W(h)ither Global Exploration?

…we seem to be at a critical moment, where should we look for new opportunities? 0

Friday, December 1, 2023, Webinar, Online

“Where next for Global Exploration?” is a good question.

Despite phenomenal success in Guyana and - possibly - similar in Namibia, at best other regions are yielding relatively small volumes.
And some would see the failure of BP’s Ephesus well, offshore Newfoundland, as an event similar to the failure of the Mukluk well, offshore Alaska, back in the early 1980s, disheartening explorers for the rest of the decade.

We disagree.

Spectacular dry hole failures are typically the result of a failure of technique, a lack of true understanding of regional geology, of the petroleum system to hand, relying instead on a ‘silver bullets’ - “all you need is 3D seismic and AVO” for example. Nowhere are the correct foundations illustrated better than in the success of ExxonMobil, and its partner Hess, in Guyana.

With that in mind, in this Webinar we will examine recent global exploration history carefully, and access “where next?” against a changing economic background providing new constraints.

Agenda

13:00

Karl Jeffery - editor - Finding Petroleum

Welcome & Introducton


Karl Jeffery is editor and co-founder of Digital Energy Journal, and conference producer of Finding Petroleum. He is also publisher of Carbon Capture Journal and Tanker Operator, and co-founder of Digital Ship, a publishing and events company covering digital technology for the deep sea maritime industry. He has a BEng in chemical engineering from Nottingham University

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.
13:05

Cleveland M Jones - Researcher - INOG - Intituto Nacional de Óleo e Gás Geosciences/Geopolitics

Future Global Exploration Hotspots


Prof. Jones is currently a researcher at INOG (Instituto Nacional de Óleo e Gás – INCT/CNPq - Brazil), a consultant (geopolitics of oil and energy) to District Attorneys and oil and other industries, member of the Geosciences Advisory Board of NXT Energy Solutions, Inc. of Canada, board member of Waste to Power South Australia Pty., Ltd., and technology director of Fronteira Energia Ltda. (Brazil). He was also founder and director of several environmental and biotech firms, Course Coordinator of the Post-Graduate Program in Environmental Management (FUNCEFET, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil), Coordinator of the Industrial Engineering Studies Group (NEPRO) at UERJ, Coordinator of a major Knowledge Management project (Petrobras/UERJ), and led the Environmental Diagnostic Project at Brazil´s largest municipal landfill.

He is an expert in energy and resource assessment (yet-to-find-oil), biotech applications (bioaugmentation, bioremediation, MEOR, biohydrogen and gold hydrogen), and environmental/sustainability topics. Prof. Jones is a frequent speaker, author of technical articles, and member of Mensa Brazil and other professional organizations. He is fluent in English, Portuguese and Spanish.

Prof. Jones Graduated in Physics and Economics (post graduate work in International Economics) at Cornell University (1974), has a post-graduate degree in Oil and Gas Engineering from UERJ (State University of Rio de Janeiro, 2007), and a masters (2009, Basin Analysis) and doctoral (2014, MEOR - Microbial Enhanced Oil Recovery) degree in Geology, also from UERJ. He is also an Environmental Auditor (UFRJ, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil).

INOG - Intituto Nacional de Óleo e Gás Geosciences/Geopolitics
13:30

Mike Cooper - Technical director - 1st Subsurface Oilfield Management

Future Exploration Hotspots in Africa (Title TBC)


Mike Cooper is Managing Director at 1st Subsurface, a multidisciplinary consultancy specialising in subsurface management, exploration and asset strategy. 1st Subsurface supplies the TROVE oil and gas industry databases. These databases contain detailed geoscience & technical data on every field, discovery and open-source prospect for the basins covered.

1st Subsurface Oilfield Management
1st Subsurface Oilfield Management is a multidisciplinary consultancy specialising in subsurface oilfield management, exploration and asset strategy. We are the creators of TROVE Oil and Gas industry databases
13:55

David Bamford - Director - Future Energy Partners Ltd

Q&A followed by Close no later than 1415


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 joined the board of Premier Oil in May 2014.

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.

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.

Sponsors of this event

Registered Delegates

Ron Daniel
Staff Geologist
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Suriname
Neil Simons
Consultant
Independent
United Kingdom
Chris Sladen
Founder
Reconnoitre Ltd
United Kingdom
Martin Cox
Director
ABerdeen Drilling Management Ltd
United Kingdom
Robert Murphy
Consulting Geologist
Independent
Ireland
Richard Walker
Geophysical Consultant
Richard Walker Geoscience Ltd
United Kingdom
ALASDAIR DUNCAN
DIRECTOR
ALBA ENERGY
Singapore
FELIPE RODRIGUEZ MONREAL
Basin and Petrroleum Systems Analysis Independent Consultant
Independent Consultant
United Kingdom
Emilia Dobb

S&P Global
United Kingdom
Owen Jones
Owner
Argus Reservoir Monitoring, LLC
United States
Christopher Tiratsoo
editor
Journal of Petroleum Geology
United Kingdom
Keryn Tsimitakopoulos
Research and Analysis Associated Director, Plays and Basins, Upstream Solutions
S&P Global
South Africa
Peter Manoogian
Manager
ARZ Resources
United States
Matt Luheshi

leptis E & P Ltd
United Kingdom
Rajan Gupta
NV/BD
sasol
United Kingdom
John Bain
CEO
Bain Geophysical Services, Inc.
United States
simon kendall
Director
me
United Kingdom
Karyna Rodriguez
VP Global New Ventures
Searcher
United Kingdom
Nigel Banks
Director
Banks Geoscience Limited,
United Kingdom
Maryse Jackman
Geoscientist
Ministry of Energy and Energy Industries
Sunjay Sunjay
Geophysicist
Seismic imaging centre Geophysics BHU Varanasi India
India
Paul Keane
Business Development
Brightskies Geoscience
United Kingdom
Robin Sutherland
Consultant
Monitor Exploration Limited
South Africa
Mike Rego
Managing Director
Septima Energy Pte. Ltd.
United Kingdom
Jorge Gines
Lead Geologist
CGG Satellite Mapping
United Kingdom
Ian Cross
MD
Moyes & Co
United Kingdom
Denis MOUGENOT
Chief Geophysicist - retired as consultant
Sercel-retired
France
David Boote

DBConsulting Ltd
United Kingdom
Cory Manoogian
Petroleum Engineer
Moyes & Co.
United States
Aaron Lockwood
Software Sales Manager - EAME
Shearwater Geoservices
United Kingdom
Ben Minshell
Geoscientist
Eni
United Kingdom
Stuart Harker
Director
MPG Consultancy
United Kingdom
Oxana Bristowe
Director
Stand4More
United Kingdom
Gehrig Schultz
COO Geoscience
EPI Group
United Kingdom
Wojtek Mausch
Contracting Geophysicist / Consultant
Nomad Geosciences
Poland
Emily Kay

TGS
United Kingdom
Robert FE Jones
Director
Geoko Ltd
United Kingdom
Morten Lindback
Energy economist
Norwegian Ministry of Petroleum and Energy
Norway
VERITY AGAR
Director geoscience
tgs
Kerri Wilson
Senior Petroleum Geologist
Getech
United Kingdom
Keith Nunn
Managing Director
Nunngeo Consulting Ltd
United Kingdom
Neil Hurst
Senior Geoscientist
TGS
United Kingdom
Ian Gath
Product Owner
Halliburton
Spain
Laurence Ormerod
Chairman
Ormerod Consulting Ltd
United Kingdom
Tim Goodwin
New Ventures Consultant
TJGX Ltd
United Kingdom
Lawrie Cowliff
Geoscientist
Halliburton
United Kingdom
Sebastien Duc
Group Geoscience Manager
Perenco
United Kingdom
Liliana Goncalves-Ferreira

TotalEnergies
United States
Wally Jakubowicz
Managing Director
Hampton Data Services
United Kingdom
Andrew Foulds
Director
Petrafiz Ltd
United Kingdom
Juan Pablo Ramos Vargas
PhD Geology
University of Houston
United States
James Howe

Howe Geology, LLC
United States
Matthew Plummer
Principal Geoscientist
PGS
United Kingdom
Allan Scardina
President
Upstream Decisions LLC
United States
David Jenkins
Director
Hurricane Energy plc
United Kingdom
Frederic Yeterian
Director
Philax International (UK) Ltd
United Kingdom
Richard Dawe
professor emeritus
uwi
United Kingdom
Jim Hendry
Director / Consultant Geologist
Iapetus Geoscience Limited
Ireland
Kevin Sylvester
Director
Pinnacle Energy Limited
United Kingdom
Kevin Sweetman
Managing Director
Verif-i
United Kingdom
Mischa Gehlen
Petroleum Geochemist
IGI Ltd
United Kingdom
Keryn Simpson

private
South Africa
Mark Foster
Business Development Manager
Verif-i SG Limited
United Kingdom
Lawrence Jackson
Senior Account Executive
IHS
United Kingdom
Richard Herbert
Director
R Herbert Associates
United Kingdom
David Skeels
Director
Zemlex
United Kingdom