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The SEAPEX Exploration Conference - SEC 2011

We are providing three simple methods for registration:

1. Online (recommended) by visiting the SEC 2011 website.

2. Alternatively, you can download the Conference Flyer, print out, complete the registration form and fax (+65 6533 1886) or email (judy.foong@seapex.org) it to Judy Foong.

3. Or you can register at the counter at the next SEAPEX meeting in Singapore.

SEAPEX EXPLORATION CONFERENCE 2011 – GOLF TOURNAMENT SPONSORSHIP
         
THERE A FEW OPPORTUNITIES REMAINING TO BE A SPONSOR AT THIS PRESTIGIOUS GOLF TOURNAMENT FOLLOWING THE CONFERENCE

SEAPEX invites your company to be a sponsor of the SEC 2011 Golf Tournament to be held on 8 April 2011 at the world renown Laguna Golf Club in Singapore.
 
Sponsorships still available:

• Par 3 (SGD 2,500): The sponsor’s signage will be placed at the tee box and at the green. The sponsor is free to organize a competition at the hole in addition to the standard SEAPEX ‘nearest the pin’ competition. The sponsor can have representatives (dressed in golfing attire) at the hole, a table can also be placed to distribute marketing materials. Drinks can be served but must be purchased through the Laguna Club.

• Par 5 (SGD 1,500): The sponsor is free to organize a competition at the hole in addition to the standard SEAPEX ‘longest drive’ competition. No tables can be placed at the hole but representatives (dressed in golfing attire) can attend the hole. No drinks can be served at these holes.

• Par 4 (SGD 1,000): The sponsor’s signage will be placed at the tee box. No representatives can attend the holes.

• Buggy Sponsor (SGD 3,000): The sponsor’s logo will be placed on each buggy.

For further information, please contact Andrew Kitts (andrew.kitts@caribbeanresources.net).

SEAPEX MEMBERSHIP RENEWAL 2011

Any member who is in arrears for payment of dues by 31 January 2011, will be suspended from SEAPEX. For further information, please refer to Article X Sec 4 of the Constitution.

SEAPEX ARCHIVE MATERIALS – NOW AVAILABLE TO MEMBERS ON THE 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.

DISCRETIONARY SPENDING REPORT
 
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 2009-2010 fiscal year was presented at the AGM in October 2010.  This summary report as well as the approved Discretionary Spending for the 2010-2011 fiscal year can be accessed via the SEAPEX website. Members are also being asked to submit additional ideas for deserving causes and activities for this year's Discretionary Spending.  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).

SEAPEX EVENING TALK, FRIDAY 11 FEBRUARY 2011

Speakers: Paul Young (Fugro-Geoteam Vice President, Eastern Hemisphere)
Topic: Piracy Risk Management on Recent Seismic Operations in East Africa
Venue: Level 3, Ballroom 3, Orchard Hotel, Singapore
Time: 18:00

Upcoming SEAPEX Evening Talks in 2011

• 4 - 7 April 2011 - SEC 2011

• Friday 10 June 2011

• Friday 12 August 2011

• Friday 14 October 2011

• Friday 9 December 2011

JAKARTA, THURSDAY 17 FEBRUARY 2011

Sponsor: TGS-Nopec
Venue: TBA
Time: 17:30 - 20:30

Note: For security reasons, the venue will only be advised closer to the date.

We cordially invite all SEAPEX members and anyone working within the Petroleum Exploration industry to attend this excellent net-working evening. Free attendance, free beer, wine and soft drinks will be provided from 17:30 pm to 20:30 pm along with a selection of finger food, courtesy of our very generous sponsor "TGS-Nopec". We encourage every attendee to become a SEAPEX member. We look forward to seeing you there.

Upcoming Jakarta meetings:

• May 2011

• July 2011

• October 2011

HOUSTON, THURSDAY 17 FEBRUARY 2011

Speaker: Jim Granath on behalf of ION Geophysical

Topic: Geological Implications of Indonesian SPAN Programmes
Sponsor: Verif-i
Venue: Black Labrador, 4100 Montrose Boulevard, Houston TX 77006
Time: 17:00 networking opportunity; 18:15 guest presentation

Further information attached.  There is no charge for this event.  Please RSVP to Ian Cross (icross@moyesco.com) or Allan Filipov (afilipov@fairfieldnodal.com).

Upcoming Houston meetings:

Thursday 19 May 2011
Speaker: Spectrum

Thursday 25 August 2011
Speaker: TBA

KUALA LUMPUR, WEDNESDAY 16 FEBRUARY 2011

Speaker: Prof. Roy White
Sponsor: Ikon Science
Topic: Rock Physics & Reservoirs (title to be confirmed)

Venue: Room 301, KL Convention Centre
Time: Doors open at 17:30; presentation at 18:30

Please contact Chris Howells (chowells@talisman-energy.com) to be added to the KL email distribution list.

Upcoming Kuala Lumpur Meetings in 2011:

• Wednesday 9 March 2011 (NOTE: Rooms 302/303)

• No meeting April

• Wednesday 11 May 2011

• Wednesday 8 June 2011

• No meeting July/August

• September (date to be confirmed)

• Wednesday 12 October 2011

• Wednesday 9 November 2011 (NOTE: Rooms 302/303)

• Friday 2 December 2011 – Xmas Party

BANGKOK, THURSDAY 24 FEBRUARY 2011

Speaker: Dr Dale Issler (AAPG Distinguished Lecturer)
Topic: Quantitative Analysis of Petroleum Systems of the Beaufort-Mackenzie Basin, Arctic Canada: An Integrated Approach
Sponsor:  Chevron
Venue: Sofitel Centara Grand Bangkok
Time: 17:15 – 18:15 (social networking); 18:15 – 19:00 (presentation) 

Please RSVP to NitiwutN@chevron.com.

LONDON, MONDAY 28 FEBRUARY 2011

Speaker: Mike Whibley (Kris Energy)
Topic:  Southeast Asia - Exploration Post US$140 Oil
Sponsor: TBA
Venue:  The Island Queen, 87 Noel Road, Islington, London N1 8HD
Time: Doors open at 18:00; presentation at 19:00

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

BANGKOK, THURSDAY 10 MARCH 2011

Speaker: Dr Kurt Strack
Topic: EM for Hydrocarbon Detection
Sponsor: KMS Technologies
Venue: Sofitel Centara Grand Bangkok
Time: 17:15 – 18:15 (social networking); 18:15 – 19:00 (presentation)

Please RSVP to NitiwutN@chevron.com.

MANILA, FRIDAY 11 MARCH 2011 

Speaker: TBA
Topic: TBA
Sponsor: TBA
Venue: 34/F Top of the Citi, Citibank Tower, 8741 Paseo de Roxas, Makati CIty
Time: 18:00

HO CHI MINH CITY, THURSDAY 24 MARCH 2011

Speaker: TBA
Topic:  TBA
Sponsor: OASIS PEC Ltd
Venue: Caravelle Hotel, HCMC
Time: 18:00

Note: The location for 2011 SEAPEX Vietnam Meetings has changed from the Majestic Hotel to the Caravelle Hotel.

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

ADVERTISING IN THE 2011 Q1 ISSUE

Create publicity for your organisation.

Advertising inside the front and back cover of the SEAPEX Press is available for 2011 on a first- a
first-come-first-served basis at S$600.00 per issue.

Advertise in our 2011 Q1 issue, which will be out in March 2011.

Deadlines:

Write-up: 15 February 2011

Artwork: 20 February 2011

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

SEAPEX VIETNAM FIELD TRIP, 25 – 28 MARCH 2011

Outcrops of the western Mekong Delta, southern Vietnam
 
Cuu Long Basin, Khorat Swell, clastics, pre-Tertiary basement and more!
 
This field trip provides participants with an overview of the petroleum potential of the western part of south Vietnam, particularly the Phu Quoc area, through study of the geological structure, sequence stratigraphy, structural characteristics and tectonic evolution. The tour will also study the impact of magmatic activity in the late Jurassic-Cretaceous on the petroleum system. The tour travels west by bus from Ho Chi Minh City, returning to Ho Chi Minh City on the fourth day. All field trip notes, commentaries and final report will be in English.
 
Your Host: Dr Ngo Thuong San
 
Itinerary: Friday March 25 to Monday March 28: travel by bus west from Ho Chi Minh City, reviewing outcrops, returning to Ho Chi Minh on the fourth day
 
Price: SGD 700 (includes meals, drinks, accommodation, bus transport and field trip report)
 
Click here to book.
 
Further information can be found in the trip brochure.  For further information contact Dylan Mair (dylan.mair@ihs.com)  on +65 9834 5531.

Best Regards,
Judy Foong for Stephen Doyle – President of SEAPEX
Administration Manager
Secretariat Office

SEAPEX
South East Asia Petroleum Exploration Society
20 Upper Circular Road, The River Walk #01-06
Singapore 058416

Direct: +65 6533 2988
Fax: +65 6533 1886
Mobile: +65 9729 9218

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