Suriname’s first major offshore oil development will be a central focus at the Suriname Energy, Oil and Gas Summit (SEOGS) 2026, with the GranMorgu project placed prominently on the agenda as the country moves from discovery toward project execution and first oil.
The Suriname Energy, Oil & Gas Summit and Exhibition, scheduled for June 23-26 in Paramaribo, will feature multiple GranMorgu-linked discussions across its executive and technical programs. The sessions are expected to draw attention to how Suriname, Staatsolie, TotalEnergies, SBM Offshore and a wide network of contractors and service companies are preparing for the country’s next phase of offshore development.
One of the key sessions is scheduled for June 24 under the executive summit theme, “Oil, Offshore Development & Project Delivery.” The program lists a GranMorgu project keynote presentation by Artur Nunes Da Silva, General Manager and Suriname Country Chair of TotalEnergies EP Suriname B.V., followed by a floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel update presentation by Pierre Gate, Suriname Country-Entry Manager at SBM Offshore.
The agenda then moves into an executive plenary titled “GranMorgu – From Discovery to First Oil.” That session is set to examine FPSOs, subsea systems and supply chain readiness, as well as cost discipline and the challenge of managing complexity at scale. Speakers listed for the panel include Pierre Morin of SBM Offshore, Garth Pulkkinen of Noble Corporation, Roberto Di Silvestro of Saipem, Mitch Sheaffer of TechnipFMC and Santiago Zambrano of Halliburton. The session is to be moderated by Frederic Beys, GranMorgu Project Director at TotalEnergies.
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The prominence of GranMorgu on the SEOGS agenda reflects the wider shift in Suriname’s offshore story. While previous industry attention centered heavily on exploration and resource potential, SEOGS 2026 is expected to focus more sharply on delivery: how the country builds the infrastructure, workforce, supply chain, regulation and industrial base needed to support offshore production.
GranMorgu also features in the technical conference. On June 26, a digitalization and innovation session includes a presentation titled “Industrial AI & COGNITE Data Platform on GranMorgu FPSO,” to be delivered by Gregory Tetard, O&M Contracts Lead and Field Operations Digital Correspondent at TotalEnergies EP. That same day, the technical program also includes “Reservoir & Completion Studies for Inflow Control Technology Implementation on GranMorgu Development Wells,” to be presented by Vincente Onwuchekwa, Principal Reservoir Engineer for the GranMorgu project at TotalEnergies.
The project is also referenced in the shipping, marine and port operations track, where Alban Bourbotte, GranMorgu Project Subsea Operations Manager at TotalEnergies EP, is listed to present on “GranMorgu: Innovative Subsea Design for TotalEnergies’ First Offshore Development in Suriname.”
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These sessions suggest that GranMorgu will be discussed not only as a flagship oil project, but as a test case for Suriname’s offshore readiness. The agenda links the project to several recurring themes: project execution, cost control, FPSO delivery, subsea design, digital operations, reservoir management, logistics, local content and national capacity building.
The broader SEOGS program reinforces that focus. Alongside GranMorgu-specific sessions, the summit includes discussions on offshore exploration and development pathways, emerging-market project execution, ports and shorebases, marine logistics, supply chain management, workforce development, procurement transparency, local content financing, ESG (environmental, social and governance), permitting and risk mitigation.
For Suriname, the stakes extend beyond the project itself. The GranMorgu development is being positioned within a wider national conversation about how offshore oil can support economic transformation, skills development, supplier participation and long-term industrial growth.
That makes the GranMorgu sessions among the most closely watched items on the SEOGS 2026 agenda. For investors, contractors and policymakers, they are expected to provide a clearer look at how Suriname’s first offshore development is moving from planning into execution, and what that means for the country’s emerging role in the Atlantic Basin.
