efficiently, or maintain accurate workforce records across multiple locations. What we’re seeing now is a shift toward unified biometric ecosystems where access control, video surveillance, attendance management, and incident response operate as a single network. During the session, we’ll demonstrate how this approach can improve both security outcomes and operational efficiency from day one.

Join the free online panel to explore facial biometrics
in MENA Oil & Gas industry

Registration for the online panel discussion is now open.

Security professionals, Oil & Gas operators, system integrators, consultants, and distributors interested in attending can reserve their place by registering through the event page.

Register now to discover how facial biometrics is transforming security, access control, workforce management, and operational resilience across the MENA Oil & Gas sector.