Day Two World NOCs Deepwater Congress - Friday 22 June 2012

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8.30am

Registration and morning refreshments

9am

Chairman’s opening comments

9.10am

Keynote: Deepwater technology, talent and trust: meeting the energy challenges of the 21st century

Mr Rashid Javanshir

Rashid Javanshir is responsible for managing the BPs E&P business in Azerbaijan, Georgia and Turkey. He is a President of Azerbaijan International Operating Company Operator of ACG PSA, President of BP Shah Deniz Company - Operator of Shah...

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What is the key technology to maximise deepwater resource production?
Strategies to develop leading local content and capability
How will post-Macondo deepwater regulations effect global deepwater operations?

› Mr Rashid Javanshir, President, Azerbaijan-Georgia-Turkey, BP

MITIGATING REGULATORY HAZARD

9.35am

Keynote: Facing the Challenge of the Safety of Offshore Oil and Gas Activities

Mr Jan Panek

Jan Panek is Head of Unit dealing with retail energy markets, coal and oil in the Directorate-General for Energy of the European Commission in Brussels. He joined the European Commission in 2005 following an earlier career in the diplomatic service...

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› Mr Jan Panek, Head of Oil and Coal Unit, European Commission

RESERVOIR GEOLOGY & DRILLING

10am

Exploration of Albian and turonian plays in the Cote d’Ivorian Basin

Dr Gennady Toropov

Graduated from Moscow State University in 1978 with an MSc in marine geomorphology. From 1982 to 1986 - a post-graduate researcher at the Institute of Oceanology of the Soviet Academy of Sciences (Moscow), where specialised in shelf lithodynamics...

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Cote d’Ivorian basin – target rich environment for exploration
Albian structural play
Turonoan Turbiditic “high risk high reword” stratigraphic play
Diversity of plays – bonanza for petroleum exploration geology

› Dr Gennady Toropov, Head of New Ventures UK, LUKOIL Overseas

10.30am

Morning networking break and refreshments

11.30am

Innovative application of Process Safety in Deepwater Drilling Operations

Mr Axel Christensen

Educational background as Mechanical Engineer and graduated in 1981 from Copenhagen Technical University. Has worked for Maersk Oil since then in almost all capacities within the Drilling Discipline, ranging from offshore Supervisor in the North...

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Do we require higher safety/quality standards in deepwater operations then elsewhere?
How do we compare different levels of process safety in drilling operations globally?
Can we actually make comparison between process safety levels in Drilling vs. Production operations?

› Mr Axel Christensen, Vice President Corporate Drilling, Maersk Oil & Gas

WELL DEVELOPMENT AND PRODUCTION DESIGN

12pm

Upgrading subsea processing to eliminate platforms and maximise deepwater production

Mr Torstein Vinterstø

Have more than 25 years of project experience from oil and gas industry primarily within the Subsea Area; Presently Vice President Subsea Compression Projects Portfolio including the Åsgard Subsea Compression project. Since 2005 had the position as...

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Why subsea compression
Technology challenges to enable subsea boosting
The Åsgard Subsea Compression project

› Mr Torstein Vinterstø, Vice President Project Management, Subsea Compression Projects, Statoil

12.30pm

Ensuring fluid flow throughout the life of deepwater fields with advanced flow assurance strategies

Mr Fouad Fleyfel

Dr. Fouad Fleyfel currently holds the position of Head of Process and Flow Assurance Engineering in Shell Nigeria Exploration & Production Company (SNEPCO). He joined SNEPCO over three years ago. His current activities and his team activities...

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Strategies to avoid solid deposits in deepwater production - subsea and topsides
How can deepwater projects overcome the increasing complexities of flow assurance problems?
Applying flow assurance tools to advance deepwater surveillance and operation

› Mr Fouad Fleyfel, Head of Process and Flow Assurance Engineering, SNEPCo

1pm

Networking Lunch

WELL, ASSET AND PIPELINE INTEGRITY

2pm

New technology and new processes for deepwater asset integrity in the post-Macondo environment

Mr John Watters

John joined the oil industry in 1988. He spent 6 years in Schlumberger in LWD and Directional Drilling – was part of the research team that brought LWD to the North Sea. He became a Drilling Engineer for DDPS. He has worked for BP and...

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Will new well control capping devices reduce the Macondo risks?
Understanding generation 6 rigs and the challenges presented by new technology
Developing new ways of working with lessons from other industries

› Mr John Watters, Regional Well Engineering Manager, BG Group

2.30pm

Maximising deepwater production by developing drilling and production systems beyond 15,000 PSI

Ensuring that deepwater regions are prepared for the implementation of new regulations
What is being done within the wider industry to prevent another Macondo?
What will 15,000 PSI systems look like? How long will they take to develop?
Allaying regulator integrity concerns over subsea systems designed to last 30 years

3pm