Main Congress Day 2 - Thursday, 15 April 2027

Pre-Congress Focus Day - Tuesday, 11 March 2025 Main Congress Day 1 - Wednesday, 12 March 2025 Main Congress Day 2 - Thursday, 13 March 2025 Post-Congress Focus Day - Friday, 14 March 2025  

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Main Congress Day Two

8:30 am - 8:50 am Morning Refreshments & Registration

8:50 am - 9:00 am Welcome Address by FPSO Network

9:00 am - 9:10 am Opening Remarks by Congress Chairperson

GLOBAL RISK | Energy Security & the Competition for Capital

9:10 am - 9:50 am Opening Panel Discussion | Global Energy Security & Africa: Is Geopolitics Creating a New Deepwater Opportunity?

- How geopolitical disruption and changing crude flows are influencing African offshore investment

- Is West African production becoming strategically more valuable to European and Asian buyers?

- What do maritime security and changing insurance costs mean for offshore project risk?

- Could global energy security concerns accelerate investment in African deepwater resources?

9:50 am - 10:20 am Industry Thought Leadership

10:20 am - 10:50 am Technology Spotlight | The Next Generation of FPSOs: Towards the All-Electric Floater

- How FPSO electrification can reduce fuel consumption, emissions and operating costs

- Designing more efficient power-generation and waste-heat recovery systems

- What new power architectures mean for future deepwater developments

- Can next-generation FPSOs deliver lower emissions without compromising production or reliability?

10:50 am - 11:20 am Speed Networking Session

Join fellow delegates for structured, high-value networking and connect with industry leaders across the FPSO value chain in a short, focused session from Africa and beyond.

11:20 am - 11:50 am Morning Break & Refreshment

ENGINEERING | Stage Gates, Standardization & Asset Integrity

11:50 am - 12:20 pm Project Delivery Case | From Concept to First Oil: Which FPSO Stage Gates Stop Rework?

- What must be decided on concept selection, FEED, FID, construction and start-up?

- Where do incomplete design and unresolved subsea–topsides interfaces cause late change?

- Who signs off the design freeze, safety case and readiness to start production?

12:20 pm - 12:50 pm Engineering Spotlight| Newbuild VS Conversion: What Should Be Standardised ?

- When does converting an existing tanker make commercial sense and when is a newbuild the better option?

- Comparing cost, schedule, engineering complexity and project risk

- Why Asian FPSO contractors are shifting from pure shipbuilders into long-term African asset owners, and what that means for how projects get structured

- What should operators consider before choosing between newbuild and conversion?

12:10 pm - 1:10 pm Networking Lunch Break

1:50 pm - 2:50 pm Keynote | Asset Integrity in Deepwater: Extending FPSO Life Without Compromising Safety

- Compare cost, delivery time, residual life and technical risk of tanker conversion and new build.

- Which turret, topsides and power modules can be reused or standardized; which requires field-specific design?

- How does ownership, contractor financing, and long-term integrity affect the decision?

2:20 pm - 2:50 pm Safety Spotlight | Major Accident Hazards on an Ageing FPSO: Are the Barriers Still Fit for Purpose?

2:50 pm - 3:10 pm Afternoon Networking Break

3:40 pm - 4:10 pm Lessons from Senegal's First Deepwater FPSO

- What has the operator learned since first oil?

- What operational challenges emerged after start-up?

How is the FPSO performing, and what has been learned about subsea-to-FPSO integration?

- What does Senegal's experience mean for other frontier African markets?

- What would the operator do differently on the next project?

3:40 pm - 4:10 pm Keynote | Building the Next Generation of FPSO Talent

- Building critical technical capability across automation, subsea, marine and offshore engineering

- Moving beyond local-content compliance towards sustainable skills and technology transfer

- Leveraging digital training, simulation and remote learning to accelerate workforce readiness

- Strengthening partnerships between operators, industry and African training institutions

- Building local expertise to improve long-term FPSO reliability and operational performance

4:10 pm - 4:40 pm Closing Keynote | From First Oil to Full Potential: Maximising Production Across the FPSO Lifecycle

- Optimizing production and uptime through debottlenecking and operational excellence

- Balancing maintenance and production priorities to minimize downtime and protect asset performance

- Using operational data and advanced analytics to sustain production throughout field life

- Maximizing reliability, efficiency and commercial value from first oil to late-life operations