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EIC Connect Energy USA comes at a pivotal time in the US energy industry. The approval of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) by the US Congress and its subsequent approval by President Biden represents a major opportunity for the ongoing development of the clean energy sector in the country. With up to US$369bn of incentives to the wind, solar, nuclear, CCS as well as hydrogen sectors, the IRA has unlocked a wealth of opportunities for the energy supply chain in the US.
The oil and gas sector remains a driving force in the country as producers are urged to increase output in order to curb rising prices. US LNG export projects – which alone account for US$220bn of CAPEX in EICDataStream – are now under the spotlight as the Biden administration seeks to help European countries reduce their reliance on Russian gas.
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Much has changed since the last EIC Connect Energy USA in 2021: while clean energy sectors are experiencing quick growth as a myriad of capital-intensive projects and ambitious government funding programmes are announced, the ongoing conflict in Ukraine has laid bare the energy security dilemma faced by many countries dependent on Russian oil and gas. The US, as the world’s largest oil and gas producer and one of the leading markets for renewables and clean energy technologies, is ideally placed to capture opportunities presented in this dynamic environment: the country currently has a 1,300-project pipeline demanding US$1.2tn in capital investment.
Clean energy, meanwhile, is the rising star in the US energy market. While the onshore wind and solar PV markets continue to expand and capture an increasingly larger share of the country’s electricity matrix, emerging segments such as offshore wind, battery storage and green hydrogen are now attracting massive investment from established renewable energy developers as well as IOCs looking to diversify their operations. Offshore wind alone now accounts for US$108bn of investment in current and future projects, while energy transition sectors including clean hydrogen, energy storage and carbon capture currently accumulate US$184.1bn in projected CAPEX.
delegates as we come together to identify opportunities across the energy value chain in the US.
We are honoured to be joined by speakers from some of the major players involved in regional projects.
The question of how to reduce the carbon footprint of oil and gas operations remains central to O&G activity, however, leading operators and contractors need to invest, innovate and collaborate on solutions to deliver projects and meet supply challenges.
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The conference sessions, as well as revealing what products and services the regional operators and contractors are looking for, address the rise in renewables, greening operations, and how the industry is adapting through new strategies to drive opportunities across the energy value chain.
Please see the programme on page 8 for the full list of speakers.
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Amanda Duhon, Regional Director, EIC North & Central America
We will begin the day with a US market update presentation from our Market Intelligence Director, Neil Golding. From current market trends to current and future contracting opportunities, our EIC expert will highlight major areas of capital spend and supply chain opportunities across upstream, midstream and downstream, renewables and energy transition technologies. Following the update, we will hear from speakers Melissa Jones, General Manager, Agilus a Bechtel company; Max Kolbe, Vice President, Growth & Development Conventional Energy Americas, Wood; Ravi L Bhamidipati, Vice President, Global Oil & Gas, Victaulic; Aaron Drucker, Senior Commercial Director, Onshore Western Hemisphere, McDermott; on what are the O&G opportunities in a decarbonising world.
We close the day with a distinguished panel of speakers to discuss clean hydrogen developments in the US with speakers Jean-Louis Kindler, Chief Executive Officer, Ways2H Inc; Noureen Faizee, Director, Strategy & Growth, Hydrogen, Worley and Richard Caputo, Corporate Account Manager, Siemens.
To find out about the full range of EIC tools, events and activities, and how they can help companies of any size and energy sector to broaden their focus, adapt to current market conditions and generate new business please visit our website or connect with a member of the EIC team during the networking sessions.
On the panel All Hands on Deck: opportunities in the US offshore wind market, we are delighted to welcome the following panellists Michael Morland, General Manager Americas,
AAL Shipping; Grant van Wyngaarden, Head of Procurement, North America, Ørsted; Hongbiao Song, Global Technical Tender Leader, GE Renewable Energy and Anthony Appleton, Offshore Wind Director, Burns & McDonnell.
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I close with a huge thanks to our event sponsors; our Conference Sponsor AAL Shipping, our Lanyard Sponsor William Hare, our Gold Displaying Sponsor CMP Products, our Silver Displaying Sponsor R. Stahl and our Co-Sponsor Edward Gunn. I would also like to thank our Supporting Partners Scottish Development International, the British-American Business Council of Texas, the Brazil-Texas Chamber of Commerce and Media Partner
Delegates will hear from Subsea 7 and Freeport LNG about their view of current market conditions, near and future opportunities, procurement processes including pre-qualification, registration, key contacts, major contracts coming out for tender in the next two years, standardisation, local content, net-zero ambitions, energy transition strategies and more during these briefing sessions. Company briefing sessions allow delegates to learn first-hand from operators and contractors how to position themselves to win business in the US.
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Project Update: Freeport LNG
Confirmed Speaker: Bill Holladay, Manager of Capital Projects and Turnarounds, Freeport LNG
Confirmed Speakers: Melissa Jones, General Manager, Agilus Inc, a Bechtel Company
11:00 – 11:20
11:20 – 11:40
Max Kolbe, Vice President, Growth & Development Conventional Energy Americas, Wood Ravi L Bhamidipati, Vice President, Global Oil, Gas and Chemical, Victaulic Aaron Drucker, Senior Commercial Director, Onshore Western Hemisphere, McDermott
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Opening Remarks
Introductions by: Chris Cottam, President, North and Central America, Edward Gunn LLC
10:25 – 10:40
Confirmed Speaker: Ileana I Ferber, Local Economic Development Advisor, Global Sustainable Procurement, ExxonMobil
Networking Break
CONFERENCE AGENDA
Neil Golding, Director, Market Intelligence, EIC
Welcome by: Amanda Duhon, Director, EIC North & Central America
09:00 – 09.05
Energy Market Updates: Oil and Gas, Renewables, Power and Energy Transition
10:40 – 11:00
Panel: Oil and Gas Opportunities in a Decarbonising World: how to align supply and demand challenges with a reduced carbon footprint?
Oil and gas is still very much part of the energy transition process and E&P activity in the US Gulf of Mexico and elsewhere in the country remains pivotal to ensure energy security. What are the key projects and their opportunities and challenges?
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09:25 – 10:25
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Confirmed Speaker: Luciano Vidal, Supply Chain Manager, Subsea 7
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CONFERENCE
15:30 – 15:45
Moderated by: Neil Golding, Director, Market Intelligence, EIC Introductions by: Gustavo Berlie, Energy Consultant, EIC Confirmed Speakers: Jean-Louis Kindler, Chief Executive Officer, Ways2H Inc Noureen Faizee, Director, Strategy & Growth – Hydrogen, Worley Richard Caputo, Corporate Account Manager, Siemens
Panel: Clean Hydrogen Developments in the US
11:40 – 12.30
Moderated by: Amanda Duhon, Director, EIC North & Central America
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As construction of the country’s first large-scale offshore wind farm gets underway, developers, contractors and government bodies are gearing up to meet the ambitious goal of installing 30GW of offshore wind power by 2030.
Bechtel, Burns & McDonnell, ExxonMobil, GE Renewables, McDermott, Ørsted, Siemens, Subsea 7, Worley
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Amanda Duhon, Director, EIC North & Central America
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As momentum builds with an increasing pipeline of clean hydrogen projects, the US has become one of the world’s key markets for projects across the H2 colour spectrum. Following the announcement by the DoE to provide US$8bn in funding for hydrogen initiatives, supply chain players are keen to tap opportunities in this growing sector.
Closing Remarks
One-to-One Appointments
14:30 – 15:30
Panel: All Hands on Deck: Opportunities in the US Offshore Wind Market
Confirmed Speakers: Michael Morland, General Manager Americas, AAL Shipping Grant van Wyngaarden, Head of Procurement, North America, Ørsted Hongbiao Song, Global Technical Tender Leader, GE Renewable Energy Anthony Appleton, Offshore Wind Director, Burns & McDonnell
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Amanda Duhon leads the EIC Houston office adding value to members across the region, by fostering key industry relationships, identifying business opportunities and promoting EIC members’ interests in markets across the energy sector. Prior to joining the EIC, Amanda was Director, Business Development North America with Trade & Investment Queensland, Australia. Amanda has also held roles with the Department for International Trade (DIT) in Houston.
With more than 25 years of experience as a mechanical engineer in the energy sector, Tony Appleton serves as offshore wind director for Burns & McDonnell. He leads the firm’s rapidly expanding offshore wind initiatives and experienced team of professionals. Tony has spent the last 15 years leading organisations and teams in the offshore renewables and interconnection global markets, supporting more than 35 offshore wind farms across the globe. www.the-eic.com
Melissa Jones is the general manager of Agilus Inc, a Bechtel Company. Agilus’ mission is to deliver decarbonisation and emission reduction solutions. Agilus’ customers execute progressive, small to mid cap advanced fuels, hydrogen and carbon capture projects. Melissa brings a record of success on projects where collaboration with customers and partners is critical to achieving business objectives. Addressing the energy transition requires a high level of innovation, collaboration and speed.
Michael Morland is responsible for the strategic development of AAL Americas, based in Houston and overseeing the company’s local operations and commercial activity. Michael brings over 20 years international experience in the shipping, offshore and maritime industries. His general management role in the Americas directs AAL’s local expansion strategy and promotion of the carrier’s regular sailings between the region and its main trading partners.
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Grant van Wyngaarden is the head of procurement for Ørsted Offshore North America. In this role, Grant leads Ørsted’s procurement team for offshore wind in North America. Prior to this role with Ørsted, Grant’s work focused on developing the American offshore wind supply chain and progressing supply chain investment opportunities. He is based in Ørsted’s Boston office and has supply chain experience working throughout the US, Australia, Africa and
Ileana Ferber is an oil and gas professional with more than 20 years of experience in ExxonMobil. Ileana is the corporate local content subject matters expert. She provides advice on policy, economic growth and supplier development, advocates with governments on local content issues, and makes connections with key industry associations, NGOs and academia. Ileana also participates in activities and events related to women’s economic empowerment.
Neil Golding, EIC director of market intelligence, has over 20 years’ experience of working in the energy industry and currently heads up the market intelligence team at the EIC. The team supports EIC members in identifying global business opportunities across the energy sectors. Neil is the product owner of the EIC’s market intelligence tools, EICDataStream, EICAssetMap and its most recent product EICSupplyMap, a database which maps the UK’s supply chain capabilities in the energy sectors.
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Aaron Drucker is senior director, commercial for McDermott’s onshore, western hemisphere operations. In his role he manages a diverse team responsible for business development and sales, strategic development, growth and implementation. Aaron, who holds a Bachelor of Science degree in construction management from Texas A&M University, has more than 17 years’ experience in the oil and gas industry across the upstream, midstream and downstream sectors.
Richard Caputo is corporate account manager at Siemens Industries Inc. In his current role, Rich oversees the sale and delivery of the Siemens portfolio of products and solutions globally to the chemical industry and is responsible for business development in the North American hydrogen market segment. This includes from the plant floor to the MES suite: instrumentation, process automation, motors, switchgear and digitalisation software.
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Max Kolbe started his career as a field engineer, before working at Technip and KBR among others. He came to Wood in Houston to help lead offshore BD efforts for the projects team pursuing offshore engineering roles. He has also worked with the midstream group pursuing onshore LNG OE projects as well as FSRU and FLNG projects. In addition, he has worked with offshore operators that were interested in providing CCS for onshore facilities.
Ravi Bhamidipati is the vice president of global oil, gas and chemical at Victaulic, a leading provider of engineered piping and pipe joining solutions since 1919. He has more than 25 years of experience cultivating strategic partnerships and implementing business development strategies for global engineering and technology licensing companies in the oil and gas sector. He is dedicated to engineering solutions that mitigate safety risks and maximise construction productivity.
Noureen Faizee is a strategist and business leader with over 13 years of experience in the energy industry. She currently works as a director of strategy and growth for Worley’s hydrogen business to explore opportunities for genuine transformation within the hydrogen marketplace. Prior to this role, she led strategy development for the upstream and midstream oil and gas sectors at Worley.
Jean-Louis Kindler is CEO of Ways2H, a leading commercial provider of waste-to-hydrogen solutions for mobility and grid applications. A veteran of the environmental technology industry who has pioneered award-winning water, waste and renewable energy systems, Jean-Louis and his team are developing solutions and projects that transform the world’s worst waste – MSW, plastics, medical refuse – into clean energy and fuel.
Luciano Vidal is the supply chain manager at Subsea 7 USA looking after win & execute for offshore projects. He has over 15 years crafting solutions in the supply chain area, including 10 years in the energy industry. He has degrees in production engineering, subsea engineering and had successive roles in South America, North America, Europe and Africa.
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