Peter Lovie, Senior Advisor Floating Systems, advises multiple operator and contractor clients in the offshore business on technical, business development and commercial assignments.
The reorganization of Devon Energy Corporation in 2H 2009 included disbanding the Project Support Office where Peter Lovie worked on the planning and project management of deepwater projects. When Devon ultimately exited the offshore business altogether, Peter Lovie was laid off - along with hundreds of others - and started this consulting practice, putting to work what he learned over his years at Devon and before, now for a number of clients.
Since 2006 www.Lovie.org has served as an information source for the oil and gas industry on how FPSOs and Shuttle Tankers got to where they are today in the US Gulf of Mexico.
Peter Lovie PE, PMP, FRINA can be reached at 1.713.419.9164 and peter@lovie.org.
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Upcoming and Recent Activities
Induction as Industry Pioneer in Hall of Fame
In mid July the Oilfield Energy Center (OEC) in Houston issued its 2Q2018 Newsletter with its public announcement that Peter Lovie will be inducted into their Hall of Fame as an Industry Pioneer in a ceremony in September. In the petroleum world this is significant as OEC’s Hall of Fame is populated with Industry Pioneers thadt inclcude “Red” Adair, George H.W. Bush, and the founders of McDermott and of Brown & Root.
OTC Legacy Members
The Offshore Technology Conference (OTC) had its first conference in 1969 in downtown Houston at the Albert Thomas Convention Center. The event ash condtintue , clelbrastign tis fiftieth confence in Houston in 2018. SPE tracked down people who had attended every year since OTCs started and found a surprisingly small number still around – they had contact with only eight – one of which was Peter Lovie. They were deemed “OTC Legacy Members” and recognized with an OTC medal encased in Lucite.
First Person: Oilfield Success of “Millennials” in the 1970s Might Offer Encouragement Today
March 14 is a historic date. It is the birthday of Albert Einstein. March 14 (3.14) is also Pi Day when the greek letter Pi is celebrated (no joke – more at www.piday.org ) And in 2018 March 14 is when history was made with SPE’s online version of The Journal of Petroleum Technology publishing Peter Lovie’s latest article “First Person: Oilfield Success of “Millennials” in the 1970s Might Offer Encouragement Today”.
ETA and its Jackups - Update
The latest updates dated 16 May 2017 to "ETA and its Jackups: the Six Year Saga" has been posted on www.ETAanditsJackups.com Click on link for more information and to download the 73 page piece.
Oil & Gas Journal quotes Peter Lovie
Oil & Gas Journal quotes Peter Lovie 5 times in an article on Shell’s Stones field development that employs an FPSO in US GoM
Pennwell’s Topsides Platforms & Hulls conference
Pennwell’s Topsides Platforms & Hulls conference added an FPSO Track this year. Peter Lovie was lead developer on the FPSO Track, gave the opening presentation on “FPSOs in the US GoM - a 21 Year Saga” and moderated the Closing Panel.
“Twenty Year Effort Brings Two FPSO Vessels to US GoM”
Journal of Petroleum Technology (2-1/2 page report on the presentation at Rice on 10 June)
Upstream interviews Peter Lovie: “FPSOs – a labor of Lovie”
appeared on their “Head to Head” page dedicated to an individual Upstream feels has done significant things in the industry. Upstream did similar interviews a few weeks earlier with Saudi Arabia’s Oil Minister Khalid al-Falih (24 June) and with US Senator Lisa Murkowski (20 April).
“Unprecedented Idle FPSOs”
Article in Maritime Reporter issue of June 2016, pp. 40-42.
Rice Global E&C Forum: Roundtable:
talk based in large part on “2016 and Two FPSOs in US GoM: the Twenty Year Saga”, the presentation covers:
- Unrecognized initiatives of operating oil companies on the regulatory process;
- The real reason for FPSOs being disconnectable in US GoM;
- Shuttle tanker business in US GoM: $$$, DP. safety, Jones Act;
- Why it’s about time we amend the Jones Act;
- Fourfold growth in the world’s FPSO fleet over these 20 years, yet of 218 FPSOs, only 2 are in the US GoM;
- Outlook as FPSO business faces its worst ever downturn;
- Closing thoughts.
“2016 and Two FPSOs in US GoM: the Twenty Year Saga”
published by Peter Lovie at www.fpsosingom.com 10,525 words, 16 figures, 1 graph, 4 tables, freely downloadable
Learn more at fpsosingom.com
“Oil Downturn Gives FPSO Labor Market Pause”
The views of Peter Lovie on the outlook for the FPSO business are quoted in this 5 page article as part of a discussion on how the next few years may go for marine professionals.
“An Independent Look at the Round Hull Concept”
This presentation examines the emergence of the round hull in the contexts of FPSOs in today’s offshore world and for other uses of the round hull concept in modern times and in antiquity. Talks about technology and development of business, history and a little entertainment! Given at ACI’s 7th FPSO Conference in Houston on 4-5 November 2015, 33 slides.
Chairman’s Address
Brief opening remarks at ACI’s 7th FPSO Conference in Houston on 4-5 November 2015: see slides 2, 3 and 4.
“Noah’s Ark and the new round hulls of the offshore world”
The Royal Institution of Naval Architects in London has published in the 3Q 2015 issue of their Offshore & Marine Technology journal, pp. 10-13 - some thought provoking entertainment.
“FPSO Overruns Present Opportunity for Change”
The Offshore magazine article, pp 108-111 tackles a common phenomenon in FPSO projects which has in a few instances had a serious effect on the survival and financial health of the FPSO lease contractors. In many cases it has given that industry a bum rap where projects did indeed need to overrun for sound field development reasons. It is a sensitive theme with industry leaders now addressing it via better project definition, via FEED, plus growing management attention on both sides of the table, implying the timing for change is good. Ideas for improving matters are mooted in “Closing Thoughts” in this four page download.
Peter Lovie disassociated himself from the Advisory Board for the FPSO Forum in Galveston
He had served as Program Chair for the 2012, 2013 and 2014 FPSO Forums.
FPSO Vessel Conference Presentation
“US GoM FPSOs + Shuttle Tankers: Evolution, Drivers and Outlook”: how we got to where we are in US GoM, outlook and new information on shuttle tankers. Peter Lovie’s presentation was at 5th FPSO Vessel Conference, Active Communications International (ACI), Houston, 31 slides.
Harts E&P Series
“TRLs as a Metric in Gauging Progress on Technology and Commerciality”: a two part series by Peter Lovie, James Pappas and Tom Williams in Hart’s E&P, 7 pages.
Offshore Engineer Interview
“Point by Point: The Business of FPSOs”, an interview of Peter Lovie and two others by Audrey Leon, Managing Editor of Offshore Engineer, pp. 26-29, 30, 32-33.
FPSO Global Forum in Galveston, Texas
As in 2012 and 2013, Peter Lovie serves as Program Chair and as one of the Session Moderators.
Adam Smith, Kenny Rogers and the Commerciality of Offshore Technologies
SNAME’s Marine Technology published their version of the article.
RPSEA and its offloading project
The Final Report on RPSEA project 10121-4407-01 “Deepwater Direct Offloading Systems” was signed on 8Oct13 and published by RPSEA on 28Mar14, is now in the public domain for anyone to download the 330 page (5.2 MB) Final Report, and 292 pages (3.5MB) of Appendices, all at www.rpsea.org/projects/10121-4407-01/ .Peter Lovie served as Principal Investigator for RPSEA on this project during 2012-2013.
RPSEA’s Ultra Deepwater Technology Conference
Peter Lovie was invited to comment on the Final Report Presentation delivered by RPSEA on their Project 10121-4407-01 Deepwater Direct Offloading Systems. This eight page paper on “Conclusions and Discussion” includes his technical and commercial observations from his responsibilities as Principal Investigator on the project.
- View the presentation "Conclusions and Discussion for Final Report Presentation"
Economics, Performance - Four Options for US GoM Offloading
Presentation on “Economics, Performance - Four Options for US GoM Offloading” given at the Third Annual Emerging FPSO Forum in Galveston on 26 September 2013. It relates 2007-2008 work at Devon Energy that was reported in DOT 09 with work in a recently completed RPSEA project, funded via US Department of Energy, on offloading in GoM.
- View the presentation “Economics, Performance - Four Options for US GoM Offloading”
Third Annual Emerging FPSO Forum
Peter played a lead role in establishing the program for the Third Annual Emerging FPSO Forum in Galveston. He moderates the opening session on “State of the Business” and in the session on “FPSO Offloading in GoM” he presents on “Economics, Performance - Four Options”.
ACI’s 2nd Annual FPSO Vessel Conference
Two FPSO conferences were in the Houston area three weeks apart - an unusual phenomenon ! Peter Lovie was at both and spoke at the event by ACI. R
View the presentation "Developments in the Ultra-Deep waters of the U.S. Gulf of Mexico"
Read his “Anecdotes at an FPSO Conference” on FPSO business trends underway. website
Offshore Engineer’s Second Annual Emerging FPSO Forum
Peter moderated two sessions at this event in Galveston. The first was on offloading for US GoM. His second session was on round FPSOs, a shoot out on the different round FPSO designs on the market: read the lop sided vote by the FPSO community that was there, on ship shape FPSOs versus the round FPSO designs from Sevan, SSP and Deepwater Structures.
"Impact of Logistics of FPSO Production on Markets", Argus Americas Crude Summit - Shifting Import Dynamics, Houston, 25-27 January 2012, 29 slides.
01 December 2011
"At Last, an FPSO in US GoM!", Marine Technology Society, Houston, 27 Slides.
22-23 November 2011
"What's Next for FPSOs in US GoM?", IBC Energy, 26th Annual FPSO Conference, London, 27 slides.
"Tankers V. Pipelines in Ultra Deep GoM", International Offshore Pipeline Forum, organized by ASME, 21 slides.
"Why so Long for an FPSO in US GoM?", Emerging FPSO Forum, Galveston, 18 slides.
"FPSO Tales of the Unexpected", Offshore Engineer, August 2011, pp. 20-21.
"Spec Build FPSOs Dangerously Risky", Offshore Engineer, February 2011, pp. 24-25.
Spec FPSOs prove too risky
Lovie quoted in Oil & Gas Journal article. Selected comments from the Contractors' Panel at IBC's 25th annual FPSO conference on 14 Dec10 in London.
"Lack of FPSOs in US Gulf Limits Appeal of Shuttle Tankers", Lloyds List. 17 December 2010, 1 page.
Lovie at Global Floating Production Systems 2010
The premier event for the FPS sector, Global FPS 2010 will focus on market trends, commercial drivers and the technical challenges of developing offshore oil production and associated gas.
Titanic, Challenger and now Macondo: mankind learns from disasters but the outlook for FPSOs in US GoM?
"The First FPSO in US GoM: the Fourteen Year Journey", Society of Petroleum Engineers, Projects, Facilities & Construction Group, presentation at lunch meeting, Houston, 18 May 2010, 28 slides.
"The First FPSO in US GoM: the Fourteen Year Journey", Journal of Petroleum Technology, May 2010, part 2 of 2, pp. 32-35.
"The First FPSO in US GoM: the Fourteen Year Journey", Journal of Petroleum Technology, April 2010, part 1 of 2, pp. 36-39.
Presentation at Energy Week at Tulane
Three Case Histories on the Risks, Timing, Business & Regulatory Impacts on Acceptance of New Technologies in the US Gulf of Mexico.