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Forum Presentations (Lafayette, Louisiana | September 13, 2010)

Opening Remarks: Strategies for Well Control and Containment in Deepwater
Presented by Michael R. Bromwich, Director, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement

Panel I Presentation - 1
Presented by Sara Ortwein, President, ExxonMobil Upstream Research Company

Panel II Presentation - 1
Presented by Dave Barrow, Wild Well Control

Panel II Presentation - 2
Presented by Bryce A. Levett, Director of Energy Solutions, Energy North America, Det Norske Veritas

Panel II Presentation - 3
Presented by Bart Heijermans, Chief Operating Officer, HELIX Energy Solutions Group, Inc.

Panel II Presentation - 4
Presented by John Smith, Associate Professor, Craft & Hawkins Department of Petroleum Engineering, LSU

Panel II Presentation - 5
Presented by Frank Gallander, Consultant, Subsea Well Intervention Team, Chevron Global Upstream Gas

Forum Transcripts - Lafayette, Louisiana

 

Forum Presentations (Biloxi, Mississippi | September 10, 2010)

Opening Remarks: Oil Spill Preparedness and Response
Presented by Michael R. Bromwich, Director, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement

Panel I Presentation - 1
Presented by Gary Rook, Technical Director, Edison Chouest Offshore

Panel I Presentation - 2
Presented by John Dane, President and CEO, Trinity Yachts

Panel I Presentation - 3
Presented by Dr. Jim Adams, President, Offshore Marine Service Association

Panel I Presentation - 4
Presented by Donald W. Davis, Former Administrator, Louisiana Applied and Educational Oil Spill Research and Development Program

Panel I Presentation - 5
Presented by Kevin Costner, Founder, Ocean Therapy Solutions and Blue Planet Solutions

Forum Transcripts - Biloxi, Mississippi

 

Forum Presentations (Houston, Texas | September 7, 2010)

Opening Remarks: Offshore Drilling and Workplace Safety
Presented by Michael R. Bromwich, Director, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement

Panel I Presentation
Presented by Gary Luquette, Chevron, API Upstream Committee Chairman; John Peters, Chevron, Chairman, Offshore Operating Procedures Task Force; Alan Summers, Diamond Offshore Drilling, Chairman, Offshore Equipment Task Force; Charlie Williams, Shell, Chairman, Subsea Well Control and Containment Task Force; Jay Collins, Oceaneering, Co-Chairman, Oil Spill Response Task Force; Keith Robson, Marathon, Co-Chairman, Oil Spill Response Task Force

Panel II Presentation - 1
Presented by Dr. Richard C. Haut, Houston Advanced Research Center

Panel II Presentation - 2
Presented by Lois N. Epstein, P.E., Arctic Program Director, The Wilderness Society

Panel II Presentation - 3
Presented by Nancy Leveson, Professor of Aeronautics and Astronautics, MIT

Panel II Presentation - 4
Presented by Alan Spackman, Vice President of Offshore Technical and Regulatory Affairs, International Association of Drilling Contractors

Panel II Presentation - 5
Presented by Robin M. Pitblado, Director for SHE Risk Management Service Area, Det Norske Veritas

Forum Transcripts - Houston, Texas

 

Forum Presentations (Anchorage, Alaska | August 26, 2010)

Opening Remarks: Oil Spill Preparedness and Response in the Artic
Presented by Michael R. Bromwich, Director, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement

Panel I Presentation - 1
Presented by Peter K. Velez, Global Emergency Response Manager, Shell International E&P Inc.

Panel I Presentation - 2
Presented by Ron Morris, Alaska Clean Seas

Panel I Presentation - 3
Marilyn Heiman, Director, U.S. Arctic and Offshore Energy Reform Programs, Pew Environmental Group

Panel I Presentation - 4
Presented by Dr. Michael Castellini, Interim Dean, School of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences, University of Alaska Fairbanks

Panel II Presentation - 3
Presented by Alan A. Allen, Oil Spill Consultant, Spiltec.com

Forum Transcripts - Anchorage, Alaska

 

Forum Presentations (Santa Barbara, California | August 24, 2010)

Opening Remarks: Offshore Drilling Workplace Safety
Presented by Michael R. Bromwich, Director, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement

Panel I Presentation - 1
Presented by Brenda Kelly, Director, Accreditation & Certification, International Association of Drilling Contractors

Panel I Presentation - 2
Presented by Dan Gremaud, Safety & Training Specialist, Nabors Well Services

Panel I Presentation - 3
Presented by Yarko "JJ" Sos, Check-6 Inc.

Panel II Presentation - 2
Presented by Keith Wenal, Health and Environmental Safety Manager, Venoco Inc.

Panel II Presentation - 3
Presented by Rob Hurley, Principal Consultant, Hurley Environmental, Safety, Management Company

Panel II Presentation - 4
Presented by Mark Steinhilber, Senior Process Safety Engineer, Supervisor, Mineral Resources Management Division (MRMD), California State Lands Commission

Forum Transcripts - Santa Barbara, California

 

Forum Presentations (Pensacola, Florida | August 11, 2010)

Opening Remarks: Drilling Safety - Well Construction and Safety Equipment
Presented by Michael R. Bromwich, Director, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement

Panel I Presentation - 1
Presented by Bob Bemis, Vice President of Environment, Health & Safety Noble Energy; Brett Ford, President, Petro Skills

Panel I Presentation - 2
Presented by Brett Ford, President - Petro Skills

Panel I Presentation - 3
Presented by Darryl Bourgoyne, Director of Well Facility, Craft & Hawkins Department of Petroleum Engineering, LSU

Panel II Presentation - 1
Presented by Chris Nelson, Drilling Manager, Newfield Exploration

Panel II Presentation - 3
Presented by Mike Van Gemert, West Engineering

Panel II Presentation - 4
Presented by Ross Frazer, Vice President, Engineering, ATP Oil & Gas

Forum Transcripts - Pensacola, Florida

 

Forum Presentations (Mobile, Alabama | August 10, 2010)

Opening Remarks: Oil Spill Preparedness and Response
Presented by Michael R. Bromwich, Director, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement

Panel I Presentation: Harnessing the Lessons of Deepwater Horizon
Presented by Richard Morrison, VP of Operations, Gulf of Mexico, BP; Richard Lynch, VP, Drilling and Completions, BP

Panel II Presentation - 1
Presented by Dr. Edward B. Overton, Department of Environmental Studies, LSU

Panel II Presentation - 2
Presented by Dr. George F. Crozier, Dauphin Island Sea Lab

Forum Transcripts - Mobile, Alabama

 

Forum Presentations (New Orleans, Louisiana | August 4, 2010)

Opening Remarks: Strategies for Well Control and Containment in Deepwater
Presented by Michael R. Bromwich, Director, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement

Panel I Presentation: Industry Initiatives to Ensure Safe, Protective Drilling Practices in the Deepwater Gulf of Mexico
Presented by Sara Ortwein, ExxonMobil Development Company; Melody Meyer, Chevron Energy Technology Company; Charlie Williams, Shell Oil Company; Steve Bross, Conoco Phillips

Panel II Presentation - 1
Presented by Stephen O. Sears, Chair, Craft and Hawkins Department of Petroleum Engineering, Louisiana State University

Panel II Presentation - 2
Presented by Doug Meffert, Deputy Director of Policy, Tulane/Xavier Center for Bioenvironmental Research, Tulane University

Panel II Presentation - 3
Presented by Melanie Driscoll, Director of Bird Conservation, Louisiana Coastal Initiative, National Audubon Society

Panel II Presentation - 4
Presented by Mike Voisin, Chief Executive Officer, Motivatit Seafood

Forum Transcripts - New Orleans, Louisiana

 

Reference Material

Increased Safety Measures For Energy Development On The Outer Continental Shelf
http://www.doi.gov/news/pressreleases/loader.cfm?csModule=security/getfile&PageID=33646

Secretary Salazar’s decision memorandum on the new deepwater drilling suspensions
http://www.doi.gov/deepwaterhorizon/loader.cfm?csModule=security/getfile&PageID=38375

Secretarial Order: Change of the Name of the Minerals Management Service to the Bureau of Ocean
Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement
http://www.doi.gov/deepwaterhorizon/loader.cfm?csModule=security/getfile&PageID=35872

REFORMING MMS January 2009 -- Present
http://www.doi.gov/deepwaterhorizon/upload/05-07-10-reform-fact-sheet.pdf

Post-reorganization Structure
http://www.doi.gov/deepwaterhorizon/loader.cfm?csModule=security/getfile&PageID=32499

Preliminary Revised Program Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Program 2007-2012
http://www.doi.gov/whatwedo/energy/ocs/upload/PRP2007-2012.pdf

Table of affected deepwater drilling activities
http://www.doi.gov/news/pressreleases/loader.cfm?csModule=security/getfile&PageID=33717

Well Permits Subject to Increased Safety Measures and Updated Blowout and Worst Case Discharge Scenarios
http://www.gomr.boemre.gov/homepg/offshore/safety/well_permits.html

(NTL) 2010-N05
http://www.gomr.boemre.gov/homepg/regulate/regs/ntls/2010NTLs/10-n05.pdf

(NTL) 2010-N06
http://www.gomr.boemre.gov/homepg/regulate/regs/ntls/2010NTLs/10-n06.pdf

Annual Gulf of Mexico Oil and Gas Production
http://www.gomr.boemre.gov/homepg/pubinfo/repcat/product/Region.html

OCS-Related Incidents – Spills, Statistics and Summaries from 1996-2011
http://www.boemre.gov/incidents/spills1996-2011.htm

OCS-Related Incidents – Spills, Statistics and Summaries from 1964-1995
http://www.boemre.gov/incidents/spills1964-1995.htm

Deepwater Horizon Library and Reading Room
http://www.boemre.gov/deepwaterreadingroom/

OCS-Related Incidents – Other Incidents Statistics and Summaries from 2006-2010
http://boemre.gov/incidents/incidentstatisticssummaries.htm
   
BOEM Safety and Oil Spill Research (Technology Assessment and Research)
http://www.boemre.gov/offshore/SafetyandOilSpillResearch.htm  

BOEM Oil Spill Program (Oil Spill Pollution Act of 1990, relevant Executive Orders, National Spill Contingency Plan and Area Spill Contingency Plans)
http://www.boemre.gov/offshore/OilSpillProgram/planning.htm  

National Oil Spill Response Research & Renewable Energy Test Facility - OHMSETT
http://www.ohmsett.com/

Regulatory Compliance: The National Potential Incident of Noncompliance (PINC) and Guideline List (BOEM Inspection Criteria)
http://www.boemre.gov/regcompliance/inspect.htm

BOEM Manual of internal regulations, containing policy, procedures, and responsibilities - BOEM Service Manual Part 650, "Inspections," (National Inspection Policies and Procedures)
http://www.boemre.gov/adm/mmsmind5page.htm

Pacific OCS Facts and Figures
http://www.boemre.gov/omm/pacific/offshore/currentfacts.htm  

 

Charts, Diagrams and Maps

Diagram of deepwater platforms / floating Production and Subsea Systems
http://www.gomr.boemre.gov/homepg/offshore/deepwatr/options.html

 

 


About the Forums

New Orleans, Louisiana
  When: August 4, 2010
  Doors open at 8 AM, event begins
  at 9 AM
  Where: Tulane University, McAlister
  Auditorium

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Mobile, Alabama
  When: August 10, 2010
  Doors open at 8 AM, event begins
  at 9 AM
  Where: The Battle House
  Renaissance Mobile Hotel

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Pensacola, Florida
  W
hen: August 11, 2010
  Doors open at 8 AM, event begins
  at 9 AM
  W
here: New World Landing
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Santa Barbara, California
  W
hen: August 24, 2010
  Doors open at 8 AM, event begins
  at 9 AM
 Where: Fess Parker's Doubletree Resort

Anchorage, Alaska
  W
hen: August 26, 2010
  Doors open at 7 AM, event begins
  at 8 AM
  W
here: Dena'ina Civic and Convention Center

Houston, Texas
  W
hen: To Be Determined

Biloxi, Mississippi
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hen: To Be Determined

Layfayette, Louisiana
  W
hen: To Be Determined


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