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2018
AOGR Independents' Guide
MONDAY, APRIL 30

OTC 50th Anniversary Events
Opening Ceremony . . . . . . . . . 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
Legacy Luncheon . . . . . . . . . . . 12:15 p.m. to 1:45 p.m.
Chairman's Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2:30 p.m. to 5 p.m.
Celebration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 p.m. to 8 p.m.

TUESDAY, MAY 1
Registration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Topical/Industry Breakfasts . . . . . . . . 7:30 a.m. to 9 a.m.
Capturing and Creating AVATAR Talent
Ocean Sound and Marine Animals: Advancing the
Geophysical Industry in a Complex Regulatory
Environment
Industry Breakfast: Guyana and Suriname
University R&D Showcase . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Registration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Topical Breakfasts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7:30 a.m. to 9 a.m.
Improving Well Control Process Safety: A Second BOP,
or is There a Better Way?
Positioning a Portfolio for Long-Term Success
Technology Outlook 2018: Technology's Potential to
Evolve Energy Production and Usage to 2050
University R&D Showcase . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Exhibition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Morning Technical Sessions . . . . . . . . 9:30 a.m. to Noon
How to Make Offshore Oil and Gas Projects Feasible in a
$45-$50 per Barrel Environment (Panel)
Advances in Mooring Technology
Digitalization: A Vision Forward
Reactive and Dissolvable Materials for Downhole
Applications
Risk Management Versus Risk Avoidance
Subsea Field Development and Tiebacks
Topside Innovative Processing and Design
Topical Luncheons . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12:15 p.m. to 1:45 p.m.
Deepwater's Investment in Brazil: An IOC Perspective
BOEM: An Update on the U.S. Offshore Regulatory
Environment
Bringing Light into the Industry's "Dark Age"
Rice Alliance Startup Roundup
at OTC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1:30 p.m. to 5 p.m.
Afternoon Technical Sessions . . . . . . 2 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Policy Panel: Offshore Energy: Safety, Technology and
Production-Governmental Perspectives (Panel)
Subsea Innovative Processing and Hardware Design
Material Advancement
Field Development Strategies to Face the Current
Market Situation
FLNG and Gas Monetization Innovative Processing and
Design
Continuous Improvement: More for Less
Digital Revolution and Data Technology Reshaping
Offshore
Spotlight on New Technology
Presentation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 p.m. to 5 p.m.
Networking Event . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 p.m. to 6 p.m.
Data, Drilling and Discovery: Five Decades of OTC: How
Our Past Has Shaped Our Future
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Exhibition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Morning Technical Sessions . . . . . . . . 9:30 a.m. to Noon
Active Arena: Global Intellectual Property Strategy
(Panel)
Campos Basin: From Shallow Water to the
Ultradeepwater and Complex Reservoirs: 40 Years
Pushing the Technology Boundaries
Case Studies and Advances in Reservoir
Characterization and Monitoring
HPHT Technology Verification, Validation and Regulatory
Requirements: Part One
Recent Advances in Geotechnics
The Malikai Project
Well Control Intelligence for the Next 50 Years
Poster Lounge I. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Distinguished Achievement Awards
Luncheon. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Noon to 2 p.m.
(Formerly the Annual OTC Dinner)
Topical Luncheons . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12:15 p.m. to 1:45 p.m.
Unmanned Vehicles: A Game Changer in the Offshore
Oil Industry
Digital Transformation: Impact on Innovation and
Operational Excellence
E&P Strategy to Succeed at Low Price
Afternoon Technical Sessions . . . . . . 2 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Integrated Offshore Activities, Mega Mergers, and
Alliances: A Competitive Integration (CEO Panel)
Risers and Pipelines
The Digital Optimization of Offshore Exploration and
Production: The Next 50 Years
The Hebron Project
HPHT Technology Verification, Validation, and
Regulatory Requirements: Part Two
Reservoir Engineering as the Core of the Offshore Oil
and Gas Activities
Geohazard and Geotechnical Challenges: Engineering
Solutions for Today and Tomorrow
Networking Event . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 p.m. to 6 p.m.
Automation Efficiency, and Optimization Offshore:
Remote Management of Our Industry
OTC Night at the Ballpark . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7:05 p.m.
at Minute Maid Park
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