Oil and Gas

Arctic Energy Initiative

On May 14, 2008, the Energy Industries Team hosted its first webinar on Arctic oil and gas. This webinar focused on Canada. Presentations are available below.

USGS' Circum-Arctic Resource Appraisal
Don Gautier, U.S. Geological Survey
Regulation of Oil and Gas Activities in Canada's Northern Frontier
Dr. Bharat Dixit, Chief Conservation Officer, National Energy Board of Canada
Management of Federal Oil and Gas Resources in Canada's Northern Regions
Giles Morrell, Oil and Gas Management Directorate, Indian and Northern Affairs Canada

We hope to hold more Arctic webinars in the coming months! Details will be posted when they are available.

Paper on Non-Technical Issues and Arctic Oil and Gas Development
The paper Above-Ground Issues Affecting Energy Development in the Arctic, written by Energy Team staff members, was presented at the October 2007 Arctic Energy Summit in Anchorage, Alaska. The paper describes the reasons that oil and gas companies will likely focus more of their attention on the Arctic, the current state of knowledge of Arctic oil and gas resources, and issues that will affect the development of Arctic oil and gas resources including boundary issues, access to resources, environmental restrictions, tax and regulatory issues, transportation challenges, and regional issues.

Offshore Technology Conference

Oil and Gas Industry Briefings at Offshore Technology Conference, May 2008

For the eighth year in a row, the Department of Commerce’s Office of Energy and Environmental Industries (OEEI), in conjunction with the Offshore Technology Conference Board of Directors, planned, organized, and implemented the annual Offshore Technology Conference (OTC) Industry Breakfast Briefings. These briefings provide U.S. industry with timely information and face-to-face contact with key energy policy decision makers from nations around the world that are developing their offshore oil and gas resources.

Countries featured during this year’s briefings on May 6 – 8 were China, Indonesia, and Qatar. Featured speakers at these events included His Excellency Sudjadnan Parnohadiningrat, Ambassador of the Republic of Indonesia to the United States; Mr. Luluk Sumiarso, Director General of Oil and Gas at Indonesia’s Ministry of Mines and Energy; Mr. Jin Ju, Minister-Counselor of the Embassy of the People’s Republic of China in Washington, D.C.; Dr. Khalid Al-Hajri, General Manager of the Qatar Chamber of Commerce and Industry; and senior representatives of U.S. energy companies with operations in China, Indonesia, and Qatar. Past briefings focused on Kazakhstan, Nigeria, Trinidad & Tobago, the North Sea (UK), Sakhalin Island (Russia),Canada, Libya, Norway, India, Arctic Russia, Australia, the Gulf of Guinea countries, and Sri Lanka.

The OTC is the premier U.S. offshore oil and gas conference and trade show. Held annually in early May at the Reliant Center in Houston, Texas, this year the conference attracted more than 75,000 exploration and development executives, managers, operators, scientists, and engineers from more than 110 countries. Most came to make new business contacts, enhance existing ones, and learn how technology, best practices, and emerging trends are affecting the offshore oil and gas industry.

For more information, please contact Sam Beatty at 202-482-4179.

Presentations from Oil and Gas Industry Briefings at OTC 2008

Most files are in PDF format.

Qatar
Business Environment and Opportunities in Qatar: Dr. Khalid K Al-Hajri,General Manager, Qatar Chamber of Commerce and Industry
Qatar: Robert Peaslee, Commercial Attaché, American Embassy

China
Commercial Opportunities in China’s Offshore Oil and Gas Sector: Joe Ash, Vice President and General Manager,International Division, Devon Energy Corporation
Opportunities for Energy Services in Offshore China: Wil Faubel, Vice President, Marketing Baker Hughes Incorporated

Indonesia
Operating in Indonesia: A US Company's Perspective: Abdul Hamid Batubara, Senior Vice President, Chevron IndoAsia Business Unit

Presentations from Oil and Gas Industry Briefings at OTC 2007

Gulf of Guinea
Commercial Opportunities in Nigerian Oil and Gas Sector, Funsho Kupolukun, Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation
Opportunities for Energy Services in the Gulf of Guinea, Wil Faubel, Baker Hughes Incorporated
Legal Aspects of Doing Business in Gulf of Guinea, Alexandre R. Chequer
Alba Field Development: Creating Economic and Social Value in Equatorial Guinea, Jim Bowzer, Marathon
Gulf of Guinea Oil and Gas Overview and Outlook, Susan Farrell and Michael Rodgers, PFC Energy

Arctic Canada
Regulation of Oil & Gas Activities in the Canada’s Northern Frontier, Dr. Bharat Dixit, National Energy Board of Canada
Management of Federal Oil and Gas Resources in Canada’s Arctic Regions, Mimi Fortier, Indian and Northern Affairs Canada
Canada Energy Overview, Canada Consul General Norris Pettis

Oil and Gas Equipment

Oil and Gas Equipment

Oil and Gas Equipment Industry Assessment (analysis by Energy Industries Team)