Priyanka Roy Chowdhury

Priyanka
Childhood ambition
To be a NASA space scientist, and paint in my spare time
My Career
Education:
University of Auckland
Bachelor of Science – Geology & Exploration Geophysics
Bachelor of Commerce – International Business, International Economics
 
University of Mumbai
Certificate – Astronomy & Astrophysics
Bachelor of Commerce – Business Law, Travel & Tourism Management
Companies and Institutions I’ve worked for:
2005-2008 Deputy Manager Essar Oil Limited, Mumbai
2008-2011 Petroleum Geologist Fugro Robertson Limited, Llandudno
2011 – present Senior Geologist Fugro Airborne Surveys, Perth
License and Prospect Evaluation experience:
Licensing rounds in Angola, Indonesia, Australia, Vietnam, India, Nigeria, Egypt, PNG, South Africa, Timor-Leste, Mozambique, Madagascar, Trinidad & Tobago, Myanmar, Syria and Thailand
Licenses in D R Congo, East Africa, NW Africa, Egypt, Nigeria, Australia, New Zealand, CIS, Russia, Bangladesh, Nepal, China, Colombia, Brazil, Peru, Guyana, Suriname, Jordon, Yemen, Oman, Puntland and Philippines
Regional studies:
Russia and Canadian Arctic, Kurdistan, Caspian Sea and Turkmenistan, Indonesia and Timor Sea
Unconventional hydrocarbons:
Evaluations in India ; South Sumatra Basin, Indonesia; East Kalimantan Basin, Indonesia; Clarence-Moreton, Sydney-Gunnedah, Bowen-Surat Basins, Australia; Ordos, Shanxi and Songalio Basins, China; North Waikato coalfields, New Zealand; North Yinggehai Basin, Vietnam; Romania; South Africa
Years in the petroleum business:
8
My Pathway
First Well/Research Program:
Myanmar & Madagascar
My Geo-Specialties:
Play Fairway Mapping, Palaeogeographic Mapping, Petroleum System and Basin Analysis, Coal Bed Methane, Global Thematic Studies, Prospect Evaluation and Fault Seal Analysis, Project Management, 2D/3D Seismic Interpretation, Potential Fields Interpretation, International Business Strategy, New Ventures Management, 3D Earth Models
My fondest career memory or proudest moment:
My first international conference talk & presentation as a speaker
My lifetime career goal:
To grow as an Explorationist, within a team of geoscientific professionals, particularly for exploration projects in the frontier regions and new play identification in mature regions
My Inspiration
My inspiration and motivation comes from:
My passion for geoscience from within myself
My most memorable idols/mentors:
Everyone who I work with
My Impact
AAPG member since:
2007
AAPG committees:
PROWESS
Society Affiliations:
Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE)
My Best Advice:
Follow your heart and live your dreams

University of Auckland Bachelor of Science – Geology & Exploration Geophysics Bachelor of Commerce – International Business, International Economics

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