7th FPSO Vessel Conference

• Curtis Lohr, Shell Stones Project Manager, Shell
• Ken Larson, FPSO Project Manager, Hess 
• Paulo Biasotto, Marine Systems Engineer, Petrobras
• Joe Lovett, Senior Advisor & Consultant, BW Offshore
• Boyd Howell, Director of Sales, MODEC
• John Awater, Department Head Marine & Subsea Support, Bluewater Energy Services BV
  
• Lars Odeskaug, COO, Sevan Marine
• Carlos Mastrangelo, Senior VP Projects and Technology Development, SBM Offshore
• Jim Wodehouse, VP Technology, SBM Offshore
• Peter Lovie, Senior Advisor, Floating Systems, Peter M Lovie PE, LLC
• Mike Haney, Director (Houston), Douglas Westwood
• Arjan Voogts, Manager, Marin USA
• Josh Reynolds, USCG
• Barbara Gronquist, Senior Vice President & Head of Offshore Americas, DNB Bank ASA
  
• David Boggs, Managing Director, Energy Maritime Associates
• Dan Holmes, Lloyd’s Register Energy
• Bruce Crager, Executive Vice President, Expert Advisory Group, Endeavor Management
• Hans Leerdam, Sales Manager Offshore Projects, Dockwise

KEY TOPICS:

• Critical Developments in the Gulf of Mexico & Brazil FPSO Market with Current Oil Price Fluctuation
  · FPSO Projects in Emerging Markets and E&P Hotspots – Where can new projects start with good economic prospects?
  · FPSO OWNER/OPERATOR, SYSTEMS & OIL MAJOR PANEL: Reaction to oil prices and are FPSOs becoming the only economically feasible choice?
  · Latest FPSO Design Specifications and Technology
  · Risks in Financing FPSO Projects
  · Deepwater Gulf of Mexico: Regulatory Requirements. Pre start up and operational regulatory requirements
  · FPSO Contract Dispute Mitigation Strategies
  · Challenges and Solutions for Turret Mooring in Deepwater & Harsh Weather Environments
  · Best Practice Safe FPSO Operations
  · Increasing Integrity of Standard FPSO Operations
  · Case studies of major contractors and operators – Understanding the implications of particular projects

“Good mix of topics; business and technical! Networking valuable part of conference.”- Cobie Loper, SBM Offshore

“All guest speakers were extremely knowledgeable, the topics relevant, and audience participation engaging.”-Stephen J. Potter, Shell

“Timely and relevant with the appropriate blend of projects to provide commercial & technical insight.”-TJ Dillingham, Lloyd’s Register

“Good presentations, interesting discussions.” –Andrew Lamshed, Bumi Armada

This FPSO event will attract a targeted group of senior level executives and decision-makers from the Oil & Gas majors and FPSO industry.  Our meetings are strictly end-user focussed. Only a select group of companies are invited to sponsor the event – to ensure the emphasis is on the industry participants, and making sure our delegates have a valuable and positive experience

From FPSO Owners/Operators

• President/VP
• General Manager
• Business Development Manager
• Commercial Manager
• Operations/Fleet Director

From Oil Companies

• Directors of E&P
• Project Director
• Commercial Manager

As well as Lawyers, Banks, Financiers, EPCs, Naval Architects, Designers, Engineers, Contractors, Classification Societies, Consultants, Regulators, Shipyards and more…

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