| Day One24 September 2009 |
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08:00 |
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Delegate Registration, Coffee and Refreshments
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September 24th 2009
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09:00 |
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Chairperson's Welcome and Opening Remarks
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V. Bruce Thompson, President , American E&P Council
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09:05 |
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The future is not cancelled! – defining E&P operational strategy in a time of economic turbulence; how to position operations for the upturn
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- Evaluating both E&P challenges and opportunities that the current global economy presents us with and how to best approach these as an operator
- Defining a roadmap for prudent exploration activity and production boosting of existing assets to stay ahead of the curve
- Operational volatility - strategies to optimize your E&P operations in a time of high rig-rates
- Understanding opportunities for the upturn, what to track in 2009 to capitalize on in 2010 and positioning your operations to optimize next-decade returns
Mike Koch, GM, Global Strategy Development, Corporate Business Development, Chevron
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| 09:40 |
| Hottest unconventional trends |
| Uncovering the dramatic rise of US shale plays and the approaches being taken to exploit these opportunities |
New opportunities in the Bakken
- Uncovering the latest lessons learned on the Bakken and the successful strategies for unlocking its potential
- Analyzing the drilling economics of the Bakken play, evaluating where the gains have been made and the lessons learned so far
- The potential for partnerships and farm-ins and the strategies employed to create collaborative success
Mark R. Williams, VP, Exploration & Development, Whiting Petroleum Corporation
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| Successful offshore strategies |
| US Minerals Management Service Update on Outer Continental Shelf operations - venturing into the Deep |
- Updates on activity with the approximately 4,000 producing platforms, of which about 1,962 are major platforms (954 of these are manned by personnel) and some 152 companies which are active in the Gulf.
- Latest information on regions which account for over 21% of the Nation's natural gas production and about 30% of the Nation's oil production
- Exploring Deepwater and Ultra-Deepwater developments, the latest projects under construction and the future of OCS development
Michael J. Saucier, Regional Supervisor of Field Operations, Gulf of Mexico, U.S. Department of the Interior - Minerals Management Service
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10:15 |
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One to One Business Meetings and Morning Refreshments
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| 11:35 |
| Hottest unconventional trends |
| Awakening the New Giant |
Unlocking the vast potential of the Haynesville Shale
- An overview on proven and developed strategies to unlock this difficult play
- Analyzing the drilling economics of the Haynesville play, evaluating where the gains have already been made and the lessons learned so far
- Uncovering characteristics and discoveries in the Eagle Ford and Fayetteville shales - can the Barnett give us insight into exploiting these?
- Assessing current government regulations on drilling activity and the possibility for further exploitation of the Haynesville
Charles Cusack, VP, Exploration, Petrohawk Energy
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| Successful offshore strategies |
| The seismic shift – exploring key advances in 3D / 4D seismic technologies, mitigating risk and enhancing E&P efficiencies |
Outlining a major operator’s utilization of seismic R&D practices and the successes that result
- Analyzing game-changing seismic and micro-seismic technologies to maximize return whilst reducing E&P expenditure
- Assessing 3D seismic surveying from the Gulf of Mexico and the influence of technology on extending our E&P boundaries
- Determining risk models where seismic accuracy can significantly increase hydrocarbon yield and decrease capital expenditure
Francisco Ortigosa, Director of Geophysics E&P, Repsol
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| 12:10 |
| Interactive Workshop |
| Adding Value Throughout Asset Lifecycle: Evaluating Energy Efficiency and Carbon Footprint of Upstream Developments |
- Making the case - Considerations for improving energy efficiency and carbon footprint for E&P asset developments
- Evaluating energy intensity metrics - A rationale and methodology that could affect the decision making process during the early project phases
- All electric Oil & Gas - A unique portfolio of services, technology and solutions from "power to compression and pumping"
- Real-time decision support and performance management - An operational intelligence framework to monitor and analyze real-time data to make timely, informed and actionable decisions and measure performance against business goals.
Nehal Patwa, Director, International Sales & Operations & Upstream Practice, Siemens Energy
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| Interactive Workshop |
| Uncovering the DecisionSpace for Production solution for your E&P operations |
- Outlining the challenges of the production operations space, with hundreds of data types, applications and fragmented working practices
- Explore a solution that federates all relevant asset data and integrates and automates relevant engineering workflows
- Learn about a solution that drives collaboration and new efficient ways of working
- Addressing how to deliver better integration of real-time and interpretive data environments to close the loop on optimization efficiency
Mark Lochmann , Director of Technology & Services, Halliburton/Landmark Software and Services
Trond Hanesand , Director of Technology & Services, Halliburton/Landmark Software and Services
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12:45 |
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Networking Luncheon
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Network and engage with industry colleagues in an informal and stimulating atmosphere
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13:45 |
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The Promise of Tupi
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A case study assessing the nature, characteristics and approaches to the Tupi field and its technical challenges
- Uncovering one the largest hydrocarbon discoveries of the past decades and the potential it holds for global E&P knowledge building
- Determining the potential of regional pre-salt discoveries in the Santos basin including the Tupi and Carioca
- Evaluating reservoir engineering and subsea production technologies best suited to unlocking its vast resources; establishing which service partners are involved and what challenges they face
Iman Hill, SVP, Brasil E&P, BG Group
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| 14:20 |
| Interactive Workshop |
| Challenges in Produced / Injection/ Washwater for the Offshore-Onshore community
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Learn about the latest technologies in this critical and increasingly regulated area of the E&P process
- Outlining common challenges in water usage and disposal in oil and gas fields
- Improving reservoirs economics and EOR
- Best available technologies
- Cases studies from Onshore-Offshore conventional and unconventional resources
Karim Essemiani, Business and Marketing Manager, Veolia Water Solutions & Technologies
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| Interactive Workshop |
| Maximizing ROI on current and future E&P projects through the application of the advanced STC_ECO boosting concept |
Learn about the challenges and opportunities in topside and subsea production facilities and how the development of a common compression technology platform will enable drastic improved Life Cycle Cost through increased safety, uptime and minimized environmental footprint
- Where are we today and what are the typical problem areas in nowadays compression solutions?
- Defining the gap: what are the future challenges?
- How subsea compression has the potential setting the benchmark in the industry
- STC-ECO: the world's first, API-class, canned sealless compression solution
Gerrit M. Lenderink, Head New Applications and Systems Strategy Rotating Equipment, Siemens Oil & Gas Solutions
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| 14:55 |
| Hottest unconventional trends |
| 20/20 insights into successful shale E&P project development using new technology to boost drilling ROI |
How the Barnett has been unlocked with advances in technology which are now being applied to Woodford and Fayetteville
- Examining the practices of a pioneering operator in the Woodford and Fayetteville and the critical stages in executing a successful Horizontal Drilling program
- Assessing proven technologies to drill, frac and complete your horizontal well – on budget and in time
- Analyzing new Completions technology in unconventional plays and its application to mitigate risk, increase reserves and ensure E&P Success
Dr Roger Slatt, Director, Institute of Reservoir Characterization, University of Oklahoma
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| Innovative strategies |
| Shell GameChanger: A Safe Place to Get New Ideas Started |
Over more than ten years, Shell GameChanger has heard over 2000 ideas, of which approximately 10% have made it to graduation at proof of concept
- Broaden and accelerate the inflow of novel and compelling ideas
- Nurturing technology solutions outside of a traditional R&D program; provide a safe and supportive place to learn by doing
- Tap the talents, insights and energies of anyone, anytime, anywhere
- Explore how the organization can improve current solutions and capitalize on the entrepreneurism of people in and outside the company walls.
Russ Conser, Manager - E&P GameChanger, Shell
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15:30 |
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One to One Business Meetings & Afternoon Refreshments
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16:50 |
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Collaborate to Innovate – examining the opportunities in workforce and technological development through shared innovation between Operators, Oilfield Services, Academia and Government
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Panel Discussion
- Outlining the research and development processes in Upstream technology and identifying intersections for innovation between stakeholders
- Capturing the innovative value of next-generation academic research and harnessing workforce talent
- The War for Talent - Winning strategies to retain your employees, both new and experienced
- Assessing the benefits of government resources and the touch points where industry can truly collaborate
- Analyzing the challenges and benefits to an open innovation platform within a traditional environment of proprietary technology
Clarke Turner, Director, Rocky Mountain Oilfield Testing Center, U.S. Department of Energy
Dr. Jennifer Miskimins, Associate Professor; Director of the Unconventional Natural Gas Institute, Colorado School of Mines
Mark Wey, Founder, MW Global Solutions
Dr. Lloyd Heinze, Chair & Roy Butler Professor of Petroleum Engineering, Texas Tech University
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17:25 |
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Opening Night Networking Drinks Reception
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Network with your peers and Upstream colleagues in a fun and informal environment with complimentary refreshments
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18:30 |
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Exclusive Dinner hosted by Tejas Research & Engineering
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Come and enjoy some classic Texan hospitality at this vibrant, informal networking evening courtesy of Tejas Research & Engineering! - www.tejasre.com
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