Tentative Technical Agenda
Sunday 3 February
1600 - 1800 hours -- Workshop Registration
1900 hours -- Welcome Reception and Dinner
Monday, 4 February
0830 - 1130 hours
Session 1: Current Reality: Uncovering the Strengths. Identifying the Needs
- What is Nanotechnology (NT)?
- What are the resources of NT?
- What are the challenges of NT?
- What is the status of NT in upstream E&P?
- What are some of the current NT-based applications in upstream E&P?
1300 - 1600 hours
Session 2: Practices and Challenges: Learning From Mistakes. Capitalising on Successes
- What are the key upstream E&P challenges?
- Why should the upstream E&P be interested in NT?
- Is there a Nanotech revolution within E&P?
- What are some of the other industries’ relevant challenges?
- How did these industries address their challenges with NT?
- Can the E&P industry utilise or adapt for its own use nanotechnologies developed for other industries?
Tuesday, 5 February
0830 - 1130 hours
Session 3: Overcoming the Hurdles: Addressing the Concerns
- Where and how can NT be used in upstream E&P?
- What nanotech applications can benefit the E&P industry the most?
- What types of E&P challenges are most suitable for NT-based solutions?
- How can we generate a nanotech revolution within the E&P industry?
- Is the nanotech community aware of the E&P technical challenges?
- How to optimise collaboration between the two communities?
Session 4 : Nanotech Roadmap for Upstream E&P:
Clarifying the Outlooks
1300 - 1700 hours
- How to structure a successful NT roadmap?
- How to map relationships, timelines, and compatibilities between technologies and markets?
- What are the NT roadmap models that exist in other relevant industries?
- What are the risks, obstacles, and opportunities of NT-based solutions in E&P?
- NT in upstream E&P:
- What is practical today?
- What is feasible in 5 years?
- What is possible in 10 years?
- What is probable in 15 years?
Wednesday, 6 February
Session 5: Bridging the Valley-of-Death: Identifying the Paths
0830 - 1130 hours
- How to make the jump from prototyping to implementation?
- What is the optimal NT business model for use in upstream E&P?
- How to optimize collaboration within the E&P industry?
- Are the commercial models of the E&P Industry and the numerous nanotech start-ups compatible?
- What is lacking in the current NT R&D directions in upstream E&P?
- Are we investing enough in NT for O&G use?
- What position should the E&P industry take on the potential HSE (Health, Safety, and Environmental) effects of nanomaterial?
