Rethinking Offshore Drilling Conference

“I am focused on making our oil and gas exploration and production operations the best and safest in the world,” Martin Ferguson, Minister, Resources and Energy (Petroleumnews.net 21/6/2010)

In the wake of the most recent oil spill disasters in the US and Timor Sea a fundamental rethink of offshore drilling rules has become critical.

The highly topical Rethinking Offshore Drilling Briefing , to be held in Perth on 26-27 October, will gather all the key stakeholders to be affected by a global new revision of implementation and safety rules of offshore drilling. Attend this briefing and join Oil & Gas majors – Owners & Operators, Government departments, drillers and other equipment suppliers , insurance company and academics to discuss your most pressing issues:

Crucial Topics to be discussed include:

• A new era of offshore regulation in Australia - What changes might be coming? Are we going to see major changes to regulatory processes and compliance process?
• A review of the findings from the Montara Enquiry - Understanding and lessons learnt
• Government reactions - imposed moratoriums in the wake of oil disasters - destroying "ecosystem of businesses” - Is this legal?
• Creating a national regulator – transition process, what’s involved?
• Lessons learnt from around the globe
• The insurance implications for the new era of offshore drilling – Regulation changes, costs, re-evaluation of appetite for investing ion offshore energy risk, prohibitive premiums, self insurance, shift in liabilities
• Developing different standards – The importance of preparedness for disasters & what needs to be done to improve safety and reaction times?
• Containment, dispersal and cleanup processes - The importance of proactive rather than reactive behaviors - Will tougher regulations work?
• Regulation & mechanics of completing wells properly- A fresh look at cementing, well casing, relief wells, remote triggers
• Implications for new and existing rigs - Challenges of old infrastructure
• Industry consolidation - Will we see smaller oil and gas players selling up, unable to cope with the regions tighter new regulations?
• Legal implications
• Importance of technology catching up with requirements

About the program

For speaking enquries, contact the Conference Manager: alex.bennet@informa.com.au, tel: +61 2 9080 4315

To profile your organization at this topical event, contact the Sponsorship and Exhibition Manager shreya.joshi@informa.com.au, tel; +61 2 9080 4346

To receive the final agenda and speaker line-up as soon as available: contact the Marketing Manager chrystelle.duncan@informa.com.au

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