Leading oil and gas industry figures will give their views on the growing importance of technology in helping the sector tackle cost in a difficult business environment at an event in Aberdeen next month.
The Technology Showcase organised by the Industry Technology Facilitator (ITF) in partnership with Oil & Gas UK, aims to highlight the emerging technologies needed to improve production efficiency and curb rising operating costs in the UK Continental Shelf. The exhibition will showcase latest innovations from companies across the UK.
The opening session will include presentations from Paul Warwick, executive vice president Europe Atlantic for Talisman Energy and Philippe Guys, managing director of Total E&P UK.
Mr Warwick will present on evolving technologies priorities for the North Sea industry. He said: “Our industry faces many challenges operating in the mature environment of the UKCS and beyond.
This creates opportunities for us to develop and deploy new and existing technologies to deliver greater capital efficiency, improved safety and reliability, and operational excellence – through the value chain from exploration through to production. Technology can also facilitate safe and profitable field-life extension.
“To be successful, we will require renewed creativity, ingenuity and innovation, and focus on how we recognise and apply new and emerging technologies. In addition to helping the continuing success of our industry, this change in approach will help to attract the next generation of technical graduates and apprentices.”
Mr Guys will speak about Total’s technology roadmap and its support of the UK Technology Leadership board.
He said: “Total takes a long term view when it comes to technology and we are looking to a future where innovation and the adoption of new technology will play an ever more vital role.
“Total has built on its many years of experience in the North Sea and also made use of the research and development work our company has generated across the world.
“This approach has led, for example, to the creation of our Technology Plan that will enable us to assess future technologies and become early adopters of those with the greatest potential.”
Other organisations set to present at the event include GE Oil & Gas, BP, Shell, Chevron and Baker Hughes. The event is also being supported by the Department of Energy & Climate Change (Decc) and the Department for Business Innovation & Skills Bis).
The event will take place at Aberdeen Exhibition and Conference Centre (AECC) in Aberdeen on March 4.
