Deepwater Executive Summit speakers announced
HOUSTON - Deepwater Executive Summit (DES) is the only focused event dedicated to deepwater oil & gas and the strategic insights of global oil and gas operators in the sector. The Summit’s focused agenda provides a superior quality delegate experience. Following the highly successful inaugural event in 2018, we are pleased to announce the 2nd annual DES 2019 on November 19, 2019 at The Westin Houston, Memorial City.
Speakers at the Deepwater Executive Summit include:
- Dale Bradford, vice president, Western Hemisphere offshore, Murphy Oil
- David De Pledge, senior development manager – Gulf of Mexico, Shell
- Ryan Malone, general manager – projects and chief transformation officer for Gulf of Mexico and Canada businesses, BP
- Tom Preli, director offshore, Enbridge
- Sunday Shepherd, exploration manager, deepwater Gulf of Mexico, Western trends, Chevron
- James West, senior managing director, oil services, equipment & drilling, Evercore
Touted by delegates as exceptionally well organized and delivering enlightening panel discussions, each of our distinguished Operator speakers will offer prepared insightful remarks, as well as participate in a Panel Session. DES provides timely information to better understand the represented companies’ corporate strategies in deepwater, as well as insight into the Global Deepwater market.
Key topics for 2019 include:
- What types of projects are being approved?
- What are the dynamics driving deepwater costs?
- How do costs for different deepwater basins vary, and how will deepwater continue to attract investment?
- What drives the variance in break-even costs among major deepwater operators?
- How has the deepwater supply chain transitioned in the past three years, and what impact has the transition had on quality and breadth of service?
