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Dear SEAPEX Members,

In this issue..........


AAPG 2012 ICE – SINGAPORE, 16 – 19 SEPTEMBER 2012

SEAPEX as Host Society of the Upcoming AAPG ICE 2012 Requests Our Members Support !


Theme 1 – Exploring and Developing Asia-Pacific’s Petroleum Provinces
**Theme Leaders:
Ian Collins, Peter Baillie, Stuarat Clark & Stephen Doyle (SEAPEX Chair)

Theme 2 – Trap, Source, Reservoir and Seal Definition
**Theme Leaders:
Joe Lambiase, Dewi Puspita, Julie Kupecz & SEPM Chair

Theme 3 – The Past is the Key to the Future
**Theme Leaders:
Bob Shoup, Dan Tearpock, Tianpan Ampiwan, Mark Schneider & DPA Chair

Theme 4 – Facing the Future’s Challenges Today
**Theme Leaders:
Mark Harvey, Nick Shaw and DEG Chair

Plenary Session - Accelerating Asia Pacific’s Shale Gas, Shale Liquids and Coal Bed Methane Plays
**Theme Leaders:
Peter Cockcroft & EMD Chair

Industry professionals and students are invited to submit abstracts online to the AAPG 2012 International Conference & Exhibition (ICE), to be held 16-19 September in Singapore.  Abstracts are accepted through 19 January 2012.  Further information is available here.

SEAPEX MEMBERSHIP RENEWAL 2011

SEAPEX membership for 2011 (1 October 2011 to 30 September 2012) was due in October 2011.  The annual fee is S$70.00.  You may renew your SEAPEX membership on-line or by completing the attached form.  Student membership is free.  To join please complete the attached student membership form.
If you would like to check whether your membership has expired, please email Judy Foong at judy.foong@seapex.org for details.

RISK & VOLUME ASSESSMENT IN EXPLORATION, KUALA LUMPUR 17–18 JANUARY 2012

Department of Geology, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur

A 2-day short course for geoscientists working in exploration, for portfolio analysts and for their direct supervisors.  The course is also instructive for staff from disciplines working closely with exploration staff, such as reservoir engineers, petrophysicists and geophysicists.  By Jan de Jager Professor, Regional and Petroleum Geology, The Netherlands.

To register, please complete the attached Registration Form and return to:

Geological Society of Malaysia
c/o Department of Geology
University of Malaya
50603 Kuala Lumpur

Email: geologicalsociety@gmail.com
Tel: +60 3 7957 7036
Fax: +60 3 7956 3900

For further information, contact Dr. Ralph L. Kugler (rlkugler@um.edu.my, +60 3 7967 7126).

SEAPEX TECHNICAL AND FARMOUT FORUM, FRIDAY 13 APRIL 2012

SEAPEX will host an afternoon Technical/Farmout Forum on Friday 13th April 2012 at Orchard Hotel, Singapore.  This will be held after the Singapore Scout Check and will continue in place of the normal SEAPEX evening meeting.

The Technical Forum will feature up to 8 presentations that will concentrate on key global technology achievements that will affect future hydrocarbon exploration.  There will be no requirement for South East Asia examples.

The Farmout Forum, will comprise of a farmout poster panel exhibition area where companies can promote farmout opportunities and discuss them with potential investors.

The Technical Forum will start at 14:00 hrs after the Singapore Scout Check Meeting and close at 18:30 hrs, and will be followed by the usual SEAPEX networking session where an open bar and refreshments will be provided throughout the evening. The Farmout Forum will continue until the end of the evening.

Registration to attend the Technical/Farmout Forum will be open to SEAPEX Members only in accordance with Singapore regulations, and will start at 1330 hrs. The registration fee for the event will be S$40 and this includes tickets for 4 drinks.  Non-members will be welcome to join as a Member at the registration desk.

Call for Technical Forum Papers, For further information and reservation on the technical presentation, please contact Jean-Yves Beninger, jybeninger@southernsi.com.

Call for Farmout Forum Posters, For further information and reservation on the farmout forum posters, please contact Chester Chua, chester.chua@diiinfo.com.

SEAPEX GOLF TOURNAMENT, THURSDAY 12 APRIL 2012

The golf tournament will be at the Batam Hills Golf Club and Resort on Thursday 12 April 2012.  The sponsor of the tournament is IHS.  Registration and payment will open online on 15 January 2012.  For further information regarding the tournament, please contact Dave Anderson (dave@kanaconsultants.com).

 

SINGAPORE, FRIDAY 10 FEBRUARY 2012

  • Singapore Scout Check from 11:00  to 13:00
  • Wood Mackenzie Industry Presentations from 15:00 to 16:30, see note below
  • Seapex Evening Talk from 18:00 to 21:30

Guest Speaker: Michele Buia, ENI
Topic:
Multi-Azimuth, Coil Shooting and Dual Sensor Streamer Acquisition: Step Change Seismic Imaging Results in Deep Water Indonesia
Venue: Orchard Hotel, Level 3, Ballroom 3
Time:
18:00

Upcoming Singapore Scout Checks and SEAPEX Evening Talks in 2012:

› Thursday 12 April 2012 – SEAPEX Golf Tournament
› Friday 13 April 2012 – Technical Farm Out Forum from 14:00 to 21:00  
Friday 8 June 2012
Sunday 16 to 19 September 2012 – AAPG ICE
Friday 3 August 2012
Friday 12 October 2012 (AGM)
Friday 7 December 2012

LONDON, MONDAY 9 JANUARY 2012

Guest Speaker: Nick Cameron
Topic:
Doing geology the classic way: scenes and results from a 1976 traverse of the Aceh Barisans
Sponsor: Spectrum
Venue: Gunmakers pub, 33 Aybrook Street, Marylebone, London W1U 4AP
Time: 
From 18:00

Please contact Chris Atkinson (cda@wps.com.sg) for membership information and to be added to the London email distribution list.

Upcoming London Meetings in 2012:

Monday 5 March 2012 (sponsored by Envoi, to be held in conjunction with the London APPEX meeting)
Monday 7 May 2012 (sponsored by WPS)
Monday 9 July 2012
Monday 12 November 2012

HO CHI MINH CITY, THURSDAY 12 JANUARY 2012

Guest Speaker 1: Kenny Oh (Chief Geologist, Asia Pacific)
Topic 1: Seismic facies in Nam Con Son/Song Hong Basins and Implication for Hydrocarbon Exploration
Guest Speaker 2: Dr Trinh Long
Topic 2: Vietnam Field Trip, 22-25 March 2012
Sponsor: TGS
Organiser: Fairfield Vietnam Ltd
Venue: Majestic Hotel, HCMC
Time: 18:00-19.00 (social networking); 19:00 (presentation)

Please contact Ngo Ba Bat (nbbat@fairfield.com.vn) to be added to the HCMC email distribution list.

PERTH, TUESDAY 31 JANUARY 2012

Guest Speaker: Clan Gathering
Topic: Networking
Sponsor:
Fugro
Venue:
Brown Fox, 72 Outram Street, West Perth (between Hay and Murray Street)
Time: 
17:30

Please contact Dave Anderson (dave@kanaconsultants.com) to be added to the Perth email distribution list.

JAKARTA, WEDNESDAY 8 FEBRUARY 2012

Guest Speaker: Deloitte Petroleum Services
Talk:
South East Asia Upstream Activity Review on Year 2011
Sponsor:
Deloitte Petroleum Services
Venue: TBA (for reasons of security, the venue will only be announced a week before the event)
Time: 
17:30 – 22:00

In the traditions of SEAPEX Jakarta as a networking event, Deloitte Petroleum Services are generously sponsoring the free flow drinks (beers, wine and soft drinks) and snacks for the evening.  All SEAPEX members, spouses and partners and anyone related to the Petroleum Exploration Industry are cordially invited. The talk will start at 18:00.

For further information, please contact Howard Smith (uknow@pacific.net.sg), Jeremy Dyer (jeremy.dyer@opacbarata.co.id) or Louis Rothenberg (lrothenberg@nikoindonesia.com).

Upcoming Jakarta Meetings in 2012:

Wednesday 21 March 2012 – Sponsored by TGS
Tuesday 22 May 2012 – Sponsored by PGS
Wednesday 29 August 2012 – Sponsored by TGS
Wednesday 10 October 2012 – Sponsored by Senergy
Wednesday 5 December 2012 – Sponsored by AIPC

 

HOUSTON, THURSDAY 9 FEBRUARY 2012

Guest Speaker: Aliza Fan Dutt (IHS Herold)
Topic: South East Asia: M&A Activities, Capex and Benchmarking
Sponsor: IHS Herold
Venue: Black Labrador, 4100 Montrose Boulevard, Houston TX 77006
Time: 
17:00 networking opportunity, 18:15 guest presentation

For further information please contact Ian Cross (icross@moyesco.com).

Upcoming Houston Meetings in 2012:

Thursday 17 May 2012
Guest Speaker: DI International
Topic: Opportunities in Asia-Pacific Region
Sponsor: DI International

 

SEAPEX INTRODUCTION TO THE OIL INDUSTRY - A NON-TECHNICAL COURSE, 16 & 17 FEBRUARY 2012

For those who missed the previous course in October 2011, here is another opportunity to attend.  This course is aimed at non-technical personnel with an interest in the petroleum industry

Date: 16 & 17February 2012
Registration Fee:
 S$600 per delegate
Venue: TBA

For further information regarding this course please see the attached registration form or contact Judy Foong for at judy.foong@seapex.org.

 

SEAPEX VIETNAM FIELD TRIP, 22 – 25 MARCH 2012

Fractured Basement Reservoir Along the Coast of South Vietnam
The objectives of this fieldtrip will be to give participants an overview of the reservoir plays of the South Coast of Vietnam by visiting outcrops that demonstrates part of the elements of the petroleum system analogue to the offshore Cuu Long basin.  There will be opportunities to review several episodes of structural deformation leading to fractured reservoirs.

The trip will start in Ho Chi Minh City and continuous to the coast at Vung Tau, Phan Thiet and then Phan Rang.  After that we will head towards the west to get back to Ho Chi Minh City.

Program
Thursday 22 March 2012:
HCMC-Vung Tau-Phan Thiet. Stay overnight in Phan Thiet

Friday 23 March 2012:
Phan Thiet- Phan Rang. Stay overnight in Phan Rang

Saturday 24 March 2012:
Phan Rang - Phan Thiet.  Stay overnight in Phan Thiet.

Sunday 25 March 2012:
Phan Thiet - HCMC.

For further information see the attached flyer.

 

Every year SEAPEX allocates a portion of its budget for Discretionary Spending to support educational, philanthropic and other causes and activities that advance the objectives of our society.  A summary of SEAPEX's Discretionary Spending for the 2010-2011 fiscal year was presented at the AGM in October 2011.  This summary report can be accessed via the SEAPEX website. Members are also being asked to submit ideas for deserving causes and activities for Discretionary Spending for the 2011-2012 fiscal year.  If you have any questions about or ideas for the use of SEAPEX's Discretionary Spending, please contact Bill Lafferrandre (bill.g.lafferrandre@conocophillips.com).

ADVERTISING IN THE 2012 Q1 ISSUE

Create publicity for your organization

Advertising inside the front and back cover of the SEAPEX Press is available for 2012 on a first-come, first-served basis at S$600 per issue.

Advertise in our 2012 Q1 issue, which will be out in March 2012. 

Deadlines:

Write-up: 15 February 2012
Artwork:  15 February 2012

Worldwide circulation, with more than one thousand copies mailed out every quarter. If interested, please complete the attached booking form.

WOOD MACKENZIE INDUSTRY PRESENTATIONS - SINGAPORE,
10 FEBRUARY 2012

Wood Mackenzie will present two industry papers following the Singapore Scout Check meeting starting at 15.00 hrs free of charge to SSC and SEAPEX members. Topics will include:

Corporate options for growth and the role of Asia;
Is the tide turning for Asian exploration?

Followed by Q&A/Discussion and a coffee networking session.

 

FRACTURED CARBONATE RESERVOIRS – BALI, 15-17 FEBRUARY 2012

An AAPG-EAGE Joint GTW

For further information, please click here.

 

SOUTH EAST ASIA EXPLORATION – WHERE ARE THE BIG FIELDS HIDING? - LONDON, TUESDAY 21 FEBRUARY 2012

Free forum organised by Finding Petroleum and sponsored by SEAPEX

Speakers from Energy Intelligence, Neftex, Fugro NPA, PGS and Premier Oil

Where are the "Giants" lying in wait? The hopes for "Giant" fields would either be Deep Water - as exemplified by the Deepwater Pearl River Mouth and some of Indonesia - or more remote areas - as exemplified by West Papua, in both cases where new play ideas and new technology may be deployed.

Find out more and register here.

UNCONVENTIONAL HYDROCARBON PLAYS IN ASIA – SINGAPORE, 15-16 MARCH 2012

For further information, please click here

 
SEAPEX ARCHIVE MATERIALS – NOW AVAILABLE TO MEMBERS ON THE SEAPEX WEBSITE
Responding to Members requests to have access to past publications and preceedings, we are pleased to advise that this facility is now available to Members on the SEAPEX Website.  Access to these materials is to be found in the Members Area by clicking on the 'Document Download' tile.
 
FARMOUT OPPORTUNITIES – NOW ‘LIVE’ AND AVAILABLE ON THE SEAPEX WEBSITE
If you have an opportunity you wish to promote, simply go to the Members Area where you will find the necessary instructions (by means of the 'Help' button) to post your material.
 

SEAPEX - South East Asia Petroleum Exploration Society. All rights reserved.

SEAPEX - South East Asia Petroleum Exploration Society. All rights reserved.

Best Regards,
Judy Foong for Stephen Doyle – President of SEAPEX

Administration Manager
Secretariat Office for SEAPEX

Phone +65 6533 2988
Fax +65 6533 1886


Email: seapex@seapex.org
Website: www.seapex.org
 
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