Subsea UK Planned Events

Shaping the Events for 06 and 07 Patrick O’Brien Director SUBSEA UK & Chairman of Events Committee

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Presentation Contents • Objectives of Meeting • Overview of Events to mid-2007 • Subtech 06 • Subsea 07 • Summary • Open Discussion

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Meeting Objectives

• Inform you of our plans – Particular focus on Subtech 06 and Subsea 07 events – Some industry dialogue in preparing current plans • Get your feedback to these plans – Shape and refine events accordingly • Get buy-in and support for these plans • Create an industry network to: – Source interesting issues for presentation – Source high quality and high level industry speakers – Promote Subsea UK events within your own organisation – Get strong industry engagement with our Subsea UK events • Beginnings of an “Events Advisory Board”

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Overview of Events to 2007

• Operator’s Breakfast – 6th September • Subsea UK Annual Review – 14 th September 2006 • Business Breakfast – 3 rd – Marine Renewables – Why Bother? (Brian Wilson, Tony Trapp) • Business Breakfast – 23 rd October 2006 November 2006 – 2020 Breakfast • Subtech 06, 14 th December 2006 • Subsea 07, 8 th February 2007 • Subsea Tieback Forum, Feb / March 2007, Galveston – 20 companies to travel under Subsea UK banner • Oceans 07: 18 th -21 st June 2007, Aberdeen – Subsea UK is the Gold Sponsor of this event • Subsea Solutions, Paris, June 2007 • OE2007: Subsea Networking Dinner, September 2007

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Subtech 06: Unlocking Small and Deep Accumulations with Tiebacks

• North Sea small accumulations – Tieback technology to maintain pace of development and unlock the potential • Tiebacks for deepwater • Presentations by operators on technology and management approach used on tiebacks • Innovative companies with technologies that significantly advance industry capability • Some other themes – Subsea wells less productive than platform wells?

– Tieback construction projects effects on platform / plant shutdowns. How can we minimise disruption to production?

– Allignment of risk and reward, openness and understanding of economics of the operator

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Subtech 06

• One day seminar on 14 – 150 visitors; technology focused, operator engagement • Location: – Institute of Directors Offices, Central London • Costs: – £175 members; £350 non-members • Speaker Programme Operators to SME’s th – From Subsea UK members December 2006 – Invited guest speakers from companies within supply chain: from • Opportunities for Sponsorship / Exhibits • Members with guests Dinner at IOD on evening of 13th • Alligned with SUT AGM in London on evening of 14th

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Subsea 07: Utilise to Deliver

• Main theme: – Vessel utilisation for subsea developments – People skills and attracting people into the subsea industry • Issues to be addressed: – Extent to which tieback solution is dictated by vessel availability – Vessel utilisation in wider context of a subsea development – Installation vessel capabilities: what is the international perspective?

– Vessels for drilling, intervention, completion. Utilising vessels of opportunity – Contracting strategies to optimise utilisation – Maximising vessel uptime in harsh, deep conditions – Vessel construction plans; challenges and plans for deepwater – People resources and how Subsea UK is addressing this – Vessel utilisation for inspection and maintenance activities

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Subsea 07

• Location: Aberdeen Conference & Exhibition Centre • Date: 8 th February 2007 • One-Day Conference and Exhibition – 800 delegates, 80 stands (70% stands already booked) – Premier Subsea Event in the UK Calendar – Conference discussing key industry issues from industry leaders – Build up the international dimension • Networking Dinner the evening before the Event (7 th Feb) • Current Issues – Securing 2 to 3 top industry speakers – Including an international speaker – Work with SDI and UKTI to attract international visitors – Put conference programme together

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Subsea Solutions 07, Paris

• Subsea Solutions had a strong seminar programme – Good operator involvement: Total, ExxonMobil, BP – Good format for Technology Session – Short technical presentations by innovative companies on a variety of technology issues – Strong focus on West of Africa • Strong support by Operator Participants to build on this format for 2007 – Keep a focus on West of Africa – Commitment to begin working on a programme for 2007 during third quarter of 2006 – Committee of operators and large contractors to be formed soon

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Summary

• Outline Specifications for Subtech 06 and Subsea 07 well advanced – Now progressing with the detailed speaker programme • Subsea UK Events – By the industry, for the industry – All of us here know what the issues are – Subsea UK is the proper forum to run these events • Plenty of competition from other organisations to run Subsea Events • We need your support – Today we begin to build the networking web – “Events Advisory Board”

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Subsea UK Upcoming Events Open Discussion

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