Technical & Business Program Speakers

The Technical & Business Program Speakers for the Australian Energy Producers 2026 Conference & Exhibition are listed below in alphabetical order, by surname.

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2026 Detailed Program.

Adolfo Agresta
Baker Hughes

Session 14. Meet the Authors: Commercial and AI
Transforming Remote Monitoring & Diagnostics Dashboards with Agentic AI: From Data Display to…

Toseef Ahmad
InGauge Energy

Session 05. Northern Territory in Focus
Delivering Australia’s Biggest Frac: Revolutionary Sand Logistics and Automated Bulk Handling…

Tareq AlSaman
SLB

Session 14. Meet the Authors: Engineering
Deployment of a Locally Sourced CO2 and Corrosive Resistant Cement System

Iftikhar Altaf
SLB

Session 20. Pathways to Seal integrity & CCS Geomechanics
Enhancing CCS Site Evaluation for Geomechanical Risks in the Gippsland Basin by Constructing a…

Prof Kathryn Amos
Adelaide University

Session 14. Meet the Authors: Workforce & Community
Stimulating Interest in GeoEnergy STEM Careers and Further Study Through Interactive…

Fariba Askari
Gexcon

Session 25. Peak Performance in Production and Process
Benchmarking CO2 and Methane Dispersion from High-Pressure Pipelines

 

Dr Masoud Aslannezhad
Edith Cowan University

Session 14. Meet the Authors: Climate Tech
From Micro-CT to Reservoir Models: A Randomized Iterative Approach for Upscaling…

Session 26. CCS: From Policy to Practice
Investigation of CO2 Flow, Trapping, and Hysteresis in the Otway Basin through Digital…

Dr Mohammad Bagheri
GB Energy

Session 10. Breathing New Life into Exploration & Production
Securing Reliable Energy for East Coast Australia: Golden Beach Gas Field Development and…

Corri Baker
KBR

Session 14. Meet the Authors: Environment and Approvals
Avoid the Short Path to the Long Road – Strategic Imperatives for Regulatory Approvals and…

 

Jane Ballard
Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer

Session 22. Optimising Decommissioning Frameworks
The Changing Landscape of Offshore Decommissioning Regulation

David Barlass
SLB

Session 14. Meet the Authors: Geoscience
Elastic FWI Imaging to Support North West Shelf Carbon Storage

Matt Barney
ExxonMobil Australia

Session 11. The End Game: Decommissioning & Late-Life Management
Decommissioning Without a Rig: P&A of Remote Platform Wells Using a W2W Support Vessel

Jon Bennett
InGauge Energy

Session 16. The Frontier Below: Taming the Subsurface
Reusing Flowback for Remote Hydraulic Fracturing: Iron Control and Gel Compatibility at…

Stefan Berbece
Wood

Session 14. Meet the Authors: Engineering
BESS – A Catalyst for Sustainable Islanded Power Systems

Krishan Pal Birda
Rystad Energy

Session 21. LNG – Exporting Regional Security
The Domestic-export Tug of War: Future of Curtis Island LNG

Hanno Blankenstein
Unleash live

Session 14. Meet the Authors: Climate Tech
Leveraging AI-Driven Visual Analytics and Inspection Automation for Scalable Emissions…

 

Antonio Borges Rodriguez
Woodside Energy

Session 02. The Digital Edge in Engineering
Innovative Applications of Photogrammetry in Assessing Structure-seabed Interactions using…

Ben Brydson
Woodside Energy

Session 13. Systems for Safer Workplaces
Embracing Change and Driving Performance at Woodside Australia with a People-Led Operating…

Matthew Burgess
Xodus Group

Session 14. Meet the Authors: Engineering
Accelerating Deepwater Gas: Strategies for Fast-Track Field Development

Dr Hugo Burgin
ExxonMobil Australia

Session 11. The End Game: Decommissioning & Late-Life Management
Pipeline Operability and Flow Assurance Challenges in a Late Life Asset: Insights from Gas…

Peter Carydias
Wood

Session 27. Investing in the Next Chapter of Gas
A portfolio transformation framework for capital resilience with ~30% carbon intensity reduction

Simone Ceccanti
Baker Hughes

Session 18. Protecting our People
Psychosocial Risk Management: Learnings and Key Takeaways from Running Hazard Identification…

Gregory Chrisfield
GR Production Services

Session 13. Systems for Safer Workplaces
Process Safety Fundamentals – Going from Knowing it, to Getting it, to Acting on it

Dr Qi Chu
Woodside Energy

Session 02. The Digital Edge in Engineering
Real-Time Integration Framework of AI-Powered and Traditional Maritime Forecasting for Safer and…

Session 14. Meet the Authors: Engineering
Real-Time Digital Twin System for LNG Operation Monitoring

Prof David Close
The University of Queensland

Session 01. Australia’s Diverging Gas Futures
The Market Substitution Argument – What can we Learn from the 2020-23 Chinese Coal Import…

Andrew Cooke
Esso Australia

Session 18. Protecting our People
Fatigue Risk: Effective Strategies for Managing Fatigue in a Major Hazard Facility

Camille Cosson
SpotLight

Session 14. Meet the Authors: Climate Tech
CCS Monitoring Synergies: Integrating Seismic and Environmental Campaigns for Cost Effectiveness

Dr Chris Cubitt
South Australian Department for Energy and Mining

Session 10. Breathing New Life into Exploration & Production
Leaving No Stone Unturned – Data Integration Unlocks Overlooked Prospectivity in South…

Anton Cuschieri
Wood Australia

Session 11. The End Game: Decommissioning & Late-Life Management
Beyond Acquisition: Realising New Value in Mature Upstream Operations

 

Dr Debashish Dev
The University of Queensland

Session 14. Meet the Authors: Workforce & Community
A Stakeholder Narrative Typology for Energy-Transition Consultations: Lessons from Australia’s…

Session 14. Meet the Authors: Workforce & Community
From Local Concerns to Broader Perceptions: Public Responses to CSG Brine Management in…

Christian Douglas
Downer Group

Session 08. Technology for Transition
Pathways to Sustainable Aviation Fuel: Insights from an International Pre-FEED Collaboration

Dr Jones Ebinesan
Curtin University

Session 16. The Frontier Below: Taming the Subsurface
Optimised Reservoir Simulation using Multi-Variate Machine Learning Techniques 

Dr Mohinudeen Faiz
CSIRO

Session 24. Unlocking New Exploration Frontiers
A Petroleum Systems Model for the Southern Taroom Trough – Bowen and Surat Basins

Jo Ferrie
Woodside Energy

Session 04. Engaging for Success
Woodside Energy: North West Social Transition – Managing the Energy Transition in the Pilbara

Dr Anne Forbes
Wood Mackenzie

Session 23. PESA in Review
Business Environment Year in Review

Session 27. Investing in the Next Chapter of Gas
Deep, Tight, and Expensive: Unlocking the Taroom Trough’s Unconventional Prize

Jillian Formentin
Wood Group Australia

Session 25. Peak Performance in Production and Process
Brownfield Engineering: The Unsung Hero of Industrial Excellence

Lauren Found
Searcher Seismic

Session 24. Unlocking New Exploration Frontiers
De-risking Exploration in the Underexplored Offshore Papuan Basin, Papua New Guinea

Keaton Frazier
Liberty Energy

Session 05. Northern Territory in Focus
Real-Time Fracturing Optimization and U.S. Shale Practices Applied to the Beetaloo Basin

Geoff Freer
Hydro Lit

Session 14. Meet the Authors: Climate Tech
A World Class Geothermal Lithium Resource in the Cooper Basin Region, South Australia: Potential…

Alexander Fuerst
Molyneux Advisors

Session 15. Data Integration and AI for Basin Systems
Revolutionising Cuttings Data with AI: Grain Size, Borehole Breakout, and Beyond

Amanda Fuery
Woodside Energy

Session 04. Engaging for Success
Managing Social Transition in the Pilbara: Woodside Energy’s North West Approach to Growth…

Disha Gadre
Trinity Consultants

Session 14. Meet the Authors: Climate Tech
Automation of Greenhouse Gas Emissions Quantification in Natural Gas Production for…

Dr Oliver Gaede
SLB

Session 20. Pathways to Seal integrity & CCS Geomechanics
Mitigating the Mud-Loss Challenge when Drilling in a Depleted Field – A Case Study from New Zealand

 

Nick Gallus
LK Law

Session 27. Investing in the Next Chapter of Gas
Australia’s Cabotage Rules Limit using Queensland Gas to fill the Southern States’ Gas Shortfall

Niravsinh Gehlot
Shell QGC

Session 14. Meet the Authors: Commercial and AI
AI for Reliability in CSG Wells: Accelerating Equipment Failure Diagnosis and Business…

Mathias Gentsch
Downer Group

Session 04. Engaging for Success
Partnering with Purpose: Advancing Indigenous-Led Outcomes Through Collaboration

John Gibb
Wood Mackenzie

Session 27. Investing in the Next Chapter of Gas
Turning Ullage into Opportunity: The Next Chapter in Australia’s LNG Story

Maria Gracia
ExxonMobil Australia

Session 14. Meet the Authors: Engineering
Ethane Value Chain Optimization: Insights from Gas and LPG Production in Bass Strait

Vikramjit Grewal
Wipro

Session 14. Meet the Authors: Engineering
Exploring the Engineering Value of Shutdown History: Survey Findings and a Digital Framework…

Pubudu Gunawardena
Beach Energy

Session 13. Systems for Safer Workplaces
Integrated Technologies for Flood Mitigation: A Case Study

 

Gary Hall
Trinity Consultants

Session 12. From Methane Measurement to Mitigation
Beyond CO2: Why Methane Slip Measurement Matters for Gas Producing Facilities

Tom Hamilton
Beach Energy

Session 25. Peak Performance in Production and Process
Breaking the Scale – Achieving Outstanding Results Through Team Work and Novel…

Myrannor Handig-Mirabel
PNOC Exploration Corporation

Session 14. Meet the Authors: Environment and Approvals
From Hazard to Resource: Strategies for Payao Management in Offshore Petroleum Exploration…

Krystle Harmon
Woodside Energy

Session 03. Balancing the Grid and the Globe
Lower-Carbon Digital: Information Technology Strategies for Emissions Reduction in Energy…

Dr Hazim Haroosh
IPI Packers

Session 16. The Frontier Below: Taming the Subsurface
Effects of Solvent Exposure and Oil Oxidation on HNBR Elastomer Performance in…

Andrew Harwood
Wood Mackenzie

Session 21. LNG – Exporting Regional Security
Australia’s LNG Industry: Corporate Strategies for Competitive Positioning

 

Asmund Heir
RagnaRock Geo

Session 15. Data Integration and AI for Basin Systems
AI Reservoir Characterization in the Browse Basin – Benchmarking Accuracy and Speed

Prof Simon Holford
Adelaide University

Session 14. Meet the Authors: Geoscience
Distribution, Timing and Origin of Magmatism within the Sedimentary Basins of the Western…

Session 14. Meet the Authors: Workforce & Community
Stimulating Interest in GeoEnergy STEM Careers and Further Study Through Interactive…

Dr Heinz-Gerd Holl
Novus Fuels

Session 14. Meet the Authors: Engineering
The Role of Resistivity Logging to Determine Injectivity Height on Injection Fall-Off and…

Dr Mohamed Ibrahim
Woodside Energy

Session 14. Meet the Authors: Engineering
Real-Time Digital Twin System for LNG Operation Monitoring

Qori Irawan
ExxonMobil Australia

Session 14. Meet the Authors: Engineering
Leveraging Automated Data Analytics and Visualization for Streamlined and Transparent…

Saad Irfani
dss+

Session 14. Meet the Authors: Workforce & Community
Shaping Everyday Behaviours for Safer, More Engaged, and Productive Teams

Harvey Johnstone
International Association of Oil & Gas Producers

Session 22. Optimising Decommissioning Frameworks
Economic Considerations in Decommissioning Fixed Offshore Structures: Insights from the IOGP…

Ian Joynes
Woodside Energy

Session 12. From Methane Measurement to Mitigation
A Pragmatic Approach to Leak Detection and Measurement for Use at Liquified Natural Gas…

Dr Aleksandra Kalinowski
Geoscience Australia

Session 26. CCS: From Policy to Practice
Towards a Pragmatic Understanding of Australia’s CO2 Storage Resources: Introducing the National…


Dr Karamjit Kaur
University of South Australia
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Session 14. Meet the Authors: Commercial and AI
Streamlining Supply Chain Contracting through Industry Standard Datasheet Definitions (ISDDs)
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Session 14. Meet the Authors: Engineering
Interoperable Digital Twin Ecosystems: Enhancing Risk Management in Energy 

Saul Kavonic
MST Financial

Session 01. Australia’s Diverging Gas Futures
Australia’s AI Future Depends on Gas

Joe Keith
S&P Global Energy

Session 10. Breathing New Life into Exploration & Production
Optimizing Australia’s Undeveloped Offshore Gas Resources: An Analysis of Development Priorities 

Dr Rachelle Kernen
Adelaide University

Session 20. Pathways to Seal integrity & CCS Geomechanics
Hydrocarbons to Hydrogen in Salt Basins: Outcrop Analogue Evidence for Seal Behaviour at…

Naomi Kerp
Xodus

Session 17. Reforming Regulation for a Resilient
A Decade of the Offshore Project Proposal Regime: Challenges, Change and Insights

Naseer Khan
ExxonMobil Australia

Session 14. Meet the Authors: Engineering
Transition from Crude to Condensate: Management of Floating Roof Storage Tanks at…

Jo King
Exxonmobil Australia

Session 11. The End Game: Decommissioning & Late-Life Management
Decommissioning Without a Rig: P&A of Remote Platform Wells Using a W2W Support Vessel

Keld Knudsen
Australian Energy Producers

Session 17. Reforming Regulation for a Resilient Future
Australia’s Reformed Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Framework: What It…

Matt Kuper
Liberty Energy

Session 05. Northern Territory in Focus
Real-Time Fracturing Optimization and U.S. Shale Practices Applied to the Beetaloo Basin

Claire Lazarides
AMOG Consulting

Session 07. Fortifying the Barriers: Process Safety and Risk Management
Weather Downtime or Remobilisation? – A Quantitative Assessment of Single-Season versus…

Laurence Ledrut
Origin Energy

Session 07. Fortifying the Barriers: Process Safety and Risk Management
The Power of Revalidation for Major Hazard Risk Management in Energy Operations

Mark Leersnyder
KPMG

Session 27. Investing in the Next Chapter of Gas
Enabling an Energy Transition: Commercial Models for Integrating Renewable Energy with…  

David Levy
ExxonMobil Corporation

Session 25. Peak Performance in Production and Process
Evaluation of Carbon Dioxide Induced Top of Line Corrosion Risks to Offshore Gas Flowlines

Daniel Liang
ExxonMobil Australia

Session 11. The End Game: Decommissioning & Late-Life Management
Pipeline Operability and Flow Assurance Challenges in a Late Life Asset: Insights from Gas…

Rahul Malhotra  
Wood PLC

Session 02. The Digital Edge in Engineering
Transforming Operational Decisions into Business Outcomes with new–age Process Digital Twins

Benjamin Malik
ExxonMobil Australia

Session 14. Meet the Authors: Engineering
Ethane Value Chain Optimization: Insights from Gas and LPG Production in Bass Strait

Callum Martin
University of Adelaide School of Chemical Engineering

Session 14. Meet the Authors: Engineering
Enhancing Underground Hydrogen Storage: Insights into Hydrogen Migration, Dispersion…

Damian Mavroudis
Beach Energy

Session 25. Peak Performance in Production and Process
Breaking the Scale – Achieving Outstanding Results Through Team Work and Novel Approaches

Zac McCarrey
Strike Energy

Session 24. Unlocking New Exploration Frontiers
The Untapped Potential of the Woodada Formation of the North Perth Basin

Greg McDonald
Good Advice

Session 05. Northern Territory in Focus
Traditional Owner – Industry Partnerships: Building and Retaining a Social Licence to Operate

Andrew McKerron
Beach Energy

Session 23. PESA in Review
Exploration Year in Review

Jason Medd
Australian Energy Producers

Session 22. Optimising Decommissioning Frameworks
Life After NOGA | An Industry Perspective on Decommissioning Policy Reforms

Dr Felicity Melville
Trinity Consultants

Session 14. Meet the Authors: Environment and Approvals
Tracking Ecosystem Health Before, During and After Energy Development

 Dr John Miranda
NOPTA

Session 17. Reforming Regulation for a Resilient Future
Regulatory Insights from Titles Administration in Offshore Australia: Navigating an Increasingly…

Dr Simon Molyneux
EnerGeo Alliance

Session 10. Breathing New Life into Exploration & Production
Why Australia’s Energy and Decarbonisation Goals can only be Fulfilled with Strategic New Seismic…

Troy Morgan
Aspen Medical

Session 18. Protecting our People
The Future Is Now: Agentic Artificial Intelligence and Personalised Wellbeing as a Strategic Lever…

Hamed Moshrefi
Bridger Photonics

Session 12. From Methane Measurement to Mitigation
Aerial LiDAR Methane Detection and Analytics for Production and Midstream Emissions Reduction…

Stuart Munday
Chemostrat Australia

Session 14. Meet the Authors: Geoscience
Using Chemostratigraphy to Define Unconventional Plays in the Southern Taroom…

Dr Afsal Najeeb
The University of Queensland

Session 14. Meet the Authors: Commercial and AI
Mapping Australia’s Gas Production History: A Linked Open-Source Dataset for Energy…

Haotian Ni
Wood Mackenzie

Session 03. Balancing the Grid and the Globe
Cross-Border CO2 Transportation Policy Readiness: Positioning Australia in the Global CCS…

Stuart Nicholls
Elixir Energy

Session 24. Unlocking New Exploration Frontiers
The Taroom Trough, a Montney-sized Opportunity

Dr Francis Norman
Centre of Decommissioning Australia (CODA)

Session 22. Optimising Decommissioning Frameworks
Reducing Duplication in Offshore Decommissioning: The Case for a Single…

Dr Bruce Norris
The University of Western Australia

Session 12. From Methane Measurement to Mitigation
First Steps for an Australian Fugitive Methane Emissions Testing Centre

Dr Paul O’Neill
Chemostrat

Session 14. Meet the Authors: Geoscience
Geochemical Characterisation of Reservoir and Seal Sediments and Free Fluid Flow using…

Zachariah Pallikathekathil
SLB

Session 06. Hydrogen Horizons – Exploration and Underground Storage
Assessing Geomechanical Risks for a Potential Underground Hydrogen Storage Project using 3D…

Tehani Palu
Geoscience Australia

Session 15. Data Integration and AI for Basin Systems
Beneath the Surface: Unlocking the Adavale Basin in South-Central Queensland with Stratigraphic…

Dr Jaikant Pandit
CO2CRC

Session 08. Technology for Transition
Reducing the Cost of CO2 Capture by Improving the Solvent Regeneration Process

Session 14. Meet the Authors: Climate Tech
Accelerating the Large-scale Implementation of New DAC Technologies through Demonstration at…

Matthew Paull
EnergyQuest

Session 01. Australia’s Diverging Gas Futures
Demand for Natural Gas Isn’t Going Away Soon

Dr Julie Pearce
The University of Queensland

Session 14. Meet the Authors: Geoscience
Tracers for Potential Gas Reservoir-aquifer Leakage: 87Sr/86Sr

Prof Roman Pevzner
Curtin University

Session 26. CCS: From Policy to Practice
Time-lapse Borehole Seismic Imaging of CO₂ Plume Migration in a Heterogeneous Saline…

Anish Philips
Rystad Energy

Session 14. Meet the Authors: Climate Tech
The Future of LNG as a Marine Fuel: Cost, Compliance, and Continued Growth?

Kofi Prempeh
Adelaide University

Session 14. Meet the Authors: Engineering
Impact of heterogeneity on CO 2 -Brine Displacement: Hybrid Analytical-numerical…

Dr Nigel Rambhujun
Rystad Energy

Session 06. Hydrogen Horizons – Exploration and Underground Storage
Drilling for Natural Hydrogen: South Australia’s Golden Opportunity? 

Kaushal Ramesh
Rystad Energy

Session 01. Australia’s Diverging Gas Futures
East Coast LNG Imports: Absurd or Inevitable?

Session 21. LNG – Exporting Regional Security
The Geostrategic Value of Australian LNG 

Nitin Repalle
2H

Session 07. Fortifying the Barriers: Process Safety and Risk Management
Enhanced Predictive Maintenance for Subsea Pipelines Using Multi-Modal Data 

Alexander Robinson
Shell Australia

Session 14. Meet the Authors: Engineering
Unlocking Value in the Surat Basin Wells through Innovative Well Completions, Soilds Management…

Dr Abraham Rojas Zuniga
Wood Group PLC

Session 02. The Digital Edge in Engineering
Transforming Operational Decisions into Business Outcomes with new–age Process Digital Twins  

Dr Saeed Salimzadeh
CSIRO

Session 06. Hydrogen Horizons – Exploration and Underground Storage
Underground Hydrogen Storage in Shales

Kimmi Sandeman
Esso Australia

Session 04. Engaging for Success
Transforming Consultation: Esso Australia’s Socioeconomic Engagement Success

Dr Mohammad Sayyafzadeh
CSIRO

Session 06. Hydrogen Horizons – Exploration and Underground Storage
Compositional Simulation of Underground Hydrogen Storage in a Depleted Gas Field…

Chris Schmid
Woollahra Group

Session 04. Engaging for Success
Partnering with Purpose: Advancing Indigenous-Led Outcomes Through Collaboration

Dr Mojtaba Seyyedi
Global CCS Institute

Session 20. Pathways to Seal integrity & CCS Geomechanics
Modelling the Impacts of Multiple Large-Scale CO2 Storage Projects Within One Region…

Anita Sharman
Woodside Energy

Session 13. Systems for Safer Workplaces
Embracing Change and Driving Performance at Woodside Australia with a People-Led Operating…

Kirra Shaw
dss+

Session 13. Systems for Safer Workplaces
Stronger Systems, Safer Minds: Building the Next Layer of Safety

Naaman Shibi
Techs4biz

Session 14. Meet the Authors: Commercial and AI
AI Powered Inspections for Safer and Smarter Operations in the Energy Sector

Dr Danie Smit
Wipro

Session 14. Meet the Authors: Engineering
Exploring the Engineering Value of Shutdown History: Survey Findings and a Digital Framework…

Matt Smith
Klarite

Session 14. Meet the Authors: Environment and Approvals
When Enough is Enough: A New Way to Prove Environmental Risk is ALARP

Session 17. Reforming Regulation for a Resilient Future
Unlocking Strategic Investment: Lessons from Three Recent Environment Plan Approvals in the…

Steven Spencer
Esso Australia

Session 10. Breathing New Life into Exploration & Production
Advancing Subsurface Development in the Kipper Gas Field: Reservoir Connectivity, Pressure Data…

Matthew Spotkaeff
SLB

Session 16. The Frontier Below: Taming the Subsurface
Precision Placement Meets Automated Drilling in the Bowen Basin

Dr Linda Stalker
CSIRO

Session 12. From Methane Measurement to Mitigation
Uncounted and Understudied: Methane from CSG Ponds

Angus Stirling
Shell QGC

Session 14. Meet the Authors: Engineering
Unlocking Value from Surat Basin Wells Through Innovative Well Completions, Solids Management…

Joel Stockill
Santos

Session 26. CCS: From Policy to Practice
Moomba CCS: A Subsurface Lookback at the First Year of Injection Performance of Australia’s First…

Stephen Stokes
Wood Group Australia

Session 08. Technology for Transition
Direct Injection, Direct Impact: Cutting CCS Costs for Scalable Decarbonisation

Paul Strong
South Australia Department for Energy and Mining

Session 24. Unlocking New Exploration Frontiers
Play Analysis in the Daralingie Shelf Area of the Warburton Basin, South Australia

Joo Woi Suaniam
Ikon Science Malaysia

Session 14. Meet the Authors: Geoscience
Rock Physics and Seismic Amplitudes of the Kingia Sandstone, North Perth Basin

Paul Sugis
Shell Australia

Session 25. Peak Performance in Production and Process
QGC Upstream – Operational Efficiency Improvement

Siva Supramaniam
dss+

Session 14. Meet the Authors: Engineering
Bridging Policy and Practice to Eliminate Catastrophic Safety Risks 

Xiao Ming Tan
MODEC Singapore

Session 08. Technology for Transition
Reducing Emissions during EPCI: A Strategy from an FPSO Project

Session 14. Meet the Authors: Engineering
Reducing Emissions during EPCI: A Strategy from an FPSO Project

Parisa Tavoosiiraj
The University of Queensland

Session 14. Meet the Authors: Geoscience
Geomechanical Complexity and Stress Variability in the Cooper–Eromanga Basins: Implications…

A/Prof Konstantin Tertyshnikov
Curtin University

Session 14. Meet the Authors: Climate Tech
Borehole Seismic Monitoring of Rapid Migration of CO2 Injected into a Shallow Fault

Sharon Tiainen
South Australia Department for Energy and Mining

Session 15. Data Integration and AI for Basin Systems
Understanding Exploration Success and Failure in the Eromanga and Cooper Basins, South Australia

Stanley Tipiloura
Top End Aboriginal Coastal Alliance Inc

Session 05. Northern Territory in Focus
Traditional Owner – Industry Partnerships: Building and Retaining a Social Licence to Operate

Subashini Vassekaran
S&P Global

Session 14. Meet the Authors: Geoscience
Fueling the Future: Opportunities and Challenges in Australia’s Emerging Gas Basins

Nick Veitch
Geo Oceans

Session 02. The Digital Edge in Engineering
Robotic Solutions and their Place in Reducing the Carbon Footprint for Offshore Scopes of Work

Dr Xingjin Wang
Denison Gas

Session 11. The End Game: Decommissioning & Late-Life Management
Repurposing Geological Voids for Compressed Air Energy Storage and the Need for Regulatory…

Nada Wentzel
The Jonah Group

Session 07. Fortifying the Barriers: Process Safety and Risk Management
Culture as Control: The Invisible Threads That Prevent Disasters

Robert Wentzel
The Jonah Group

Session 13. Systems for Safer Workplaces
Is the Energy Sector Failing their Supervisors?

Martin Wilkes
RISC

Session 01. Australia’s Diverging Gas Futures
The Rise of Renewables – and the Increasing Need for (less) Gas. (The Increasing Integration of Gas…

Session 23. PESA in Review
Production & Development Year in Review

Rick Wilkinson
EnergyQuest

Session 04. Engaging for Success
When Facts Don’t Win Arguments

A/Prof Katherine Witt
The University of Queensland

Session 14. Meet the Authors: Workforce & Community
Local Concerns to Broader Perceptions: Public Responses to CSG Brine Management in…

Ed Wong
Tamboran Resources

Session 05. Northern Territory in Focus
A Pioneering Pathway Towards First Gas in the Beetaloo

Samuel Wong
Trinity Consultants Australia

Session 14. Meet the Authors: Environment and Approvals
Navigating Australia’s Environmental Noise Criteria and Implications for Oil and Gas Facilities

Hongfeng Wu
Molyneux Advisors

Session 21. LNG – Exporting Regional Security
Game-Theoretical Perspectives on Global Energy Security: Rivalry, Cooperation, and Institutional…

Kelvin Wuttke
InGauge Energy

Session 05. Northern Territory in Focus
Delivering Australia’s Biggest Frac: Revolutionary Sand Logistics and Automated Bulk Handling…

Session 14. Meet the Authors: Environment and Approvals
Constraints Mapping in the Beetaloo: GIS Data-Driven Decision Support for Navigating…

Session 16. The Frontier Below: Taming the Subsurface
Reusing Flowback for Remote Hydraulic Fracturing: Iron Control and Gel Compatibility at…

Dr Zizhuo Xiang
The University of Adelaide

Session 14. Meet the Authors: Geoscience
Geomechanical Responses of Reservoirs to Cold CO2 Injection: Implications for Carbon Capture…

Kunfeng Zhu
S&P Global Energy

Session 03. Balancing the Grid and the Globe
Reconciling Gas Production for Energy Security with CCS-Enabled Decarbonization under…

 

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