Confirmed Speakers for 2019
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Dale Bradford | Vice President, Western Hemisphere Offshore |
Murphy Oil Corporation |
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Michael Gassert | Vice President Offshore & Pipelines | EniProgetti |
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Vikas Jhingran | Portfolio Manager, Norphlet | Shell International Exploration and Production |
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Ryan Malone | Projects General Manager – Gulf of Mexico |
BP |
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Tom Preli | Director Offshore | Enbridge Energy |
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Sunday Shepherd | Exploration Manager – Cenozoic Maturation, Gulf of Mexico | Chevron North America Exploration and Production |
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James West | Senior Managing Director – Oil Services, Equipment & Drilling |
Evercore ISI |
Thank You 2019 Sponsors!
Companies in Attendance
The first edition of the Deepwater Executive Summit was attended by delegates from 75 different companies; an outstanding turnout for an inaugural event. With a high-impact lineup of speakers for 2019, along with increased global deepwater activity, DES 2019 will be a must attend event.
| 3D at Depth, INC | Gulf Energy Information | Quest Offshore |
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| 3M | GulfQuest | Red Willow Production Company |
| Aker Solutions | Halliburton | Saipem |
| American Bureau of Shipping | Hornbeck Offshore Services | Schlumberger |
| Anadarko | Hydra | Shell |
| Apex Subsea Inc. | IBP | SIEMENS |
| Audubon | IRONWOOD CAPITAL | Silverwell |
| Beacon Offshore Energy LLC | JDR | Southwest Research Institute |
| Benthic USA LLC | Jumbo Offshore | Stena Drilling |
| BP | Keppel FloaTEC, LLC | Strana Offshore |
| Castrol (BP) | Kosmos Energy | Stress Engineering Services, Inc. |
| CETCO Energy Services | LoneStar Deepwater | Subsea 7 |
| Chevron | Maritime Developments Ltd. | Supreme Integrated Technology |
| CIMC RAFFLES | Materia Inc. | Talos Energy |
| Corrosion Resistant Alloys | MCDERMOTT | TechnipFMC |
| COVAR Energy Consulting | Murphy Oil | Technipfmc |
| CSG Investments, Inc. | NACE International | TI Geosciences LTD |
| DNV GL | New Industries, LLC | Total |
| Doris, Inc. | NOV | United Technologies CCS – Fire and Gas Detection |
| EM&I | Oceaneering | Universal Pegasus International |
| EMA | OneSubsea | VALLOUREC |
| Eni | Pacific Drilling | Wells Fargo Securities |
| Enpro Subsea | Petrobras | Wood |
| Ensearch | PROCEANIC | World Oil |
| Fairfield Geotechnologies | PRT Offshore | |
| Genesis Oil & Gas | QMax |
Deepwater Executive Summit (DES) is the only focused event dedicated to deepwater oil & gas and the strategic insights of global oil and gas operators in the sector. The Summit’s focused agenda provides a superior quality delegate experience. Following the highly successful inaugural event in 2018, we are pleased to announce the 2nd annual DES 2019 on November 19, 2019 at the The Westin Houston, Memorial City.
Touted by delegates as exceptionally well organized and delivering enlightening panel discussions, each of our distinguished Operator speakers will offer prepared insightful remarks, as well as participate in a Panel Session. DES provides timely information to better understand the represented companies corporate strategies in deepwater, as well as insight into the Global Deepwater market.
Key Tangible Takeaways from 2018 include:
- Delivering the Metrics – Value creation is now a strategic policy of the IOC’s led from a focus on value-based performance and commitment to capital discipline; higher competition for capital across their portfolios
- Focus on lower break-evens by achieving accelerated delivery at significantly reduced CapEx
- Leveraging the downturn through early mover advantage and strategic portfolio building
- A shift towards optimization of assets and focus on advantaged reserves; move away from undisciplined reserve and production growth
- IOCs are bullish on deepwater exploration with vast potential identified (Deep, Deeper and Harsh environments)
We are reaching a critical “Turning of the Tide” in the deepwater industry with Final Investment Decisions under greater scrutiny than ever before. A number of projects are starting to move forward, but the dynamics have changed and not all projects are a given.
2019 Event Prospectus
