GATE Energy

Projects are NOT LOST IN EX*****ON. They are LOST IN DEFINITION. Somewhere between concept and sanction, a decision is made, often implicitly, that the Front-End Engineering Design (FEED) is “good enough.”

So... detailed design begins. Procurement advances. Commitments are made. And for a time, everything appears to move forward. Then... the consequences emerge...

- Re-engineering that should NOT exist
- Equipment that must be RE-specified
- Interfaces that do NOT align
- Schedules that begin to STRETCH under the weight of unresolved ambiguity

What was assumed to be complete reveals itself as incomplete, at the exact moment when the cost of correction is highest.

How do we ensure that the project is truly ready to proceed from FEED?

Come find out at the Energy Projects Conference & Exhibition (EPC) in booth L10 on June 16, where our very own Director of Process Engineering, Suresh Subramanian, will present on FEED Quality: The Decision That Determines Everything That Follows.

This presentation challenges a foundational assumption in project delivery: that FEED quality is understood. In reality, it is rarely defined, seldom measured, and almost always inferred. Critical deliverables, particularly P&IDs and the data they drive, are accepted without a clear standard for what “ready for detailed design” actually means. The result is predictable: variability, inefficiency, and erosion of delivery confidence.

The session explores a more rigorous approach, one that defines FEED quality not as a phase completion, but as a deliverable-specific standard tied directly to downstream ex*****on. It examines why FEED developed by one party often fails to support detailed design by another, and why this gap persists across projects and organizations. Attendees will be introduced to a structured way of assessing FEED readiness at the level that matters: the individual deliverable.

The objective is not to improve FEED in theory, but to ensure that when detailed design begins, the project is truly ready to proceed. Because the most expensive decision in a project is not a change made late. It is the decision to proceed early without knowing what is still unknown.

You can attend this presentation in person by registering at www.epcshow.com

Learn more about GATE Energy at Booth L10 and at www.gate.energy

COST OVERRUNS and SCHEDULE DELAYS are often treated as EX*****ON FAILURES. In reality, they are typically embedded at the moment the project is sanctioned, when uncertainty is not yet well understood, and variability is already built into the estimate.

Projects DO NOT go wrong. They START wrong.

Come find out why at the Energy Projects Conference & Exhibition (EPC) in booth L10 on June 16, where our very own President of Project Management and Ex*****on, Chuck Centore, will present on Closing the Uncertainty Gap: A Data-Driven Approach to Project Maturity, Contingency, and Estimate Accuracy.

This presentation examines a fundamental flaw in how projects are assessed, from reliance on qualitative judgment, fragmented analysis, and metrics that create the appearance of rigor without delivering decision-grade insight. These approaches fail not because uncertainty exists, but because it is not properly measured or governed.

A different approach is needed: quantitative project assessment grounded in data, proven methodologies and integrated risk models. This presentation will explore how uncertainty can be translated into predictable outcomes through objective scope maturity assessment (e.g., PDRI), empirically based systemic risk modeling, and quantitative risk analysis (QRA) that produces transparent probabilistic forecasts tied directly to underlying drivers.

We will also address how bias distorts judgment, how contingency is often misapplied, and how project maturity should inform both estimate accuracy and risk allocation.

You can attend this presentation in person by registering for free at www.epcshow.com

Learn more about GATE Energy at Booth L10 and at www.gate.energy

Nearly every project begins with the same premise: this one is DIFFERENT. Different TECHNOLOGY. Different STAKEHOLDERS. Different CONSTRAINTS. From this premise, a subtle but consequential shift occurs. Past lessons are discounted, proven practices are relaxed, and teams begin to operate as if the rules of project delivery no longer fully apply.

Come find out more at the Energy Project Conference (EPC) in booth L10 on June 16, where our very own President of Project Management and Ex*****on, Charles "Chuck" C., will present on The Cost of Believing "This Project Is Different."

This presentation examines the intersection of unique bias and cross-industry learning, two forces that, when misapplied, quietly erode project performance. While projects may differ in form, the drivers of success and failure are remarkably consistent.

- Scope clarity
- Risk exposure
- Decision quality
- Ex*****on discipline

These DO NOT change with context. What changes is the willingness to recognize and apply what is already known.

Drawing on examples across energy, manufacturing, and infrastructure, this session reveals the patterns that persist regardless of industry. It shows how high-performing organizations resist the temptation to reinvent with every project, and instead codify experience into repeatable systems that improve predictability over time.

Attendees will be introduced to a practical framework for distinguishing what is truly unique from what is universally applicable, and how to embed that distinction into the project delivery system.

You can attend this presentation in person by registering for free at www.epcshow.com

Learn more about GATE Energy at Booth L10 and at www.gate.energy