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Improvise, Adapt and Overcome: Challenges and Fluidity in Artificial Lift

Tuesday, 25 August
Waterway 4
General / Plenary
Join us for the Opening Plenary Session where three senior production engineering leaders from major oil and gas companies will share how artificial lift strategies are evolving across the full field lifecycle. The session will highlight practical approaches to cost reduction, production surveillance, and optimization, alongside efforts to scale standardized, field-wide solutions. Speakers will discuss how digitalization, automation, and agentic AI are enabling continuous optimization, while addressing the realities of AI adoption and responsible use. Topics will include the role of collaboration in bringing new technologies to commercial scale. The session concludes with a panel discussion on real-world challenges, lessons learned, and the future of AI-enabled artificial lift operations.
Moderators
Michael Romer, Principal Artificial Lift Engineer - Exxon Mobil Corporation
Katelynn Hill - ConocoPhillips Company
Speakers
Mark Agnew, Wells & Production Engineering Chief - ExxonMobil Technology & Engineering Co
Jason White, Global Production Engineering Chief - ConocoPhillips Company
Peter Nesom, General Manager, Production Engineering CoE - Chevron Global Upstream