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Michael Hecht will speak on the role and impact of Deepwater and the Offshore Energy Industry to the Gulf Region and the New Orleans area. Michael will brief symposium attendees on programs GNO Inc. has in place to help new energy related businesses become established and gain a foothold in the Gulf Coast energy sector. If you have ever considered starting your own energy related company or business and would like to know how you can support additional energy economic development on the Gulf Coast, this promises to be a great talk.

Thursday, AUGUST 20thKristen Ray

General Manager - Gulf of MexicoBHP Billiton

"Creating and Delivering Value:The View from a Leading

Global Resource Company"

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Michael HechtPresident / CEO

Greater New Orleans Inc., Regional Economic DevelopmentBoard Member of the Southeast Louisiana Energy Initiative

"So You Want to StartYour Own 'Energy' Business"

BHP Billiton is one of the world’s largest producers of major commodities, including coal, copper, iron ore, and oil and gas. As a global supplier of natural resources, the company operates in highly competitive and cyclical markets where sustainable value creation requires a competitive advantage.

In this presentation, BHP Billiton Gulf of Mexico General Manager

Kristen Ray, will discuss how the company is navigating the current commodity price environment to not only maintain current assets but also continue to grow their portfolio. Ray will share BHP Billiton’s strategy to adapting, surviving and thriving in the current market and use tangible examples from the company’s Gulf of Mexico business to illustrate how to drive productivity, lower costs, and ensure long-term sustainability.

SESSION SCHEDULEGeoscienceEric Zimmermann (LLOG), Dr. John Wagner (Venari)The geoscience community has continued to be an integralcomponent of the deepwater value chain and proponents of implementing the innovations necessary in the pursuit of thischallenge.

This year's Geoscience session of the Deepwater Symposium willbe a good mix of industry, academia, government, and servicecompanies presentations providing a modern view on geology inthe Deepwater Gulf of Mexico.

HS&E / RegulatoryCarl Flores (Shell),Michael Waguespack (Waldemar S. Nelson & Co., Inc.)Oil spill prevention and response in the Gulf of Mexico will be presented from each of four perspectives: Captain JoshReynolds of the US Coast Guard, Frank Paskewich of CleanGulf Associates, Bryan Rogers of the Bureau of Safety &Environmental Enforcement, and Brian Wynne of Louisiana Oil Spill Coordinator’s Offi ce. Each organization will discuss its role,responsibilities and coordination with the other organizations.These four presentations together will provide a good overview of how signifi cant spills are prevented and handled in the Gulf.

The other HS&E presentations will include a variety of topics: • Eric Smith of Tulane Energy Institute will discuss the crude

oil transportation and storage infrastructure in the U.S. and itsregulatory, environmental and safety issues.

• With the support of ExxonMobil, Providence Photonics hasdeveloped optical gas imaging technology for quantifyingfugitive hydrocarbon emission rates. Jon Morris of ProvidencePhotonics will present the results of controlled and fi eld experiments of this new technology.

• What if OSHA had existed 100 years ago? John Robinson of Waldemar S. Nelson & Co. will view the Boston MolassesDisaster of 1919 from a 2015 perspective on regulatory and safety issues.

• What happened and why did it happen? Jeff Walter of ShellExploration and Production Company will discuss the Mars Crane #3 Incident on August 10, 2014.

Production SystemsCasey Blake (Shell), Allen Wiley (Halliburton)The Gulf of Mexico is a heartland for deepwater productionoperations and year on year technical advancements are made todeliver resources to the market. This year’s Production Systemssession focuses on these technical challenges and refl ects the increasing share of production delivered by subsea systems inthe deepwater Gulf of Mexico. Effectively managing deepwater production requires an interdisciplinary effort to maintain or create value. This value creation can come in the form of well stimulations for increased infl ow performance, productionchemistry management, or integrated production system optimization. This year’s program includes presentations in the areas of scale modeling and surveillance, stimulation challenges,factors that may affect future subsea production strategy, IPSMoptimizations, and subsea umbilical modeling and construction.

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Student PapersEmmitt Lockard (ENI Petroleum)The Deepwater Technical Symposium is committed to providingstudents opportunities to enhance their university educationexperience by providing them an excellent opportunity to learnmore about how science and technology are applied to the problemsencountered in the oil and gas industry.Our goal is to give students a venue to present their research duringthe two days of the symposium in oral and poster sessions and tocreate an environment where they can learn more about their career interests and to network with professionals working in the petroleumindustry.

Drilling TechnologyGary Roebke (Chevron), Rick Farmer (Stone Energy)The 2015 Drilling Technology Session is focused on technologiesused to meet the challenges of drilling in the deepwater GOM.Technologies to be discussed include: 1) Use of real-time data tomitigate operational risks; 2) Radioactive tracers pumped with thecement, used in primary and remedial zonal isolation; 3) Eliminationof long rat-hole sections in DW wells utilizing a downlinkabledigital reamer; 4) Multi-service integration methodology for determining zonal isolation; 5) Sustained casing pressure mitigation(on abandonments) using a high expansion section mill; 6) Hybrid drill bits technology; 7) Operational time savings utilizing wired drill pipe; 8) Casing drill bit system; 9) Mechanics of slip crush whenlanding heavy casing strings; and 10) Multi-set infl atable packer for large ID tubulars.

Reservoir & EconomicsMike Vercher (LLOG), Yuqi Du (ENI Petroleum)The 2015 Reservoir & Economics Session is focused on optimizingthe development of Gulf of Mexico deepwater reservoirs. Deepwater developments have become very economically challenging, requiringthe right development, the optimum completion and improved understanding of rock and fl uid properties and how they relate toreserves, compartmentalization, well productivity and reservoir management.This year’s session will include presentations related to the ramp up of one of the industry’s newest deepwater developments (Jack St. Malo),maximizing economics by minimizing the time to fi rst oil, optimizingthe acquisition and analysis of fl uids, improving the process for acquisition of rock property data on wireline, and employing theoptimum completion to improve reservoir management.

Emerging TechnologyAngie Gobert (BSEE)The technological limits of the oil and gas industry in deepwater Gulf of Mexico are not only being tested by operational challengesof the extreme water depths, but also those from hostile geologicenvironments, deep wells with extreme pressures and temperatures,loop currents, and tropical storms and hurricanes.The Emerging Technologies Session will feature presenters withknowledge and experience in quantifying risks associated withchallenging hostile environments, advanced coiled tubing technology,timely discoveries in the area of well control risk management and innovative well containment technologies. Their presentations willprovide insight into these new technology advances demonstratingcreative solutions and illustrate new methods to overcome some of the technological hurdles that will ultimately provide the means tohelp lead the industry in creating and delivering the value necessaryto move forward in deepwater Gulf of Mexico.

Completions & InterventionsWilliam Franke (Hess), Alexander Rudnik (Schlumberger),Elspeth Chance (Shell)Completions and interventions are continuing to receive signifi cant focus from deepwater operators. Designing completions around well life cycle, improved integrity, and reducing interventionshave become paramount for enhancing economics and improvingoverall recovery. The Completions and Interventions Session willfocus on some of the diffi cult challenges that are faced in deepwater completions and the learnings and technologies developed toovercome those challenges. Our session will explore several newtechnologies designed to improve completion reliability, longevity,and injectivity performance. In addition, the session will focus onimprovements in subsea intervention strategy, deepwater P&A best practices, and new technologies for light interventions.

Pipelines/Subsea InfrastructureAngie Gobert (BSEE), Allen Wiley (Halliburton)As the oil and gas industry in the Gulf of Mexico progresses intoextreme water depths, one challenge is how to design and safelyoperate the pipelines that carry hydrocarbons from subsea wellsto processing facilities. To meet the critical and complex issuespresented by this challenge, the industry has made signifi cant advances in pushing pipeline technology past previous limits and considering future subsea production concerns. Much work hasbeen done on researching and designing specialized equipment including steel catenary and hybrid risers, jumpers, PLET’s and sleds, umbilicals, high integrity pressure protection systems (HIPPS)and other associated subsea infrastructure pipeline components.The 2015 Pipelines/Subsea Infrastructure Session will feature 4presenters with knowledge and experience in factors that affect thedesign, installation, and operations of deepwater pipelines and thesubsea infrastructures. Their presentations will provide valuableinsight into deepwater pipeline future subsea production considerationsand cyclic thermal loads, along with a case study of a major project involving HIPPS in deepwater Gulf of Mexico. Creative pipelineinfrastructure solutions developed to address subsea tie back challengesencountered will be shared from the perspectives of both, the leaseoperator/producer and a leading international technical advisor. Theseprovided insights, viable solutions, and shared considerations willincrease our awareness and knowledge as we continue creating and delivering value in deepwater Gulf of Mexico.

MarineBob Vaughn (Bourbon), Wayne Bridgeman (Chevron)Vessels are the primary workhorses of the logistics chain in deepwater exploration, drilling and production. The marine assets which enabledeepwater activities are themselves subjects of innovation, effi ciencyand cost effectiveness. From safe, effi cient crew transport to highcapacity deepwater Platform Support Vessels, highly technical MultiPurpose Support Vessels, and large Anchor Handling Towing SupplyVessels, these assets make deepwater exploration possible. Add theincreasingly complex Remotely Operated Vehicles and you have amechanical marine ecosystem of growing importance.In this session, speakers will discuss a procedure for Rigless, RiserlessSubsea P&A with Binary Plugs. The cost effectiveness of operationswhich can be accomplished from vessels rather than rigs cannot beignored. Also to be discussed are Field Trials of the Rope and Riser Crawling Vehicle. The discussion of this vehicle designed to addressthe lack of Non-Destructive Testing methods for synthetic mooringropes is quite informative.

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Concluding Plenary SessionModerator: Bob Meltz (Chevron)

Creating and Delivering Valuein a Low Price Environment:

Four Points of ViewThis year’s Management Panel or closing PlenarySession will focus on our Symposium theme of “Creating and Delivering Value in a Low Price Environment”. Over the last 12 months oil prices have dropped over 40%. As a result, the economic viability of deepwater projects has been severely tested.

This year we will have executives from 4 sectors of the Gulf of Mexico deepwater industry tell us how their companies are responding to the challenges of today’s low prices. Chevron will present the perspective of anintegrated major oil company. With new Gulf of Mexico projects recently on line, and the announcement of numerous new discoveries, Chevron is managing largeprojects in all stages of value chain. LLOG will discusshow they, as a major independent, are addressing thechallenges of low prices while continuing an activedeepwater drilling campaign and bringing on newprojects. Next, Halliburton will present the challengesas they respond to the push to reduce the costs of thegoods and services they provide while still deliveringvalue. And last, providing the outside view of theanalyst will be Wood Mackenzie.

The session will conclude with an open Q&A from the Symposium participants.

A Major Integrated Oil Company Perspectivej g p y pMarcia Houghton - General ManagerAsset Development, Gulf of Mexico Business UnitChevron

An Independent Oil Company Perspectivep p y pRick Fowler - Vice President of Deepwater ProjectsLLOG

A Major Service Company Perspectivej p y pStephen Ingram - Director of Business DevelopmentGulf of MexicoHalliburton

An Analyst’s Perspectivey pImran Khan - Senior AnalystDeepwater Gulf of Mexico Upstream Oil and GasWood Mackenzie

Plenary SessionCreating and Delivering ValueCreating and Delivering Valuein a Low Price Environment:in a Low Price Environment:

Four Points of ViewFour Points of View

A Major Integrated Oil Company PerspectiveAn Independent Oil Company Perspective

A Major Service Company PerspectiveAn Analyst's Perspective

An Industry Expert Panel Discussion

The Management Panel has traditionally closed out the Deepwater Symposium and this year's 19th Annual Gulf of Mexico Deepwater Technical Symposium will be no different. Our panel this year includes members from a major oil company, an independent oil company, a major service company, and an industry analyst.

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RICK FOWLERVice President of Deepwater Projects — LLOG

Rick Fowler has been the vice president of rdeepwater projects for LLOG Exploration since 2007. In his career, Rick has been involved in seven GOM projects using new fl oating productionsystems (FPS) and numerous subsea tieback projects.Prior to joining LLOG, Rick was employed byDominion E&P (formerly CNG Producing) where he was in charge of the $5B Offshore Business Unit including the management of over 300 employees. Rick previously worked for Exxon for twelve years in various operational and supervisoryassignments.Rick has a BSME from Tulane University. Rick serves on the boards of theAPI Delta Section and the Gulf of Mexico Foundation.

MARCIA HOUGHTONGeneral Manager, Asset Development,

Gulf of Mexico Business Unit — ChevronMarcia Houghton is General Manager of Chevron’s Gulf of Mexico Asset Development organization, headquartered in Covington, Louisiana and is primarily responsible for Exploration, Asset Development, Major Capital Projects and Reservoir Management.Ms. Houghton began her career in 1980 as an earth scientist at Gulf Oil Company’s Casper, Wyoming offi ce. She has worked in a wide variety of Exploration and Reservoir Management positions over 35 years with thecompany while residing in California, Scotland, twice in Nigeria and now in Louisiana. Ms. Houghton graduated from Oberlin College in 1976 with a Bachelor’s degree in Geology and from the University of Oregon in 1980with a Master’s of Science degree in Geology.

STEPHEN INGRAMDirector, Business Development, Gulf of Mexico — Halliburton

Stephen Ingram provides regional management and guidance to advance Halliburton’s businessinterest as a leader with customers in the Gulf of Mexico. He has been published over a dozen times in forums such as SPE, JPT, Oil and Gas Journal, and holds multiple patents; in addition Mr.Ingram is a professional committee member for multiple organizations. Mr. Ingram has obtaineda BS in Chemical Engineering from the University of Missouri-Rolla, and master’s degrees from the

University of Oklahoma; in both Natural Gas Engineering and Business Administration.

IMRAN KHANSenior Analyst, Deepwater Gulf of Mexico Upstream

Oil and Gas — Wood MackenzieImran Khan, CFA, joined Wood Mackenzie in2013 and is a Senior Analyst on the Deepwater Gulf of Mexico Upstream Oil and Gas research team. Imran focuses on developing assetvaluations, publishing insights on regional trends and advising on consulting projects. Prior to joining Wood Mackenzie, Imran worked as aSenior Analyst with an energy focused buy-sideinvestment fund in Houston. Imran graduated

from Georgia Institute of Technology with M.S. in Civil Engineering and received his MBA from Georgia State University. He is a CFA Charterholder and member of the CFA Institute.

BiographieSMichael Hecht

President & CEO — Greater New Orleans, Inc.Regional Economic Development

Board Member of the Southeast Louisiana Energy Ini a veMichael Hecht is President and CEO of Greater New Orleans, Inc., theeconomic development organization for southeast Louisiana. GNO, Inc.'s mission falls broadly into two categories: Business Development – attracting and growing businesses, and Product Development – creating better business conditions. Under Michael's leadership, GNO, Inc. was recently named the #2 economic development organization in the United Statesby Business Facilities magazine. Before coming to GNO, Inc., Michael ledsthe quarter-billion dollar Katrina Small Business Recovery Program for theState of Louisiana.Previous to coming home to Louisiana, Michael worked for Mayor MichaelBloomberg in New York City as an Assistant Commissioner, running the post-9/11 small business program. Michael's entrepreneurial experienceincludes co-founding a conglomerate of restaurant ventures, including “Foreign Cinema,” named Restaurant of the Year 2000 in San Francisco.He began his career as a strategic management consultant.Michael holds an MBA from Stanford Graduate School of Business, and anundergraduate degree from Yale. Recently Michael has been recognized as “One of the 25 Most Powerful People in the 10/12 Corridor,” and “Oneof the Top 50 Economic Developers in North America.” With family rootsin Louisiana back to the 1830s, Michael now lives in New Orleans with hiswife, Marlene, an ESL professor at Delgado, and his two sons, Dexter andKaj ("Kī").

Kristen RayGeneral Manager, Gulf of Mexico — BHP Billiton

Kristen Ray has 21 years total industry experience, nearly 7 years experience within BHP Billiton working across both the Conventionaland Shale Assets in Petroleum. Born in Louisiana, she holds a ChemicalEngineering degree from Louisiana State University and obtained her United States Coast Guard Merchant Marine Offi cer - Offshore InstallationManager license in 2006. Kristen began her oil and gas career in 2003 working for BP through a varietyof engineering and operational roles, predominantly supporting Deepwater Gulf of Mexico Operations. In 2008, Kristen joined BHP Billiton and wasappointed as the Shenzi Field Manager, accountable for start-up operationalreadiness and delivery of HSE, production and OPEX targets. In 2010, shewas appointed the Production Division Planner, working on planning andbudgeting for the globally operated and non-operated conventional assets.After the Petrohawk acquisition, Kristen was appointed the Shale DivisionPlanner and was charged with development planning and budgeting for the newly acquired shale assets. In April 2012, Kristen moved into therole of VP HSEC for Petroleum where she was accountable for providingHSEC functional support, expertise and oversight for the company’s globaloperations. Her current assignment is General Manager – Gulf of Mexicowhere she is accountable for the operated and non-operated assets Shenzi,Neptune, Atlantis, Mad Dog and other GoM working interest properties.Kristen is married to Jeff and they have a two year old son named Hunter.She enjoys spending time with her family, hiking, and relaxing in the TexasHill Country.

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Fin Feather Fur Food Festival20th Annual Event

Join us at the kickoff event for the 2015 Gulf of Mexico

Deepwater Technical Symposium

DATE: August 18, 2015 TIME: 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM

VENUE: Generations Hall 310 Andrew Higgins Dr., New Orleans

sponsors will be acknowledged on signs at the event and a video presentation displaying on the monitors throughout the venue.

If you are interested in being a sponsor or would like just to attend the event,you can contact Christine Chatelain, OSS offi ce 2717 or Rose Bourgeois, Crescent Drilling & Production, (504) 467-5100

or go the the AADE New Orleans Chapter website to purchase tickets or a sponsorship package.

Ticket Price: $40.00To buy tickets online or to register online, please go to

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No charge for university students (students must register online via website above).

$1,000 Gold Sponsor Package:Includes 15 tickets, company logo displayed on banners and 3 company slides displayed in a video presentation.

$500 Silver Sponsor Package:Includes 10 tickets, company logo displayed on banners and 2 company slides displayed in a video presentation.

$250 Bronze Sponsor Package:Includes 5 tickets, company logo displayed on banners and 1 company slide displayed in a video presentation.

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