March 2026, Lisbon, Portugal

Call for Abstracts

Coming soon!

The call for abstracts for The Deepwater Development Conference 2026 will open in late June 2025, running through mid-September 2025.

The abstract submission process is straightforward. We require an abstract of maximum 1,000 words (5,000 characters), as well as a short summary of 50 words. There is an opportunity to attach supporting documents but this is optional. 

We will accept abstracts on these topics:

  • Addressing the skills gap
  • Case studies and lessons learned in Deepwater Developmnet
  • Developing marginal fields
  • Digitalisation and automation
  • Electrification of offshore facilities
  • Enhancing safety in construction and operations
  • Floating facilities, FPSOs and mooring systems
  • High Pressure High Temperature solutions
  • Industry collaboration as an enabler
  • Infrastructure-led development
  • Innovations in renewable energy
  • Innovative contracting approaches
  • Macro industry topics and trends
  • Pipelines, flowlines and risers
  • Reducing carbon emissions
  • Regulatory impacts on deepwater
  • Stranded gas solutions
  • Subsea engineering breakthroughs
  • Subsea technologies
  • Subsurface, well and drilling technologies