Date: Wednesday 17 October 2012 - Thursday 18 October 2012
Location: Houston, USA
ACI is proud to announce its 2nd FPSO Vessel Summit, taking place in Houston, USA, on the 17th & 18th of
October 2012. During an interactive 2-day programme, the summit will bring together the major stakeholders of the
industry to discuss, evaluate and determine the direction of their field. With expert analysis of upcoming projects
and business opportunities, particular attention will be paid on developments in the GoM, West Africa and
Brazil. Presenting thought-provoking case studies, delegates will have the opportunity to scrutinise contractual
challenges, operational strategies and asset integrity management issues.
WHY YOU CANNOT MISS THIS EVENT
ACI’s 2nd FPSO Vessel Conference has a comprehensive two-stream format which will engage all stakeholders from the booming FPSO industry. The meeting will cover all the pertinent commercial and technical issues which senior-level executives within the sector are looking to streamline. The highly-informative two day meeting will draw all the decision-makers to both discuss challenges and come up with solutions. You cannot afford to miss this event as it will analyse all the latest developments in contracting, financing, new market trends and cutting edge technologies defining the market.
WHAT WILL BE COVERED
Analysing the impact of new deliveries and the deliveries and the economics of the FPSO market
Opportunities in GoM, West Africa and Brazil
Contractual arrangements & negotiations – Mitigating one’s risk
Asset integrity management – Minimising time consuming incidents
Case study of major contractors and operators – Understanding the implications of particular projects
Efficient co-operation with local authorities and stakeholders – Overcoming regulatory hurdles
A closer look into shipyard capacity and financial trends
CONFIRMED SPEAKERS
Rafael Corona Tapia, Facilities Design, Pemex Exploration & Production
Joseph J. Cox, President & CEO, Chamber of Shipping America
Peter Lovie, Senior Advisor, Floating Systems: Technical, Commercial & Marketing, Peter M. Lovie PE
R. Michael Haney, Director, Douglas Westwood
Mark O’Neil, Partner, Reed Smith
Paulo Biasotto, Technical Manager, Bureau Veritas
David Lyons, President, Capital Partners Worldwide
Angus Lugsdin, Business Development Manager, Tritech
Fabien Lerede, Offshore Claims Director, Charles Taylor & Co.
Rob Hoyle, Principal Consultant BST
Bruce Crager, Managing Director Offshore, Subsea & Marine, Endeavor Management
Chris Walker, Senior Manager, Gard
Jon P Vague, President & CEO, NLV International, & Founding Chairman, US-Brazil Energy
Cobie Loper, Vice President, Sales and Marketing North America, SBM Offshore
Robert Gordon, Sr. Principal Engineer - Deepwater Technology, DNV Energy - North America
Helle Kjaerstad, Partner, Reed Smith
Jorge Suarez, Senior Engineer - Deepwater Technology, DNV Energy - North America
Antonia Panayides, Reed Smith
Vincent Rowan, Partner, Reed Smith
Chris Walker, Senior Manager, Gard
Yann Helle, Principal Engineer, 2Hoffshore
WHO SHOULD ATTEND?
All ACI’s events attract a targeted group of senior level researchers and decision-makers from 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.
