DOT in Amsterdam to focus on technology, solutions

For 29 years, DOT has provided a forum to address technical issues, introduce pioneering technology, and discuss lessons learned while exploring, developing, and producing oil and gas in deep and ultra deepwater.

DOT enables operators, equipment manufacturers, contractors, and service providers to introduce deepwater solutions and to share real-life experiences, according to David Paganie, conference director and chief editor ofOffshore magazine.

“For 29 years, DOT has provided a forum to address technical issues, introduce pioneering technology, and discuss lessons learned while exploring, developing, and producing oil and gas in deep and ultra-deepwater,” Paganie says. “DOT is recognized as the event where knowledge is shared and solutions are introduced. This technology transfer is vital because deepwater is increasingly important to the global reserves base.” According to a report published inOffshore, deepwater and ultra-deepwater discoveries between 2005 and 2009 accounted for over 41% of total new reserve additions – offshore and onshore. Meanwhile, the geographic footprint of deepwater drilling is expanding.

The DOT 2010 emphasis is on “Discover the Unknown.” The conference and exhibition officially opens on Tuesday, Nov. 30, with a keynote address by Glen Cayley, VP–Technical for Shell’s Upstream business in Europe.

Tuesday sessions

The DOT conference will operate on three tracks. The Tuesday schedule forTrack 1 begins with a session on floating production systems. John Murray, FloaTEC LLC, and Claude Valenchon, Saipem S.A., will chair the session.

Scheduled presentations are:

• Evaluation of Improved Economics with FDPSO-Based Field Developments, Vegard Tvedt, Prosafe Production Public Ltd.
• Advances in Dry Tree Semi Technology for Deepwater Field Development, Dr. Jack Zeng, Aker Solutions
• Mooring an FPSO Deepwater Offshore Brazil – Turret or Spread Moored? Cyrille Tenet, SBM Offshore.

Track 2, Flowlines & Pipelines, will be chaired by Matt Lamey, Anadarko Petroleum Corp., and Uri Nooteboom, INTECSEA Inc.

Presentations include:

• Vortex Induced Vibration (VIV) Analysis of Multi-planar Rigid Jumpers, Aravind Nair, MCS Kenny
• At the Frontier of Deepwater Large Diameter Pipeline Design, Engr. Thomas Dronkers, INTECSEA
• AKPO Project: Deepwater Flowline System Thermal Design, Gianbattista Curti, Saipem America.

Track 3, Well Construction & Drilling Operations, will be chaired by Josh Billings, Repsol E&P USA, and Richard D’Souza, KBR/Granherne Americas. Presentations include:

• Optimized Cementing Operations for Successful Completion and Beyond in Most Challenging Environments (Utilizing Computational Fluid Dynamics), Farzad Tahmourpour, Halliburton
• Extending Capabilities while Reducing Weights, Dr. Arnfinn Nergaard, UIS
• Solving the Salt Challenge: Unique Drill Bit Philosophy Delivers Breakthrough Performance in Deepwater, Ryan Weeden, NOV Downhole.

The second session on Tuesday begins immediately after lunch.

Track 1, Mooring & Station Keeping 1, is chaired by Matt Lamey, Anadarko Petroleum Corp, and Rogier Koene, Heerema Marine Contractors US Inc.

Presentations include:

• A Comparison of Deepwater TLP Tendon Installation Methodologies, Dr. Neil Williams, SBM Atlantia
• On the Assessment of Thruster Assisted Mooring, Dr. Sue Wang, ABS.

Track 2, Subsea Technology 1, is chaired by Dr. Arnt Olufsen, Statoil, and Dr. Stuart Smith, Subsea 7.

Presentations include:

• Application of All Electric Open Water Subsea Intervention Workover Systems (IWOCS) in Deepwater Oil and Gas Production, Jimi Fayemi, FMC Technology
• Electrohydraulic Actuator for SIL Rated SSIV, Per Dahl, Nemo Engineering.

Track 3, Lessons Learned, is chaired by Ricky Simic, Oil States Industries Inc., and James G. Osborn, Global Industries Ltd.

Presentations include:

• Development of an Innovative Method of Connecting New Deepwater Pipelines onto Existing Pipelines Using Field Proven Deepwater Pipeline Repair Equipment, Edgar Keijser, Oil States Industries
• Sequoia Development Project: Technical and Operational Challenges in the Egyptian Deepwater, Engr. Piergiovanni Panico, Saipem Energy Services.

Session 3, the last session of the day, begins at 4:30 p.m.

Track 1, Riser Technology 1, is chaired by Kieran Kavanagh, Wood Group Kenny, and Artie Ruderman, Bennett & Associates.

Presentations include:

• Dynamic Response of Deepwater Lazy-Wave Catenary Riser, Chau Nguyen, 2H Offshore Inc.
• The Influence of Support Floater Type on SCR Fatigue Damage at the Touchdown Zone, Dr. John Murray, FloaTEC LLC.

Track 2, Subsea Technology 2, is chaired by Brian Skeels, FMC Technologies, and David Morgan, Cameron.

Presentations include:

• Low Power Heat Tracing – The Qualification Process of an Efficient Answer to Today’s Field Development Challenges, Hervé de Naurois, Total E&P
• A Novel Sand Erosion and Particle Detection Sensor for Use on Subsea Oil and Gas Wellheads, Separation Systems and Manifolds, Dan Clarke, Teledyne Oil and Gas.

Track 3, Construction/Installation 1, is chaired by Josh Billings, Repsol E&P USA, and Dr. Jean François Saint-Marcoux, Acergy.

Presentations include:

• Material Aspects to Through Life Performance of Ropes for Predictable and Reliable Deepwater Deployment, Mrs. Sara Fletcher, Bridon International Ltd.
• The Effect of Umbilical Termination Size on Installability and Vessel Downtime, Vibor Paravic, Saipem.

Wednesday sessions

Wednesday’s program will begin with a panel discussion at 9 a.m. on New Oil Spill Prevention and Response Technologies. It will be followed at 10 a.m. by bonus presentations on riser technology.

Session 4 begins at 11 a.m. - 12.30 SESSION 4

Track 1, Mooring & Station Keeping 2, is chaired by Dr. Andrew Newport, SBM Offshore, and Bill Henry, Shell E&P Co.

Presentations include:

• Deepwater Mooring Ropes Prepare to Go Deeper, David Rowley, Offspring International Ltd.
• The Skarv FPSO Turret Mooring System: A 5,000-ton Mooring Force Challenge, Renaud Daran, SBM Offshore
• AKPO FPSO Mooring System – Technical and Execution Challenges, Florent Vertallier, Saipem.

Track 2, Flowlines and Pipelines 2, is chaired by Frederic Garnaud, Total, and Lee Norris, SPT Group. Presentations include:

• The South Stream Project, Taking the Industry Another Step Forward, Martijn van Driel, INTECSEA BV
• Pipeline Strain Concentration During Deepwater Installation and Operational Conditions, Sherif EL-Gebaly, INTECSEA.
• 3D Modeling Photogrammetry Pipeline Inspection, Marie MacCormick, Welaptega Marine Ltd.

Track 3, Production Optimization 1, is chaired by Mike McEvilly, Spitzer Industries, and Bob Holicek, Schlumberger.

Presentations include:

• Real Time Dynamic Simulation as a Tool for Production Optimization in Campos Basin, Carlos Paiva, SPT Group
• Simplified Completion for Clastic Oil Marginal Field Development - J4. Nik Khansani, Petronas Carigali
• Modular GTL as an Offshore Associated Gas Solution – Pilot Plant Case Study, Iain Baxter, CompactGTL Plc.

Session 5 begins at 2 p.m.Track 1, Technology Development/Advanced Materials, is chaired by Francesco Paone, Mellitah Oil and Gas BV, Gas Division, and Jean Ropers, GEP.

Presentations include:

• Bringing Aerospace Life Enhancement Technology to the Oil Industry, George Baird, Metal Improvement Co.
• Quantification of Roughness Parameters of Polyethylene and Polypropylene Surfaces, Senthil Arasu Ganesan, Subsea7.

Track 2, Subsea Technology 3, is chaired by Kieran Kavanagh, Wood Group Kenny, and Christian Geertsen, ITP InTerPipe.

Presentations include:

• Subsea Power Generation, Axel Jaeschke, Joh. Heinr. Bornemann GmbH
• Power Distribution Umbilical Design for Ultra Deepwater Applications, Arild Figenschou, Aker Solutions AS.

Track 3, Construction/Installation 2, is chaired by John Murray, FloaTEC, LLC, and David Walters, 2H Offshore.

Presentations include:

• Heavy Lifting in 2,500 m Water Depth – Cascade & Chinook FSHR Installation, Henk de Boo van Uijen, Jumbo Offshore
• Topsides Installation Methods for Deep Draft Semisubmersibles, Niels Haakman, Yantai CIMC Raffles Offshore Ltd.

Session 6 begins at 4 p.m.Track 1, Riser Technology 2, is chaired by Kieran Kavanagh, Wood Group Kenny, and Dr. Ian Frazer, Noble Denton Consultants Ltd. Presentations include:

• Hybrid Riser Solutions for Harsh Environments, Dr. Kjell Hagatun, Aker Solutions
• Calculation of Minimum Top Tension Requirements for Emergency Disconnect of Deepwater Drilling Risers, Donogh Lang, MCS Kenny
• A New Methodology Allowing the Use of High Strength Steels with H2S in Ultra Deepwater Flexible Pipe, Engr. Nicolas Desamais, Technip.

Track 2, Subsea Technology 4, is chaired by David Brookes, BP, and Claude Valenchon, Saipem S.A.

Presentations include:

• Innovative Flow Assurance Strategies for Long Tieback Developments in Deepwaters, Mrs. Marie-Kathleen Decrin, Saipem SA
• Qualification Testing of the Deepwater Multi-pipe Separator: Hydrodynamic Behavior and Separation Performances, Roberto Di Silvestro, Saipem
• Soda Ash as Gypsum Dissolver in 8-in. (20-cm) Production Line Case Study Gemsa Field, Gulf of Suez, Egypt, Engr. Emad Hamdy Riad, Gemsa Petroleum Co.

Track 3, Production Optimization 2, is chaired by James Britch, HESS Corp., and Stewart MacIndoe, Baker Hughes.

Presentations include:

• Deepwater Evaluation Performing a DST Test for Heavy Oil Reservoir in the Marine Region of Mexico, Jan Loaiza, Halliburton
• Using Dynamic Simulation for Overall Flow Metering for Complex Deepwater Developments, Dr. David Cameron, Kongsberg Oil & Gas Technologies
• Innovative Technique Re-Completes First Dual GRE -Lined/25Cr Multi-Zone Completion for WAG Well in Dulang Field Malaysia, Vinod Kumar, Petronas Carigali.

Thursday sessions

Thursday’s sessions begin at 9 a.m. with a panel discussion on Deepwater Floating Production Systems Selection. It is followed at 10 a.m. by bonus presentations on Technology Development /Advanced Materials.

Session 7 begins at 11 a.m.

Track 1, Risk and Reliability, is chaired by Mike McEvilly, Spitzer Industries, and Roger Koene, Heerema Marine Contractors.

Presentations include:

• Design Life Extension of Deepwater Fields Requires Surveillance of Critical Subsea Components, Vincent Alliot, Schlumberger
• Integrity Management and Structural Monitoring Technology: Reduce Risk and Improve Efficiency, Edmund Jenkins, Pulse Structural Monitoring
• Root Cause Failure Analysis: Facts or Fiction? Namik Kosaric, Norcan Reliability Engineering.

Track 2, Subsea Boosting & Processing, is chaired by Francesco Paone, Mellitah Oil and Gas BV, Gas Division, and Dr. Stuart Smith, Subsea 7.

Presentations include:

• Large Scale Condition Monitoring for a Subsea Gas Compression System Pilot, Klas Eriksson, Aker Solutions
• Subsea Produced Water Treatment: Challenges and Solutions, Stephane Anres, Saipem
• Statoil’s Experience with and Plans for Subsea Processing, Simon Davies, Statoil ASA.

Track 3, Arctic Technology, is chaired by Dr. Arnt Olufsen, Statoil, and Jean Ropers, GEP. Presentations include:

• Iceberg vs. Subsea Installations – The Use of Flowline Weak Links, Devin Stubbs, Nemo Engineering
• Arctic Technology Assessment, Dr. Abdel Ghoneim, Det Norske Veritas
• Lessons Learned from Sakhalin and Caspian – Arctic Offshore and Onshore Pipelines – Extreme Load Conditions and Demanding Strength Capacity Requirement, Luigino Vitali, Saipem Energy Services.

Concluding program

The conference concludes at 1 p.m. on Thursday with the Conference Chairman’s Closing Remarks by Bill Henry, VP of Front End Studies, Global Solutions Upstream in the Americas and Group chief petroleum engineer for Shell, followed by the Awards Ceremony and Closing Remarks, presented by David Paganie, conference director, PennWell Corp.

Exhibitors

Expected exhibitors include: ABS, ABV Energy, Balltec, BEL Valves, BMT Scientific Marine Services Inc., BPP-TECH, Bridon International, BRML Solutions, Cameron, ClampOn, Clarkson Research Services Ltd., Cuming Insulation Corp., DMT, E.W. Fuel Management, EXSTO UK Ltd., Floatex, Fuji Electric France SAS, GEP, Hawke Transit System S.L., IHC Merwede Offshore & Marine, Infield Systems Ltd., INTECSEA, Kongsberg Oil & Gas Technologies, Koso Kent Introl Ltd., Lankhorst Mouldings & Ropes, Mokveld Valves BV, Oil States Industries Inc., Optical Metrology Services Ltd., Pietro Fiorentini S.p.A., Resinex Trading SRL, Rotech Subsea, Saipem, SBM Offshore Group, Sea Trucks Group, SPT Group Pty Ltd., SPT Offshore BV, Subsea UK, Teledyne D.G. O’Brien, The Association of Dutch Suppliers in the Oil & Gas Industry, Thrustmaster Europe B.V., United Offshore Services VOF, Vicinay Cadenas SA, Vryhof Anchors B.V., and others.

Deep Offshore Technology International is owned and produced by PennWell. The conference is sponsored by ABS, Bridon, Cameron, Heerema Marine Contractors, INTECSEA, Oil States Industries, and Technip.

Flagship media sponsors include:Offshore, Oil & Gas Journal, Oil & Gas Financial Journal, Oil, Gas & Petrochem, and PennEnergy. The supporting organizations are GEP, IDPOA, IMCA, IRO, ITF, Society of Marine Industries, Subsea UK, and the Society for Underwater Technology (SUT).

For additional information or to register for the conference, please visit the website athttp://www.deepoffshoretechnology.com/index.html. Stay tuned to www.offshore-mag.com during the event for continuous coverage.