Conference Highlights

Opening Session

Monday, 20 October 2008 • 0900-1000 hours

Paul Moore, Conference Chairman; Executive Vice President, Northern & Emerging LNG, Woodside Energy Ltd.
Hon Eric Ripper MLA, Deputy Premier of Western Australia
Leo Roodhart, 2009 SPE President; Manager, Strategic Innovation, Shell International Ltd.

Keynote Session

Monday, 20 October 2008 • 1030-1200 hours

Satish Pai, Vice President, Worldwide Operations, Schlumberger
Nafez Bseiso, Senior Executive, RasGas Company Limited
Roy Krzywosinski, Managing Director, Australasia Strategic Business Unit, Chevron Australia Pty. Ltd.
Don Voelte, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Woodside Energy Ltd.

Topical Luncheons

Monday, 20 October 2008 • 1215-1400 hours
• Ian Tchacos, Managing Director, NEXUS Energy Ltd.

Tuesday, 21 October 2008 • 1215-1400 hours
• Peter Botten, Managing Director, Oil Search Ltd.

Wednesday, 22 October 2008 • 1215-1400 hours
• John McCreery, Vice President, Booz Allen Hamilton

Panel Sessions

Implications of Climate Change • Monday, 20 October 2008, 1400-1530 hours

Debbie Abbs, Principal Research Scientist, CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research
Steve Buchan, RPS Metocean Engineers
Steve Henzell, Manager-Select, WorleyParsons Resources & Energy
Andrew Webb, National Risk Engineering Manager, Zurich Financial Services Australia Ltd.

Managing Carbon • Tuesday, 21 October 2008, 1400-1530 hours

John Kaldi, Chief Scientist, Cooperative Research Centre for Greenhouse Gas Technologies (CO2CRC)
Bret Mattes, Chairman, EcoCarbon
Anna Matysek, Senior Economist, Concept Economics
David Mofflin, Executive Director-EcoNomicsTM, WorleyParson Services Pty. Ltd.

Making Gas Mega Projects Work • Wednesday, 22 October 2008, 1030-1200 hours

Lucio Della Martina, Senior Vice President Pluto, Woodside Energy Ltd. (Invited)
Bjorn Gundersen, Project Director, Aker Kvaerner Engineering and Technology (Invited)
Andrew Williams, Director, Australian Equities Research, Credit Suisse Equities (Australia) Limited
Rob Young, Regional Director - Asia Pacific, IPA Australia

High Price, High Cost • Wednesday, 22 October 2008, 1400-1530 hours

Choo Chiau Beng, Chief Executive Officer, Keppel Offshore & Marine Ltd.
Terry Freckelton, Gumusut-Kakap Venture Manager, Shell Exploration & Production Co.
Alistair Geddes, Vice President, Asia Pacific, Weatherford Solutions Sdn. Bhd.
Richard Quin, Senior Analyst - Australasia, Energy Research, Wood Mackenzie

Technical Sessions

More than 180 papers in 27 technical sessions and 1 poster session. Sessions include Gas Technology, Enhanced Hydrocarbon Recovery, Smart Wells, Business Risk Management, Rock and Fluid Characterisation, Drilling – Well Construction, HR and HSE, Completions, CCS Active Projects, Facilities and Operation, Gas Supply, Model Based Characterisation, Integrated Gas Opportunities – Case Studies, Stimulation, CCS in CO2 Gas Fields, Surface and Subsurface Integration and Optimisation, Subsea Facilities Technology, Sand Face Challenges, CO2 – Risk and Stewardship, Reservoir Characterisation and Field Monitoring, Improved Hydrocarbon Recovery, Drilling – Well Construction (Case Studies), Knowledge Management and Unconventional Energy.

Education Day

Tuesday, 21 October 2008

High school students with keen interest in science will be invited to the Education Day which will feature a facilitator(s) to introduce them to the discipline of petroleum engineering and the industry in general.

Young Professionals Workshop

Wednesday, 22 October 2008

Young professionals of 35 years of age or younger with less than 10 years industry experience in any technical discipline will be invited to attend the workshop. They will have the opportunity to engage in discussions about the future directions for young professionals in the oil and gas industry, and to address issues of importance to them.

Additional Information

For further information regarding participation as an exhibitor, sponsor or delegate, please contact Ms. Jenny Chong, Senior Manager, Operations of the Society of Petroleum Engineers, Asia Pacific Office (Kuala Lumpur); Tel: 60.3.2288.1233; Fax: 60.3.2282.1220; E-mail: jchong@spe.org.