What exploration opportunities are there in North Africa, from Morocco via Algeria and Libya to Egypt?
Below ground, these countries show different stages of exploration maturity.
Offshore Morocco has been quite active in leasing terms recently and is perceived as a Frontier province.
Algeria has ‘always been open’ and now most plays and basins look quite Mature in exploration terms.
For Libya, one would say that the Offshore is also a Frontier province. Onshore, whilst there is a long history of exploration and production, not all the significant basins have been equally explored, and there is a case to agree that exploration has, for the past several decades, not benefitted from the latest technologies.
Similarly to Algeria, Egypt has ‘always been open’ and most plays look quite Mature in exploration terms, although again there is a case that some modern technologies still have a role to play – for example sub-salt imaging in the Gulf of Suez and Full Tensor Gravimetry onshore.
And the Eastern Mediterranean Frontier has seen considerable excitement in the last year or two, with major - in fact, huge - gas discoveries; an 'exploration Spring' is well under way.
Above ground, of course there are some significant issues to contemplate, in particular with political and security stability still to result in Libya and Egypt in the wake of the ‘Arab Spring’.
This Forum will examine whether or not we should anticipate an imminent ‘exploration Spring’ in the region, in particular whether further large discoveries can be foreseen, and if so, where?
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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
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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9:40
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Oswald Clint - Senior Analyst - Bernstein Research
North Africa - production, exploration and issues
Dr Clint joined Sanford C. Bernstein in 2004 and was part of the Energy Team with Neil McMahon covering the Global Integrated Oil sector.
Currently he is the Senior Research Analyst covering the European E&P and Russian Oil & Gas sectors. The Bernstein Energy franchise has become well known due to both the provocative commentary on the commodities and oil stocks, as well as the innovative research that forms the core of their frequent publications. Previously, he worked as an accountant and consultant for KPMG covering energy, gas, and chemical sectors. Dr Clint received his PhD in Geophysics from University College London where he specialised in sub-surface rock physics and is also a Chartered Accountant.
Bernstein Research
Sanford C. Bernstein is widely recognized as Wall Street's premier sell-side research firm. Their research is sought out by leading investment managers around the world, and they are annually ranked at the very top of acknowledged arbiters. In independent surveys of major institutional clients, Bernstein's research is ranked #1 for overall quality, industry knowledge, most trusted, best detailed financial analysis, major company studies, most useful valuation frameworks, best original research, and most willing to challenge management. In Institutional Investor's 2008 annual client survey, the leading survey by which analysts in our industry are evaluated, 100% of our U.S. Analysts were recognized as among the best in their respective fields -- more than any other firm on Wall Street.
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10:15
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Matt Luheshi - Director - Leptis E & P
E&P in Libya following the revolution
Leptis E & P
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11:15
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Neil Hodgson - VP geoscience - Searcher Seismic
The Hydrocarbon Case for Lebanon
Neil Hodgson is VP Searcher Seismic, a company which provides high quality exploration data and leading edge tech to the global exploration industries. He is formerly executive VP geoscience with Spectrum ASA, and exploration manager at Matra Petroleum, Premier Oil and GB Group.
Searcher Seismic
Searcher provides high quality exploration data and leading edge tech to the global exploration industries.
Our data library includes seismic, potential fields, multi-beam, coring and well data derived from geophysical and geological projects that we operate world wide.
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11:50
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Henry Jones-Davies - Managing Director - LPD Risk Management Ltd
After In Amenas - Risk and Security in North Africa
LPD Risk Management Ltd
LPD Risk Management Ltd assists organisations recognise and mitigate a wide range of political, social and security risks. We help manage the causes of security breakdown by delivering integrated, ethical and cost-effective prevention strategies.
LPD has unrivalled experience, particularly in high-risk environments. Our three founding Directors and Chief Operating Officer have more than 150 years practice between them and have worked in over 70 countries. LPD works with associated specialist partners and a global network of knowledgeable consultants.
On behalf of our clients we seek to achieve common purpose with host governments, local communities, NGOs, regional investors and stakeholders in the development and implementation of sustainable and holistic risk management strategies.
We have extensive experience implementing the United Nations Guiding Principles for Business and human rights ("The Ruggie Principles") and the practical application of the Voluntary Principles on Security and Human Rights.
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12:30
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David Bamford - - New Eyes Exploration
The New Eyes panel discussion - where to go/what to do in this region? (Click '+' below for details)
Talk Description.
Our panellists will be:
Neil Ritson, CEO of Leni Gas and Oil
Greg Coleman, MD of Petromall
Terry Quinn, Manager (EAME Region) of Geokinetics
I will pose two questions to begin with:
What are the best opportunities in the region?
Can we work there?
and then open a Q&A sesion.
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.
New Eyes Exploration
New Eyes Exploration, founded by David Bamford, explores new ways to discover Oil and Gas.
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13:00
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Raffle prize draw, followed by buffet lunch & refreshments
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Dutch Geo-consultancy, well known in the industry simply as Dutch Geo is a consultancy firm specializing in providing experienced petroleum industry project management, and supervision for your exploration programs.
We specialize in delivering well known, highly skilled, individuals and, or complete teams of personnel, for your oil and gas projects world wide. Dutch Geo can supply a wide variety of field tested industry consultants with a focus on Seismic QC, Health Safety and Environment Advisors (HSE), Survey QC, and Driving instruction. Where ever your project is in the world………Dutch Geo can help.
Spectrum is established as a key player in the seismic services market. The company focuses on delivering high-quality Multi-Client seismic data and holds the world's largest 2D offshore library.
Spectrum is among the seismic industry's fastest growing companies. The Spectrum group provides innovative Multi-Client seismic surveys and high quality Seismic Imaging services to the global oil and gas industry from offices in the USA, Norway, UK, Brazil, Australia, Indonesia and Singapore.
RPS Energy provides a range of technical, commercial and project management support services to the international energy industry, covering geoscience, engineering and HS&E, with offices around the world.
Sanford C. Bernstein is widely recognized as Wall Street's premier sell-side research firm. Their research is sought out by leading investment managers around the world, and they are annually ranked at the very top of acknowledged arbiters. In independent surveys of major institutional clients, Bernstein's research is ranked #1 for overall quality, industry knowledge, most trusted, best detailed financial analysis, major company studies, most useful valuation frameworks, best original research, and most willing to challenge management. In Institutional Investor's 2008 annual client survey, the leading survey by which analysts in our industry are evaluated, 100% of our U.S. Analysts were recognized as among the best in their respective fields -- more than any other firm on Wall Street.
New Eyes Exploration, founded by David Bamford, explores new ways to discover Oil and Gas.
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.
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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Peter Rattey
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Danny Ghale
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1Derrick
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James Cockings
Consultant Petroleum Geologist
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Josh King
Analyst
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Dan Hughes
Key Account Manager, Oil & Gas Division
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Erik Woolgar
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Retired
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Eleanor Murtagh
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Arkex
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Andrew Trelawny
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Hermes Datacommunications
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Nick Bright
Retired
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Kate Garratt
Head of Energy
Aspectus
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Jayson Marks
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Holman Fenwick Willan
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Robert Snashall
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RGSConsult
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David Craik
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Atlaslocal
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David Jenkins
Director
Hurricane Energy plc
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Patrick Taylor
Director
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Kris Hicks
Chief Operating Officer
AVA Energy
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Luke Wilson
Consultant
Hydrogen Group
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Paul Board
Business Development Manager
Robertson (A CGG company)
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Nicki McClean
Head of Geoscience
AVA Energy
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Georgi Tonchev
Strategy Analyst
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Robert Waterhouse
Director
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Bernard Wayne
Chief Geophysicist
Azimuth
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Lee Shorter
Business Development Manager, Africa
IHS
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Mick Small
Project Manager
RPS Energy
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Alex Richards
Business Manager - Oil & Gas
BAE Systems Detica
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Sarah Haggas
IHS
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Martin Smith
Business Development Manager - Operations
RPS Energy
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Peter Jackson
Manager
Bain & Company
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Bani Norouzian
Business Development Manager-IHS Energy
IHS Global
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JOHN GEORGIOU
EXPLORATION CONSULTANT GEOPHYSICIST
RPS ENERGY
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Rebecca Crawford
Stakeholder Engagement & Social Performance Manager
BG
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Mark Diaz
Director
IHS Markit
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Dawn Murton
Events Manager
RPS Energy
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Axel Ehrhardt
Research Geophysicist
BGR
Germany
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Energy Researcher
Infield Systems Limited
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Derek Campbell
Technical Director - Land Seismic
RPS Energy
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Chris Brown
NED
BLOCK ENERGY
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Teresa Zargouni
ITE Group
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Richard Wrigley
Chief Geologist
RW Exploration Ltd
United Kingdom
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Michael McCullough
Senior Geophysical consultant
Blue Diamond Exploration Ltd
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Evgeny Makushin
Manager
ITE Group plc
United Kingdom
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Bimbola Kolawole
Business Development Manager
Rystad Energy AS
Norway
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Ken Gardiner
Business Development
Business Development Consultant
United Kingdom
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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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Alison McEntyre
Marketing Specialist
Cameron
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Christopher Tiratsoo
editor
Journal of Petroleum Geology
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Max Bascombe
Capital Raising
SANLAM / Merchant Securities
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Emily Ashford
Director - Oil & Gas Research
Cantor Fitzgerald
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jonathan bedford
Director
JXT
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Chris Newton
Sales Manager
Shearwater GeoSolutions
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Julian Lee
Senior Energy Analyst
CGES
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Peter Nicol
Advisory
Locin Energy
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Tom Martin
Director
Shikra Consulting
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Clare Baldock
Sales and Marketing Manager
CGG
United Kingdom
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VICTORIA UMEJURU
MSC STUDENT OF PETROLEUM ENGINEERING
london south bank university
United Kingdom
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Pete Nolan
Exploration consultant
SHP
United Kingdom
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Will Jeffery
Senior Offshore Interpreter
CGG
United Kingdom
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Preston Enubuje
London South Bank University.
United Kingdom
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ELISE BOULON
analyst
societe generale
United Kingdom
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Andrew Webb
Manager, Petroleum Reservoir and Economics
CGG
United Kingdom
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Patrick Rogers
LPD Risk
United Kingdom
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Shoaib Noormahomed
Vice President
Societe Generale
United Kingdom
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Hassan Asheg
Manager
CGG Data Management Services
United Kingdom
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Gabriel Carter
Managing Director
LPD Risk Management
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Neil Ritson
Chairman
Solo Oil
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phil sheridan
director
churchill capital
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Henry Jones-Davies
Managing Director
LPD Risk Management Ltd
United Kingdom
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Helen Seale
SPC
United Kingdom
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Nicholas Cobb
Managing Director
Cobb Energy Communications
United Kingdom
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Olga Tyufyakova
student
LSBU
United Kingdom
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Glyn Roberts
Director
Spec Partners Ltd
United Kingdom
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David Moore
Exploration Geologist
Consultant
United Kingdom
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Mohammed Dahiru Aminu
M.Sc. Student
LSBU
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Konstantinos Oikonomopoulos
Business Development Associate
Spectrum
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Diwin Amarasinghe
Geophysical Specialist
Consultant
United Kingdom
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David Murray
Senior Analyst
Mars Omega LLP
United Kingdom
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Lauren Penn
Geoscientist
Spectrum
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Micky Allen
consultant
consultant
United Kingdom
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Managing Consultant
Molten
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MIKE JOHNSON
Senior VP EAME Multi-Client Business Development
SPECTRUM
United Kingdom
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Private Consultant
Consultant
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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Phillip Hargreaves
Senior Cartographer
Spectrum
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Peter Farrington
Geophysicist
Consultant Geophysicist
United Kingdom
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S R
Reservoir Engineer
N/A
United Kingdom
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Howard Nicholls
Geophysical Advisor
Spectrum Geo
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Dan Kunkle
Director
Count Geophysics
United Kingdom
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Ed Evans
MD
NDB Ltd
United Kingdom
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Patrick Horwood
Business Development Geophysicist
Spectrum GEO Limited
United Kingdom
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Rick Donoghue
Director
Crescus
United Kingdom
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Katie Unwin
Geoscientist
Neftex
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Anne Hegarty
Exploration Intelligence - Analyst
Statoil UK Ltd
United Kingdom
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CAT MANTLE
Darwin Park
United Kingdom
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Chris Gravestock
Geoscientist
Neftex
United Kingdom
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Joseph Pape
Exploration Advisor
Stratochem Services
United Kingdom
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Lydia Moore
Oil and Gas Analyst
Deloitte LLP
United Kingdom
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Harish Pillai
Vice President
Neo Energy
United Kingdom
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Tarek Gamudie
Manager
student
United Kingdom
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Caroline Hall
Analyst
Deloitte Petroleum Services
United Kingdom
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Ed Reed
Senior Editor
NewsBase
United Kingdom
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oluwabunmi akinremi
student
United Kingdom
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EMIL JANSON
Regional Marketing and Sales Mgr
DOLPHIN GEOPHYSICAL
United Kingdom
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Geoff Reed
consultant
Nexgas
United Kingdom
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Duncan Rushworth
Vice President of Business Development
Svenska Petroleum Exploration
United Kingdom
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Brian Donnelly
Consultant Geophysicist
Donnelly
United Kingdom
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Stuart Fordyce
Geologist
Novas Consulting
United Kingdom
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Ben Sayah
Content Executive
Terrapinn
United Kingdom
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Bruce Walker
Regional Manager - North Africa
DrillingInfo
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Martine Davis
Business Development Manager
NVentures
United Kingdom
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Jim Raggatt
Senior Geologist
Tethys Petroleum
United Kingdom
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Gareth Crisford
Business Development Manager
EARTH-i Ltd
United Kingdom
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Oxana Bristowe
Partner
Opus Executive Partners
United Kingdom
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Paul Chandler
Director-Multi-client Project Services; AME
TGS
United Kingdom
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Justin Morrison
NV Manager
Energia Iberica
United Kingdom
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Oxford Institute for Energy Studies
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Sector Analyst - Downstream & Unconventionals
The EIC
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London office
Energy Correspondent
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Business Development Executive
Palantir Solutions
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Managing Partner
The Oxford Consultancy Group
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Energy Exchange
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Director
PCCL
United Kingdom
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Andy Cooper
Sales Director
thyssenkrupp
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Energy Intelligence
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Advisor
Petroceltic
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Trap Oil Group plc
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Head of Sales
EnergySys Limited
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CEO
Petroceltic
Ireland
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Principal Operations Geologist
Tullow
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Terry O'Donnell
Business Development Manager
EPI Group
United Kingdom
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Mark Foster
Manager Business Development
PetroLead Technologies LLC
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Consultant
Vision Project Services
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Johanna Löfgren
Director
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Regional Manager
Petroleum Geo-Services
Norway
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Owner
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Finding Petroleum
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Commercial Director
Petromall
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Westwood Global Energy
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CEO
Future Energy Partners
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VP Sales, Africa Mediterranean Middle East
PGS
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GDF Suez
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Director General
Pipeline Industries Guild
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Head of Marketing - EAME
Geokinetics Processing Inc.
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Multi-Client New Ventures Manager
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