Fist Day 06/17/2025

8:00 – 8:30 – Registration
8:30 – 8:40 – Safety Briefing
8:40 – 9:00

Welcome Session “SPE Brazil DECOM Symposium”
Guilherme Castro – Technical Committee Member and SPE Officer

9:00 – 9:30
Opening Session “SPE Brazil DECOM Symposium”

Chairs:

Dimitrios Chalela Magalhaes – Executive Manager of Production Development Projects
Claudio Fontes Nunes – E&P Executive Director of “Instituto Brasileiro de Petróleo – IBP”
Carlos Alexandre Belo Castilho – Petrobras Decommissioning General Manager

9:30 – 11:30
Session 1 “Well Abandonment Regulations”
This session aims to provide a global overview of well abandonment regulations, drawing a comparison with national regulations, their specificities, and challenges, with the objective of mitigating risks and ensuring safe operations.

Chairs:

Thiago Ormonde – Brazilian Petroleum Agency Operational Safety Deputy Superintendent
Humberto Romanus  – Origem Energy Quality, Safety, Environment and Occupation al Health Director

Speakers:

9:30 – 9:50 – Regulatory Requirements for Permanent Abandonment of Oil and Natural Gas Wells, Alberto Carvalho (Brazilian Agency of Petroleum Operational Safety Coordinator for Rigs and Wells in E&P)
9:50 – 10:10 – A global well abandonment regulation perspective, Marcelo Victor (Petrobras Well Abandonment Consultant)
10:10 – 10:30 – The Brazilian Independent Producers View, Marcio Felix (ABPIP President)
10:30 – 10:50 – How the Brazilian Petroleum Institute is aggregating value to this process, Flavio Torres (Brazilian Petroleum Institute E&P Operations & Maintenance Manager)
10:50 – 11:30 – Questions and debates

11:30 – 12:30
Lunch (at the Hotel)

 12:30 – 14:30
Session 2 “Risks Associated with Well Abandonment Activities”
This session will explore the business-related risks associated with well abandonment activities, addressing regulatory, operational, financial, and environmental aspects to ensure safe and efficient decommissioning.

Chairs:

Thais Helena – Petrobras P&A Project Implementation Manager
Plinio Dib Bicego – SLB Account Director
Luigy Tiellet da Silva Filho – Petrobras Decommissioning Manager

Speakers:

12:30 – 12:50 – Risk Analysis for Petrobras P&A Campaign, Afonso Teberga (Petrobras Drilling Engineer)
12:50 – 13:10 – Strategic and Safe Well Abandonment Planning: Integrating Remaining Useful Life and Remaining Safe Life with Quantitative Risk Assessment, Danilo Colombo (Petrobras Consultant)
13:10 – 13:30 – TBC, TBD (Baker)
13:30 – 14:30 – Questions and debates

14:30 – 14:50
Coffe Break

14:50 – 16:50
Session 3 “P&A Case Studies”
This session will cover case studies on well abandonment, analyzing what the industry has designed, executed, and learned over the years. Best practices, challenges faced, and implemented solutions will be explored, with a focus on regulatory compliance, operational safety, and technological innovation. The exchange of experiences among industry professionals will provide in-depth insights into effective strategies and lessons learned, contributing to the improvement of future well abandonment processes.

Chairs:

Cristina Ribeiro – SLB Senior Technical Manager
Rodrigo Freitas – Trident Energy Decommissioning Manager

Speakers:

14:50 – 15:10 – Overcoming challenges in abandoning deepwater wells, Saulo Aleluia Barcelos (Petrobras Well Project Design Consultant)
15:10 – 15:30 – TBD, Ludmyla Barbosa (Trident Energy well decommissioning engineer)
15:30 – 15:50 – Well Permanent P&A Case Study in Offshore Brazil, Fernando Bermudez (Archer Mkt & Business Development VP)
15:50 – 16:10 – Benefits of Anchored BOP (TBOP) for the abandonment of subsea wells, Felipe David (Petrobras Subsea Decomissionig Engineer)
16:10 – 16:50 – Questions and debates

16:50 – 17:50
Welcome Cocktail

Second Day 05/18/2025

08:00 – 10:00
Session 4 “Well Abandonment in Onshore and Dry-Tree Completion Environments”
This session will discuss the challenges and strategies for well abandonment in onshore and dry-tree completion environments, addressing technical, regulatory, and operational considerations to ensure efficiency and safety.

Chairs:

Paulo Bastos – Petrobras – Land Project and Operations Manager
Larissa Nery – Petrorecôncavo – Well Integrity Coordinator
Tiaraju Bernardi – Petrobras – P&A Offshore Operations Manager

Speakers:

8:00 – 8:20 – Opportunities to drive value through integration services in P&A operations in land and offhore environments, Keith Henning (GOM Halliburton Production Solutions)
8:20 – 8:40 – Challenges, Opportunities, and Promising Technologies in Shallow Water Well Decommissioning, Luiz Eduardo Pires do Ó (Petrobras Well Design Manager for Shallow Waters)
8:40 – 9:00 – Opportunities and Challenges in the Permanent Abandonment of Onshore Wells, Alberto Rodamilans (ANP Operational Safety Coordinator for Rigs and Wells in E&P)
9:00 – 10:00 – Questions and debates

10:00 – 10:20
Coffee Break

10:20 – 12:20
Session 5 “Well Decommissioning – A vision of the future”
A recent forecast for well decommissioning in Brazil indicates that more than 3,500 well abandonment interventions will occur by 2028, with an estimated investment of over R$ 44 billion. Approximately 97% of this amount will be directed towards the decommissioning of 732 offshore wells, highlighting Brazil as one of the countries with the highest demand for decommissioning resources, especially in the maritime environment. This strategic scenario sets Brazil as a potential major beneficiary of innovations to be implemented through the introduction of new techniques, technologies, and regulations.

In this session, we will explore the technical and technological future perspectives for well decommissioning in Brazil, focusing on the long-term visions and developments of Operators and Service Providers. The aim is to promote synergy among the developments of different industry stakeholders, discussing solutions and approaches that ensure efficiency in well abandonment while preserving operational and environmental safety.

Chairs:

Leonardo Marazzo – Petrobras Well Research and Development Manager
Enrique Barrios – Shell Wells General Manager

Speakers:

10:20 – 10:40: Well Decommissioning – Petrobras’ vision of the future, Marcelo Victor (Petrobras)
10:40 – 11:00: Competitive assessment during well abandonment design, Igor Debacker (Shell Lead Concept & Design Engineer)
11:00 – 11:20: TBD, Laerte Terra (Equinor Principal Engineer Completion/ Intervention)
11:20 – 11:40: The Future of P&A with Purpose Built Well Intervention Vessels, Sam Perryman (Hellix)
11:40 – 12:20: Questions and debates

12:20 – 13:20
Lunch (at the Hotel)

13:20 – 14:20
Round Table Session “Well Decommissioning Overview and Perspectives This session will discuss the wells’ decommissioning from many points of view, covering market leaders, two deep-water oil operators, a drilling company, and a service company. It will be a “wrapping up and taking away round table” that will consider the main topics of this symposium and discuss the actual scenario and Perspectives.

Chairs:

Tiaraju Bernardi – Petrobras – P&A Offshore Operations Manager

Speakers:

Renato da Costa Lima – Foresea Operation Director / Head Enterprise Risk Management / Head Diversity & Inclusion
Thais Helena – P&A Project Implementation Manager – Petrobras
Thomas Filiponi – SLB Managing Director Brazil
Enrique Barrios – Shell Wells General Manager

Fist Day 06/17/2025

8:00 – 8:30 – Registration
8:30 – 8:40 – Safety Briefing
8:40 – 9:00

Welcome Session “SPE Brazil DECOM Symposium”
Guilherme Castro – Technical Committee Member and SPE Officer

9:00 – 9:30
Opening Session “SPE Brazil DECOM Symposium”

Chairs:

Dimitrios Magalhaes – Executive Manager of Production Development Projects
Claudio Fontes Nunes – E&P Executive Director of “Instituto Brasileiro de Petróleo – IBP”
Carlos Alexandre Castilho – Petrobras Decommissioning General Manager

9:30 – 11:30
Session 1 “Late-life decommissioning, a way to improve safe, environmental, and financial results.”
This Late-life decommissioning session will focus on experiences and lessons learned. This process of planning for decommissioning should begin during the late-life stage of operations, and it is a first-class best practice.

Chairs:

Rudimar Andreis Lorenzatto – Brava Energia Executive Manager
Guilherme Sargenti – Petrobras General Manager of Espirito Santo Unity

Speakers:

9:30 – 9:50 – Shallow-water decommissioning: Aratum Field, Marcelle Oliveira (Brava Energia Environmental Coordinator) and Kleber Nunes (Brava Energia Project Implementation Manager)
9:50 – 10:10 – The decommissioning process in the Campos Basin, Alexandre Barbosa (Petrobras Post Operations and Post Ventures Asset Manager)
10:10 – 10:30 – Efficient topside preparation for sail away, Oswaldo Jose Rodrigues Netto (MODEC Decomissioning Manager)
10:30 – 10:50 – Decommissioning of offshore units in Classification perspective, Luiz Fernando de Noronha Junio (DNV Station Manager – Offshore units in Operation Rio de Janeiro)
10:50 – 11:30 – Questions and debates

11:30 – 12:30
Lunch (at the Hotel)

 12:30 – 14:30
Session 2 “Subsea Decommissioning – Driving change through sustainable innovation of subsea systems”
This session will address various challenges associated with subsea decommissioning, focusing on innovative and sustainable solutions.

Chairs:

Mariana Rosa Colaço Machado Fonseca Marques – Petrobras General Manager of subsea revitalization and decommissioning projects
Cristina Lucia Duarte Pinho – Cristina Pinho LTDA Board Member Consultant

Speakers:

12:30 – 12:50 – An Overview of Subsea Systems Decommissioning Project: Challenges and Learnings from Conception to Execution Phase, Amanda Mendes Ribeiro (Petrobras Subsea Decommissioning Projects Manager)
12:50 – 13:10 – Enhancing Offshore Decommissioning with USVs: A Case Study in Remote Inspection and Seabed Mapping, Yasmin Sodre (Fugro Commercial Project Manager – Uncrewed Solutions)
13:10 – 13:30 – Maximizing Efficiency in Riser Pull-Out, subsea pipeline removal and Triple VCM removal/replacement, Vinicius Guimarães (Seagems Project Engineer)
13:30 – 13:50 – Customization of critical resources and enhancement of operational efficiency and safety in operations with EPRD in unassociated subsea systems, Décio Hashiguchi (ECB Consortium Consultant)
13:50 – 14:30 – Questions and debates

14:30 – 14:50
Coffe Break

14:50 – 16:50
Session 3 “Decommissioning Production Platforms, new trends”
The petroleum industry has been developing its practices in a safe and environmentally friendly way and, in recent years, has achieved higher standards for dismantling and recycling production platforms. This session will cover the experience with offshore production platforms that recently arrived in shipyards for the final stage in their life cycle. Oil and gas companies will present the lessons learned, shipyards will present their infrastructure and track record for recycling on high standards and a classification society company will share its perspectives upon this relevant improvement for the oil and gas industry.

Chairs:

Andre dos Santos Cordeiro – MODEC Fleet Strategic Manager
Aline Cortizo Costa – Petrobras Decomissioning Project Manager

Speakers:

14:50 – 15:10 – Global Overview of Decommissioning: Brazil’s Position and Insights from IOGP’s Contributions, Ping Teo (IOGP Decommissioning Manager)
15:10 – 15:30 – Preparing FPSO Fluminense for Safe Decommissioning and International tow, Thiago de Abreu Duarte Silva (Shell Brasil FPSO Lead)
15:30 – 15:50 – FPSO Capixaba Lessons Learned, Marcelo Meira Dourado Nunes (SBM Offshore Group Decommissioning Manager)
15:50 – 16:10 – Offshore Decommissioning: Class Perspective, Carlos Machado (ABS Director, Business Development and Decom Lead)
16:10 – 16:30 – The role of the steel industry in the sustainability chain of platform decommissioning, Tiago Alaor Moreira Fiorese (Arcelor Mittal General Manager of Project Management)
16:30 – 16:50 – Questions and debates

16:50 – 17:50
Welcome Cocktail

Second Day 05/18/2025

08:00 – 10:00
Session 4 “Knowledge and Sustainability: Pathways to Efficient Decommissioning”
The panel will focus on how technical knowledge and sustainable best practices can be applied to improve the decommissioning process. Challenges and solutions involving staff training, implementation of innovative technologies, and collaboration between different sectors will be discussed to ensure responsible decommissioning aligned with sustainable development goals.

Chairs:

Daniele Lomba Zaneti Puelker – Petrobras General Manager of Licensing and Environment
Carlos Victal – IBP Sustainability Manager

Speakers:

8:00 – 8:20 – Evolution of Regulation/Perspectives on Decommissioning Licensing, Lucia Helena Laureano Bernardi (Petrobras Decommissioning Licensing Manager)
8:20 – 8:40 – Sustainability in offshore O&G production with lessons learned from decommissioning, Laurelena Palhano (Coppe/UFRJ Executive Coordinator of the Research Group on Sustainable Decommissioning)
8:40 – 9:00 – Hong Kong Convention: regulatory impacts for shipyards and shipowners, Maria Carolina Costa de França (CAR Law Associated)
9:00 – 9:20 – Training and Knowledge Management in Decommissioning: Building Excellent Teams, Eduardo Ribeiro Nicolosi (Petrobras Subsea Equipment Engineer)
9:20 – 10:00 – Questions and debates

10:00 – 10:20
Coffee Break

10:20 – 12:20
Session 5 “Future Vision of Decommissioning – Towards Excellence:”
Looking ahead to the future of decommissioning, the industry’s goal is to achieve excellence in every aspect of the process. This includes ensuring the safety of workers, protecting the environment, and maximizing operational efficiency. Therefore, this session will focus on addressing the key challenges in decommissioning projects and exploring new technologies and innovations to overcome them and enhance sustainability.

Chairs:

Kevin Kim – Shell D&R Manager – Brasil
Gustavo Calazans de Cerqueira – Petrobras Subsea General Manager

Speakers:

10:20 – 10:40: Technological Challenges of Offshore Structures Decommissioning – An Operator’s Perspective, Diogo Diederichs Prado (Petrobras Decommissioning Projects Engineer)
10:40 – 11:00: Application of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Decommissioning Alternatives Assessment: Enhancing Sustainability, Marcelo Igor Lourenço de Souza & Jean David Job Emmanueol Marie Caprace (COPPE/UFRJ Professors)
11:00 – 11:20: Challenges and Solutions for the Decommissioning of Flexible Pipelines Susceptible to the SCC-CO2 Phenomenon, Guilherme Fernandes Ventura (Petrobras Subsea Equipment Engineer)
11:20 – 11:40: Dismantling Floating Platforms with Explosives, Jed van Iersel (Liberty Industrial Decommissioning Manager)
11:40 – 12:20: Questions and debates

12:20 – 13:20
Lunch (at the Hotel)

13:20 – 14:20
Round Table Session “Wrapping up and taking away panel”
This round table will review the main topics discussed during the sessions, their conclusions, and insights. It will also foster a debate about the perspectives of the decommissioning market, in both global and Brazilian contexts.

Chairs:

Edson Valverde – Petrobras Decommissioning Strategic Support Manager

Speakers:

Ping Teo – IOGP Decommissioning Manager
Flavio Torres – Brazilian Petroleum Institute E&P Operations & Maintenance Manager