March 2009 Meeting
March 3, 2009
5:30 Social Hour 6:30 – 7:30 Dinner 7:30 – Speaker : Michael Byrd, BP Over the past twenty years as the subsea industry has matured, numerous operator and supplier initiatives have been implemented at various levels of standardization for subsea production equipment. While these efforts were an excellent start, the results have had no material impact on the industry as a whole. The current reality of our industry is unlike anything experienced so far. It is defined by a continual increase in complexity and cost of deepwater and HPHT developments, the requirement for high levels of equipment reliability to minimize operating costs, lengthening of equipment delivery cycle times, and a critical shortage of experienced subsea technical staff. Subsea standardization, at an industry level, has the potential to positively impact some or all of these areas. The purpose of thisdiscussion is to explore the standardization possibilities for equipment suppliers and operators alike.Areas to be discussed are identifying the value of subsea standardization, identifying barriers to implementation of subsea standardization, understanding what levels of standardization may be available and how to create a path of least resistance to acceptance and use of subsea standardization.
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Meeting Location!Meetings for the 2008-2009 year will be held at Brady’s Landing. |
Mike holds a B.S. Civil Engineering from Texas A&M University and is a licensed professional engineer in the state of Texas. He has been with BP for over 15 years. While at BP, Mike has held various engineering and management positions in both the Subsea and Drilling & Completions organizations. I addition, he hasheld key positions on BPs Pompano Phase II, Troika, Thunder Horse, Ocean Confidence Conversion, & Deepwater Horizon New Build projects. He currently holds the position of Director Global SPS Standardization. Hehas also been active in both API and SPE for a number of years.