Plan now to join industry leaders and technical professionals for AAPG’s 3rd Suriname Technical Symposium in Paramaribo.
Hosted by Staatsolie, the 2-day event highlights recent activity and exploration activity in one of the world’s hottest basins.
Sponsors
Principal Sponsor
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Program
The 2026 Suriname Technical Symposium builds on the momentum of previous events held in Paramaribo in January 2024 and May 2025 and provides new insights into the basin gained through recent exploration activities.
In addition to providing valuable information and connection for industry professionals, the Technical Symposium will make a positive impact on the next generation of geoscience leaders in Suriname. Students and recent graduates qualify for volunteer opportunities and special registration fees, and they are invited to present their research and attend a career development session held in conjunction with the event.
The program features keynote talks from Staatsolie and Ministry representatives, executive panels, and a series of technical presentations and interactive Q&A sessions organized along the following themes:
- Regional and Basin Studies
- Emerging Play Concepts in Frontier Areas
- Advancing Geoscience and AI technologies
- Data Acquisition Technologies
- Oil and Gas Developments and Production
- Environmental Considerations in Oil and Gas Developments
Welcome and Opening Remarks
08:00-08:15Sharista Kalapnat-Kisoensingh, Exploration Manager - Offshore Directorate, Staatsolie
SESSION I
Panel I: Unlocking the Next Frontier: Exploration, Emerging Plays, and the Future of the Atlantic Margin
Coffee Break/ Posters
Technical Presentations: Regional and Basin Studies
- Mega-regional Paleogeographic Evolution Pre- and Post Break-up, South America & Africa, Mario Moreno-Vega, Staatsolie
- Evidence for Multi-Source Petroleum Systems on the Demerara Plateau, Offshore Suriname: Insights from the integrated analysis of Mud Gas and Basin Modeling, Miguel Sabiran, Staatsolie Maatschappij Suriname N.V.
- Application of the Passey Method in evaluating Source Rock Quality, Suriname- Guiana Basin, Stephen Wood, Staatsolie Maatschappij Suriname N.V.
- Integrating Seismic Analysis and Backstripping Models to Assess the Components of Suriname’s Subsidence and Uplift History, James Pindell, Tectonic Analysis Ltd., Oxford University, Lions Denergy, Staatsolie.
- No Wells, No Worries: Triassic-Jurassic Lithofacies Prediction on the Demerara Plateau from Seismic Stratigraphy and Conjugate-Margin Analogs, Genevieve Hirschfeld, Staatsolie Maatschappij Suriname N.V.
- Re-Imaging the Reservoir: A Fully Integrated Update Using OBN Seismic, 4D Monitoring, and Analog Field Data in an Offshore Deepwater Channel-Levee System, Victor Garcia, Chevron
Interactive Q&A
Networking Lunch
SESSION II
Technical Presentations: Emerging Play Concepts in Frontier Areas
- Cenomanian–Turonian Shallow Offshore Systems: Depositional Environment insights and related Play Potential, Vanisha Chedi, Staatsolie Maatschappij Suriname N.V.
- Isolated Jurassic Pinnacle Carbonates: A Frontier Exploration Opportunity in Offshore Suriname, Shahul Hameed, PETRONAS Suriname E&P B.V.
Coffee Break/ Posters
Technical Presentations: Emerging Play Concepts in Frontier Areas
Technical Presentations Emerging Play Concepts in Frontier Areas
- From Kitchen to Coast: 3D Seismic Evidence for Shallow-Water Prospectivity in Suriname, Kyle Reuber, TGS
- Unlocking Suriname’s Lower Cretaceous Carbonate Fairway: Geological Models and Derisking Approach, Nurul Fizziyana Ismail, PETRONAS Suriname E&P B.V.
- Evaluation of Cretaceous Source Rock Potential in the Shallow Offshore, Sector 2: Implications for Play Development, Genevieve Hirschfeld, Staatsolie Maatschappij Suriname N.V.
- Early Cretaceous Play Architecture and Sediment Delivery in the Demerara Area, Eastern Offshore Suriname, Kimberly Sahoed, Staatsolie Maatschappij Suriname N.V.
- Mini Grabens, Major Potential: Unraveling the Aptian-Albian localized grabens in the Demerara Area, Carol de Seil, Staatsolie Maatschappij Suriname N.V.
Interactive Q&A
Poster Session
Introduction of New Formations to the Stratigraphy of the Suriname-Guiana Basin
Zeudi Sontohartono, Surinam Stateoil Company
Understanding Reservoir Dispersal, Heterogeneity in Upper Cretaceous Deepwater Reservoirs in Suriname Basin: A Source to Sink Approach
Fattin Izzaty Mohamad Nasir, PETRONAS Suriname E&P B.V
Reservoir Characterization of the Campanian Deepwater Systems in slope setting, Offshore Suriname
Shereen Abboud, Staatsolie Maatschappij Suriname N.V.
Integrated Characterization of Mass Transport Deposits in the Suriname-Guyana Basin: Implications on Deepwater Reservoir Development and Prospectivity
Ronita Nathe, Staatsolie Maatschappij Suriname N.V.
Extension of the Proven Onshore Plays: Paleocene-Eocene Prospectivity in Shallow Offshore Suriname
Maneesha Kisoensingh, Staatsolie Company of Suriname
Depositional Systems of the Suriname Shelf from Albian Deltaics to Coniacian–Santonian Strandplains: implications for Sediment Routing and Reservoir Quality
Noël Sardjoe, Staatsolie Maatschapij Suriname N.V.
Exploring Miocene Carbonate Prospects – Shallow Offshore, Suriname
Dino Atmodimedjo, Staatsolie Maatschappij Suriname N.V.
Optimizing Seismic Acquisition and (Re)Processing in the Carbonate-Dominated Shallow Part of Offshore Suriname
Payal Gangaram-Panday, Staatsolie NV
Improving Confidence in Deepwater Stratigraphic Discoveries Through Full Probabilistic Modelling Approach
Suhaanis Rahmad, PETRONAS Carigali Sdn. Bhd
Beyond Conventional Rock Typing: A Well Log-Driven, Machine Learning Approach in the Unconsolidated Sands of the Tambaredjo Heavy Oil Field, Suriname
Dharminderpersad Ramesar, Staatsolie Maatschappij Suriname N.V.
Assessing the Predictive Performance and Sensitivity of Permeability Equations in Unconsolidated Paleocene Reservoirs: Insights From the Tambaredjo Oil Field, Suriname
Jasvant Oedietram, Staatsolie Maatschappij Suriname N.V.
Welcome and Introductions
08:00-08:15SESSION III
Panel II: From Discovery to Value: Unlocking Suriname’s Offshore Potential & Gas Opportunities
Coffee Break/ Posters
Technical Presentations: Advancing Geoscience and AI Technologies + Data Acquisition Technologies
- A Multi-Scale Deep Learning Workflow for Improving Seismic Fault Interpretation, Mathilde Cluzan, Eliis
- Utilizing ensemble-based subsurface modeling with sparse data at the appraisal stage: A case study from a reservoir on Stabroek Block, Guyana, Sharon McMullen & Fengjun Zhang, Hess Corporation & Halliburton
- Advanced seismic data conditioning for subsurface characterization in Block 65 offshore Suriname, Steffen Bergler, Shell
- Advancing Formation Testing in Deepwater Guyana. Next Level in Dynamic Reservoir Characterization, William White, ExxonMobil
- Accelerating Offshore Exploration in the Suriname Basin: A Framework for AI-Driven Data Integration and Workflow Optimization, Ijani Apapoe, Anton de Kom University of Suriname
- Machine Learning Workflows for Reservoir Characterization, Brian Eslick, TotalEnergies
Interactive Q&A
Networking Lunch
SESSION IV
Technical Presentations: Advancing Geoscience and AI Technologies + Data Acquisition Technologies
- From Data Challenges to Data Confidence: Building the Digital Foundation for Offshore Investments in Suriname, Shastria Narain, Staatsolie Maatschappij Suriname N.V.
- De-Risking Greenfield Development through Advanced Seismic Interpretation and Facies Modelling in Deepwater Turbidites, Suhaanis Rahmad, PETRONAS Carigali Sdn. Bhd
- AI-Driven Pseudo-3D Reconstruction from Legacy 2D Seismic Data in Suriname, Alaa Triki, Viridien
Coffee Break/ Posters
Technical Presentations: Oil and Gas Developments and Production
- Probabilistic Elastic-Facies Prediction from Ocean-Bottom Node Seismic for Deepwater Reservoir Development, Offshore Suriname, Mohamed Chandoe, Staatsolie Maatschappij Suriname N.V.
- Integrated Geological, Petrophysical and Reservoir Engineering Evaluation of the Cyclic Steam Stimulation (CSS) Pilot in the Tambaredjo Oil Field, Suriname, Ralph Kariodimedjo, Staatsolie Maatschappij Suriname N.V.
- Integrated Workflow Application & Analysis for Deepwater Well Testing: A Case Study from Offshore Suriname, Jotika Chotkan, Staatsolie
Interactive Q&A
Poster Session
Introduction of New Formations to the Stratigraphy of the Suriname-Guiana Basin
Zeudi Sontohartono, Surinam Stateoil Company
Understanding Reservoir Dispersal, Heterogeneity in Upper Cretaceous Deepwater Reservoirs in Suriname Basin: A Source to Sink Approach
Fattin Izzaty Mohamad Nasir, PETRONAS Suriname E&P B.V
Reservoir Characterization of the Campanian Deepwater Systems in slope setting, Offshore Suriname
Shereen Abboud, Staatsolie Maatschappij Suriname N.V.
Integrated Characterization of Mass Transport Deposits in the Suriname-Guyana Basin: Implications on Deepwater Reservoir Development and Prospectivity
Ronita Nathe, Staatsolie Maatschappij Suriname N.V.
Extension of the Proven Onshore Plays: Paleocene-Eocene Prospectivity in Shallow Offshore Suriname
Maneesha Kisoensingh, Staatsolie Company of Suriname
Depositional Systems of the Suriname Shelf from Albian Deltaics to Coniacian–Santonian Strandplains: implications for Sediment Routing and Reservoir Quality
Noël Sardjoe, Staatsolie Maatschapij Suriname N.V.
Exploring Miocene Carbonate Prospects – Shallow Offshore, Suriname
Dino Atmodimedjo, Staatsolie Maatschappij Suriname N.V.
Optimizing Seismic Acquisition and (Re)Processing in the Carbonate-Dominated Shallow Part of Offshore Suriname
Payal Gangaram-Panday, Staatsolie NV
Improving Confidence in Deepwater Stratigraphic Discoveries Through Full Probabilistic Modelling Approach
Suhaanis Rahmad, PETRONAS Carigali Sdn. Bhd
Beyond Conventional Rock Typing: A Well Log-Driven, Machine Learning Approach in the Unconsolidated Sands of the Tambaredjo Heavy Oil Field, Suriname
Dharminderpersad Ramesar, Staatsolie Maatschappij Suriname N.V.
Assessing the Predictive Performance and Sensitivity of Permeability Equations in Unconsolidated Paleocene Reservoirs: Insights From the Tambaredjo Oil Field, Suriname
Jasvant Oedietram, Staatsolie Maatschappij Suriname N.V.
Committee
Staatsolie
Exploration Manager, Offshore Directorate
Petronas
Head of Petronas Exploration Ventures America (Brazil, Mexico and Suriname)
Petronas
Geoscientist
TotalEnergies & Americas LLC
Technical Coordinator Suriname Exploration
Chevron
Exploration Manager – Equatorial Margin
Shell
Team Leader/Area Exploration Manager
ExxonMobil
Guyana Blocks Manager
Staatsolie
Exploration Geologist
Pricing & Registration
Pricing is listed in US dollars and includes tax.
*Member rate applies to AAPG members who have paid their dues for the current fiscal year. Emeritus members are 65 years or older and have been members for 30 years.
**Presenter rate applies to session chairs and presenters accepted for the technical program.
+Academic and student rates apply to individuals currently on staff or enrolled at an academic institution.
Symposium registration fee includes participant materials and access to technical sessions and coffee breaks.
Registration
Venue
Venue
Paramaribo, Suriname – Torarica Resort
Address
Rietbergplein 1, Paramaribo, Paramaribo, Suriname
Phone
597471500Website
https://toraricaresort.com/Lodging
The Suriname Technical Symposium will be held at the Torarica Resort in Paramaribo.
The Torarica Resort has a limited number of rooms available with special room rates for attendees staying at two properties located on site. Reservations are available based on availability and are available from November 15-22.
$US 181 single / $US 206 double
$US 222 single / $US 247 double
$US 197 single/ $US 222 double
$US 246 single/ $US 271 double
Room rates are per night and include tax, service charge and utility fee.
All rooms include the following amenities:
- Free shuttle service from and to the international airport
- Breakfast buffet
- Wireless Internet
- Complimentary toiletries
- 1.5 liters of water daily
- One daily non-alcoholic or Alcoholic drink at the bar
- 25% discount on massages
To make a reservation using the event rate, please contact conventions@torarica.com and mention code AAPG.
Paramaribo, Suriname – Torarica Resort
Rietbergplein 1, Paramaribo, Paramaribo, Suriname
Sponsorship & Exhibition
Sponsorship Levels
| BENEFITS BY LEVEL | PRINCIPAL $30,000+ | DIAMOND $25,000+ | PLATINUM $15,000+ | GOLD $10,000+ | SILVER $7,500+ | BRONZE $5,000+ | PATRON $2,500+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Honorary Chair for Event | X | ||||||
| Logo on Event Digital Flyer for LinkedIn | X | ||||||
| Event Registrations ($995 value) | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| Logo on Email Blasts | X | X | X | X | |||
| Recognition during Opening & Closing Ceremony | X | X | X | X | X | ||
| Logo on Event Schedule | X | X | X | X | X | ||
| Logo on Conference Walk-In Slides | X | X | X | X | X | X | |
| Logo on on-site signage | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
| Logo with hyperlink to company’s URL on Event Website | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
Sponsorship Items
Available with level sponsorship at no additional cost (awarded on a first-come, first-served basis).
| ITEM | AMOUNT |
|---|---|
| Opening Reception/Cultural Night1 (exclusive) | $20,000 |
| Networking Reception1 (exclusive) | $15,000 |
| Daily Luncheon1 (2 available) | $15,000 |
| Attendee Wi-fi1 (exclusive) | $10,000 |
| Lanyards2 (exclusive) | $10,000 |
| Poster Session1 (exclusive) | $7,500 |
ITEMAMOUNT
| Attendee bags2 (exclusive) | $7,500 |
| Daily Coffee Breaks1 (3 available) | $5,000 |
| Attendee Water Bottles2 (exclusive) | $5,000 |
| Notepads2 (exclusive) | $2,500 |
| Pens2 (exclusive) | $2,500 |
| Presenter Gifts2 (exclusive) | $2,500 |
1Includes additional on-site signage promoting activity. 2Sponsors to provide items and deliver them to the event venue
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