FPSO Congress 2010

As oil prices ease up above 80 dollars/barrel, the FPSO industry has seen increasing optimism in terms of new projects. Naysayers however have their reservations about the growth potential of the industry. "Dearth of new oil discoveries set to significantly reduce number of floating production, storage and offloading vessels heading for Australia" - 23 April 2010. Despite these reports, the future however is still definitely looking bright in the short term.

The conference will include

• Opening Keynotes will bring together some of the world's best minds to provide some cutting edge ideas on bringing the FPSO forward
• Two tracks to cater for specific challenges that affect both the commercial decisions and the technical operations of FPSO vessels to the next level
• Technical briefing days that focus on the fabrication and operations of FPSO vessels as well as evaluation session for validating innovative topsides and hull developments
• More! Coverage on mooring and riser systems for more effective offloading and operations
• Special Focus sessions on FPSO Operations in West Africa
• Dr Ibiba Dougals will share his experience on projects from Chevron and Shell Nigeria on asset integrity management for challenging deepwater environments in West Africa
• Exclusive insights on overcoming local content and security challenges from Mr. Daniel Periso, Materials Controller, Bumi Armada
• Timely project financing session led by leading banks, and financing firms on obtaining funding to support and realise your FPSO projects
• Think tank session on financing for offshore projects and achieving sustainable and break through share holder value
• Intense sessions to evaluate the latest technology innovations in tandem with your industry peers for partnership and materials selection to best suit your FPSO operations

Infield Systems will be presenting the Opening Plenary paper on day two "Developments In Global FPSO Fabrication Capacity & SWOT Analysis Of Chinese FPSO Fabrication Offering"

The last few years have seen a rapid expansion of global fabrication capacity. This presentation documents highlights that expansion and notes key players and their strategic investments. The presentation will also discuss how this increase in capacity has related to increases in demand for fabrication services, and how this relationship is likely to play out in the future (demonstrated through Infield Systems' fabrication demand vs supply model). In addition to this, the presentation will focus on the rapid rise of fabrication capacity in Brazil, and also provide a SWOT analysis of Chinese FPSO fabrication capacity.