 16 - 17 October 2008, Busan, Korea. FIRST ANNOUNCEMENT AND CALL FOR PAPERS
Sponsored By:
 Shallow water oil and gas production is in long term decline. Much of the undiscovered, economically recoverable oil and gas reserves are believed to lie in the deepwater ocean basins of the Gulf of Mexico, offshore West Africa, Brazil, Northern Europe, Western Australia and Southeast. There has been a significant boom in the entire deepwater exploration and drilling industry over the last few years. Studies indicate that deepwater fields now account for more than 25% of Operator investment in offshore facilities and this may increase to over 40% by the end of the decade.The development of deepwater fields presents significant technical and commercial challenges. They are often in remote locations far from existing infrastructures and in inhospitable environments. The exploration and development of these field needs a whole range of vessels (survey, drilling units, supply ships, anchor handling vessels, floating production units, etc) with greater durability, reliability, large storage and greater handling and lifting capabilities.
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Content
RINA invites papers on all aspects of the design and operation of vessels associated with deep and ultra deepwater oil and gas exploration and field development, including the following topics:
 Experience on specific design & construction projects
- Project management and integration
- Environmental design criteria and loading
- Structural integrity and reliability
- Deepwater construction, installation and maintenance
- Mooring systems and dynamic positioning
- Safety & risk evaluation
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Call For Papers
If you wish to submit an abstract for this event, please send a short abstract by 6th May 2008, either:
by post, fax or email to the address given in the First Announcement & Call For Papers.
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For further information or to Submit an abstract online click here.
Anticipated deadline for submission of the final papers will be first week of September 2008.
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Sponsorship Opportunities
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exhibition opportunities at this conference.
For general information about RINA Events, visit the Sponsorship and Exhibition Information Page.
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Venue / Accommodation Information
The venue for this conference will be the Westin Chosun hotel, Busan, Korea. www.westin.com/busan.
To download the hotel booking form please click here.
To download hotel information please click here.
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