Decommissioning - the D word

Exploring ways to make decommissioning easier to manage 0

Friday, June 23, 2017, London, The Geological Society

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How can decommissioning be easier to manage - including making it easier for more companies to get involved, and take on more of the responsibility? We'll explore this subject at our decommissoining forum in London on June 23.

At the Decom Offshore event in Aberdeen on May 24, Roger Esson, chief executive of Decom North Sea, began by saying that the subject might now be considered "late life asset management" or mature basin management," with many more skills and technologies coming into play.

Previously, the decommissioning business was previously (arguably) just about a relationship between operators and their contractors. Now we are seeing alliances form to offer a complete late life asset management service. Also, we are seeing innovations in insurance and financial management, and people exploring re-use of equipment both topsides and subsea.

More attention is being given to political, financial, regulatory and joint venture aspects, and much more strategic thinking overall is happening about different ways to move forward. There is also much thinking about what can be learned from the nuclear sector.

If you have subsurface expertise, there could be business opportunities too. Managing downhole risks is, of course, a very high priority and concern, and you may be able to assist. You could also provide advice about future production potential of an older asset.

It isn't just a UKCS opportunity - the Dutch are getting heavily involved. We heard at the conference that 75 per cent of the Netherlands' gas platforms will be uneconomic within 3-4 years at the current gas price. The Netherlands has 156 platforms and 700 wells, compared to 323 platforms and 4,000 wells in the UKCS.

You can find out more about the opportunities and join the discussion at our conference on June 23rd.

As on previous years, the conference will be chaired by Greg Coleman of Petromall, a former global head of HSEQ with BP (and current CEO of Independent Resources Group and Echo Energy), and Graham Scotton of Petromall, formerly COO of Dana Petroleum. We have speakers confirmed from ABB (on what we can learn from onshore decommissioning), Zolnai on managing the information supply chain, KM Dastur on approaches to insurance, and Christopher Lloyd of Petromall on new management approaches.

See Petromall Insights June 2017 report - "Making Decommissioning Easier to Manage"

Note: This event continues from our past 'Decommissioning - the D word!' event held in June 2016 - see the agenda - see the delegates list read the report

Agenda

9:30 Graham Scotton - Director - Future Energy Partners Ltd Chairman's introduction - current situation with North Sea decommissioning Graham is a former COO and acting CEO of Dana Petroleum Ltd. Before that he had a long career with BP with his most recent roles being in projects offshore Angola and in the Caspian. Future Energy Partners Ltd Future Energy Partners (FEP) is a unique oil and gas advisory service which prides itself on technical excellence in selected fields and supplementing business management and leadership; in the face of uncertainty. We offer truthful, professional opinion and advice; no playback of what you already know, and no spin. FEP was founded by 4 senior industry practitioners who consider the challenges faced by today's oil and gas environment are going to require herculean acts of leadership and technical skill in a transforming, transitioning, industry, in order to maintain an energy supply that is sustainable and even recognisable compared to recent history. Similarly nations developing an oil and gas industry face related challenges as they seek to maximise the benefits of this new wealth-creating opportunity - in a responsible manner. Global reach FEP actively participates in the facilitation and conduct of seminars and webinars worldwide, for example in conjunction with its associate partner Finding Petroleum. Our presence reaches parts of the globe, such as: the UK, the USA, Sub-Saharan Africa, with partners wherever we work.

10:00 Steve Andrew - Demolition and Remediation Manager - ABB Taking Onshore learning Offshore Talk Description. What can be learnt from Onshore Decommissioning projects What are the similarities and transferable skills Lessons learnt, the effect of bad planning ABB ABB is a global leader in power and automation technologies that enable utility and industry customers to improve their performance while lowering environmental impact.

10:30 Andrew Zolnai - Owner - Zolnai.ca Improving the information supply chain for decommissioning Andrew Zolnai promotes web mapping and volunteer geo info at Zolnai.ca. For almost a decade in EMEA he held geospatial lead and subsurface integration positions. The prior decade in the US he was petroleum manager with Esri and senior consultant Landmark Halliburton. His first decade in Canada he held various positions in petroleum data management, GIS and field mapping. He is Certified Petroleum Geologist with over a dozen refereed and industry publications. Zolnai.ca We help you sketch out your information supply chain. Map your people, processes & Technology in a single web dashboard.

10:45 Christopher Lloyd - Consultant - Future Energy Partners Ltd A new managed approach to decommissioning Talk Description. Christopher was formerly business development manager and strategic project manager with Reef Subsea, an offshore construction and survey company. He was the commercial manager for Reef Subsea for the company's part in the Fife, Fergus, Flora and Angus (FFFA) decommissioning projects. He is an experienced chartered engineer and operations manager having worked for the last 12 years in the North Sea and Norwegian Continental Shelf. During his time at Saipem UK Limited he worked on one of the North Seas first major decommissioning project for the Frigg field and MCP-01 in 2007-2008, requiring the removal of four steel jacket structures and six topside platforms. He is currently consulting in the offshore energy space, of which decommissioning is playing an increasingly large part. Christopher is on the national membership panel of the Energy Institute and the safety committee of the Royal Institute of Naval Architects, as well as several other industry groups. Future Energy Partners Ltd Future Energy Partners (FEP) is a unique oil and gas advisory service which prides itself on technical excellence in selected fields and supplementing business management and leadership; in the face of uncertainty. We offer truthful, professional opinion and advice; no playback of what you already know, and no spin. FEP was founded by 4 senior industry practitioners who consider the challenges faced by today's oil and gas environment are going to require herculean acts of leadership and technical skill in a transforming, transitioning, industry, in order to maintain an energy supply that is sustainable and even recognisable compared to recent history. Similarly nations developing an oil and gas industry face related challenges as they seek to maximise the benefits of this new wealth-creating opportunity - in a responsible manner. Global reach FEP actively participates in the facilitation and conduct of seminars and webinars worldwide, for example in conjunction with its associate partner Finding Petroleum. Our presence reaches parts of the globe, such as: the UK, the USA, Sub-Saharan Africa, with partners wherever we work.

11:15 Coffee & Tea; Exhibits

11:45 Steve Giles - Energy Divisional Director - KM Dastur & Company Limited Decommissioning insurance and ring fencing costs KM Dastur & Company Limited KM Dastur Group is a leading independent insurance broker and risk advisor, with 27 offices in Asia, Africa, the Middle East and Europe. It handles around $1bln premiums worldwide, and employs over 1000 insurance professionals and risk advisors. It focusses on energy, aviation, re-insurance and speciality business lines, including kidnap and terrorism. The Energy Division within KMD London has vast experience in all energy aspects, including upstream (operational, drilling contractors, construction, decommissioning), downstream, power, mining and renewables (hydro, wind, solar, bio fuel, wave/tidal, geothermal).

12:15 Philip Reid - Solicitor - CMS Cameron McKenna LLP Transferring tax reliefs to pay for decommissioning – possible UK regulatory changes this year CMS Cameron McKenna LLP CMS, which provides clients with specialist, business- focused advice in law and tax matters. Our 3,000 legal professionals across the world, working in sector-based teams and trained in project management, are focused on our clients and fulfilling their objectives. CMS lawyers operate in 60 offices worldwide, offering real-world advice to clients operating in a challenging business climate and a fast-changing regulatory environment. Our corporate lawyers provide advice across all types of commercial law; banking and finance, competition, corporate and M&A, dispute resolution, employment & pensions, environment, intellectual property, private equity, public procurement, real estate and tax.

12:35 James Rosenshine - Senior Industry Executive, Oil & Gas - Dassault Systèmes Using a digital platform approach and lifecycle management software to help with late life operations and decommissioning Dassault Systèmes

13:00 Lunch & Close

Sponsors of this event

Future Energy Partners Ltd
Future Energy Partners (FEP) is a unique oil and gas advisory service which prides itself on technical excellence in selected fields and supplementing business management and leadership; in the face of uncertainty.

We offer truthful, professional opinion and advice; no playback of what you already know, and no spin.

FEP was founded by 4 senior industry practitioners who consider the challenges faced by today's oil and gas environment are going to require herculean acts of leadership and technical skill in a transforming, transitioning, industry, in order to maintain an energy supply that is sustainable and even recognisable compared to recent history.

Similarly nations developing an oil and gas industry face related challenges as they seek to maximise the benefits of this new wealth-creating opportunity - in a responsible manner.

Global reach

FEP actively participates in the facilitation and conduct of seminars and webinars worldwide, for example in conjunction with its associate partner Finding Petroleum.

Our presence reaches parts of the globe, such as: the UK, the USA, Sub-Saharan Africa, with partners wherever we work.

ABB
ABB is a global leader in power and automation technologies that enable utility and industry customers to improve their performance while lowering environmental impact.

KM Dastur & Company Limited
KM Dastur Group is a leading independent insurance broker and risk advisor, with 27 offices in Asia, Africa, the Middle East and Europe. It handles around $1bln premiums worldwide, and employs over 1000 insurance professionals and risk advisors.

It focusses on energy, aviation, re-insurance and speciality business lines, including kidnap and terrorism.

The Energy Division within KMD London has vast experience in all energy aspects, including upstream (operational, drilling contractors, construction, decommissioning), downstream, power, mining and renewables (hydro, wind, solar, bio fuel, wave/tidal, geothermal).

Zolnai.ca
We help you sketch out your information supply chain. Map your people, processes & Technology in a single web dashboard.

Registered Delegates

Steve Andrew Demolition and Remediation Manager ABB	Karl Jeffery Editor Finding Petroleum / Digital Energy Journal United Kingdom	Philippe Bara Partner Re
Rob Gill Senior Advisor Advisian United Kingdom	Greg Coleman CEO Future Energy Partners United Kingdom	Graham Scotton Petromall
Paul Murphy Key Account Manager, Oil and Gas Division Airbus Defence and Space United Kingdom	Alexander Chalke Partner Grosvenor Clive & Stokes United Kingdom	Christopher Lloyd Consultant PetroMall Ltd United Kingdom
Geoffrey Boyd Field Development Consultant Antium FRONTFIELD United Kingdom	David Harper Principal Consultant Harper Associates United Kingdom	Martin Smith Business Development Manager - Operations RPS Energy United Kingdom
John Mc Keon Founder -Director Ardilaun Energy Ltd Ireland	Richard Reeves hsbc	Chris Hayes Well Operations Director RPS Energy United Kingdom
Richard Taylor Oil & Gas Analyst BMI Research United Kingdom	John Hanson Manager IDS (Asia) Pty ltd United Kingdom	Michele Peduzzi Santander United Kingdom
Harvey Johnstone Global Manager, Decommissioning, Prevention & Waste BP Australia	Evgenia Kukina Sr Product Manager IHS United Kingdom	Elvira Mullakhmetova Risk and Insurance Adviser Shell United Kingdom
Carl Fredrik Gyllenhammar GeoScientist CaMa GeoScience AS Norway	Inga Shamsutdinova Upstream Consulting IHS Markit United Kingdom	meera shah Shell United Kingdom
James Brown Chaucer	Phil Carpenter Business Development Manager Ikon Science United Kingdom	Tom Martin Director Shikra Consulting United Kingdom
Elena Alvarez-Pino Chaucer	Irina Mosina Imperial College United Kingdom	Simon Bradbury Director Simelis United Kingdom
David Rutherford CMS	Phil Penfold EVP Business Development io consulting	Daniel Sim Director Simmar Ltd.
Calum Tilston CMS	Katerina Gunningham Partner Iskra Consulting Ltd United Kingdom	Michael Davar Associate Squire Patton Boggs
Philip Reid Solicitor CMS Cameron McKenna LLP	Sangeeta Jordan Researcher JOGMEC United Kingdom	Ben Holland Partner Squire Patton Boggs
Clive Magnus CNA Hardy	Nina Howell Counsel King & Spalding International LLP United Kingdom	William Hanson Project Manager Suez Oil & Gas Systems
Graham Clevett Managing Director Cornhill Economics Ltd United Kingdom	Brian Richardson KM Dastur	Andre Sharma Petroleum Analyst Svenska Petroleum Exploration AB United Kingdom
James Rosenshine Industry Executive, Oil & Gas Dassault Systemes United Kingdom	Martin Kotarba KM Dastur	Ali Elyaseri Petroleum Economist Svenska Petroleum Exploration AB United Kingdom
Mohamed Sharaf Dassault Systemes	Steve Giles Energy Divisional Director KM Dastur & Company Limited	Claire Seffens Swiss Re
Humphrey Douglas partner Dentons United Kingdom	Mark Jones Director - Sales & Business Line Logstor United Kingdom	Phil Houston Founder / CEO TalEng United Kingdom
alex tostevin Dentons	Christoph Ramshorn Director Manage Your Options Netherlands	Nick Wootton Deputy Underwriter Tokio Marine HCC United Kingdom
Marcus Flint Senior Principal Consultant DNV GL Ltd United Kingdom	Penny Cygan-Jones Senior Knowledge Lawyer nortonrosefulbright United Kingdom	Ed Turner Zurich
Brian Davis Journalist F/lance Journalist United Kingdom	David Hamersley GIS & Ocean Remote Sensing Specialist NPA Satellite Mapping (CGG) United Kingdom	Gary Ware Zurich
Avinga Pallangyo Events Coordinator Finding Petroleum	Robert Parker Consultant Parker United Kingdom	_ _ Owner _ United Kingdom
Richard McIntyre Sales Manager Finding Petroleum