Offshore West Africa 2008 Preliminary Conference Program
TUESDAY JANUARY 29, 2008

09:30 – 11:00 OPENING PLENARY SESSION
NIGERIAN NATIONAL ANTHEM
  • WELCOME & INTRODUCTION
    Eldon Ball, PennWell


  • OPENING ADDRESS

    • Umaru Musa Yar’Adua, President of Nigeria (Invited)

  • KEYNOTE ADDRESS

    • Marcos Assayag, Petrobras

  • INDUSTRY PERSPECTIVE

    • Adebola Adejumo, I.H.S. Energy
  • REGIONAL PERSPECTIVE IN DEEP OFFSHORE

    • TBD, Shell Nigeria Petroleum Co.
  • GOODWILL MESSAGE

    • Oil Minister, Angola
  • GOODWILL MESSAGE

    • Oil Minister, Equatorial Guinea
  • MARKET FORECAST

    • John Westwood, Douglas-Westwood
    11:00 - OFFICIAL EXHIBITION OPENING CEREMONY
    12:00 – 14:00 LUNCH
    14:00 -15:30 SESSION 1A: REGIONAL PERSPECTIVES & CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT
    Chair: Seyi Afolabi, ExxonMobil ; Co-chair: Oise Ihonde, Modec
  • Increased Offshore Activities in the West African Subregion-
    NETCO’s Imperative for Growth
    • Taiwa H. O. Elegba – National Engineering & Technical Company
    Limited, A Subsidiary of NNPC, Nigeria
  • Nigerian Content Development – Bridging the Human Capital GAP

    • Akin Osuntoki – Richardson Oil & Gas Limited, Nigeria
  • Developing Nigerian Deepwater Engineer and Engineering
    Capacity for the Future

    • David March – Shell EP Projects, The Netherlands

    SESSION 1B: HSE & SECURITY
    Chair: Bright Ogho, Addax ; Co-chair: Phillippe Bonneau, Technip
  • Indigenous Contractor’s Health, Safety and Environment
    Competence: A Possible Clog in the Wheel of Nigeria Content Development Drive

    • Jacob Ologe – Elf Petroleum Nigeria Limited, Nigeria
  • The Panacea for a Safe Deepwater Drilling

    • Sally Ekeng – Weatherford, Nigeria
  • Non-aqueous Mud Contaminated Drill Cuttings – Evaluation of their Environmental Impact and How Specific Thermal Technology can Best Minimise This

    • Olanrewaju Ayoola – Nubian Total Waste Management Nigeria Limited, Nigeria

    15:30 – 16:00 COFFEE BREAK


    16:00 – 17:30 SESSION 2A: OFFSHORE DRILLING TECHNOLOGY, COMPLETION & PIPELINES
    Chair: Yemi Suary, SNEPCo ; Co-chair: Claude Berbigier, GEP
  • Successful Shallow Kick-off in Soft Formation on Bobo-2x, an Ultra-deepwater Well

    • Mark Ratchinsky – Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company Ltd., Nigeria

  • Bonga Subsea Te Back Wells – Challenges and Innovation Solutions

    • Gbenga Odusami – Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company Ltd., Nigeria

  • An Innovative Solution for High Speed Spooling of Reeled Rigid Pipe in Open Sea. The Dande spoolbase in Angola

    • Romaing Vivet – Technip, France

  • Alternate: Improving Drilling Operations Using Time-Based Real Time Drilling Data

    • Han de Min, Aspen Technology – United States of America

    SESSION 2B: FIELD DEVELOPMENT & ARCHITECTURE
    Invited Chair: John Addeh, Total ; Co-chair: Richard Taylor, DNV

  • Akpo, A Giant Deep Offshore Development

    • Francois Rafin, Allain Laine, Benoit Ludot – Total, France

  • Escravos Gas Project 3A : Innovative Float-Over Design and
    Application

    • Duane Simmons – Chevron Nigeria Limited, Nigeria
  • Integrated Production System Modelling for Enhanced Gas and Oil Field Development

    • A. Ekebafe – Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company Ltd., Nigeria

  • Alternate: New Generation TPLs for West Africa

    • Wiliam Rawles – Modec, United States of America


    WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 30, 2008
    09:30 – 11:00 SESSION 3A: SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
    Chair: Blessyn Okpowo, Addax Petroleum ; Co-chair: Gabriel Obando, NNPC

  • Sustanable Development Policy-A Tool for Peace and Increased Production of Oil and Gas in the Niger Delta of Nigeria

    • Stephen Bentowe - State of NJ, United States of America

  • Emergence of Community Development Foundations: Depth of Foundations and Degree of Sustainability

    • Anthony Abolarin - Total, Nigeria

  • Developing a Sustainable FEED Facility

    • Femi Aisida - Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company Limited, Nigeria


    SESSION 3B: ULTRA DEEPWATER & INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGY
    Chair: Chidi Izuwah, SPDC ; Co-chair: Annick Lia, Acergy

  • New Equipment Designs Enable Swellable Technology in Cementless Completions

    • Hank Rogers - Halliburton, United States of America

  • Wireless Technology Application in the Oil and Gas Industry: Solution for West Africa Offshore Fields

    • Godfrey Omokaro - SPDC Nigeria Limited, Nigeria
  • Swelling Rubber Technology - a Solution for Many Well Isolation Requirements

    • Henry Longden - Halliburton, Egypt
  • Alternate: Satellite Altimetry in Support of OGP Industry off Continental Shelf

    • Stefano Vignudelli - Consiglio Nazionale Ricerche - CNR, Italy
    11:00 - 11:30 COFFEE BREAK

    11:30 – 13:00 SESSION 4A: SUBSEA TECHNOLOGY & FLOW ASSURANCE
    Chair: Robert Valk, Subsea 7 ; Co-chair: Adeyemi Suara, Shell
    Nigeria Petroleum Co.
  • Overcoming the Challenges of Cost Effective Metering and Pumping Installations on Subsea Wells and their Impact on Associated Field Architecture

    • Brian Nutley - DES Operations Ltd., United Kingdom
  • Long Tie-backs in Deep-water Environments - Addressing the Flow Assurance Issues

    • Gboyega Falope - Petro-Vision, United Kingdom
  • Remote Controlled (Tether-Less) Plugging

    • Gary Bishop - TDW Offshore, United States of America
    SESSION 4B: OFFSHORE OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT
    Chair: Tony Ofor, Shell ; Co-chair: Dr. Levi Ajuonama, NNPC
  • Maintaining Production While Upgrading Facilities and Equipment

    • Todd Hutchinson - Hastec Services W.I., United States of America
  • Analysis of some Factors Used for Measuring Success in the Deepwater Operations

    • Okpala Faith - Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Nigeria
  • Facilities Status Reporting: Managing Integrity of Mature Facilities

    • Theo Ekiyor-Katimi - Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Limited, Nigeria
  • Alternate: Waste Water Polishing: Offshore Bulk Phase Separation and Hydrocarbon Extraction of LSA Contaminated Sludge and Aqueous Effluent Streams

    • Roger Quinn - CETCO Oilfields Services Company Nigeria Ltd., Nigeria
    13:00 – 14:30 LUNCH
    14:30 – 16:00 SESSION 5A: RISERS
    Chair: John Addeh, Total ; Co-chair: Ricky Simic, Oil States Industries, Ltd.
  • Riser Design Challenges OWA

    • Vigleik Hansen - Det Norske Veritas, Norway
  • Challenges and Solutions of the Flexible Riser System of the Mondo Development

    • Kent Caveny - Technip
  • Grouped SLOR Deep Water Riser System

    • Daniel Karunakaran - Subsea 7, Norway
    SESSION 5B: BONGA: LESSONS LEARNED
    Chair: Oise Ihonde, Modec International ; Co-chair: Charles Adenji, Chevron
  • Akpo, A giant Deep Offshore Development

    • Francois Rafin, Allain Laine, Benoit Ludot - Total, France
  • Escravos Gas Project 3A: Innovative Float-Over Design and Application

    • Duane Simmons - Chevron Nigeria Limited, Nigeria
  • Integrated Production system modelling for Enhanced Gas and Oil field development

    • Ekebafe - Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company Ltd., Nigeria
  • Alternate: New Generation TLPs for West Africa

    • William Rawles - Modec, United States of America
    16:00 – 16:30 COFFEE BREAK
    16:30 – 18:00 SESSION 6A: GEOSCIENCES & RESERVOIR MANAGEMENT
    Chair: Prof. Odebode, Sponsored by Total ; Co-chair: Nosa Omorodion, Schlumberger
  • Basin – Implications on Deepwater Reservoir Architectural Variation

    • Olusola Bakare - Chevron Nigeria Limited, Nigeria

  • Direct Identification of Hydrocarbon Filled Layers in Deepwater Areas of Niger Delta Using One-dimensional CSEM Modeling Method

    • Adekunle Adepelumi - Obafemi Awolowo University – Nigeria
  • Tracer-Test Opportunities in Reservoir Studies

    • Leonid Anisimov - LUKOIL - VolgogradNIPImorneft, Russia
  • Alternate: Neural network Characterization of XT field Niger Delta

    • Aminu Muslim - Obafemi Awolowo University, Ife-Ife, Nigeris, Nigeria
    SESSION 6B: FINANCE AND RISK MANAGEMENT
    Chair: Akin Osuntoki, Richardson Oil & Gas Ltd. ; Co-chair: Gabriel Obando, NNPC
  • Deepwater Vessels, Cabotage Regime & Financing Options for Fleet Expansion in the Gulf of Guinea

    • Kingsley Uwagbale - Vigeo Farstad Shipping Ltd., Nigeria
  • Finance Tool Benchmark

    • Akakinua Akpan - Nicon Insurance PLC, Nigeria
  • Finance & Risk

    • TBD --Guaranty Trust Bank
    THURSDAY, JANUARY 31, 2008
    08:30 – 10:00 SESSION 7: GAS MONETIZATION
    Chair: Toyin Akinosho, Chevron ; James Ibe, ExxonMobil
  • Technology & Gas Fiscal Metering

    • St. Iyke Maxwell Ndubuisi - The Shell Petroleum Development Company SPDC, Nigeria
  • Offshore Platform Brownfield Modification in Nigeria Successful Strategies and Lessons Learned

    • Andrew Omomehin - Chevron Nigeria Limited, Nigeria
  • Novel Stochastic Approach for Offshore Stranded Gas Investment Analysis in Nigeria

    • Chike Nwonodi - Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Nigeria
    SESSION 8: LOCAL CONTENT
    Chair: Joe Akande, NNPC ; Co-chair: John Addeh, Total
  • Challenges of Sustainable Local Content Development in the Nigerian Oil Industry

    • Offiong Akpanika -University of Uyo, Nigeria
  • Successes in Local Content and Technology Transfer for Sustainable Development for the STAR Deepwater Petroleum Agbami Subsea System

    • Mike Robinson - FMC Technologies, United States of America
  • Erha and Erha North Development: Erha Subsea System Integration Test (SIT)

    • Dave Whiteley - Cameron Limited, England
  • Alternate: Oil Industry in National Economic Development: Building Sectoral linkages for maximum impact

    • Bunmi Obembe, B. Eng; MBA; FNSE - Elf Petroleum Nigeria Limited, Nigeria