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

 Important Announcements
 Singapore Meetings
 Regional Meetings
 Courses and Field Trips
 Discretionary Spending Report
 SEAPEX Press
 Other Events of Interest

 SEAPEX CORPORATE SPONSORSHIP 2012

The SEAPEX Council would like to thank the industry in SE Asia for its continued support through 2011 and would like to invite companies and individuals to contribute to the worthy cause of SEAPEX by participating as a Corporate Sponsor for the year 2012.

The draw will be conducted at the SEAPEX AGM meeting on Friday 14th October 2011 and will start with the Gold category where 10 successful sponsors will be selected.  Of the 10 successful sponsors drawn, five will be drawn to present a 10-minute talk at a SEAPEX evening meeting.  A draw will then be conducted for the Silver category (including any remaining Gold applications not previously drawn) where 12 successful sponsors will be selected.  Any remaining Gold and Silver applications will be added to the list of successful Bronze sponsors or be able to opt-out of being a Bronze sponsor.

All members will have the opportunity to apply for sponsorship by submitting their application indicating the preferred sponsorship type (Gold, Silver or Bronze) to SEAPEX via email to Judy Foong (judy.foong@seapex.org) by 10th October 2011.

For further information please contact Chester Chua (chester.chua@diiinfo.com).

SEAPEX MEMBERSHIP RENEWAL 2011

SEAPEX membership for 2011 (1 October 2011 to 30 September 2012) is due in October.  The annual fee is S$70.00.  You may renew your SEAPEX membership on-line or by completing the attached form.

If you would like to check whether your membership has expired, please email Ms Judy Foong at judy.foong@seapex.org for details.

The Singapore Oilmen's Charity Golf 2011 will be held on 13 October, 7:30am, at Sentosa Golf Club - Serapong Course.

For more information, contact Michele Fernando at +65 6872 9600 or michele@farcapepl.com.

SINGAPORE, FRIDAY 14 OCTOBER 2011 - AGM

Guest Speaker: Professor Robert Beckman
Topic: Legal Issues in the South China Sea
Venue: Orchard Hotel, Level 3, Ballroom 3
Time: 18:00

Upcoming Singapore Evening Talks and other events in 2011:

• Friday 9 December 2011

MANILA, FRIDAY 9 SEPTEMBER 2011

Guest Speaker: Lee Barger
Topic: Macondo Oil Spill - Lessons for Asia
Sponsor: Oil Spill Response Limited
Venue: Cravings at Fraser Place, 31st Floor, Fraser Place Serviced Residence, Forbes Tower, Valero St. Salcedo Village, Makati City

Please RSVP marian.glorioso@sos.com.ph.

For further information, please contact Bill Ashby (wjashby@pitkinpetroleum.com).

HO CHI MINH CITY, THURSDAY 29 SEPTEMBER 2011

Guest Speaker: Mr. Philip Fontana, Chief Geophysicist
Topic: Towed Streamer 3D Seismic Acquisition : Fit for Purpose Survey Designs
Sponsor: Polarcus
Venue: Opera-III-IV, 3rd Floor, Caravelle HOtel, 19 Lam Son Square, District 1, 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.

Upcoming  in Ho Chi Minh City Meetings in 2011:

• Thursday 24 November 2011 - Sponsored by ExxonMobil

Speaker: Dr Ralph Kugler & University of Malaya MSc Students
Topic: Industry & Education at UM (+ social)
Sponsor: ConocoPhillips
Venue: TBA
Time: TBA

Please contact Chris Howells (klex@bec-energy) to be added to the KL email distribution list.

Upcoming Kuala Lumpur Meetings in 2011:

• Wednesday 9 November 2011 (NOTE: Rooms 302/303)
• Friday 2 December 2011- Xmas Party

LONDON, MONDAY 7 NOVEMBER 2011

Guest Speaker: TBA
Topic: TBA
Sponsor: TBA
Venue: TBA
Time: 18:00

PERTH, TUESDAY 8 NOVEMBER 2011

HOUSTON, THURSDAY 15 SEPTEMBER 2011

Guest Speaker: Julie Wilson (Senior Analyst, Exploration Service, Wood Mackenzie)
Topic: What is Next for Exploration in SE Asia?
Sponsor: Knowledge-Reservoir
Venue: Black Labrador, 4100 Montrose Boulevard, Houston TX 77006
Time: 17:00 networking opportunity, 18:15 guest presentation

HOUSTON, THURSDAY 10 NOVEMBER 2011

Guest Speaker: Lyna Esmeralda (Deloitte)
Topic: Insights and Trends in South East Asia Fiscal Regimes
Sponsor: Deloitte
Venue: Black Labrador, 4100 Montrose Boulevard, Houston TX 77006
Time: 17:00 networking opportunity, 18:15 guest presentation

HOUSTON, THURSDAY 9 FEBRUARY 2012

Speaker: IHS Herold
Topic: TBA
Sponsor: IHS Herold
Venue: Black Labrador, 4100 Montrose Boulevard, Houston TX 77006
Time: 17:00 networking opportunity, 18:15 guest presentation

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

JAKARTA, WEDNESDAY 12 OCTOBER 2011

Topic: TBA
Sponsor: Senergy
Venue: TBA
Time: 17:30

For further information, please contact Howard Smith (uknow@pacific.net.sg).

Upcoming Jakarta Meetings in 2011:

• Wednesday 7 December 2011 – Xmas Party (sponsored by Australian Independent Petro-Consultants (AIPC))

SEAPEX INTRODUCTION TO THE OIL INDUSTRY - A NON-TECHNICAL COURSE, 3 & 4 October 2011 - 14 remaining!

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

Registration fee: S$600 per delegate
Venue: Nugmeg Room, Level 2, The Orchard Hotel, 442 Orchard Road, Singapore 238879

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

RESERVOIR SANDSTONES OF NORTHWEST BORNEO FIELD TRIP, 22 - 25 SEPTEMBER 2011

Fully Book !

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)

ADVERTISING IN THE 2011 Q3 ISSUE

Create publicity for your organization

Advertising inside the front and back cover of the SEAPEX Press is available for 2011 on a first-come, first-served basis at S$600 per issue.

Advertise in our 2011 Q3 issue, which will be out in October 2011. 

Deadlines:

Write-up: 15 September 2011
Artwork:  20 September 2011

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

UNCONVENTIONAL HYDROCARBON PLAYS IN ASIA – 6-7 OCTOBER 2011 | SINGAPORE

“Unconventional Hydrocarbon Plays in Asia”

www.aapg.org/gtw/singapor2011/index.cfm

Presenters are welcomed to join AAPG Asia Pacific’s second Geosciences Technology Workshop, a forum that will help improve understanding of the distribution and quality of unconventional hydrocarbon plays throughout Asia. With a target geotechnical audience, this event is intended to cover exploration for, and not marketing of, unconventional assets. The workshop will look at unconventional resource play mapping, estimate and analysis, sharing experience and ideas among the players in Asia during this very early phase of exploration to best use limited studies and conventional data to reduce risk.

Proposed sessions will include Shale Gas Plays, Coal Seam Gas Plays and Other Alternate Hydrocarbon Plays for China, India and Southeast Asia, in detail and within the context of global analogues.

If you wish to be a Presenter, please submit without delay a 10-line summary and a 10-line CV to Adrienne Pereira, AAPG Asia Pacific, at apereira@aapg.org

Who should attend?

• Unconventional Resources Geoscientists     
• Unconventional Resources Asset Managers  
• Unconventional Resources Engineers
• Asian Regulators

Registration information soon on http://www.aapg.org/gtw/singapore2011/index.cfm

Sponsorship Opportunities:  Join us by being a sponsorship partner to enjoy the great benefits of exposure at this event. Contact Adrienne Pereira  (apereira@aapg.org) to learn more about the different Corporate Sponsorship Packages Available.

Save the dates and watch here for details.

AAPG ICE2012 SINGAPORE DATES CONFIRMED

Start your engines! The Green Light is on for this event, organized by AAPG and hosted by SEAPEX,  to take place in Singapore, 30 September-2 October, 2012, just one week after the Singapore Formula1 race.  Queries to Adrienne Pereira, apereira@aapg.org

THE PETROLEUM GEOLOGY OF SE ASIA - 19TH-21ST OCTOBER, 2011 INCLUSIVE (3 DAYS) IN LONDON

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.

 In mid August most SEAPEX members received an email of introduction from a Company whose Director is a SEAPEX Member. Whilst the Company concerned had not been given the members list by SEAPEX they had, as any Member can, obtained members details through the Membership database on the SEAPEX website.

Members are respectfully reminded that such a practice, essentially of sending out email advertisements to the SEAPEX membership, is strictly forbidden. We have the SEAPEX Press which amongst other things provides a cost effective means to promote companies’ capabilities to the membership and we would encourage its use for this purpose.

The Member concerned had not understood he had acted inappropriately and has apologised which has been duly accepted. Having said that, the SEAPEX Council and Officers are concerned there should be no repetition of violations of this kind and as a consequence have determined that any such recurrences of this practice will result in termination of membership to SEAPEX.

We appreciate your understanding in this matter.

John Whitcomb
2nd Vice President - Membership

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