Deliver cost savings to the industry through greater adoption of Data Exchange Standards

LONDON - Dec. 22, 2015 - PRLog -- SMi's 18th annual E&P Information and Data Management conference will provide the ideal platform to consider the opportunities offered through effective integration of good data management practice throughout the oil and gas business value chain to improve cost efficiency, and reveal unexpected sources of further savings. The two-day programme will feature case studies from an array of major oil and gas operators, including BG Group, DONG Energy and Tullow Oil, who will shed light on how they have managed to:
• Extract vital information to maximise business operations
• Integrate asset and project information from a diverse, fragmented E&P landscape
• Standardise production reporting for long-term business wins

Against this backdrop, SMi is proud to announce that Energistics' President and CEO, Ross Philo, will be delivering an opening keynote address taking place on Day Two titled 'Now is the time - Deliver cost savings to the industry through greater adoption of Data Exchange Standards'. Visit the website and download the brochure to view full session details and the complete two-day programme.

Speaker Panel includes:
• Neil Storkey, Information Management Manager, BG Group
• Magnus Svensson, Lead System Consultant IT & Documentation, DONG Energy
• Mesbah Khan, Solution Architect, Tullow Oil
• Patrick Schiele, VP Global Operations - Subsea Services, GE Oil and Gas
• Christopher Bradley, Information Strategist, Data Management Advisors
• Jill Lewis, Chair, Technical Standards Committee, SEG and MD, Troika International, Society of Exploration Geophysicists (SEG)
• Alan Ramsdale, Former Subsurface & Wells IS Portfolio Manager, Formerly Centrica Energy
• Ed Evans, Managing Director, NDB Ltd

To view the full speaker line-up and two-day conference programme, visit http://www.smi-online.co.uk/2016eandp1.asp

Plus, don't miss four interactive conference workshops:

Tuesday 2nd February 2016
A: Effective Production Data Management - The Last Data Taboo | Hosted by: NDB Ltd
B: Implementing Data Privacy and Cyber Security Due Diligence and Compliance | Hosted by: Charles Russell Speechleys LLP

Friday 5th February 2016
C: Data Ingestion and Readiness for Geoscientists | Hosted by: Troika International
D: Data-driven Optimisation in E&P - The Solution to the Performance Challenge? | Hosted by: Venture