Lecture Contents
1. ENERGY CONSUMPTION & DEMAND WORLDWIDE
a. Energy demand
b. The unbalanced situation
c. How to explain the 2008 crisis?
d. The situation today
2. HYDROCARBONS: HOW MUCH LONGER?
a. The peak oil ? Still a threat ?
b. The peak gas?
3. OFFSHORE PROJECTS: KEY FACTORS
a. Main characteristics of offshore projects
b. Risks to be faced
4. TRADITIONAL DEVELOPMENT
a. From 0 to 300 m water depth
b. Pipeline transportation
5. GOING DEEPER
a. Submarine completion
b. Taking advantage of the geography (Canyon Express)
c. Development in Angola
6. WHERE ARE THE LIMITS
a. The limit is not only water depth
b. Where to place the limit?
7. CONCLUSIONS, QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
About the Speaker
Prof. Marc Ducros received M.Sc. Degrees in Physics and Chemistry in Paris (1965) and Engineering degree in Refining and Chemistry from French Petroleum Institute (IFP) (1967). He worked at Total from 1976 to 2003 successively as Assessment Manager in the E&P Division, Project Manager in Indonesia, Egypt, Singapore, Project Development Manager, and Gas/Electricity Division Representative in South-East Asia (Singapore and Bangkok). He has also given many lectures in Thailand, Singapore, Iran, Algeria, Venezuela, China, Cambodia and France on “Contrasts for Project Development”. “LNG” – (Liquefied Natural Gas), “Gas and LNG” – The Gas Chain, “Management of large energy projects”, “Selecting power plant types and configurations”, “The Geopolitics on hydrocarbons – the example of South East Asia and Japan”, amongst others.
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