Petroleum Systems Conference

Paul Farrimond has a B.Sc. (Hons.) in Geology and Chemistry (1983) and a Ph.D. in Organic Geochemistry (1987) from the University of Bristol, UK. His Ph.D. and subsequent Post-Doctoral research (1987-1988) concerned the application of molecular geochemistry to understanding past sedimentary depositional environments and climate change. He was a Lecturer then Senior Lecturer in Geochemistry at the University of Newcastle upon Tyne, focusing on research into the application of biomarkers in petroleum geochemistry and biogeochemistry. Having undertaken a number of research and consultancy projects with oil companies, and deciding he enjoyed applying his skills to applied petroleum exploration problems, Paul left academia in 2005 and joined IGI as Geochemical Project Manager.

• Master Geodesy (STU Bratislava, Slovakia, 2000)
• PhD geophysics (FU Berlin, Germany, 2004)
• Research scientist at various universities (2005-2012)
• Principal Researcher Geophysics Statoil
(2013 - present)

Ilya comes from the Urals region in Russia and after having moved to UK, he graduated from University of Southampton with an MSci in Geophysics in 2009. In 2010 Ilya moved to Potsdam, to do a PhD in Marine Geology focussing on hydrocarbon leakage at the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ). In April 2013 he joined Shell as a research geoscientist in the Basin Modelling and Geochemistry team in Rijswijk, where he is currently learning and developing basin analysis and seismic interpretation software. He is working on projects aiming to integrate seismic interpretation technology with basin modelling to de-risk new and old plays. Ilya is also an active member of the Shell Projects and Technology Staff Council in the Netherlands, ensuring that wellbeing of business and staff is secured in a changing environment.

Jan Ove Hansen received a M.Sc. degree in signal processing from the Norwegian Institute of Technology (NTH) in 1992. He spent his first nine years in research, working as a Research Scientist for Telenor Research (1993-1995), and as Senior Research Geophysicist at Schlumberger Research (1995-2001). In 2001 he joined Statoil, where he has been working with exploration. From 2006-2009 he worked as exploration manager in New Areas. He currently holds a position as a Senior Specialist Exploration, working with prospect de-risking using geophysical methods, including seismic and CSEM, and quantitative integration of the new data into the geological and geophysical understanding of the sub-surface.

During Jan Ove Hansen’s career his work has covered a large variety of geophysical topics, including multicomponent seismic, model based processing, seismic imaging, sub-basalt exploration, AVO and seismic inversion, source rock from seismic (SRfS) identification, seismic modelling, CSEM, borehole seismic, and rock physics.

Kristian has 10+ years of academic and industry experience within quantitative assessments related to hydrocarbon exploration including project management of multiclient projects and oil company specific work. Broad experience and significant exposure to regional geological challenges and prospect scale studies. Key expertise in petroleum system analysis/modelling, play/prospect risk assessments, seismic interpretation and petrophysics. He has worked with integrated geology/petrophysics/geophysics projects for oil companies, for in-house multiclient studies and in R&D research.

Dr. Carolyn Lampe has over twenty years of professional experience in geology, including government, academic, and industry organizations. She has a strong background in sedimentology, fluid flow through porous media, numerical simulation, basin modeling and petroleum systems analysis with extensive experience in organic geochemistry, coal petrology and structural geology. She worked at BEB (German branch of Royal Dutch Shell and Exxon Mobil) analyzing cores and preparing reservoir-facies maps before receiving a Ph.D. in Geology (numerical simulation) from the University of Cologne in cooperation with the University of Minnesota. Carolyn spent seven years as chief geologist at Integrated Exploration Systems GmbH (IES, now Schlumberger PetroMod Group) where she was involved in worldwide project work and training of industry clients, agents and consultants for 2D and 3D petroleum systems modeling, as well as the conceptual development and design of the PetroMod software suite. Carolyn is a technical expert for the support of oil and gas exploration and development projects with nationally and internationally operating E&P companies in the areas of petroleum systems analysis and migration modeling, including fault migration, salt modeling, structural migration modeling, pressure calibration and prediction, charge risk, and resource assessment. She has been supporting and representing clients in data rooms, partner meetings, and joint ventures, discussing and evaluating leads and prospects with the clients as well as third parties. Carolyn is a Consulting Professor at Stanford University, where she is an inaugural founder and principal advisor for the “Basin and Petroleum System Modeling Industrial Affiliates Program” (BPSM), teaching and supervising graduate students in the latest geochemical, visualization, and quantitative numerical modeling technologies. Since 2007, Carolyn has been the managing director of ucon Geoconsulting, an independent consulting company, providing expert consulting and full support for all aspects of quantitative numerical petroleum systems analysis for E&P companies worldwide.

MSc: Utrecht University, sedimentology
PhD: Delft University of Technology – on the influence of geological properties of reservoirs on their flow behaviour
Post-doc: Delft University of Technology – source-to-sink modelling of deltas and their response to climatic forcing
SINTEF: Since 2013 at the Basin Modelling group, responsible for source rock modelling, specifically our forward modelling tool OF-Mod. Also working on projects related to palaeo water-depth and basin reconstruction.

Rüdiger Lutz is a scientist in the petroleum geology group of BGR (Federal Institute of Geosciences and Natural Resources, Hannover, Germany). He studied geology in Aachen and received his PhD from Aachen University (RWTH). During his postdoc he was teaching applied basin modelling and he was involved in various industry projects.
Since joining BGR in 2003 he actively participated in 15 marine scientific cruises including multi-channel and high-resolution seismic data acquisition and sediment sampling. His main research topics are seismic interpretation and basin and petroleum systems modelling.

Balazs Badics received an M.S. (2001) in geology and a Ph.D. (2011) in basin analysis from Eotvos Lorand University of Sciences in Budapest, Hungary. He worked in Norsk Hydro’s
Research Centre in Bergen, Norway, between 2001 and 2007, then in Statoil Global New Ventures between 2007 and 2012. He joined E.ON Exploration & Production in 2013, which became DEA Norge in 2016. His work involves include basin modeling, play fairway analysis, source rock assessment, organic geochemistry, and seismic interpretation, prospect assessment.

Sverre has worked in the petroleum industry doing exploration, from 1983 until October 2015 when he retired. Most of his work during this time have been related to Petroleum System Evaluation. Currently he holds a 20% position as Adjunct Professor II at UiS and at UNIS.

After obtaining a 1st class hons BSc in Chemistry and a PhD in Organometallic Chemistry from Bristol University, I saw the light and moved into organic geochemistry. I have lectured on the subject at Royal Holloway, London University, acted as a tutor for the Open University on related courses for several years, conducted research while at GNS NZ and written an introductory text as well as several journal articles. I have worked in the commercial sector in the UK and, for the past 12 years, at APT.

• PhD in petroleum geology and organic geochemistry (University of Oslo, 2006)
• Exploration geologist (Statoil, 2006-2007)
• Petroleum system analyst (Statoil, 2007-2010)
• Petroleum system analyst (Lundin Norway, 2010-2018)
• Exploration geology manager (Lundin Norway, 2018 – present)

Jon Halvards studies at the UiO concerned the organic geochemistry of source rocks and oils from Scandinavia and the Norwegian offshore continental shelf (NOCS). The role in Statoil focused on hydrocarbon exploration and petroleum systems in North African and Austral-Asian basins. Since 2010 Jon Halvard has been involved in hydrocarbon exploration and license work on the NOCS with special emphasis on the petroleum systems of the Barents Sea.

Axel joined Statoil in 2012 where he works since then as a petroleum systems analyst. In this function he is the regional responsible for the Norwegian Sea. He works towards licence, access and regional teams and is a key member in various exploration growth projects focussing on the Norwegian Sea and western Barents Sea. He was main author during the 23rd and 24th concession rounds on the NCS.
Between 2006 and 2012 Axel worked as an Exploration G&G/Exploration Manager for Geothermal Engineering GmbH. Work tasks included licence access, geophysical survey planning, seismic operation management, post-acquisition G&G, feasibility studies, well planning and drilling.
Axel holds a diploma in geology, a PhD in basin analysis (both from Heidelberg University) and an MSc in Basin and Petroleum Systems Dynamics from Jacobs University, Bremen

Matthias Daszinnies works as a senior geologist at Migris AS in Trondheim, Norway. He received his Diploma degree in Geology from Freiberg University of Mining and Technology (Germany) and holds a PhD degree from University of Bremen (Germany). Previously, he worked as a senior research geologist with SINTEF Petroleum Research. His current interests comprise tectonics, petroleum systems and basin modelling.

Trym Rognmo is a geoscientist from Arendal Norway and received his M.Sc. in Petroleum Geoscience Engineering from the University of Stavanger. Trym started his career in Geoservices as End of Well Operations Coordinator and started in GeoProvider two years ago as project leader and geochemical analysist working on hydrocarbon and seal evaluation studies

Since 2018 – Researcher at Statoil in Tectonics and Structural Geology
12/2013 - 05/2017 Dissertation with honors (summa cum laude), RWTH Aachen University “Evolution of pressure, temperature and structures in the footwall of large-scale overthrusts - A case study of the Oman Mountains”, funded by an RWTH Aachen scholarship, Dissertation Committee: Prof. R. Littke, Prof. J.L. Urai, Prof. P. Kukla, Prof. J.-P. Burg (ETH Zurich)
At the same time Research and Lecture Assistant at RWTH Aachen University
10/2011 - 09/2013 M.Sc. with honors in Applied Geosciences, RWTH Aachen University, scholarship by Prof. Dr. Dr.h.c. Welte - At the same time working student at Schlumberger Technology Center – Aachen

Guro is a 23 year old student at the University of Stavanger. She is a finalising her Master’s degree in Petroleum Geoscience Engineering.

February 2009 – Present Research Associate (Postdoc position since 2015) at the University of Kiel
2010 – 2015 PhD in Applied Chemistry Kiel University, Germany Advisor: Prof. Dr. Lorenz Schwark
2001 – 2009 Diploma (corresponding to B.Sc. & M.Sc.) in Geology-Paleontology University of Cologne, Germany Diploma Thesis: Groundwater temperature behavior in the Cologne area and the impact onto shallow geothermal energy. Advisor: Prof. Dr. Lorenz Schwark, Michael Kremer (environment agency, Cologne)

Since 2007 - GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences, Germany
Young Researcher in Organic Geochemistry

Since 2013 - Technische Universität Berlin, Germany
Lecturer Organic Chemistry (Bachelor Geotechnologies)

Lecturer Organic Geochemistry