Panel 1: Legislation & Policies
Moderator: Antonio Dimabuyu
Antonio is an Executive Director at S&P Global Commodity Insights with over 20 years' experience in the upstream energy industry. Currently he leads the Asia Pacific upstream research team working on E&P subsurface data, upstream valuation and market intelligence at S&P Global. He is also an expert in subsurface research for CCUS projects. Antonio started as an asset geologist for Chevron, working on geothermal exploration and development in the Philippines and Indonesia. He joined IHS Markit (now a part of S&P Global) in 2007, initially handling basin research prior to moving to a management role. He has been involved in various research, thought leadership and advisory projects covering Asia Pacific upstream and CCUS. Antonio holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Geology from the University the Philippines. He is an active member of the South East Asia Petroleum Exploration Society (SEAPEX) and Petroleum Exploration Society of Australia (PESA).
Panelist: Prof. Tutuka Ariadji
Prof. Ir. Tutuka was appointed to his current role as the Director General of Oil and Gas in the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources in 2020.
Prior to the appointment, he served as Chairman at Ikatan Ahli Teknik Perminyakan Indonesia as well as at his alma mater Bandung Institute of Technology’s (ITB) Forum Guru Besar. He was also ITB’s Vice Dean of Academic Affairs of the Faculty of Mining and Petroleum from 2011 – 2014.
He obtained his Bachelor’ degree in Petroleum Engineering from ITB, and subsequently both Master of Science and PhD on the same field from Texas A&M University, USA.
Panelist: Emry Hisham Yusoff
Emry Hisham Yusoff is the Senior General Manager of Carbon Management of PETRONAS, in charge of decarbonization of Upstream Business emission. CCS is one of the key areas under his lead covering advocacy, project initiation and implementation, commercial and business development, legal matters, reporting, monitoring and communication. This CCS space is also to cater for Gas Business and Downstream Business CO2 emission reduction pathway as part of PETRONAS NZCE by 2050. Emry has been with PETRONAS for 30 years, started as a Reservoir Engineer with a Bachelor of Science from University of Oklahoma. He had covered Production, Development and Exploration at technical and management levels. He had involved in multiple oil and gas projects development including drilling and fabrication, production of oil and gas both offshore and onshore, CO2 sequestration and exploration drilling. Prior to taking up the current position, Emry is the Country Head for PETRONAS in Mexico and Myanmar.
Panelist: Kara Peach
Kara is the manager of the offshore CCS team within the Offshore Resources Branch at DISER. Part of her remit includes the management of the acreage process for greenhouse gas assessment permits, as well as developing policy advice and guidance to industry for the management and administration of the regulatory regime for offshore CCS projects.
Panelist: Eunsoo Jung
Eunsoo Jung is a Senior Researcher in the International Cooperation Team at the Korea CCUS Association. She actively collaborates with international partners to conduct joint R&D studies on CCUS. In addition, she supports the Korean government's external CCUS activities and assists private sectors in their international market development by acting as a bridge between government and private sector stakeholders. Eunsoo brings valuable experience to her role, having previously worked at the Korea Transport Institute and the Korea Cooperative Supporting Center for overseas Port Development under the Korean Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries. Her expertise in these areas, particularly urban transport and the port industry, enables her to contribute effectively to R&D efforts in CCUS.
Panel 2: CCS Implementation & Challenges
Moderator: Dr. Rahim Masoudi
Dr Rahim graduated from Heriot-Watt University/UK with more than 24 years industrial and research experiences in Middle East, North Sea and Malaysia/SE Asia. He is currently the Group Technical Authority (GTA) & Custodian (Chief)- Petroleum/Reservoir Engineering in Field Development and Asset Management & Production Operation in Upstream/PETRONAS. He is also the technical advisor to the Upstream CCUS plan and CCS Taskforce in PETRONAS and has been initiating/leading various CCUS related studies and projects since 2009.
He is recognized/served as SPE International Distinguished Lecturer in 2011-2012 seasons, received the 2021 PETRONAS “Outstanding Technical Award” by Petroleum Engineering Skill Group, received the 2017 SPE regional Technical Service Award and 2012 SPE Northern Asia Pacific Regional Technical Award on Reservoir Description and Dynamics, received SPE-Kuala Lumpur “Outstanding Technical Award” for 2015-2017 season, awarded the 2017 and 2012 Exemplary Line Trainer of the Year by PETRONAS Petroleum Engineering Skill Group, published one book and more than 140 international journal, conference papers and 3 patents. He is also the Chairman of the SPE Asia Pacific Regional Technical Advisory Committee (SPE APRTAC). His areas of interest are E&P Business Development, Field Development, Asset Management, High CO2 Field Monetization & CCUS, Production Optimization, Reservoir Description & Dynamics, Hydrocarbon Recovery Improvement, Uncertainty& Risk Management, E&P Data Analytics.
Panelist: Merry Marteighianti
"I am Merry Marteighianti, VP Upstream Research & Technology Innovation, Directorate SPPU, Pertamina. I have been working with Pertamina for more than 25 years. I have been in charge of various divisions and Directorate and have experience in Business Development, Marketing and Research especially in Oil and Gas Business. I have experience in developing many projects such as LPG Plant, LNG Plant, Regasification, Gas Pipeline, etc. Currently, I am a leader of more than 40 researchers, scientists & engineers at Upstream Research & Technology Innovation. One of my roles is developing Carbon Capture Utilization and Storage Projects as this is one of the initiatives to reach Pertamina and Indonesia NZE goal in 2060. Most of those projects are developed by cooperating with partners, domestic and international."
Panelist: Klaus Langemann
After academic studies of chemistry at the University of Bielefeld, Germany and University of California at Berkeley, USA, Klaus Langemann received a PhD in chemistry at the Max-Planck-Institut in Mühlheim an der Ruhr.He started his professional career in the research division of BASF SE.In 2000 Klaus joined Wintershall in Kassel, Germany. In 2007 he accepted an engagement as Executive Assistant to a Member of theBoard of Executive Directors at BASF SE before he returned to Wintershall, where he took over the assignment as Vice President of Global NewBusiness, followed by the position of VicePresident for Wintershall Middle East in 2013; today he holds the position of Senior Vice President forCarbon Management & Hydrogen.
Panelist: Nopasit Chaiwanakupt
Nopasit Chaiwanakupt is a Senior Vice President of Carbon and Energy Solutions Division at PTT Exploration and Production Public Company Limited (PTTEP). Under this role, he leads PTTEP’s business expansion into the future energy and decarbonization sectors, as well as other Non-E&P business areas. He is also the Head of PTT Group’s CCS Taskforce. Nopasit started his career with Unocal Thailand in 1990, as a Production Engineer, and had been involved in several upstream development projects and producing assets in Thailand, Myanmar, Indonesia, and Vietnam, before joining PTT Group in 2009. He held various leadership positions with PTT International Company and PTTEP, in the areas of upstream asset management (Thailand Offshore Assets and International Assets) and business development (Indochina and Middle East Regions). Prior to his current role, he was the Head of Malaysia Assets Transition, responsible for post-merger integration of PTTEP’s upstream operations in Malaysia. Nopasit holds a master’s in chemical engineering from Oregon State University and an MBA from Sasin Business School in Thailand.
Panelist: Noriani Yati Mohamad
Noriani Yati Mohamad is currently Project Director for BIGST, an upcoming cluster development of high CO2 gas fields with Carbon Capture & Storage (CCS) in Malaysia. She has 29 years of working experience with PETRONAS in diverse roles ranging from Technical, Operations, Asset Management, Planning and Strategy. In her previous role as host authority in Malaysia Petroleum Management, she led the unitization of several Malaysia-Brunei fields, strategized the integrated development of sour gas fields in Sarawak, as well as led the establishment of PETRONAS Upstream CCS framework. Additionally, she was involved in the development of Malaysia’s 1st CCS project, Kasawari and 2nd CCS project, Lang Lebah. Yati actively contributes to professional societies by chairing technical symposiums, moderating sessions and presenting at Society of Petroleum Engineers(SPE), Society of Exploration Geologists(SEG) and European Engineers and Geoscientists Association(EAGE). Yati is a graduate of Colorado School of Mines, USA in BSc Petroleum Engineering.
Panelist: Simon O'Brien
Simon O’Brien is the Global CCS Deployment Lead at Shell, leading or supporting the delivery of CCS projects around the world. He is responsible for storage exploration and appraisal, technical assurance, integration, technology maturation, helping to shape the CCS research agenda, and the development of competences and capacity within Shell. Prior to this role, he spent six years as the Quest Subsurface Manager, overseeing the storage aspects of the Quest CCS project at the Scotford Upgrader in Canada, focusing on getting the facility up and running and ensuring smooth commercial operations.
Simon is a Geophysicist with BSc and PhD degrees from Memorial University of Newfoundland and an MSc from the University of British Columbia. He joined Shell in 1997 and worked in seismic processing, depth imaging, quantitative interpretation, and new technology development for almost 20 years before working with Quest. His work has included a wide variety of projects; structural and stratigraphic, conventional and unconventional, onshore and offshore, hydrocarbon and CCS in a wide range of countries around the world.