Workshop 17: Evolving Geohazards Assessment for Modern Offshore Drilling Methods
Tracks
Side Activities
| Friday, June 12, 2026 |
| 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM |
| Room 11 |
Details
Offshore drilling activity continually moves into new basins, with changing risk profiles, pushing the boundaries in drilling technology, while the Geohazards Assessment process has remained fundamentally the same. This workshop will explore how the industry can evolve its data, analysis, and assessment practices to ensure appropriate risk management and drilling safety.
Speaker
Mr Alistair Robertshaw
Geophysicist
BP Exploration Operating Co. Ltd.
Welcome and Workshop Objectives
9:00 AM - 9:10 AM
Mr Andrew Hill
Marine Geohazards Technical Authority
BP America
Keynote- Continuing Evolution: The History and Future of Geohazards Assessment
9:10 AM - 9:40 AM
Mr Oyvind Ruden
Senior Geohazards Specialist
Shell International Petroleum Company Ltd
IOGP Guidelines for Offshore Drilling Hazards Surveys
9:40 AM - 10:00 AM
Mr Rob Sim
Vysus Group
Shallow Hazards Assessment: Experiences from a Geohazard Consultancy
10:00 AM - 10:20 AM
Mr Emil Miraliyev
Geomechanics Specialist
bp
The Importance of Integration between Geohazard Assessment and Pore Pressure Prediction on Well Design.
10:20 AM - 10:40 AM
Mr Simon Oakley
Fugro
Development of Geophysical Acquisition Systems from the Offshore Wind Industry
11:15 AM - 11:35 AM
Mr Nick Woodburn
Technical Director
Rockwave
Practical Pathways to Affordable, High Impact Geohazard Seismic Assessments
11:35 AM - 11:55 AM
Mr Samuel Bretherton
Viridien
Shallow-hazard mapping from 100 Hz broadband FWI of regional towed-streamer data
11:55 AM - 12:15 PM
Dr Susanne Rentsch
Head of Geoscience
Shearwater Geoservices
From Weather Resilience to Data Excellence: The Case for Deep‑Towed Single‑Sensor Multi-Component Technology
12:15 PM - 12:35 PM
Farida Jahidzada
BP
Case Study: Data-Driven Top-Hole Optimisation in an Overpressure Environment
2:00 PM - 2:20 PM
Ms Natalie Taylor
Shell Global
Case Study: Geohazard Lessons Learned from Well Experiences
2:20 PM - 2:40 PM
Mr Byron Murray
Bp
Dynamic Geohazards: Mitigation and Management for late-life development drilling
2:40 PM - 3:00 PM
Mr Mohamed Amer
Vice President
Wild Well Control
Managing Aging Wells: Dual-Intervention Strategies for Barrier Integrity and Abandonment Planning‹
3:00 PM - 3:20 PM
