"In my view what sets this conference above the rest is that it is a conference put together by offshore operations people for the offshore operations market in a format that encourages an open exchange of what works and what does not.  Most valuable for me from this year were the platform start-up cases."

Sergio Matos
HSE Manager, Petrobras

Deepwater Operations

Conference

The 9th annual Deepwater Operations Conference and Exhibition will continue the tradition of excellence in exploring the challenges involved in deepwater production. The 2010 conference theme is “Operational Excellence – Deepwater Challenges and Returns.” This conference connects operations staff, engineers and management personnel to innovative ideas, trends and technology in the industry.

Since Deepwater Operations is an open conference, allowing the free and open exchange of ideas, proceedings will not be published and press is not allowed to attend the sessions. This format allows for the open and frank exchange of ideas, best practices and lessons learned that impact global deepwater development.

The advisory board solicits presentations from industry leaders who address trends, issues and developments in deepwater production. Attendees can expect to learn and discuss the real-life issues and solutions relevant to deepwater operations today.

The Conference will address the following technical areas:

• New deepwater start-ups
• Deepwater Integrity Management
• Emergency Response & Security
• Regulatory/Industry Perspectives
• Metering & Allocations
• Subsea Operations
• Integrated Data Management Systems
• Automated Condition Monitoring Cost / Benefit
• Opex / Cost Management
• Benchmarking – Operating Efficiencies, Operating Cost
• Lessons Learned - Mature Deepwater Projects
• Equipment Performance - SRB, Compressors, Sulfate Reduction
• Staffing and Competency Development
• Competency – Nationalization, Compliance
• Asset Management - Host Asset Utilization
• New Regulations - Current Monitor, Inspections, Integrity Management
• Training Competency
• Training Simulators
• Reliability and Uptime
• Remote Operations -- Real Time / Remote