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Deepwater Operations Safety Issues: Lessons from the Gulf of Mexico(The Macondo Incident)2012 Annual Oloibiri

Lecture Series & Energy

Forum

8th March 2012

Chike OnyejekweManaging Director

Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company

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The energy challenge

More renewables AND

more hydrocarbons

Shift from East to West

CO2/water consequences

Urbanisation

RISING DEMAND SECURITY OF SUPPLY ENVIRONMENT & SOCIETY

End of ‘easy oil’

Resource nationalism

Market volatility

Population growth

Economic growth

Increased prosperity in

developing countries

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The Macondo incident

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Source: www.nytimes.com

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Deepwater Technology

BC10: BRAZIL PERDIDO: GULF OF MEXICOORMEN LANGE: NORWAY

SHELL LEADS IN KEY DEEP WATER TECHNOLOGIES

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Offshore drilling

Better regulations

Better safety standards

Better enforcement

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Life-Saving Rules

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THANK YOU

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QUESTIONS???

Please Write down your questions and hand

over to the ushers

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