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SPE Workshop: Digital Transformation
12–13 November 2025 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

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SPE Workshop: Digital Transformation
12–13 November 2025 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Technical Program

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Technical Program

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08:00
  1. 90 mins

    Chairs: Igor Campos, Equinor

    The oil and gas industry is undergoing a deep transformation driven by digitalization and technological innovation. From automation and IoT to advanced analytics, AI, and digital twins — are reshaping production and operational strategies. Companies are enhancing operational efficiency, improving safety, optimizing asset performance, and enabling more sustainable practices through digital solutions. This session intend to provide insights into real-world case studies, the evolving role of data in decision-making, and the challenges and opportunities of adopting digital technologies in complex operational environments.

09:30
  1. 90 mins
    Chairs: Leonardo Machado, Shape Digital
11:00
  1. 30 mins
11:30
  1. 90 mins

    Chairs: Constantino Nino, CNOOC Brasil; Carolina Barros, Kongsberg Digital

    The drilling and well interventions domains are undergoing a major transformation, driven by the increasing integration of digital technologies and data-centric approaches. Over the past decades, these activities have generated vast volumes of operational and subsurface data. Today, advanced analytics, automation, and Artificial Intelligence are unlocking new opportunities to enhance drilling performance, reduce operational risks, and optimize well interventions. This session will explore how digital solutions—ranging from real-time data platforms to predictive models and autonomous systems—are reshaping the way we plan, execute, and manage well construction and intervention activities. Case studies and discussions will focus on how digitalization is accelerating decision-making, improving safety, and reducing costs across the well lifecycle.

13:00
  1. 60 mins
14:00
  1. 90 mins

    Chairs: Marian Teresa Labrador Moreno, Halliburton; Santiago Leonardo Arrubla Bernal, Ecopetrol

    This session will focus on how advanced digital technologies are applied to Onshore High Well Count Operations (Including Unconventionalsy) to improve production, avoid down time and to improve the delivery of maintenance and integrity. What is the suite of technologies, AI/ML, Digital twin etc that can truly transform the way we operate high well count onshore operations.

15:30
  1. 30 mins
16:00
  1. 90 mins

    Chairs: Rodrigo Portugal, Halliburton; Robinson Luiz Souza Garcia, Petrobras

    There are multiple opportunities to harness the power of Digital and AI—including Generative AI—across the Oil & Gas value chain. A holistic digital transformation journey requires not only adopting emerging technologies, but also extracting tangible value from them. This session explores how AI, predictive analytics, and generative models are being applied to unlock efficiencies, optimize complex processes, and support faster, more informed decision-making. We will highlight success stories from the field, introduce key concepts, and openly discuss the technical, cultural, and operational challenges that come with scaling these innovations. Attendees will gain practical insights into what it takes to turn AI potential into real-world impact—and how to position their organizations at the forefront of this digital shift.

08:30
  1. 90 mins

    Chairs: Tony Edwards, Stepchange Global Consultancy Ltd; Denise Diniz, Petrobras

    This session will focus on how Digital Technologies that are transforming the Project Delivery Process, including well design and drilling,  from Concept to Operations. It will seek to answer the question 'How do we ensure that all you greenfield concepts are 'born smart' and digitally future proofed so that the can take advantage of AI/ML, Digital Twin, mobile worker and other advanced digital technologies. New operating models that are digitally enabled, remote and minimally manned will also be covered.

10:00
  1. 30 mins
10:30
  1. 90 mins

    Chairs: Carlos Calad, Tachyus; Guilherme Veloso, SLB

    Mature fields hold significant untapped potential for value creation through digital innovation and strategic optimization. This session showcases real-world case studies and practical applications where Digital Transformation has revitalized legacy assets. Emphasis will be placed on the deployment of advanced technologies—such as machine learning, artificial intelligence, IIoT, and automation—to enhance reservoir performance, streamline logistics, optimize maintenance, and improve operational efficiency.
    Crucially, the session will also explore how these digital strategies contribute to sustainability goals: reducing emissions, minimizing energy and water consumption, extending asset life, and supporting safer, more responsible operations. By embedding sustainability into digital workflows, operators can lower their environmental footprint while maintaining profitability and production targets.

12:00
  1. 90 mins
13:30
  1. 90 mins

    Chairs: Alex Chambers, Cognite; Henrik Sture; SLB

    This session will explore how large offshore oil and FPSO operations are leveraging solutions such as AI and digital twins to optimize production, enhance safety, and drive down costs. Case studies will provide an overview of real-world applications and the transformative potential of digitalization in this challenging environment.

15:00
  1. 30 mins
15:30
  1. 90 mins

    Chairs: Claudia Goncalves Honnicke, Petrobras

    As operators expand into LNG, solar, and hydrogen to meet evolving energy demands and decarbonization targets, Digital Transformation becomes a critical enabler of safe, efficient, and scalable execution. This session focuses on how digital tools are being deployed across these sectors to optimize plant operations, reduce downtime, and support predictive maintenance—driving measurable improvements in performance and reliability.  Attendees will explore ongoing initiatives, emerging applications, and illustrative examples of digital transformation, including AI-driven process optimization in LNG facilities, real-time monitoring and control systems for solar assets, and digital integration across hydrogen production and distribution.

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