ANP – Operational Safety Deputy Superintendent

Graduated in Petroleum Engineering, with a postgraduate degree in mechanical engineering and several courses in the ​​safety engineering area , including: Instrumented Safety Systems (SIS), risk analysis (LOPA, FRA and others), and module I of the safety engineering certification by the French Petroleum Institute (IFP), etc.
At ANP since 2013, he was a technical advisor in the safety superintendence, general coordinator of safety audits and is currently the Deputy Superintendent of Operational Safety for the upstream.

Origem – EHSEQ and Integrity Facilities Director

Humberto Romanus, HSEQ and Integrity Facilities Director for Origem Energia since 2024, General Manager for 3R Petroleum from 2021 to 2024, 44 years in the E&P environment, having acted as General Manager of the Marlim Revitalization Project, HSE General Manager for Petrobras E&P, Asset Manager and Operations Manager in the Santos Basin Pre-Salt Area. OIM for several facilities in Campos Basin and managing positions for new facilities from project to first oil in Petrobras offshore basins.

ANP – Operational Safety Coordinator for Rigs and Wells in E&P

Graduated in mechanical engineering (2005) and Master in Energy Industry Regulation (2009), both from Universidade Salvador. He joined the National Agency of Petroleum, Natural Gas and Biofuels (ANP) in 2010 as a Specialist in Regulation of Petroleum and Derivatives, Fuel Alcohol and Natural Gas. Since 2019 I have been working in the Operational Safety Superintendence, where, in 2021, he assumed the role of onshore production coordinator and in 2024 he assumed the role of E&P rigs and wells coordinator.

Petrobras – Well Abandonment Consultant

Marcelo Matos holds a Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering and a MSc degree in Decommissioning from the University of Aberdeen. He joined Petrobras in 2008 as Equipment Engineer and became a specialist in Petroleum Engineering in 2011. With a background as company man supervising offshore operations and as P&A Design Engineer, he is currently P&A Advisor for Offshore Wells at Petrobras’ corporate division and was responsible for coordinating the latest review of the Brazilian Industry Well Abandonment Guidelines.

ABPIP – Heads the oil company EnP Energy and chairs the Brazilian Association of Independent Oil and Gas Producers

Electronic and petroleum engineer with extensive experience in the Brazilian energy sector. In addition to working for companies such as SLB, Petrobras, PPSA and ES Gás, he was Secretary of Development for the State of Espírito Santo and Secretary of Oil, Gas and Biofuels, Executive Secretary and interim Minister of Mines and Energy. He currently heads the oil company EnP Energy and chairs the Brazilian Association of Independent Oil and Gas Producers, ABPIP.

IBP – E&P Operations & Maintenance Manager

Electronic and petroleum engineer with extensive experience in the Brazilian energy sector. In addition to working for companies such as SLB, Petrobras, PPSA and ES Gás, he was Secretary of Development for the State of Espírito Santo and Secretary of Oil, Gas and Biofuels, Executive Secretary and interim Minister of Mines and Energy. He currently heads the oil company EnP Energy and chairs the Brazilian Association of Independent Oil and Gas Producers, ABPIP.

Petrobras – P&A Project Implementation Manager

Thais Helena Almeida holds a degree in Business Management and boasts over 26 years of experience, including 22 years for Petrobras. Throughout her O&G career, she worked in various domains such as Subsea Engineering, Project Management, Operations, Handover of Divested Assets, Human Resources, and Logistics. Currently, she serves as the Well Abandonment Project Manager, overseeing Petrobras’ entire Offshore Well Abandonment Portfolio.In addition to her responsibilities at Petrobras, Thais Helena is a mentor in several mentoring programs and a professor in MBA courses, where she shares her extensive knowledge and experience with the next generation of professionals. She holds a Master’s degree in Environmental Management, MBAs in Human Resources and in Sales, Negotiation, and High-Performance Results, as well as certifications in project management.Thais Helena firmly believes that outstanding results stem from empowered teams and clear objectives. Her leadership is characterized by a relentless pursuit of excellence and innovation, always striving to exceed limits and deliver extraordinary outcomes.

Petrobras – Decommissioning Project Manager

Luigy holds a degree in civil engineering, along with a postgraduate degree in petroleum engineering, an MBA, and expertise in project and general management. He has been managing projects for Petrobras since 2008. His extensive decommissioning experience encompasses a portfolio featuring platforms such as P-12, P-15, P-7, P-32, P-33, and P-26. Currently involved in Marlim Field revitalization, he oversees the removal of three FPSOs and three semisubmersible platforms scheduled for decommissioning by 2027, as well as the extraction of over 1,300 km of flexible pipelines and the abandonment of approximately 55 submarine wells from 2025 to 2030. Outside of work, he is a devoted father of four and enjoys exploring arts and spirituality in his leisure time.

Trident Energy – Decommissioning Manager

Bachelor in Chemical Engineering by UFRJ and MBA in Project Management by FGV. Started my career in 2011 with Schlumberger India as a Cementing Engineer until 2013, then 5 years between field and technical career and until 2021 as Technical and Sales for Well Services (Cementing, Estimulation and Coiled Tubing). Since November 2021 working with Decommissioning Department in Trident as Engineer and in September 2024 assigned as Decommissioning Manager in charge of Wells and Pipeline Decommissioning campaigns.

Petrobras – Drilling Engineer

Afonso Teberga holds a PhD in production engineering from the Federal University of Itajubá, with an emphasis on data science and computational process simulation. With a focus on increasing productivity, he has worked on more than 15 simulation projects in the manufacturing, mining, steel, healthcare, and oil & gas sectors. In addition, he has published more than 30 articles in national and international journals and conferences. Afonso joined Petrobras in 2022, where he is part of the management team for the company’s abandonment campaign.

Petrobras – Advisor

Danilo Colombo is a Mechatronic and Petroleum Engineer, serving as a Technical Advisor in Reliability and Risk Assessment at Petrobras and a Research Coordinator at the Petrobras Research Center (CENPES). Danilo holds a Ph.D. in machine learning applied to reliability, a master’s degree in well integrity and management systems, and an MBA in Investment Management. He is also currently enrolled in a Data Science specialization.Certified as a Reliability Consultant by Compass, Danilo has developed dozens of computer programs and has published extensively, including papers, book chapters, and presentations at workshops and congresses worldwide. Danilo is a member of the Brazilian Association of Risk Assessment, Reliability, and Process Safety (ABRISCO), the Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE), and the Brazilian Petroleum Institute (IBP), where he is currently coordinating the development of the Brazilian Guideline for Risk Assessment for Wells

Petrobras – Mechanical Engineer

André is a Mechanical Engineer with a master’s degree in Fluid-Structure Interaction. He also holds a specialization in Mechanical Equipment and is currently pursuing a second degree in Information Systems. He works in reliability at Petrobras, specifically at the Petrobras Research Center (CENPES), with experience in data analysis, statistical modeling, and computational simulations applied to reliability engineering.

Shell – Completion and Well Intervention Operations Engineer

Paula Costantini is from Rio de Janeiro, with a petroleum engineer with a degree from UFRJ and a master’s degree in mechanical engineering from the same institution. Specializing in well completion and intervention, she has 10 years of experience in the industry. Her career includes working as an offshore supervisor, as well as planning and executing intervention activities in the United States. She is currently leading the planning of the Bijupirá and Salema permanent abandonment campaign for 22 wells.

SLB – Account Manager – Post-Drilling and Wells Intervention

Cristina is currently Account Manager in SLB for Post-Drilling and Well Intervention Services. With more than 24 years of experience in the O&G industries, in SLB, she has had a trully borderless career, spanning in assignents in different geographies, organizations and domains. Her exposure to several technical challenges, environments and a multidisciplinary competencies has attracted her attention to the challenges that the well abandonment ativitities bring is all views.Bachelor in Metalurgical and Materials Engineering and Petroleum Engineer by heart and experience, she is also a proud Member and Director of SPE Macae Section. The voluntary work closed an important gap related to her personal commitment to invest in develop a new generation of sucessors in the Energy Industry.Alongside the professional Cristina Ribeiro, there is a mother of 2 young boys, a wife and a devoted daughter, among several other titles

Trident – Senior O&G executive

Trident Senior O&G executive, graduated in mechanical & petroleum engineering and in business management. Wide knowledge and managerial experience gained from 20 years of field and work in operations, production, HSE and projects within E&P Companies in varied locations (West Africa, Europe-North Sea, Brazil).

Petrobras – Well Project Design Advisor

Saulo Aleluia has over 14 years of experience in offshore workover and abandonment operations. He is a qualified professional in various roles within the oil and gas industry, having served as an operations inspector and well intervention design engineer. Saulo currently serves as a plug and abandonment technical advisor for Petrobras, a leading global energy company. He plays a crucial role in supporting offshore interventions by providing valuable insights and guidance to well design and operations teams. Saulo’s in-depth knowledge and proficiency in this area contributes to the success of complex projects.

Trident Energy – well decommissioning engineer

Petroleum Engineer from UFRJ, Ludmyla is a well engineer at Trident Energy, where she is part of the decommissioning team handling the abandonment of the very first offshore wells in Brazil – a challenging and highly rewarding project. She primarily works on the development of abandonment projects and regulatory compliance.Having previously worked at ANP, she has a regulatory background, having participated in the implementation of the current Decommissioning Resolution and the analysis of decommissioning and well abandonment projects.

Archer – Mkt & Business Development VP

Fernando Zapata-Bermudez is the Marketing & Business Development VP at Archer Well Services, based in Stavanger, Norway. Fernando’s 25 years of experience in the Oil & gas industry spans in the areas of well integrity, well intervention and well abandonment, with research done on the subjects of well cementing and corrosion evaluation with multiple technical papers, Fernando’s worked in Brazil between 2010-2011 where he supported well exploration, well interventions and workover in the presalt fields offshore Brazil. Fernando Zapata-Bermudez holds a Bachelor’s degree in civil engineering and a MBA degree on business management from the IESEG school in Paris, France.

Petrobras – WO Engineer

Robson Paes is a well engeneer, based in Macaé, Brazil. Paes’s 15 years of experience in the Oil & gas industry spans in the areas of completion intervention on-shore and off-shore, with projects in complex heavy workovers cenarios. Paes’s worked in on-shore projects between 2011-2016 where he supported fracking sandstones and well completions projects. 2016 – till now Paes has working with well service off-shore completions strings and workover intervations. Robson Paes holds a Bachelor’s degree in eletronic engineering and well engeneer formation by Petrobras University.

Petrobras – Manager of Offshore P&A Operations

Civil Engineer (2000) from the Federal University of Paraná and post graduated in Business Management. In Petrobras since 2002, he has worked as drilling engineer and company man in onshore and offshore projects. Tiaraju also held several managerial positions in special services, land rigs operations, jackup rigs operations, well construction and workover operations. In 2007 he was part of the team that received the Prodep Award for Technological Innovation and in 2010 the Petrobras Inventor Award for use of the cross river rigs in oilfield operations. As active SPE volunteer member, is current SPE Bahia-Sergipe Section Chairperson and he served as member of several technical committees. Since 2023 he is working as P&A Offshore Operations Manager.

 Petroreconcavo – Wells Integrity Coordinator

Well Integrity Coordinator at Petroreconcavo, +6 years of experience in company focused on reservoir, well integrity engineer and decommissioning.

Petrobras – Onshore Well Project Implementation Manager

Paulo Sergio Cristofhi Mesquita Bastos is a Mechanical Engineering graduate from the Federal University of Ceará, with specialized training in Subsea Engineering and Petroleum Engineering from Petrobras Corporate University. He holds a PMP certification and has a robust professional background with two years of experience in subsea operations and nine years in drilling operations, project management, and planning, completion, maintenance, workover, and abandonment of onshore wells at Petrobras. Paulo has served two years as Operations Manager for wells in Bahia and five years as Project Implementation Manager for onshore wells at Petrobras, demonstrating a strong commitment to safety and excellence in the oil and gas sector.

Halliburton – Global Technical Service Manager Production Solutions

Keith has been involved well intervention for over 25yrs with his career has taking him around the world with assignments in Europe, North America, South East Asia, Middle East and Africa, where he has undertaken roles in Engineering, Sales and Operations management in Well Intervention and Integrated Project Management. He is currently the Global Product manager for Halliburton Hydraulic Workover, based in UK.

Petrobras – P&A Design Manager (Shallow Waters)

Luiz do Ó is an Electrical Engineer graduated from the Federal University of Pernambuco. He has nearly 15 years of experience in the Oil and Gas industry, having worked as a field engineer and desk engineer in Specialized Well Services, a Specialized Designer for Fishing and Coring, and managed various sectors of Construction and Workover of onshore and offshore wells in the Brazilian Northeast. He is currently a Sector Manager for P&A Design in shallow water wells.

ANP – Operational Safety Coordinator for Rigs and Wells in E&P

Graduated in mechanical engineering (2005) and Master in Energy Industry Regulation (2009), both from Universidade Salvador. He joined the National Agency of Petroleum, Natural Gas and Biofuels (ANP) in 2010 as a Specialist in Regulation of Petroleum and Derivatives, Fuel Alcohol and Natural Gas. Since 2019 I have been working in the Operational Safety Superintendence, where, in 2021, he assumed the role of onshore production coordinator and in 2024 he assumed the role of E&P rigs and wells coordinator.

Shell – Well Operations Manager

23+ years experience in both Drilling Operations and Well Construction/Design. HSSE Critical Leader and FLBM. Proven leadership and risk management skills . Extensive experience in Deepwater Gulf of Mexico, Mexico DW and Brazil . International Experience (Brazil, Colombia, Suriname, Venezuela, Canada). Exploration, Appraisal, Development, Well Intervention and Abandonment Wells Program. Shell’s Round I/II Certifications, TA2, IWCD Level IV Subsea and Surface (Drilling and CWI), Advanced Well Control W320, MPD Ops. Trilingual English, Spanish (Native), and Portuguese.

Petrobras – Well Research and Development Manager

With over 20 years in the oil and gas industry specializing in well engineering, I hold a Mechanical Engineering degree from CEFET-RJ, a Postgraduate degree in Project Management from UFRJ, and certifications in executive programs from Fundação Dom Cabral. This year, I completed Stanford’s Executive Leadership Development program. Since 2003 at Petrobras, I have held management roles in operations, well design, integrity, and guidelines. Currently, I manage the Research and Innovation Portfolio for Well Engineering in Petrobras Research Center (CENPES).

Shell Brasil – Lead Concept & Design Engineer

Electrical Engineer, 19 years of experience in the O&G industry, former Reservoir Evaluation Wireline engineer at SLB, then joined Shell as Well Completion Engineer, subsequently Subsea Intervention Engineer, Production Operations Engineer and Well Interventions Engineer.

Helix Energy Solutions – Operations Director

Sam is the Operations Director for Helix do Brasil, managing the Siem Helix 1 and Q7000 well intervention units. Sam also leads the team responsible for engineering, planning and executing integrated well decommissioning campaigns in Brazil for the Subsea Services Alliance. He has 15 years of international experience in well intervention, with roles in engineering, capital build projects and operations management. Sam holds a Mechanical Engineering degree from Heriot-Watt University and an MBA from Imperial College London, in the UK.

Petrobras – Well Abandonment Consultant

Marcelo Matos holds a Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering and a MSc degree in Decommissioning from the University of Aberdeen. He joined Petrobras in 2008 as Equipment Engineer and became a specialist in Petroleum Engineering in 2011. With a background as company man supervising offshore operations and as P&A Design Engineer, he is currently P&A Advisor for Offshore Wells at Petrobras’ corporate division and was responsible for coordinating the latest review of the Brazilian Industry Well Abandonment Guidelines.

Equinor – Principal Well engineer

Laerte holds a BSc on Production engineering, and Reservoir engineering specialization. He has actuated on the Oil & Gas industry for the last 20 years starting as completion/ and intervention field engineering and over time working as leader in complex well completion/ and intervention projects in Halliburton, YPF, Repsol Sinopec, Repsol and Equinor on different countries in South America, Africa and Asia. Currently working as well operations engineer for Bacalhau/Raia operations.

Petrobras – Manager of Offshore P&A Operations

Civil Engineer (2000) from the Federal University of Paraná and post graduated in Business Management. In Petrobras since 2002, he has worked as drilling engineer and company man in onshore and offshore projects. Tiaraju also held several managerial positions in special services, land rigs operations, jackup rigs operations, well construction and workover operations. In 2007 he was part of the team that received the Prodep Award for Technological Innovation and in 2010 the Petrobras Inventor Award for use of the cross river rigs in oilfield operations. As active SPE volunteer member, is current SPE Bahia-Sergipe Section Chairperson and he served as member of several technical committees. Since 2023 he is working as P&A Offshore Operations Manager.

Shell – Wells General Manager

Mechanical Engineer from the University of Texas at Austin. 12 years of experience working for Shell in Brasil and Argentina in field and office positions including Wellsite Supervisor, Business Planning Lead, Operations Manager, and since last year working as General Manager for Well Operations.

Petrobras – P&A Project Implementation Manager

Thais Helena Almeida holds a degree in Business Management and boasts over 26 years of experience, including 22 years for Petrobras. Throughout her O&G career, she worked in various domains such as Subsea Engineering, Project Management, Operations, Handover of Divested Assets, Human Resources, and Logistics. Currently, she serves as the Well Abandonment Project Manager, overseeing Petrobras’ entire Offshore Well Abandonment Portfolio.In addition to her responsibilities at Petrobras, Thais Helena is a mentor in several mentoring programs and a professor in MBA courses, where she shares her extensive knowledge and experience with the next generation of professionals. She holds a Master’s degree in Environmental Management, MBAs in Human Resources and in Sales, Negotiation, and High-Performance Results, as well as certifications in project management.Thais Helena firmly believes that outstanding results stem from empowered teams and clear objectives. Her leadership is characterized by a relentless pursuit of excellence and innovation, always striving to exceed limits and deliver extraordinary outcomes.

SLB – Managing Director Brazil

Thomas Filiponi, recently appointed General Director of SLB in Brazil, is a senior executive with more than 20 years of experience in the technology, energy, oil and gas sectors. He worked on international projects in operational areas and strategic leadership.Currently, leads the operations of SLB and OneSubsea in Brazil, having previously led the company’s business in the United Kingdom and Europe (among which operations with the company Shell in the North Sea, Holland and Albania), Kuwait, Qatar and Norway stand out, being in charge of remote, land and offshore fronts.

Foresea – Operation Director / Head Enterprise Risk Management / Head Diversity & Inclusion

Business Administrator and Chemical Engineer, with a Master’s degree in Thermodynamics and an MBA in Business Management. He began his academic career as a professor of Thermodynamics at UFBA and, since then, has built a successful executive career in some of the largest companies in the sector. He worked at Braskem, where he was Operations Manager and Director of Engineering, New Business and Market Intelligence. He then assumed the position of Business Director for Africa at Camargo Corrêa, leading international expansion processes on the continent. He was also Director of Engineering, Supply Chain and Operations at Ocyan, with a strategic focus on offshore operations. He is currently the Operations Director and Head of Risk Management (ERM) at Foresea, where he directly contributes to operational excellence and integrated risk management in operations in the oil and gas sector.