The OE2012 conference, which runs parallel to the Offshore Energy exhibition on 23 & 24 October in the Amsterdam RAI features an international faculty of expert speakers. They will offer perspectives on new North Sea oil and gas discoveries, challenging hydrocarbons and future offshore vessel concepts. The sessions on renewable energy will address the challenges of an offshore grid and developments in wave and tidal energy.
One of the confirmed speakers is John Best, Head of Sustainable Energy at James Fisher and Sons plc. Best will speak in the session on future offshore wind turbine foundation needs. His company has ample experience working for major wind farm developers. As the next generation of offshore wind farms will lie further offshore, new technology is needed to access waters between 60 and 100 m deep. This depth is too great for turbines fixed to the seabed, but wind speeds are consistently higher here. It is hoped that developing the technology will increase global potential for offshore wind power, particularly after 2020, by which time many shallower sites will have been developed.
Jumbo’w Work for Chevron’s Gorgon Project
After presenting advancements in deepwater installation capabilities last year, Jumbo Offshore's Jack Spaan, Manager Projects, will now provide insight into Jumbo's work for Chevron's Gorgon project in West-Australia. Jumbo was awarded a contract for its HLV Jubilee to work in Australia's Barrow Island Area in Summer 2012. Jumbo shipped 25 concrete caissons used in building a Heavy Lift Offloading Quayside for end client Chevron's LNG plant to be constructed on the island. Classification societies Bureau Veritas and Det Norske Veritas as well as academic institutions such as Delft University of Technology will also contribute to Offshore Energy's conference program.
Side Events
In addition to the ticketed sessions, Offshore Energy once again offers a free to attend Decommissioning Seminar organised in cooperation with IRO and Decom North Sea. Also returning to the show is the Drilling and Wells Cluster Meeting. Initiated by the Netherlands Oil and Gas Exploration and Production Association the cluster meeting brings together drilling professionals from both operators and contractors. New this year is the Dutch Oil and Gas Industry Supply Chain Seminar by FPAL, part of Achilles Group. Offshore Energy Exhibition & Conference’s 2012 edition is expected to welcome some 400 exhibitors, 6500 visitors and 600 delegates from over thirty nationalities. Please visit https://www.offshore-energy.biz[the Offshore Energy website] for more information.
