DAY ONE | TUESDAY NOVEMBER 11, 2025
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DRIVING INNOVATION AND COLLABORATION IN COST EFFICIENT, SUSTAINABLE PRODUCTION CHEMISTRY AND FLOW ASSURANCE FOR DEEPWATER & ULTRA DEEPWATER, IOR/EOR, UNCONVENTIONAL & CCUS FRONTIERS
THEME: UNLOCKING COST-EFFICIENT PRODUCTION THROUGH INNOVATION IN PRODUCTION CHEMISTRY
STRATEGIC & BUSINESS LEADERSHIP FOCUS
8:00AM - 8:50AM REGISTRATION & NETWORKING
8:50AM - 9:10AM CHAIRPERSON INTRODUCTION & OPENING REMARKS
Junior Nsiah, Managing Director, GLOBAL STRATEGIC NETWORKS
Budi Mawardi B Nasron, General Manager, Resource Development & Management, MPM, PETRONAS
Zaidi Awang Mohamed, Staff, Malaysia Petroleum Management (MPM), PETRONAS
9:10AM - 9:45AM KEYNOTE: MALAYSIA’S OIL & GAS LANDSCAPE – POLICY, INVESTMENT & INDUSTRY OUTLOOK
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Malaysia’s role in the regional energy market
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National priorities for upstream growth
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Strategic role of oilfield chemicals in supporting production efficiency, cost competitiveness, and sustainability goals
​Hj Anuar Ismail, Senior General Manager, Resource Development & Management-MPM, PETRONAS​​
9:45AM - 11:00AM PANEL DISCUSSION: NAVIGATING THE FUTURE OF ENERGY IN ASIA PACIFIC
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Driving value through smarter oilfield chemical management to improve efficiency, reduce operating costs, and support long-term competitiveness
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Positioning oilfield chemistry as a strategic enabler for meeting sustainability commitments and regulatory expectations in the region
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Balancing health & safety, emissions targets, and cost efficiency
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Budi Mawardi B Nasron, General Manager, Resource Development & Management, MPM, PETRONAS
Mike Turner, Head of Production Chemistry, SHELL BRUNEI
Craig Kelly, Regional Sales Manager, Asia Pacific, SLB
(Moderator) Amir Sani Ab Bak, Head (PE Production Chemistry), PETRONAS
11:00AM - 11:45AM NETWORKING REFRESHMENT BREAK
11:45AM – 12:15PM SESSION: DEEPWATER & ULTRA-DEEPWATER CHALLENGES & OPPORTUNITIES IN MALAYSIA AND ASIA PACIFIC
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Frontier areas for exploration and development
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Overcoming technical, financial, and operational hurdles with the effective use of advanced oilfield chemistries for flow assurance and production reliability
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Gerard Runham, Principal Production Chemistry, PETRONAS
12:15PM - 12:45PM SESSION: DELIVERING VALUE THROUGH INTELLIGENT FLOW ASSURANCE FOR PRODUCTION SUSTAINABILITY
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Significance of Data for Production Assurance
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Digital Infrastructure & Blueprint of Functional Design Specification
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Intelligent Flow Assurance - Pathway to Maximizing Recovery
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Jose Salvador Salazar, Leucipa Senior Implementation Engineer, BAKER HUGHES
12:45PM - 1:45PM NETWORKING LUNCH BREAK
1:45PM - 2:45PM PANEL DISCUSSION: CCUS, IOR & EOR – UNLOCKING LONG-TERM VALUE IN ASIA PACIFIC FIELDS
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Scaling CCUS infrastructure with use of chemicals in Asia Pacific
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Enhancing production from mature reservoirs
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Policy, technology, and investment enablers
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Mark Gough, Business Development Manager – APAC Oil Services, CLARIANT OIL SERVICES
Rizal B Bakar, General Manager, PE Sarawak Oil, PETRONAS
Amrith Kalyant Singh, Regional Sales & Commercial Manager, BAKER HUGHES
(Moderator) Zaidi Awang Mohamed, Staff, Malaysia Petroleum Management (MPM), PETRONAS
2:45PM - 3:15PM SESSION: NETWORK PRESSURE OPTIMIZATION – INTEGRATED CHEMICAL AND DIGITAL SOLUTIONS FOR ENHANCED PRODUCTION
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Network Pressure Optimization blends advanced chemistry and digital control
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Real-time automation optimizes gas-lift and chemical injection via integrated control to maximize output and minimize consumption
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Improved flow assurance, higher chemical efficiency, and low-cost production uplift
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Tan Hui Yian, RDE Group Leader, Process Chemical Technology, Asia Pacific, SLB
Khoa KY, Regional Tech Manager, Process Chemical Technology, Asia and MENA, SLB
3:15PM - 3:45PM NETWORKING REFRESHMENT BREAK
3:45PM – 4:15PM SESSION: EXPERIENCES WITH UNLOCKING LOW-COST PRODUCTION FROM LIQUID-LOADING WELLS USING FOAM APPLICATION
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Liquid loading stalls in mature/low-pressure gas wells
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Crossing the critical velocity threshold matters for sustained flow
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Foam deliquification—via batch dosing or gas-lift injection to reduce backpressure and restore production
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Applying foam as a rapid intervention or longer-term program to safely extend well life
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Nurul Hazirah Abdul Latif (BSP), Concept Engineer, BRUNEI SHELL PETROLEUM SDN BHD
4:15PM – 4:45PM SESSION: SAFETY & RISK MANAGEMENT IN DEEPWATER AND CHEMICAL OPERATIONS
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Raising the bar on safety under extreme conditions through robust logistics, deployment protocols, and updated regional standards
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Adopting a Safety II approach, real-time data analytics, and predictive maintenance
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Hybrid framework featuring the Resilience-Based Emergency Response Readiness Index (R-BERRI) and guidance on digital twin integration
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Mr Wan Mohd Rafei B Wan Ab Rahman, Head Section CIMAH, DEPARTMENT OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND
HEALTH (DOSH)