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Subsea UK Planned Events. Shaping the Events for 06 and 07 Patrick O’Brien Director SUBSEA UK & Chairman of Events Committee. Presentation Contents. Objectives of Meeting Overview of Events to mid-2007 Subtech 06 Subsea 07 Summary Open Discussion. Meeting Objectives.
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Subsea UK Planned Events Shaping the Events for 06 and 07 Patrick O’Brien Director SUBSEA UK & Chairman of Events Committee
Presentation Contents • Objectives of Meeting • Overview of Events to mid-2007 • Subtech 06 • Subsea 07 • Summary • Open Discussion
Meeting Objectives • Inform you of our plans • Particular focus on Subtech 06 and Subsea 07 events • Some industry dialogue in preparing current plans • Get your feedback to these plans • Shape and refine events accordingly • Get buy-in and support for these plans • Create an industry network to: • Source interesting issues for presentation • Source high quality and high level industry speakers • Promote Subsea UK events within your own organisation • Get strong industry engagement with our Subsea UK events • Beginnings of an “Events Advisory Board”
Overview of Events to 2007 • Operator’s Breakfast – 6th September • Subsea UK Annual Review – 14th September 2006 • Business Breakfast – 3rd October 2006 • Marine Renewables – Why Bother? (Brian Wilson, Tony Trapp) • Business Breakfast – 23rd November 2006 • 2020 Breakfast • Subtech 06, 14th December 2006 • Subsea 07, 8th February 2007 • Subsea Tieback Forum, Feb / March 2007, Galveston • 20 companies to travel under Subsea UK banner • Oceans 07: 18th-21st June 2007, Aberdeen • Subsea UK is the Gold Sponsor of this event • Subsea Solutions, Paris, June 2007 • OE2007: Subsea Networking Dinner, September 2007
Subtech 06: Unlocking Small and Deep Accumulations with Tiebacks • North Sea small accumulations • Tieback technology to maintain pace of development and unlock the potential • Tiebacks for deepwater • Presentations by operators on technology and management approach used on tiebacks • Innovative companies with technologies that significantly advance industry capability • Some other themes • Subsea wells less productive than platform wells? • Tieback construction projects effects on platform / plant shutdowns. How can we minimise disruption to production? • Allignment of risk and reward, openness and understanding of economics of the operator
Subtech 06 • One day seminar on 14th December 2006 • 150 visitors; technology focused, operator engagement • Location: • Institute of Directors Offices, Central London • Costs: • £175 members; £350 non-members • Speaker Programme • From Subsea UK members • Invited guest speakers from companies within supply chain: from Operators to SME’s • Opportunities for Sponsorship / Exhibits • Members with guests Dinner at IOD on evening of 13th • Alligned with SUT AGM in London on evening of 14th
Subsea 07: Utilise to Deliver • Main theme: • Vessel utilisation for subsea developments • People skills and attracting people into the subsea industry • Issues to be addressed: • Extent to which tieback solution is dictated by vessel availability • Vessel utilisation in wider context of a subsea development • Installation vessel capabilities: what is the international perspective? • Vessels for drilling, intervention, completion. Utilising vessels of opportunity • Contracting strategies to optimise utilisation • Maximising vessel uptime in harsh, deep conditions • Vessel construction plans; challenges and plans for deepwater • People resources and how Subsea UK is addressing this • Vessel utilisation for inspection and maintenance activities
Subsea 07 • Location: Aberdeen Conference & Exhibition Centre • Date: 8th February 2007 • One-Day Conference and Exhibition • 800 delegates, 80 stands (70% stands already booked) • Premier Subsea Event in the UK Calendar • Conference discussing key industry issues from industry leaders • Build up the international dimension • Networking Dinner the evening before the Event (7th Feb) • Current Issues • Securing 2 to 3 top industry speakers • Including an international speaker • Work with SDI and UKTI to attract international visitors • Put conference programme together
Subsea Solutions 07, Paris • Subsea Solutions had a strong seminar programme • Good operator involvement: Total, ExxonMobil, BP • Good format for Technology Session • Short technical presentations by innovative companies on a variety of technology issues • Strong focus on West of Africa • Strong support by Operator Participants to build on this format for 2007 • Keep a focus on West of Africa • Commitment to begin working on a programme for 2007 during third quarter of 2006 • Committee of operators and large contractors to be formed soon
Summary • Outline Specifications for Subtech 06 and Subsea 07 well advanced • Now progressing with the detailed speaker programme • Subsea UK Events • By the industry, for the industry • All of us here know what the issues are • Subsea UK is the proper forum to run these events • Plenty of competition from other organisations to run Subsea Events • We need your support • Today we begin to build the networking web • “Events Advisory Board”
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