Houston Offshore Update 2025

Registration is now CLOSED. Please contact [email protected] with a registration queries.

Join Westwood’s team for an engaging afternoon of knowledge sharing and networking at The Moran CityCentre, Pecos Ballroom on Thursday 13th November, starting at 2.30pm.

Back by demand, we welcome Jamie Collard from Westwood’s Global Exploration & Appraisal team to the floor as well as cornerstone presentations from Mark Adeosun and Cinnamon Edralin. Plus, don’t miss insights from our special guest speaker Wayne Chen, MODEC. We welcome you to stay for networking, food and drink following the presentations.

Agenda

2.30pm – 3.00pm
Welcome reception

3.00pm – 3.10pm
Gareth Hector, Introductions

3.10pm – 3.30pm
Jamie Collard, Exploration Research Manager

• Offshore exploration update
• Global hits and misses in 2025
• Activity and performance benchmarking
• Ultra-deepwater in focus

3.30pm – 3.50pm
Mark Adeosun, Director SubseaLogix & PlatformLogix

• Macro fundamentals that underpin offshore O&G investments
• Offshore field final investment decisions and trends
• Subsea and floating platform contracting activities and drivers

3.50pm – 4.10pm
Cinnamon Edralin, Americas Research Director

• 2025 Offshore rig market analysis, including utilization and dayrates
• Two-year offshore rig outlook and the mid-cycle pause

4.10pm – 4.30pm
Guest Speaker – Wayne Chen, MODEC

• Digital transformation of a major FPSO leasing contractor
• The impact of digitalisation on EPCI processes and offshore operations
• MODEC’s digital framework and use cases

4.30pm – 6.00pm Networking, canapes and drinks reception

Places for this session are strictly limited and so registration requests are invited below. You will be emailed to confirm your request has been accepted.

Guest Speaker – Wayne Chen, MODEC

Wayne Chen is a Senior Digital Technology Engineer at MODEC America, with over 10 years of experience in the deepwater offshore sector. He is a registered Professional Engineer in Texas and holds a PhD in Structural Engineering as well as a Master’s degree in Computer Science.

Wayne spent much of his career specializing in subsea structure design and manufacturing before transitioning to digital and data-driven engineering within the oil and gas industry. Since joining MODEC two years ago, he has been responsible for digital scopes in project pre-FEED studies and supporting AI initiatives. His background includes artificial intelligence, particularly the application of deep learning techniques in computer vision and natural language processing, as well as autonomous robotic control, and he is passionate about advancing digitalization in offshore engineering.