TUESDAY 16TH SEPTEMBER, 2025
FOCUS > COST OPTIMISATION & PRODUCTION THROUGHPUT| SUSTAINABLE CHEMISTRY | CORROSION, SCALE, H2S & PARAFFIN MITIGATION & MANAGEMENT | PRODUCED WATER MANAGEMENT | DECARBONATION & CARBON CAPTURE
8:00am - 9:00am Registration & Networking
9:00am - 9:10am Chairperson Introduction and Opening Remarks
9:10am - 9:20am Keynote Address: Evolving Priorities in Oilfield Chemical Management – Regional Trends & Global Outlook​​
David Whitehouse, CEO, Offshore Energies
ENERGY TRANSITION & SUSTAINABILITY
9:20am - 10:00am Panel Discussion: Oilfield Chemicals in Energy Transition: Innovation, Sustainability, and the Road to Net Zero
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Lifecycle Carbon Reduction – Implementing digitalisation and optimised dosing strategies to cut energy use, reduce chemical waste, and lower overall greenhouse gas emissions
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CCUS-Ready Chemical Solutions – Advancing chemical technologies tailored for carbon capture, utilisation, and storage (CCUS) systems to ensure safe transport, injection, and long-term storage of COâ‚‚
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David Whitehouse, CEO, Offshore Energies
Stephen Heath, Director, Creative Chemical Solutions Limited
Andrew Farrell, Senior Technical Specialist - Organic Deposits, Scaled Solutions
Patricia Gusmao, Reservoir Engineer, Petrobras
10:00am - 10:30am Introducing a Novel Flow Assurance Technology – ThermoQuartz ResoSense
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Edris Joonaki, Industrial Consultant/Technical Lead, TUV SUD
10:30am - 11:00am Networking Refreshment Break
WATER MANAGEMENT
11:00am - 11:30am Challenges and Solutions for Produced Water Management in the Energy Transition
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Production Chemistry and chemical management in PWRI
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Addressing environment challenges
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Safely and effectively managing and disposing of COâ‚‚
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Stephen Heath, Director, Creative Chemical Solutions Limited
11:30am - 12:00pm Low-Carbon Corrosion Mitigation Solutions: Advancing VEOLIA's GreenUp Vision​
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Low greenhouse gas emission corrosion inhibitors offer asset integrity control and ensure operational reliability while supporting sustainability initiatives
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​Eleftheria Mavredaki, Global Product Line Director – Upstream, Veolia
PRODUCTION OPTIMISATION
12:00pm - 12:30pm Asphaltene Inhibition and Scales Treatment – TEAFS’s Field Experience & Solutions
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Integrated Chemical Strategies – Lessons learned from combining asphaltene inhibitors with scale prevention programs to maintain flow assurance and extend asset life
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Frederic Tort, Oilfield Chemicals Referent Specialist, TotalEnergies
12:30pm - 1:30pm Networking Lunch Break
1:30pm - 2:00pm Development of an Innovative Asphaltene Inhibitor Technology from the Laboratory to the Field​​
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Performance Validation and Optimisation – Evaluating inhibitor efficiency, dosage optimisation, and long-term stability through compatibility studies, deposition monitoring, and crude characterisation
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Field Implementation Challenges and Solutions – Overcoming operational barriers such as injection system design, treatment reliability, and integration with existing chemical programs
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Hemant Mondkar, Senior Development Specialist chemicals (additives for petroleum products) TotalEnergies
2:00pm - 2:30pm Breaking the Bottleneck: Overcoming Oil–Water Emulsion Challenges in Modern Production
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Improving oil–water separation while reducing chemical demand
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Reducing Environmental & Logistical Pressures – Shifting away from solvent-heavy formulations
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Claudia Mazzeo, Global Key Account Manager, Clariant Oil Services
WELL INTEGRITY & SUBSURFACE MANAGEMENT
2:30pm - 3:00pm Ensuring Well Integrity in COâ‚‚ Injection: Addressing Contaminants, Corrosion, and Hydrate Formation
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Holistic Asset Integrity Management – Advising on material selection, corrosion risk assessment, and lifecycle maintenance strategies to ensure long-term operational reliability
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Customised Corrosion Mitigation Plans – Designing targeted prevention and remediation programs, including inhibitor selection, protective coatings, and cathodic protection systems
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Failure Analysis and Root Cause Investigation – Conducting in-depth testing, corrosion mechanism identification, and remediation recommendations to prevent recurrence
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Ismenia Alvarez, Materials & Corrosion Consultant, CNRL
3:00pm - 3:30pm Subsurface Hâ‚‚S Capture (Geochemical Trapping) via Iron Minerals in Carbonate Reservoirs
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Geochemical Basis of Hâ‚‚S Mineralization in Carbonate Reservoirs
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Experimental Insights from Dynamic Column Flooding
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Economic Comparison with Conventional Hâ‚‚S Scavengers
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Field Relevance and Case Study Snapshot
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Khosro Jarrahian, Executive Researcher (R&D Chemist), Petronas
3:30pm - 4:00pm Networking Refreshment Break
CHEMICAL INNOVATIONS
4:00pm - 4:30pm Navigating Microplastic Regulation in the Offshore Sector: Aligning Science, Regulation, and Performance
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High-Performance Micronised Polymers in Modern Formulations – How highly concentrated production chemicals based on micronised polymers deliver both technical efficiency and environmental benefits, offering viable alternatives to traditional solvent-based systems
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Microplastic Definitions and Regulatory Divergences – How growing public and legislative pressure drives evolving definitions from bodies like ECHA and OSPAR, and what this means for offshore chemical compliance
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Biodegradability as a Key Differentiator – Why demonstrating polymer biodegradability (e.g. under ECHA Appendix 15) is critical to meeting regulatory expectations and reducing environmental persistence concerns
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Prof. Dr. Hans-Jörg Oschmann, Technical University of Berlin
INTERNATIONAL LESSONS LEARNED
4:30pm - 5:00pm Water Management During COâ‚‚ WAG EOR: Lessons Learned from Brazilian Technical Evolution
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Evolution of water management strategies in Brazilian COâ‚‚ WAG EOR projects
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Key technical challenges and new studies in optimizing WAG injection
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Implications for future CCUS reservoir planning and long-term storage integrity
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Patricia Gusmao, Reservoir Engineer, Petrobras
5:00pm - 5:30pm Requalification of Wax Chemicals from Europe and North America as Pour Point Depressants in West Africa
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Environmental and Safety Considerations – Assessing eco-toxicology profiles and biodegradability in line with regional environmental regulations and offshore discharge requirements
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Compatibility Testing – ​Ensuring requalified chemicals are compatible with existing production fluids, other flow assurance chemicals
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Bassey O. Bassey, Cranfield University