4th Aker Arctic Passion Seminar, Helsinki March 5th 2009

12-March-09

Keynote speaker of this 4th Arctic Passion Seminar was Mr. Roger D. Leick, Marine & Arctic Engineering Manager from ExxonMobil Development Company, with presentation: "An Oil Major's View on Arctic Development in the Current Economic Climate"

Welcome and opening words speaked Mr. Pekka Huhtaniemi, Under-Secretary of State, External Economic Relations from Ministry for Foreign Affairs In Finland.

The Seminar day was held at the Company's own premises in the Vuosaari Meriportti Business Park area.

All the presented papers can be downloaded from here.

Following presentations are available on our website:

Program

Participants

Opening of the Seminar by Mr. Pekka Huhtaniemi, Under-Secretary of State, External Economic Relations, Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland

New Arctic Frontiers - Last year's achievements and challenges ahead. Mr. Mikko Niini, President, Aker Arctic Technology Inc

An Oil Major's View on Arctic Developments in the Current Economic Climate. Mr Roger D. Leick, Marine & Arctic Engineering Manager, ExxonMobil Development Company, Houston

Offshore Developments in Russia - with focus on requirements for shipbuilders. Mr Alexander Ya. Mandel, General Director, OOO Sevmorneftegaz, Moscow

Recent Experiences from the Varandei Arctic oil export system in the Pechora Sea. Mr. Vladimir V. Mikhailichenko, Executive Director, Non-commercial Partnership of the Coordination of Northern Sea Route Usages

Shtokman Offshore Facilities - Arctic Challenges. Mr Pavel Liferov, Ice Engineering Specialist, Shtokman Development AG, Moscow

Towards New Ideas and New Model Testing Techniques in Developing Arctic Floaters. Mr Reko-Antti Suojanen, R & D Manager, Aker Arctic Technology Inc

Recent Experiences in Ice Management in Polar Ice. Capt. Anders Backman, Rederi AB Transatlantic, Skärhamn

On the Development of Guidance Notes for the Classification of Stern First Ice Class Ships Mr Rob Hindley, Lloyd's Register Asia & Rob Tustin, Lloyd's Register Asia, Busan

Azimuth Thruster Applications and Experiences in Ice Offshore. Mr. Arno Keinonen, President, AKAC Inc, Victoria

Solving the European Union's challenging goal: the Polar Research Icebreaker - AURORA BOREALIS. Mr Barend Thijssen, Managing Director, Wärtsilä Ship Design GmbH, Hamburg

Baltic Sea Ice Services and possibilities for new ice services in the Arctic, Mr Ari Seinä, Head of Ice Research and Ice Service, Finnish Meteorological Institute, Helsinki

For more information, please contact:
Mikko Niini, Managing Director Aker Arctic Technology,
tel. +358 400 322 747 or +358 10 670 2499