The document discusses the BW Pioneer, the first floating production, storage, and offloading (FPSO) vessel in the US Gulf of Mexico. It will service Petrobras America Inc.'s Cascade/Chinook oil field development. The speaker, Peter Lovie, has decades of experience in offshore drilling, subsea production, and FPSOs. He played an active role in securing regulatory approval for FPSOs in the Gulf of Mexico in 2001.

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2. At Last: An FPSO In The Gulf of
Mexico
The BW Pioneer, the first FPSO in US
GoM, will service Petrobras America,
Inc.’s Cascade/Chinook development in
the US Gulf of Mexico
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3. THE BW OFFSHORE
PIONEER
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4. The People, the Companies, the
History
What Might Be Next?
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5. About The Speaker
Peter Lovie
• Professional Engineer (PE) in Texas
• Project Management Professional (PMP)
• Fellow of the Royal Institution of Naval
Architects (FRINA)
• Master of Applied Mechanics from University
of Virginia
• Fulbright Scholar
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6. About The Speaker
Peter Lovie
• Career began in Offshore Drilling
• then Subsea Production
• From 1995 was in the FPSO and shuttle tanker
business (Bluewater) for seven years
• Active part of industry team securing the
2001 regulatory approval for the use of
FPSOs in US Gulf of Mexico
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7. About The Speaker
Peter Lovie
• Moved to American Shuttle Tankers, (now
Teekay)
• In 2006-2009 worked in the Project
Management Office for Devon Energy
Corporation
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8. About The Speaker
Peter Lovie
• Dealt with planning, economics, risks and
contracting for deepwater field developments
• Recommended the choice of export systems
• Negotiated contracts
• Secured the first ever FPSO and shuttle tankers
in the US Gulf of Mexico.
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9. About The Speaker
Peter Lovie
• Currently divides his time between a
consulting practice and a project development
venture for West Africa.
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10. FPSO
BW Pioneer
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14. THANK YOU FOR ATTENDING THIS YEAR’S
Dynamic Positioning Conference
• Broke previous attendance records
• Attendance of over 350
• 31 active licensed DP Operators
Special Thanks To:
• Chairperson Richard Simpson (Marine Advisor BP) for Exceptional Technical
Papers Program
• Howard Shatto (Shatto Engineering) for the Introduction
• Robert Patterson, Vice President Upstream Major Projects, Shell International
Exploration and Production - Projects and Technology for the Keynote Address
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15. THANK YOU FOR ATTENDING THIS
YEAR’S MTS BBQ
This year we had a record number of attendees at 568
86 of that number was attending students from Texas A&M, University of
Houston and Cinco Ranch HS.
NET INCOME earned towards next year's scholarships was $47,561.
THANK YOU to everyone for making this year's BBQ soo successful!!!

16. Thank You To Our Host

17. THANK YOU TO OUR
2011 MTS BBQ SPONSORS

18. THANKS TO OUR
2011 MTS BBQ EXHIBITORS
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19. GOOD JOB 2011 MTS MEMBER
SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS!
Claire Volz, Lauren Callon, Kendall Ahrendsen, Lynley Jones, Andrew Coyne
Jaimie Pribiliski, Katherine Horn (not present)
– MTS Council Dewayne Hollin & Robert Keith

20. 2011 Recipients of MTS Scholarships
Gary Liles
Recipient of the MTS Dr. Wayne Ingram Scholarship 2011
Gavin Blockhus
Recipient of the Glen Lochte Scholarship
Nathan Krohn
Recipient of the MTS Charles Richards Sr. Scholarship 2011
Adam Scheidler
Recipient of the MTS Dr. John C. Freeman Scholarship 2011
Tarren Peterson
Recipient of the MTS Chuck Richards Scholarship 2011
John Houdek
Recipient of the TAMU MTS Endowed Scholarship 2011

21. 2011 Recipients of the MTS
University of Houston Scholarship
Oscar Hutardo
Adriana Giron
Evelin Giron
Christopher Cardenas
Kathlyn Matzar
Austin Cooper
Gilbert Lopez
Jeffrey Ciabattoni

22. 2011 Recipients of MTS
Texas A&M Galveston Scholarship
John Smith
Austin Parish
Sharon Progar
Christine Clark
John Paul Schilling
Avery Vaughn

23. Don’t Forget
Saturday, March 3, 2012
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