TUESDAY, MARCH 2, 2010
5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
PRE-CONFERENCE OPENING NIGHT EXHIBIT HALL NETWORKING RECEPTION
Sponsored by: Oil States
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 3, 2010
7:00 a.m. – 8:00 a.m.
CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST
8:00 a.m. – 9:15 a.m.
OPENING PLENARY SESSION
WELCOME & INTRODUCTION: Eldon Ball – Conference Director, PennWell Corporation
CHAIRMAN’S OPENING REMARKS: Jim Macklin – Helix Energy Solutions Group
KEYNOTE PRESENTATION: Owen Kratz – President & CEO, Helix Energy Solutions Group Inc.
SCENE SETTING PRESENTATION: Don Vardeman – Anadarko Petroleum Corp.
9:15 a.m. – 10:15 a.m.
COFFEE BREAK
Sponsored by: Cameron
10:15 a.m. – 11:45 a.m.
SESSION 1: INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGY
Co-Chair: Mark Carter - Cameron
Co-Chair: Richard Case - Total E&P USA
Co-Chair: Randy Seehausen - Jacobs
10:15 a.m. – 10:45 a.m.
Troll and Tordis - a Decade of Subsea Separation Experience
Bjorn A. Egerdahl - Statoil
Operational experience from the Troll pilot and the Tordis subsea separations systems in the North Sea.
10:45 a.m. – 11:15 a.m.
A Different Approach to Oilpatch R&D and Technology Development
James Pappas – RPSEA
This presentation will introduce the RPSEA process and structure to the audience, focus on the necessity of consortia and technology development and will review current and potential subsea-related projects.
11:15 a.m. – 11:45 a.m.
Deepwater WAG
Roger Walls - ExxonMobil Development Company
A review of ExxonMobil’s design and operational experiences with subsea deepwater alternating water/gas
injection.
11:45 a.m. – 1:15 p.m.
LUNCH
Sponsored by: Technip
1:15 p.m. – 2:45 p.m.
SESSION 2: RELIABILITY
Co-Chair: Christopher Curran - BP E&P
Co-Chair: Barry Bulls - Dril-Quip
Co-Chair: Mike Williams - FMC Technologies
1:15 p.m. – 1:45 p.m.
HIPPS in the GOM, a Regulatory Perspective
Christy Lan - Minerals Management Service
Because MMS recognizes that HIPPS is likely to become an enabling technology for the GOM, criteria for
evaluation and approval for HIPPS systems have been developed.
1:45 p.m. – 2:15 p.m.
Operational Experience of Using Direct Electrical Heated Flowlines
Catherine Labes Carriere - Statoil
Operational experience of using Direct Electrical Heated flowlines and potential for deepwater applications.
2:15 p.m. – 2:45 p.m.
The Effect of Deepwater on Wall Thickness for a HIPPS Protected Riser
Craig W. Lamison - KBR-Granherne
The presentation will show where it is not always feasible to make a HIPPS protected riser stronger than its
flowline as required by the proposed Recommended Practice for Subsea High Integrity Pressure Protection
Systems, API RP 17O.
2:45 p.m. – 3:45 p.m.
COFFEE BREAK
Sponsored by: Cameron
3:45 p.m. – 5:15 p.m.
SESSION 3: FIELD DEVELOPMENT, CHALLENGES & LESSONS LEARNED
Co-Chair: Jay Hursh - Aker Solutions
Co-Chair: Christian Holst - Statoil
Co-Chair: Steve Whitaker - Hess Corporation
3:45 p.m. – 4:15 p.m.
Tahiti Subsea Equipment Overview and Lessons Learned
James Rasmussen – Chevron
This presentation will provide an overview of the subsea equipment and discuss the challenges with respect to
execution, installation and commissioning.
4:15 p.m. – 4:45 p.m.
ENI – Longhorn Subsea Tieback to the Corral Platform
Richard Brimmer - Eni Petroleum
The Eni / Nexen Longhorn gas development is distinctive for its 19 mile subsea tieback through a mine field;
its massive expansion of a topsides production module; its unique operator interface and achieving project
sanction to production in under 24 months.
4:45 p.m. – 5:15 p.m.
The Challenges and Successes for Frade Subsea Installation
Slater Sauer & Bruce W. Davidson – Chevron, Acergy
Project challenges addressed during installation included tight field architecture, high and unpredictable bottom
currents, and wet parking of subsea equipment.
5:15 p.m. – 6:45 p.m
Exhibit Hall Networking Reception
Sponsored by: Roxar




