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GVF OIL & GAS COMMUNICATIONS CONFERENCE HIGHLIGHTS STRONG ENERGY-SECTOR DEMAND FOR HIGH THROUGHPUT SATELLITES

HTS and Other ‘Digital Oilfield’ Innovations Revealed by Offshore Communications Industry for Southeast Asian Energy-Sector Executives Attending 13th O&GC Event

1st December 2011

KUALA LUMPUR – High Throughput Satellites (HTS) will increasingly be a key addition to the offshore communications industry‟s portfolio, as energy-sector interests demand more broadband for less cost. The projection of strong demand for HTS solutions was one of several prominent topics explored during the “GVF Oil & Gas Communications South East Asia” conference (O&GCSEA2011) held 22-23 November at the Crowne Plaza Mutiara Hotel, , .

Themed „Redefining the Digital Oilfield Onshore, Offshore, Deep & Ultra-Deepwater‟, the event attracted approximately 100 offshore communications executives, who heard more than a dozen reports from front- line experts. A report provided by Northern Sky Research (NSR), an independent consulting firm, revealed that HTS – a term that refers to new high-frequency, high-powered broadband satellites – is poised to drive a significant volume of business, despite negative economic trends in the international marketplace.

“By 2020, HTS will account for 7.65% of total retail satellite communications revenues, compared with only 0.12% in 2011”, said Patrick French, NSR‟s Senior Analyst. “Energy-sector companies‟ appetite for cost- effective broadband is a major factor in this growth projection, because they depend on high-throughput connectivity to increase operational productivity and reduce costs.”

A host of industry leaders also provided market and technology insights during O&GCSEA, which was held in association with Harris CapRock, Intelsat, Hughes, SpeedCast, and Hermes Datacomms, and was supported by the Asia Pacific Satellite Communications Council (APSCC). Delegates represented a wide array of satellite communications solution providers and energy sector satellite communications solution end-users, including: Acasia; Anacom Asia; APT Satellite Co; Baker Hughes; Codan; ExxonMobil; FPSO Ventures; GVF Training; Harris CapRock; HeiTech Communications; Hermes Datacomms; Hughes International; iDirect Asia; Intelsat; iPerintis; Kebabangan Petroleum; Kencana Marine Drilling; Mahkota Technologies; Marine Technologies; Maxis Broadband; MEASAT; MISC Berhad; Murphy Oil; NSR; NTT MSC; Numix Engineering; Carigali; Scopetel; Spacenet Thailand; SpeedCast; Talisman Energy; TC Communications; TE Management; Technip; ; Time dot com; Veerappan & Company; and numerous others.

The Kuala Lumpur dialogue covered a wide range of topics of overlapping interest to solution providers and end-users, and was led by a range of high-level executives including (in chronological order of their appearance in the conference programme):

 Hamish Anderson, Senior Solutions Architect, Harris CapRock  Rick Abbasi, Senior Product Marketing Director, Network Services, Intelsat  Vaibhav Magow, Regional Sales Director, APAC, Hughes International  Patrick M. French, Senior Analyst & Head of Singapore Office, NSR  Todd McDonell, Chief Executive Officer, TC Communications  Gary Steer, Technical Director, Hermes Datacomms  Mohd. Faizal Zainal Amri, General Manager, Hermes Malaysia  Nick Dukakis, Vice President, Maritime & Offshore, Speedcast  John Meyers, Managing Director, Spacenet Thailand  Jerry Ling, Sales Manager, Communications, MT-Marine Technologies Pte Ltd  Elliot Hill, Senior Consultant, iDirect-SatManage/iDirect Asia  Ricky Yiu, Deputy Director, APT Satellite Co. Ltd  Harsh Verma, Senior Manager, Sales, Hughes International  Arnaud Feletin, Senior Manager, Field Communication Services, Baker Hughes  Gary Shmith, General Manager, Satellite Communications, Codan  Christopher Sivertz, Managing Director, PTS Thailand, Chief, GVF Training SEA

“Despite downward pressures on global markets, economic growth is still evident in the South East Asia region which is clearly reflected in a resurgence in South East Asia‟s oil & gas industry,” said Martin Jarrold, GVF Chief of International Programme Development and Kuala Lumpur Conference Chairman. “This is exemplified not only by a proliferation of J.V. and M&A activity, but in a scaling-up on expertise and technology to better meet future energy needs. A part of this technological scaling-up has been illustrated by the energy sector‟s strong interest in the mission-critical topics discussed in the conference, and in the support for the conference from communications end-users right across the energy sector.”

Other conference topics included:

 South East Asia‟s Hydrocarbons Market & Communications Connectivity in the 21st Century: Single Source Provision of Turnkey Systems Integration for Offshore Assets  Global Satellite Operators in the Asian Oil & Gas Patch: Planning Capacity Provision & Deploying Service Supply  The Industry View of Future Evolution of Offshore Communications: How Global SatComs Trends & the Greater, Global, „Oil & Gas Patch‟ Impact the South East Asia Market  The Analyst View of Future Evolution of Offshore Communications: How Global SatComs Trends & the Greater, Global, „Oil & Gas Patch‟ Impact the South East Asia Market  Emergency! Disaster Response & Mission Criticality: Deploying & Maintaining Communications for Environmental Protection & Business Continuity  Showcase Satellite Live! A Real-Time Demonstration of VSAT Connectivity Capabilities  Onshore & Offshore Critical Communications throughout the O&G Life Cycle: An Asian Study  The First Mile & the Last Mile: Perspectives on Networking Solution Innovations in Oil & Gas (1)  Development, Deployment & Return on Investment: Advanced Networking Communications Infrastructures & Value-Added Services to Realise Asian Deepwater Reserves  Wasting Bandwidth, Wasting Money: Bandwidth Monitoring and Optimization  Regional Satellite Operators in the Asian Oil & Gas Patch: Planning Capacity Provision & Deploying Service Supply  Remote Monitoring and Surveillance Services in Asian Oil & Gas ICT for E&P  The First Mile & the Last Mile: Perspectives on Networking Solution Innovations in Oil & Gas (2)  The South East Asian Digital Oilfield: Real-Time Data Monitoring, Data Management Remote Collaboration & Operations Support Centres  Radio Frequency Interference in the Oil & Gas Space: Mitigation Strategies (1) – Product Quality Assurance & Network Validation  Radio Frequency Interference in the Oil & Gas Space: Mitigation Strategies (2) – GVF Installer Training Portfolio  E&P in South East Asia: Mission Critical Communication Requirements – Reconciling the Terminologies of the Provider & the User

Further information on the detailed programme presented at O&GCSEA2011 is available on the conference website at www.uk-emp.co.uk/13th.O&GSEA.2011/ from which the conference presentations (PDF file format) can be downloaded. Presentations will also be available from the GVF website at www.gvf.org.

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