8:00 am  Registration & Networking Break Regency D Foyer

8:05 am  Speaker Briefing Regency D
(Speakers, session chairs & moderators only)

8:30 am  Welcoming Remarks & IADC Latin America Chapter Update: Carlos Ortiz Reguer, Chair, IADC Latin America Chapter; Transocean

8:40 am  Mexico’s Unlocked Potential: Merlin Cochran, Executive Director, AMEXHI
Mexico has experienced mixed results after the 2013 energy reform. Are those results meaningful enough to unlock future potential in the upstream sector?

9:10 am  Contractor Panel
Moderator: Soraya Carvalho, Sophia Oilfield Supply Services/Soraya & Carvalho Consulting
Operations level drilling contractors will discuss setting up in remote areas, communications, rig move safety onshore, critical issues, and economic performance.

• Austin Groover, Senior Director – WH NDS/Canrig, Nabors
• Cesar Granados, CEO, OPEX Perforadora
• Felipe Moyano,  Mexico Operations Manager, Parker Wellbore
• Keith Miller, Director Operations – GOM, Transocean

Tax Session

10:10 am Oil and Gas Industry Key Mexican Tax Considerations: Mario Alberto Gutierrez, Partner, Irene Hernández, PricewaterhouseCoopers, S.C.
Mexico is a major player in the oil and gas industry, ranking high in production, reserves, capacity, and infrastructure, thus the Mexican tax system is highly complex. For these purposes, our objective is to inform investors or potential investors engaged in the industry about the key Mexican tax considerations, risk and opportunities arising from a Mexican tax and regulatory perspective, as well as our practical experiences with the Mexican tax authorities.

10:40 am Networking Break Regency D Foyer

11:10 am  HSE Session
Moderator: Maribel Collin, RelyOn Nutec

Enhancing Red Zone Safety in the Drilling Industry: Tom Atkins, Director, Innovation & Technology, Diego Reixach, Transocean
A dedication to ideation, rigorous assessment, and continuous improvement will help the offshore drilling industry to achieve its goal of minimizing red zone exposure on drill floors. The combination of new technologies enables a reduction of personnel exposure to the drill floor red zone and provides a way to measure, monitor and trend exposure for continuous improvement. At Transocean, the development and deployment of innovative technologies has enhanced crew safety while driving operational efficiency improvements.

Education and Retention: How PAE has Fostered a Culture of Learning and Growth in Well Control and Well Integrity: Oscar Alvarez, Executive Manager, David Cirer, Angeles Krenz, Karina Oubiña, Victoria Traverso, Marian Sastre, Agustina Gonzalez Touceda, Daniela Granadillo, Martina Urdiros, Débora Colombino, Micaela Uzunian, Pan American Energy
Excellence Management at PAE is framed by our model called MGE which is composed of 10 elements where the three central elements, called Driving Factors, are: People, Leadership & Organization. Based on this strategic vision, all our company´s efforts are focused on managing the professional development of more than 1,600 people. Within this Structural Framework, competencies of well control and well integrity are fundamentals and directly related to Personal Safety, Risk Management and Operational Excellence. This challenge is achieved through a solid three-dimensional relationship between Operation (Drilling, Completion, Workover & Production), RRHH and PAE Well Control School.

Valaris Basic Training Rig Initiative: Michael Lawson, Vice President QHSE, Keith Crane, John Karpinsky, Valaris
Discuss the success of the Basic Training Rig program that was initiated by Valaris in 2022. The program’s primary focus is to provide a true working experience for new hires at Valaris, especially for those new to the offshore drilling industry with the objective of getting new hires familiar with basic activities they will perform when they join an operating rig, with a special focus on safety basics while working offshore.

Cultivating Excellence: Strategies for Building a Culture of Continuous Learning and Innovation in Oil and Gas Companies: Michael Fry, Director RTM Services, Moduspec Deepwater Subsea
In the fast-evolving oil and gas industry, success hinges on fostering a culture of continuous learning and innovation. This presentation outlines strategies for oil and gas leaders to build an environment that emphasizes adaptability and perpetual learning. Key focuses include leadership’s role in championing innovation, creating versatile learning ecosystems, promoting cross-disciplinary collaboration, and integrating continuous improvement into everyday operations. Attendees will explore how to incentivize innovation, leverage educational partnerships, and transform their organizations to thrive amidst industry shifts. This session provides actionable insights for nurturing a dynamic, learning-centric workforce ready for future challenges.

The Positive Effects of a Bottom-up Approach to Safety: Thomas Koester, Human Factors Specialist, Noble
Taking a bottom-up approach to safety, involving the personnel in the frontline in discussions and reflections about safety, and in the co-creation of their work conditions, does not only have a positive effect on safety. It also has a positive on performance in general including quality and productivity. Further, it has a positive influence on the personnel’s motivation, engagement, and sense of ownership in relation to the work processes they are invited to co-create and develop through continuous improvements. The bottom-up approach supports a learning and sharing culture which is also contributing to the psychological safety in the work environment. This is a presentation about the positive effects of implementation of a bottom-up approach to safety in Noble, a journey which started in 2022, and how the empowerment of frontline personnel through co-reflection and co-creation contributes to their motivation, engagement, and a positive psychological work environment.

12:55 pm  Keynote Presentation: The Trion Project, First Deepwater Development in Mexico: Speaker to be named, Trion

1:15 pm  Luncheon & Networking Break Regency E

2:25 pm Latin America Drilling Forecast:  Well Mix and Potential Risks: Matt Hale, VP Oilfield Services Research, Rystad Energy
As we assess future demand for both oil and natural gas, operators must consider both the trajectory of demand growth and decline of existing fields to determine if new projects will come online in a time of oversupply or deficit. With a backlog of low-cost shelf and deepwater resources and some uncertainty around demand growth, major E&P companies are looking to develop and monetize greenfield discoveries as well as extensions of existing assets. At the same time, operators will look to maximize recovery from mature conventional fields. Therefore, drilling activity through the end of this decade will be a mix of limited exploration, greenfield offshore developments, subsea tiebacks, and onshore infill wells. Considering all these factors, our forecast reflects onshore and offshore capital expenditures on new wells by country as well as unit-based rig demand. Finally, we will highlight potential risks and how this could impair growth.

Case Studies & Contractors

2:45 pm Key Technologies to Maximize Performance and Minimize Risks in Integrated Services Drilling Projects: Andres Nunez, Integration Project Manager, Edison Barrera, Operations Integrity Manager, Mikhail Presniakov, Senior Well Engineer, Juan Ramon Lopez, SLB
Drilling operations at the Gulf of Mexico area, are characterized by the elevated geological uncertainty, which requires optimum engineering planning and early risks dentification. The objective of this presentation is to describe how different technologies were implemented to overcome the different challenges observed in a Deepwater campaign during two years of execution, including high inclination and the first horizontal well drilled in the area, resulting in high level of operations efficiency.

3:15 pm From Enabling to Optimizing with Controlled Mud Level MPD: Rudy Flores, Technical Sales Manager- Americas, Snorre Lutnes, Dave Smith, Enhanced Drilling
The Controlled Mud Level (CML) MPD technique is presented focusing on the development of its utilization. Initially, CML MPD was used as an enabling technology holding a Constant Bottom Hole Pressure (CBHP) to “Drill the Undrillable”. Today, the approach is beyond drilling, and based upon reducing well cost, improving safety, and increasing production. This presentation will describe the methodology of the CML technique and use case studies to exemplify how this method is used for extending sections, tripping safer and faster, and increasing production through Managed Pressure Completion.

3:45 pm  Networking Break

4:05 pm  Operator Panel
Moderator: Carlos Ortiz Reguer, Chair, IADC Latin America Chapter; Transocean

• Panelists to be named

5:05 pm  Adjournment

5:05 pm Networking Reception Regency F