Frontier drilling, particularly in the deepwater environment, is an exciting undertaking. The challenges associated with drilling in an area are great. From the unknowns of the subsurface environment to those of operating in a new country, there are many more areas requiring attention compared to heartlands for the efficient and cost effective delivery of a project. Despite the current low oil price climate, the planning being done to realise these opportunities is extensive and, together with the learnings, is the focus of this workshop.

WHO SHOULD ATTENDThe workshop will be of interest to all persons involved in assessing, planning and executing frontier deepwater drilling projects including:

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✓ Metocean Scientists✓ Geologists and Geoscientists✓ Logistics Specialists✓ Drilling Engineers✓ Contracting and Procurement Specialists

■ Metocean conditions and uncertainties■ Logistics and infrastructure■ Permitting, regulation and operating environment■ Contracting procurement and import / export procedures■ Manpower requirements

✓ Government Regulators and Stakeholders✓ Project Managers✓ Emergency Response Specialists✓ Drilling and Exploration Managers✓ Security Specialists

SUPER EARLY BIRDRegister BEFORE 30 October 2015

■ Security and emergency response■ Community relations and corporate affairs■ Subsurface ■ Deepwater new technologies

SESSION HIGHLIGHTS:

24 – 27 January 2016 ǀ Novotel Yangon Max, Yangon, Myanmar

WHY SHOULD YOU ATTEND?✓ Share knowledge on screening, study, evaluation, preparation, design and execution✓ Address the main technical, commercial and socio-political uncertainties and risks in such projects✓ Gain an appreciation for the upfront planning that goes into a frontier deepwater drilling project✓ Learn about the logistical challenges involved✓ Understand the operational success factors for an efficient and cost effective frontier deepwater drilling project✓ Network and develop industry contacts with experts and peers involved in deepwater projects

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24 – 27 January 2016 Novotel Yangon Max, Yangon, Myanmar

Co-ChairpersonsWalt MacKinlayWells Engineering Manager (DW)Sarawak Shell Bhd.

TECHNICAL PROGRAMME COMMITTEE

Offshore west coast Myanmar offers one of the few remaining, reasonably accessible, frontier deepwater drilling opportunities. The workshop shares and discusses the challenges of frontier deepwater drilling, and brings together Operators, Government Representatives and Regulators, Service Suppliers and Rig Contractors. Ultimately, the workshop will deliver a useful exchange of knowledge and a sound platform to prepare for frontier deepwater drilling in the near to medium term and also offer helpful insights for projects still being planned and currently in progress.

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Mohd Nizam RamliHead (Technology & Well Engineering)PETRONAS Carigali Sdn. Bhd.

Honorary AdvisorU Win KhaingMechanical Engineers & MES PresidentMyanmar Engineering Society (MES)

Workshop AdvisorSteve McBrideGeneral Manager, Thailand & MyanmarWeatherford

Martijn BogaertsInTouch Manager - DeepwaterSchlumberger

Tony CurtisVenture Lead MyanmarShell Myanmar Energy Pte. Ltd.

M Shaufi B DahlanHead of Wells Dept.PETRONAS Carigali Myanmar Ltd./Inc.

Pasuk EagarkVice President, Domestic Drilling Dept.PTT Exploration and Production Public Co. Ltd. (PTTEP)

Vishok JainCountry ManagerHalliburton Myanmar

Emmanuel SeguiDrilling ManagerTOTAL Myanmar

Prem Ananthan SridharanDrilling EngineerNauticAWT

Syed Yunus B Syed Kamarul AriffinHead (Asia Pacific), Wells Intl., Wells Dept.PETRONAS

Thomas WeinstockTechnical Director Well Construction – AsiaNauticAWT

Aravindh KaniappanVice President & Managing DirectorBaker Hughes Inc.

Nigel MeanyVice PresidentOdfjell Drilling

Nik Saiful NizamDrilling EngineerConoco Phillips

Sunchai PongorapinDrilling and Well Services Manager,Myanmar AssetsPTT Exploration and Production Public Co. Ltd. (PTTEP)

Dwayne RotaDrilling Engineering ManagerWoodside Energy Ltd.

Committee Members

SUNDAY, 24 JANUARY 20160700 – 1200 Networking 1400 – 1600 Final Programme Committee Meeting1700 – 1900 SPE Workshop Registration1700 – 1800 Discussion Leaders and Session Chairpersons/Managers Briefing1800 – 1930 Welcome Reception

MONDAY, 25 JANUARY 20160730 – 0830 Arrival of Delegates0830 – 0835 Safety Announcement by Hotel0835 – 0845 Introduction/Opening by Workshop Co-Chairpersons0845 – 0930 Session 1: Keynote Address0930 – 1000 Group Photo/Coffee Break1000 – 1200 Session 2: Metocean Conditions and Uncertainties Session Chairs: Dwayne Rota, Woodside Energy Ltd.; Nigel Meany, Odfjell Drilling This session will outline the challenges of managing the risks of metocean environment in remote

frontier exploration drilling. Topics discussed include initial assessment and data sources, assessment region, developing a general climatology, impacts of global, regional and local climate drivers affecting the frequency and severity of extreme weather events. Forecasting and predictability will also be discussed including a rig specific operational uptime assessment and evacuation and emergency response plan. Rig based weather and metocean forecasting can also be compared to the actual conditions at the rig. This history matching can be used to better fine tune the forecasts going forward and help to increase overall uptime.

1200 – 1300 Lunch1300 – 1500 Session 3: Logistics and Infrastructure Session Chairs: Tony Curtis, Shell Myanmar Energy Pte. Ltd.; Vishok Jain, Halliburton Myanmar This session explores the challenges, opportunities and planning associated with providing required

infrastructure and logistics support to enable a successful frontier deepwater drilling operation. Session topics include a case history, a service provider’s perspective on providing infrastructure support, considerations for marine vessel and aviation support and what is involved in setting up a supply base.

1500 – 1515 Coffee Break1515 – 1715 Session 4: Permitting, Regulations and Operating Environment Session Chair: M Shaufi B Dahlan, PETRONAS Carigali Myanmar Ltd./Inc. Permitting and regulations can be a complicated and confusing subject when entering a frontier

operating environment. However, it is vital to the success of a project to fully understand these issues early in the planning cycle. This session will explore the challenges involved in obtaining permission to commence operations in a frontier area in a timely manner.

1715 – 1815 Session 5: Corporate Affairs Strategies for interacting with NGOs and local communities along with formulating manpower plans

that address local content and job competency are all items that must be considered in any project but can be especially challenging in frontier areas. Frontier areas, especially combined with new country entry, can also raise concerns with regards to good business practices. This session will focus on these aspects when planning a frontier deepwater drilling program.

1900 onwards Group Dinner

PRELIMINARY DAILY ACTIVITIES AND TECHNICAL AGENDA

TUESDAY, 26 JANUARY 20160730 – 0830 Arrival of Delegates0830 – 1030 Session 6: Contracting Procedures/Import/Export Session Chairs: Sunchai Pongorapin, PTTEP; Aravindh Kaniappan, Baker Hughes Inc. Contracting and procurement are essential activities in all projects that take on heightened importance

when planning frontier operations. The tendering process, bidding requirements, local content, single sourcing and import/export regulations must be understood and addressed to build a credible C&P timeline. This session will explore these aspects of the C&P process.

1030 – 1045 Coffee Break1045 – 1245 Session 7: Security and Emergency Response Session Chairs: Emmanuel Segui, TOTAL Myanmar; Syed Yunus B Syed Kamarul Ariffin, PETRONAS Security and emergency response are increasingly important topics for deepwater operations. Issues

raised are often specific to the location i.e cyclones, refugee situation, incident responses in remote location, well control, etc. Since the Macondo incident, Well Control response for deepwater has also become more crucial where the oil and gas industry is looking at more stringent requirements and regulations. Different approaches by the Regulators, Operators and 3rd party Contractors have been taken from planning to execution, including the need for blowout contingency planning and subsea capping stack. This session will not be limited to these issues, but will also discuss and address other related issues.

1245 – 1345 Lunch1345 – 1545 Session 8: Deepwater New Technologies Session Chairs: Martijn Bogaerts, Schlumberger; Thomas Weinstock, NauticAWT This session will focus on recent deepwater technological findings and improvements. It includes,

advances in deepwater drilling and completion technologies, technical support and logistics in remote operations, and information and procedures borrowing from other industries.

1545 – 1600 Coffee Break1600 – 1800 Session 9: Breakout SessionEvening Networking Opportunities/Dinner on own

WEDNESDAY, 27 JANUARY 20160730 – 0830 Arrival of Delegates0830 – 1030 Session 10: Subsurface and Geo Hazards Challenges Session Chairs: Steve McBride, Weatherford; Nigel Meany, Odfjell Drilling; Pasuk Eagark, PTTEP As every drilling engineer knows, the safe, efficient and successful drilling of an exploration well

depends on the quality of the subsurface and geohazards inputs to the wellplan. However, this input is subject to significant challenges in frontier areas where offset data is typically lacking. In this session, we will discuss both the challenges faced by drilling and subsurface teams in providing pore pressure/fracture gradient predictions, shallow hazard assessments and an overall interpretation of the subsurface environment, in addition to optimal mitigation of drilling risks to assure well integrity.

1030 – 1045 Coffee Break1045 – 1245 Session 11: Lessons Learnt Session chairs: M Shaufi B Dahlan, PETRONAS Carigali Myanmar Ltd./Inc.; Prem Ananthan Sridharan,

NauticAWT Lessons learnt sharing is an excellent way of building a culture of continuous improvement in any. In

frontier drilling, these lessons can often be the difference between some data and no data. This session will present several accounts of frontier deepwater drilling operations and the lessons learnt.

1245 – 1315 Session 12: Workshop Summary by Co-Chairpersons1315 – 1415 Lunch1415 Workshop Concludes

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SUNDAY, 24 JANUARY 20160700 – 1200 Networking 1400 – 1600 Final Programme Committee Meeting1700 – 1900 SPE Workshop Registration1700 – 1800 Discussion Leaders and Session Chairpersons/Managers Briefing1800 – 1930 Welcome Reception

MONDAY, 25 JANUARY 20160730 – 0830 Arrival of Delegates0830 – 0835 Safety Announcement by Hotel0835 – 0845 Introduction/Opening by Workshop Co-Chairpersons0845 – 0930 Session 1: Keynote Address0930 – 1000 Group Photo/Coffee Break1000 – 1200 Session 2: Metocean Conditions and Uncertainties Session Chairs: Dwayne Rota, Woodside Energy Ltd.; Nigel Meany, Odfjell Drilling This session will outline the challenges of managing the risks of metocean environment in remote

frontier exploration drilling. Topics discussed include initial assessment and data sources, assessment region, developing a general climatology, impacts of global, regional and local climate drivers affecting the frequency and severity of extreme weather events. Forecasting and predictability will also be discussed including a rig specific operational uptime assessment and evacuation and emergency response plan. Rig based weather and metocean forecasting can also be compared to the actual conditions at the rig. This history matching can be used to better fine tune the forecasts going forward and help to increase overall uptime.

1200 – 1300 Lunch1300 – 1500 Session 3: Logistics and Infrastructure Session Chairs: Tony Curtis, Shell Myanmar Energy Pte. Ltd.; Vishok Jain, Halliburton Myanmar This session explores the challenges, opportunities and planning associated with providing required

infrastructure and logistics support to enable a successful frontier deepwater drilling operation. Session topics include a case history, a service provider’s perspective on providing infrastructure support, considerations for marine vessel and aviation support and what is involved in setting up a supply base.

1500 – 1515 Coffee Break1515 – 1715 Session 4: Permitting, Regulations and Operating Environment Session Chair: M Shaufi B Dahlan, PETRONAS Carigali Myanmar Ltd./Inc. Permitting and regulations can be a complicated and confusing subject when entering a frontier

operating environment. However, it is vital to the success of a project to fully understand these issues early in the planning cycle. This session will explore the challenges involved in obtaining permission to commence operations in a frontier area in a timely manner.

1715 – 1815 Session 5: Corporate Affairs Strategies for interacting with NGOs and local communities along with formulating manpower plans

that address local content and job competency are all items that must be considered in any project but can be especially challenging in frontier areas. Frontier areas, especially combined with new country entry, can also raise concerns with regards to good business practices. This session will focus on these aspects when planning a frontier deepwater drilling program.

1900 onwards Group Dinner

TUESDAY, 26 JANUARY 20160730 – 0830 Arrival of Delegates0830 – 1030 Session 6: Contracting Procedures/Import/Export Session Chairs: Sunchai Pongorapin, PTTEP; Aravindh Kaniappan, Baker Hughes Inc. Contracting and procurement are essential activities in all projects that take on heightened importance

when planning frontier operations. The tendering process, bidding requirements, local content, single sourcing and import/export regulations must be understood and addressed to build a credible C&P timeline. This session will explore these aspects of the C&P process.

1030 – 1045 Coffee Break1045 – 1245 Session 7: Security and Emergency Response Session Chairs: Emmanuel Segui, TOTAL Myanmar; Syed Yunus B Syed Kamarul Ariffin, PETRONAS Security and emergency response are increasingly important topics for deepwater operations. Issues

raised are often specific to the location i.e cyclones, refugee situation, incident responses in remote location, well control, etc. Since the Macondo incident, Well Control response for deepwater has also become more crucial where the oil and gas industry is looking at more stringent requirements and regulations. Different approaches by the Regulators, Operators and 3rd party Contractors have been taken from planning to execution, including the need for blowout contingency planning and subsea capping stack. This session will not be limited to these issues, but will also discuss and address other related issues.

1245 – 1345 Lunch1345 – 1545 Session 8: Deepwater New Technologies Session Chairs: Martijn Bogaerts, Schlumberger; Thomas Weinstock, NauticAWT This session will focus on recent deepwater technological findings and improvements. It includes,

advances in deepwater drilling and completion technologies, technical support and logistics in remote operations, and information and procedures borrowing from other industries.

1545 – 1600 Coffee Break1600 – 1800 Session 9: Breakout SessionEvening Networking Opportunities/Dinner on own

WEDNESDAY, 27 JANUARY 20160730 – 0830 Arrival of Delegates0830 – 1030 Session 10: Subsurface and Geo Hazards Challenges Session Chairs: Steve McBride, Weatherford; Nigel Meany, Odfjell Drilling; Pasuk Eagark, PTTEP As every drilling engineer knows, the safe, efficient and successful drilling of an exploration well

depends on the quality of the subsurface and geohazards inputs to the wellplan. However, this input is subject to significant challenges in frontier areas where offset data is typically lacking. In this session, we will discuss both the challenges faced by drilling and subsurface teams in providing pore pressure/fracture gradient predictions, shallow hazard assessments and an overall interpretation of the subsurface environment, in addition to optimal mitigation of drilling risks to assure well integrity.

1030 – 1045 Coffee Break1045 – 1245 Session 11: Lessons Learnt Session chairs: M Shaufi B Dahlan, PETRONAS Carigali Myanmar Ltd./Inc.; Prem Ananthan Sridharan,

NauticAWT Lessons learnt sharing is an excellent way of building a culture of continuous improvement in any. In

frontier drilling, these lessons can often be the difference between some data and no data. This session will present several accounts of frontier deepwater drilling operations and the lessons learnt.

1245 – 1315 Session 12: Workshop Summary by Co-Chairpersons1315 – 1415 Lunch1415 Workshop Concludes

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