Offshore West Africa 2010

 

Offshore West Africa 2012 Preliminary Conference Program

TUESDAY, JANUARY 24, 2012

11:00-12:30

Opening Plenary

 

Welcome & Introduction: Mr. David Paganie, Conference Director, PennWell Corporation
Chairman's Remarks: Mr. Francis Alabo Ogaree, General Manager, International Venture Opportunities, Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation
Ministry Welcome Nigeria: Mrs. Diezani Alison-Madueke, Honorable Minister of Petroleum Resources, Invited
Ministry Welcome Ghana: Dr. Joe Oteng-Adjei, Honorable Minister of Energy, Invited
Ministry Welcome Equitorial Guinea: Invited

12:30-13:30

Exhibition Ribbon Cutting & Exhibition Tour

13:30-14:30

Lunch - Sponsored by ExxonMobil

14:30-16:00

Operators Perspective

Mr Guy Maurice, Managing Director, TOTAL
Mr Chike Onyejekwe, Managing Director, Shell Nigeria Exploration & Production Company Limited
ExxonMobil
- Invited

16:00-17:00

Coffee Break

17:00-18:00

Conference Sessions

 

Track 1

Track 2

 

Local Content 1

Chair: Mr. Nosa Omorodion, Schlumberger
Co-chair: Mr Igo Weli, SNEPCo

17:00-17:30:
Exploring the Institutional 
and Operational Framework for Training 
and Manpower Development per Nigerian Content Act - What Lessons for Africa;
Mr. Obinna Ikocha, Chevron Nigeria Limited

17:30-18:00: Unlocking Value - Highlighting Through Case Studies, Areas of Operations and Collaboration with Opportunities to Deliver Significant Monetary and Non-Monetary Value; Mr. Francis G. Faka, InterMoor Inc.

 

Subsea Technology 1

Chair: Mr. Monday Otabor, ADDAX PETROLEUM
Co-chair: Mr. Philippe Bonneau, Technip

17:00-17:30: Wet Park of Subsea Well Jumpers; Mr. Chiwuike Amaechi, SNEPCo.

17:30-18:00: Autonomous Shutdown Valve for Subsea PLEM Valves; Mr. Brian Ennever, Palado Systems


 

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 25, 2012

9:30-10:30

 Conference Sessions

 

Track 1

Track 2 

Well Construction & Drilling Operations 1

Chair: Mr. James Ibe, Mobil Producing Nigeria, subsidiary of ExxonMobil
Co-chair: Mr. George Oguachuba, TOTAL EP Nigeria

9:30-10:00: Frac Pack Completions Optimization in the Usan Field; Mr. Martin Prada, Chevron

10:00-10:30: Deepwater Intelligent Well Completion: Case Study of an Installation Failure in Usan Project; Mr. Unwana Bassey, Total E&P Nigeria

Alternate: Extended Length Debris Removal System Offers New Level of Risk Mitigation in Deepwater Completion Operations; Mrs. Yang Xu, Baker Hughes

Field Development 1

Chair:
Mr. Francis Alabo Ogaree, Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation
Co-chair - Mr. John Gallagher, ABS

9:30-10:00: Mitigating Development Risks in Deepwater Projects Through Production; Engr. O.J. Okwudiri Uzoh, SNEPCo.

 10:00-10:30: The Failure and the Emergency Repair of  an FPSO Morring System; Mr. Omotunde Akinwale, SNEPCo.

 Alternate: A Study on Pulsation and Flow Induced Vibrations on Topsides Piping in the Gulf of Guinea; Mr. Chukwuma Ochonogor, SNEPCo.
 

10:30-11:30

 Coffee Break

11:30-12:30

Conference Sessions

 

 Track 1

Track 2

Geosciences

Chair: Engr. I. G. Okafor, Nigerian Petroleum Development Company
Co-chair: Mr. James Ibe, Mobil Producing 
Nigeria, subsidiary of ExxonMobil

11:30-12:00: Integrated Reservoir Modeling 
of Bonga SouthWest/Aparo 692 Reservoir;
 
Mr. Peter Obidike, SNEPCo.

12:00-12:30: Multi-Resolution Analysis of Seismic Data Using Continuous Wavelet Transforms: A Case Study from Niger Delta Nigeria; Mr. Oladimeji Emmanuel Obafemi Muibi, Awolowo University

Alternate: Reducing Uncertainties in Deepwater Prospecting Using the Right 
Data for the Right Direction (RDRD);
Engr. JohnBosco Onyeji, Mosk Geosciences Ltd.

 

Subsea Technology 2

Chair:
Mr. Theo Ahwireng, Ghana National Petroleum Corporation
Co-chair: Mr. Rajan Batra, Chevron International Exploration & Production

11:30-12:00: Systems Engineering Approach for De-Risking BNW Cross-over Module Installation; Mrs. Musa Mohammed, SNEPCo.


12:00-12:30: Optimised Concept Selection of Subsea Pipelines; Mr. Chika Okafor, Rictek Ltd.

 

12:30-14:00

Lunch

14:00-15:00

Conference Sessions

 

Track 1

 Track 2

 

 Local Content 2

Chair: Mr. Sammy Ojigbo, Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation
Co-chair: Mr. John Gallagher, ABS

14:00-14:30: Local Content Development - Closing Opportunity Gaps; Mr. Akin Osuntoki, Richardson Oil & Gas Limited

14.30-15:00: Nigerian Content Act and the Insurance Industry: One Year After; Mr. Adekunle Ahmed, Guaranty Trust Assurance Plc.
 

 

 Flowlines & Pipelines

 Chair: Mr. Akin Odumakinde - DeltaAfrik
Co-chair: Mr. Richard Taylor, DNV

14:00-14:30: How Advances in Diverless Pipeline Repair Technology Made it Possible for an Operator to Save Field Development Costs; Mr. Edgar Keijser, Oil States Industries Inc.

14.30-15:00: Dead Leg Management; Mr. Emhodumhe Ikhenebome, National Engineering and Tech Co. (Subsidiary of NNPC)

Alternate: Challenges and Risks Associated with Deepwater Pipelines; Mr. Asle Venas, DNV



15:00-16:00 

Coffee Break

16:00-17:00

Conference Sessions

 

Track 1           

Track 2

Well Construction & Drilling Operations 2

 Chair: Mr. Cletus Egbuzie, ExxonMobil 
Co-chair: Mr. Pierre Nouama,  PETROCI

16:00-16:30: High Performance Wellbore Cleanup and Displacement System for Deep and Deepwater Well Applications; Mrs. Yang Xu, Baker Hughes

16:30-17:00: Coring Point Selection Using "Resistivity at Bit" Technology: A West Africa Successful Case History; Mr. Luca Magini, ENI Ghana E&P Ltd

 

Field Development 2

Chair: Mr. Adeyemi Suara, Shell Nigeria Explorationand Production Company Limited
Co-chair: Mr. Akin Osuntoki, Richardson Oil & Gas Limited

16:00-16:30: Mature Field Revitalization Campaign in a Nigerian Offshore Concession; Mr. Bassey Bassey, Northwest Petroleum and Gas FZE

16:30-17:00: Maximising Value Through Smart Wells in Deepwater Developments; Engr. Ebeneezer Ageh, Shell Nigeria E&P Co.

17:00-18:30

Networking Reception - Sponsored by TOTAL

THURSDAY, JANUARY 26, 2012

09:30-11:00

Panel Discussion - Regional Local Content

Moderator - Mr. Ernest Nwapa, Executive Secretary, Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board
Panelists:
Zenith Bank - Invited
Mr. Theo Ahwireng, Manager Geophysics, Ghana National Petroleum Corporation
Mr. Emeka Ene, Vice President, Petroleum Technology Association of Nigeria (PETAN)
Mr. James Crawford, Operations Manager, Wood Group
Mr. Chamberlain Duruike, Sub-Saharan African Manager, Halliburton

11:00-12:00

Coffee Break

12:00-13:30

Lunch, Awards Ceremony & Closing Remarks - Lunch Sponsored by Shell 

Mr. David Paganie, Conference Director, PennWell Corporation
Mr. Francis Alabo Ogaree, General Manager, International Venture Opportunities, Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation

  
 
   

 



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