Deepwater Infrastructure Forum
Deepwater Infrastructure Forum (DIF) Meeting Announcement
Organized by the Coasts, Ocean, Ports, and Rivers Institute of the American Society of Civil Engineers
| Topic: | Deepwater Marine Operations Tasks and Vessels To Do Them |
| Presenters: | Dennis Calkins, J. Ray McDermott - DP Construction Vessels
Laney Chouest and Ken Dupal, Edison Chouest Offshore - Support Vessels
Dave Adams, Subsea7 - Non-heavy Lift Work Vessels
|
| Location: | Technip Offshore, 1-10 at Kirkwood (North side of I-10),
First Floor Conference Center |
| Date: | Tuesday, April 20th, 2004 |
| Time: | 4:00pm to 6:00pm |
| Price: | $10 at the door (ASCE membership not required to attend) |
| Note: | Participants receive credit for 2 Professional Development Hours (PDHs) |
About the Topic
The first 2004 meeting of the Deepwater Infrastructure Forum focused on developing an
understanding of the Loop Current in the Gulf of Mexico and how it affects deepwater marine construction operations. This meeting is designed as a follow-up interactive forum to discuss the specialized installation tasks that must be performed in deepwater, and to gain an overview of the vessels available to do them. Experience with strategies to execute deepwater installation operations will also be explored.
About the Speakers
Dennis Calkins is Division Manager for Deepwater Marine Projects with J. Ray McDermott. He is currently located in Houston with responsibilities for marine projects including the Medusa, Devil's Tower and Front Runner Spar installations, Habanero and Llano Pipe-In-Pipe J-lay installations, and the Medusa and Front Runner S-lay pipeline installations.
Ken Dupal is affiliated with Edison Chouest Offshore and is Engineering Manager for Expert E&P Consultants LLC. Previously Ken had approximately 24 years experience with Shell, where he worked on a variety of deepwater drilling and development projects. His experience includes deepwater exploratory drilling; deepwater field development planning; rig specifications, rig selection and construction support; development and implementation of deepwater mooring systems for MODUs; and implementation of new technology for well engineering applications.
Dave Adams is Engineering Manager for Subsea7. He has over 20 years experience in marine installation operations and subsea engineering with a variety of assignments domestically and overseas. He is currently Subsea7's Project Manager for the ExxonMobil South Diana pipeline and umbilical installation project and the BP Subsea Installation Contract for GOM Deepwater Development Projects, which includes Thunder Horse. Previously, he was Technology Manager for Halliburton Deepwater.
About DIF
The objective of the Deepwater Infrastructure Forum is to:
- Transfer knowledge
- Generate discussion
- Create an environment for networking, relationship building and professional development
|
|
