Conference Agenda 2026

Registration, Refreshments & Networking

Opening Remarks by Master of Ceremony

Real-Time Shutdown Control Rooms & Live Data Analytics in Turnaround Execution

• Establishing centralised shutdown control rooms for operational visibility across multi-unit refinery and plant turnarounds • Integrating maintenance management, permit-to-work, and progress tracking systems into unified live execution dashboards • Using key performance indicator tracking and real-time variance reporting to support turnaround decision-making • Connecting field supervisors, maintenance crews, and operations teams through integrated digital collaboration platforms

Artificial Intelligence in Shutdown & Turnaround Planning for Oil & Gas Assets

• Applying machine learning to historical turnaround data to improve schedule accuracy and resource demand forecasting • Identifying and mitigating risks across multi-discipline shutdown scopes using artificial intelligence planning tools • Predictive turnaround cost modelling using operational and maintenance intelligence platforms and analytics • Integrating intelligent planning tools with existing enterprise and maintenance management systems in refinery environments • Industry perspective: Practical applications of artificial intelligence in turnaround planning at international energy operations

Leadership Under Pressure: Managing High-Complexity Shutdown Events in the Oil & Gas Sector

• Crisis leadership strategies for managing large-scale turnarounds involving thousands of multi-discipline contractors • Decision-making frameworks under operational uncertainty during unplanned shutdowns in critical process units • Building resilient shutdown leadership teams capable of sustaining execution performance across 24-hour turnaround operations • Managing stakeholder communication during high-visibility shutdown events with significant production and revenue implications

Morning Networking Break

Sustainable & Low-Emission Shutdown Operations in Oil & Gas Facilities

• Reducing hydrocarbon emissions, atmospheric venting, and flaring during refinery and gas plant shutdown and start-up phases • Implementing waste minimisation and environmental management plans throughout the turnaround execution life cycle • Energy-efficient shutdown sequencing and utility management strategies to reduce the environmental footprint of outage activities • Aligning shutdown and turnaround programmes with corporate sustainability targets and environmental reporting obligations

PANEL DISCUSSION: Valve Management & Isolation Strategy in Refinery & Plant Turnarounds

• Developing comprehensive valve management programmes as part of shutdown scope definition and pre-turnaround planning • Critical valve inspection, overhaul, and replacement strategies in high-pressure and high-temperature process service environments • Managing double-block-and-bleed isolation requirements for hydrocarbon-containing systems during planned shutdown activities • Integrating valve condition data into inspection and maintenance management systems for proactive life cycle management • Panel discussion: Common valve failure modes identified during turnarounds and strategies to prevent recurrence across global oil and gas operations

Managing Turnaround Execution in Extreme Weather & Environmental Conditions

• Developing workforce health and safety programmes for large contractor teams operating in extreme hot-weather conditions • Scheduling high-intensity outdoor maintenance tasks around peak environmental risk periods while protecting the critical path • Heat stress monitoring, hydration management, and rest protocols for crews working in confined spaces and at elevation • Adapting turnaround execution plans to meet occupational health obligations across diverse international regulatory frameworks

Post-Turnaround Start-Up Reliability & Long-Term Performance Assurance

• Developing structured start-up readiness verification programmes for refinery, gas processing, and petrochemical units • Conducting pre-start-up safety reviews to confirm mechanical completion and full operational integrity before handover • Monitoring early-life equipment performance following turnaround completion to detect and prevent post-start-up failures • Root cause analysis of recurring post-turnaround failure modes and structured corrective action implementation

Prayer Break & Networking Lunch

Turnaround Cost Optimisation & Budget Control in Oil & Gas Projects

• Developing robust cost baselines and contingency frameworks for refinery and gas plant turnaround programmes • Applying real-time financial tracking and cost variance reporting throughout multi-million-dollar turnaround execution • Managing scope creep through structured change control processes to maintain budget discipline during turnaround delivery • Benchmarking turnaround cost performance against international industry standards for comparable oil and gas asset types

INTERACTIVE ROUND TABLE GROUP DISCUSSION SESSION

The following session features interactive group discussions in a round table format. Three group leaders will each introduce an oil and gas STO-related concept, challenge, or operational case study, followed by live discussion and feedback. Leaders rotate every 15 minutes, enabling all participants to engage across multiple focused discussions. Round Table 1: Optimising Turnaround Scope Definition & Work Packaging • Discuss practical strategies for defining, controlling, and approving STO scope across upstream, midstream, and downstream oil and gas assets • Explore the impact of late scope additions on turnaround budgets, schedules, and contractor mobilisation plans • Identify methods for strengthening pre-shutdown work packaging, inspection alignment, and cross-functional scope approval • Share field experiences and lessons learned in managing scope growth during live turnaround execution globally Round Table 2: Digitising the Turnaround Workflow – Field Realities & Implementation Challenges • Explore practical challenges of deploying digital permit-to-work, progress tracking, and workforce management systems in live plant environments • Discuss integration barriers between maintenance management platforms and turnaround execution systems across oil and gas operations • Share real-world experiences of transitioning from paper-based to digital turnaround workflows across international refinery and petrochemical operations • Identify the critical enablers for successful digital turnaround transformation in the oil and gas industry Round Table 3: Converting Emergency Shutdowns to Planned Turnarounds – Planning & Execution • Discuss strategies for rapidly converting an unplanned emergency shutdown into a structured mini-turnaround in oil and gas facilities • Explore decision-making frameworks for scope prioritisation, contractor mobilisation, and resource allocation under severe time pressure • Identify key differences between planned and emergency turnaround execution and their impact on safety, cost, and reliability • Share operational experiences and lessons learned from emergency shutdown conversion events across international oil and gas operations

Feedback from Roundtable Leaders

Each roundtable leader will take the stage to give feedback on their respective discussions and share it with the audience

Certificate Distribution

Networking & End of Day 2

Registration, Refreshments & Networking

Opening Remarks by Master of Ceremony

Workforce Planning & Productivity Enhancement in Large-Scale Oil & Gas Turnarounds

• Workforce planning strategies for managing multi-discipline contractor crews across complex refinery and plant turnarounds • Improving labour productivity through digital workforce management, access control, and real-time progress monitoring systems • Managing multi-nationality contractor workforce challenges and cross-cultural coordination in international turnaround environments • Reducing workforce inefficiencies and idle time during critical path maintenance activities in oil and gas processing facilities

Mega Turnaround Governance & Executive Decision Frameworks in the Oil & Gas Sector

• Governance structures and responsibility frameworks for managing mega-turnaround projects across integrated energy complexes • Executive decision-making strategies for balancing cost, schedule, and safety trade-offs during critical shutdown events • Risk escalation management and crisis response frameworks for large-scale turnaround programmes across global operations • Aligning operational, financial, regulatory, and health, safety, and environment priorities throughout the mega-turnaround life cycle

Asset Integrity Management & Risk-Based Maintenance During Oil & Gas Outages

• Prioritising maintenance activities based on asset criticality, process risk, and remaining life assessments during outage windows • Integrating thickness measurement, corrosion monitoring, and non-destructive testing within shutdown execution plans • Applying fitness-for-service and remaining life analysis to support run, repair, or replace decisions during shutdowns • Managing pressure vessel and piping integrity in high-temperature, high-pressure hydrocarbon service environments

Morning Networking Break

Regulatory Compliance & Health, Safety & Environmental Audit Management During Oil & Gas Shutdowns

• Navigating national and international regulatory requirements applicable to planned and unplanned shutdown activities • Conducting effective pre-turnaround health, safety and environmental audits, risk assessments, and contractor induction programmes • Managing third-party inspection authority and insurance surveyor activities during live shutdown execution • Coordinating environmental authority compliance obligations during refinery and gas plant outage activities

Lessons Learned from a Major Refinery Turnaround Overrun: A Detailed Industry Case Study

• Forensic analysis of planning, scoping, contractor management, and supply chain failures contributing to turnaround overruns • Structured post-turnaround review process for capturing, documenting, and institutionalising lessons learned effectively • Identifying the early warning indicators of turnaround schedule and cost deterioration during execution • Implementing corrective action programmes to prevent repeat failures across future turnaround cycles • Interactive discussion: Delegates share their own turnaround overrun experiences and root cause findings from international operations

Building a Culture of Continuous Improvement in Shutdown & Turnaround Organisations

• Applying structured frameworks to drive turnaround organisation transformation and sustained performance improvement in oil and gas companies • Overcoming resistance to new turnaround processes, digital tools, and planning methodologies across diverse international workforces • Building internal turnaround capability through knowledge management, workforce development, and competency frameworks • Measuring turnaround improvement programme effectiveness using benchmarking and industry performance indicators

Certificate Distribution & Closing Remarks by Conference Chairman

Prayer Break, Networking Lunch & End of Conference