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Offshore Europe 2003 attracts industry heavyweights

Posted: 4 August 2003

Top names from the global upstream oil sector will tackle some of the toughest issues facing the industry at the Offshore Europe Conference and Exhibition

The ‘A’ list of E&P figures in one of the most forward-thinking conference programmes ever compiled for the biennial event in Aberdeen, Scotland.

The list includes Walter van de Vijver, Chief Executive Officer of Shell E&P; his colleague Leo Roodhart, Shell E&P’s Innovation Manager; John Crum, Executive Vice President of Apache Corp.; Roy Franklin, Chief Executive of Paladin Resources; Clive Fowler, Chairman of LOGIC and Bob Kyle of the UK Offshore Operators Association (UKOOA).

Further upper-management level speakers and panellists appearing throughout the three days of the conference come from other oil industry giants such as BP, ChevronTexaco, Total, Amerada Hess and Kerr-McGee; fast-moving ‘independents’ such as Venture Production, Tuscan Energy and Talisman Energy; and oil services majors such as Schlumberger, Halliburton, Baker Hughes, KCA Deutag Drilling and Wood Group, to name but a few.

Mature Basins, Supply Chain Competitiveness & HSE performance
OE 2003 organisers The Offshore Europe Partnership — a joint venture between Spearhead Exhibitions and the Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) — say the conference will be the most interactive yet held.

The Plenary Session is titled ‘Raising The Game: Leadership, Behaviour and Technology in Mature Basins’ and will also feature Stephen Timms MP, Minister for e-commerce and Competitiveness, while a panel debate will also be held entitled ‘Life Begins At 40 — New Business Models To Further Develop Mature Basins’.

A roundtable discussion on Day 2 will cover the competitiveness of international mature basins, while a panel debate will focus on competitiveness in the supply chain, and the exportability of knowledge.

The final day will feature a debate on Health, Safety and Environment and the industry’s performance thus far.

Bruce Dingwall, OE 2003 Conference Chairman and Chief Executive of Venture Production, said: “Aside from discussing leadership, behaviour and technology in mature basins, other conference highlights will include new business models for mature areas, cross industry learning opportunities, an examination of the role of industry initiatives, a discussion of the competitiveness of international mature basins, and health and safety issues.

“All this plus of course cutting-edge technical sessions on the full range of upstream segments from formation evaluation and reservoir engineering through to drilling, completions and production engineering.

”This exciting programme featuring some of the upstream industry’s most influential speakers will, we hope, help precipitate a change in mindset and thinking, and throughout the keynote speeches, interactive roundtable and technical sessions assist us all in 'raising the game'.”

Mark Rubin, Executive Director of the SPE, added: “The North Sea is poised to enter a new, more mature phase and the conference programme reflects the challenges – both technical and economic – of this changing environment. Conference delegates will have an opportunity to hear a thorough discussion on this changing environment and the approaches needed to maximise economic recovery of reserves in mature basins, as well as the outlook for ensuring that the North Sea Industry can export its knowledge around the world.”

Further details of the conference and technical sessions taking place at the Eastern Hemisphere’s most prominent oil and gas event can be found at www.offshore-europe.co.uk/conf.htm.

Spearhead Exhibitions Ltd. is an industrial trade show organiser. Spearhead organises dedicated tradeshows in the defence, offshore oil and gas, aerospace and marine science and technology industries.

In 2003 Spearhead will organise 11 major tradeshows all around the world.

The Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) is a non-profit, technical, and professional association whose more than 53,000 members from more than 100 countries are engaged in energy resources development and production. SPE’s mission is to provide the means for collection, dissemination, and exchange of technical information concerning the development of oil and gas resources, subsurface fluid flow, and production of other materials through wellbores for public benefit; and to provide opportunities through its programs for interested (and qualified) individuals to maintain and upgrade their individual technical competence in the aforementioned areas for public benefit.

Visit www.offshore-europe.co.uk to see all the latest industry, exhibitor and show-related news about Offshore Europe 2003, to be held from September 2-5.

Posted by Richard Price, Editor Pipeline Magazine

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