Address the challenges of procuring and implementing communications systems in offshore environments

LONDON - Nov. 17, 2015 - PRLog -- SMi’s 9th annual Oil and Gas Telecommunications conference, taking place on the 14th and 15th March 2016 in London, will focus on the challenges currently faced by IT professionals, CTOs, network engineers and integrators responsible for procuring and implementing communications systems in offshore and remote environments. The two-day conference programme will feature senior decision makers from Statoil, NOC Libya and KCA Deutag Drilling among others sharing valuable insight on how they have overcome various technology challenges – whether from satellite, wireless, fibre, etc., while also addressing the implementation and operation of any communications network - interoperability, security, cost containment, scalability.

Speaker Panel includes:
• Einar Landre, Leader Drilling & Well Solutions, Statoil
• Ibrahim Lahmer, Network and Security Administrator, NOC Libya
• Roy Milne, Maintenance Superintendent, KCA Deutag Drilling
• Bill Green, Global Account Director, SpeedCast
• Ian Theophilus, Programme Manager & CEO, DigiRig Ltd – consulting to BP Global Infrastructure and Operations
• Martin Coleman, Executive Director, Satellite Interference Reduction Group
• Dennis Vause, Information Systems Solutions Architect, G12 IT
• Brendan O’Mahony, Director Market Access and Licensing, Access Partnership
• Tagbo Nfedo, Senior Applications Consultant, Digital I-field Solutions
• Christian Hyde, Founder and Director, Hyde & Associates
• Aaarti Holla-Maini, Secretary General, EMEA Satellite Operators Association

View the two-day programme and download the event brochure at http://www.smi-online.co.uk/2016oilandgas-comms2.asp

Plus, don't miss the interactive post-conference workshop on:
How to Handle the Procurement Minefield | Led by Dennis Vause, Information Systems Solution Architect, G12 IT | 16th March 2016, London, UK