News and announcements from the AAPG Middle East Region, brought to you by the Dubai Office staff.
The 10th AAPG Middle East Region Imperial Barrel Award Competition (IBA) took place in Muscat, Oman on the 10th March 2019. This edition involved 9 teams representing universities from Lebanon, Jordan, Kuwait, Oman, Saudi Arabia and the UAE
Thanks to the generous support of PDO, the Middle East IBA teams will be able to enjoy a full day Field Trip to study the geology of Oman and the Muscat Area. The activity will take place the day after the 10th Middle East Region Imperial Barrel Award Competition, to be held in Muscat, Oman on the 10th March 2019.
The AAPG Regional Variations in Charge Systems and the Impact on Petroleum Fluid Properties in Exploration workshop took place from 11-13 February 2019 at the Steigenberger Hotel, Business Bay, Dubai. This was the first edition of this workshop and we received 33 attendees from 20 different companies and 12 different countries.
The 12th edition of the International Petroleum Technology Conference (IPTC) will be held 13–15 January 2020 at the Dhahran EXPO in Dhahran, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, with Saudi Aramco serving as the Exclusive Host Organization. IPTC is a collaborative effort among the American Association of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG), the European Association of Geoscientists and Engineers (EAGE), the Society of Exploration Geophysicists (SEG), and the Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE).
The fourth edition of the AAPG/EAGE Shale Gas Evolution Symposium took place on 11-13 December 2018 at the Sofitel Bahrain Zallaq Thalassa Sea & Spa Hotel, Bahrain. This year we received 102 attendees from 26 different companies and 9 different countries.
Once again, AAPG is bringing the geoscience community together with an exciting workshop taking place in Dubai. Register today for the Regional Variations in Charge Systems and the Impact on Petroleum Fluid Properties in Exploration GTW which will be held from 11-13 February 2019.
AAPG & EAGE are excited to announce that a tour of the Awali Field, Bahrain will now be included as part of the Shale Gas Evolution Symposium. Don't miss out on this chance to investigate the first oil field to be discovered in the Arabian Peninsula led by Ahmed Fateh, Tatweer Petroleum.
GEO will return to Bahrain from 16 - 19 March 2020 under the theme Geosciences in the Digital World: 2020 and Beyond. Submit your abstract for oral and poster presentations and join the largest gathering of petroleum geoscience professionals in the Middle East. Abstracts can be submitted under one of the 16 proposed themes - choose yours and share your ideas with your peers and other industry experts. With an exciting programme and a host of fresh new exhibition features, there's something for everyone with an interest in the future of the region's hydrocarbon energy resources at this next generation energy event.
AAPG, EAGE and the Technical Program Committee for the Shale Gas Evolution Symposium are pleased to invite you to submit a poster abstract for the upcoming event which is being held Under the Patronage of His Excellency Shaikh Mohammed Bin Khalifa Al-Khalifa, Minister of Oil, Kingdom of Bahrain, AAPG.
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