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Platform opens
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Welcome
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Long-term perspectives on Norway's energy resources
Tina Bru, Minister of Petroleum and Energy - NORWAY
The Norwegian government recently presented the white paper focusing on the long-term value creation from Norwegian energy resources. In assessing the industrial potential in energy for future sustainability, profitable jobs and value creation – how can underwater technology play a role?
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09:20 - 09:40
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10:00 - 10:20
BREAK
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10:20 - 10:40
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KEYNOTE
Kristin Færøvik, LUNDIN ENERGY NORWAY
The Norwegian oil and gas industry will play a significant role for many years to come. But as always we must adapt to society's expectations. Emissions reductions are important, but so are development of new technologies, continued exploration activity and the development of new fields. As explorers by nature, we are passionate and excited about addressing all of these challenges.
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11:00 - 11:20
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11:20 - 11:30
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11:30 - 11:40
BREAK
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11:40 - 12:30
DEBATE - Energy demand versus net zero future – who can bridge the gap?
Moderator : Marius Holm - ZERO // Particiants: Tina Bru - Minister of Petroleum and Energy - NORWAY // Tim Gould - IEA // Arne Sigve Nylund - EQUINOR // Jarand Rystad - RYSTAD ENERGY // Monica Bjørkmann - SUBSEA7
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12:30 - 13:30
LUNCH
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13:30 - 14:45
Track 1
PARALLEL SESSION #1
13:30 - 14:45
13:30 - 13:55
Track 1 - Low Carbon Production
Reducing carbon footprint to/from from Offshore Assets using Subsea Power Technology
13:30 - 13:55
Asmund Mæland, ABB
Track 2 - Resource Utilization
Concept development for small subsea tie-backs at Equinor. Halten Øst project experience.
13:30 - 13:55
Anna Arteeva, EQUINOR
Track 3 - Power Distribution
Full-scale string testing of the Subsea Variable Speed Drive and Subsea Multiphase Compressor
13:30 - 13:55
Heinz Lendenmann, ABB
13:55 - 14:20
Track 2 - Resource Utilization
New multiphase boosting technology for new subsea frontiers
13:55 - 14:20
Åge Hofstad, AKER SOLUTIONS AS
14:20 - 14:45
Track 1 - Low Carbon Production
HISEP as an enabler for a low-carbon future: Engineering Developments and Hurdles
14:20 - 14:45
Herbert Prince Koelln, PETROBRAS
Track 2 - Resource Utilization
Vigdis Subsea Booster station in operation - enables increased production from the field
14:20 - 14:45
Tonje Charlotte Stald, ONESUBSEA
Track 3 - Power Distribution
Subsea High Voltage Connectors for O&G optimizing offshore floating wind solutions
14:20 - 14:45
Marius Asak, BAKER HUGHES
Track 1
PARALLEL SESSION #2
14:45 - 15:05
Track 1 - Low Carbon Production
Subsea compression solutions = low carbon footprint
14:45 - 15:05
Nicolas Barras, AKER SOLUTIONS AS
Track 2 - Resource Utilization
Direct electrical heating of flexible pipes, benefits and technology robustness
14:45 - 15:05
Thorsten Holst, NOV FLEXIBLES
Track 3 - Remote Operation
Autonomous Offshore Power Systems: a missing piece of the puzzle for enabling autonomy, decarbonization, digitization, and electrification offshore
14:45 - 15:05
Reenst Lesemann, C-POWER
Remote Operation
15:05 - 15:25
Track 1 - Low Carbon Production
Enabling subsea solutions for offshore CO2 handling
15:05 - 15:25
Pål Helge Nøkleby, AKER CARBON CAPTURE
Track 2 - Resource Utilization
Qualification of additively manufactured metallic parts for the energy industry
15:05 - 15:25
Ole-Bjørn Moe, DNV
Resource Utilization
Track 3 - Remote Operation
TBA
15:05 - 15:25
15:25 - 15:50
Track 1 - Low Carbon Production
Subsea Water Injection - Potential Savings on Economic and CO2 Footprint
15:25 - 15:50
Hans Fredrik Lindøen-Kjellnes, ONESUBSEA PROCESSING
Track 2 - Resource Utilization
Subsea Tie-back development using Dual Pipe Separator (DPS) to enhance oil recovery and increase measurement accuracy
15:25 - 15:50
Thomas Helsør, WINTERSHALL DEA
Resource Utilization
Track 3 - Remote Operation
The role of robotic fleet technology on the offshore industry’s path to net zero operations
15:25 - 15:50
Michael King, OCEAN INFINITY
Remote Operation
15:50 - 17:00
Networking time zone overlap
17:00
END OF DAY 1
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08:00 - 09:00
Platform opens
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09:00 - 09:20
Subsea technology – an enabler for industrial development and value creation
Ingrid Sølvberg, NORWEGIAN PETROLEUM DIRECTORATE
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09:20 -09:40
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09:40 - 10:00
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10:00 - 10:20
BREAK
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10:20 - 10:40
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The Subsea Factory – An Enabler for Low Carbon Production Systems
Mads Hjelmeland, ONESUBSEA – A Schlumberger Company
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11:00 - 11:20
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11:20 - 11:30
BREAK
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DEBATE - Subsea solutions leading the crossover to low carbon
Geir Egil Eie, DNV
Fredrik Ellekjær, RYSTAD ENERGY
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12:00 - 13:00
Lunch
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13:00 - 14:15
Track 1
PARALLEL SESSION #3
13:00 - 14:15
13:00 - 13:25
Track 1 - Digitalization
Visual collaborative digital field development - Integrated applications enabled through the use of international standards for metadata definitions.
13:00 - 13:25
Gregor Deans, FUTUREON AS
Digitalization
Track 2 - Crossover / Zero Emission
"The InSPIRE project - A presentation of Semi-submersible Platforms with Innovative Renewable Energy "
13:00 - 13:25
Joachim Sverdrup-Thygeson, TECHNIPFMC
Crossover / Zero Emission
Track 3 - Remote Operation
One step closer to autonomy
13:00 - 13:25
Dag Almar Hansen, TECHNI
Remote Operation
13:25 - 13:50
Track 1 - Digitalization
Predictive engineering and its value to the operating digital twin
13:25 - 13:50
Matt Straw, NORTON STRAW
Digitalization
Track 2 - Crossover / Zero Emission
Subsea storage of liquid ammonia, what would be the necessary technology activities?
13:25 - 13:50
Julie Lund, NOV SUBSEA PRODUCTS
Crossover / Zero Emission
Track 3 - Remote Operation
Subsea Drones contribute to CO2 emission reduction
13:25 - 13:50
Giovanni Massari, SAIPEM
Remote Operation
13:50 - 14:15
Track 1 - Digitalization
The Role of an Enterprise-Level Digital Platform in the Oil & Gas Industry for Digital Transformation
13:50 - 14:15
Rhys Morgan, TECHNIPFMC
Digitalization
Track 2 - Crossover / Zero Emission
Subsea HV Substations for Offshore Wind and Electrification
13:50 - 14:15
Truls Normann, AKER SOLUTIONS
Crossover / Zero Emission
Track 3 - Remote Operation
Multi-purpose testing and experimentation facility - OceanLab subsea node
13:50 - 14:15
Antonio Vasilijevic, NTNU Norwegian University Of Science And Technology
Remote Operation
14:25 - 15:40
PARALLEL SESSION #4
14:25 - 15:40
Track 1 - Digitalization
Toward Electrification in Oil & Gas Industry – The Role and Power of Engineering Simulation
14:25 - 15:40
Mostafa Valavi, EDRMEDESO
Digitalization
Track 2 - Renewables
Floating Solar Concept for Marine Conditions
14:25 - 14:50
Marianne Fougner, EQUINOR ASA
Renewable Energy
Track 3 - Innovations
Riser Innovation And Influence on Future Subsea Fields in Norway
14:25 - 14:50
Alex Rimmer, 2H OFFSHORE
Innovations
14:50 - 15:15
Track 1 - Digitalization
Distributed Acoustic Sensing – Transforming subsea and pipeline monitoring
14:50 - 15:15
Daniel Abicht, EQUINOR
Digitalization
Track 2 - Renewables
Offshore wind represents a significant opportunity for the subsea industry in the area of project development, installation and operations.
14:50 - 15:15
Knut Erik Steen, NORWEGIAN ENERGY PARTNERS
Renewable Energy
Track 3 - Innovations
Offshore Energy Storage using Subsea Bundles
14:50 - 15:15
Ernst Kloster, SUBSEA 7
Innovations
15:15 - 15:40
Track 1 - Digitalization
Digitalized field development
15:15 - 15:40
Tom Widerøe, LUNDIN ENERGY
Digitalization
Track 2 - Renewables
From Fish to Oil & Gas to Offshore Wind
15:15 - 15:40
Stine Vethe, 4SUBSEA AS
Renewable Energy
Track 3 - Innovations
Subsea All Electric – eVXT - A game changing technology going forward
15:15 - 15:40
Glenn Roar Halvorsen, EQUINOR
Innovations
15:40 - 17:00
Networking time zone overlap
17:00
END OF DAY 2
Gregor Deans
FUTUREON AS
Knut Erik Steen
NORWEGIAN ENERGY PARTNERS
Marius Asak
BAKER HUGHES
Pål Helge Nøkleby
AKER CARBON CAPTURE
Senior Manager
Tonje Charlotte Stald
ONESUBSEA
Glenn Roar Halvorsen
EQUINOR
Project Manager Subsea All Electric
Ernst Kloster
SUBSEA 7
Technology Program Manager
Alex Rimmer
2H OFFSHORE
Director
Antonio Vasilijevic
NTNU Norwegian University Of Science And Technology
Project Manager
Giovanni Massari
SAIPEM
Hydrone Program Manager
Dag Almar Hansen
TECHNI
CEO
Stine Vethe
4SUBSEA AS
Vp Offshore Wind
Marianne Fougner
EQUINOR ASA
Truls Normann
AKER SOLUTIONS
First Chief Engineer
Julie Lund
NOV SUBSEA PRODUCTS
Senior Engineer
Joachim Sverdrup-Thygeson
TECHNIPFMC
Business Development Manager
Tom Widerøe
LUNDIN ENERGY
Chief Engineer Subsea
Daniel Abicht
EQUINOR
Leading Advisor
Mostafa Valavi
EDRMEDESO
Lead Application Engineer
Rhys Morgan
TECHNIPFMC
Digital Engagement Manager
Matt Straw
NORTON STRAW
Managing Director
Fredrik Ellekjær
RYSTAD ENERGY
Geir Egil Eie
DNV
Head of Department for Subsea and Asset Risk Management
Per Erik Holsten
ABB
Head of Energy Industries Northern Europe. Managing Director, Norway.
Mads Hjelmeland
ONESUBSEA – A Schlumberger Company
Managing Director – Processing Systems
Jon Landes
TECHNIPFMC
President, Subsea
Stein Olav Drange
EQUINOR
VP TDI Facility and Operation Solutions Technology
Ragnhild Katteland
NEXANS
EVP Nexans Subsea&Land Cable Systems
Ingrid Sølvberg
NORWEGIAN PETROLEUM DIRECTORATE
Director General
Michael King
OCEAN INFINITY
Marketing Manager
Reenst Lesemann
C-POWER
CEO
Ola Jemtland
TECHNIPFMC
Manager New Product Development, Power Systems, Subsea Processing
Heinz Lendenmann
ABB
Program Manager
Thomas Helsør
WINTERSHALL DEA
Discipline Lead Process Technology
Ole-Bjørn Moe
DNV
Engineer
Thorsten Holst
NOV FLEXIBLES
Development Engineer
Åge Hofstad
AKER SOLUTIONS AS
1st Chief Engineer
Anna Arteeva
EQUINOR
Senior Engineer
Hans Fredrik Lindøen-Kjellnes
ONESUBSEA PROCESSING
Principal Engineer
Nicolas Barras
AKER SOLUTIONS AS
Senior Manager
Herbert Prince Koelln
PETROBRAS
Subsea Engineer
Rune Ramberg
EQUINOR
Project Manager
Asmund Mæland
ABB
Groupe Senior Vice President
Monica Bjørkmann
Norwegian Oil and Gas Association
Chairman
Marius Holm
ZERO
Manager
Jarand Rystad
RYSTAD ENERGY
CEO
Kjetel Digre
AKER SOLUTIONS
CEO
Kristin Færøvik
LUNDIN ENERGY NORWAY
Managing Director
Timm Kehler
ZUKUNFT ERDGAS
Chairman / Zukunft Gas
Arne Sigve Nylund
EQUINOR
Executive Vice President
Tim Gould
IEA
Head of Division, Energy Supply and Investment Outlooks
Tina Bru
Minister of Petroleum and Energy - NORWAY
Gregor Deans
FUTUREON AS
Visual collaborative digital field development - Integrated applications enabled through the use of international standards for metadata definitions.
Design and development of subsea fields is undergoing a transformation through the use of digital visualisation and design tools. Creating a subsea field with 3D models and associated technical data or metadata in a core design tool and allowing advanced modelling tools such as flow assurance or drilling software applications to access this data allows project teams to accelerate the design process, quickly compare multiple field concepts and improve the quality and collaborative nature of the project. An open, metadata standard will also allow project teams to integrate existing internal applications and costing tools more easily. This approach raises a number of challenges which need to be overcome to ensure that the value is realised. The need to integrate and share data between the increasing number of software platforms and applications requires an open, agnostic approach supported by industry standards. Equinor and FutureOn, in collaboration with a number of subsea suppliers, software developers and active industry groups such as IOGP, OSDU and CFIHOS, are working on the creation of an open, standard, metadata reference library for use across the subsea industry. This presentation aims to show how Equinor and FutureOn are addressing some of the challenges that arise in the development, integration and use digital subsea visualisation and design tools and how the creation and application of an industry metadata standard can support an open platform for integration and data sharing.
Knut Erik Steen
NORWEGIAN ENERGY PARTNERS
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Marius Asak
BAKER HUGHES
Subsea High Voltage Connectors for O&G optimizing offshore floating wind solutions
MECON high-voltage subsea wet-mate and dry-mate connectors from Baker Hughes were originally developed in the late 1990s for the subsea oil and gas processing sector. MECON connectors enable safe and reliable connection of subsea cables to high-power subsea equipment such as pumps, compressors, transformers and switchgears. Today, a new cross-over opportunity has emerged to deploy existing MECON technology in offshore floating wind, to help drive down the LCOE (levelized cost of energy) of offshore wind farms. The LCOE of offshore floating wind remains challenged in comparison to other renewable sources such as land wind and fixed-bottom offshore wind. Economies of scale are required to make floating wind more economical including the use of larger wind farms and larger wind turbines. To support the larger wind turbines, the voltage level on the inter array cabling and connections is likely to be 66kV or above. For power transmission to shore the voltage is stepped-up further at a sub-station to 200 - 245kV. In this session, Baker Hughes will provide an overview of the unique features of its MECON high-voltage wet-mate and dry-mate connectors and their specific applicability in offshore floating wind systems. Particular emphasis will be put on various configurations and options for LCOE reduction through the use of subsea systems including high voltage connectors. These configuration options include subsea sub-stations, subsea mid-point reactors and ways to facilitate the connection and disconnection of windmills for maintenance and to reduce the use of dynamic inter-array cables.
Bio
Marius Asak holds a BSC in mechanical engineering from the Oslo University College. He has worked in different engineering positions including subsea process system design engineer at TFMC, project engineering and lab manager at GEO Oil & Gas, and is now working as Engineering Manager covering subsea power solutions at Baker Hughes.
Pål Helge Nøkleby
AKER CARBON CAPTURE
Senior Manager
Enabling subsea solutions for offshore CO2 handling
Utilizing CO2 to increase the oil recovery of offshore oil fields is considered as a sustainable concept since it involves storage of the CO2 in combination with enhanced recovery. Big projects for exploiting the huge oil reserves in offshore reservoirs with associated CO2 storage capacities have still not been sanctioned due to a variety of reasons. One reason is the high cost of retrofitting existing top side facilities to handle the large back produced gas volumes containing high concentrations of CO2. New concepts based on available subsea technology has been considered where one of the cornerstones is the subsea compression technology. Two subsea processing concepts are presented. One concept involves separation and injection of the entire gas phase. The other concept is dealing with subsea CO2 gas separation and reinjection of the CO2 rich gas. The presentation is providing a brief overview of these concepts and how they might enable profitable offshore CCUS projects.
Bio
Pål Helge Nøkleby is Senior Manager in Aker Carbon Capture. He has more than 18 years of experience within industrial R&D, plant operations and projects in Norsk Hydro. Since 2002 he has been working in Aker Solutions with responsibility for development and qualification of new technology concepts. In the last years with special focus on new technologies for CO2 separation and system solutions for CO2 injection and well stream treatment. Through his career, he has spent 2 periods as expatriate, in Canada and Middle East, and has broad experience in collaborating with international academic and industrial entities. Nøkleby holds a Master of Science Degree from Department of Inorganic Chemistry, NTNU, Trondheim.
Tonje Charlotte Stald
ONESUBSEA
Vigdis Subsea Booster station in operation - enables increased production from the field
Glenn Roar Halvorsen
EQUINOR
Project Manager Subsea All Electric
Subsea All Electric – eVXT - A game changing technology going forward
Together with partners Equinor are developing an All-Electric Subsea (AES) control system portfolio to replace existing electrohydraulic ones for a standardized water depth independent VXT system. This system will fit in the “Subsea Factory” development where electric actuation of chokes, manifold and process valves already are implemented. Several development programs are underway in collaboration with other Operators, SPS contractors and technology frontrunners in the industry of subsea electrification. This in order to meet the need for flexible and cost-efficient subsea production system (SPS) while ensuring standardization at global scale. Method/Procedure/Process: The strategy for the AES initiative is to mature SPS vendors in order to establish cost effective solutions and standardization of products and interfaces. Implement a joint operator specification in the international standardization landscape (API 17F). The AES development program incorporates a system approach covering topside, SPS, downhole applications etc. The intention is to ensure that the advantages with an all-electric approach is utilized for all aspects, i.e. with respect to safety, cost, project execution, operational flexibility, standardization. Results / Conclusions: This presentation will cover the current status of the AES development covering: • The fundamental features and the potential of the All Electric technology and concepts • Status of the all-electric with respect to technology qualification • The activities undertaken to close the technology gaps • The implementation of all electric SPS solutions • Joint operator specification to ensure uniform standardization approach • Industrialization of the standardized eVXT Glenn Roar Halvorsen - Project Manager All Electric Subsea - EQUINOR Glenn is the project manager for All Electric, one of the key technology development programs in Equinor. Together with our operator partners, we are forming the next step towards efficient subsea developments. Glenn started in Equinor gaining experience from Statfjord early in his career learning commissioning and operation of production system. This early foundation has broadened through key development projects in Equinor, such as the Asgard subsea gas compression facility. A technology which is on route to increase recovery from the Mikkel and Midgard structures by around 282 million barrels of oil equivalent. His experience cover technology development, FEED, project development, commissioning with a key experience in process control, safety system and subsea control system.
Bio
Glenn Roar Halvorsen Project Manager All Electric Subsea Project Manager All Electric Subsea - EQUINOR Glenn is the project manager for All Electric, one of the key technology development programs in Equinor. Together with our operator partners, we are forming the next step towards efficient subsea developments. Glenn started in Equinor gaining experience from Statfjord early in his career learning commissioning and operation of production system. This early foundation has broadened through key development projects in Equinor, such as the Asgard subsea gas compression facility. A technology which is on route to increase recovery from the Mikkel and Midgard structures by around 282 million barrels of oil equivalent. His experience cover technology development, FEED, project development, commissioning with a key experience in process control, safety system and subsea control system.
Ernst Kloster
SUBSEA 7
Technology Program Manager
Offshore Energy Storage using Subsea Bundles
Learning outcome: Hydro-pneumatic energy storage: core principles, integration within subsea bundle technology, and applications in offshore renewables and oil & gas. Energy storage has a fundamental role when integrating offshore renewables into conventional electrical grids or offshore oil & gas decarbonization initiatives. This work highlights an innovative Hydro-Pneumatic Energy Storage (HPES) technology that stores energy using a combination of pressurized seawater and compressed air. It is primarily intended to address intermittency on the hourly to daily timescales. Systems storing energy by compressing gas typically suffer from high thermal inefficiencies. The system under investigation leverages the subsea environment itself as a natural heatsink, resulting in a paradigm shift in thermodynamic efficiency. The technology is built on well-established sub-components and is inherently safe, presenting no flammability risks or chemical hazards. Without any cycling degradation or consumable elements to be replaced, it is well-suited for applications requiring high reliability with minimal intervention, such as utility-scale subsea energy storage applications. Ongoing work is evaluating the integration of this HPES technology within the well-established subsea bundle embodiment. This allows for a robust, plug-and-play energy storage system that can be industrialized and deployed at scale. The paper will highlight the key parameters of the HPES-bundle system, and evaluate the thermodynamics of the hydro-pneumatic process. Preliminary indications are that the geometry of the bundle results in an efficient, quasi-isothermal system. Compared to adapting land-based electrochemical storage, the proposed HPES-bundle solution could be a safer, more reliable alternative, with a significantly lower total cost of ownership.
Alex Rimmer
2H OFFSHORE
Director
Riser Innovation And Influence on Future Subsea Fields in Norway
Field developments in Norway with floating platform facilities are dominated by Flexible riser systems. Of riser systems installed from floating platforms in Norway, only a handful of rigid risers have been installed. The choice and dominance of flexible risers is driven by the combination of the shallow to moderately deep water depths, harsh environmental conditions, and established supply route and ease of installation. A number of riser innovations may, however, change this landscape for future field developments and address some of the limitations in size and operating pressures of flexible risers. Namely advances in the design and configuration of rigid steel risers and progress in the use of composite materials as an alternative to flexible risers. In the case of rigid risers, solutions have been developed (including distributed buoyancy) that can compete on structural performance in moderate water depths typical of offshore Norway, install-ability and cost. With thermoplastic composite pipe, there has been progress towards getting the right characteristics from composite pipes to enable their use in riser systems, subject to qualification. An overview will be provided of the typical types of riser systems used in field developments worldwide, the factors driving selection of the risers and the current landscape of risers in Norway. Further, the new riser technologies and enabling alternative configurations will be presented along with the influence on reducing costs and future field developments in Norway. Alex is the Director of 2H Offshore's London office and responsible for 2H's activities in Norway. He has over 17 years of experience in subsea riser and conductor systems from feasibility studies through to detailed engineering design and installation. As well as taking leading project and management roles, Alex has technical expertise in a range of subsea production system riser types including flexible, rigid and hybrid risers systems. He has been involved in many of the most challenging developments which have pushed the boundaries of riser technology. He is also taking an interest in the energy transition and the transfer of technologies to the renewable energy sector.
Bio
Alex is the Director of 2H Offshore's London office and responsible for 2H's activities in Norway. He has over 17 years of experience in subsea riser and conductor systems from feasibility studies through to detailed engineering design and installation. As well as taking leading project and management roles, Alex has technical expertise in a range of subsea production system riser types including flexible, rigid and hybrid risers systems. He has been involved in many of the most challenging developments which have pushed the boundaries of riser technology. He is also taking an interest in the energy transition and the transfer of technologies to the renewable energy sector.
Antonio Vasilijevic
NTNU Norwegian University Of Science And Technology
Project Manager
Multi-purpose testing and experimentation facility - OceanLab subsea node
The subsea infrastructure of the OceanLab laboratories is located in the Trondheim Fjord. It includes both new and existing fixed and mobile assets of NTNU’s Applied Underwater Robotics Laboratory, that could be monitored and operated remotely from the land-based control room. The mobile infrastructure consists of support vessel and a fleet of different remotely operated and autonomous vehicles. The fixed infrastructure contains two-cabled (power and fiber-optic) seabed sites, instrumented for monitoring from shore. The Subsea Docking Plate (SDP) is designed for experimentation and testing of homing and docking of medium and small-size AUVs. These are important capabilities to enable persistent and resident vehicles. The SDP also serves as a testing facility to qualify technology for use on offshore oil and gas installations. Plate is equipped with wireless inductive connectors for both power (50W-2kW) and communication (50Mb/s). The Pig Loop Module (PLM) was an offshore unit before it was converted to the application within NTNU. PLM is acquired in collaboration with Equinor to serve as a mock-up subsea installation to experiment with subsea intervention and inspection tasks and it includes a dummy ROV panel with marking. To provide real-time situational awareness and remote presence at the sites, an instrument rig with remote sensing, communication and environmental payload will be installed to observe vehicles and installations. Presentation will focus on applications and the first results from Q1-2021. The infrastructure will be available for collaborating partners from industry and/or academia in 2021, while in its full scale it will be available in 2023.
Bio
Dr. Antonio Vasilijević (M) is a research project manager at the Applied Underwater Robotics Laboratory (AURLab), NTNU. He holds a PhD from the University of Zagreb, Croatia. At the AURLab, he is responsible for full lifecycle of research projects, from securing funds, implementation, delivering research results and reporting. He also cooperates with industrial partners and assists end-users in acquiring technological know-how. Antonio is involved on operational and decisional level in operation, maintenance and further development of the research infrastructure. After 15 years of professional experience in marine and pharmaceutical industry, he returned back to academia in 2009. He was a project coordinator or team-leader of number of H2020 and other international and national projects related to marine robotics. He was a Chairman of the Technical Committee of the International Interdisciplinary Conference of Marine Robotics and Applications “Breaking the Surface” (2010-2019). He is an author of more than 50 papers.
Giovanni Massari
SAIPEM
Hydrone Program Manager
Subsea Drones contribute to CO2 emission reduction
Subsea Drones are offering a new paradigm for subsea remote interventions characterized by a strongly reduced need of support vessels and consequently by evident benefit in term of operational risks and environmental impact. A quantitative analysis has been performed to highlight the benefit in term of C02 emission of drone-based inspection respect to conventional ROV-based approach. The analysis considers different drone deployment scenarios and covers the entire operative cycle (from installation to decommissioning) arriving to demonstrate how drone residency concept represents a game changer towards the global offshore industry services decarbonization strategy conveying also new paradigm of subsea surveillance and early emergency response management.
Bio
Giovanni Massari has more than 20 years’ experience in management of projects for the development and deployment of innovative subsea technologies. He is currently the program manager of Hydrone, Saipem innovation plan for subsea robotics.
Dag Almar Hansen
TECHNI
CEO
One step closer to autonomy
Valve operation and transport of oil and gas subsea have been going through steps of evolution. Focusing on safety, reliability and control, the systems have been sturdy withstanding environmental impact to last the life of well. Control lines of hydraulic systems posed risks to the environment as well as being costly in structure and maintenance. Electronics and condition monitoring helped ensure better maintenance planning and lowered the risk of breakdown, but still left a lot to be desired. The next steps taken towards electrification of SURF and pressure control, were short and undetermined strides. Still, the standards are not following the pace of technological progress. When pilots or demonstrators of modern technology is tested, the installations and operational procedures still need expensive distributed lines of power, of signals and control systems to ensure a swift and safe operation. With the introduction of new and breaking technology in energy storage, the playing field opens up towards fully automated systems on the seabed with no need for expensive power lines or hydraulic control lines. The safety will be taken care of also off-grid, should cabling of instrument signals be damaged. New super-capacitors with an extra dense storage capacity developed by a national university combined with an extremely low energy operative failsafe mechanism placed in a wireless subsea communication network will ensure safety in all modes of operation. The white paper aims to show how the technology works and underline why it will take a place in the future of subsea development.
Bio
CEO of TECHNI, a company involved in electrification of the oil and gas sector and maritime area for two decades. Dags career started as an airplane mechanic in the air force then moved on to exploration drilling. Bachelor degrees in mechanics and later thermal engineering and mechatronics have paved the way for working in innovative technologies until this day. Dag has been involved in a wide array of top side, sub sea and downhole applications. Apart from work, his hobbies are playing the double bass, singing and fixing and riding motorcycles.
Stine Vethe
4SUBSEA AS
Vp Offshore Wind
From Fish to Oil & Gas to Offshore Wind
Floating wind energy is a relatively new form of energy extraction. None of the existing pilot turbines or wind farms has yet reached a normal design lifetime of around 25 years, and there is limited public information on how actual loads of floating wind turbines compared with the loads assumed for design. There is, however, a reason to believe that the design methods are conservative, and as floating wind farms come of age there will be economic incentives for assessing possible lifetime extension of floating wind farms. The support structure (substructure and tower) of a floating wind turbine is essentially non-replaceable and the amount of surplus lifetime of these components may decide if it is worthwhile to pursue a full lifetime extension of the turbine including nacelle, rotor, and electrical components. We will present our technology transfer journey from oil & gas to renewable energy, enabling offshore wind operators to directly benefit from investments already made in oil & gas. The objective was to develop a method for lifetime extension of floating wind support structures based on algorithms and retrofitted sensors developed through technology transfer from other industries; Starting with technology developed for fish telemetry, fueled with military drone technology and developed by a team with background from medical cybernetics and cell phone technology.
Bio
Stine Vethe is the VP (Vice President) of Offshore Wind in 4Subsea, with a background as VP for Digital Solutions for Well Intervention and Drilling. Stine holds an M.Sc. in Engineering from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) and an MBA from Norwegian School of Economics and Business Administration. Stine has more than eight years of experience in the oil and gas industry.
Marianne Fougner
EQUINOR ASA
Floating Solar Concept for Marine Conditions
Floating solar represents an emerging technology with a large growth potential due to access to new large areas for solar development and with positive technology benefits. The current commercial projects are in freshwater bodies, with a few players working with concepts for saline water applications. The competitive landscape is based on players with solar PV background stretching their concept to harsher environmental conditions. Equinor with its experience from floating structures in marine environments as well as design of utility scale land based solar is perfectly positioned to create competitiveness and gain early entry position in harsh freshwater and ocean floating solar PV. Equinor has teamed up with Moss maritime to jointly develop a floating solar concept for wave heights up to 4m Hs. The concept consists of the solar modules and the electrical equipment, a flexible floater concept and the anchoring and mooring system. A small scale basin test of the concept is completed at Sintef Ocean and the next step towards commercialization is a 1MW grid connected pilot plant to be located outside the island Frøya, Norway in 3Q 2021. The test period will be 2 years and performance and mechanical behavior will be monitored and analyzed. This would enable efficient qualification of the concept to secure a frontrunner position for saline concepts.
Bio
Marianne Waage Fougner, Heading Solar Technology Group in Equinor Research and Technology Unit. Broad experience in the energy area – from oil and gas to renewables in various leading roles in Equinor within business development, project management and research.
Truls Normann
AKER SOLUTIONS
First Chief Engineer
Subsea HV Substations for Offshore Wind and Electrification
As part of the transition into renewables, Aker Solutions has over the last years developed a novel Subsea Transformer Substation concept for Electrification and Offshore Wind. One of the most revolutionary subsea technological developments implemented in the latest years has been the Åsgard Subsea Compression Project, which has successfully been in operation since September 2015. This has verified a large number of power and automation system technologies required for the control and operation of subsea compressors. This includes large subsea transformers, power cables and high voltage (HV) wet mate connectors. Today, the rapidly expanding offshore wind power industry could benefit from utilizing some of these HV power technologies recently qualified for subsea oil & gas processing applications. Many of the subsea power technological developments, skills and expertise gained in the oil & gas industry can be adapted for offshore wind applications. In this paper, Aker Solutions will present the concept of a subsea HV substation applied to collection of power from offshore floating wind parks. Both the system characteristics and the individual power technology features that are required to make the substation compact, efficient and reliable, are emphasized. In addition, the differences and benefits of a subsea substation versus a floating one will be highlighted. The same technology can also be used for power-from-shore systems for electrification of offshore platforms. The benefits of having a subsea transformer, for distribution to brownfield and greenfield platforms will be highlighted, with particular focus on reducing the complexity of topside modifications and pre-investments.
Bio
Truls Normann holds an MSc in Industrial Economics and Technology Management, Combined with Electrical Power Engineering, from NTNU ( Norwegian University of Science and Technology), 1999. He has more than 20 years of experience within electrical power engineering, ranging from qualification and delivery of subsea variable speed drives (VSDs), switchgear and transformers, as well as electrical design of power umbilicals, flowline heating and power components and systems for subsea compression and pumping. Over the last years he has been engineering manager for the electrical systems in Åsgard Subsea Compression and Jansz Subsea Compression FEED, and is currently also working with Offshore Wind, Electrification and Renewables. He holds the position as First Chief Engineer and Head of Subsea Power & Automation in the Subsea segment of Aker Solutions.
Julie Lund
NOV SUBSEA PRODUCTS
Senior Engineer
Subsea storage of liquid ammonia, what would be the necessary technology activities?
This paper presents a pioneering technology adaption for using a membrane-based subsea storage solution for oil/condensate, modified into storing clean energy in the form of liquid ammonia (as a hydrogen energy carrier). This storage technology could be a part of a low carbon future, and will be available for water depths greater than 100 m. The technical evaluation conducted shows a storage technology that with minor modifications can be included into a Qualification Program for subsea storage of oil and chemicals. This paper presents qualification work already completed and how to implement ammonia storage for storage of clean offshore energy, power for offshore installation and storage for surplus electricity from wind or solar. Storing ammonia subsea by using innovative technologies will reduce CO2 emissions for offshore assets. The technology elements will be described, showing an example of a fixed platform with a total storage volume of 25,000 m³. Each ton of ammonia gives 5,17 MWh of energy, if it is used as direct fuel. This gives a total power of 98,490 MWh, which will fuel a medium 60 MW platform for 68 days, before refilling is needed. This paper will also present sensitivities with regards to a small platform 20 MW and a big platform 150 MW. The subsea ammonia storage system can be an important building block to provide clean power to offshore platforms and for surplus electricity from wind or solar. Ammonia will be stored in a safe manner on the seafloor, protecting both personnel and marine life.
Bio
M.Sc. Mechanical Engineering, 2014 (The Norwegian University of Science and Technology) Senior Engineer with more than six years of experience specializing in subsea engineering, structural design and applied mechanics. Product Manager for NOV Subsea Storage Systems.
Joachim Sverdrup-Thygeson
TECHNIPFMC
Business Development Manager
The InSPIRE project - A presentation of Semi-submersible Platforms with Innovative Renewable Energy
TechnipFMC and Bombora has entered into a strategic agreement to develop floating wind and wave into one integrated multi use floating platform. One platform can deliver 18MW or more. The project is named InSPIRE. InSPIRE brings together Bombora’s mWave technology , being full scale tested in Wales in mid-2021 and TechnipFMC’s strong experience in marine offshore engineering and installation of offshore floating wind turbines. The mWave cell module and the wind turbine generator will be integrated into one offshore floating structure. The integration makes better use of structural steel, mooring system and electrical plant and maximises the energy developed from the offshore environment, resulting in better power density from the seabed lease areas and more consistent power delivery than offshore wind alone, targeting an levelized cost of energy (LCOE) of €50 BY 2030. TechnipFMC, Bombora and its partners will engineer, install, operate and demonstrate at sea a grid-connected integrated floating platform with a capacity of 6MW. The successful demonstration of InSPIRE will bring valuable experience, knowledge and de-risk upscaling, paving the way for large scale future projects. InSPIRE’s vision is to build knowledge and confidence in a novel integrated offshore energy solution, enabling maturity at a level where it can support the deployment of gigawatts of renewable energy in deeper waters and out-compete fossil energy in the electricity market. In our UTC presentation we will give an instruction to InSPIRE, and present the concept, technical challenges and our way forward to realize the demo and its future vison
Tom Widerøe
LUNDIN ENERGY
Chief Engineer Subsea
Digitalized field development
Key learning outcome A single data source aligned with multiple applications and processes will increase data input quality while enabling multiple field development options to be considered throughout the development phase. Increased digitalization and centric data flow also enables schematic solutions that depict the field development and thereby increases knowledge and understanding of the selected options. Introduction Working with early phase field development within Lundin has until now been a highly manual process including use of tools like Whiteboard, SketchUp, NPD Factmaps, several Excel spreadsheets, PowerPoint, flowassurance applications etc. The problem has been mostly related to the applications storing data within themselves, meaning that if data is updated within one application, they would have to be updated within others as well. Additionally, there has been no flow of data between the different companies participating in the process, again meaning that changes need to be updated manually across both applications as well as companies participating in the process. Consequences The consequence of this approach are many, it is a manual and time consuming process that leaves little time for iterations. Similar data residing within different applications means that there is no “single source of truth”, and update of data in one application is not necessary reflected within other. Ambitions for the new solution The main purpose of the new solution is to enable data flow across both applications and companies involved in the process, ensuring that data is stored in a single location.
Bio
Tom Widerøe is working as Chief Engineer Subsea at Lundin Energy Norway, which is one of Europe's leading independent oil and gas exploration and production companies. He is educated as Naval Architect from Norwegian University of Science and Technology and additionally he has a Master of Business Administration from Skema Business School with Project Management. Having more than 20 years experience from the oil industry, last couple of years main focus have been on how to improve and simplify the field development process using digitalization.
Daniel Abicht
EQUINOR
Leading Advisor
Distributed Acoustic Sensing – Transforming subsea and pipeline monitoring
Fiber optic sensing technology, more specifically Distributed Acoustic Sensing (DAS), is a technology that has received a lot of attention in the Oil and Gas industry over the past few years. This technology allows for measuring of acoustics along the entire length of an installed fibre, bringing light (sound) to previously unmonitored processes. The high spatial and temporal sampling frequencies capture a wide range of events and processes, from slow changes due to fluid movement, to rapid variations due to valve operations or leaks. In today’s subsea environment, with fiber optic cables included in subsea control system infrastructure, opportunities for monitoring across infrastructure and along pipelines are vast. In this presentation we will explain the fiber optic monitoring through distributed acoustic sensing. This includes an overview of the working principle and potential applications for subsea monitoring. Results from testing offshore will be presented. We will illustrate the differences between proactive and reactive monitoring, and how real-time streaming solutions are enabling a shift towards more proactive applications. The presentation will provide a fresh perspective on the possibilities around the usage of fiber optic data for subsea & pipelines, and how to design subsea cabling to improve layouts for future monitoring.
Bio
Daniel has more than 15 years experience in the subsea industry both on the supplier and operator side. His experience includes technology development, early phase project development and project execution. In his position as Leading Advisor he heads up the Subsea Control System discipline in Equinor. He holds a M.Sc. and a Dipl.-Ing. from Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, USA & University of Magdeburg, Germany. Daniel has worked for Equinor since 2011.
Mostafa Valavi
EDRMEDESO
Lead Application Engineer
Toward Electrification in Oil & Gas Industry – The Role and Power of Engineering Simulation
Electrification has been an interesting and increasingly important topic in the oil and gas sector. There is now a strong global trend of electrification in various industries (particularly in transportation sector), due to both environmental and technical consideration. Also, in oil and gas sector, going electric (or even more electric) can offer distinct advantages in different applications. Electrification of oil and gas platforms and installations effectively contributes to reduce the emissions. In addition, more electric components and systems can potentially improve the reliability, flexibility, and efficiency of oil and gas systems. Interesting examples are electric actuator systems and more integrated subsea pumps. Moving toward electrification and development of more electric products require strong R&D focus and this is where engineering simulation can have a significant role to accelerate the product development. In this presentation, we will discuss how simulation can be effectively used in different applications related to electrification in oil & gas industry. We will specifically cover power systems and electromagnetic simulations and their coupling to structural and thermal simulations, enabling multiphysics simulation-based design and optimization. Another interesting topic to be addressed is system-level simulation, as this allows the analysis of system-level interactions and paves the way for development of digital twins.
Bio
Mostafa Valavi received PhD degree in electrical power engineering from Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) in 2015. He worked then at NTNU and Rolls-Royce in Trondheim before joining EDRMedeso in 2018. He is specialized in electromagnetic and electric power simulations and has several publications in international journals and conferences.
Rhys Morgan
TECHNIPFMC
Digital Engagement Manager
The Role of an Enterprise-Level Digital Platform in the Oil & Gas Industry for Digital Transformation
This paper introduces the concept of an enterprise-level digital platform in the oil and gas industry, detailing how such a platform can ultimately help reduce capital and operational expenditure (CAPEX and OPEX) and enhance client offerings. The advantages of a digital platform for executing global projects within a company are presented and the network effects of a digital platform are investigated. The benefits such a platform can bring to collaboration and data exchange are presented. The importance of a data model for a company and the industry as a whole are discussed. Subsequently, the paper explores the challenges involved in adopting a data model and the associated data-security and governance issues. The importance of harnessing the data collected through a digital platform for Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning (ML) and optimisation is also discussed. The paper evaluates the organisational aspects of deploying an enterprise-level digital platform and the impact on the company’s operating model. Finally, the paper presents a case study to explain all the concepts defined above using an internal digital platform, Subsea Studio™ FD. An example of a FEED development for an EPCI project is presented to demonstrate the effectiveness of a digital platform.
Bio
Rhys Morgan is Digital Engagement Manager for TechnipFMC's Subsea digital flagship, Subsea Studio™. A digital transformation and change management specialist in the upstream oil and gas industry with experience covering digital product development, deployment, and business impact. A technical background in Field Development Planning and Flow Assurance with experience covering a diverse range of onshore and offshore developments worldwide from feasibility to detailed design project phases.
Matt Straw
NORTON STRAW
Managing Director
Predictive engineering and its value to the operating digital twin
This paper presents the role of predictive engineering analytics in the development of digital twins of equipment, systems and facilities in operation. A digital twin is a virtual representation of a physical product, process or facility used to understand and predict the physical counterpart’s performance. The digital twin is fundamentally based on data. The more data, the better-informed the digital twin becomes and the greater the insight gained. Sensor and inspection data are critical elements in building a digital twin. However, there are situations when sensor data alone is not enough, or may not be available; this is where we turn to predictive engineering analytics. This paper demonstrates the role of predictive engineering analytics in an operating digital twin providing data where sensor data is not available, through virtual sensors, and by predicting potential operational scenarios and their impacts. Examples presented will include thermal performance and integrity, presenting how high-fidelity predictive approaches (such as finite element analysis and computational fluid dynamics) can provide details and confidence of performance. The presenters will then show how such methods can be reduced in complexity to deliver ‘reduced order models’ (ROMs) to deliver data more rapidly. Different approaches to development of these ROMs will be presented along with assessment of confidence levels and fidelity of the data obtained. The paper aims to illustrate how predictive data can be combined with sensor and inspection data to deliver the complete digital twin.
Bio
Matt has over 20 years of experience in oil and gas in the application of engineering simulation and mathematical modelling to a wide range of design and operational challenges; including process and separation systems, subsea and flow assurance as well as process safety, arctic operations and offshore engineering. He has a PhD in simulation of flows in the environment. Matt is actively developing and implement strategies to maximise the value of engineering simulation and digital twins to support engineering design and operational activities.
Fredrik Ellekjær
RYSTAD ENERGY
DEBATE
Fredrik Folmer Ellekjær is a Partner in Rystad Energy’s consulting practice and has been with Rystad since 2013. He has extensive experience as a consultant in the energy industry, leading projects within all parts of the value chain, from operators to new ventures. His primary focus has been on subsea and asset-heavy segments and technology adoption studies, quantifying the value of applying new technologies in the energy domain. He is the creator of Rystad Energy’s multi-client subsea offering, SubseaCube, that covers the global market and trends for subsea infrastructure. Fredrik holds an M.Sc. in Industrial Economics and Technology management from NTNU, Trondheim.
Geir Egil Eie
DNV
Head of Department for Subsea and Asset Risk Management
DEBATE
Geir Egil Eie has more than 25 years of experience from the Oil & Gas Industry. Today he is Head of Department for Subsea and Asset Risk Management in DNV. He has previously worked for Scana Industries, PTIL, Equinor and Petrad. Geir Egil is educated MSc from NTNU and has broad experience from both management - and leading professional positions. His main competence areas are within facility and project development and he has a long track record from working with standards and regulation in the industry. He strongly believe that the Oil & Gas has an important role to play in the energy transition effort in the industry.
Per Erik Holsten
ABB
Head of Energy Industries Northern Europe. Managing Director, Norway.
KEYNOTE
Per Erik Holsten is Head of Northern Europe for ABB´s Energy Industries business and Managing Director for ABB in Norway, bringing more than 30 years´ experience to this executive leadership role. Per Erik started his career at ABB in 1986, developing his experience as an engineer before progressing to senior and executive management. He was previously the Managing Director for Oil, Gas and Chemicals at ABB globally, leveraging his leadership skills and expertise in automation, engineering and management to oversee ABB´s global operations across these industries. Per Erik brings extensive experience from earlier roles, including as Head of Process Automation and Head of Oil, Gas & Petrochemicals, Norway; as well as Global Industry Group Manager for Oil, Gas and Chemicals. Per Erik holds an MBA in International Business from the University of East London. He studied Engineering at South Trondelag University College in Norway. He is based in Oslo, Norway.
Mads Hjelmeland
ONESUBSEA – A Schlumberger Company
Managing Director – Processing Systems
The Subsea Factory – An Enabler for Low Carbon Production Systems
Mads Hjelmeland holds an MSc in Marine Technology with the Norwegian University of Science and Technology, and currently holds the position as Managing Director, Processing Systems, and he’s responsible for the subsea processing business in OneSubsea. From 2016 to 2017 Mads served as the Global Sales Director for OneSubsea, and prior to this he held the role as Director of Emerging Technologies within the subsea processing domain. Prior to joining OneSubsea in 2014, Mads worked with Murphy Oil in Malaysia where he held the position as Manager of Subsea Projects, which included development planning and execution of EPC projects across Murphy’s Malaysia deepwater portfolio. Before he joined Murphy Mads worked with OneSubsea where he held a variety of positions in Norway, the Middle East and Asia. His work scope focused on subsea processing technologies, with particular emphasis on subsea boosting and multiphase compression technologies.
Jon Landes
TECHNIPFMC
President, Subsea
Shaping the transition with sustainable energy solutions/ Embracing the energy transition
Jon has global responsibility for TechnipFMC’s Subsea business. Jon was previously Senior Vice President for all Commercial and Front-End Engineering activities. Before that, he was President North America for TechnipFMC Subsea. Prior to the 2017 merger of Technip and FMC Technologies, he was General Manager, North America for FMC Technologies’ Subsea business, and held General Manager roles in FMC Technologies’ Fluid Control and Material Handling & Blending business units. Prior to joining FMC Technologies in 2012, Jon held a number of senior level leadership roles in Product Line Management, Operations, Sales & Marketing, and Services at IMI plc, Dresser Waukesha, GE, and Caterpillar. Jon has over 25 years of experience in the energy sector. He received his MBA from the University of Notre Dame, and BS and MS degrees in Agricultural Engineering from Purdue University. In 2011, Jon received the ABE Outstanding Alumni award from Purdue University. Jon serves on the Board of the Oilfield Energy Center (OEC) and Executive Committee for NOIA (National Ocean Industries Association), and previously served on the American Heart Association’s Executive Leadership Team.
Stein Olav Drange
EQUINOR
VP TDI Facility and Operation Solutions Technology
KEYNOTE
Stein Olav Drange VP Technology, Digital & Innovation, Facility & Operation Solutions. Drange has his background as MSc from Marine Technology at NTH in 1993. After ten years in Aker Engineering he joined Equinor in 1993 as researcher within Marine Technology. In Equinor he has had different research and development leadership position within facility technology.
Ragnhild Katteland
NEXANS
EVP Nexans Subsea&Land Cable Systems
Crossover Technologies
Ragnhild Katteland is the CEO Nexans Norway and the Vice President of Subsea and Land Systems BG in Nexans, heading the Sales, Marketing & Tendering department and Project Management & Operations department which also includes marine and land installation. Subsea and Land Systems Business Group is a global business group delivering high voltage cables systems and umbilicals, and with long experience in turn key export cable projects. Nexans has also delivered the dynamic export cables for the first offshore floating windfarm Hywind. Prior to this position, Ragnhild has held several positions in Nexans within technical, project management, sales and purchasing – but always linked to high voltage cable systems. Ragnhild holds a Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering from the Norwegian University of Technology in Trondhiem, Norway.
Ingrid Sølvberg
NORWEGIAN PETROLEUM DIRECTORATE
Director General
KEYNOTE
Ingrid Sølvberg Director general. Born 1970. Education Ms Sølvberg is a Civil Engineer in marine technology from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology. Experience Ms Sølvberg assumed the position as director general in January 2020. Prior to that, she was director of development and operation from June 2014. • Started her career in Statoil (now Equinor) in 1995 as a subsea engineer and took up her first management position in 2004. • A number of management positions, such as director for platform technology and marine surveys in the period from 2007-2010, and then HSE director for midstream and downstream activity in Equinor. • Commercial manager at Centrica from 2012. • Director for the Norwegian Sea and the Barents Sea at the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate in 2013. • Positions on the boards of the Norwegian Geotechnical Institute (NGI) and the Ship Manouvering Simulator Center (SMSC).
Michael King
OCEAN INFINITY
Marketing Manager
The role of robotic fleet technology on the offshore industry’s path to net zero operations
Using green technology and requiring fewer people deployed to sea, robotic fleet technology holds the key to a carbon neutral future for offshore operations. Currently in build, Ocean Infinity’s Armada fleet of low-emission uncrewed robotic vessels will offer new ways of working resulting in the most sustainable operations the maritime industry has seen. By investing in the latest hybrid engine technology, Armada will offer a more environmentally responsible and efficient alternative to conventional marine operations, reducing CO2 emissions by up to 90%. The fleet comprising 17 vessels ranging from 21m-78m can be launched from any shoreline on the globe and will be equipped with state-of-the-art sensors and pioneering navigational technology to allow information to be gathered from the shallowest and deepest waters. In this presentation, we will discuss the work scopes that these optionally crewed robotic vessels will be capable of undertaking; from survey work, through to construction, and operation and maintenance. We will also discuss the design considerations that will facilitate the deployment of a wide range of sensor packages, from simple hydrographic spreads to full WROV capability. This paper will address some of the challenges faced, concentrating on the command and control requirements for large robotic vessels and complex equipment deployments, survey data transmission and automated processing, and the remote control centre where the Armada fleet is supervised. The process of aligning such pioneering technology with ever-evolving maritime regulations will also be addressed.
Bio
With a technical background as a geophysicist, Michael started his career working offshore in oil and gas exploration across the world. This was followed by a move into project management, where he gained extensive experience across a range of oil and gas projects, within the offshore renewables sector and for the subsea cables market in the UK and Europe. More recently, he has been focussed on business development and innovation, responsible for providing strategic commercial support and insight, with particular concentration on unmanned systems and their applications. He is currently a Senior Business Development Manager for Ocean Infinity, responsible for their new Armada Fleet, and has presented at conferences and industry events across the world.
Reenst Lesemann
C-POWER
CEO
Autonomous Offshore Power Systems: a missing piece of the puzzle for enabling autonomy, decarbonization, digitization, and electrification offshore
The global ocean economy is beginning a massive transition. The offshore energy sector — along with other commercial, defense and research markets — is beginning to move towards an operational environment that is less expensive, safer, cleaner, and more connected. In response, offshore hardware and service providers have invested significant resources to deliver upgraded, innovative services and systems that bring electrification, autonomy, decarbonization, and digitization to the forefront. These solutions offer the promise of substantial cost and emissions savings, along with new capabilities, such as real-time conditions-based monitoring, all-electric fields, and remote command and control of subsea assets. Implementation, however, requires power supplies and communications capabilities that are cost-efficient, clean, and fit-for purpose. To help fill this gap, a new class of technology — autonomous offshore power systems (AOPS) — has been developed. Think of an AOPS as the combination of an offshore power generator, energy storage system, data server, and communications hub. These systems, powered by ocean energy, are designed to directly address the ‘getting power in and data out’ problem faced by suppliers and customers who are moving towards net zero operations. This presentation will review the technical capabilities and benefits of an AOPS, with specific review of C·Power’s SeaRAY AOPS and its 2021 sea trials.
Bio
Reenst Lesemann is the CEO of C-Power. He is also a Co-Chair of the U.S. Marine Energy Council, an Advisory Board Member of the U.S. National Hydropower Association, and a member of the Steering Committee for the 2021 International Conference on Ocean Energy. Before joining C-Power, Reenst was a Co-founder and Managing Director of Tall Oaks Capital Partners, a seed and early stage venture firm based in Charlottesville, VA, USA. Prior to Tall Oaks, Reenst ran a series of successful businesses including a maritime logistics spin off, TradeSource, Inc., that he created, led and managed. During his career, he has been responsible for all aspects of business management including strategic planning, marketing, and information services. Mr. Lesemann graduated from the University of North Carolina with a BA in History with Honors. He also holds an MBA from the University of Virginia Darden Graduate School of Business.
Ola Jemtland
TECHNIPFMC
Manager New Product Development, Power Systems, Subsea Processing
Subsea Power Distribution
Subsea increased recovery, like subsea boosting, will often require installation of topside Power Control Modules to operate subsea boosting pumps. However PCMs are often large and heavy units, often more than 100 tons, and can be both challenging and costly for the operator to fit onto the existing topside facility. The new subsea power distribution solution is designed to enable IOR like subsea boosting without the requirement of a topside PCM. The system includes power transmission umbilical from topside to subsea; a subsea transformer, subsea VSDs, and subsea connection systems to the subsea pump(s). Based on field-proven topside VSDs, the innovative subsea VSD module houses the same power electronics and controls in a hermetically sealed and nitrogen filled pressure vessel and can operate at water depths of up to 3,000 meters (10,000 feet). The original VSD architecture is unchanged, except for the mechanical arrangement of power electronics and control units. The cooling principle is passive conductive cooling through the canister wall. Because the subsea VSD is a standard building block and the transformer is a separate scalable unit, new product qualification for each project is not required. Each subsea VSD modular unit delivers 2 MVA. The configurable design allows for parallel operation of multiple units to increase output power and power redundancy, and covers boosting applications in the range of 1 MW to 6 MW shaft power. Each subsea VSD module weighs < 15 tons, and can be retrieved and installed separately with lightweight lift vessels, offering high system availability.
Bio
Ola Jemtland is Manager for New Product Development, Power Systems, Subsea Processing, at TechnipFMC.
Heinz Lendenmann
ABB
Program Manager
Full-scale string testing of the Subsea Variable Speed Drive and Subsea Multiphase Compressor
In this session, the world’s first full-scale submerged system test of a subsea Variable Speed Drive and subsea Multiphase Compressor is presented. In the summer of 2020, two major subsea technology development programs teamed up in a unique state-of-art demonstration. With the objective of proving the topology and compatibility between ABB’s subsea VSD and OneSubsea’s Multiphase Compressor (WGC6000), the system test was realized by operating at field realistic loading and environmental conditions. The VSD was transported to Bergen, Norway, where it was hooked up to OneSubsea’s test facilities. Due to pandemic restrictions, the entire commissioning of the VSD was remotely conducted by experts in their home offices. The flawless remote process experienced advocates the power of the digital age as well as the robustness of this subsea system. With the VSD integrated in the test facilities’ power and control system, the system test mapped the entire operating load envelope of the compressor. Both the units were submerged in seawater, with the VSD powering the compressor loaded by a dedicated multiphase test loop. A wide test program of dynamics as well as thermal stability margins were proven at 8 MW shaft power, all while streaming the program live to over 100 clients and partners around the world. The units have individually exceeded the SEPS and API TRL 4 requirements, whereas the success of this integration test represents a crucial step towards full TRL 5 for the future of subsea compression and power distribution.
Thomas Helsør
WINTERSHALL DEA
Discipline Lead Process Technology
Subsea Tie-back development using Dual Pipe Separator (DPS) to enhance oil recovery and increase measurement accuracy
Transport and treatment of produced water is a key challenge for all new subsea tie-back developments. For the Nova development, a subsea tie-back to the Gjøa platform, the produced water will be transported through the production pipelines and treated in the existing produced water facility at Gjøa. Wintershall Dea, together with Seabed Separation, is looking into removing the produced water at the Nova template location and re-injecting it together with injection water from Gjøa. The new dual pipe separator (DPS) system can separate the oil and water with excellent quality. The solution that Wintershall Dea is considering installing on Nova after a few years of production comprises a gas harp to reduce slugs and separate out free gas, five dual pipe separators in parallel to separate the oil and water, a multiphase booster pump and a water injection pump. In addition to removing the dependency that the Nova development will have on the produced water system at Gjøa, such a solution has several additional benefits: • Increased oil recovery due to reduced back pressure on the reservoir • No need for a topside test separator • Produced water re-injected rather than being discharged to sea • Increased availability due to no downtime during well testing periods • Increased accuracy of metering/allocation (single phase measurements possible) • Reduced use of chemicals • Reduced environmental impact factor We will present the design for a potential Nova phase 2 and show the benefits, both quantitatively and qualitative, as listed above.
Bio
Discipline Lead Process Technology in Wintershall Dea Norway. 15 + years experience from the oil and gas industry including my PhD in high pressure gas separation. Key professional interests are process safety, process simulations (steady state and dynamic) and separation. Also working with technology development through various Joint Industry Projects (JIP's), at the moment the Dual Pipe Separator and the Produced Water Treatment Tank
Ole-Bjørn Moe
DNV
Engineer
Qualification of additively manufactured metallic parts for the energy industry
Additive manufacturing (AM) is a new technology which is heavily used in the aerospace and medical industries. The adoption of AM has however been limited in the energy industry. One of the reasons behind the slow adaptation is the lack of industry standards. In 2018 DNV started a collaboration with over 20 companies in the AM value chain to address this challenge, with the aim of enabling AM and its benefits for the energy industry. In 2020 this work was finalized, and the standard DNVGL-ST-B203 for quality assurance and qualification of AM metallic parts was made available to the industry. The objective of the standard is to ensure that the printed parts meet the specified material properties and quality as defined by the OEM. In this paper, the systematic process of qualifying parts built by laser based powder bed fusion (PBF-LB) and wire arc additive manufacturing (WAAM) are presented, along with requirements to the manufacturers of such parts. The ongoing work of extending the standard’s use for new AM technologies is presented.
Bio
Ole-Bjørn Moe is an engineer at DNV's materials department in Høvik. With focus on enabling additive manufacturing for the energy industry he is leading several initiatives for standardization and development of AM.
Thorsten Holst
NOV FLEXIBLES
Development Engineer
Direct electrical heating of flexible pipes, benefits and technology robustness
This paper describes a new direct electrical heating method, which offers unique flow assurance opportunities in flexible pipe systems used for subsea oil and gas production. The direct electrical heating solution for flexible pipe takes advantage of the electrical insulation properties of the polymeric pressure sheath in a flexible pipe. The system is effectively operated as a coaxial cable, where electrical current is passed through the Agraff-shaped carcass and returned via the tensile armor layers. This enables simplified subsea field architecture, significant environmental benefits (and cost savings) through reduced use of chemicals, and thereby improves the business case for both brown field extensions and green fields. We will present how the AC power system of the heated pipe is arranged as an electrical circuit galvanically isolated from the surrounding water and the grounding system of the topside platform hull structure. We present a detailed electrical model of this heated pipe power system with parameters descriptive of a realistic flexible riser installation. We use this model to highlight the robustness of some anticipated operational conditions like the case of an outer sheath breach and the presence of conductive formation water inside the bore. The electrical model encompasses electrical grounding principle, stray currents and its relevance for AC corrosion and monitoring. We present small-scale AC corrosion tests based on realistic stray current value and show how stray currents can be monitored by standard topside equipment and safety systems.
Bio
At NOV Flexibles, the author has been one of the pioneers behind the development and testing of NOV’s new Heated Pipe Technology, mainly with focus on high voltage design, electrical modelling, and third party qualification. Before this, the author has worked more than 20 years with research and development in the private sector in diverse areas like particle accelerators, superconductivity, solar and fuel cells, and microwave technology. The author is educated at the Technical University of Denmark and holds a master degree in electrical engineering and a Ph.D. degree in physics. Over his career, the author has published 40 papers in international science journals.
Åge Hofstad
AKER SOLUTIONS AS
1st Chief Engineer
New multiphase boosting technology for new subsea frontiers
Key learning: Present new powerful boosting technology that may open new frontiers in subsea exploration or increase boosting in existing fields beyond what has been possible up to now. Subsea multiphase boosting pumps are used in many years to boost well stream flow and increase the total oil and gas production. Up to now, this technology has been somewhat limited in boosting performance. A totally new multiphase boosting pump concept has been qualified during the last 8 years and are now ready for market. The concept has three main pillars, a heavy duty electric motor that can operate at 6 MW with 6000 RPM, a new multiphase impeller design that can achieve more differential pressure and a complete rotation machine surveillance system including new sensors and a condition monitoring system. This new concept is a key enabler to unlock deep water reserves and long step-out challenges due to its high power and high pressure capability. The presentation will briefly show the roadmap to qualification acceptance by major oil companies, explain the special technology that is developed, show the potential performance for new fields and explain about the machine monitoring and surveillance system.
Bio
The author has been a mechanical engineer since 1977 when he started his career as a pump designer in Thune-Eureka AS. He has worked with rotating machinery since then and for the last 10 years been technical responsible for the pump products in Aker Solutions
Anna Arteeva
EQUINOR
Senior Engineer
Concept development for small subsea tie-backs at Equinor. Halten Øst project experience.
Small tie-back projects are growing in number at Equinor and on NCS in general. Making small discoveries profitable is a challenge though, and developing marginal tie-in fields requires significant cost reduction. Maximising total recovery of oil and gas is also an important factor. All of this calls for new technical solutions and new ways of working. Halten Øst (HØ) is one of many small tie-back projects in Equinor’s early phase portfolio. HØ business case comprises a development of several small discoveries and prospects around the Midgard and Mikkel area with tie-back to Åsgard Subsea Compressor infrastructure. The main challenge for HØ is to ensure an economically robust development. After several iterations, HØ has already managed to lower its break-even from circa 50 to 24 USD/boe. The presentation will address the measures that have made this possible, and how this strengthens the business cases for similar small tie-back projects.
Bio
Anna is Project Manager at Equinor for the business and concept planning phases of Halten Øst project with responsibility for Facilities concept development. Previously she held positions as Technical Manager, system&SPS lead, tech lead on marine contracts within various Equinor / Statoil projects. Previously, Anna worked at the IKM Group 2011-2013 as project engineer/manager. Anna holds an MSc in Aerospace Engineering from the Moscow Aviation Institute. While studying, she worked for the Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center (Moscow, Russia) as a Process Engineer for satellite assembly.
Hans Fredrik Lindøen-Kjellnes
ONESUBSEA PROCESSING
Principal Engineer
Subsea Water Injection - Potential Savings on Economic and CO2 Footprint
Minimizing the per barrel carbon footprint is an increasingly important driver in the oil&gas business. Equinor and OneSubsea have through a technology collaboration project developed a model framework for comparison of lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions and business value for topside versus subsea water treatment and injection facilities. The impact of parameters such as tie-back distance, water depth as well as installation and modification costs have been studied. The presentation will highlight the main parameters determining successful concept selection. In addition, the presentation will suggest potential concepts for beneficial integration between water treatment and injection, renewable power generation and carbon capture technologies.
Bio
Hans Fredrik Lindøen-Kjellnes is Principal Engineer in OneSubsea. He is now engaged to find ways to drive down emissions from offshore energy production. Over the years, he has held a wide range of roles in technology and strategy development.
Nicolas Barras
AKER SOLUTIONS AS
Senior Manager
Subsea compression solutions = low carbon footprint
The Åsgard Subsea compression system is continuing its successful operation, and the market interest for Subsea Compression is continuing to grow. Subsea gas compression has proven its value as a real opportunity to maximize return for mature gas fields as well as new discoveries, with a significant potential for reduced CAPEX and OPEX compared to topside solutions. The environmental footprint of subsea compression installations are significantly lower, offering advantages over topside solutions. Less material (steel) is used for construction (~90-75% reduction) reducing life cycle cost and emissions. There is a substantial reduction in power demand compared to a traditional compression setup. In addition, there is no need for supply boats or stand-by vessels, as well as no helicopter transportation, which reduces waste and emissions in operation. This presentation will share the latest developments within subsea compression, combining the maturity of qualified technologies while continuously improving the environmental footprint.
Bio
Nicolas Barras has extensive experience with design and engineering of subsea processing and compression systems. Working as a specialist compressor engineer on the Åsgard Subsea Compression project, he is currently involved with both early-phase and FEED activities. Nicolas is currently the global responsible for business development within subsea compression, HV Power and Pumps in Aker Solutions. Nicolas holds a MSC in mechanical engineering from INSA de Lyon, France.
Herbert Prince Koelln
PETROBRAS
Subsea Engineer
HISEP as an enabler for a low-carbon future: Engineering Developments and Hurdles
Brazilian offshore oil fields have been pushing the limits of subsea processing and boosting (P&B) technology over the last 20 years and many new technologies were first applied in its waters in order to boost production and to overcome challenges and maximize the recovery factor. Pre-salt fields brought new opportunities with some of the highest productivity wells in the world, but also new trials for the operators. To enable the production in ultra-deep water fields, far from the coast, with higher CO2 threshold and maximizing the NPV, a new technology is being developed: the HISEP™ focus in four main pillars, topside safety, energy efficiency, environmental responsibility for a low-carbon future and FPSO oil production debottlenecking. This paper will present a perspective of the most significant engineering developments and hurdles that still need to be overcame for HISEP success.
Bio
Petrobras Subsea Equipement Engineer Mechanical Engineer
Rune Ramberg
EQUINOR
Project Manager
CO2 injection success criteria
The Northern Lights project is the first of its kind, enabling transport of CO2 from industrial capture sites across Europe for permanent and safe storage deep below the seabed. Developing the required subsea solutions and lowering the hurdles for these to be deployed elsewhere, requires close collaboration between many different players, as well as willingness to share learning and experience. Cost effective and reliable subsea CO2 storage solutions are key enablers for CCS to be considered an effective climate solution. We will present the Northern Lights subsea solutions and discuss the innovation and technology development potential. • Why we need subsea CO2 injection projects • Northern Lights is the first of its kind – what is needed for scaling up? • How can we utilize the subsea community to improve this new value chain? • Key success criteria • Innovation and technology development potential The objective is to present the Northern Lights concept, stimulate discussion, action and value creation for industry and society.
Bio
Rune Mode Ramberg – Project Manager Equinor ASA He has 30 years experience within the oil and gas industry. His experience includes: research, early phase development, project execution and field operations. Ramberg has been heavily involved in technology development and implementation of new technology in projects both in Norway and abroad. Previous positions include secondments abroad for several years and Chief Engineer for Subsea Technology in Equinor, before moving into the role of project manager for execution of subsea projects. Currently he is managing the SURF part of the Northern Lights project. Rune Mode Ramberg holds a M.S degree and a Ph.D from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology. He has worked for Equinor since 1997.
Asmund Mæland
ABB
Groupe Senior Vice President
Reducing carbon footprint to/from from Offshore Assets using Subsea Power Technology
This presentation will give an insight into how subsea power technologies could be used in the low-carbon oil production future as well into future renewable field developments. In the oil & gas sector we currently see a lot of investigations on how to electrify offshore fixed and floating assets, not only greenfield anymore, but a high focus on brownfields. Can these projects benefit from subsea technology like subsea transformer or reactors, switchgear etc. We know that modifying platforms can create a huge amount of offshore work which can possibly be mitigated by using subsea technologies. Over the last years we have also seen an exponential growth in offshore wind projects, mainly with fix platform structures. At remote large ocean depths, constructing platforms for high voltage power infrastructure is problematic and alternative approach is to install the equipment directly on the sea floor. As both these offshore assets could be located far from shore, the very long AC cables is challenging due to the large amount of reactive power produced by the cable’s capacitance. Reactive power compensation, along with an intermediate reactor in the middle or along the cable helps with this challenge significantly in both transmission capabilities and reducing energy losses. In the presentation we will try give a status of the technology, point to solutions and discuss pros and cons of using subsea technology for these applications.
Bio
Asmund Maland is SVP - Segment Manager for the Subsea and Offshore power segment in ABB. Asmund have previously worked for SINTEF Energy Research and the Norwegian State Power Board. He has held different roles within ABB: Research, Project Manager, Sales Management. He has worked in global ABB roles as Centre of Excellence Manager Electrification and Business Unit Global Electrification Manager.
Monica Bjørkmann
Norwegian Oil and Gas Association
Chairman
KEYNOTE
Monica Th. Bjørkmann has more than 25 years’ experience in the subsea business. She is currently Vice President for Subsea 7 Norway. Monica has had several roles within the company, and she has been working in Norway, UK and Australia. Her background is in economics, marketing, entrepreneurial and strategy studies from Norway (University of Stavanger) and Denmark (Aalborg University). Monica is Chairman of NOROG (Norwegian Oil and Gas Association) and Managing Director of the Subsea 7 Norway entities. She is also a member of the KonKraft Council as well as the supervisory board of NHO. She was previously Board Member of INTSOK (now NORWEP) and IRIS (now NORCE), and member of the DNV Council.
Marius Holm
ZERO
Manager
MODERATOR
Jarand Rystad
RYSTAD ENERGY
CEO
KEYNOTE
Jarand founded Rystad Energy in 2004 and is managing the company. Jarand has extensive experience in oil and gas strategy advisory work from McKinsey and Rystad Energy. He has led several strategy projects for international oil and gas companies and oilfield service companies. He has also worked with governments and international organizations on topics related to the global energy agenda, and he is advising investors on deal screening, transactions and portfolio management. Jarand is, according to Financial Times "one of the most cited petroleum analysts in the industry" and has been the keynote speaker on numerous international conferences. His expertise includes E&P strategy, asset and company transactions, macro analysis and oil service industry analysis. Jarand has also worked for Kvaerner Engineering and a research scientist within Industrial Economics, gaining comprehensive statistics and programming expertise. Jarand holds an M.Sc. degree in Physics from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology, where he majored with a thesis on astroseismology. He also has an academic background in philosophy and has been the leader and founder of various organizations.
Kjetel Digre
AKER SOLUTIONS
CEO
KEYNOTE
Kjetel Digre, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) was named CEO of Aker Solutions in 2020, He is head of the Executive Management Team, and overall accountable for all operations, business and performance of Aker Solutions and reports to the board of directors. Kjetel Digre’s career includes several key leadership positions and responsibility for several demanding projects and operations. Prior to his current job as CEO for Aker solutions, he was Senior Vice President and head of Operations and Asset Development with the oil and gas operator Aker BP. Before that, he had key management roles with Cognite, a world leading company for digitalization of industrial operations. Mr. Digre also worked in Equinor from 1993 to 2018, where he held several positions within project execution and field development. He was SVP and Project Director for the Johan Sverdrup Field Development, one of the world’s largest oil and gas projects in that period. Johan Sverdrup is internationally recognized as a success, with Phase 1 coming on stream ahead of time and below budget, and with the current Phase 2 also on track. Kjetel Digre has a proven track-record of strong leadership and building great collaboration models. He also has extensive experience in using digitalization to transform efficiency in large and complex projects. In 2020, he led the successful merger of Aker Solutions and Kvaerner to establish an international contractor. The new organization has 15 000 highly skilled employees, and facilities and operations in more than 20 countries around the globe. The company is already regarded as one of the world’s leading suppliers to the oil and gas markets, and the company is now also growing activities in other segments. Kjetel Digre has said that Aker Solutions shall be the supplier that enables customers and societies to accelerate the transition to sustainable energy production. From close to zero today, the company aims that revenues from renewables and low carbon projects should count for 1/3 of the revenues already in 2025, and 2/3 in 2030. Mr. Kjetel Digre holds an MSc with distinction in Subsea and Petroleum Engineering from Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh, Scotland.
Kristin Færøvik
LUNDIN ENERGY NORWAY
Managing Director
KEYNOTE
Kristin Færøvik joined Lundin Energy Norway AS as Managing Director in 2015. Kristin has more than 30 years of experience in the oil and gas industry. Her career started in BP where she held several technical, commercial and leadership positions both in Norway and internationally. From 2003-2010 she worked for Marathon Norge as Commercial Manager and subsequently Managing Director. From 2010 and until joining Lundin, Kristin served as Managing Director for Rosenberg WorleyParsons. Kristin holds a degree in Petroleum Engineering from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology in Trondheim (NTNU). She has been Chair of the Board of Directors of the Norwegian Oil and Gas Association from November 2016 to November 2019.
Timm Kehler
ZUKUNFT ERDGAS
Chairman / Zukunft Gas
Status and Perspectives of Gas in Germany
Since 2013 Dr Timm Kehler has been serving as Chairman and CEO of Germany’s leading gas advocacy group “Zukunft Gas”. Zukunft Gas is committed to ensuring that the potential of gaseous energy sources, such as natural gas, biogas and hydrogen, and the existing gas infrastructure is used to further drive the energy transition, both now and in the future. The advocacy group is the key point of contact for consumers, policymakers, and market part-ners on gas-related matters. Since its foundation in 2013, around 130 leading companies along the gas value chain, such as importers, regional suppliers, and municipal utilities, have joined the initiative. Various affiliated industry associations, heating suppliers and vehicle manufactur-ers support Zukunft Gas as partners. To further promote the benefits of natural gas mobility on a European level Dr Timm Kehler was appointed President at NGVA Europe in September 2020. From 2009 to 2015 Dr Timm Kehler was the CEO of erdgas mobil GmbH, a service provider offering infrastructure, sales and marketing services, which are now operated by Zukunft ERDGAS, today Zukunft Gas. Before joining erdgas mobil, Kehler held various management positions at the BMW Group over a time period of 12 years. Among others, he served as Vice President Marketing Pre-Development and Innovation, where he was responsible for the mar-keting innovation think-tank, telematics and online services as well as the hydrogen vehicle initiative “BMW CleanEnergy”. Dr Kehler studied mechanical engineering and industrial design in Berlin and received his Ph.D. in production engineering from the Technical University in Berlin. In 2007, he was nominated "Young Global Leader" by the World Economic Forum.
Arne Sigve Nylund
EQUINOR
Executive Vice President
How to make a difference in the energy transition?
Arne Sigve Nylund is currently Executive Vice President for Technology, Projects and Drilling (since 1 January 2021). Previously he was Executive Vice President, Development & Production Norway (DPN) which is a position he has had since 1 January 2014. Prior to that he was Senior Vice President for Marketing, Processing and Renewable Energy (MPR) at Statoil ASA. Arne Sigve joined Statoil in 1987 with the transfer of the operatorship of Statfjord from Mobil. He has a background from a range of operational and leadership positions. He served as platform manager at Gullfaks, operations manager at Statfjord and Senior Vice President for Statfjord operations and Operations West in DPN. Arne Sigve has a BSc in engineering from the Stavanger Technical College in 1981, BSc in operations management from University of Stavanger in 1988 and a business economist degree from Norwegian School of Economics, 1989.
Tim Gould
IEA
Head of Division, Energy Supply and Investment Outlooks
A post-Covid perspective on energy markets, transitions and emissions
Tim Gould is co-head of the World Energy Outlook series at the Paris-based International Energy Agency (IEA). He designs and directs the work together with the IEA’s Chief Energy Modeller and contributes to the Outlook as a principal author. He oversees the Agency’s analysis of energy investment, including the World Energy Investment report. The World Energy Outlook is the IEA’s flagship publication and one of the world’s most authoritative sources for strategic insight on energy and environmental trends. It covers all fuels and energy technologies and uses different scenarios to illustrate the choices that can lead towards a more secure and sustainable energy future. As part of this work, Tim Gould has directed and designed in-depth analysis of India (2015 and 2021), Africa (2014 and 2019), Southeast Asia (2017, 2019), major oil and gas-exporting economies (2018) China (2017), Mexico (2016), Brazil (2013), Iraq (2012), Russia (2011) and the Caspian region (2010). He has also developed and overseen a multi-year programme of analysis on the future of oil and gas and the evolving pressures on industry and major resource-holders, including detailed work on methane abatement and the emissions intensities of different fuels. Before joining the IEA in 2008, initially as a specialist on Russian and Caspian energy, he worked on European and Eurasian energy issues in Brussels and has ten years of experience in Eastern Europe, primarily in Ukraine. He graduated from Oxford University and has a post-graduate diploma from the School of Advanced International Studies of Johns Hopkins University.
Tina Bru
Minister of Petroleum and Energy - NORWAY
Long-term perspectives on Norway's energy resources
Ms. Tina Bru was appointed Minister of Petroleum and Energy on 24 January 2020. Bru is a member of the Norwegian parliament (Stortinget) for the Conservative Party (Høyre) from Rogaland county (elected 2013 and 2017). Until her appointment, Bru was a member of the parliament's Standing Committee on Energy and the Environment. Bru is married, has one child and lives in Stavanger. Bru holds a bachelor degree in management from BI Stavanger. Her political background include several roles in Norwegian Young Conservatives party and as an elected representative to Stavanger City Council (2007-2012) and Rogaland County Council (2011-2013) before she was elected to the parliament in 2013.