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2006 Offshore Hurricane Readiness and Recovery Conference Proceedings
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| November 1, 2006 |
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| 8:00 am – 8:10 am | Welcome and Opening Remarks
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| 8:10 am – 8:25 am
| Keynote Speaker |
| 8:25 am – 8:45 am | Keynote Speaker
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| 8:45 am – 9:45 am | Metocean This session will explore the significance of hurricane seasons ’04 and ’05 in the GOM and how the Industry’s view of the environmental conditions for GOM has changed. A preview of the draft Metocean Recommended Practice under development for the GOM will be introduced.
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| 12:00 pm – 1:15 pm | LUNCH
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| 1:15 pm – 4:00 pm | Standards & Research Updates (Sessions 1 & 2) Our view of the GOM has significantly changed. Our new understanding of GOM metocean criteria has challenged us to revisit design standards to enhance facility performance and improve reliability. The objective of these sessions is to understand how the changes will impact MODUs, fixed, and floating facilities in the GOM and our assessment of their performance.
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| 1:15 pm – 2:15 pm | Session 1: Drilling Rigs The first session will explore changes/enhancements for floating and jack-up MODU design practices. An update on the MODU Mooring JIP and preliminary results of recent mooring failure analyses will be presented. The session will also explore technology enhancements to improve MODU performance and reliability.
Speakers:
Speaker:Dr. Alberto Morandi, American Global Maritime, Inc.
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| 2:30 pm – 3:45 pm | Session 2: Impacts on Platforms Design The second session will explore the impact of recent, severe hurricanes on the GOM infrastructure and highlight those areas where structural designers need to focus their efforts. Building on this, the session will focus on the how API’s Subcommittee on Offshore Structures (SC2) has responded to these challenges and the future plans for the suite of offshore standards based on the observations and analysis of the data. The session will also explore Industry mechanisms for information dissemination to promote real-time learnings across the Industry so that regulators, contractors, and operators can make informed decisions on projects under development.
Speaker: Dave Wisch, Chevron
Speaker: Pat O’Connor, BP Also participating as a panelist in this session: Cort Cooper, Chevron |
| 3:45 pm - 5:00 pm | The True Cost of Failure The objective of this session is to explore the huge challenge resulting from the failed infrastructure in the GOM. For many it has created a focus area for their business that will consume significant dollars and resources for years to come and further tax an already limited and overstressed support resource base. For the regulators, it poses other challenges, which include assessing the adequacy of existing regulations to promote proper management and maintenance of assets to mitigate against such failures in the future. This session will also examine additional considerations in determining the cost of failure such as the component of safety and environmental exposure from idle iron and the complexity and risk of debris fields. Speakers/Panelists:
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| 5:00 pm – 5:15 pm | Recap of November 1 Sessions |
| November 2, 2006 | |
| 8:00 am – 8:10 am | Welcome and Opening Remarks
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| 8:10 am – 9:30 am | Managing Human Safety Risk – Pre/Post-Storm Recovery Pre-Storm Planning Recent storms like Ivan, Rita and Katrina as well as Juan, dating back 15 years, have greatly influenced operator, service provider, and drilling contractor’s shut-in and evacuation practices and processes and have implications to operations as a whole. Ultra-deepwater exploration/development poses additional challenges to our shut-in and evacuation practices in the event of a hurricane. This session will explore how our experiences from recent and past storms impact current practices widely used along the Gulf Coast and will challenge us to consider the obstacles that may result in changes to our current operational strategy as we venture further out in the GOM. Discussions also will include the ultimate challenge brought on by the sudden storm and the issues and planning that are critical to ensure safety of our personnel. Post-Storm Recovery Salvage and recovery operations are now a significant part of Industry’s focus in the GOM and will continue for years come. Unfortunately, it comes at a time when activity is being pushed to new levels, further challenging the resources required to deliver on expectations for efficiency and safety. This session will discuss some of the key challenges to ensuring safe operations in the post-storm recovery work environment. Discussions will also cover the post-storm medical considerations required for an effective and successful response. Speakers/Panelists include: Steve Tink, BP: Humanitarian Pre-Planning
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| 9:30 am – 9:45 am | Break |
| 9:45 am - 11:30 am Concurrent Sessions | Session 1: Pipelines This session will cover actual pipeline recovery projects and updates on ongoing pipeline research. Topics to be covered include:
Speakers/Panelists include: Mike Coyne, Shell
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| 9:45 am - 11:30 am Concurrent Sessions
| Session 2: Hurricane Influence on Facility Integrity Management The objective of this session is to understand design assumptions and practices related to cyclic loadings from hurricanes and this influence on the integrity of the structures. Areas of focus will be fixed jackets, TLPs, moored facilities, and motion sensitive topside packages such as derrick packages. Speakers/Panelists include: Jackets: Frank Puskar, Energo Engineering / Justin Bucknell, Atkins
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| 11:45 am – 1:45 pm
| Lunch with Keynote Speakers/Panelists include: Dave Wisch, Chevron (coming soon)
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| 1:45 pm – 2:00 pm | Conference Wrap-Up and Adjourn |