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Workshop Timetable
Monday
1500 hours
Hotel Check-In
1700 - 1800 hours
SPE Registration
1800 - 1900 hours
Welcome Reception
1900 hours
Welcome Dinner
Tuesday
0830 - 1000 hours
Session One
Markets and Drivers: Where and How Fast Will Future Subsea Processing Be Deployed?
Session Managers: Simon Davies and Tracy Fowler
This keynote session will provide an overview of the global business opportunities for deploying subsea processing. The session will focus on the key business drivers that attract, or in some cases, dissuade companies from selecting subsea processing. Following a keynote address from Douglas-Westwood, industry experts will present their views of the business drivers and potential market for subsea processing from the perspectives of both operators and suppliers.
1000 - 1030 hours
Coffee Break
1030 - 1200 hours
Session One: Continued
1200 - 1300 hours
Lunch
1300 - 1500 hours
Session Two
Case Studies: Subsea Processing Is Happening Now!
Session Managers: Rune Ramberg and Tracy Fowler
Subsea processing projects are progressing in operating areas around the world. In this session we will look at case studies of key projects and hear about the operators' experiences firsthand.
Why did the operators select subsea processing? How did they manage technology qualification and risk management? Did selection of subsea processing influence the flow assurance strategy or vice versa?
Once in operation, what are the operators' plans and experience with installation and intervention of subsea processing equipment?
1500 - 1530 hours
Coffee Break
1530 - 1700 hours
Session Two: Continued
Wednesday
0830 - 1000 hours
Session Three
Deep, Distant, Difficult: Shaping the Future—R&D Focus
Session Managers: Morten Wiencke and Christopher Haver
This session will examine the technology programs that must be initiated in order to utilise subsea processing to the limit. Presentations will focus both on operator needs and supplier R&D responses.
What will subsea developments need to look like in 10 years? How will industry get there? Going deeper means new challenges in weight, pressure, temperature and flow. Are new materials a part of the answer? Tomorrow's seabed processing implies longer step-outs. Can we extend the range to 100+ km for oil and 500+ km for gas? Do we understand the basics of handling difficult fluids or installing and operating such subsea systems in extreme operating conditions?
1000 - 1030 hours
Coffee Break
1030 - 1200 hours
Session Three: Continued
1200 - 1300 hours
Lunch
1300 - 1500 hours
Session Four
Solving Future Challenges: The Roadmap to Success
Session Managers: Jean-François Saint-Marcoux and Rune Strömquist
Even as subsea processing becomes a reality, it faces the challenges of deployment in frontier areas:
- Arctic and long-distance tiebacks
- Ultra deep water
- HP/HT
- High availability
In this group work session, industry specialists will introduce these subjects. Groups will identify specific gaps and hurdles that need to be overcome to achieve practical solutions. Gaps in technology; availability of R&D facilities; cross-fertilisation from other industries; and also nontechnical, contractual environment, technology transfer, and collaborative technology will all be discussed.
The participants will be challenged to develop a roadmap that can take our industry to the next level if we have the courage and foresight.
1500 - 1530 hours
Coffee Break
1530 - 1700 hours
Session Four: Continued
1700 - 1900 hours
Tour of local wine cellars (optional)
Thursday
0830 - 1000 hours
Session Five
The Way Forward: From Deep, Distant and Difficult to Qualified, Reliable and Profitable
Session Managers: David Liddle and Simon Davies
This session will open with presentations from the aircraft industry to initiate a discussion on what we can learn about technology qualification, risk management and remote condition management in other industries.
To conclude the workshop, attendees will discuss how a common vision, technology collaboration and development of common qualification standards will accelerate deployment of technology.
1000 - 1030 hours
Coffee Break
1030 - 1200 hours
Session Five: Continued
1200 - 1300 hours
Lunch
1300 hours
Workshop Closes
