The second year of Topsides, Platforms & Hulls Conference & Exhibition was held at the Hilton New Orleans Riverside in New Orleans, Louisiana from January 31 – February 2, 2012. The event attracted a record 731 attendees. Hundreds of colleagues and exhibiting companies benefitted from this high-level technical conference and exhibition and connected with key decision makers and technical experts directly involved in the topsides industry. Over three days, Topsides, Platforms and Hulls featured presentations covering technical issues, business challenges and future trends, plus showcased an exhibition of products and services from dozens of key engineering firms, contractors, suppliers and service providers. !

2012 Post Show Report

EVENT HIGHLIGHTS

•  Record attendance of 731!•  Attendees from 15 countries and 21 US states!•  94.4% of attendees said the event met or exceeded their expectations!•  85.2% rated the quality of speakers good or excellent!

2012 ADVISORY BOARD

OPENING NIGHT NETWORKING RECEPTION

The event kicked off on Tuesday, January 31st with the opening night networking reception on the exhibit hall floor. From 5:00 – 6:30 p.m. attendees and exhibitors networked and mingled while enjoying food and beverages. !

OPENING PLENARY SESSION

The Opening Plenary Session was held from 8:30 a.m. – 9:45 a.m. and was open !to all registered attendees. !Eldon Ball, Conference Director, kicked off the session with a welcome and introductions. He also stood in for Matt Immel of El Paso Corporation, who was absent due to a work emergency, and gave the Chairmanʼs Opening Remarks. !!The keynote presentation was given by Dr. Scott Tinker on the subject of The Global Energy Transition. Dr. Tinker is the Director of the Bureau of Economic Geology & State Geologist of Texas, Professor, Allday Endowed Chair of Subsurface Geology, John A. and Katherine G. Jackson School of Geosciences, The University of Texas at Austin !

CONFERENCE SESSIONS

Throughout the two days of conference sessions, the following session topics were covered:!

PROJECT REVIEW AND LESSONS LEARNED!•  Regulatory Experiences and Challenges

overcome for the Helix Producer I, the GoMʼs First Ship-Shaped DP FPU!

•  Magnolia Lessons Learned!•  Gulfstar: A Field Development Solution for a New

Era!

FEASIBILITY/CONCEPT SELECTION!•  Jubilee Lookback - Streamline Development Model!•  Pathways to Asset Success: An Optimal Process for

Planning, Integrating and Developing Successful Assets!

•  Wheatstone Platform Steel Gravity Structure! !CONCEPT SELECTION/DETAIL DESIGN!•  First GoM Ship-Shaped FPU - Topsides Design and

Performance!•  Comparison of Topsides and Wellbay Layouts for

the Radial Wellbay and Conventional Truss Spars!•  Integrity Management – Riser Integrity Lessons

Learned!!

OPERATIONS!•  Operating Integrity and Alarm Management!•  Remote Surveillance of Existing Assets!•  Integrated Operations – Key Points & Challenges! !CONSTRUCTION/TRANSPORTATION/INSTALLATION!•  Lessons Learned from the Successful Floatover of

a 20,000 Metric Tonne Central Processing Platform!•  Weight Control on Floating Production Installations!•  Angolan Local Content & Industrial Capabilities! !DECOMMISSIONING/REDEPLOYMENT PANEL !

RECOGNITION AWARDS

BEST PRESENTER: Brian Rieth, Shell – Remote Surveillance of Existing Assets !

BEST PRESENTATION: Alan Scott & Bojan Paunovic, Chevron – Lessons Learned from the Successful Float-over of a 20,000 Metric Tonne Central Processing Platform !

CONFERENCE PRICING

•  Individual Delegate (early bird rate) - US$675!•  Individual Delegate - US$775 !

2012 SPONSORS & SUPPORTING ORGANIZATIONS

EVENT DEMOGRAPHICS

32%

30%

15%

13%

6%

2% 2% Management (Production Manager, Engineering Manager, Exploration Manager) 32.5% Engineering 29.8%

Executive Management (CEO, President, Owner, VP, Managing Director, etc.) 14.9%

Other 13.2%

Consulting 6.1%

Field Professional (Superintendent, Foreman, Assistant Foreman, Toolpusher) 1.8%

Purchasing (Purchasing Agent, Purchasing Manager) 1.7%

Job Function

EVENT DEMOGRAPHICS

38%

20%

10%

8%

7%

7%

2% 3% 2% 2%

1% Major Oil & Gas Operating Company, Independent Oil & Gas Company, National/State Oil Company 37.7%

Consulting Company Engaged in Projects or Providing Services to Oil and/or Gas Companies 20.2%

EPC (Engineering/Procurement/Construction) Main Contractor 10.5%

Other 7.9%

Equipment Manufacturing Company 7.0%

Service Company 7.0%

Subcontractor 2.6%

Supply Company 2.6%

Marine Support Services 1.8%

Ship/Fabrication Yard 1.8%

Pipeline/Installation Contractor 0.90%

Organization Type

EVENT DEMOGRAPHICS

Areas of Interest

EVENT DEMOGRAPHICS

51%

21%

19%

9% Recommend 50.9%

No role 21.0%

Final decision 19.3%

Specify 8.8%

Purchasing Authority

EVENT DEMOGRAPHICS

Primary Reason For Attending

2012 EXHIBITOR & SPONSOR LIST

ABS Alliance Wood Group Engineering Alloy Metals And Tubes International, Inc.

Aveva World Beta International Cameron

Canal Barge Company Inc. Clydeunion S&N Pumps Crowley Marine Services, INC

Dale Stockstill & Associates Danos & Curole Marine Contractors Delta Rigging & Tools Dynamic Industries, Inc.

EDG, Inc Elliott Group Fenstermaker & Associates Fluor Enterprises, Inc.

Gardner Denver Nash LLC Gate, LLC

Hi-Cad America, LLC Holloway Houston Inc. Houston Dynamic Service Inc Hydraquip Custom Systems, Inc.

Intergraph Corporation IV-AGA Jacobs

KBR Knighthawk Engineering Kobelco Compressors America, Inc Lloyd’s Register North America Inc

Man Diesel North America Inc Meco Micropack Detection (Americas) Inc.

MMR Offshore Services, Inc. Mustang Engineering National Oilwell Varco Oil States Industries, Inc.

Paradigm Flow Solutions Ltd Rig-A-Lite

Roxar Safway Services Seatrax Signal International, Inc.

Special Piping Materials TASC TE Connectivity

Technip TFT-Pneumatic Vector Group Versabar Inc.

W&O Williams Worley Parsons

Space occupied: 7,600 net sq. ft. Number of Participating Companies: 54

DELEGATES

Australia!Brazil!Colombia!France!South Korea!Netherlands!Nigeria!Norway!Russian Federation!Singapore!Sweden!Thailand!United Arab Emirates!United Kingdom!United States!

Delegates/Visitors By Country!

Alaska!Alabama!California!Colorado!Connecticut!Florida!Georgia!Illinois!Kansas!Louisiana!Maryland!Mississippi!North Carolina!New York!Ohio!Oklahoma!Pennsylvania!Tennessee!Texas!Virginia!Wisconsin!

Delegates/Visitors By State!

OPERATOR PARTNER PROGRAM

PARTICIPATING COMPANIES

SAMPLE ATTENDEE LIST

FLOATING SYSTEMS ADVISOR

SENIOR ENGINEER PROJ MGR TOPSIDES ENGINEERING MANAG

RELIABILITY ENGINEER DIRECTOR - OFFSHORE

OFFSHORE/MARINE STRUCTURE SR VP UPSTREAM BUS DEV MGR PROJ SVCS

DIRECTOR PLANNER/SCHEDULER

INSTALL ENG STAFF STRUCTURAL ENG MAINTENANCE SUPERVISOR

VICE PRESIDENT BRIDGE LEAD PRODUCTION SUPERVISOR

VP FACILITIES ENG VP/PROJECT DIRECTOR

PROJECT ENGINEER OIM PORTFOLIO MGR

PRINCIPAL STRUCT ENGR VP HYDROCARBONS USAC

SR FACS ENG OBO FACILITIES MANAGER PLANNER/SCHEDULER

BHP BILLITON PETROLEUM

FLUOR OFFSHORE SOLUTIONS CHEVRON WORLEYPARSONS

SHELL E & P JACOBS

FLUOR OFFSHORE SOLUTIONS WOOD GROUP MUSTANG ANADARKO PETROLEUM CORP

J RAY MCDERMOTT CONOCO PHILLIPS

CHEVRON CONOCO PHILLIPS CO CONOCOPHILLIPS

WILLIAMS MIDSTREAM SHELL CONOCOPHILLIPS

LLOG EXPLORATION CO LLC WORLEYPARSONS PTY LTD

SHELL CONOCOPHILLIPS CHEVRON

CONOCO PHILLIPS CO WORLEYPARSONS

HESS CORPORATION BP CONOCOPHILLIPS

MGR, FACILITIES SURVEILLAN

ROTATING EQUIP ENGRG SUPV ELECTRICAL ENG FACILITIES ENG ADV

R&D PROJECT MANAGER PETRO ENGR

FACILITIES ENG OCEAN ENG. & SUPERVISOR OFFSHORE OPERATIONS MANAGE

SR. FACILITIES ENG. ADV. VICE PRESIDENT

FACILITIES ENG INTEGRITY & RELIABILITY EN FACILITIES ENGINEER

ENGINEERING MANAGER ELECTRICAL TECHNICAL AUTHO SR FACILITIES ENGRG ADV

PRESIDENT & C.O.O. LEAD MECHANIC

TOPSIDES COORDINATOR WR FACILITIES MANAGER ENGINEER, SR STAFF

FACILITIES ENGINEER CONTRACT ENGR

PROCESS ENGR CHIEF FAC ENG ELECTRIAL ENGR

SHELL OIL

CHEVRON USA SHELL EXPLORATION & PRODUCTION HESS CORPORATION

TECHNIP PETROBAS

CHEVRON CONOCOPHILLIPS WISON OFFSHORE AND MARINE

HESS CORPORATION KIEWIT OFFSHORE SERVICES

CHEVRON WOOD GROUP INTEGRITY MGMT CHEVRON

HEEREMA MARINE CONTRACTORS SHELL EXPLORATION & PRODUCTION HESS CORP

GULF ISLAND FABRICATION, INC. CONOCOPHILLIPS

ENI PETROLEUM PETROBRAS AMERICAS EL PASO EXPLORATION/PRODUCTION

BP AMERICAS SHELL

PETROBAS HESS CORP SHELL

SAMPLE ATTENDEE LIST

SR FACILITIES ENGRG ADV

SR ENGINEER ROTATING EQUIP ENGR MARINE F.E.

ENGINEERING MANAGER VP DEEPWATER PROJECT

SR STAFF FACILITIES ENGR ELECTRICAL ENGR VP

ELECTRICAL ENGINEER RELIABILITY SPECIALIST

FACILITY ENGR FACILITIES ENG FACILITIES ENGINEER

PRINC OFFSHORE STRUCTURAL

FACILITIES ENGR MANAGER

STRUCTURAL ENGINEER OFFSHORE LEAD WHEATSTONE PLATFORM CONST

PROJECT MANAGER SR STAFF ENGINEER

ENGR SR ELECTRICAL TECH FACILITIES PROJ ENGR

DEP HEAD, OFFSHORE DEPT HEAD, PROCUREMENT/TENDER

PROJECT SUPPORT ANALYST PROJECT SERVICES COORD CONTRACT ADVISOR

PROJECT SUPPORT COORD

BHP BILLITON PETROLEUM

CONOCOPHILLIPS TOTAL E&P USA INC CHEVRON AUSTRIALIA

BP MURPHY EXPL & PROD

CHEVRON SHELL SHELL EXPLORATION & PROD

SHTOKMAN DEVELOPMENT AG SHTOKMAN DEVELOPMENT AG

WILLIAMS WILLIAMS WILLIAMS

WILLIAMS

CHEVRON

PETROBRAS CHEVRON USA CHEVRON

CHEVRON LLOG EXPLORATION CO

SHELL SHELL HESS

SHELL EXPLORATION & PRODUCTION JACOBS GLOBAL MAINT SVCS

SHELL EXPL & PROD CO CHEVRON CHEVRON NORTH AMERICA

CONOCOPHILLIPS

EVENT CONTACTS

Eldon Ball!Phone: +1 281 352 4454!Fax: +1 713 963 6296!Email: eldonb@pennwell.com !

Conference Program Director: !

Visit us online at www.topsidesevent.com or contact:!

Gail Killough!Phone: +1 713 963 6251!Fax: +1 713 963 6201!Email: gailk@pennwell.com !

Conference Manager:!

Kay Baker!Phone: +1 918 831 9102!Fax: +1 918 831 9729!Email: kayb@pennwell.com !

Event Operations Manager:!

Sue Neighbors!United States!Phone: +1 713 963 6256!Fax: +1 713 963 6212!Email: sneighbors@pennwell.com!Peter Cantu!United States!Phone: +1 713 963 6213!Fax: +1 713 963 6256!Email: peterc@pennwell.com!Michael Yee!South East Asia!Phone: +65 9616 8080!Email: yfyee@singnet.com.sg !

Exhibit Sales & Sponsorship Managers:!

Lauren Brenner!Phone: +1 918 832 9276!Fax: +1 918 831 9729!Email: laurenb@pennwell.com!

Exhibit Service Coordinator: !

Jennifer McPhail!Phone: +1 918 831 9701!Fax: +1 918 831 9729!Email: jenniferm@pennwell.com!

Event Marketing Manager:!

Direct: +1 918 831 9160!Fax: +1 918 831 9161!Toll Free: +1 888 299 8016!Fax: +1 888 299 8057 !

Registration Department:!

1421 S. Sheridan Road !Tulsa, OK 74112 !Phone: +1 918 835 3161!Fax: +1 713 963 6270!Web: www.topsidesevent.com!

PennWell Corporate Headquarters:!