Technical Program

Technical Program Schedule

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• Monday Schedule
• Tuesday Schedule
• Wednesday Schedule
• Thursday Schedule

Special Session Highlights

• General Sessions
  • Tuesday
    • Reflections On An Industry In Change – Past, Present and Future
  • Wednesday
    • Stranded Gas to Commercial Reality
• Panel Sessions
  • Monday
    • Decision Making, Ethics, and Professionalism
  • Tuesday
    • Independent Spirits Driving Offshore Industry
    • Future of the Gulf of Mexico after Katrina and Rita
  • Wednesday
    • Changing Dynamics of Deepwater Ownership
    • Alternative Energy Sources
    • Technology Commercialization: Energy Policy Act 2005
  • Thursday
    • Energy Leadership and Outlook
• Industry Breakfasts
  • Tuesday
    • India’s Offshore Oil and Gas Industry
  • Wednesday
    • Offshore Russia Oil and Gas Opportunities
  • Thursday
    • Australia’s Offshore Developments
• Topical Luncheons (Detailed list and registration information)
  • Monday
    • Challenges in International Operations
    • Meeting the Challenge of Safely Developing the Energy Frontier
    • The Arc of Invention: Anticipation, to Canonical Inventor, to Exponential Growth
    • The Outer Continental Shelf: Deepwater and Frontier Opportunities and Hurricane Recovery
    • Operator’s Perspective Luncheon Series: Responding to the New Oil Demand - Saudi Aramco’s Strategies and Activities
  • Wednesday
    • Lessons Learned From Major Offshore Incidents
    • Contributions by the Integrated Ocean Drilling Program (IODP)
    • New Waves in Deep Water
    • Russian Legal Environment: Pitfalls in Providing/Contracting Oilfield Services
    • Operator’s Perspective Luncheon Series: Indian Deepwater Exploration and Development Strategy
  • Thursday
    • Future of Nanotechnology in Offshore Energy Research and Technology
    • Wells of the Future: How Close is Today’s Technology?
    • Global Warming, Consequences and the Responsibilities of Oil Companies: Opportunities for the Offshore Industry
    • Operator’s Perspective Luncheon Series: Venezuela’s Strategy for the Worldwide Energy Balance
• Special Programs
  • Tuesday
    • Energy Roundtable
    • Awards Luncheon
  • Thursday
    • The Next Wave (Young Professionals)