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SPE Knowledge Forum @ AOG 2020
March 11, 2020 @ 9:30 am - 4:45 pm

SPE WA are hosting a Knowledge Forum at the Australasian Oil & Gas (AOG) Conference on Wednesday, the 11th of March 2020. The Knowledge Forum will be held at the Perth Convention and Exhibition Centre.
The full day SPE technical program is themed “Innovative Collaboration to Move Forward Together”, which includes the following four sessions:
- 09:30 โ 11:00 Collaborative Approaches Toward Exploration and Development
- 11:30 โ 13:00 Innovation on Robotics and AI for Maintenance and Inspection
- 13:30 โ 15:00 Innovative Technologies to Unlock New Opportunities
- 15:30 โ 16:45 Carbon Emissions โ Heading to Zero
Each session will be facilitated by a chairperson with 3-4 speakers from major operators, service providers and academics to share their insights on the current trends, challenges and solutions in the oil and gas industry.
Session Title | Session Time | Type | Title | Name | Affiliation |
Collaborative Approaches toward Exploration and Development | 9:30 – 11.00 | Chairperson | Jeff Zhang | Wood | |
Speaker | Chevron ABU Pipeline Digital Twin | Euan Taylor | Chevron | ||
Speaker | Subsea 2.0 | James Martin | TechnipFMC | ||
Speaker | A Perspective on Deep Machine Learning in Exploration | Sean Driver | Chevron | ||
Speaker | Multidisciplinary Collaboration in Field Development | Andrew Tran | Schlumberger | ||
Innovation on Robotics and AI for Maintenance and Inspection | 11.30 – 13.00 | Chairperson | Dean Finlayson | Woodside | |
Speaker | Unlocking the Power of Data and Serving the Frontline | Andrew Corrigan | Woodside | ||
Speaker | Multilimbed Robotic Platform – Acquiring the Unknown and Increasing Value | Rick Naude | Nexxis | ||
Speaker | A Guide to Avoiding the AI Trough of Disillusionment | Alistair Scott-Farris | VROC | ||
Speaker | Robotics – Leveraging our Comparative Advantage | Chris Nelson | CSIRO | ||
Innovative Technologies to Unlock New Opportunities | 13.30 – 15.00 | Chairperson | Andrew Buffin | ResEval Consulting Pty Ltd | |
Speaker | Technology to Unlock Long Subsea Tiebacks | Zachary Aman | University of Western Australia | ||
Speaker | Smart Slug Control and Suppression. Case Studies and Applicability for Aging Assets | James Holbeach | Wood | ||
Speaker | Connecting the Dots between Data Science and E&P Wisdom | Michael Simioni | ENDILA | ||
Speaker | Enrichment of Low Grade Methane into a Pipeline Gas by Adsorption Technologies | Kevin Li | University of Melbourne | ||
Carbon Emissions โ Heading to Zero | 15.30 – 16:45 | Chairperson | Ghazal Avijegon | Independent | |
Speaker | Mitigating Climate Change by CO2 Geo-Sequestration: Influence of Rock Wettability on Storage Capacity and Containment Security | Stefan Iglauer | Edith Cowan University | ||
Speaker | The Prevention of CO2 Leakage in the Near Well-bore Environment Using Silica Sol Gels and the Use of Microfluidic Devices for Phase Behaviour Visualisation | Tom Hughes | Monash University | ||
Speaker | Emerging Materials for CO2 Removal in Oil and Gas Applications | Colin Wood | CSIRO |
Please visit the AOG Conference Knowledge Forum website for further details.
https://aogexpo.com.au/conference/knowledge-forum/
Thanks to our sponsors and supporters, all sessions are completely free to attend.
We hope to see you there!