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The agenda below has been constructed through a meticulous research process which involved speaking to more than 40 industry experts for 20+ hours to understand what the critical, high priority challenges are facing North Sea decommissioning professionals.

This agenda involves the leading experts from the key legislative bodies, major operators, leading contractors and consultants sharing their experience to help you develop your offshore decommissioning strategy.

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Day 1 Day 2

TUESDAY NOVEMBER 15: Day 1 Conference Programme
7:45am	REGISTRATION OPENS
8:45am - 8:50am	DECOMWORLD’S WELCOME SPEECH
8:50am - 9:00am	CHAIRPERSON’S OPENING SPEECH
Section One: North Sea Decommissioning Market Update
9:00am - 9:30am	Latest North Sea Developments Identify the latest fiscal, technological, and project developments in North Sea decommissioning so you have a clear understanding of the market Explore the key factors that influence when and how an installation should be decommissioned so you can formulate your business plans Discover how factors such as tax policy changes and maturing fields have impacted the decommissioning market and why preparation for increased activity must start now Andrew Reid, CEO, Douglas-Westwood Graham Hollis, Partner, Deloitte
9:30am - 10:00am	Latest Financial Analysis Learn about the specific costs involved at every step of the decommissioning process to aid your financial planning Examine how you can save money in the decommissioning process in order to gain more control of the costs Understand the financial considerations required when contracting work and how you can produce realistic cost estimations Brian Twomey, Managing Director, Reverse Engineering
Section Two: Subsea Intervention & Well P&A
10:00am - 10:30am	Standards and Testing in Well P&A Understand why standards for well P&A activity are crucial and if the current standards are adequate Become aware of the assurances that sufficient testing on plugged and abandoned wells give for future confidence and the mitigation of any risks Receive an overview of new well P&A standards to ensure your continued compliance Jules Schoenmakers, Principal Technical Expert (PTE) Well Abandonment, Shell Global
10:30am - 11:00am	NETWORKING COFFEE BREAK
11:00am - 11:30am	Presentation TBC Doug Cowie, Senior Subsea Intervention Engineer, Shell UK
11:30am - 12:00pm	Well Intervention Techniques Examine the challenges behind traditional well intervention and abandonment methods to execute a successful operation Analyse how to perform well intervention work as swiftly as possible to complete your project in the most time efficient manner Gain insight into the operational experience from previous rigless intervention projects to help you understand the lessons learnt Delaney Olstad, Product Line Champion - Decommissioning Services, Weatherford
12:00pm - 2:00pm	NETWORKING LUNCH BREAK
Section Three: Understanding your project’s needs
2:00pm - 2:30pm	A potential approach to global cost estimation and modelling of decommissioning costs Hester Cameron, Decommissioning Compliance Manager, BP Global Projects Organisation
2:30pm - 3:00pm	HSE: Human & Organisational Issues in Decommissioning Understand the three key stages; Decommissioning, Dismantling, Deconstruction, to achieve a greater awareness of your project’s needs Discover the hazards presented by partially decommissioned installations so you can manage these appropriately Gain insight into the human factor issues enabling you to prepare the correct procedures, training, communication methods, and system interfaces Rob Miles, HOF Decommissioning Lead, HSE
3:00pm - 3:30pm	NETWORKING COFFEE BREAK
Section Four: Decommissioning Technology Update
3:30pm - 4:00pm	Cold Cutting Technology Galen Clark, General Manager, EOT Cutting Services (TETRA)
4:00pm - 5:00pm	ROVs & Cutting Techniques Panel Session Discover the most effective, safest and cost efficient ways to operate subsea so you can save time and money without risk Gain insight into the uses of ROV work on debris, subsea isolation valves and removal of the umbilicals so you can take full advantage of the technology Examine the latest methods and applications for cutting so you can operate in the safest and most time and cost efficient manner Benefit from lessons learnt in removal projects so you can implement a successful operation Alan Ransom, Decommissioning Team Leader, JP Kenny Dick Ward, VP - International Operations, TETRA Technologies Moya Crawford, Director, Deeptek
5:00pm - Onwards	NETWORKING DRINKS RECEPTION

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WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 16: Day 2 CONFERENCE PROGRAMME
8:00am - 9:00am	REGISTRATION OPENS
Section Five: Planning & Project Management
9:00am - 9:30am	*The Role of Planning and Management in Decommissioning Jerry Gilmore, President, TSB Offshore*
9:30am - 10:00am	Planning - Potential for Integration of Best Practise from the Salvage & Energy Sectors Find out what is involved in the decommissioning approval process and how you can plan accordingly within the regulation frameworks Gain a clear comprehension of the physical unknowns when initiating a decommissioning programme to improve your project management Determine the key aspects of tendering so that you understand how it fits into your business model Nigel James, Associate Director, London Offshore Consultants Alan Clifton, Operations Director, London Offshore Consultants, Norway
10:00am - 10:30am	Decommissioning - Room for Innovation? Realise innovative solutions that make alternative and smaller vessel options competitive within decommissioning to execute cost effective projects Discover the pros and cons of ROV (non-vessel) based decommissioning, one vessel or several specialized vessel projects to establish what is best for you Take full advantage of the project management know-how from case studies on the above inlcuding Total’s Frigg External Steel Removal project and Statoil’s Statfjord Loading Buoy project Geir Helge Bachmann, Methods and Services Director, DeepOcean
10:30am - 11:00am	NETWORKING COFFEE BREAK
Section Six: Environmental Navigation
11:00am - 11:30am	Complete Removal vs Habitat Creation: What are the environmental implications of Decommissioning? Benefit from case studies of installation removal programmes around the world so you can understand the environmental implications of decommissioning Gain insight into the environmental rules behind complete removal and leaving hardware in situ to give you a clear idea of the key environmental priorities Identify the key aspects and considerations required for post-decommissioning work to help you execute an environmentally sound full site clearance Bryony Pearce, Research Director, Marine Ecological Surveys Ltd
11:30am - 12:00pm	NORM Waste Identify the key considerations that need to be made when characterising all aspects of the rig and how to manage waste appropriately Analyse the changes to the Radioactive Substances Act and how the exemption orders will have an influence on decommissioning Hear about the government’s plans for NORM waste strategy that will put measures in place to ensure there are waste management options available Adam Stackhouse, Principal Policy Officer (NORM), SEPA - Radioactive Substances Policy Unit
12:00pm - 12:30pm	Conventional Waste Learn about SEPA policy changes and the move to turn more waste into resources by recovering metals and oils and putting them back into the market to maximise profitability Realise the opportunities to recover the value of decommissioned materials to implement a programme that is not just a disposal exercise Understand the potential harm of materials brought ashore so you can protect the environment as well as your reputation Gary Walker, Principal Policy Officer (Conventional Waste), SEPA
12:30pm - 2:00pm	NETWORKING LUNCH BREAK
Section Seven: Finance and Cost Cutting
2:00pm - 2:30pm	Cost saving through innovative approach Learn the lessons from AFDO projects and the development of AFDO’s Piece Medium approach to develop your project planning Benefit from an example of how a new asset for Offshore Wind can be utilized in decommissioning Discover how bundling and flexibility provides you with the opportunity to make huge cost savings in decommissioning Amund Tøftum, Project Director, AF Decom Offshore
2:30pm - 3:00pm	Taxing Matters Hear about the latest developments being discussed by the Decommissioning Working Group and the issues surrounding tax relief Get clarification on what the future of tax relief holds and how it affects the long term nature of the industry Understand tax liabilities and the tax break rules and how they can affect contracts between operators and contractors Hugh Hedges, Head of North Sea Policy Team, HMRC. Stuart Gregory, Senior Policy Adviser, Business & International Tax Group, HM Treasury
Section Eight: Supply Chain Initiatives Panel
3:00pm - 4:00pm	Salvage industry: Offering a Different Supply Approach Learn about the capacity and capabilities of onshore facilities so you can plan for every step of the waste management process Consider the benefits the salvage industry can bring to the offshore industry so that you have a wider choice and are aware of all salvaging options Recognise the similarities between the salvaging and offshore industries in terms of equipment used and activities undertaken so you know why those synergies should be exploited Mike Lacey, Secretary General, International Salvage Union
4:00pm - Onwards	NETWORKING COFFEE AND END OF CONFERENCE