Speaker:

Hazli Sham Kassim, SPE Regional Director, Asia Pacific; Senior Vice President, Malaysia Assets, Upstream, PETRONAS and CEO, PETRONAS Carigali Sdn. Bhd.

This session will begin with welcome remarks to set the stage, followed by a keynote address from an industry leader sharing insights on driving innovation and collaboration in deepwater operations. This opening sets the foundation for discussions on advancing sustainable energy development in the deepwater sector.

Speaker: 

Datuk Ir. Bacho Pilong, Senior Vice President, Malaysia Petroleum Management (MPM), PETRONAS

Overview: 
As the global energy sector transitions towards lower-carbon and more efficient solutions, deepwater marginal reserves, once overlooked, are now gaining renewed attention for their crucial role in enhancing production sustainability and regional energy security. These marginal assets, often constrained by economic and infrastructural challenges, can become viable with the right combination of fiscal incentives, advanced technical solutions, and collaborative effort.

This high-level strategic dialogue convenes leading host authorities from the region to exchange country-specific strategies, success stories, and lessons learned in unlocking marginal reserves in deepwater settings.

Session Objectives:

• Share Regional Strategies and Perspectives

           To present each country’s deepwater development landscape, with a focus on the strategic importance and potential of marginal reserves.

• Highlight Successes and Surface Common Challenges

           To showcase notable marginal field developments and identify key technical, commercial, and regulatory pain points that remain unresolved.

• Explore Enablers for Viable Development

           To examine effective fiscal terms, infrastructure models, and technology applications that improve the viability of deepwater marginal projects.

• Promote Regional Collaboration and Alignment

           To identify opportunities for joint initiatives, harmonised regulatory approaches, and cross-border resource or knowledge sharing.

Each country will present a comprehensive 8-10 minutes overview that covers:

• The national deepwater development landscape
• The strategic role and outlook on marginal reserves
• Notable success stories in marginal field development
• Key statistics (e.g., number of deepwater fields, production contribution from marginal assets, etc.)
• Remaining technical, commercial, or regulatory pain points yet to be resolved

The session will progress into a moderated panel discussion to explore:

• Cross-country comparisons of fiscal incentives, infrastructure strategies (e.g., hub-and-spoke, shared facilities), and technology adoption
• How countries are mitigating high-cost subsea developments and addressing low-reserve volumes
• Pathways for regional collaboration including common standards, joint technical studies, fast-track approval mechanisms, and service resource pooling

By providing both structured overviews and open dialogue, this session aims to promote cross-border learning and catalyse regional alignment in unlocking deepwater marginal reserves.

Speakers:

1. Adiana Mastura M Idris, Head, Governance & Strategic Relations, Malaysia Petroleum Management (MPM), PETRONAS
2. Alessandro O. Sales, Undersecretary, Department of Energy Philippines 
3. Wilson Robert Pariangan, Head of the Department of Field Development for Region 1 – Division of Field Development and Enhanced Recovery, SKKMigas

Moderator: 

Budi Mawardi Nasron, General Manager, Resource Development & Management – Sabah, Malaysia Petroleum Management (MPM), PETRONAS

A 10-minute address delivered by MISC Berhad during the Day One Luncheon, offering insights and perspectives from a leading energy and maritime solutions provider.

Speaker: 

Alexander James Brigden, Vice President Offshore, MISC Berhad

• Innovative Strategies for Sustaining Marginal Deepwater Fields: The Malikai Case Study by Christine Chua, Senior Geoscientist, Sabah Shell Petroleum
• Enhancing Recovery Performance through Benchmarking of Best Practices in Malaysia’s Deepwater Asset by Nurul Asyikin Mohd Radzuan, Manager, Petroleum Engineering, PETRONAS
• Performance and Fluid Flow Behaviour in Thin-Bedded Oil Reservoirs: Insights from Malaysia Sabah Deepwater Field by Thor Ee Su, Senior Reservoir Engineering, PTTEP
• Field Lessons on AICD Application in a Heterogeneous Middle East Carbonate Reservoir: Overcoming Initial Pilot Failure to Achieve Successful Water Cut Mitigation in Subsequent Deployment by Ahmed Mousa Salih, Ph.D Student, Universiti Technologi PETRONAS 

• Challenges and Strategies in Horizontal EERD Drilling of Thin Turbidite Reservoirs: A Case Study Approach by Haiqal Hairi Hazreeq, Geoscienctist, Shell
• Nanoparticle Enhanced Scale Inhibitors for Extended Squeeze Life in Deepwater Wells by Daniel De Vera, Senior Chemist, SLB
• High Level Key Principles and Potential Incentives for Future Brunei Malaysia Cross Border Collaboration by Ahmad Fakrudin Zakeria, Staff (Petrophysics), PETRONAS
• Deepwater eERD Cement Plug under MPC by Lee Chee Chung, Staff Well Engineer, Shell Malaysia Exploration and Production (Upstream)

• Streamline Multitrip Intelligent Completion Installation and Enable Seamless Workover Operations with Proven Downhole Hydraulic and Electric Wet-mate Connectors by Thomas Evrard, Completions Engineering Mechanical Architect and Neymar Atiencia, Product Champion Gas Lift & Accessories, SLB
• Shunted Open Hole Gravel Pack in a Deepwater Extended Reach Drilling Well – How Hard Can It Be? by Tang Lik Jin, Senior Production Technologist, Shell
• Transforming Intervention, Workover, and Control Operations: Increasing Efficiency While Improving Safety by Stephen Blakemore, Senior Manager - Intervention, Decommissioning & Controls, Oceaneering
• Extending Philippine Energy Security: Unlocking New Plays and Accelerating Field Development through Deepwater Exploration by Kimberly Ilao Dela Peña, Geologist, Prime Energy Resources Development B.V.

Session Chairs: M Hairi A Razak, PETRONAS Carigali Sdn. Bhd; Stephen Pang, SMJ Energy Sdn. Bhd; Wan Ting Ang, OneSubsea

• Pushing New Boundaries: Ultra-Deepwater DST Operations at 2835m Depth for Data-Driven Decision Making by Jayachand Patcha, SME- Well Test Operations and M Agus Nukman M Mabror, Well Test Engineer, PETRONAS Carigali Sdn. Bhd.
• Redefining Deepwater Operational Limits with Cross-Border Execution Strategies While Ensuring Project Delivery Amidst Borneon Monsoon by Nurul Izza Abdul Rashid, Asset Manager, PETRONAS and Gan Tze Shen, Project Lead, Sabah Shell Petroleum
• Thermoplastic Composite Pipe (TCP) Installation in Deepwater Fields by Bhushan Wankhede, Project Director, Mcdermott APAC
• Oilfield Reservoir Souring: Best Practices for Deepwater Microbial Evaluation by Matt Streets, Principal Scientist, Rawwater

• Pushing Boundaries: The Intricacies of Designing Asia Pacific's Longest Deepwater Extreme Extended Reach Drilling (ERD) Wells by Haiqal Hairi Hazreeq,Geoscienctist, Shell
• Enabling the Future Offshore: Harnessing Technology Foresight for Smarter Field Development and Execution by Shamim Suleman, Principal Subsea Facilities Engineer, ConocoPhillips
• Deepwater Manifold Installation Using Underwater Handshake by Bhushan Wankhede, Project Director, Mcdermott APAC
• Challenging the Limits: Chemical Corrosion Control for Deepwater CO₂ Environments by Dilshad Shaikhah, Principal Chemist, SLB

• Deepwater Well Performance Benchmarking by Zurita Johar, Production Technology, PETRONAS Carigali Sdn. Bhd.
• Hydrate Hurdles and Methanol Mishaps: Swift Solutions and Lessons Learned – Case study Deepwater Field in Malaysia by Maaruf Mohamad, Staff Engineer Production Operation, PTTEP Sabah Oil Limited
• Unlocking The Secret: Reviving Lip With Chemistry by Mohammad Nazroon Hardika, Process Chemist and Claire Chang Li Si, Production Technologist, Sabah Shell Petroleum
• Frontiers in Deepwater Hydrate Management: Development of The Next Generation of Anti-Agglomerant Low-Dose Hydrate Inhibitors and Lessons Learned from The Challenges and Successes of Field Trials by Ron Garan, Global Technical BD Manager, Clariant