Exploration Revived 2011
I am pleased to invite you to the 4th NPF Biennial Petroleum Geology Conference, scheduled for Bergen 22-23 March 2011. The coming conference will, based on our previous success, also be a pure exploration conference – Exploration Revived 2011.
The organizing committee now has concluded the program (all by invitation) with a great choice of attractive papers, from good case histories integrating geology and geophysics, through basin exploration overviews, exploration strategy and Key Notes on important exploration issues.
The much-coveted Exploration Revived Award 2011 will be announced during the conference dinner. We believe this contributes to stimulating exploration on the NCS and urge you to nominate candidates to the separate Award Committee (see by-laws and Award committee on our home page below).
Near 290 participants discovered our exciting conference in 2009. Join us in 2011!
Welcome (back) to beautiful Bergen and Grieghallen.
Regards – for NPF
Odd Ragnar Heum, + 47 93224076
Chairman of the Exploration Revived Conference Committee
Exploration Revived Award
The intention behind this award is to stimulate the exploration on the Norwegian shelf. It will be awarded biennially at the NPF Exploration Revived conference in Bergen.
The award will be given to groups or companies who, over the preceding two years, have contributed to moving Exploration of the shelf forward by:
– Testing new play concepts and/or exploration models
– Testing high risk/high potential targets
– Exploring for upside potential in producing fields
– Reducing exploration risk by developing and/or applying new techniques
– Any other combination of ideas, technology and risk taking resulting in
revived exploration or production
The award will be based on nominations from the exploration community in Norway. It will be decided by a committee appointed by the Exploration Revived conference organizing committee.
The prize will consist of a lithographic print and a certificate/diploma.
For 2011 the Exploration Revived Award Committee consists of:
• Vigdis Wiik Jacobsen, North Energy (chair) – vigdis.wiik.jacobsen@northenergy.no
• Sissel Eriksen, NPD – sissel.eriksen@npd.no
• Snorre Olaussen, UNIS- snorre.olaussen@unis.no
• Hans Chr. Rønnevik, Lundin Norway – hans-christen@lundin-norway.no
• Tim Sullivan Angora Oil- tim.sullivan@angoraoil.com
• Sigrid Borthen Toven, Statoil – sbo@statoil.com
Program
Monday 21. March
Ice breaker
Tuesday 22. March
Registration
Welcome/Opening
Chairs:
The future of NCS exploration – new plays/areas
Plays in the Southwestern Barents sEA (Key Note)
Resources potential and timeline for exploration in the "Disputed Area" of the Barents Sea
Refreshments/networking
Value driven near field exploration on the Dønna terrace – underexplored plays in mature areas
The Snadd North discovery - amplitude driven exploration in Mid Cretaceous basin floor fans
Lunch
Chairs:
The Maria discovery
The Fogelberg discovery
Refreshments/networking
The Zidane discovery
Opening of the North Atlantic Basin, lessons from the South
Refreshments/networking
Vøring Basin - Quo Vadis?
Outer Vøring sub basalt play
End Day 1
Guided tours
Cocktails
Conference Dinner
Wednesday 23. March
Chairs:
The next 10 years of exploration on the NCS in light of 40+ years
The Draupne story – a new commercial field in NCS’s first production license
Refreshments/networking
Dumbarton and Lochranza - redevelopments as a result of near field exploration
1/3-12S (Mandarin East) – extending a play in a challenging environment
"When everything connects" - Hild field on the way to development
Lunch
Chairs:
A decade of controlled-source electromagnetics (CSEM) in Shell: lessons from a global look back study (Key Note)
Agat discoveries - a challenging underexplored play with potential
Refreshments/networking
Rapid appraisal to facilitate fast track field development – The Pan/Pandora discovery
The Beta discovery - old play , new concept
The Jordbær discovery - exploration update
Closing
End Conference
Practical information
Organiser:
Norwegian Petroleum Society (NPF)
Venue:
Grieghallen, Edvard Griegs plass 1, Bergen, Norway
Telephone: 0047 55 21 61 00
Telefax: 0047 55 21 61 00
www.grieghallen.no
Accommodation:
We have reserved a number of rooms at the
Radisson BLU Hotel Norge, Bergen, Norway
NOK 1.495,- per night (incl. breakfast) to be paid direct to the hotel
NB. We are sorry to inform you that the hotel is now fully booked. Accommodation has to be arranged by yourself from now on.
Social arrangement Monday 21 March:
The day before conference starts, March 21, we welcome you to an “Ice breaker” at 20.00 hrs at the “Fløien Folkeresturant”.
The restaurant at the top of the famous Funicular in Bergen, 320 meters above sea level – well above everyday life and the noise of the city. The restaurant, opened in 1925, has been completely restored and is, with its distinctive architecture and prominent location, without doubt an attraction in itself.
http://www.floien.no/
Final date of pre-registration: 11th March 2010
Conference fee:
NPF personal members NOK 8.500,- plus 25% vat
Non-NPF-members NOK 8.900,- plus 25% vat
Academics NOK 3.500,- plus 25% vat
Cancellation fee NOK 900,- plus 25% vat
The fee includes:
– Coffee/tea
– Lunches
– CD of expanded abstracts
– Icebreaker on Monday 21 March
– Guided tours on Tuesday 22 March
– Conference Dinner 22 March
Payment
All delegates will receive an invoice from Norwegian Petroleum Society (NPF)
University students:
Students, senior year/Master, are free to attend the conference. In order to apply for a grant to cover travel and accommodation cost please contact:
Elise Opsahl, ENI Norge – elise.h.opsahl@eninorge.com
Wenche Tjelta Johansen, NPD – wenche.johansen@npd.no
Application to be forwarded within 1st February 2011.
The application for sponsorship should state what sort of degree you are taking at which university, and an estimate of your travel and accommodation costs.
The grant is sponsored by A/S Norske Shell, ConocoPhillips, Det norske, Eni Norge, NORECO, Petro-Canada, Wintershall Norge
Cancellations:
Cancellations must be received in writing by 11 March 2011 and will be subject to a
NOK 900,- cancellation fee unless a substitute delegate is offered. After this date, the full registration fee will apply, however, substitutions will still be accepted. Substitutions for registered delegates may be made at any time, but we would appreciate prior notification.
Programme changes:
It is sometimes necessary to change timing of the programme. The conference organiser will not be liable for any such unavoidable changes.
Registration:
Norwegian Petroleum Society (NPF)
Lilleakerveien 2A
N-0283 OSLO, Norway
Phone no.: 0047- 22 13 18 15
Telefax no.: 0047-22 13 18 11
E-mail: karin.haugness@npf.no