Workshop Brochure - Society of Petroleum Engineers

Early Bird Registration Deadline:
31 July 2011
Society of Petroleum Engineers
18–19 October 2011 | Beach Rotana Hotel | Abu Dhabi, UAE
SPE Applied Technology Workshop
Managing Complex Projects in Challenging Environment:
Strategies and Tools for Improving Delivery and Reducing Risks
Who Should Attend
This workshop is for oil and gas professionals
involved in all phases of field development and
implementation, as well as facilities planning,
design and construction, production and operation
and risk management. Project, field development,
engineering, construction, procurement and logistics
managers, project and design engineers will have an
excellent opportunity to share their experiences and
knowledge with a wide section of regional and global
professionals supporting the oil and gas industry.
Committee Members
Co-Chairperson
Salah Jebara Albufalah
ZADCO
Co-Chairperson
Tayeb Huwair
ADMA-OPCO
Bernard Abisaab
Shaw Stone and Webster
Chand Kumar Kaul
WorleyParsons
Ernst Rost
McDermott
Firas Kaddoura
BP
Hisham Saadawi
ADCO
Jean-Francois Coupaud
TOTAL
Kamal Kasim
ExxonMobil
Mohsen Barak Al-Kindi
ADGAS
Scott Powers
FLUOR
Tom White
WorleyParsons
Vaseem Khan
Technip
Workshop Description
The increasing global demand in energy has resulted in an unprecedented wave of capital
spending in the oil and gas industry. As traditional, easy to exploit fields deplete, the industry
is moving towards marginal and technically more challenging to exploit fields.
The recent recession resulted in the deferral of a number of projects that are now lined-up to
start almost simultaneously leading in to a “traffic jam” situation. Most of these projects are
technically, economically and logistically more complex than projects executed in the past.
The challenge is further compounded given an evolving market environment where resources
are fewer and skills are limited.
The purpose of this workshop is to focus on the best development strategies in managing
complex projects. In today’s market situation, the management of complex projects in the oil
and gas industry deserves sharing of ideas and in-depth discussions among all stakeholders
including operators and EPC contractors from the region and other parts of the globe on a
number of topics:
• Energy Outlook and Industry Overview
• What Makes a Project Complex?
• Market-Focused Strategies for Complex Projects
• Resource Constraints Affecting Simultaneous Execution of Multiple Projects
• Do Mega Projects Mean Mega Risks?
• Innovation and Techniques for Managing Mega Projects
• Key to Success–Right People and Right Processes
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Managing Complex Projects in Challenging Environment:
Strategies and Tools for Improving Delivery and Reducing Risks
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allows SPE to keep the attendance
price within reach of operations-level
individuals, those who benefit most
from these technical workshops.
Sponsors benefit both directly and
indirectly by having their names
associated with a specific workshop.
While SPE prohibits any type of
commercialism within the workshop
hall itself, the society recognises that
sponsoring companies offer valuable
information to attendees outside the
technical sessions.
Sponsorship Categories
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sponsorship. Existing sponsors
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same level of sponsorship for annual
workshops.
• Luncheons-Per Day
• Coffee Breaks-Per Day
• Speaker Gifts
• Lanyards
• Welcome Reception and Dinner
Sponsorship Benefits
In addition to onsite recognition; SPE
will recognise sponsors on the SPE
website and in all printed material
for the workshop. Based on the
sponsorship selected, sponsoring
companies also receive logo visibility
on promotional workshop items.
For More Information
For a detailed list of available
sponsorships, including benefits and
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BEFORE
31 JULY 2011
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Schedule
19 October 2011
Tuesday, 18 October 2011
0800–0830 hours Welcome Refreshments, Registration and Badge Collection
0830–0845 hours Welcome Remarks, Hotel Safety/Security Briefing
0845–0900 hours Opening Keynote Address
0900–1040 hours Session 1: Energy Outlook and Industry Overview
Session Chairs: Kamal Kasim, ExxonMobil; Scott Powers, FLUOR; Hisham Saadawi, ADCO
According to one source, spending in the GCC region will amount to USD 3 trillion through 2020. The three components of this
investment include buildings (45%), energy (39%) and infrastructure (16%) projects. Building construction aside, the energy and
infrastructure industries are poised for over USD 1.5 trillion of capital projects over the next decade. The nature of this work and some
typical projects that are included in these numbers will be discussed by this session’s speakers. The previously cited source was quoted
as saying that this activity “is likely to put the construction sector, in particular buildings and energy sectors, back on track in 2012”. It is
apparent that this level of regional capital spending cannot be sustained by the local GCC economy alone. The sheer magnitude of activity
forecast will dictate a transition from regional execution to a more global approach. Future workshop sessions will discuss this situation.
Adding to this dilemma, the trend in the energy industry is moving towards marginal and technically more difficult to exploit fields. This
requires a highly skilled workforce to execute and manage these projects in a global environment. Current workforce demographics may
not favour these recent market developments and new project execution strategies may be required. These will be discussed in this session
and strategies for contending with these realities will be addressed in later sessions.
1040–1110 hours Coffee Break
1110–1200 hours Panel Session
1200–1300 hours Luncheon and Prayers
1300–1440 hours Session 2: Are Our “Tried and Tested” Strategies Still Applicable to the Current and Future
Business Environment?
Session Chairs: Jean-Francois Coupaud, TOTAL; Vaseem Khan, Technip
The project management and contracting strategies in use for decades in the oil and gas industry in the Middle East are designed to
transfer risks from the company to contractors (usually through a single EPC turnkey contract), giving rise to a number of reflections:
• With a growing number of large and complex projects, and limited available resources to execute them, the adoption of new
strategies based on risk sharing could attract new, smaller or more risk averse players, thus increasing competition and eventually
lowering costs for the owner
• In the context of a resource-constrained market, the way that PMCs are currently recruited and utilised may no longer be cost
effective or technically satisfactory
• The growing complexity of systems and the arrival on the market of new sources of supply, is challenging our procurement
processes
1440–1510 hours Coffee Break
1510–1610 hours Breakout Session
1610–1630 hours Day One Wrap-Up
1700–1900 hours Networking Hour
Wednesday, 19 October 2011
0830–0900 hours Welcome Refreshments, Registration and Badge Collection
0900–1040 hours Session 3: Resource Constraints Affecting Simultaneous Execution of Multiple Projects
Session Chairs: Bernard Abisaab, Shaw Stone and Webster; Firas Kaddoura, BP
In the current energy market where large size complex projects are currently in different stages of development and execution over
the next few years, resources comprising of manpower and vendor supplies will be strained to cope with the needs of these projects.
This situation will create many technical and commercial risks that would need to be addressed and mitigated to ensure the projects’
economical and timely completion. The last few years has seen a decline in the availability of qualified and experienced manpower
resources in addition to changed dynamics in the way these manpower resources are being contracted and retained in current
assignments. Furthermore, vendors have been increasingly qualifying their offers opting more for standard supplied equipment to meet
aggressive delivery schedules. Additionally, these market conditions may also cause vendors to compromise on their quality performance
leading to long-term problems on delivered projects including those during commissioning of projects facilities.
1040–1110 hours Coffee Break
1110–1200 hours Breakout Session
1200–1220 hours Report-Back Findings
1220–1320 hours Luncheon and Prayers
1320–1500 hours Session 4: More Complex Projects Demand New Technology and Innovative Approaches
Session Chairs: Chand Kumar Kaul, WorleyParsons; Mohsen Barak Al-Kindi, ADGAS
Current market conditions have increased the complexity of project execution and resulted in an impact on the way project management
is undertaken today. As projects become larger and more complex, the effective management of them becomes proportionally more
significant. In a resource constrained environment, strategies and changes must be evolved to achieve results within the predetermined
time-frame. In today’s evolving market, fundamental changes are required to introduce new initiatives and tools that will bring immense
benefits by attenuating organisational risks and improving the project execution on large and complex projects. This session will focus
on the use of new technologies and innovative approaches and how they can be implemented to improve execution efficiency and bring
benefitting results to both operators and the EPC contractors. The speakers at this session will bring on the floor for brain storming
various case studies and lessons learnt from past projects.
1500–1520 hours Coffee Break
1520–1620 hours Breakout Session
1620–1640 hours Report-Back Findings
1640–1700 hours Workshop Closing Remarks

Registration Deadline: 30 September 2011
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General Information
Workshop Venue
Beach Rotana Hotel, Abu Dhabi
P. O. Box 45200, United Arab Emirates
Tel: +971.2.697.9071
Fax: +971.2.697.9894
Website: www.rotana.com
Workshop Guidelines
Format
Two (2) days of informal discussions prompted by selected keynote presentations and discussions. Workshops maximise the exchange
of ideas among attendees and presenters through brief technical presentations followed by extended Q&A periods. Focused topics
attract an informed audience eager to discuss issues critical to advancing both technology and best practices. The majority of the
presentations are in the form of case studies, highlighting engineering achievements and lessons learnt. In order to stimulate frank
discussion, no proceedings are published and the press is not invited to attend.
Breakout Sessions
Attendees will be assigned to discussion groups on a random basis for the breakout sessions to maximise the opportunity to interact
with other participants
Documentation
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• Professionally-prepared visual aids are not required; handwritten view graphs are entirely acceptable.
• Note-taking by participants is encouraged.
Poster Session
The Steering Committee encourages registrations from professionals who are able to prepare and present a poster on a relevant
project. For further details kindly contact Norvie Tungcul, event manager at ntungcul@spe.org.
Attendance
Registrations will be accepted on a first-come, first-serve basis. The Steering Committee encourages attendance from those who can
contribute to the workshop most effectively either in discussions or with posters. A mix of attendees in terms of geographic origin,
companies and disciplines will be encouraged.
Workshop Deliverables
• The Steering Committee will appoint a “scribe” to record the discussions and to produce the full workshop report for SPE.
• This report will be circulated to all attendees as the workshop deliverable within 4–6 weeks following the workshop. The copyright of
the report is with SPE.
• PowerPoint presentation materials will be posted on a specific SPE URL address after the workshop. Provision of the materials by
the speakers will signify their permission for SPE to do so.
Commercialism
In keeping with ATW objectives and the SPE mission, commercialism in posters or presentations will not be permitted. Company logos
must be limited to the title slide and used only to indicate the affiliation of the presenter and others involved in the work.
Attendance Certificate
All attendees will receive an attendance certificate attesting to their participation in the workshop. This certificate will be provided in
exchange for a completed Workshop Questionnaire.
Continuing Education Units
Attendees at this workshop qualify for SPE Continuing Education Units (CEU) at the rate of 0.1 CEU per hour of the workshop.
Registration Information
This is a nonresidential workshop. The registration fees include all technical sessions, materials, daily luncheons and daily coffee breaks,
welcome reception and dinner (if applicable):
Before 31 July 2011: USD 1,450 SPE Member USD 1,650 Nonmember
After 31 July 2011: USD 1,850 SPE Member USD 2,050 Nonmember
Cancellation and Refund Policy
• A processing fee of USD 100 will be charged for cancellations received before the registration deadline 30 September 2011.
• For cancellations received after the registration deadline, 30 September 2011, 25% refund will be made to the registrant.
• No refund on cancellations received within seven (7) days prior to the workshop date, i.e. on or after 11 October 2011.
• No refund will be issued if a registrant fails to attend the workshop.
Registration Policy
• Registration fee MUST be paid in advance for attending the Applied Technology Workshop.
• Full fixed fee is charged regardless of the length of time that the registrant attends the workshop.
• Fixed fee cannot be prorated or reduced for anyone (workshop co-chairpersons, committee members, speakers, discussion leaders,
students and registrants).
• Attendees are expected to attend all workshop sessions and are not permitted to attend on a partial basis.
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Managing Complex Projects in Challenging Environment: Strategies and Tools for Improving Delivery and Reducing Risks
18–19 October 2011, Beach Rotana Hotel, Abu Dhabi, UAE
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Cancellation and Refund Policy:
• A processing fee of USD 100 will be charged for cancellations received before the registration deadline 30 September 2011.
• For cancellations received after the registration deadline, 30 September 2011, 25% refund will be made to the registrant.
• No refund on cancellations received within seven (7) days prior to the workshop date, i.e. on or after 11 October 2011.
• No refund will be issued if a registrant fails to attend the workshop.
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