2023 IADC Offshore Regional Forum in Conjunction with IADC Houston Chapter

Please arrive early to allow time to pass through Transocean security.

7:30 am Registration, Coffee Service & Networking  Room 203-205

8:00 am Welcome & Introduction

• Matt Eve, Chair, IADC Houston Chapter; VP Marketing Strategic Accounts, Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc.
• Roddie Mackenzie, Executive VP & Chief Commercial Officer, Transocean Ltd.

8:15 am Market Outlook: Matthew Donovan, Senior Rig Analyst, Esgian
Insights on the state of the global drilling market will be presented.

8:45 am Deepwater Revival: Changing the Industry by Necessity?
Moderator: Robert Van Kuilenburg, Noble
The last business cycle decimated the deepwater industry in terms of broad business impact throughout the well construction value chain.  As the demand for petroleum increases and deepwater prospects return to active drilling programs, can the industry recover and what will be different?  Drilling contractors, operators, and service providers have changed as has industry so that past practices in terms of re-commissioning rigs and equipment will be difficult. Is the ecosystem of supporting stakeholders still capable or even willing, to design and manufacture drilling rigs or equipment, both offshore and onshore for the next replacement cycle? Do we need to act now not to be too late, or risk being stuck with obsolete designs not capable of supporting more efficient ways of working? Will the nature of cooperation and competition change to reflect new business priorities and technology capabilities? What are the defining aspects of the next five years? What kind of cooperation is needed with industries outside of the drilling industry to keep them engaged?

9:45 am Safety as an Outcome of the Management Equation: A Systemic Approach to Safety in Offshore Teams: Dr. R. Aylmer, PhD, Partner, Aylmer Human Development
In this presentation, we present real cases based on qualitative research that point out the distance between “work as imagined” by shore-based leaders and teams and “work as done” by entry-level employees, with recommendations to broaden the perspective on managing personnel offshore.

10:15 am Coffee Service & Networking

10:35 am Contractor Panel
Moderator: Shawn Vigeant, Transocean
Drillers representing the offshore sector will share insights on training, recruiting, and attracting talent, safety & compliance, and competency.

• Eric Midden, General Manager – Operations, Valaris
• Ben Pomford, Operations Manager – GOM, Noble Drilling
• Jess Richards, VP Operations, Transocean
• Patrick “PJ” Janes, Managing Director/Area Manager – Gulf of Mexico & West Africa Operations, Diamond Offshore Drilling
• Dustin Torkay, Director of Operations, Seadrill

12:05 pm Luncheon & Networking

1:15 pm Key Drilling Markets: Matthew Hale, VP Supply Chain Research, Rystad Energy
Mr. Hale will share his thoughts on active drilling markets both onshore and offshore.

1:45 pm Offshore Regulatory Update
Moderator: Karyn Boxwell, Noble Corporation
This session will feature the regulators’ insights and observations on trending issues and concerns relating to the performance of prevailing offshore operations. The ensuing conversation will provide chapter meeting attendees the opportunity to directly engage regulators in pertinent discussion regarding questions and clarifications sought by industry stakeholders in the performance of offshore and related activities.

• Matt Denning, Officer in Charge Marine Inspection (OCMI) District Eight OCS, United States Coast Guard
• Tom Horan, VP, Regulatory Affairs – Offshore, IRI/The Marshall Islands Registry
• Max Carrier, Petroleum Engineer / SEMS Specialist, Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE)

2:45 pm Coffee Service & Networking

3:00 pm Operators’ Perspectives
Moderator: Matt Eve, Chair, IADC Houston Chapter; VP Marketing Strategic Accounts, Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc.
Operators representing various regions will share their perspectives on market outlook, drilling plans, current challenges, and opportunities for the offshore sector.

• Joseph Leimkuhler, COO, Beacon Offshore Energy
• Matt Naeher, Sr Commercial Advisor – Wells, ExxonMobil Upstream
• Molly Smith, VP Drilling, Murphy Oil & Gas

4:15 pm Adjournment: Matt Eve, Chair, IADC Houston Chapter; VP Marketing Strategic Accounts, Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc.