Final Agenda

Day 1, March 26th

Segment 1 – Market Dynamics

Join four of the top legislative experts as we evaluate the legislative system both in the Gulf of Mexico and abroad. How are these likely to change in the future and how will they impact your business?

9:00am Legislative Update From The MMS For The Gulf Of Mexico

• Discover what has shaped today’s GoM decommissioning market and driven abandonment to the top of  the agenda
• Explore the current and future legislative frameworks on decommissioning and disposal options and plan your future projects in compliance with the MMS
• Understand the various removal techniques and what environmental impacts have to be taken into consideration to save yourself time and money in the future

B.J Kruse,
Chief, Office of Structural and Technical Support, MMS

9:45am Legislative Update On The UKCS & The NCS

• Explore the features of the North Sea regime for decommissioning, the political pressures that produced the regime, and the way in which it is being implemented in the various States
• An in depth look at the contrasts with the Gulf of Mexico regime, together with the features that need to be built into a business plan that can cope with both
• Ask the questions you need answers to on regional, national and international regulations affecting the market in which you operate

Alan Simcock, Former Chairman and Chief Executive, OSPAR

10:30am Coffee Break

11:00am A Statistical Look At The Last 12 Months

• Review the recent decommissioning cost trends in the Gulf of Mexico and build your strategy based on the lessons learnt
• Learn about trends in installation and removal, stages of decommissioning, cost components and total GOM liability to strengthen your decommissioning operations
• Counting the cost of Ike: appraise the impact of hurricane damage in 2008 and a look to the future. What lessons can be learnt today to save costs tomorrow?

Mark J Kaiser, Director of the Centre of Energy Studies, Louisa State University

11:20am Hurricane Preparedness

• Investigate the damage pattern from the most recent hurricanes, gaining a better understanding of the impact of adverse weather conditions
• Discover how to minimize down time as a result of volatile weather patterns and how this could ultimately impact your bottom line

David Wisch, Chevron Fellow, Chevron

11:40am PANEL DISCUSSION

Do the regulations that bind the operators make environmental and commercial sense and what lessons can be learnt from each region’s regulations?

Alan Simcock, former Executive Director, OSPAR
B.J Kruse, Chief, Office of Structural and Technical Support, MMS
Thomas Becnel, Senior Regulatory Affairs Advisor, StatoilHydro E+P USA

12:00 pm Lunch

Segment 2 – Fiscal Landscape

In a turbulent economic environment, what are the fiscal factors likely to shape your planning and budgeting process? This session will enable you to keep your decommissioning costs down and avoid incurring costly charges

1:30pm Tax Implications Of Decommissioning

• Tax Considerations of Decommissioning and Abandonment – Overview of key issues and current developments
• How can you benefit from the region’s tax regime and what is the US government doing to encourage investment

Jeff Wright, Partner, Deloitte Tax LLP

2:00pm Insurance Implications Of Decommissioning

• Assess the insurance implications attached to decommissioning activity and how they can impact your businesses bottom line
• Take an informative look at the issues from platform characteristics to data requirements as we provide the inside track to save you money

Tom Laurendine, Assistant Vice President,
Liberty International Underwriters

2:30pm Risk Assessment And Its Role In Decommissioning

Explore the challenges created by well P&A and facilities decommissioning resulting from hurricane damage: What are the issues and how can insurance help?

• Review the typical approach to risk assessment for structures in the GOM and the problems this traditional approach can cause
• Investigate the challenges typically faced when dealing with hurricane damage and how the additional costs associated with these challenges can be avoided
• Discover the environmental issues associated with decommissioning and the impact on your corporate reputation when risks are not properly assessed

Calvin Barnhill, President,
Northstar Exploration Company
Clifton Hall, Founding Shareholder,
Westmoreland Hall

3:00pm PANEL DISCUSSION

• How is the current economic crisis affecting the Gulf of Mexico Oil industry and what impact will this have on future investment?

Tom Laurendine, Assistant Vice President,
Liberty International Underwriters
Chris Pluchino, VP - Marine, Energy & EngineeringManager, Liberty International Underwriters
Jeff Wright, Partner, Deloitte Tax LLP
Clifton Hall, Founding Shareholder, Westmoreland Hall

3:30pm Coffee Break

Segment 3 - Project Management

A unique opportunity to hear from representatives from many of the major operators discussing their decommissioning experiences. Participating in an open forum regarding decommissioning projects you will hear codes of best practice and lessons learnt from industry experts

4:00pm Chevron’s Internal Policy Uncovered

• Witness this unique insight into Chevron’s Centre of Excellence for Decommissioning
• A review of the internal initiative that is seeking to utilize the lessons learnt in the Gulf of Mexico and improve operations elsewhere in the world
• Making use of groundbreaking technology in the space and codes of best practice

Win Thornton, Business Development Manager, Chevron

4:45pm Typical Disruptive Factors To Your Decommissioning Timelines

There can be many uncertainties when planning a decommissioning project but understanding them will enable you to factor in cost saving contingency plans

• Gauge how to successfully evaluate potential resource bottle necks to plan attainable timelines and the availability of key equipment
• Weather down time can seriously affect project over runs and result in additional costs. Discover the options that could save you time and money
• Understand the increased costs associated with decommissioning toppled structures and the technical challenges of hurricane damage

Patrick Campbell, President & CEO of WildWell Inc, Superior Energy

5:30pm Challenges of Developing a North Sea Decommissioning Supply Chain Market and how the experience gained in the Gulf of Mexico can be utilized  

• Learn how BP is developing a model for decommissioning in the North Sea with a focus on effective supply chain management

Bede Nwete, PSCM Decommissioning Manager , BP

End of Day One

Day 2, March 27th

Segment 4 - Technology & Services

This is your chance to hear direct from the leading contractors on current capabilities, skills and services. What new technologies are being developed to help you improve your process management and reduce overheads to achieve decommissioning success?

9:00am Well Abandonment And Decommissioning Services

• An in depth look at project management – how to provide a single line of accountability for integrated decommissioning solutions
• How to integrate time effective plug and abandonment options including offshore, rigless, subsea and onshore solutions
• What heavy lift options are there for installation, construction and removal and which best suits your needs
• Plus wireline services, diving and dive support vessels and subsea cutting services

Dick Ward, Vice President of International Operations, Tetra Technologies, Inc

9:30am Decommissioning Intervention & Well Abandonment: Rigless Systems

• Looking at the latest technology in “Rigless” P & A and Intervention using safe, efficient and economical technologies
• Rig less Intervention Units with lifting capacities between 100,000# & 200,000# including jacking capacities between 400,000# and 600,000# and patent pending pipe handling systems
• Small footprint, modular plug and play design, light weight and  fit for purpose  

Philip O’Connor, Technical Specialist, Weatherford

10:00am Decommissioning In The Gulf Of Mexico In The Post-Hurricane Damage Area

• What is the full recovery process and how to over come the challenges of toppled platforms
• How to tackle supply chain bottle-necks and source equipment and services effectively
• What cost and regulatory changes have taken place over the past 10 years and how is this likely to impact your business?
• Planning for the future. What lessons have been learnt and how can you streamline your projects to be more cost and time efficient?

Robert C. Byrd, Ph.D., P.E, Senior Vice President, Proserv

10:30am Well Intervention Work On Destroyed Platforms

• Investigate the expense of abandoning toppled wells and platforms and how this expense can be avoided through hurricane preparedness
• Technical challenges that arise as a result of toppled platforms and the technological advancements that are making these less costly to rectify
• Take away key lessons relating to intervention activities and economic efficiencies gained over the past 4 years following the damage caused by Hurricane season

Chris Evans, Project Manager, InterAct PMTI

11:00am Coffee Break

11:30am The Role That ROVs And Cutting Equipment Play In Decommissioning

• An overview of the effectiveness of ROVs in decommissioning projects in the North Sea
• An analysis of the key role that selecting the appropriate cutting equipment can have in the overall efficiency of a decommissioning project
• Hear how tailor-made engineering solutions have proved vital to achieve successful decommissioning projects and ultimately reduced timeframes

Mads Bårdsen, Director International Business and Technology Development, DeepOcean

12:00 pm The Use of Explosives in Decommissioning

• Investigate the results of the Technology Assessment & Research (TA&R) project for the MMS.
• A study to determine the effect of explosive depth and charge design as a mitigating factor during Explosive removal of offshore structures (EROS).

William T Poe, President,
Explosive Service International
T.J. Broussard, Chief of Environmental Compliance Section, MMS

12:30pm Lunch

Segment 5 - Case Studies

Ensure your projects are delivered on time, every time by learning from some of the most technically challenging decommissioning projects. Detailed presentations from industry experts used to working in environmentally volatile or sensitive locations.

2:00pm Three Challenging Decommissioning Projects Undertaken By Maritech Resources

• Project SP 78: A mudslide platform removal
• Project WD 32: Removal of structures to make a field economically viable to operate
• HI 208: A project pending that will aim to use a submerged barge

Edgar Anderson, President, Maritech Resources

Segment 6 - The Latest Technology In The Decommissioning Space

2:30pm

• The use of a new jack-up concept in the decommissioning and abandonment projects

Jan Ingar Knudsen, Operations Manager,
Master Marine

2:45pm

• Internal cutting of downed hurricane damaged conductors using abrasive water jet cutting with an internal multi string cutting tool

Huey Kliebert, Vice President Cutting Operations, NCA

3:00pm

• A review of implementing new technologies relating to safe demand workflow procedures in the last phase decommissioning projects

German Nielsen, General Manager, D&F Group Inc.

3:15pm

• An overview of the Pieter Schelte heavy lift vessel design and project status.

Erwin van den Berg, Senior Engineer,
Allseas Engineering

3:30pm PANEL DISCUSSION

Is enough being done to address the shortage in equipment and manpower and what lessons can be learnt from the North Sea

Robert C. Byrd, Ph.D., P.E, Senior Vice President, Proserv
Dick Ward, Vice President of international Operations, Tetra Technologies, Inc
Mark Day, Construction Engineer Advisor, Devon Energy

End of Summit