From Strategy to Execution: 
Connecting APAC to Advance Safe, Efficient and Sustainable Offshore Decommissioning
March 18 - 19, 2027 l Novotel Perth Langley, Australia

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Dr Francis Norman

Dr Francis Norman

Chief Executive Officer And Managing Director Centre of Decommissioning Australia (CODA)

His role of CEO and Managing Director, leading the Centre of Decommissioning Australia (CODA) is informed by over 40 years of experience in resource project engineering and business leadership. As an independent industry peak body, CODA is working to bring together the Australian decommissioning industry, including operators, service suppliers, government, research and regulators to grow the local capacity and capability to undertake the upcoming decommissioning work in a safe, efficient, environmentally sensitive and cost-effective manner.

A former WA division president for Engineers Australia, Francis holds a MSc in project management and a PhD in management.

Offshore Decommissioning APAC Summit 2027: Main Conference

9:00 AM The Next Decade of Offshore Decommissioning: Is APAC's Execution Capacity Ready for a US$100 Billion Program?

  • Prioritizing late-life assets through integrity assessments, economic evaluation, and end-of-life planning. 

  • Forecasting decommissioning demand across wells, platforms, FPSOs, pipelines, and subsea infrastructure. 

  • Assessing execution of readiness, vessel availability, contractor capability, engineering capacity and supply-chain resilience. 

  • Identifying delivery risks including cost pressures, resource constraints, and execution challenges. 

  • Driving collaboration between operators, regulators and the supply chain to accelerate delivery and build a sustainable APAC decommissioning ecosystem. 

Offshore Decommissioning APAC Summit 2027: Masterclass

9:00 AM Mission Briefing

Your project starts here. Working as the appointed decommissioning team for the Meridian Platform, delegates receive a realistic project dossier and are challenged to plan, execute and defend critical decisions across five phases, from liquidating Asset Retirement Obligation through to a live board defense. 

The objective: deliver a safe, commercially viable, regulator-approved decommissioning program, built on the real cost, contracting and execution logic used across APAC. 


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