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GCE Ocean Technology
  • 10 June – Day 0
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14 June - AGENDA DAY 1

08:00 - 09:00

Coffee & Networking in the EXPO

09:00 - 09:10

Welcome

Hosts

Stephanie Hood – BAKER HUGHES
Andrew Grant – AKER SOLUTIONS

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Programme by UTC 2023 Program committee

Rune Vesterkjær - AKER SOLUTIONS

Program Comittee Chair UTC 2023
Vice President – Subsea Energy Transition & Low Carbon Solutions

Rune Vesterkjær

09:10 - 09:30

Opening Keynote

Andreas Bjelland Eriksen - MINISTRY OF PETROLEUM AND ENERGY

State Secretary

Credit: NTB Kommunikasjon / Statsministerens kontor

09:30 - 09:50

Sustainable improvement is fundamental for the future of oil and gas

Karl Johnny Hersvik - AKER BP

Chief Executive Officer

Kalle Hersvik

09:50 - 10:10

Keynote

Hege Skryseth - EQUINOR

Executive Vice President – Technology, Digital & Innovation

Hege Skryseth

10:10 - 10:30

Keynote

Ingrid Sølvberg - VÅR ENERGI

Executive Vice President – Technology, drilling and subsurface

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10:30 - 10:50

Geopolitics and energy security concerns: Implications for the energy transition

Mats Rinaldo - DNV

Deputy programme director and principal researcher on the DNV flagship report – Energy Transition Outlook
Mats Rinaldo

10:50 - 11:20

Coffee & Networking in the EXPO

11:20 - 12:00

Panel Debate

Moderated by

Chul Christian Aamodt – EUROPOWER

The debate will focus on important challenges that subsea sector is facing to solve the energy trilemma. The debate participants will reflect on the main priorities and dilemmas with regards to improving energy efficiency, diversifying energy sources, optimizing technology development and more.
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Panelists

Hege Skryseth – EQUINOR
Karl Johnny Hersvik – AKER BP
Andreas Bjelland Eriksen – MINISTRY OF PETROLEUM AND ENERGY
Mille Marie Isaksen – NTNU
Rikke Tittel – WINTERSHALL DEA
Ruben Oddekalv – MILJØVERNFORBUNDET
Keynotes Debate

12:00 - 13:40

Lunch & Networking in the EXPO

13:40 - 14:00

Collaboration and Partnership as an enabler for the Energy Transition

Parisa Bardouni - AKER SOLUTIONS

CTO

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14:00 - 14:20

How Trust and Collaboration Drive Technology Development to Secure Global Energy

Kristine Ramsnes - TECHNIPFMC

Vice President – Product Marketing and Strategy | Subsea Services

Kristine Ramsnes

14:20 - 14:40

Building a new industry

Rikke Tittel - WINTERSHALL DEA

Project Manager Carbon Management

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14:40 - 15:00

Low-emission technologies to decarbonise the Norwegian Continental Shelf

Frida Berglund - DNV

Senior Consultant and Business Lead – Energy Markets & Strategy Nordics
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15:00 - 15:20

Coffee & Networking in the EXPO

15:20 - 16:20

Parallel Session 1

TRACK A

DOVRE

SOLUTIONS FOR ENERGY TRANSITION

PETROBRAS

Fabio Passarelli

How Technology based (disruptive) production concepts may become a game changer in ultradeep water oil & gas production, reducing greenhouse gas emissions

TRACK B

KLOKKEKLANG

ALL ELECTRIC

TOTAL ENERGY & EQUINOR

Rory Mackenzie
Glenn Roar Halvorsen

The next-generation SPS – a major improvement on safety, security, and environmental impact

TRACK C

SMÅTROLL

CARBON CAPTURE, UTILZATION AND STORAGE

SUBSEA 7

Christian Olsen
Design of rock berms for pipelines usually takes months. Au2Rox can do it in minutes

TRACK A

EQUINOR

Venkatapathi Tharigopula

Low carbon subsea solutions – Bridging the gap from energy security to climate security

TRACK B

SLB

Stephane Hiron

Advances in all-electric production systems

TRACK C

TECHNIPFMC

Charlie Weakly

Subsea CCS – Adapting O&G technology to an emerging market

TRACK A

AKER SOLUTIONS

Seok Ki Moon

Low carbon offshore field development with Zero Emission Underwater power Station – ZEUS

TRACK B

AKER SOLUTIONS

Fernando Popia

The future is now: All-Electric XTs for Carbon Storage and Hydrocarbon Production

TRACK C

EQUINOR

Ragnar Stokke

Carbon Capture, Storage and Utilization – Subsea Injection Systems

16:20 - 16:50

Coffee & Networking in the EXPO

16:50 - 17:50

Parallel Session 2

TRACK A

DOVRE

SOLUTIONS FOR ENERGY TRANSITION

BAKER HUGHES

Joel Ferreira

Reliable and Renewable Subsea Power and Communications

TRACK B

KLOKKEKLANG

RENEWABLE ENERGY, OFFSHORE WIND

ONESUBSEA

Audun Askeland

Subsea Substations: Leveraging Existing Technology to Reduce Costs of Offshore Wind

TRACK C

SMÅTROLL

PIPING FOR CCS AND HYDROGEN

TECHNIPFMC

Laurent Decoret

Hybrid Flexible Pipe: An innovative pipe solution for high CO2 riser and flowline applications

TRACK A

FUTUREON & AKER BP

Gregor Deans – FUTUREON

Jenny Johannessen & Vegard Holm Gundersen – AKER BP

Use of a universal digital design and visualisation platform for subsea energy projects from Concept to Decommissioning

TRACK B

DNV

Siril Okkenhaug

Enabling commercial scale floating wind – Optimized design requirements for mooring and dynamic cables

TRACK C

CNOOC

Erling Steinnes
South China Sea Field Redevelopment – Witness the Subsea Technology Evolution

TRACK A

SAIPEM

Manuel Simionato

A New Qualified Subsea Storage and Injection Solution to Cut Capex on Long Tie-Back Developments

TRACK B

AKER SOLUTIONS

Simon Aasheim

Subsea Cooling System for Offshore Wind

TRACK C

STATS GROUP

Neil Mackay

World’s Largest Subsea Pipeline Hot Tap and Line Stopping Project Case Study

18:00 - 19:30

Reception in the EXPO hosted by GCE Ocean Technology, TechnipFMC and UTF

Join us for drinks at the GCE Ocean Technology stand in the exhibition area

19:30

Conference dinner in "Spissen" Grieghallen

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At Grieghallen in Bergen, Norway 

15-17 June 2027

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