Focus “Sustainability Is Core to Energy Companies” Interview with Innocenzo Titone, President of the OMC

14th Offshore Mediterranean Conference Ravenna, Italy - 27 March - Day 1

Focus “Sustainability is core to energy companies” Interview with Innocenzo Titone, president of the OMC. In 2019 the focus of the event is on “Expanding Mediterranean energies: fuelling regional growth”

The subject you choose this year is: “Ex- panding Mediterranean Energies: Fuelling Re- The message from gional Growth.” What is the rationale behind it? Ravenna’s institutions

Exploration activities in the Mediterranean, af- page 5 ter recent findings of huge natural gas fields, have seen an exponential growth. Numerous countries have issued calls for tenders for granting gas exploration licenses, among others Lebanon, Greece and Israel. Egypt has recently awarded exploration rights to 12 blocks which marked the entry of ExxonMobil in the Mediterranean. In addition, there are important agreements with the Not only extractions, state-owned companies: in Libya between ENI, the capabilities of Eni platforms BP with NOC; in Algeria between ENI, Total with Sonatrach. Alongside the prospecting activi- page 6 ties, in Cairo in January, seven countries, including Italy, established the East Med Gas Forum, with the aim of initiating a strategic dialogue be- energy industry. At the Opening Session, Simon tween the countries involved, for the creation of Flowers, CEO of Wood Mackenzie, will present a regional gas market, promoting common infra- the perspectives for the global energy demand structure projects of gas transmission. and the entailing challenges, whereas Pratima Thus the choice of the topic is not a coinci- Rangarajan, CEO of the O&G Climate Initiative, Interview with Guerra, dence. On the one hand, it is about discussing will describe the effort made to face these chal- Rosetti Marino CEO the great opportunity for the producing coun- lenges through technological research. In the page 7 tries to have access to energy for sustainable course of three days of OMC, the issues related development and improvement of life condi- to sustainability will be broadly discussed also in tions in their countries, but on the other hand, the technical sessions: starting from the promo- it refers to enabling Europe the possibility to tion of natural gas as complement for renewable diversify the supply sources. resources for a low-carbon energy mix through the energy efficiency of production processes, The 2017 edition of OMC focused on envi- and ending with the digital applications 4.0 Interview with Mesini, ronmental sustainability, which is still a key which by collecting and elaborating a great deal Committee Safety of theme for the industry. of process and environmental data, can alone Offshore Operations The matter of sustainability is now at the heart contribute to a 20% reduction in the CO2 emis- page 10 of all activities of businesses operating in the continued on page 3 Only for you* at

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2 DAY1 continued from page 1 sions by 2030. The dedicated technical sessions are as follows: “Managing the Environmental Footprint,” “Sustainability of the O&G Activities,” “Path to Decar- bonisation,” and “Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence”. Unfortunately, part of the public opin- ion underestimates or even ignores the important input the energy industry can give. In this respect it should be strongly supported rather than opposed. Exam- ples of this might be the applications of renewable sources in the processes of production such as photovoltaic, con- centrating solar and advanced organic photovoltaic power, in order to ultimate- ly research for industrial development of fusion power production and the approach to the circular economy with the reuse of the organic fraction of munici- pal solid waste through the technology use of underwater robots, etc. All this of energy, and a workshop focusing of Waste-to-Fuel and CO2 biofixation. should be carried out from the stand- on the future of the energy industry point of the so-called “blue growth.” tailored to new generations. What are the other main topics of this year’s edition? OMC always pays a great attention Have you enhanced the coopera- The conference subject will be to the potential of young people. What tion with other conferences at the developed and analysed in depth in are the specific initiatives in this field? global level? three Panel Discussions. The avail- The energy market is evolving It is been about twenty years since we ability of large liquefaction capacity continuously. New forms of en- initiated strict and productive coopera- in Egypt and of a pipeline that con- ergy are penetrating the market. tion with MC (Mediterranean Offshore nects this country with Jordan, Leb- The need to face the environmental Conference) in Alexandria, Egypt. This anon and Syria represents a com- challenge and contain the costs to collaboration was established with the petitive option for the creation of a be competitive require increasingly support of Egypt’s Ministry of Petroleum gas hub, bearing in mind that new faster and innovative technologi- and Natural Resources. We also coop- infrastructure would cost billions of cal solutions. In order to embrace erate with Norwegian ONS (Offshore dollars. Thus the development of these challenges, the industry Northern Seas) in the scope of exchange integrated projects, the gas trans- needs “new energy” and “young of expertise and know-how in the devel- mission and trading in the context and critical” approaches. For long opment of energy-related events, with of transnational cooperation will be time by now, OMC have been able special emphasis on an environmentally the subject of the first panel “De- to embrace this need through the friendly energy future. We are present at velopment of the Med Gas Hub: the Youth Programme and making it the the main international events, such as, Routes to Europe.” integral part of the event held here e.g. ADIPEC in Abu Dhabi and OTC in The panel on the second day will in Ravenna. More than 500 hundred Houston to name a few. discuss the potential of geological students from 12 Italian universities Last but not least, I would also structures of the area and the coun- participated in the last edition. The like to mention cooperation with the tries’ exploration programmes in the programme provides for a meeting OnePetro Technical Paper Library of light of the new calculation capacity of graduate and PhD students rep- the Society of Petroleum Engineers of the Hpc4 supercomputer, achiev- resenting various technical and sci- (SPE) which renders at the disposal ing peak performance of 22 Peta- entific disciplines with the adhering of over 164,000 members (managers, flops, that is 22 thousand trillion op- companies. It will be an occasion for engineers, scientists, professionals erations per second. an open discussion on the current and students) from 143 countries the Finally, the third day will focus on energy-related issues and for bet- documents presented at OMC, which new business opportunities that can ter understanding of professional thus provides international visibility to arise from the marine economy and opportunities the energy sector can the speakers. This is yet another proof revitalise the offshore industry by offer. Moreover, the programme in- of the technical quality of the Offshore means of advanced technologies also cludes, in cooperation with SPE Italy Mediterranean Conference. in very different sectors such as: the Section, a Paper Contest for gradu- reuse of platforms, marine-based ate and PhD students who will pre- renewable energy, aquaculture, the sent they research works in the field Antonio Junior Ruggiero DAY1 3 New discoveries in the Mediterranean, focus on blue growth and sustainability Interview with Roberto Cimino, vice president R&D planning and technology scenarios at Eni, chairman programme committee OMC 2019

What are the subjects at the cide upon the sessions and topics heart of OMC 2019? for which the call for papers will be The 2019 OMC edition focuses launched: then the committee mem- on the topic of “Expanding Mediter- bers work remotely evaluating the ranean Energies: Fueling Regional received abstracts and assign the Growth,” placing at the center of the score on the basis of a pre-agreed conference the opportunities that the grid. The final meeting, which is gen- recent natural gas discoveries off- erally held in November, consists shore Egypt and in the Levant may in a round table debate on the ab- generate in the context of wider Med- stracts and a further selection made iterranean region. Thus the aspects by the entirety of members. Our ex- discussed will encompass the devel- perience shows that this methodol- opment of integrated projects of gas ogy ensures transparency of choice production and trading, the potential and guarantees such quality of the that geological structures in the area erations. Another example of the alli- contributions that is one of the keys have for further findings of reserves ance between digitalization and sus- to success of the OMC. and the cross-border opportunities tainability is set by a strong impetus of cooperation among the coastal that underwater robot technologies Did italian researchers and countries involved. On the third day, have given in the recent years, al- businesses gave a significant in- we will particularly focus on the panel lowing, without human interven- put to the programme? that will discuss the so-called “blue tion, for monitoring of underwater The response of Italian compa- growth” that is all the far-reaching offshore structures with the aim of nies and universities was very posi- business opportunities which can increasing safety and protecting the tive in that they provided high qual- arise in connection with marine marine environment. ity papers which reveal the interest economy: the subject includes, for and vitality that the energy industry instance, the reuse of offshore plat- Did you get any feedback on still has in our country and in the in- forms that is potentially interrelated the need to place greater value ternational market. with renewable energy, aquaculture on specific aspects? and replenishment of fish stocks. It The panels were particularly wel- What are the main italian exce- illustrates very well how consolidated comed and this year we have also lences in the offshore sector? industries, such as that of Oil & Gas, remained focused on organizing Certainly, they include safety, can give rise to opportunities of eco- high-level events. Apart from the engineering, construction, explo- nomic development also in a wide three panels mentioned above (on ration and production of hydrocar- variety of sectors. gas industry development, potential bons – and particularly natural gas of further gas discoveries and blue - are those intangible assets that Sustainability had a central role economy), this year we host a work- bring Italy to the forefront. How- in 2017? Will you put it forward shop on offshore safety arranged by ever, I would also like to mention this year to? the Ministry of Economic Develop- new frontiers where our economy Sustainability is now a notion that ment and that organized by ASTER, is emerging and is making sub- permeates all industrial operations, the Emilia-Romagna Technological stantial contributions: digitalization and as such, is the central thread Development Agency, dedicated to mentioned earlier, also thanks to that runs through the entire confer- offshore renewable energy. Obvi- the MoED’s initiative on the issue ence as well as the sessions dedi- ously, scientific papers presented of Industry 4.0 and recently es- cated to sustainability and “health, during the conference are always tablished competence centers 4.0, safety and environment.” It is worth highly appreciated and this year we blue economy, the matter of plat- mentioning that the conference en- believe to have selected the best form reuse and offshore renewable compasses also sessions dedicat- what the industry and universities power, such as for instance, wave ed to digitalization of the Oil & Gas have to deliver. energy recovery, on which research industry. It is a topic that is strictly and development projects are al- related with that of sustainability, as How does the programme com- ready being conducted precisely it is about the technologies allow- mittee, you have chaired these within the Adriatic Basin. ing for collection and interpretation years, carry out its work? of data intended also for monitoring The scientific committee meets of the environment and offshore opin March for the first time to de- A.J.R. 4 DAY1 “We are the point of reference “A showcase for the Oil&Gas for the energy transition” industry in the Mediterranean” It is my pleasure to wel- The 2019 edition of the come this new important edi- Offshore Mediterranean tion of OMC held in Ravenna, Conference is especially of the telling title - “Expand- relevant for the local and ing the Mediterranean Ener- national community which gy Sector: Fuelling Regional refers to the energy sec- Growth” - which highlights tor. This event, that unites great possibilities that the the top energy producers Mediterranean offers to the and the companies active field of energy, and at the in this area, indeed, takes same time celebrates the place a few weeks after the crucial role the territories play in taking such opportunities. approval of a worrisome and controversial legislative ac- In the debate on energy transition, Emilia-Romagna, with tion of the government that de facto blocks exploration its almost one thousand companies dealing in the upstream and extraction activities in our country, to the great det- industry (that employ more than ten thousand people and riment of internal production of natural gas and favoring, generates indirectly over one hundred thousand jobs), and ironically, our competitors. in particular Ravenna, where 13% of businesses are based The event, which is hallmarked by the international accounting for 29% of the sector’s employment in the re- nature of the issues discussed, thus is embedded in a gion, may constitute a point of reference. The community of highly significant time for the future of the national ener- Emilia-Romagna, owing to the experience, the know-how gy and Oil & Gas industries which cannot be overlooked as well as important universities and research centers, has when dealing with the main topic of the conference, for years been capable of adopting a constructive approach namely the energy-related challenge of the next twenty to the issue of natural gas extraction, under the safest pos- years in the light of geopolitical variables, new findings sible conditions, respecting the principles of sustainability that have changed the gas market and the impact of and the European legislation on the Mediterranean Sea new technologies. protection. At the same time, the region has excelled at lev- The primary objective of OMC is actually to embrace els and pace of renewable energy development. the ongoing changes in the Oil & Gas sector, particu- Power supply is the key issue of the millennium and larly in the present international economic scenario, thus we are called to change the way we produce en- marked by the need to maintain the production levels ergy. Two great objectives of the coming years will be to at affordable prices, by means of technologies that obtain energy with as little impact as possible on the en- allow for reducing the emissions and diversifying the vironment and obtain energy at the lowest possible cost. supply sources. In the course of the present energy The combination of these two aspects makes us transition, natural gas is the indispensable resource strongly invest in the mix of renewable energy and natu- for accomplishing the goal of exclusive use of renew- ral gas (the cleanest fossil fuel source in the world), grad- able energy. ually phasing out all the most heavily polluting sources. It should be also noted that in Ravenna, the loca- Therefore in terms of energy policies, the offshore indus- tion of the OMC, are based the 13% of the companies try is a great response and the sea is a great opportunity. and 29% of the region’s jobs in the upstream sector. Unfortunately, Italy has now shifted from not having These businesses and professionals operate both in any energy strategy to a wrong strategy. Our country has the energy sector and in the field of plant construction, abandoned scientific criteria relying on demagogy and maintenance and installation, exporting Italian excel- fake news and this give rise to a risk of serious harm to lence worldwide. the segment, rejecting Italian and foreign investments, Italy, and Ravenna, strategically located on the routes and above all undermine energy development. In this of large power transmissions from the African and Asian respect, we call on the Government and Parliament to continent directed to Europe, have all the essential tech- review the entire legislation regarding extraction activi- nological expertise to further strengthen its role as transit ties and relate the permits exclusively to the elements of and hub area. assessment of scientific and environmental nature. We believe that the Offshore Mediterranean Con- This should serve to safeguard work and employment ference 2019, besides confirming its role of the main in a strategic sector, but even more so, as under the pre- stage for the Oil & Gas activities in the Mediterranean sent conditions a national and European energy policy and one of the main international scenes, can be an can only be established by the combination of invest- occasion to show the real and positive coexistence of ments in renewable energy, extraction of Italian natural extractions with the environment, tourism and the com- gas and gas importation from other countries. munity’s wellbeing.

Michele de Pascale Natalino Gigante Mayor of Ravenna President of the Ravenna Chamber of Commerce DAY1 5 Not only extractions: the capabilities of Eni platforms Innovative projects to improve the sustainability of operations The role of Ravenna within the business of the group

For ENI, Ravenna is much more than just an industrial ros, it’s seen the Upstream Central Northern District of area strategic to the development of its business, it was ENI (DICS) strengthen its commitments to a gradual opin Ravenna that ENI laid its foundations. timization of water during the extraction of gas by drilling The city’s chemical sector dates back to the 1950’s and platforms. The project applies a technique of re-injection it remains a starting point for new adventures. It’s from which makes possible the putting back of water into the there ENI, before all other European companies managed geological formations it came from. the offshore search for hydrocarbons. Beginning with the For ENI, renewables are the future of energy, this is Adriatic Sea, which proved to have one of Europe’s most the key that will open up a new era in the energy sector. important gas reserves. The next step was to cross na- These resources hold even more strategic importance tional borders and explore the seas worldwide. due to the global growth in energy consumption, as from To this day, the city has an important operational centre the environmental, economic and social perspective, they where ENI is present with diversified activities not only allow for a sustainable integration with fossil fuel sources. in exploration, extraction, processing, and the trading of In the Adriatic Sea, ENI is also conducting renewable natural gas, but including chemical production of inter- power Research and Development projects worth around mediates and elastomers, all the way through to electric 10 million euros. The R&D projects focus on some Raven- power production and environmental clean-up activities. na’s offshore platforms and their aim is to create real The environment has always been crucial for ENI in de- laboratories from these structures by adopting the latest termining its development strategy as well as its middle- techniques. Under the “MarEnergy” project, a pilot scale to long-term investments. installation of systems that convert wave motion into elec- ENI is dedicated to the reduction of environmental im- tric power are being developed. Currently, two systems pact from its activities and ensuring the security of its are in the phase of testing, they are based on different facilities. This commitment is already made by all the technologies of energy conversion and they have been large oil companies; however, ENI aims for excellence. installed in close proximity to platforms Amelia B facing Environmental requirements are a growing priority and Marina di Ravenna, and PC 80 offshore Lido Adriano. ENI seeks to make its operations increasingly sustain- In addition to the scope of environmental and energy able, applying innovative technologies at every stage of projects, ENI is developing project “PlaCE - Conversion the hydrocarbon cycle. of Offshore Platforms for Multiple Eco-Sustainable Towards this goal, project “Zero Discharge Objective” Purposes.” It includes carrying out a study for regenera- was launched. With an initial investment of 30 million eu- tion and reconversion of the decommissioned platforms in order to create a logistics and energy “archipelago.” PlaCE will combine various technologies of marine elec- tricity production, the environmental analysis, the imple- mentation of activities related to the blue-economy (aquaculture, recreational offshore activities), as well as the use of these platforms for collecting highly valuable marine environment and weather data. Relating to the platforms, DICS has launched a five-year campaign for the closure of mining operations and their decommissioning, both onshore and offshore. As for the Adriatic offshore area, the programme of decommissioning relates to 13 non-productive structures and approxi- mately 33 wells. A European call for qualified suppliers was issued and the first tendering procedures will begin by 2019. In turn, the first closures of mines will take place once the necessary permits have been granted. The entirety of these actions will be making the most of the area’s potential while showing due regard for the land, supporting local development and the environment. Available resources will be enhanced through the integration of the existing structures with new facilities marked by a high level of technological innovation.

Diego Portoghese President of the Upstream Central-Northern Italian District of ENI 6 DAY1 The new frontier of Mediterranean: a win-win opportunity “New technologies are the key, strong interest in renewables and Lng” Interview with Rosetti Marino CEO Oscar Guerra

After the downtrend started 5 years 25 years ago, when we decided to aban- ago, the oil price has recovered. What is don the focus on “pure construction” and the impact on companies providing engi- to invest a lot in Engineering and Commis- neering and construction services to the sioning capability: this was a fundamental Oil & Gas industry like Rosetti Marino? cultural change. Some 10 years later, we Notwithstanding the partial recover, oil opened to the possibility of developing the and gas prices, as a matter of fact, are still construction outside our historical Yards subject to unpredictable instability. On one in Ravenna, another cultural change. Main side the reduced worldwide production investment in fixed asset was made only supported an increase of prices but, on the in Kazakhstan, starting from 10 years ago, other side, uncertainty of global market and but we accumulated experience in sev- risk of crossed sanctions are still hindering eral countries in Asia, Africa and Europe. new investments. In such scenario, Rosetti Nowadays, we develop engineering and Marino defined a business strategy which procurement usually in Italy, but fabrication is still mainly focused on offshore energy plants, but is based on is done where needed. In the last years, construction has been sustainable geographic development, product diversification and mainly developed outside Italy. Moreover, in the last five years, excellence in engineering, procurement and construction man- we started providing the market also with specialized technical agement. Rosetti Marino today is present in 5 areas worldwide: services in combination with our historical core business as Epc Mediterranean Sea, Caspian Sea, North Sea, West Africa and Contractor. We successfully tackled brownfield project also, as Arabic Gulf. The range of products is much wider now and it is no an alternative to the consolidated greenfield ones. Finally, we re- longer limited to greenfield offshore upstream Oil & Gas plants, it cently approached the market of renewables energy. is driven by our capabilities in Epcic and we are providing also well appreciated qualified technical services in several business areas. What role research for new technologies and markets play in Rosetti Marino development? This year the OMC will address the theme of “Expanding New technologies are a daily challenge and impact several Mediterranean Energies: Fuelling Regional Growth”. This aspects of our work. They involve issues such as improve- means that the new discoveries in the East and South Medi- ment of our working process, increase of efficiency, and com- terranean have opened a new frontier, offering new oppor- petitiveness. But also they mean new business opportunities tunities to the Oil & Gas industry and to the economy of the for subsea facilities, renewable energy plants and the like. We region as a whole. What will be the role of the companies do believe that new technologies are the key to grant a future operating in the engineering and construction sector? to our company and we dedicate great attention to them. Contractors like Rosetti Marino can benefit and add value to the opening of this new frontier. Such opening, in fact, cre- Is Rosetti Marino interested in exploring new sectors of ates the chance to win-win opportunities between the old activity, like Lng or renewable energy sources? players, which experienced almost 60 years in this field, and Rosetti is very much interested in such kind of activities. Our new players that are supposed to pop up in the market soon. strongest interest is towards renewables and in particular we are These players can offer new job opportunities to contractors very much focused on Offshore Windfarm Plants, High Voltage like Rosetti Marino and can take advantage from the consoli- Substations in particular. Rosetti Marino has already experience dated experience in the business. Something similar is already in construction of High Voltage Substation for onshore Oil & Gas happening in the North Sea, where new players, often private plants, these projects were developed as subcontractor to a big equity supporting smaller and less structured companies, took Technology Provider for HV and the works were successfully deliv- the stage and replaced the consolidated Majors who are now ered in Kazakhstan. Now we are keen on entering in the same kind focused on giant fields. Going back to new players in the Medi- of facility for the offshore market, where we can make available our terranean, Rosetti Marino is keen on entering in cooperation engineering and construction capabilities as well as our production with them and we already involved in the successful develop- assets which are ideal for offshore plants. Of course we need to ment of the Zohr filed in Egypt. This allowed us to consolidate partner with an HV Technology Provider but the added value we our historical presence in the country, where we made available can offer is important in a market which is more and more demand- our expertise to this great and challenging discovery. ing. Many problems were encountered in the first projects deliv- ered by shipyards and the technology providers are now looking for Rosetti Marino has over 90 years of history. How the Oil partners that can count on reliable experience in offshore plants. & Gas industry and Rosetti Marino itself have evolved? Regarding LNG, we have already allocated investments on Rosetti has dramatically evolved during its long history in the micro-generation plants and now we are ready to propose business. I will just mention our presence in shipbuilding and our competitive solutions to the market. recent decision to enter in the Super Yacht market but, just to remain in the Energy sector, the main changes started more than Luca Tabasso DAY1 7 Towards a new wave of activities in the Mediterranean Interview with the president of Ravenna Offshore Contractors Association (ROCA), Franco Nanni

The 2019 edition of the OMC will address the theme of “Expanding Mediterranean Energies: Fuelling Regional Growth”. This means that the new discoveries in the East and South Mediterranean are offering opportunities not only to Oil & Gas companies, but also to the economy of the whole region. What will be the role of the Italian industry? The companies of our association, and in general all the Italian contractors of the Oil & Gas sector, look with interest to the deep-sea explo- we expect a resumption of investment. of national consumption. Italy has a ration in the Mediterranean. In this It will be a very heavy flywheel to great opportunity: to get to the ap- area there is a great ferment in the restart but surely the oil companies pointment with energy produced search for hydrocarbons and there- will restart the activities. Where they from renewables using gas as a fore the industry expects a new wave will, however, will be all to discover. transition source. If you come out of of activities. The theme of OMC 2019 demagoguery and face the problems goes even further, with the aim to How do you see the future of the with scientific, you will notice that develop at least two other important Italian upstream for Oil & Gas? there is no other way. aspects. The first concerns the pos- Unfortunately in Italy there are al- sibility of helping the producer coun- most 15 years with no major invest- ROCA, the Ravenna Offshore tries in their growing phase, favour- ments, although there are still many Contractors Association, was es- ing the use of the alternative sources possibilities to exploit interesting tablished in 1992, with the aim of of which they are rich. On the other deposits of gas and oil. The Adriatic organizing in 1993 the first OMC. hand, there is the role of Italy, the Sea still has many gas reserves that What was the work of ROCA in the “bridge” country between the Medi- could be exploited with substantial last 27 years? terranean producers and the energy- investments. At least 50 platforms The activity of ROCA is mainly consuming Europe. could be made immediately with the carried out to promote the associ- possibility of doubling the current ated companies brand. As a cat- The oil price has recovered af- gas production. The current govern- egory association we also partici- ter a long freefall that began in ment is divided into the interior, but pate in work tables with institutions 2014. Is this opening new sce- one part believes in the need to pro- to defend the sector. narios for the Oil & Gas industry? duce “Italian” gas in order to reduce Surely with the increase of the oil price imports which currently cover 95% L.T.

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DAY1 9 “Offshore safety, our operators play a leading role” Interview with Ezio Mesini, president of the Inter-Ministerial Committee for the Safety of Offshore Operations

What were the main activities of national experience where apply- the Committee for the Safety of ing best practices is a stimulus Offshore Operations last year? for the continuous improvement The main activities of the Com- of performance. This is in terms of mittee were as follows: Preparation safety, environmental protection Guidelines for the Major Hazards and the wellbeing of workers car- Report; the 2016 & 2017 reports rying out the operations. for the European Commission on Transposition of European Di- the state and safety of offshore rective 30/2013 by Legislative De- activities in the hydrocarbon up- cree 145/2015 made it possible stream sector; the “Three-Party to generally improve the safety Consultation Papers” agreed be- standards of offshore operations, tween the Committee, represent- by aligning practices and proce- atives of trade union delegations dures at European level. At the such as FILCTEM CGIL, FEMCA ry group for the revision of Directive same time it raised the awareness CISL and UILTEC, and operators n2013/30/UE and other Joint Re- of Italian operators and regulators ENI, Edison E&P and EniMed. search Centre articles that fell within on good safety standards required In further detail, the “Preparation the competence of the Commission. in our own country. Guidelines for the Major Hazards The Three-Party Consultation The high level of technical, en- Report” provided operators with agreements reached between the vironmental and safety standards an essential tool for completing Committee, representatives of trade that our operators apply, above and presenting their production union delegations, and operators all international requirements, are facilities “Major Hazards Report” are the result of constructive dia- frequently the reason behind suc- before the July 2018 deadline, as logue, where all concerned parties cessful discoveries and exploita- set forth by article 12 of the Legis- addressed the issues of safety of tion of marine resources as well lative Decree no. 145/2015. offshore activities with the utmost as the awarding of infrastructure The Committee analysed a total of integrity and responsibility. This procurement contracts. Thus, we 60 Major Hazards Reports submit- allowed for joint management of need to recognize that our opera- ted by the operators. These were matters strictly related to health, tors are looked to as leaders in broken down into groups of simi- occupational health & safety and terms of safety. lar operations and in total referred environmental protection. These key to 141 existing plants. Currently, of aspects arose from the implementa- One of the techniques at the the Major Hazards Reports: 24 have tion of article 2 paragraph 1 letter heart of the sector’s debate is air- been accepted and 36 are under h) and 6 paragraph 7, of Legislative gun. Why is it important to use it? examination, with 13 requiring ad- Decree of August 18, 2015, no. 145. Seismic reflection systems us- ditional information for approval. Which provided for the adopting of ing airgun in prospecting for off- Under the approval procedure of the three-party consultation mecha- shore hydrocarbons is considered the Major Hazards Report, the Field nism between the Committee for an indispensable tool, as the in- Committee inspected the facilities the Safety of Offshore Operations dustry uses it for offshore ground in accordance with the require- and the workers’ representatives, to penetration. It is the best practice ments outlined in the paper entitled ensure effective participation in the at international level and is used “the Committee’s Strategy of Ac- improvement of standards and strat- by the most advanced countries tion & Annual Agenda of Priorities.” egies for major accident prevention, in terms of exploration and pro- At a European level, the European as well as in determining of general duction of hydrocarbons, such as Commission received the 2016 & policy guidelines and actions, the in- Norway and the countries border- 2017 reports on the state and safety tegrated health, safety and environ- ing the North Sea. of offshore activities in the hydro- mental management systems, and Renouncing of this technique carbon upstream sector. It’s from in any other related issues. would mean abandoning explo- the Committee’s findings, the EU ration. However, considering the Commission will draw up its Annual Can Italy be considered to possible impact that airgun could Report. The Committee was also have achieved excellence in have on the marine habitat, it is involved in preparation of standard terms of safety of offshore up- necessary to continue to pro- documents (i.e. “Report on Best stream operations? mote the research of new solu- Practices and Suggested Guidelines The experience of Italian op- tions and/or improvement of the for External Emergency Response erators is not only the experience airgun technique in order to re- Plans”), has been part of the adviso- gained nationally. It’s in the inter- continued on page 11 10 DAY1 PROGRAM WEDNESDAY 27th MARCH

9.00 - Opening Session (Room A - Hall 7)

10.00 - 10.15 - Welcome Addresses

10.30 - 12.30 - Opening plenary session: Expanding the Mediterranean energy sector: fuelling regional growth

14.00 - 15.30 Tech Talk - Offshore risk management: excellence achievement using new methods and technologies within a barrier based management system and a holistic approach (Tech Talks Zone - Hall 4)

14.30 - 15.40 Posters Session Fuelling sustainable growth (Digital Poster Arena - Hall 2)

u A new methodology for major accident hazard continued from page 10 risk assessment according to EU Directive on Off- shore safety duce its impact, until we reach an adequate level of u Key performance indicators for environmental sustainability. protection from oil spills during offshore Oil&Gas op- The airgun is a cause of great concern to not only erations environmental associations and upstream operators, u Bart Fpso module: an innovative methodology but also institutions in charge of sea and energy sys- for process risk assessment on floating Oil&Gas as- tem control. For instance, DGS-UNMIG (General Di- sets rectorate for the Environmental Safety of Mining and u Decommissioning - extended lift of large top- Energy Activities - National Mining Office for Hydro- sides module carbons and Georesources) at the Ministry of Eco- u Empowering existing jacket platforms to bear nomic Development has established a working group wind turbines in the Adriatic area called TESEO (Advanced Eco-Sustainable Tech- u A comprehensive quality guideline for the treat- niques for Offshore Seismic Surveys). In Rome, dur- ment of unexploded ordnance encountered during ing May of last year, its experts presented their first offshore construction projects report on work carried out. It pointed to “the absence u Choice not chance: a dropped objects preven- of a proven cause and effect correlation to airgun im- tion campaign based on emotional engagement and pact on marine mammals.” However, at the same time personal choice they reported, “there is so little scientifically verified u Towards wave energy utilization for Oil&Gas as- information available on the effects of airgun on ma- sets and wave farms development: the Adriatic Sea rine mammals, it makes it advisable to promote, par- demonstration case ticularly for the Mediterranean, a significantly higher population of environmental control data.” 14.30 - 15.45 Workshop - Clypea: innovation network The Ministry of Economic Development and the for future energy (Room D) Ministry of Environment, Land and Sea Protection have been heavily engaged in the issue to determine 14.30 - 16.05 Technical Sessions Production: if a possible correlation between sound frequencies chemicals (Room A) and impact on marine fauna exists. Despite wide- spread concerns at various levels, there is no hard u Improving hybrid-solvent formulations for ener- scientific evidence yet. This means that the scientific gy efficiency and optimal gas treating community needs to search for alternatives to airgun u Hydrate mitigation using surface chemical modi- and solutions that use airgun in a smarter way: for fication to lower adhesion properties on pipe walls example, in terms of energy intensity and frequency u Innovative foam application for unpiggable pipe- spectra used, or energization directly into the sea- line liquid unloading: numerical modelling and field bed to avoid interaction of sound waves with the ma- application rine environment above the ocean floor. u Application of black oil foamers for slugging mitigation and production enhancement of Oil&Gas wells A.J.R. DAY1 11 PROGRAM - WEDNESDAY 27th MARCH

u Multiphase pump application for production en- Hse (Room C) hancement u An innovative communication strategy to spread Uncertainty and de-risking in exploration (Room B) life saving rules companywide u Oil and chemical mapping & spill risk assessment u Integrated stratigraphic, thermal/burial and un- for Saipem’s fleet certainty modeling of the Levant Basin (East-Mediter- u Eni Innovative approach to Hse integrated man- ranean region) agement system (Ims) to enhance sustainability values u De-risking deep targets using optimized fluid pro- u Knowledge loss: evaluating and controlling the jection and cumulative probabilities approach risk associated with knowledge held by people, about u Quantitative evaluation of the uncertainty associ- assets or projects ated to the most critical petrophysical parameters: an application in thin beds Innovative offshore development schemes 1 (Room D) u Impact of jurassic volcanic rocks on hydrocarbon exploration, North Western Desert, Egypt u A new “All electric” subsea control system development Asset integrity (Room C) - Online monitoring of Oil&Gas u New development philosophy for ultra-deep wa- pipeline by distriuted optical fiber sensors ter & long distance tie-back for gas fields u Innovative field development schemes: enabling u A practicable approach to asset integrity for off- technologies for long subsea oil tiebacks shore construction operations u Seismic design for the Mediterranean Sea - En- u Maintaining well & facility health - the application gineering basics for project planning of Dna analysis to corrosion and bio-fouling prevention u A case study of pipeline integrity management in 16.30 - 17.10 Posters Session greenstream natural gas export pipeline through cor- Drilling (Digital Poster Arena - Hall 2) rosion mitigation and inspection strategy u Integrated approach for succesfully cementing 16.00 - 16.30 Tech Talk - Role of Oil&Gas association (Opal) salty formations. Operating procedures and new lab in supporting business enterprises within Oman (Tech Talks testing methodologies Zone - Hall 4) u Data-driven wear-factor estimation based on the in- version technique for realtime casing wear predictions 16.00 - 18.00 Panel Discussion - Development of Med gas u Well ageing studies for the safe extension of wells life hub: the routes to Europe (Room A) u Managing risk for drilling and completions hazards by monitoring borehole quality with high-resolu- 16.25 - 18.05 Technical Sessions tion acoustic Lwd image logs Rock Characterisation (Room B) u High-angle formation response modeling for more accurate petrophysics - challenges and experiences u A fast experimental approach to improve the rep- from multiple cases resentativeness of source rock kerogen kinetics as input for petroleum system modelling 16.30 - 17.00 Tech Talk - Investment opportunities in the u Integrated mineralogical analysis (Ima) in rock Sultanate of Oman Oil&Gas sector (Tech Talks Zone – Hall 4) characterisation u Petrophysical evaluation under uncertainty: 16.45 - 17.30 Tech Talk - Connect to Oman’s Oil&Gas pro- methodology and integration in 3D geological mod- curement action (Tech Talks Zone – Hall 4) elling u Well log-based determination and validation of the 27 March - Oil&Gas Business Meetings at OMC 2019 sandstone/shale boundary for reservoirs containing Eurosportello-Ravenna Chamber of Commerce (now Pro- radioactive accessory minerals mos Italia) and Enterprise Europe Network (Arena)

Quotidiano Energia Direttore responsabile: Romina Maurizi / Direttore editoriale: Agnese Cecchini / Business Development Manager: Camilla Calcioli / Abbonamenti: Raffaella Landi / Redazione: Via Valadier 39, 00193 Roma, Tel: 06.87678751 - Fax: 06.87755725, e-mail: [email protected] / Registrazione: Tribunale di Roma n. 372 del 30/09/2005 / Editore: Gruppo Italia Energia Srl socio unico

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