News and announcements from the AAPG Middle East Region, brought to you by the Dubai Office staff.
Join us in Abu Dhabi to meet worldwide experts in the oil industry in order to share their knowledge and experiences to identify solutions and the best practices applicable to the challenges to unlock tight reservoirs in the region.
This three-day workshop aims to provide a forum for professionals from industry, academia and government agencies, who are actively involved in the study of Middle Eastern Source Rocks, to share their advances in source rock related fields, present their experiences and challenges, and demonstrate relevant technologies and solutions.
Production of tight reservoirs would have been impossible without the groundbreaking innovations in drilling and stimulation technology. With each new resource play, new challenges need to be addressed which do range from exploration, appraisal and pilot stages to the rationalization of factory drilling. It has become vitally important for the industry to put even more focus on R&D to develop knowledge, technology and innovation that can deliver a sustainable competitive advantage and open new frontiers.
This year’s International Barrel Award finals took place in Denver, USA at the AAPG 2016 Annual Convention and Exhibition. The finals saw 12 teams of students from all over the world come together to compete for the coveted title.
SEG/AAPG Mesozoic Intrashelf Basins of the Middle East Workshop took place in Dubai from the 11–13 March 2015 at Grosvenor House, Dubai UAE. The workshop was attended by 43 participants from seven different countries.
AAPG’s Siliciclastic Reservoirs of the Middle East GTW took place from the 23rd – 25th March, 2015 at the Jumeirah Messilah Beach Hotel and Spa in Kuwait City, Kuwait. 102 industry professionals from 6 countries attended the workshop to network with peers and colleagues and learn about the industry’s geosciences. 15 presentations took place across the 2 days, representing a combination of 9 different companies and academic institutions.
The Young Professionals & Students (YPS) Summit is an AAPG organized event which aims to enhance the transfer of knowledge between young individuals engaged within the industry. It provides a valuable opportunity for students and young professionals to build communication and leadership skills, while networking with fellow geoscientists from across the region.Â
AAPG's Imperial Barrel Award (IBA) Program is an annual prospective basin evaluation contest for geoscience students from universities around the globe. The participants analyze geological, geophysical, land, economic and production data in a real world scenario. The IBA regional and section competition winners qualify to compete against each other in the international finals during the Annual Convention & Exhibition (ACE), taking place in the USA, for a chance to win scholarship funds for their school.
Photos from the AAPG GTW Effective Training for the Young Upstream Generation held in Manama, Bahrain 16-18 June 2014.
Photos from the 2014 LIPE & AAPG Northern Arabia Geoscience Conference and Exhibition held in Beirut, Lebanon 27-29 May 2014.
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