Day One Agenda
1230-1345
Registration open
Exhibition open
1345-1350
Welcome Remarks
John Royall, President, Gulf Energy Information
1350-1400
Welcome Address
1400-1430
KEYNOTE: TotalEnergies
1430-1450
Industry Overview
1450-1535
Operators’ Panel
Winning the Capital Argument
With organizations weighing deepwater against shale, LNG and buybacks, which projects still get sanctioned, and why? Operators make the investment case for deepwater: the 2027 FID pipeline, break-evens and payback, cost gains from standardization, low emissions intensity as a competitive edge, and competition between basins for capital.
1535-1600
Coffee break
Sponsored by McDermott
1600-1630
KEYNOTE: SLB OneSubsea
1630-1745
Rethinking Project Delivery: Replication and Execution Strategies
- Design one, build two: Capturing design and execution synergies across bp’s Kaskida and Tiber Paleogene developments
Jeff Mace, Project General Manager, bp - Design one, build many: Commoditizing deepwater FLNG through smart carbon copy replication
Elisa Oldani, Head Offshore Design Department, Eni
1745-1750
Closing remarks
John Royall, President, Gulf Energy Information
1750-1900
Icebreaker Reception
Sponsored by TotalEnergies
1930+
VIP dinner
By invitation only
Day Two Agenda
0730-0900
Registration and exhibition open
0900-0910
Opening remarks
Kurt Abraham, Editor-in-Chief, World Oil
0910-0940
0940-1010
Keynote
Keynote
1010-1055
Contractors’ Panel: Capacity, Contracts and Who Carries the Risk
Yard slots are tight, FPSO orders are concentrated and contractors are pushing back on lump-sum risk. Can the supply chain deliver the next wave of projects, and on what terms? The panel covers FPSO and subsea capacity through 2030, standardized hulls, lease vs EPC and integrated contracting models, contractor margins and consolidation, and what operators get wrong before FID.
Panelist: Domenico Di Giambattista, VP Subsea & Surface Pressure Systems, Baker Hughes
1055-1130
Coffee break
1130-1245
Subsea Innovation and Technologies
- Removing the service line: The SuperLoop subsea architecture on GranMorgu, Suriname
Jean-François Stachera, Performance & Engagement Manager, TotalEnergies - Connecting reservoirs, creating value: The evolution of Petrobras’ long tie-back
Ricardo Toneto de Melo, Subsea Conceptual Design Manager, Petrobras - Beyond 3,000m: Hybrid flexible pipe as an enabling technology for future deepwater developments
Colin Russell, Portfolio Manager, Baker Hughes
1245-1345
Lunch break
Sponsored by MODEC
1345-1525
Brownfields, Tie-backs and Asset Life Extension
- Designed to evolve: Ten years of flexible subsea boosting at Jack & St. Malo
Arill Hagland, Global Business Development Manager, SLB OneSubsea - From intervention to infrastructure hub: How mature deepwater assets become platforms for the next generation of tie-backs
Iarla Lewis, Global Technology Director, Ocean Installer - Improving the economics of pressure-constrained brownfield tiebacks through compact HIPPS deployment
James Ferguson, Front End Engineer, Hunting Subsea Technologies - Optimizing deepwater field developments through the strategic application of flexible pipe technology
James Martin, Manager Front End Engineering, TechnipFMC
1525-1600
Coffee break
1600-1715
Electrification and Emissions Reduction
- Electrifying deepwater assets: A strategic lever for decarbonizing production sites
Denise Albino, Deepwater Senior Engineer, Corentin De Leffe, Deepwater Senior Engineer and Adrien Gabert, Development Studies Manager, TotalEnergies - Hidden in plain sight: Using AI-enabled digital twins to unlock residual GHG reduction opportunities on the BW Catcher FPSO
Rachel Wilson, Senior Manager Technical Authority, BW Offshore - To be confirmed
1715-1720
Closing remarks
1720-1830
Networking reception
Sponsored by SLB OneSubsea
Day Three Agenda
0730-0900
Registration and exhibition open
0900-0905
Welcome remarks
Kurt Abraham, Editor-in-Chief, World Oil
0905-0930
KEYNOTE
To be confirmed
0930-1110
Wells, Completions and Reservoir Development
- Choosing water alternate gas as an optimum development concept for a low-dip reservoir, deep offshore Suriname
Marcel Bourgeois, Senior Reservoir Engineer, TotalEnergies - Transforming deepwater drilling through an extended-range 1250-ton drilling spider with integrated automation
Azfar Mahmood, Global Product Line Manager, Digital Systems, Expro - Engineering beyond specification: Translating sour-service operational risk into next-generation shear ram requirements
Steven McKinney, Product Line Manager, NOV - To be confirmed
1110-1140
Coffee break
1140-1255
Marginal Fields and Late Life
- From uncertainty to development: A philosophy-to-test framework for deepwater de-risking through EWT
Dahlila Kamat, Asset Manager, PETRONAS - Advancing deepwater development economics through next-generation intelligent completions systems
Jonathon Joubran, Senior Product Manager, Halliburton - Lessons learned from the Marlim project
Weiner Lima, Engineer, Petrobras
1255-1400
Lunch break
1400-1540
Digitalization, AI and Remote Operations
• Experience from development within the fleet and future outlook
MODEC
• From real-time data monitoring to operational insights: A digital approach supporting the first FLNG development in Mozambique
Marilia Sitoe, Production Engineer, Eni
• Closing the loop: AI-driven well planning and digital twin integration on a congested deepwater brownfield, Campos Basin
Michiel Van Haersma Buma, Chief Commercial Director, WhiteSpace Solutions
• To be confirmed
1540-1610
Coffee break
1610-1655
Operators’ Panel: Deepwater in 2035
The closing debate looks a decade ahead: what will the deepwater production base look like, and what has to change to get there? Gas and FLNG vs oil, brownfield revitalization vs frontier basins, whether the low-carbon barrel earns a premium, and what AI and remote operations mean for assets and people. Each panelist ends with one bet on what will define the next decade.
1655-1700
Closing remarks
Day One Agenda
1300-1400
Registration open
Exhibition open
Sponsorship available, contact [email protected]
1400-1405
Welcome remarks
John Royall, President & CEO, Gulf Energy Information
1405-1430
KEYNOTE
1430-1515
Operators’ panel
The state of deepwater – New ways for a new era
- The evolving role of deepwater in the global energy mix
- Managing costs and complexity while pursuing growth
- Navigating global investment cycles and new project FIDs
- Operator collaboration and digital transformation as competitive advantages
- Where does the risk lie and how do we mitigate it?
Panellists:
Adriano Bastos, Head of Upstream, Galp
More to be announced soon
1515-1545
Coffee break
1545-1615
Presentation
To be announced
1615-1730
Case studies and lessons learned
- A case study from Angola: Agogo Integrated West Hub Project subsea control system
Andrea Olivieri, SPS & Umbilical Work Packages Section Lead, Azule Energy
- Developing ultra-deepwater fields in harsh & remote environments: The merit of early collaborative engagement
John Wharton, Lead Project Engineering Manager, TechnipFMC
- Phased and flexible engineering approach case study to Eni ultra-deepwater project
Mario Perrina, EniProgetti Deepwater and Subsea Engineering Department Manager, Eni
1730-1735
Closing remarks
John Royall, President & CEO, Gulf Energy Information
1735-1845
Icebreaker reception
Sponsorship available, contact [email protected]
2000 onwards
VIP dinner
By invitation only
Sponsorship available, contact [email protected]
Day Two Agenda
0730-0900
Registration and exhibition open
Sponsorship available, contact [email protected]
0900-0910
Opening remarks
Kurt Abraham, Editor-in-Chief, World Oil
0910-0940
Keynote
0940-1025
Contractors’ Panel: Enabling the next generation of deepwater projects
- How contractors are applying new digital tools to improve design, executive and lifecycle performance
- Balancing innovation, standardisation and cost efficiency in complex project delivery
- Collaboration models between operators and contractors to accelerate field development
- Building resilient supply chains and partnerships to support new frontier developments
- Where does the risk lie and how do we mitigate those risks?
1115-1255
Subsea engineering innovations
- SMART actuator – World’s first retrofittable subsea Christmas tree electric actuator
Sebastian Morris, Senior Subsea Controls Engineer, TotalEnergies
- Beyond new builds: Unlocking sustainability and cost-efficiency through subsea tree refurbishment and reuse
Eva-Maria Pfeifroth, Subsea Application Engineer, Bosch Rexroth AG and Cecilie Saelen, Chief Executive Officer, CCB Subsea AS
- Freedom: Oceaneering’s solution for autonomous subsea inspection and data gathering
John Bethea, Geosciences Project Manager, Oceaneering
1255-1355
1355-1425
Lunch break
Sponsored by MODEC SOFEC
KEYNOTE
1425-1605
Subsea technologies
- High-performance DEH-PiP – latest progress update
Antoine Marret, Technical Manager, Saipem
- Evolving deepwater efficiency: The journey of subsea seawater injection technologies
Svein-Arne Marthinussen, EAF Processing Sales & Commercial Manager, OneSubsea
- New developments on subsea pumping for implementing the future vision of offshore production systems
Fabio Albuquerque, Mechanical Engineer, Petrobras
1605-1630
Coffee break
Sponsorship available, contact [email protected]
1630-1720
Reducing carbon emissions
- GHG emissions assessment of offshore processing systems: Subsea vs. conventional approaches
Freddy Garcia, Subsea Processing Technology Lead, TotalEnergies and Leila Eyni, Senior Subsea Engineer, OneSubsea
- SBM offshore decarbonizing FPSOs – technology, operations, and the path to net zero
Laurent Le Touze, Product Development Director, SBM Offshore
1720-1725
Closing remarks
1725-1900
Networking reception
Sponsorship available, contact [email protected]
Day Three Agenda
0730-0900
Registration and exhibition open
Sponsorship available, contact [email protected]
0900-0905
Welcome remarks
Paul Hickin, Editor-in-Chief and Chief Economist, Petroleum Economist
0905-0930
KEYNOTE
0930-1110
Floating facilities, FPSOs and mooring systems
- An overview of solutions enabling offshore carbon injection
Luiz Feijo, Director Global Offshore, ABS
- Composite structural reinforcement to reduce piping stress
David Filho, Technical Manager, MODEC
- Enabling FPSO hull & marine systems design for remote operations
Gaurav Singhal, Sr. Manager, Oil & Gas Studies, Wood
- Subsea asset monitoring of FPSOs using Sonardyne technology
Stephen Rounce, Business Development Manager, Sonardyne International Limited
1110-1145
Coffee break
Sponsorship available, contact [email protected]
1145-1300
Digitalisation
- Breaking the AI adoption deadlock: How tide breaker turns stakeholders into co-creators
Jason Brown, Chief Executive Officer, Elementz
- Digitisation to achieve operational excellence
Peter Adam, Group Managing Director, ABL Group
1400-1420
1420-1535
Presentation
Pipeline, flowlines and risers
- Active heating for flexible risers: From technology qualification to field adoption
Mia Sørensen, Commercialization Manager, New Product Development, NOV
- The future of flexible risers: A cost-effective and real-time digital twin solution
Scott Duncan, General Manager, 2H Offshore Ltd.
- Installing subsea infrastructures into the depths
Danilo Machado, Principal Project Manager, DNV
1535-1600
Coffee break
Sponsorship available, contact [email protected]
1600-1645
Operators’ Panel
The next wave of deepwater growth
- How frontier basins differ in geological characteristics and explroation risk
- Opportunities for first-mover advantage in underexplored regions
- Innovation approached to deepwater exploration, drilling and appraisal
- Strategic partnerships and joint ventures
- Investment considerations in a competitive market
- Where does the risk lie and how can we mitigate those risks?
Speakers to be announced soon
1645-1655
1645-1650
Deepwater Development Conference 2027 Host Announcement
Closing remarks