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Panel: Changing the Game Bit by Bit
Exploration is one of the pillars of supply and is perhaps the most discussed due to the risks, with images of remote harsh areas, fortunes won and lost, and geoscientists scouring across the globe in search of the next big play.
Yet due to these same risks, when commodity prices drop, it is the first to suffer budget cuts. A historical review of discoveries shows the peak of oil discoveries was in the mid-1960s and gas in the mid-1970s. Since then, exploration has yielded an average of almost 13 Bbo per year, with a recent uptick in 2008 to 15 Bbo, thanks mostly to deepwater.
This panel will look at the future of exploration and what obstacles we face towards meeting the future targets for exploration which are estimated at some 20 Bbo per year by year 2030.
Some of the key topics to be discussed from both an operator and service company prospective will be:
- Where are the next new petroleum provinces or plays that will change the game?
- Has the unconventional revolution changed conventional exploration thinking?
- What area would benefit the most from a technology breakthrough and what tools do we need?
- Are we making progress in solving the great crew change?
- Will government policy and legislation make it impossible?
- How do we get more efficient with our exploration investments?
Moderators: Bob Fryklund, IHS CERA;
Jim Demarest, Noble Energy |
Panelists
Robert Hobbs, CEO, TGS NOPEC
Steve Thurston, Vice President, Global Deepwater, Chevron
Jim Farnsworth, President, Cobalt International
Larry Archibald, Senior Vice President, ConocoPhillips
Satish Pai,Vice President, Schlumberger
Frank Patterson, Vice President, Anadarko
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ADVANCES IN FLEXIBLE RISER TECHNOLOGY
Session Chairpersons: |
Adrian Connaire, MCS
Mark Kalman, Deep Flex |
0930 |
20973 |
Flexible Pipe Integrity Monitoring: A New System To Assess the Flexible Pipe Annulus Condition J. Rogues, B. Balague, Total; D.H. Dion, G. Audouin, Schlumberger |
0952 |
20863 |
Real-Time Continuous Structural Integrity Monitoring of Flexible Risers With Optical Fiber Sensors S. Morikawa, C.S. Camerini, Petrobras; A.M. Braga, R.W. Llerena, PUC-Rio |
1014 |
20578 |
Challenges of Flexible Riser Systems in Shallow Waters D. Hanonge, Technip; A. Luppi, SEAL Engineering |
1036 |
20636 |
Flexible Pipe Curved Collapse Behavior Assessment for Ultradeepwater Developments for the Brazilian Pre-Salt Area J.A. Clevelario, F. Pires, G. Falcao, Z. Tan, J. Lu, T. Sheldrake, Wellstream International |
1058 |
21067 |
Qualification and Use of IR-Cured XLPE for Flexible Pipes I.M. Procida, N.R. Nielsen, NKT Flexibles |
1120 |
20518 |
Flexible Pipe Design for a High-Temperature/Highly-Insulated Production Flowline for the North Amethyst Project in the North Atlantic R.J. Mandeville, L. Turpin, S. Searle, Technip; G. Phillips, Husky Energy |
602
Thunder Horse and Atlantis I: Lessons Learned From Frontier Deepwater Developments
Session Chairpersons: David Barton, Kellogg Brown & Root;
Kevin Kennelley, BP |
0930 |
Keynote |
Deepwater Developments in the Gulf of Mexico James Dupree, Sr. VP Gulf of Mexico, BP |
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0952 |
20395 |
Thunder Horse and Atlantis: The Development and Operation of Twin Giants in the Gulf of Mexico S. Todd, D. Replogle, BP |
1014 |
20401 |
Thunder Horse: Materials, Welding and Corrosion Challenges and Solutions J.D. Burk, C.L. Ribardo, BP |
1036 |
20400 |
Thunder Horse and Atlantis: Advanced Collaboration Environment: Shrinking the Gulf F. Ragan, A. Ford, R. Huebel, K. Moore-Cernoch, J. Ross, BP |
1058 |
20402 |
Thunder Horse and Atlantis Floating System and Riser Monitoring: Performance During Extreme Events N. Cramond, D.J. Petruska, J. Geyer, S. Jesudasen, BP |
1120 |
20403 |
Thunder Hors and Atlantis: Starting Up Two World-Class Facilities in World-Class Fashion W. Al Monthiry, R. Newcomb, J. Lowe, K. DeJohn, BP |
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Drilling Technology
Session Chairpersons: Brian Noel, ConocoPhillips Alaska;
Lee Smith, Alaskan Energy Resources |
0930 |
20425 |
Solving the Salt Challenge: Unique Drill Bit Philosophy Delivers Breakthrough Performance in the Gulf of Mexico S.P. Barton, R. Weeden, NOV Downhole; G. Mensa-Wilmot, Y. Harjadi, Chevron |
0952 |
20921 |
Visualization and Collaboration: Keys to Optimal Platform Placement J.H. Cristancho, R. Peters, Halliburton; W.W. Denham, D. Algu, P. Daley, C. Njoku, Shell E&P |
1014 |
20929 |
Bridging the Stimulation and G&G Worlds M. Farabee, M. Trenholm, R. Dodds, Halliburton |
1036 |
20370 |
Dynamic BHA Modeling of Hole Enlargement While Drilling Leads to ROP Improvement in Gulf of Mexico M. Barrett, Shell International E&P; M.T. Compton, M. Agnihotri, F. Verano, S. Mitchell, D. Fitzmorris, Smith International |
1055 |
20894 |
Real-Time Proactive Optimal Well Placement Using Geosignal and Deep Images M.S. Bittar, R. Chemali, J. Pitcher, Halliburton; R. Cook, C. Knutson, Pioneer Natural Resources |
1120 |
20775 |
Optimization of Drilling Riser Operability Envelopes for Harsh Environments D. Williams, MCS Kenny |
1140 |
20933 |
Game-Changing Technology Developments for Safe and Cost-Effective Determination of Free Point in Horizontal and Vertical Wells C.W. Kessler, J. Hill, J. Weiser, Halliburton |
610
Subsea Risk and Reliability
Session Chairpersons: Jennifer Bell, Chevron Corporation;
Kieran Kavanagh, MCS |
0952 |
20367 |
The Life-Cycle Management of Subsea Facilities J.E. Strutt, J.H. Baker, Atkins Boreas |
1014 |
20980 |
Subsea Sensors for Non-Intrusive Monitoring of Temperature, Pressure and Asset Integrity G. Thivend, Schlumberger |
1036 |
20526 |
An Integrated Approach to Successful Integrity Management of Deepwater Facilities Within the Framework of API RP 75 J.T. Von Aschwege, J.F. Chappell, J.K. Brownlee, J.C. MacNeill, K. Bhalla, Stress Engineering Services |
1058 |
20604 |
Flexible Pipe Integrity Analysis Using Event Trees R. Loback, B.B. Matos, C.V. Raposo, R. Kumar, Det Norske Veritas |
1120 |
20895 |
Integrated Operations and Integrity Management: Subsea System Vendors as Value-Added Providers K.R. Knight, O. Akinkunmi, Ingvar Koppervik, FMC Technologies |
606
LNG and LPG Operations Offshore
Session Chairpersons: Marcus Krekel, Exmar;
Han Tiebout, SBM Offshore N.V. |
0930 |
20422 |
LPG Operations Offshore C. Stott, Maersk FPSOs |
0952 |
20447 |
Safe Transfer of Liquefied Gas in the Offshore Environment M.A. Newby, ConocoPhillips; W. Pauw, Marin |
1014 |
20590 |
Offshore Liqefaction of Natural Gas A.I. Unum, BW Offshore |
1036 |
20593 |
A Marine View on Offshore LNG J. Dekker, J. Van Doorn, Marin |
1058 |
20638 |
Numerical Simulations To Optimize Offshore Offloading Operations A.J. Voogt, Marin; H. Brugts, Bluewater |
1120 |
20730 |
Tandem Transfer of LNG: Interface With the Operator P.J. Cox, Technip; E. Jeanneau, Total; J. Eidem, Teekay |
600
Marine Geohazards and GIS Applications
Session Chairpersons: Aaron Broughton;
Gareth Turner, Shell E&P Company |
0930 |
20829 |
Developing a GIS Data Model for Seabed Site Surveys G. Turner, T. Bell, Shell Upstream America |
0952 |
20958 |
Strategies To Incorporate Pre-Development High-Resolution AUV Surveys Acquired for Archeological Requirements Into the Project Lifecycle and Workflow B.I. Monsalve, D.R. McConnell, AOA Geophysics; J.A. Worthen, Mariner Energy; L. Landry, L.A. Landry & Associates |
1014 |
20664 |
Geodatabase Design for Streamlining Geohazard Site Characterization C.J. Noll, A. Broughton, K.J. Campbell, Fugro GeoConsulting |
1036 |
20753 |
Bottom Current Measurements at Gulf of Mexico Furrows for the Cascade and Chinook Fields Development J.A. Lima, E.O. Ribeiro, J. Daniel, Petrobras; L.I. Ivanov, Woods Hole Group |
1058 |
20858 |
GIS Database Applications to Evaluation of Marine Geohazards: New Los Angeles County Ocean Outfall Project S. Varnell, P.J. Hogan, Fugro West; A. Broughton, Fugro GeoConsulting; Dean, Fugro West |
Arena Room
Advances in Offshore Materials Technology
Session Chairpersons: Rick Hill, Microalloying International;
Paul Jukes, J P Kenny |
