Important Dates
| Registration open | Open |
| Deadline for Abstract Submission | 05 October 2012 |
| Field trips | 7 April 2013 11 April 2013 |
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Conference Programme Announced
Exploring The Mediterranean: New Concepts In An Ancient Seaway
The "sea in the middle of the earth" - The Mediterranean.
A rich human history of civilization, trade and war is deeply rooted in the complex ancient geology that underlies the Mediterranean region, having evolved through the convergence of the European and African plates and the closure of the Tethys Ocean. In more recent times, oil and gas exploration has found success in the diversity of resulting extensional and compressional tectonic regimes, with a procession of new plays being identified over decades of industry and academic activity. Despite intensive exploration, the region continues to deliver tangible success through its rich diversity of play types, as recent discoveries in the Eastern Mediterranean have testified.
This significant conference will assemble some of the best current thinking in Mediterranean petroleum geology, from the tectonics that underpin the basin, to the Messinian salinity event and its impact on exploration. From North Africa to the Adriatic, this conference will bring together the multiple cultures and surround this diverse region to reflect on a common geological framework and the petroleum systems that transcend political boundaries.
With its position to the west of 2.5 million sq. km of water, Barcelona will form the ideal backdrop to this timely event.
Themes will include:
- Geotectonic evolution of the Mediterranean.
- The impact of the Messinian Salinity event in exploration.
- Carbonate plays in the Mediterranean.
- Petroleum systems and source rocks.
- New exploration in the Eastern Mediterranean.
- The Nile Delta revisited.
- Recent exploration along the North African coast.
- The Western Mediterranean and the Alboran Sea in focus.
- Prospectivity and new plays in the Adriatic Basin.
Who should attend?
Professionals from industry and academia, both those actively working on these topics and those wishing to learn more.