24 February 2027 | Main Conference Day 1
8:15 am - 9:00 am
Morning Refreshments & Registration
9:00 am - 9:05 am
Welcome Address from FPSO Network
9:05 am - 9:10 am
Opening Remarks from the Chair
9:10 am - 9:40 am
Offshore Leaders Panel Discussion | Delivering South America's Expanding Offshore Project Pipeline
Fausto Caretta -
Upstream Managing Director,
Pan American Energy
Lourenço Lustosa Fróes da Silva, PMP, M.Sc. - New FPSOs Program Coordinator, Petrobras
Hércules Medeiros - Field Operations Manager Suriname, Totalenergies
- Exploring how operators are balancing ambitious production targets with increasing execution, cost and supply chain pressures.
- Comparing how Brazil, Guyana and Suriname are approaching offshore development, local content and long-term investment strategies.
- Strengthening collaboration across operators, EPCs, shipyards and suppliers to accelerate project delivery and build greater regional capability.
9:40 am - 10:10 am
Industry Thought Leadership
10:10 am - 10:40 am
Opening Keynote | Unlocking South America's Next Wave of Offshore Growth
- Examining the evolving offshore investment landscape across Brazil, Argentina, Guyana and the wider region
- Exploring how operators are balancing capital allocation, project execution and long-term portfolio growth amid changing market conditions
- Sharing perspectives on the opportunities and challenges shaping the next generation of offshore developments across South America
10:50 am - 11:10 am
Speed Networking Session
Join us in this Speed Networking Session where you will be able to meet other participants at the Conference! During this session, you will have the opportunity to engage with several leaders in a short amount of time and exchange business cards to take the conversation beyond the congress
11:10 am - 11:40 am
Morning Break & Refreshments
11:40 am - 12:10 pm
Case Study | Maximising Long-Term Value from Brazil's World-Class Pre-Salt Resources
Carla Pombo -
Host Engineering Manager,
Shell
Exploring how engineering excellence and long-term development planning are helping operators maximise recovery, improve project economics and sustain production from Brazil's world-class pre-salt assets.
- Optimising field development strategies to maximise long-term recovery, production performance and asset value
- Balancing technical innovation, project economics and operational considerations when developing complex offshore resources
- Sharing Shell's approach to delivering long-term value from Brazil's pre-salt portfolio through integrated engineering and strategic project planning
12:10 pm - 12:40 pm
Industry Thought Leadership
12:40 pm - 1:20 pm
Case Study | Advancing Suriname’s Next Phase of Offshore Development
Hércules Medeiros -
Field Operations Manager Suriname,
Totalenergies
- Advancing major offshore developments from investment decision towards execution and first production.
- Building the partnerships, capabilities and supply chain ecosystem required to support successful project delivery.
- Balancing technical, commercial and sustainability priorities as Suriname develops its offshore resources.
- Sharing lessons from Suriname's evolving offshore landscape and its growing role within South America's energy future
1:20 pm - 2:20 pm
Networking Lunch Break
2:20 pm - 3:40 pm
Roundtable A | Strengthening Commercial Collaboration Across the FPSO Value Chain
Danilo Esteves -
Commercial Operations Manager - Oil,
Shell
Explore how operators, partners and suppliers can build more collaborative commercial relationships to improve project delivery, manage risk and create long-term value.
2:20 pm - 3:40 pm
Roundtable B | Using Simulation Technologies to Strengthen FPSO Operational Readiness and Performance
Explore how simulation technologies can strengthen FPSO operational readiness, enhance operator competency and support safer, more effective decision-making across complex and evolving operating environments.
10:20 am - 11:40 am
Roundtable C | Rethinking FPSO Contracting Models to Enable More Collaborative and Sustainable Project Delivery
Humberto Loureiro Junior -
Director,
Shapoorji Pallonji Do Brasil Energy Ltda
Explore how FPSO contracting models can evolve to better align risk, incentives and responsibilities across operators, contractors and partners while supporting greater certainty, collaboration and long-term project success.
2:20 pm - 3:40 pm
Roundtable D | Embedding Standardisation to Accelerate FPSO Project Delivery
Exchange lessons on how repeatable designs, standardised processes and proven delivery models can reduce complexity, improve efficiency and accelerate project execution.
2:20 pm - 3:40 pm
Roundtable E | Preparing Existing FPSOs for the Next Decade of Offshore Production
Explore practical strategies for extending asset life, improving reliability and preparing existing FPSOs to support future production and lower-carbon operations.
2:20 pm - 3:40 pm
Roundtable F | Managing Cost Escalation Without Compromising Project Delivery
Share practical approaches to managing rising project costs while maintaining schedule certainty, quality and long-term project value.
3:40 pm - 4:10 pm
Afternoon Break & Refreshments
4:10 pm - 4:40 pm
Panel Discussion | New Financing & Risk-Sharing Models to Unlock FIDs
Henrique Lima -
Executive Director,
Morgan Stanley
Joel Schimchak - MD & Head Brazil Credit Financing Group - Investment Banking Division, Goldman Sachs
Marcelo Sahatdjian - ED, Banco Santander Brazil
- FPSO-as-a-service and hybrid lease models to balance capital exposure between operators and charterers
- Shared risk between EPCs, charterers, and operators to mitigate cost inflation and accelerate project sanctioning
- Where investor appetite and capital allocation are shifting for Brazil's 2027–2032 project pipeline
Joel Schimchak
MD & Head Brazil Credit Financing Group - Investment Banking DivisionGoldman Sachs
Marcelo Sahatdjian
EDBanco Santander Brazil
4:50 pm - 5:20 pm
Scaling FPSO Delivery to Support the Next Wave of Offshore Developments
Thiago Freitas -
Vice President of Business Development,
Yinson Production
Looking at how FPSO providers are evolving their delivery strategies to support increasing demand for new offshore production capacity.
- Strengthening early collaboration between operators, FPSO providers and key partners to improve development certainty.
- Applying repeatable designs, standardisation and lessons from previous projects to accelerate future FPSO delivery.
- Building the organisational and supply chain capability required to support multiple offshore developments.
- Sharing lessons that can support the continued expansion of Brazil and South America's FPSO market.
5:20 pm - 5:50 pm
Closing Keynote - Market Intelligence Insights | What Will Define Project Success In The Next Phase of South America’s FPSO Market
Thais Vachala -
VP & Head of Latam Supply Chain,
Rystad Energy
Examining how evolving market conditions, investment priorities and commercial models are reshaping the next generation of FPSO developments.
- Assessing how operator priorities are evolving across Brazil and the wider South American offshore market.
- Identifying the commercial, supply chain and execution trends expected to shape future FPSO developments.
- Forecasting where the greatest opportunities and challenges will emerge as the regional project pipeline continues to expand.
