Huge amounts of gas have been discovered offshore East Africa, mainly in Mocambique, then Tanzania and this month in Kenya.
We will wait to see if and when this gas can be moved economically to market, given the plentiful amounts of gas being found globally and the potential for shale gas to be exported as LNG from the USA.
Imminent high value is more likely to result from the discovery of commercial volumes of oil offshore – but where?
Oil has been discovered onshore in the Albertine Graben of Uganda (and very recently in Kenya).
Large amounts of gas have been discovered offshore – in both Mocambique and Tanzania – but no oil as yet.
The gas volumes discovered in both Mocambique and Tanzania are significant and as a distant observer one’s immediate response is to think that they are both candidates for LNG schemes. However, this perspective ignores the focus both host governments will have on domestic issues such as creating a local market and providing employment in the relatively short term.
A combination of successes – for example shale gas onshore in the USA, conventional gas in the Eastern Mediterranean and on the NW Shelf of Australia – have led to there being a large number of global LNG opportunities, for gas to move to either Europe or SE Asia, which may mean that somewhat more costly East African LNG will have to wait its turn in the queue. Whilst the Majors may be content to ‘bank’ gas for the longer term, ready for the day the price rises and it is needed, as pointed out above this may not at all be in line with the hopes and expectations of the governments of Tanzania and Mocambique.
The attraction of offshore oil would be that the global price is probably going to remain high and that a discovery of a few hundred million barrels can be developed fairly rapidly with an FPSO and shuttle tankerage (indeed many tankers pass this way as they go around the Cape of Good Hope!).
So where might there be oil offshore?
Let’s see if this Forum can figure that out!
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9:00
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Arrivals and Registration. Tea & Coffee
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9:30
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David Bamford - Director - Finding Petroleum
Welcome & Introduction (The realities of gas-on-gas, LNG-on-LNG competition)
David Bamford is well known around the oil & gas industry both as an explorer and a geophysicist. He holds a Physics degree from the University of Bristol and a Ph.D in Geological Sciences from the University of Birmingham.
Since 2004, he has been a non-executive director at Tullow Oil plc, being recruited for this position especially for his exploration knowledge. He serves on the Nominations and Remuneration Committees, and was chairman of the latter, and Senior Independent Director, for 3 years prior to his retire from the board at the end of April 2014.
He was on the board of Premier Oil from May 2014 to May 2016.
He retired from BP plc in 2003, his last four positions being Chief Geophysicist (1990-1995), Business Unit Leader (General Manager) for first West Africa and then Norway (1995-1999), and finally Head of Exploration until 2003.
He has served on the boards of Paras Ltd, a small exploration and IS/IT consulting company in which he held 22% equity, until its sale to RPS Energy in 2008 and Welltec a/s, a Danish well engineering company, as the nominee of the private equity investor Riverside.
From 2012 to 201 he was on the board of ASX-quoted Australia Oriental Energy as a non-executive director.
He was a founder of Richmond Energy Partners, a small oil & gas research house, and several media companies that focus on the oil & gas sector, and has served as an advisor to Alliance Bernstein, Opus Executive, the Parkmead Group plc, and Kimmeridge Energy LLP. Since retiring from BP, he has undertaken asset and company valuation projects for investment banks, hedge funds and small oil companies.
Finding Petroleum
Finding Petroleum was established to help the oil and gas industry network, and stay up to date on the latest technological developments. It does this via hosting regular events and with an online social network of nearly 10,000 members.
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9:50
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Anthony Franks OBE - Partner - Mars Omega LLP
East Africa - People, Power, Politics and impacts on Market Entry
Within Mars Omega LLP, Anthony is responsible for managing and controlling the extensive information networks, as well as directing and working with the analysis team to create reports for clients, and also works with Hamish MacDonald in the Liaison and Mediation service.
Mars Omega LLP
Mars Omega LLP is a discreet information collection and analysis agency, giving businesses, governments and NGOs unique access to high-quality intelligence improving their ability to make informed decisions on key issues.
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10:25
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Mike Rego - Independent Consultant - Future Energy Partners Ltd
Understanding the source rock story
In 2008 Mike oversaw the Kiliwani North gas discovery for Aminex in Tanzania, followed in 2012 by the onshore Ntorya gas discovery in 2012, a Middle Cretaceous discovery estimated at the time to consist of approx. 1.2 Tcf GIIP.
In 2014 Mike resigned from his role as Exploration Director at Aminex and took on the role of Exploration Manager for PICO in Cairo, Egypt, however this only lasted some 3 1/2 months as Mike contracted a virus that led to heart failure – fortunately whilst back in the UK for Henley Regatta. Mike made a full recovery, just in time for the oil price to slide down to $20. As a result of poor timing of falling ill, Mike has since been working as an independent consultant with a primary focus on East Africa and North Korea, when not fighting to keep his ageing Land Rover on the road, and gazing out at the Sticklepath Fault from his study at home on Dartmoor in Devon.
Mike graduated from University College of Swansea, Wales, with a Geology degree and joined SSL - Seismograph Services (England) Limited - and was posted to Libya processing onshore seismic data prior to returning to the UK and working as a seismic interpreter on UKCS speculative seismic data.
In 1985 Mike joined BP as a geophysicist, initially in the Far East Regional Appraisal Group, prior to postings to San Francisco to work on the onshore San Joaquin Basin of California, and Cairo, Egypt, to work on the Gulf of Suez and the Western Desert, before returning to London at the end of 1989 to work on deepwater West Africa.
In 1991, Mike joined LASMO initially working on West Africa, but also sub-Saharan Africa including the Seychelles. Mike then joined the Russia group, focussed on new opportunities mainly in West Siberia, leaving in 1993 and working as an independent consultant on West Siberia and West Africa, until joining Phibro to work on the White Knights Joint Venture in West Siberia until 1998, at which point Mike joined Aminex initially in the Tatarstan and Komi semi-autonomous Republics of Russia. In late 2001, Mike persuaded Aminex management that East Africa offered low cost opportunities with little competition, yet potentially large rewards, resulting with Aminex entering Tanzania in 2002.
Future Energy Partners Ltd
Future Energy Partners (FEP) is a unique oil and gas advisory service which prides itself on technical excellence in selected fields and supplementing business management and leadership; in the face of uncertainty.
We offer truthful, professional opinion and advice; no playback of what you already know, and no spin.
FEP was founded by 4 senior industry practitioners who consider the challenges faced by today's oil and gas environment are going to require herculean acts of leadership and technical skill in a transforming, transitioning, industry, in order to maintain an energy supply that is sustainable and even recognisable compared to recent history.
Similarly nations developing an oil and gas industry face related challenges as they seek to maximise the benefits of this new wealth-creating opportunity - in a responsible manner.
Global reach
FEP actively participates in the facilitation and conduct of seminars and webinars worldwide, for example in conjunction with its associate partner Finding Petroleum.
Our presence reaches parts of the globe, such as: the UK, the USA, Sub-Saharan Africa, with partners wherever we work.
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11:25
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Peter Evans - Group Head of Operations Geology - Tullow Oil
Tullow's East African Rift Basin campaign in Uganda and Kenya
Peter Evans has spent eight years working for Tullow Oil plc on UK Southern North Sea, Uganda and other African assets in a number of geological, evaluation and management roles and currently heads geological operations across Tullow’s assets.
Tullow Oil plc is one of the largest independent oil and gas exploration companies in Europe. The Group has operations in Africa, Europe, South Asia and South America. Tullow is headquartered in London and employs nearly 2000 people world-wide. Current production is ~90,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day (boepd). The company drills tens of exploration, appraisal and development wells annually, included multi-well campaigns in Ghana, Uganda and Kenya, with high exploration success rates.
Tullow Oil
Tullow Oil plc is one of the largest independent oil and gas exploration companies in Europe. The Group has operations in Africa, Europe, South Asia and South America. Tullow is headquartered in London and employs nearly 2000 people world-wide. Current production is ~90,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day (boepd). The company drills tens of exploration, appraisal and development wells annually, included multi-well campaigns in Ghana, Uganda and Kenya, with high exploration success rates.
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12:00
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Stephen Trueblood - Commercial Manager - Sasol Energy
Inhassoro: the southernmost oil field in the East African Rift system?
Stephen is a Commercial Manager at Sasol Petroleum International responsible for Southern Africa. In a previous life he was an exploration geologist for Murphy, Hamilton Brothers and BHP and retains a keen interest in the petroleum geology side of the business.
Sasol Energy
Sasol is a global integrated chemicals and energy company spanning 30 countries. Through our talented people, we use our expertise and selected technologies to safely and sustainably source, manufacture and market chemical and energy products globally. Sustainability has become a major driver in our business where we advance chemical and energy solutions that contribute to a thriving planet, society and enterprise. In support, we have prioritised four relevant Sustainable Development Goals to ensure our business is environmentally, socially and economically sustainable.
We are a public company listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange in South Africa and the New York Stock Exchange in the United States. We strive to deliver sustainable and superior value to all our stakeholders.
In 2020, we faced challenges unparalleled in our 70-year history. We responded swiftly and decisively and chartered a path forward to long-term sustainability under a revised strategy and operating model. We have simplified and streamlined our previously complex and broad portfolio to a leaner and market-focused business. Our revised strategy focuses on areas where we believe there are good growth prospects, which are low risk and with lower-carbon intensity, informed by evolving consumer needs and megatrends.
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13:00
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Raffle prize draw, followed by lunch & refreshments
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New Eyes Exploration, founded by David Bamford, explores new ways to discover Oil and Gas.
Tullow Oil plc is one of the largest independent oil and gas exploration companies in Europe. The Group has operations in Africa, Europe, South Asia and South America. Tullow is headquartered in London and employs nearly 2000 people world-wide. Current production is ~90,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day (boepd). The company drills tens of exploration, appraisal and development wells annually, included multi-well campaigns in Ghana, Uganda and Kenya, with high exploration success rates.
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1Derrick
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Alexander Chalke
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Grosvenor Clive & Stokes
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Robert Waterhouse
Director
Rosha Resources Ltd
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Paul Murphy
Key Account Manager, Oil and Gas Division
Airbus Defence and Space
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Alessandra Lattarulo
Technical Consultant
Halliburton
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Rachel Ziemba
Research analyst
Roubini Global Economics
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Eleanor Murtagh
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Arkex
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Clare Maher
Geologist
Halliburton Neftex
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David Coursey
Business Dev Manager
RPS Energy
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Alan Perkin
Consultant
Artamo Energy Services Limited
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Peter Hitchens
Analyst
HSBC
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Chris Hayes
Well Operations Director
RPS Energy
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Kate Garratt
Head of Energy
Aspectus
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David Jenkins
Director
Hurricane Energy plc
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Martin Lester
Operations Director
RPS Energy
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David Craik
Consultant
Atlaslocal
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Alexander Macgregor
Senior Legal Analyst (Upstream Oil and Gas)
IHS
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Dawn Murton
Events Manager
RPS Energy
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Richard Higgs
BDM Europe & Africa
Baker Hughes
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Elizabeth Patock
Director, EDM for Energy
IHS Markit
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Joseph Ryding
Geodetic support
RPS Energy
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Bill Corry
BC Partners
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William Arnstein
Oil & Gas analyst
Independent
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Martin Smith
Business Development Manager - Operations
RPS Energy
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Chris Brown
NED
BLOCK ENERGY
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Michael Jacobs
Head of Oil & Gas
ITE Group Plc
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Linda Sutherland
Consultant
Sandown Energy Consultants Limited
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Principal
Boston Consulting Group
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Frances Leon
General Manager, Africa Oil & Gas
ITE Group Plc
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Stephen Trueblood
Commercial Manager
Sasol
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Mike Smart
Director
Cameron Limited
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Graeme Coombes
Head of Division
ITE Oil & Gas
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Markus Loegering
Petroleum Systems Advisor
SASOL
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Tim Jones
Regional Sales Manager
Cameron Ltd
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Ewan Rossiter
Geologist
JX Nippon
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Kevin Dale
Specialist : Low Carbon Energy Market Development
Sasol Energy
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David Turnell
Account Manager
Cameron Surface Systems
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gina craciun
Regional Technical Sales Consultant
Landmark/Halliburton
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Isabel Asenjo
Reservoir Engineer
Sasol Petroleum International
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Aurelie CHARDON
CBA
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Sarah Ottley
Executive Search Consultant
Lime Search
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Anne-Mette Cheese
senior geoscientist
Sasol Petroleum International
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Haydon Roberts
Senior Business Development Manager
CGG
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Peter Nicol
Advisory
Locin Energy
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Nigel Muyambi
Commercial Advisor
Sasol Petroleum International
United Kingdom
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Steven Bowman
Senior Geoscientist
CGG
United Kingdom
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Ikaal Starlon
Student
London South Bank University
United Kingdom
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David Webber
Seismic Operations Consultant
Seismic Operations Consultant
United Kingdom
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Alan Vigner
Business Development Manager
CGGVeritas
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Preston Enubuje
London South Bank University.
United Kingdom
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Mike Rego
Managing Director
Septima Energy Pte. Ltd.
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phil sheridan
director
churchill capital
United Kingdom
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Sean O'Donnell
GIS Geoscientist
Lynx Information Systems
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Stephen Grice
Sales Manager
Shearwater GeoServices
United Kingdom
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Michael Alsford
Director
Citi
United Kingdom
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Duncan Macgregor
Consultant Geologist
MacGeology
United Kingdom
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Tom Martin
Director
Shikra Consulting
United Kingdom
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John Hall
Consultant geophysicist
Consultant
United Kingdom
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John Boucher
Exploration Director
Malawi Energy
United Kingdom
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ANTHONY SYKES
Deputy General Manager
SMBC EUROPE LTD
United Kingdom
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Ron Silva
Consultant
United Kingdom
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David Murray
Senior Analyst
Mars Omega LLP
United Kingdom
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Mandhir Singh
CEO
Snow Leopard
United Kingdom
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Micky Allen
consultant
consultant
United Kingdom
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Anthony Franks
Director
Mars Omega Partnership
United Kingdom
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Senior Associate
SNR Denton
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Peter Farrington
Geophysicist
Consultant Geophysicist
United Kingdom
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James Cramond
Business Acquistion
McDermott
United Kingdom
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John Argent
VP Geoscience
Sound Energy Plc
United Kingdom
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Corneliu Cosovanu
Senior Geologist
CoreLab_ Integrated Reservoir Solutions-UK
United Kingdom
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Mike Naylor
Director
MN Solutions (Cambridge) Ltd
United Kingdom
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james baillie
investment promotion officer
south africa dti
United Kingdom
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Dan Kunkle
Director
Count Geophysics
United Kingdom
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MOMOHSANI MOMODU
MASTERS STUDENT
MSC STUDENT OF PETROLEUM ENGINEERING AT LONDON SOUTHBANK UNIVERSITY
United Kingdom
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Patrick Horwood
Business Development Geophysicist
Spectrum GEO Limited
United Kingdom
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Thomas Adolff
Credit Suisse
United Kingdom
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S R
Reservoir Engineer
N/A
United Kingdom
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Anne Hegarty
Exploration Intelligence - Analyst
Statoil UK Ltd
United Kingdom
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William Macpherson
Journalist
Cross Border Information
United Kingdom
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David Pilling
Head of Oil & Gas
Nedbank Capital
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Safa Abdul Rasul
Researcher
Strategic Analysis
United Kingdom
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CAT MANTLE
Darwin Park
United Kingdom
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Kathleen Gould
Regional Geoscientist
Neftex
United Kingdom
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RUTH LUX
Managing Director
Strategic Analysis at the Henry Jackson Society
United Kingdom
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Humphrey Douglas
partner
Dentons
United Kingdom
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Ed Reed
Senior Editor
NewsBase
United Kingdom
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Justus van der Spuy
Founder
StratEnergies Ltd.
United Kingdom
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David Mirzai
Analyst
Deutsche Bank
United Kingdom
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Rod Chooramun
Associate
Norton Rose
United Kingdom
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Tarek Gamudie
Manager
student
United Kingdom
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Brian Donnelly
Consultant Geophysicist
Donnelly
United Kingdom
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Nikki van der Meer
Associate
Norton Rose LLP
United Kingdom
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Derric Richardson
New Venture Manager
Tesla Exploration
United Kingdom
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Howard Davies
Business Dev Manager
DownUnder GeoSolutions
United Kingdom
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Stuart Fordyce
Geologist
Novas Consulting
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Matt Tyrrell
Geologist
TGS
United Kingdom
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Stephanie Warne
Data Manager
DrillingInfo
United Kingdom
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Martine Davis
Business Development Manager
NVentures
United Kingdom
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sara stephens
TGS
United Kingdom
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Gareth Crisford
Business Development Manager
EARTH-i Ltd
United Kingdom
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Ekaterina Krylova
Account Manager
Paradigm
United Kingdom
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Ben Sayers
Business Development Manager, AME
TGS
United Kingdom
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Lara Oliveira
Analyst
Energy Intelligence Group
United Kingdom
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Robert Parker
Consultant
Parker
United Kingdom
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Richard Norton
The Boston Consulting Group
United Kingdom
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Alex Martinos
Senior Analyst
Energy Intelligence Group
United Kingdom
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Mark Foster
Manager Business Development
PetroLead Technologies LLC
United Kingdom
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Laurent Lafont
VP BD
The Oil Council
France
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Terry O'Donnell
Business Development Manager
EPI Group
United Kingdom
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Yasmin D'Este
Business Development Director
Petroleum Geo Services
United Kingdom
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Brian McBeth
Managing Partner
The Oxford Consultancy Group
United Kingdom
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Edward Bowen
Director
EPI Group
United Kingdom
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Michael Sloane
Commercial Director
Petromall
United Kingdom
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Andy Cooper
Sales Director
thyssenkrupp
United Kingdom
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Neil Quilliam
Energy Adviser
FCO
United Kingdom
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David Bamford
Petromall Ltd
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Peter Evans
Group Head of Operations Geology
Tullow
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Stuart Meldrum
Research Analyst
Fidelity
United Kingdom
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Rob Holden
VP Sales, Africa Mediterranean Middle East
PGS
United Kingdom
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Dan Ekstein
Director - Oil & Gas Equity Research
UBS
United Kingdom
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john gilbert
Equity Sales
FirstEnergy Capital
United Kingdom
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Steve Pitman
VP Corporate Marketing
PGS
United Kingdom
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Arqam Ahmad
UEA
United Kingdom
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Judith Poultney
Africa Analyst
FTI Consulting
United Kingdom
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Sergey Palenov
Sales
PGS
United Kingdom
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Alec Robinson
President & CEO
Valient Energy
United Kingdom
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Lin Kenealy
Sales and Marketing Director
GeoGuide Consultants Limited
United Kingdom
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Peter Rattey
Director
PR Exploration Ltd
United Kingdom
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Bjorn Ursin-Holm
President
Vision of Energy AS
Norway
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Marine Wildlife Manager
GeoGuide Consultants LTD
United Kingdom
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Josh King
Analyst
RAB Capital
United Kingdom
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Consultant
Vision Project Services
United Kingdom
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Martin Hodge
Business Development & Project Geophysicist
Geokinetics
United Kingdom
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Robert Snashall
Consultant
RGSConsult
United Kingdom
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Soeren Hilck
Energy Industry Analyst
Visiongain Ltd
United Kingdom
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Andy Quallington
Manager, Geology Division
Getech Group PLC
United Kingdom
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Patrick Taylor
Director
RISC (UK) Limited
United Kingdom
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Angus Warren
Owner
Warren Business Consulting
United Kingdom
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Michael Golden
Consulting Petroleum Geologist / Russian Translator
Golden&Associates
United Kingdom
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Paul Board
Business Development Manager
Robertson (A CGG company)
United Kingdom
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Hugh Ebbutt
Associated Director
WSS Energy Consulting
United Kingdom
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