Keynote Industry Perspectives

• James West, Senior Managing Director – Oil Services, Equipment & Drilling, Evercore ISI, “Debates, Disputes, and Uncertainty; A View In A Period Of Volatility”

Plenary Session with Majors

The Value Proposition of Deepwater for Independents

• Sunday Shepherd, Exploration Manager – Cenozoic Maturation, Gulf of Mexico, Chevron North America Exploration and Production, “Playing to Strengths: Developments Driving Growth in GOM”
• Ryan Malone, Projects General Manager – Gulf of Mexico, BP, “Commitment in an Age of Change: BP, Gulf of Mexico and the Energy Transition”
• Vikas Jhingran, Portfolio Manager, Norphlet, Shell International Exploration and Production, “Can a Major be more like the Best Independents?”

Operator Forum
Gulf of Mexico

•  Ryan Malone, Projects General Manager – Gulf of Mexico, BP
• Sunday Shepherd, Exploration Manager – Cenozoic Maturation, Gulf of Mexico, Chevron North America Exploration and Production
• Vikas Jhingran, Portfolio Manager, Norphlet, Shell International Exploration and Production
• Dale Bradford, Vice President, Western Hemisphere Offshore, Murphy Oil Corporation

A Perspective from Independents

• Dale Bradford, Vice President, Western Hemisphere Offshore, Murphy Oil Corporation, “Making Deepwater Great Again – An Independent Perspective”
• Tom Preli, Director Offshore, Enbridge Energy, “Making Deepwater More Competitive – A Mid-stream Company’s Perspective!”

An International Perspective

•  Michael Gassert, Vice President Offshore & Pipelines,  Eni/EniProgetti, “An Update on Eni’s Latest Deepwater Activities and Feedback from Recent Experience”