CE LE B R ATI N G 25 Y E ARS
CALL FOR PAPERS
Abstract Submission Deadline: 27 July 2015
Dear Colleague:
On behalf of the Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) and the Conference Programme
Committee, I invite you and your colleagues to participate in the 2016 SPE International
Conference and Exhibition on Health, Safety, Security, Environment, and Social
Responsibility. It takes place 11–13 April 2016, in Stavanger, Norway.
This edition of the oil and gas industry’s premier HSE event celebrates its 25th year. It
brings together experts from all over the world to share new ideas, process improvements,
technological advancements, and innovative applications to enhance HSE performance.
It also provides a neutral forum where a wide range of perspectives from a variety of
stakeholders can be explored.
Themed ‘Sustaining Our Future Through Innovation and Collaboration,’ this biennial
conference welcomes to Stavanger more than 1200 health, safety, security, environment,
and social responsibility leaders and professionals working in and beyond the oil and gas
sector. Our theme reflects the opportunity we all have to collaborate and contribute to our
global success. It also captures the global imperative in today’s climate to maximise our
HSE programmes in order to achieve the objectives of our shareholders and stakeholders.
Our goal is to reach beyond the industry by introducing presentations, special topical
sessions, and networking opportunities unavailable anywhere else. Our technical
programme will reflect the diverse perspectives and concerns of our attendees.
Please give others the chance to learn from your experiences, ideas, and best practices—
submit a paper proposal by 27 July 2015. A list of technical categories is shown in this
brochure, and the full list is available on the event website, www.spe.org/events/hse.
Trey Shaffer
2016 SPE International HSE Programme Committee Chairperson
Global Reach
Since its inception in 1991, this event has been held in venues all over the world.
Health in Communities
~~ C
ollaboration With Agencies, ~~ Health Impact Assessment
Government, or Other Stakeholders ~~ Infectious Diseases
~~ Community Health Outreach ~~ Product Stewardship
~~ G
lobal, National, and ~~ W
hat Should Be the Role of the Oil
Regional Partnerships and Gas Industry in Communities?
Occupational Safety
~~ Behavioural Safety: Human Factors ~~ M
anaging Major Incident Risks and
~~ Human Performance Response/Media Response
Sustainability
~~ A
ccelerating Integration of ~~ Diversity
Sustainable Development Factors ~~ Leveraging Technology
in Executive and Operations
Decision Making ~~ P
ublic Acceptability and the
Rational Middle
~~ Climate Change
~~ Sustainable Operations in the Arctic
~~ Collaborating to Achieve Local Content
HSE Management
~~ A
lignment/Harmonisation of ~~ Leadership / Accountability
Standards and Practices ~~ Learning Organisations
~~ Audit and Assurance Programs ~~ Management of Change
~~ Bridging Documents ~~ Operational Excellence
~~ Chemical Inventory Management ~~ P
reserving Maintenance and Safety in
~~ C
ollaboration With Contractors, a Low Cost Environment
Partners, and Other Stakeholders ~~ S
afety and Environmental
~~ C
ontractor and Sub-Contractor Management Systems (SEMS)
HSE Management ~~ Technology and Systems
~~ Cutting Costs, Not Corners ~~ Training and Competency
~~ Cyber Security
~~ High-Reliability Organisations
~~ HSE Culture
~~ Joint Venture Management
Environment
Social Responsibility
~~ C
ollaboration With Communities, ~~ Interaction of Social Responsibility
Partners, or Other Stakeholders Issues With Other Aspects of
~~ Ethics and Human Rights Environment, Safety, Security, Health
~~ F
resh Water, Major Resource ~~ P
ublic Consultation, Engagement of
Utilisations, in Heavy Security Stakeholders, Conflict Management,
Areas, etc. Community Outreach
7. P
lease note that, if accepted, your paper A Word About Commercialism
proposal may be published, as submitted, in
SPE has a stated policy against use of commercial
conference information media, including the
trade names, company logos, or text that is
SPE website.
commercial in tone in the paper title, text, or
8. A
uthors whose paper proposals are accepted slides. Use of such terms will result in careful
will be required to provide a manuscript for scrutiny by the Programme Committee in
inclusion in the conference proceedings. evaluating abstracts, and the presence of
Authors who do not submit a manuscript commercialism in the paper may result in it being
and the associated publication forms by the withdrawn from the programme.
manuscript due date will be withdrawn from
the programme and will not be allowed to A Word About Plagiarism
present. Manuscripts will be due at SPE no later
We expect authors to credit all sources used in
than 30 November 2015.
their writings and not to represent work of others
as their own. We take plagiarism very seriously.
Copyright Please refer to SPE’s plagiarism policy at
All authors of papers presented at the conference www.spe.org/authors/policies/plagiarism.php.
will be required to complete and submit a
copyright release form to SPE or submit the
copyright exemption form where applicable.
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London W1W 5DW UK
Co-Chairs Co-Chairs
Trey Shaffer, ERM Knut Jørgen Arntzen, Statoil
Øystein Arvid Håland, Statoil Linda Battalora, Colorado
Steve Kropla, IADC School of Mines
Johana Dunlop, Schlumberger
Members Ann Flowers, Oxy
Ian Bailey, ERM
Laura Johnson, ExxonMobil
Carlos Chalbaud, GDF Suez
John Karish, ENSCO
Jan Roar Drechsler, Statoil
Paul Krishna, XTO Energy
Michael Engell-Jensen, IOGP
Steve Kropla, IADC
Emmanuel Garland, Total
Dina Kuykendall, Baker Hughes
Claudine Gorman, ExxonMobil
Steve Laking, ERM
Kerry Ground, Acorn International
Krish (Ravi) Ravishankar, Oxy
Irene Hamre, Baker Hughes
Luciano Scataglini, Eni
Jack Hinton, Baker Hughes
Paul Shone, Chevron
Dave King, BP
Don Smith, Eni
Tom Knode, Consultant
Jonathan Smith, Maersk Oil
Roland Moreau, Consultant
Charles ‘Buzz’ Morris, Chevron For more information,
Odd Oeen, Schlumberger please contact:
Kate Simpson, ConocoPhillips
SPE Europe, Russia, Caspian,
Sarah Smith, Halliburton and Sub-Saharan Africa
Sue Staley, Shell
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Sandy Stash, Tullow Oil
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