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Arthur Dixon, AM, Independent Consultant
- Identifying potential FLNG opportunities in our region
- The outlook for LNG prices in an energy constrained environment
- Benchmarking Australian oil and gas producers on a value basis
Peter Strachan, Editor, Stock Analysis
"Despite the global economic crisis, companies including Royal Dutch Shell, Japan's Inpex Corp, Perth-based Woodside, Exxon-Mobil and BHP Billiton are all in the race to become the first operators of FLNG projects in the region"
The Australian February 9, 2009
- Current status of the LNG market and FLNG development
- Offshore FLNG & FPSO active & scheduled projects
- New builds
Steve Robertson, Director, Douglas Westwood
"Investing in new LNG technologies is a key part of Shell's efforts in meeting the energy challenge. The progress with our FLNG concept reinforces our reputation as the LNG industry's leading technology developer."
Jon Chadwick, Executive Vice President for Gas & Power in Asia, Shell
Successful and economic Floating LNG designs will integrate all of these aspects and combine with proven marine expertise.
- Strengths and weaknesses of process technologies
- Capacity, efficiency and licensing requirements of liquefaction technologies
- Start/stop flexibility
- Equipment count, footprint, weight, robustness to movement and sloshing
- Containment system selection and sizing
- LNG to market supply chain interfaces - offloading technology
- Flexibility in design for different gas reservoirs
Holger Kelle, Senior Naval Architect, Floating Production Systems, Worley Parsons
Chris Mole, General Manager, Process & Technology, Worley Parsons (To be confirmed)
- Topsides anatomy of a FLNG vessel
- Modular design advantages
- Pre-treatment and gas conditioning options
- Nitrogen dual expander liquefaction process
- Mechanical equipment selection
Dave Phillips, Vice President Asia Pacific, Mustang Engineering
"Our preference is to build a floating LNG plant in Masela Block (Timor Sea) with a capacity of 5 million metric tonnes a year"
Hirohisa Ota, General Manager, Inpex
Jeanette Roberts, Vice President, Development & Services, Aker Solutions
Duncan Peace, Managing Director, Crondall Energy Consultants
- Compact designs are driving the technology
- Failures caused by flow-induced vibrations
- Deficiencies of heat-exchangers’ design tools
- Solutions to the challenges
Claus Myllerup, Managing Director, Lloyd’s Register ODS.
- Evaluating the legal framework and risks for offshore environments
- Structuring of operating agreements and contracts for offshore environments
- Operating in international waters
- International tax implications for offshore projects
- Implications of the emissions trading scheme in commonwealth and international waters
Speaker to be announced
"Pyrenees is the second FPSO development we are undertaking in the region and builds on our knowledge and execution capability in Western Australia"
Mike Yeager, Energy President, BHP Billiton
- State vs. Federal tax considerations
- International tax and cross border issues
- Tax incentives
Andrew Nelson, Partner, Tax, Ernst & Young
Arthur Dixon, AM, Independent Consultant
“Companies hope FLNG will be cheaper than building onshore liquefaction facilities, speed up the time it takes to bring fields onstream, reduce projects' environmental footprints and make it economic to exploit small and remote offshore deposits.”
Nov 25, 2008 Reuters
- A practical application of FLNG style water cooled compact plant
- Removing the impact of movement on the LNG liquefaction process
- Achieving substantial cost savings over FLNG and shore based plants
- Delivering a solution for CO2 in feed gas
Robert Gard, Commercial Manager, MEO Australia
John Robert, B.Eng.(Chem.) B.Com. M.I.E.(Aust.), Project Development Advisor
Excited about the technology and its potential application in Australia and in other countries"
Linda Cook, Executive Director for Gas and Power, Shell
- Developing the world's first FLNG facilities
- Update on build progress and construction orders for FLEX floating LNG facilities
- Developing tailored solutions for FLNG facilities in multiple environments
- Monetising stranded gas fields in Australasia
Peter Dighton, Senior Commercial Manager, Flex LNG
- Vessel support
- Infrastructure
- Accomodation
Duncan Telfer, Director and General Manager, Swire Pacific Offshore
"Mr Yeager said he expected his exploration budget to grow to about $US1 billion. His budget this year has grown from $US400 - $US700 million"
The Australian May 14, 2008
- Approach, berthing, mooring and departure of the LNG carrier to a FLNG
- Fender deployment systems and fenders
- Instrumentation: approach and docking systems
Bastiaan Scheepers, Manager - Integrated Offshore Moorings, Trelleborg Harbour Marine
Michael Philipse, General Manager, Bluewater
"Japan's Inpex is considering FLNG at its Abadi field in Indonesia, while Woodside has raised the prospect of FLNG for its Greater Sunrise project in the Timor Sea, a joint venture with Shell."
The Australian February 09, 2009
Dr Andrew Potts, Managing Director, AMOG Consulting
"Santos also flagged developing its Bonaparte Basin assets in the Timor Sea using a floating LNG plant to produce 1 million to 2 million tonnes of LNG a year"
The Australian June 04, 2008
- Special considerations associated with financing floating projects
- Reducing risk factors
- Selecting the optimal financing structure for your project
Speaker to be announced
