IDEC 2019 Post Show Report IDEC 2019 Post Show Report | Page 2

Conference
Summary
Innovative concepts organized its
flagship event India Drilling & Exploration
Conference (IDEC)-2019, witnessed
participation of international experts in oil &
gas sector who shared experiences, recent
trends and also the scope for future
developments of the oil & gas industry.
The 12th IDEC discussed innovation,
technology advancements & digitalization
of oil & gas industry. It further discussed
important issues affecting the oil and gas
industry and providing a dialogue between
national and foreign partners. IDEC has
become the traditional meeting place for
leaders to discuss key developments in
India's oil & gas sector & continues to
receive the necessary mix of local and
international players.
Highlighting the essence and dire need for
innovative thinking in the current scenario
along with scope of techno-commercial
partnerships and close engagement, the
eminent speakers had interactive
discussions covering wide gamut of domain
areas related to energy requirement,
Drilling technology, well integrity
management, deep water development,
digitalization, operational excellence, were
thought provoking.
Delegates were able to learn about the
latest regional opportunities and gain first-
hand insights into the policy initiatives and
regulatory environments that will guide
future developments of the oil & gas
industry in India.
Key speakers included Crispin Simon,
British Dy. High Commissioner, Her
Majesty's Trade Commissioner for South
Asia, R K Sinha, Chief Technical Officer,
DGH, K S Pandey, ED Asset Manager, NH
Asset, ONGC, K Vasudevan, GGM, Basin
Manager, WOB, Mumbai, ONGC, Badal
Roy, GGM, Head Offshore Safety, ONGC,
Dr Chris FREEMAN, Technical Director,
Gaffney, Cline & Associates, T K Sengupta,
Director Exploration & Drilling, FIP, Abdo
Ahmad , Head of Drilling & Completions
(HOD) - Deep Water & CBM, RIL (E & P),
Parul Chopra, Vice President Research
and Head Rystad Energy India office,
Rodrigo Ribeiro, Chief Operation Officer,
Serviços de Petróleo Constellation S.A.,
Nirmal Shani, Country Manager &
Executive Director - South Asia, IHS Markit,
Kaushik Roy, Country Manager, India &
Srilanka, Weatherford, Rajeev Nayyer, MD
& CEO – OGD Services Ltd., S Karunanithi,
General Manager- Head Structures, IEOT,
ONGC, Rajeev Duper, GGM (D), Eastern
Offshore Asset, ONGC
IDEC 2019 had +300 delegates, including
40 speakers & 15 exhibitors. The
delegates gained in-depth industry
knowledge and market insights from
distinguished industry experts including
Government representatives, state owned
oil companies, market analysts & global
experts.
India Drilling & Exploration Conference 2019